Pentecost is a Christian feast that is celebrated every year. На денот на Педесетница, Christians remember the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The coming of the Holy Spirit was needed for humanity. Но зошто? What is the significance of Pentecost and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit according to the Bible?
The promise of the Father
When they therefore were come together, they asked of Him, велејќи, Господи, wilt Thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? И Тој им рече, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in His own power. But ye shall receive power, после тоа Светиот Дух дојде врз вас: и ќе ми бидете сведоци и во Ерусалим, и во цела Јудеја, и во Самарија, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when He had spoken these things, додека гледаа, Тој беше земен; и облак Го прими од очите нивни (Дела 1:6-9)
По Исус’ воскресение, Исус потроши 40 денови со Неговите ученици. Jesus taught His disciples about the Kingdom of God.
When Jesus and His disciples were on Mount Olives, Jesus commanded His disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the promise of the Father.
The disciples thought, that Jesus referred to the restoration of the kingdom of Israel. But Jesus spoke about another kingdom: на Царството Божјо.
Jesus answered His disciples, that it was not for them to know the times or the season. Because only the Father knew.
Jesus continued and promised that they would receive power after that the Holy Ghost would come upon them. Така, they be His witnesses and preach the gospel and bring the Word into all the world.
По Исус се вознесе на небото, the disciples returned to Jerusalem, to the upper room.
In the upper room, Исус’ disciples waited for the promise of the Holy Ghost.
the disciples waited for the promise of the Holy Ghost during the Feast of the first fruits
While the disciples were in the upper room in Jerusalem, the celebration of the Feast of Weeks took place. This Feast of Weeks is also known as the Feast of the First Fruits (Feast of Pentecost).
The Jewish men came from all over the world to the temple in Jerusalem. They went to the temple, to give God their first fruits. They gave God a freewill offering of their hands and rejoiced before the Lord their God. On that day, they remembered the time that they were a bondman in Egypt.
The celebration of the Feast of Weeks took place at the same time that the disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ were together in the upper room. While the disciples were praying, they waited for the promise of the Holy Ghost.
They didn’t know, that they would become the first fruits of the new creation on the day of the celebration of the Feast of the First Fruits.
What happened on the day of Pentecost?
On the Day of Pentecost the disciples of Jesus received the promise of the Father and were filled with the Holy Ghost. On that wonderful Day of Pentecost, the birth of the new creations took place in Jerusalem.
During the Feast of Weeks, на 120 disciples were together in the upper room. And while they prayed, the Holy Ghost came upon the disciples.
Кога се наполни денот на Педесетницата, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, и ја исполни целата куќа каде што седеа. И им се појавија расцепени јазици како огнени, and it sat upon each of them And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, и почна да зборува на други јазици, as the Spirit gave them utterance And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Види, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine(Дела 2:1-13)
На денот на Педесетница, the spirit of man was raised from the dead
What God lost in the Рајската градина returned to Him in the upper room; His sons and daughter. When the Holy Ghost came upon the disciples, their spirit quickened and rose from the dead. Through the baptism with the Holy Ghost, they received God’s Spirit and nature.
Тие станаа нова креација; a new species as foretold in the Bible. It was the end of the carnal nature of the old (паднат) човек (the devil’s nature) and the beginning of the new spiritual nature of the new man (Божјата природа).
It was the beginning of a Нов завет in the Spirit sealed by the precious blood of Jesus. The Holy Spirit quickened man’s spirit and reunited the spirit of the believers in Christ with the Spirit of God.
На денот на Педесетница, the new creation was born
И така се случи, that on the Day of Pentecost, the new creation was born. The new creation lives no longer in a fallen state. But the new creation has been made whole in Jesus Christ and is seated in Him and operates in Неговиот авторитет и силата на Светиот Дух.
The disciples were no longer slaves of the old sinful nature of fallen man and the devil. But the disciples became masters over sin and death and masters over the devil and evil spirits (демони).
Before they received the Holy Ghost and became a new creation, their spirit was dead.
They were natural and controlled and led by their flesh (сетила, телесниот ум (мисли), чувства, емоции, ќе, похоти, и желби). They were dead in trespasses and sins (на. Ефесјаните 2, 1 Петар 4:1-6, Колосјаните 3:5-11).
Therefore the coming of the Holy Spirit came with a visible and audible manifestation.
The disciples heard a sound, coming from heaven, as of a mighty wind. And there appeared unto them, cloven tongues like as of fire, и седна на секој од нив.
The promise of Jesus was fulfilled, which was the promise of the Holy Ghost that the Father sent in His Name.
На денот на Педесетница, the Holy Ghost came upon them and they became part of the (духовно) Body of Jesus Christ; Црквата.
They received His Spirit and nature. The Holy Ghost took His place in their bodies and their bodies became His dwelling place; His temple.
The outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the speaking in other tongues
Рече Исус, that they would be His witnesses on all the earth. When the disciples received the baptism with the Holy Ghost, they began to speak in other tongues. The Holy Ghost spoke through them and witnessed of Jesus Christ the Messiah and the marvelous works of God. As Jesus said to His disciples, the Holy Ghost would be His witness. And that’s exactly what happened on the Day of Pentecost. Бидејќи на 120 disciples began to speak in new tongues and spoke in all kinds of different languages.
Еврејските мажи, who came from other countries and were all gathered together in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of the Weeks, heard this sound.
They came together and heard them speaking in their own languages.
The Jewish men were amazed and marveled. How could these unskilled Galileans speak in their own languages about the marvelous works of God? How was that possible?
They didn’t know, that the Holy Ghost spoke through them about the marvelous works of God.
Then Peter stood up with the 11 disciples and spoke boldly. Peter, who had го негираше Исус three times, because he was afraid for the people and his own life, now stood up in boldness. And in the power of the Holy Ghost, Peter spoke boldly to them.
How The words of the prophet Joel were fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost
На денот на Педесетница, the words of the prophet Joel, that God would pour out His Spirit upon all flesh were fulfilled. Peter confirmed this event. Peter testified на Исус; Синот Божји и Живото Слово. He testified of the promise, which God gave by the prophet Joel.
Тоа ќе се случи потоа, that I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh; и вашите синови и вашите ќерки ќе пророкуваат, твоите старци ќе сонуваат соништа, вашите млади луѓе ќе видат визии: И врз слугите и врз слугинките во тие денови ќе го излеам својот дух. И ќе покажам чуда на небото и на земјата, крв, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, а месечината во крв, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered (Џоел 2:28-32)
Петар сведочеше за Исус Христос, Неговата смрт, и воскресението. When the people heard Peter preach, they were all pricked in the heart and asked what they had to do
Петар им одговори, “Покајте се и биди крстени секој од вас во Името на Исус Христос за ремисија на гревовите, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”.
They obeyed Peter’s words and were baptized. And on the Day of Pentecost, за 3000 souls were added to the Church; Телото Христово.
The first fruits of the new creation on the Day of Pentecost
What a perfect timing of God! On that Day of Pentecost, on the Day of the Feast of the Weeks (Feast of the First Fruits), when the Jewish people were gathered from every nation, во Ерусалим, the promise of the Holy Spirit came.
At the right moment; on the right day and at the right time, God came and revealed Himself through the other Comforter, the Holy Spirit and about 3120 became the first fruits of новата креација.
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