Pentakosta adalah perayaan Kristian yang disambut setiap tahun. Pada Hari Pentakosta, Orang Kristian mengingati pencurahan Roh Kudus. The coming of the Holy Spirit was needed for humanity. Tetapi mengapa? 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, berkata, Tuhan, wilt Thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? Dan dia berkata kepada mereka, Bukan hak anda untuk mengetahui masa atau musim, which the Father hath put in His own power. But ye shall receive power, Selepas itu Roh Kudus datang kepada anda: dan kamu akan menjadi saksi-Ku di Yerusalem, dan di seluruh Yudea, dan di Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when He had spoken these things, sedang mereka melihat, Dia diangkat; dan awan menerima Dia dari pandangan mereka (Perbuatan 1:6-9)
Selepas Yesus’ kebangkitan, Yesus menghabiskan 40 hari bersama murid-murid-Nya. 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: yang Kerajaan Tuhan.
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. Jadi itu, they be His witnesses and preach the gospel and bring the Word into all the world.
Selepas Yesus naik ke syurga, the disciples returned to Jerusalem, to the upper room.
Di bilik atas, Yesus’ 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, yang 120 disciples were together in the upper room. And while they prayed, the Holy Ghost came upon the disciples.
Apabila hari Pentakosta telah tiba sepenuhnya, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, dan memenuhi seluruh rumah tempat mereka duduk. Dan kelihatan kepada mereka lidah-lidah yang terbelah-belah seperti api, and it sat upon each of them And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, dan mula bercakap dengan bahasa lain, as the Spirit gave them utterance And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, lelaki yang taat, out of every nation under heaven.
Sekarang apabila ini didengari di luar negara, orang ramai berkumpul, dan telah keliru, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, berkata satu sama lain, Lihatlah, bukankah mereka semua yang bercakap orang Galilea? Dan bagaimana kita mendengar setiap orang dalam bahasa kita sendiri, tempat kita dilahirkan? Parthia, dan Medes, dan orang Elam, dan penduduk di Mesopotamia, dan di Yudea, dan Cappadocia, di Pontus, dan Asia, Frigia, dan Pamfilia, di Mesir, dan di bahagian Libya tentang Kirene, dan orang asing Rom, Yahudi dan penganut agama Islam, Kreta dan Arab, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. And they were all amazed, dan berada dalam keraguan, berkata satu sama lain, Apa maksudnya ini? Orang lain mengejek berkata, Lelaki ini penuh dengan wain baru(Perbuatan 2:1-13)
Pada Hari Pentakosta, the spirit of man was raised from the dead
What God lost in the Taman Eden 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.
Mereka menjadi ciptaan baru; a new species as foretold in the Bible. It was the end of the carnal nature of the old (jatuh) lelaki (the devil’s nature) and the beginning of the new spiritual nature of the new man (Sifat Tuhan).
It was the beginning of a Perjanjian Baru 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.
Pada Hari Pentakosta, the new creation was born
Dan begitulah ia berlaku, 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 kewibawaannya dan kekuatan Roh Kudus.
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 (Syaitan).
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 (deria, fikiran duniawi (fikiran), perasaan, emosi, akan, Nafsu, dan keinginan). They were dead in trespasses and sins (Oh. Efesus 2, 1 Peter 4:1-6, Kolose 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, dan ia duduk di atas setiap daripada mereka.
The promise of Jesus was fulfilled, which was the promise of the Holy Ghost that the Father sent in His Name.
Pada Hari Pentakosta, the Holy Ghost came upon them and they became part of the (Rohani) Body of Jesus Christ; gereja.
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
Yesus berkata, 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. Kerana 120 disciples began to speak in new tongues and spoke in all kinds of different languages.
Lelaki Yahudi, 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, yang telah menyangkal Yesus 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
Pada Hari Pentakosta, the words of the prophet Joel, that God would pour out His Spirit upon all flesh were fulfilled. Peter confirmed this event. Peter testified Yesus; Anak Tuhan dan Firman yang Hidup. He testified of the promise, which God gave by the prophet Joel.
Ia akan berlaku selepas itu, that I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh; dan anak-anakmu lelaki dan perempuan akan bernubuat, orang tua kamu akan bermimpi, pemudamu akan melihat penglihatan: Dan juga kepada hamba-hamba perempuan dan hamba-hamba perempuan pada masa itu Aku akan mencurahkan roh-Ku. Dan Aku akan mengadakan keajaiban di langit dan di bumi, darah, dan api, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, Dan bulan menjadi darah, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come. And it shall come to pass, supaya sesiapa yang berseru kepada nama Tuhan akan diselamatkan (Joel 2:28-32)
Petrus bersaksi tentang Yesus Kristus, kematiannya, dan kebangkitan. When the people heard Peter preach, they were all pricked in the heart and asked what they had to do
Petrus menjawab mereka, “Bertaubat dan jadilah dibaptis setiap daripada kamu dalam Nama Yesus Kristus kerana pengampunan dosa, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”.
They obeyed Peter’s words and were baptized. And on the Day of Pentecost, mengenai 3000 souls were added to the Church; Tubuh Kristus.
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, in Jerusalem, 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 ciptaan baru.
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