Celebrating Pentecost: God in Us

Jews around the world are wrapping up their celebration of Shavuot...the Feast of Weeks. The reference is to the span of 7 weeks since the Feast of First Fruits. Penta equals 50, thus Pentecost is also referencing those 50 days between the Feast of First Fruits and this special day we know as Pentecost. In …

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Changing Seasons in Israel: Entering a New Season

Welcome back, friends! As summer gives way to fall, we are considering Israel's changing seasons. We began yesterday considering Israel as God's Ordained Timepiece. Today, we'll touch on another timepiece very specific to Israel, but very instructional to us as believers: the seven major feasts of Israel. The feasts are describe in Leviticus 23 and …

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Waiting for the Last Trumpet!

Students of the Bible know and understand that, as believers and followers of Jesus, we are awaiting one special occasion: the last trumpet, signaling the moment when our Lord Jesus descends from heaven to "snatch us" from the grip of this earth to meet Him in the air! 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven …

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Yom Kippur: An Annual “Reset”

When God instituted the seven feasts of Israel, He proclaimed prophecy in the ages to come. He signaled the birth of a Son who would be the spotless sacrificial Lamb of God (Feast of Passover), pierced and bruised for our transgressions (Feast of Unleavened Bread) before entering the tomb and rising again on the third …

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