The Meaning of Pentecost
5th March 2006
Most Christians relate Pentecost to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the church. Often Pentecost is associated to spiritual gifts, spirituality, faith, inner and intra-personal development, personal holiness and the theological controversies about the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. Or about the “t” word.
In this post, I would like to take another look at Pentecost from the perspective of a couple of my recent posts, which tied the Day of Pentecost with Jesus’ cursing of the fig tree and clearing of the Temple of the moneychangers and traders.
That God chose the Day of Pentecost to pour out His Spirit upon His church and that He did it in the manner as recorded in Acts 2 is significant. The celebration of the Feast of Pentecost drew many travelers from all over to Jerusalem, just as the Feast of the Passover had done when Jesus cleared the Temple of the moneychangers and traders.
The Feast of Pentecost was one of the central Feasts of Old Testament religion - that of the celebration of the giving of the Mosaic Law on Mount Sinai. Many Jews, both Diaspora Jews as well as foreigners who were converted to Judaism would make that pilgrimage to attend the festivities in Jerusalem. Read the rest of this entry »
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