Where the story of Pentecost is in the Bible?
It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 2:1–31).
What Scripture says when the day of Pentecost came?
[1] And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. [2] And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. [3] And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
What happened in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost?
According to Christian tradition, the Day of Pentecost commemorates the day when the Holy Spirit was poured out on the disciples in Jerusalem after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Many Christians mark this date as the beginning of the Christian Church as we know it.
What was the 2nd act of the story of Scripture?
Acts 2 is the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition affirmed that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke.
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| Order in the Christian part | 5 |
Why did it take 10 days for the Holy Spirit to come?
10 days because Pentecost or first fruits was 50 days after Passover. So Jesus walked in His glorified body for 40 days leaving 10 days until Pentecost described in Acts 2. The Holy Spirit came to the apostles first per John 20:22.
Is Shavuot the same as Pentecost?
Shavuot, also called Pentecost, in full Ḥag Shavuot, (“Festival of the Weeks”), second of the three Pilgrim Festivals of the Jewish religious calendar. … The holiday is therefore also called Pentecost from the Greek pentēkostē (“50th”).