Peter in HD 5: THE Most Important Holiday That We (Sadly) Never Celebrate

Last updated on: April 18, 2018 at 2:19 pm by Christian Podcast Central

Peter in HD 5: THE Most Important Holiday That We (Sadly) Never Celebrate 2018-04-18T14:19:59-08:00 Christian Podcast Central

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THE Most Important Holiday That We (Sadly) Never Celebrate

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As you will hear in this PODCAST, in the culture of Jesus’ day, the agricultural cycle of sowing and reaping, planting and harvesting, was absolutely central to the existence of the Jewish people. So much so that the agricultural calendar was an essential part of the day-in and day-out rhythm of their lives, including Jesus’.

You can understand why. They could not simply go to Roths, Winco, Alberstons, Safeway or some other grocery store to buy their food. Their lives literally depended upon, revolved around their agricultural calendar. Hold onto that thought for a second.

Allow me now to shift gears ever so slightly, to this thought:

God wants you to know with absolute certainty, beyond the shadow of any doubt, that death is not the end, but is a gloriously grand beginning. Think about that for a second.

We live (in theory) with an awesome, palpable sense of anticipation for the day when we will get brand new bodies, just like Jesus’ resurrected body. That day coming in the Future.

Here in the Present, we are now watching the fulfillment of God’s promise of the coming of the Holy Spirit as He moves throughout earth in real time, every single day, saving the souls of precious people from Hell, and guaranteeing them, and you, an eternal place in Heaven. We are talking about the redemption of our bodies in the future, and the redemption of our souls in the present.

In order to paint that picture, God inserted Himself into the very soil of the culture of the New Testament. And He did so on two separate specific, picturesque days — separated from each other by exactly 50 days. Two Holy Days, Jewish holidays each, that were exactly 50 days apart. Both of which were agricultural. Both of which the people felt keenly.

Which two holidays am I speaking of? No, not the usual suspects of Passover nor Yom Kippur nor Rosh Hashanah, I’m referring to the Feast of First Fruits and the Feast of Pentecost.

And we read about why we should be celebrating in Acts 2:1-4, THE Most Important Holiday That We (Sadly) Never Celebrate

On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place.2 Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. 3 Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. 4 And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.

As I said, Jesus’ followers felt these holidays keenly. And after hearing this podcast, you will feel it too.

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