Pentecost: 50 days of harvest
[An edited repost from last year. Forgive me for the recycle. The original was longer, with more background. Hope to post something new soon. Shalom.] Count seven full weeks from the morning after the...
View ArticleThe sacred festivals of the LORD
We're in the last days of the Passover holiday in Israel. What is now called Passover is actually three festivals over eight days: Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread and Feast of First Fruits. I had a...
View ArticleGlobal Day of Prayer: God’s Middle East peace plan in action
This year on May 27, the House of Prayer & Exploits in Nazareth is hosting their annual Global Day of Prayer gathering. This is a prayer gathering -- on Pentecost -- where Arab and Jewish believers...
View ArticleFeasts of the LORD: Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks
The sun has gone down in Jerusalem and so begins the middle of the LORD's Feasts, which goes by the name Shavuot. As Christians we often refer to this as the Feast of Pentecost. During my study time,...
View ArticleShavuot – a big day for Israel, twice
Tuesday at sunset begins the Jewish Festival of Weeks, called Shavuot in Hebrew. Many of us know it by its Greek name, Pentecost. Pentecost is not an exclusive "Christian" event. Firstly, Pentecost is...
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