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. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. ~ Acts 2:1-4 KJV
The Scripture states, “When the Day of Pentecost had fully come…” NKJV We have to understand that Pentecost wasn’t just an arbitrary day or a random time in the life of Israel. And it didn’t all start with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. From the time of the Exodus under Moses, about 1,475 years earlier, the Israelites were celebrating Pentecost as the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot).
God had instituted this festival as one of the three mandatory pilgrimage feasts. It was a celebration of the wheat harvest. For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, and not the very image of the things… (Hebrews 10:1a) What does that mean: the Law was a shadow of the good things to come?
Well, the day of Pentecost is a prime example of the fulfillment of the shadow of the good things to come. The Day of Pentecost, or the Feast of Weeks, as it was called, was celebrated 50 days counting from Resurrection Sunday. The Death and Resurrection of Christ Jesus started the made a way for us to be reconciled to God. Then, 50 days later, God poured out His Holy Spirit on all flesh so that Salvation was obtainable and retainable.
No, longer do we have to count solely on someone else connecting us to God or giving us a Word from God because now, God dwells in us and with us. Now, our God guides anyone with a willing and obedient heart. That is why we celebrate Pentecost because we are living in the days of The Holy Spirit.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Dwell With Him.