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__NOTOC__ .-//+++oooooooooo++//-` ==Synopsis== `://++:-:::::::::::::::::::/ooo+:` `/++/.`````.::::::::::::::::::::::::/oo+. Pentecost refers both to an important Jewish feast day and the recognized beginning of the New Testament church `-/+/. The Jewish feast of Pentecost ([[Hebrew]] [[Shavuot]] ``````````- the Feast of Weeks) arose as the celebration of the closing of the spring grain harvest, which formally began 50 days earlier at [[Passover]]:::::::::::::::::::::::::::oo: `. On the Pentecost after the [[resurrection of Jesus]], the [[Holy Spirit]], as told [[Acts 2]], descended on the disciples in the form of tongues of fire accompanied by the sound of a rush of wind, and gave them the power of speaking in such a way that people of different languages could understand them://+/-````````````. In liturgical Christianity, Pentecost is an annual commemoration of this event, and it is solemnly observed as the birthday of the church and the feast of the Holy Spirit.-//////:::::::::::::::::::::::+s+` `s+/:-``````-://///////:::::::::/+++oo/::::::::::::::::::/so- ==Contents== +//////////:.``` `./oo+::::::::::::::::::+s. `:so::::::::::::::::::s+ {{also}} {{ebd}} -os:::::::::::::::::+s` -s+::::::::::::::::/y` {{topics}} `+s::::::::::::::::/y` * [[Acts 2]] /y::::::::::::::::+s * [[Pentecostalism]] +s::::::::::::::::s/ h:::::::::::::::::h`{{opinions}} oo::::::::::::::::y: +o::::::::::::::::+o{{quotes}} s+::::::::::::::::/s `.--://+++++++++++/::-.` .h:::::::::::::::::/s==Main article== .-:+o++////:::::::::::::///++o+/-. `y/:::::::::::::::::+s .:+o+//::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/+oo/-` `s+::::::::::::::::::+oPentecost refers both to an important Jewish feast day and the recognized beginning of the New Testament church ./o+/:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/+ooy/:::::::::::::::::::o+ `:o+/:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/os+::::::::::::::::::h. `.. The Jewish feast of Pentecost arose as the celebration of the closing of the spring grain harvest, which formally began 50 days earlier at [[Passover]]. On the Pentecost after the [[resurrection of Jesus]], the [[Holy Spirit]], as told [[Acts 2]], descended on the disciples in the form of tongues of fire accompanied by the sound of a rush of wind, and gave them the power of speaking in such a way that people of different languages could understand them--. In liturgical Christianity, Pentecost is an annual commemoration of this event, and it is solemnly observed as the birthday of the church and the feast of the Holy Spirit` `.+yo///////::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::os+:::::::::::::::/y -+o++///+oo-:/+o++o+++++++++ooso+//::::///+//::::::::::::::::::::::::::/ss/:::::::::::::y- oo/::::::/oy+//::::::::::::::::::/+osooso+++++oso/::::::::::::::::::::::::/y+:::::::::::s+ ==Etymology== +s::::::+s+/:::::::::::::::::::::::::/h+:::::::::/ss/::::::::::::::::::::::::ss:::::::::+s h:::::+s+::::::::::::::::::::::::::::h/:::/osooss/:/h/::::::::::::::::::::::::oy:::::::+s` The word Pentecost is derived from the [[Greek]] word meaning "fiftieth" oo::/yy+/::::::::::::::::::::::::::::s:::oy/::::/y::os:::::::::::::::::::::::::oy:::::+o` `o+oo-. In [[Hebrew]] the word is [[Shavuot]]-h:::::::::::::::/+o++++o+/::::::-d:::::::/::os::::::::::::::::::::::::::ss:::o+ /s`/``d::::::::::::::s/.` `-/o+:::::so::::::::/y/:::::::::::::::::::::::::::h+/s: .y` :`:h::////:::::::y- `. `+s:::::os+/::/+os/::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/d+. ==[[Acts 2]] s/- The baptism of the three thousand==:/+so+/////++oo+//h /+ h:::::::+ooooys:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::h- `./s/:-.`````````````-:+y+:.` y/:::::::::::/h:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::o+ According to the [[Book of Acts]], the experience of the Pentecost was shared by all in the large crowd, causing confusion and inspiring fear .++/.``````````````````````.-/++/.` . It began with a sound of the rushing of a might wind ([[Acts 2h:::::::::::::d:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::2]]) and tongues of fire appearing on the disciples ([[Acts 2+s `/+.``````````````````````````````-/++:3]]). The disciples were filled with [[Holy Spirit]] and began to speak in languages foreign to them ([[Acts 2:4]]) and preach to a crowds/::::::::::::-d:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/y `s:````````````````````````````````````-/yo/:::::::::::::h::::::::::::::::::::::so:::::::/s /+`````-o.``````.-/```````````````````````. When a crowd heard this they were bewildered ([[Acts 2+s/:::::6]])::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/h::::::::o+ /+``````-:``````-/. `````````````````````````:h::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/h/::::::::y- o/....--:/:::.``````````````````````````````d::::::::::::::::::::o/:::::::::oy/:::::::::h` Then the [[Apostle Peter]], standing with the eleven other apostles, spoke to the crowd -/os/sssd:dNmho/-..``````````````.. He explained that these strange events had been predicted by the prophet [[Joel]], and that [[Jesus]]'s coming had been prophesied by [[King David|David]]-::. Peter explained that these events confirmed David's prophesied exaltation of Jesus```-h::::::::::::::::::::/h:::::::/ys::::::::::oo /++m+sNNmmm//ooo+++/:::::/++ooosd:-/. Peter then exorted his listeners to turn to [[Christ]]`. About three thousand responded to Peter's sermon+:::::::::::::::::::::d:::::/ss/:::::::::::h` `y+:hmmmNo::::::://++d:oy//::+y.````-s/::::::::::::::::::::::so::+yy/::::::::::::s/ +s:/y+mmNy:::::::::::/oo/:/+s+````-oo::::::/:::::::::::::::::/do+:.h/:::::::::::+o ==Links== .h:::y::sdNy/////:::::///+ss+.```-oo::::::::+so:::::::::::::::-d .y/::/+ooo+:oo * [http y+::::y+.`-:/++ooosssooo+/www.theopedia```.com:shooooooooooo+o+o/Pentecost Theopedia ::::::::::::-d `osso-```- Pentecost]yo * [http -y::::::+so-````````````````.:++-````````` `/s/en:::::::::::h .wikipedia.org+++++++:` -ys+oo+::::/oyy+/::-------/wiki++/Pentecost Wikipedia - Pentecost] /s/+s//++oo+y :s````-yo+++/:-` `..----::-. :yo.````.h: {{returnto}} [[Liturgical year]] -////-` ./+++++: