Section 3 – The Church and Pentecost

In the Old Testament, all male Jews had to go to Jerusalem three times a year on:

(1) the Passover and the Feast of the Unleavened Bread (Lev 23:5-6)

(2) the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) (Lev 23:16)

(3) the Feast of Tabernacles (Exod 23:14-17; 34:23; Lev 23:34).

Four Jewish festivals: the Passover (1Cor 5:7), the Feast of the Unleavened Bread (Jesus’ sinless life), the Feast of the Firstfruits (1 Cor 15:20) and the Feast of Weeks (Acts 2:1-3) are fulfilled

Three Jewish festivals: The Feast of Trumpets (Lev 23:24), the Day of Atonement (Lev 23:27) and the Feast of the Tabernacles, are yet to be fulfilled.

The phenomena of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-13) is the in-gathering of the souls of Christ’s harvest, after Jesus’ resurrection (1 Cor 15:20).

Jesus did not “restore the kingdom to Israel” immediately (Act 1:6), but assured His disciples that they will receive the Holy Spirit and power to be His witnesses until He returns.