05/23/2026
A lot of Christians don’t realize that Pentecost is a Jewish holiday known as the Feast of Weeks, or Shavuot in Hebrew. Well, not Jewish so much as biblical, one of the feasts given to the Israelites by God in the Torah. Pentecost means 50th because it’s 50 days or seven weeks since the feast of Passover. But Pentecost feels very Christian to those who love Yeshua because it appears in the New Testament, shortly after some of the last instructions Yeshua gave on earth:
And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” (Acts 1:4-5)
When the Holy Spirit fell on the disciples ten days later as promised, it was right on the Feast of Weeks, Pentecost. They received power from God and went on to turn the world upside down. A third of the world, more or less, would describe themselves as “Christian” today, a fact attested to each time we write the date, recognizing the One who split time in two.
The pouring out of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost was absolutely key!
In fact, Yeshua told His disciples they would be even better off with the Holy Spirit than with Him in person:
“I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.” (John 16:7)
How on earth could that be to their advantage? Click here to read more! https://www.oneforisrael.org/pentecost-the-promise-and-the-gift-of-the-holy-spirit/
