Significance of Pentecost
Significance of Pentecost Christmas is celebrated as the birth of ‘Jesus’, the son of God; correspondingly, Pentecost is celebrated as the birth of the ‘Holy Spirit’. The event of Pentecost is considered as a historical day amongst Christians, where the descent or outpouring of the Holy Spirt upon the apostles and disciples of Jesus. Correspondence with the old testament: The Feast of Weeks is considered the second major festival of the Israelite liturgical calendar. It begins from the day after Passover, where the Israelites counted forty-nine days, then commenced celebrating the Feast of Weeks on the following day (ref: Lev 23; Deut 16). As it falls on the fiftieth day after Passover, it was also called “Pentecost”, i.e., “fiftieth” (ref: Acts 2; 1 Cor 16). Here I describe in brief the importance of Pentecost as ‘Church’ in todays’ scenario. 1. Transformation: We all need to allow the ‘Holy Spirit’ to write God's law in our lives; it begins with simple everyday c