This Sunday, May 27, 2012, is Pentecost, a significant day for the Church, particularly in these last days.
- The Church was born on Pentecost when the overflowing power of the Holy Spirit was poured out upon believers to bear witness to Jesus.
- Just as the Church began on Pentecost, some believe its work will be completed with the the Rapture on Pentecost, after which the “70th Week of Daniel” [Tribulation] will begin.
Insights pertaining to The Church, Pentecost, and The Rapture:
- Enoch (whose name means “teaching”, and is regarded as a type of the church), according to tradition, was born and “raptured” (Ge 5:24) on Pentecost
- Israel arrived at the Wilderness of Sinai on Pentecost, where Moses received the Law on Mt Sinai and the nation was born (Ex 19:1)
- Unlike all the other Jewish Feasts that call for unleavened bread, Pentecost requires bread baked with yeast, regarded as “firstfruits to the Lord” (Le 23:17)
- Ac 2 occurred prior to 9am in Jerusalem. What time would that have been in your time zone? [EDT: prior to 2am]
Bottom line: Whenever the Rapture takes place, on Pentecost or on some other seemingly “random” day, we can be certain that the Lord is coming for those who are watching for Him.
Lu 12:37 “Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.