As they were eating, Jesus took a small loaf of bread and blessed it and broke it apart and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take it and eat it, for this is my body.” And he took a cup of wine and gave thanks for it and gave it to them and said, “Each one drink from it, for this is my blood, sealing the New Covenant. It is poured out to forgive the sins of multitudes. Mark my words – I will not drink this wine again until the day I drink it new with you in my Father’s Kingdom.”

John 10:11
I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

God is love. God is truth. The word of God is FREE for all mankind.

Matthew 5:17
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."

John 14:6
Jesus told him [Thomas], “I am the Way - Yes, and the Truth and Life. No one can get to the Father except by means of me.”

Jesus kept “Life” ready for us and ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. The Apostles preached the “Truth” but Jesus knew that soon Daniel’s prophecy will be fulfilled and the “Truth” would be lost. Daniel’s prophecy states that “the little horn will change time, laws, and morals”.

Paul reiterates this fact in Acts 20:29 “I know full well that after I leave you, false teachers, like vicious wolves, will appear among you, not sparing the flock. Some of you yourselves will distort the truth in order to draw a following.” This period of man-made traditions and lies began with Constantine the Great, the Roman Emperor, who changed God’s Laws, time, and morals. Paul also calls this period as the “great rebellion against God” in 2 Thessalonians 2:3. Therefore, we clearly see that Daniel’s prophecy has been fulfilled.

The Good News is that now God is “restoring everything from sin” - Acts 3:21 “For he [Jesus] must remain in heaven until the final recovery of all things from sin, as prophesied from ancient times.”

What is sin? The transgression of the law is sin (1 John 3:4) and the wages of sin is death. It is from this “death” that God, the Holy Father, sent his beloved Son, the blemishless lamb of God to die on the cross to save mankind from the sins of the world and give us salvation. Thus, “Life” was kept ready for us 2020 years ago!

Praise the Lord! Amen!


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Then he said, "When I was with you before, don't you remember my telling you that everything written about me by Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must all come true?" Then he opened their minds to understand at last these many Scriptures! And he said, "Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah must suffer and die and rise again from the dead on the third day; and that this message of salvation should be taken from Jerusalem to all the nations. There is forgiveness of sins for all who turn to me. You have seen these prophecies come true.

Are we prepared for the coming of Jesus Christ?

… It’s important to understand THE SEVEN PROPHETIC FEASTS OF THE LORD.


The Seven Feasts of the Lord given to Moses as laws for the people of Israel to obey them from generation to generation.


The First Coming of Jesus (Leviticus 23)
1. The Passover of the Lord
2. The Festival of Unleavened Bread
3. The Festival of First Fruits
4. The Festival of Pentecost


1. The Passover of the Lord:

Jesus is the lamb of God who shed his blood for the sins of the world. - Jesus fulfilled this law.

2. The Feast of Unleavened bread:

Jesus is the unleavened bread (without sin). Jesus walked in perfect obedience to God the Father in heaven. Jesus fulfilled this law.

3. The Feast of First Fruits:

Jesus is the first fruit to rise from the death according to the Scriptures. Jesus fulfilled this, as he rose on the third day, ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

4. The Festival of Pentecost:

This is the feast of the fire offering of the later crops. Just as Jesus promised, all his disciples and those present with them, on the day of the Pentecost, were filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in languages they didn't know, for the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. The feast of the Pentecost is being fulfilled from time to time after the first fulfillment at the upper house, where the disciples had gathered.

Jesus Christ has fulfilled his first mission as the ‘High Priest’


The Second Coming of Jesus (As a Judge and Conqueror)
5. The Feast of Trumpets (Leviticus 23:24, Matt 25:31, 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52) 
6. The Day of Atonement (Leviticus 23:26-32, Hebrews 9:11, Revelations 20:1-3)
7. The Feast of Tabernacle (Leviticus 23: 33-36, Revelations 20:12)

The Feasts were kept in the time of the Old Testament and were kept in the time of the New Testament… and will be kept in the coming kingdom. His appointed times will all be fulfilled.

Are we ready? – Romans 10:8-9, Luke 21:36
“Today, if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts as in the provocation” Hebrews 3:15
Today is your opportunity to stop running away from God, the Holy Father (YHWH), and to accept His last call of mercy, which He has purchased for you at an infinite cost, the precious blood of His only begotten Son.
“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and loose his own soul.” Matthews 16:26
If we make the most High Lord our strong rock, “Because thou hast made YHWH, (which is) my refuge, (even) the most High, thy habitation; There shall be no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.” Psalms 91:9-10

References: (Further Reading)
2 Timothy 3:15-17
Malachi 3:16-18
Joel 2:11-14


Complete Surrender and Obedience to Jesus Christ
In the Book of Matthew, Jesus says “Anyone who does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me”
After the trumpet call, it will be too late. The time to repent is NOW.
Watch and pray to be able to receive the Lord, for Jesus is the God of great passion. His heart breaks for every soul that perishes.
Prepare – Repent – Return to Jesus Christ – For He is The Way, The Truth and The Life


The Prophetic Feasts of the Lord

Matthew 5:17
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."

Learn the truth and come closer to christ Jesus

2 Timothy:19

But God's truth stands firm like a great rock, and nothing can shake it. It is a foundation stone with these words written on it: "The Lord knows those who are really his," and "a person who calls himself a Christian should not be doing things that are wrong."

 "Don't misunderstand why I have come - it isn't to cancel the laws of Moses and the warnings of the prophets. No, I came to fulfill them, and to make them all come true. With all the earnestness I have I say: Every law in the Book will continue until its purpose is achieved. And so if anyone breaks the least commandment, and teaches others too, he shall be the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But those who teach God's laws and obey them shall be great in the Kingdom of Heaven."

​Matthew 5:17-19

Peter’s Prophecy Fulfillment

Date: 17th March, 2020

The Good News is that now God is “restoring everything from sin” - Acts 3:21 “For he [Jesus] must remain in heaven until the final recovery of all things from sin, as prophesied from ancient times.”

PETER'S PROPHECY FULFILLMENT:
The Lord God Almighty, Holy Father in heaven has restored the Holy Sabbath and the first four prophetic feasts of the Lord, according to his time, laws, and morals. Let’s note first what the Lord’s time, laws, and morals mean. God’s ‘time’ (definition of one day), according to the Bible, is from the evening to the morning. ‘Laws’ refers to the laws of Moses and Elijah. ‘Morals’ refers to the outcome of obeying God’s laws – when we keep God’s laws, he keeps us holy, for he says “You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy” (Leviticus 19:1-2).

1. THE PASSOVER FEAST OF THE LORD: [THE FIRST DAY]
Jesus kept the Passover feast of the Lord and went on to become the Lamb of God who saved us from the sins of the world.

Matthew 26:17-75
“On the first day of the Passover ceremonies, when bread made with yeast was purged from every Jewish home, the disciples came to Jesus and asked “Where shall we plan to eat the Passover?” He replied, “Go into the city and see Mr. so-and-so, and tell him, ‘Our Master says, my time has come, and I will eat the Passover meal with my disciples at your house.’” So the disciples did as he told them, and prepared the supper there. That evening as he sat eating with the Twelve, he said, “One of you will betray me.” Sorrow chilled their hearts, and each one asked, “Am I the one?”
He replied, “It is the one I served first. For I must die just as was prophesied, but woe to the man by whom I am betrayed. Far better for that one if he had never been born.”
Judas, too, had asked him, “Rabbi, am I the one?” and Jesus had told him, “Yes”.
















And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them, “Tonight you will all desert me. For it is written in the Scriptures that God will smite the Shepherd and the sheep of the flock will be scattered. But after I have been brought back to life again I will go to Galilee and meet you there.”


Peter declared, "If everyone else deserts you, I won't." Jesus told him, "The truth is that this very night, before the cock crows at dawn, you will deny me three times!"
"I would die first!" Peter insisted. And all the other disciples said the same thing.

Then Jesus brought them to a garden grove, Gethsemane, and told them to sit down and wait while he went on ahead to pray. He took Peter with him and Zebedee's two sons James and John, and began to be filled with anguish and despair. Then he told them, "My soul is crushed with horror and sadness to the point of death...stay here...stay awake with me."

He went forward a little, and fell face downward on the ground, and prayed, "My Father! If it is possible, let this cup be taken away from me. But I want your will, not mine."

Then he returned to the three disciples and found them asleep. "Peter," he called, "couldn't you even stay awake with me one hour? Keep alert and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you. For the spirit indeed is willing, but how weak the body is!"

Again he left them and prayed. "My Father! If this cup cannot go away until I drink it all, your will be done." He returned to them again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, so he went back to prayer the third time, saying the same things again. Then he came to the disciples and said, "Sleep on now and take your rest...but no! The time has come! I am betrayed into the hands of evil men! Up! Let's be going! Look! Here comes the man who is betraying me!"













At that very moment while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived with a great crowd armed with swords and clubs, send by the Jewish leaders. Judas had told them to arrest the man he greeted, for that would be the one they were after. So now Judas came straight to Jesus and said, "Hello, Master!" And embraced him in friendly fashion. Jesus said, "My friend, go ahead and do what you have come for." Then the others grabbed him.

One of the men with Jesus pulled out a sword and slashed off the ear of the High Priest's servant. "Put away your sword," Jesus told him. "Those using swords will get killed. Don't you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly? But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what is happening now?"














Then Jesus spoke to the crowd. "Am I some dangerous criminal," he asked, "that you had to arm yourselves with swords and clubs before you could arrest me? I was with you teaching daily in the Temple and you didn't stop me then. But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures."


At that point, all the disciples deserted him and fled.


Then the mob led him to the home of Caiaphas the High Priest, where all the Jewish leaders were gathering. Meanwhile, Peter was following far to the rear, and came to the courtyard of the High Priest's house and went in and sat with the soldiers, and waited to see what was going to be done to Jesus.

The chief priests and, in fact, the entire Jewish Supreme Court, assembled there and looked for witnesses who would lie about Jesus, in order to build a case against him that would result in a death sentence. But even though they found many who agreed to be false witnesses, these always contradicted each other. Finally two men were found who declared, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'"

Then the High Priest stood up and said to Jesus, "Well, what about it? Did you say that, or didn't you?" But Jesus remained silent. Then the High Priest said to him, "I demand in the name of the living God that you tell us whether you claim to be the Messiah, the Son of God."

"Yes," Jesus said, "I am. And in the future you will see me, the Messiah, sitting at the right hand of God and returning on the clouds of heaven."















Then the High Priest tore at his own clothing, shouting, "Blasphemy! What need have we for other witnesses? You have all heard him say it! What is your verdict?" They shouted, "Death! - Death! - Death!" Then they spat in his face and struck him and some slapped him, saying, "Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who struck you that time?"

Meanwhile, as Peter was sitting in the courtyard a girl came over and said to him, "You were with Jesus, for both of you are from Galilee." But Peter denied it loudly. "I don't even know what you're talking about," he angrily declared. Later, out by the gate, another girl noticed him and said to those standing around, "This man was with Jesus - from Nazareth." Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. "I don't even know the man" he said. But after awhile the men who had been standing there came over to him and said, "We know you are one of his disciples, for we can tell by your Galilean accent." Peter began to curse and swear. "I don't even know the man," he said and immediately the cock crowed. Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said, "Before the cock crows you will deny me three times." And he went away, crying bitterly.


Matthew 27:1-43
When it was morning, the chief priests and Jewish leaders met again to discuss how to induce the Roman government to sentence Jesus to death. Then they sent him in chains to Pilate, the Roman governor. About that time Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus had been condemned to die, changed his mind and deeply regretted what he had done, and brought back the money to the chief priest and other Jewish leaders. "I have sinned," he declared, "for I have betrayed an innocent man." "That's your problem." they retorted.

Then he threw the money onto the floor of the Temple and went out and hanged himself. The chief priest picked the money up. "We can't put it in the collection," they said, "since it is against our laws to accept money paid for murder."

They talked it over and finally decided to buy a certain field where the clay was used by potters, and to make it into a cemetery for foreigners who died in Jerusalem. That is why the cemetery is still called "the Field of Blood." This fulfilled the prophecy of Jeremiah which says, "they took the 30 pieces of silver - the price at which he was valued by the people of Israel - and purchased a field from the potters as the Lord directed me."













Now Jesus was standing before Pilate, the Roman governor. "Are you the Jew's Messiah?" the governor asked him. "Yes," Jesus replied. But when the chief priests and other Jewish leaders made their many accusations against him, Jesus remained silent.

"Don't you hear what they are saying?" Pilate demanded. But Jesus said nothing, much the governor's surprise. Now the governor's custom was to release one Jewish prisoner each year during the Passover celebration - anyone they wanted. This year there was a particularly notorious criminal in jail named Barabbas, and as the crowds gathered before Pilate's house that morning he asked them, "Which shall I release to you - Barabbas, or Jesus your Messiah?" For he knew very well that the Jewish leaders had arrested Jesus out of envy because of his popularity with the people.














Just then, as he was presiding over the court, Pilate's wife sent him this message: "Leave that good man alone; for I had a terrible nightmare concerning him last night." Meanwhile the chief priests and Jewish officials persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas' release, and for Jesus' death. So when the governor asked again, "Which of these two shall I release to you?" The crowd shouted back their reply: "Barabbas!"

"Then what shall I do with Jesus, your Messiah?" Pilate asked. And they shouted, "Crucify him!" "Why?" Pilate demanded. "What has he done wrong?" But they kept shouting, "Crucify! Crucify!"

When Pilate saw he wasn't getting anywhere, and that a riot was developing, he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this good man. The responsibility is yours!"


And the mob yelled back, "His blood be on us and on our children!" Then Pilate released Barabbas to them. And after he had whipped Jesus, he gave him to the Roman soldiers to take away and crucify. But first they took him into the armory and called out the entire contingent. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and made a crown from long thorns and put it on his head, and placed a stick in his right hand as a scepter and knelt before him in mockery. "Hail, King of the Jews," they yelled. And they spat on him and grabbed the stick and beat him on the head with it.

After the mockery, they took off the robe and put his own garment on him again, and took him out to crucify him. As they were on the way to the execution grounds, they came across a man from Cyrene, in Africa - Simon was his name - and forced him to carry Jesus' cross. Then they went out to an area known as Golgotha, that is, Skull Hill, where the soldiers gave him drugged wine to drink; but when he had tasted it, he refused.

After the crucifixion, the soldiers threw dice to divide up his clothes among themselves. Then they sat around and watched him as he hung there. And they put a sign above his head, "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews."











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Two robbers were also crucified there that morning, one on either side of him. And the people passing by hurled abuse, shaking their heads at him saying, "So! You can destroy the Temple and build it again in three days, can you? Well, then, come on down from the cross if you are the Son of God!"

And the chief priests and Jewish leaders also mocked him. "He saved others," they scoffed, "but he can't save himself! So you are the King of Israel, are you? Come down from the cross and we'll believe you! He trusted God - let God show his approval by delivering him! Didn't he say, 'I am God's Son'?"

Luke 23:39-44
One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, "So you are the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself - and us too, while you're at it!" But the other criminal protested. "Don't you even fear God when you are dying? We deserve to die for our evil deeds, but this man hasn't done one thing wrong." Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom." And Jesus replied, "Today you will be with me in Paradise. This is a solemn promise."














By now it was noon, and darkness fell across the whole land for three hours, until three o'clock.


Matthew 27:46-66
About three o'clock, Jesus shouted "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani," which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Some of the bystanders misunderstood and thought he was calling for Elijah. One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine and put it on a stick and held it up to him to drink. But the rest said, "Leave him alone. Let's see whether Elijah will come and save him."

Then Jesus shouted out again dismissed his spirit, and died. And look! The curtain secluding the Holiest Place in the Temple was split apart from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and rocks broke, and tombs opened, and many godly men and women who had died came back to life again. After Jesus' resurrection, they left the cemetery, and went into Jerusalem, and appeared to many people there.

The soldiers at the crucifixion and their their sergeant were terribly frightened by the earthquake and all that had happened. They exclaimed, "Surely this was God's Son."













And many women who had come down from Galilee with Jesus to care for him were watching from a distance. And among them were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of James and John (the sons of Zebedee). When evening came, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, one of Jesus' followers, went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. And Pilate issued an order to release it to him. Joseph took the body and wrapped it a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new rock-hewn tomb, and rolled a great stone across the entrance as he left. Both Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting nearby watching.

The next day - at the close of the first day of the Passover ceremonies - the chief priests and pharisees went to Pilate, and told him, "Sir, that liar once said, 'After three day I will come back to life again.' So we request an order from you sealing the tomb until the third day, to prevent his disciples from coming and stealing his body and then telling everyone he came back to life! If that happens we'll be worse off than we were at first." "Use your own temple police," Pilate told them. "They can guard it safely enough." So they sealed the stone and posted guards to protect it from intrusion.


John 19:31-37
The Jewish leaders didn't want the victims hanging there the next day, which was the Sabbath (and a very special Sabbath at that, for it was the Passover), so they asked Pilate to order the legs of the men broken to hasten death; then their bodies could be taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus; but when they came to him, they saw that he was dead already, so they didn't break his. However, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and blood and water flowed out. I saw all this myself and have given an accurate report so that you also can believe.

The soldiers did this in fulfillment of the Scripture that says, "Not one of his bones shall be broken," and, "they shall look on him whom they pierced."















John 19:42
"And so, because of the need for haste before the Sabbath, and because the tomb was close at hand, they laid him there."

2. THE FESTIVAL OF THE UNLEAVENED BREAD: [SECOND DAY - SABBATH DAY]
Leviticus 23:6-7
"This is to be celebrated beginning the day following the Passover. On the first day of this festival, you shall gather the people for worship, and all ordinary work shall cease."

Jesus Christ kept the Sabbath rest of the Lord while redeeming us from the sins of the world. Jesus Christ is the unleavened bread. Praise the Lord! Amen.


3. FESTIVAL OF THE FIRST FRUITS: [THIRD DAY - RESURRECTION DAY]
Matthew 28:1-11
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went out to the tomb. Suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and rolled aside the stone and sat on it. His face shone like lightening and his clothing was a brilliant white. The guards shook with fear when they saw him and fell into a dead faint.

Then the angel spoke to the women. "Don't be frightened!" he said. "I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified, but he isn't here! For he has come back to life again, just as he said he would. Come in and see where his body was lying... And now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and that he is going to Galilee to meet them there. That is my message to them."

The women ran from the tomb, badly frightened, but also filled with joy, and rushed to find the disciples to given them the angel's message. And as they were running, suddenly Jesus was there in front of them! "Good morning!" he said. And they fell to the ground before him, holding his feet and worshiping him. Then Jesus said to them "Don't be frightened! Go tell my brothers to leave at once for Galilee, to meet me there."

As the women were on the way into the city some of the Temple police who had been guarding the tomb went to the chief priests and told them what had happened.

Matthew 28:16-20
Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had said they would find him. There they met him and worshiped him - but some of them weren't sure it really was Jesus! He told his disciples, "I have been given all authority in heaven and earth. Therefore go and make disciples in all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and then teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you; and be sure of this - that I am with you always even to the end of the world.























Luke 24:13-53
That same day, two of Jesus' followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles out of Jerusalem. As they walked along they were talking of Jesus' death, when suddenly Jesus himself came along and joined them and began walking beside them. But they didn't recognize him, for God kept them from it.

"You seem to be in a deep discussion about something," he said. "What are you so concerned about?" They stopped short, sadness written across their faces. And one of them, Cleopas, replied, "You must the only person in Jerusalem who hasn't heard about the terrible things that happened there last week."

"What things?" Jesus asked. "The things that happened to Jesus, the Man from Nazareth," they said, "He was a prophet who did incredible miracles and was a mighty Teacher, highly regarded by both God and man. But the chief priests and our religious leaders arrested him and handed him over to the Roman government to be condemned to death, and they crucified him. We had thought he was the glorious Messiah and that he had come to rescue Israel.

"And now, besides all this - which happened three days ago - some women from our group of his followers were at his tomb early this morning and came back with an amazing report that his body was missing, and that they had seen some angels there who told them Jesus is alive! Some of our men ran out to see, and sure enough, Jesus' body was gone, just as the women had said." Then Jesus said to them, "You are such foolish, foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures! Wasn't it clearly predicted by the prophets that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his time of glory?"

Then Jesus quoted them passage after passage from the writings of the prophets, beginning with the book of Genesis and going right on through the Scriptures, explaining what the passages meant and what they said about himself. But this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus would have gone on, but they begged him to stay the night with them, as it was getting late. So he went home with them. As they sat down to eat, he asked God's blessing on the food and then took a small loaf of bread and broke it and was passing it over to them, when suddenly - it was as though their eyes were opened - they recognized him! And at that moment he disappeared!


They began telling each other how their hearts had felt strangely warm has he talked with them and explained the Scriptures during the walk down the road. Within the hour they were on their way back to Jerusalem, where the eleven disciples and the other followers of Jesus greeted them with these words, "The Lord has really risen! He appeared to Peter!"

Then the two from Amos told their story of how Jesus had appeared to them as they were walking along the road and how they had recognized him as he was breaking the bread. And just as they were telling about it, Jesus himself was suddenly standing there among them, and greeted them. But the whole group was terribly frightened, thinking they were seeing a ghost!

"Why are you frightened?" he asked. "Why do you doubt that it is really I? Look at my hands! Look at my feet! You can see that it is I, myself! Touch me and make sure that I am not a ghost! For ghosts don't have bodies, as you see that I do!" As he spoke, he held out his hands for them to see (the marks of the nails), and showed them (the wounds in) his feet. Still they stood there undecided, filled with joy and doubt.













Still they stood there undecided, filled with joy and doubt. Then he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?" They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he ate it as they watched! 















"And now I will send the Holy Spirit upon you, just has my Father promised. Don't begin telling others yet - stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power form heaven."

Then Jesus let them out along the roads to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven he blessed them, and then began rising into the sky, and went on to heaven. And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem filled with mighty joy, and were continually in the Temple, praising God.


4. THE FESTIVAL OF PENTECOST 
Acts 1:4-5
In one of these meetings he [Jesus] told them not to leave Jerusalem until the Holy Spirit came upon them in fulfillment of the Father's promise, a matter he had previously discussed with them. "John baptized you with water," he reminded them, "but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit in just a few days."














Acts 1:8-11
"But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power to testify about me with great effect, to the people of Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth, about my death and resurrection."

It was not long afterwards that he rose into the sky and disappeared into a cloud, leaving them staring after him. As they were straining their eyes for another glimpse, suddenly two white robed men were standing there among them, and said, "Men of Galilee, why are you standing here staring at the sky? Jesus has gone away to heaven, and someday, just as he went, he will return!"


Praise the Lord! Amen!

Prophetic Feasts