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Bible Study Course: Lesson 12
God's Festivals: Keys to Humanity's Future

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Pentecost

Was observing Pentecost important to the apostle Paul?

"For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost" (Acts 20:16).

"But I (Paul) will tarry in Ephesus until Pentecost" (1 Corinthians 16:8).

The Scriptures record that, on at least these two occasions, Paul carefully arranged his schedule according to where he wanted to be on the Festival of Pentecost. The only logical reason for Paul to "tarry in Ephesus until Pentecost" would be to observe this feast day with the gentile Christians there. As with Paul's instruction to gentile Christians in Corinth to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, here we again find an obvious indication that early Christians, Jew and gentile alike, observed God's annual festivals.

What biblical events are associated with the Feast of Pentecost?

"The LORD our God made a covenant with us (ancient Israel) in Horeb ... The LORD talked with you (ancient Israel) face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire" (Deuteronomy 5:2,4).

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Table of Contents that includes "Pentecost"

Firstfruits:

• _The Feast of Pentecost: The Firstfruits of God's Harvest
• _The Lesson of the Feast of Firstfruits
• _The Resurrection of the Dead: What Does the Bible Really Teach?
• _Pentecost: The POWER to Change Your Life

• _The Apostles: A Case Study in Conversion
• _What Did the Early Church Believe and Practice?
• _Chapter 3: What Did the Early Church Believe and Practice?
• _The New Testament Church Begins
• _The Wave-Sheaf Offering
• _Living a Great Miracle - Being Led by God's Spirit
• _The Biblical Festivals That Teach Us About Jesus Christ
• _The 'Feasts of the Lord' in the Book of Acts
• _What Religious Days Did Jesus Observe?
• _What Is a True Christian?
• _A Pentecost Message: It's Your Church Too!
• _Pentecost and the Book of Ruth

• _Biblical Holy Days in the New Testament
• _How to Observe God's Holy Days
• _Colossians 2:16 Shows Gentile Christians Kept the Holy Days
• _Are God's Holy Days Relevant Today?
• _God's Festivals in the New Testament
• _Jesus Christ and the Festivals of the Bible
• _Galatians 4:9-10: Are God's Laws Bondage?
• _The Calendar Used by the Earliest Gentile Christians
• _Colossians 2:16-17: Are God's Laws Obsolete?
• _The Ascetic Philosophy Affecting the Colossians
• _What Does 'Shadow of Things to Come' Mean?
• _Are the Biblical Holy Days Christian Festivals?
• _What Did Paul Really Say in Colossians 2:16?
• _Points to Ponder (bsc12)
• _TheKeys to Humanity's Future: Feast of Unleavened Bread
• _What Do the Holy Days Mean for Christians Today?
• _Feast Days: God's or Man's?
• _Are the Biblical Holy Days for New Testament Christians?
• _Are All Spiritual 'Shadows' Obsolete?
• _Should You Keep the Festivals Jesus Observed?
• _Teachings and Practices of the Early Church
• _Why Should Christians Keep the Passover?
• _Questions and Answers - Sep/Oct 2004
• _How Were Original Biblical Practices Replaced in Christianity?
• _Why Would the Apostle to the Gentiles Keep the "Jewish" Holy Days?
• _Practicing What We Preach