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Pentecost
1. Pentecost
The word "
Pentecost" comes from the Greek and means "
fifty" as in
50. Fifty days from the discovery of the empty tomb.
Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. [kjv]
"
Pentecost" is known in England as "
Whitsun" for "
White Sunday" and in Eastern Orthodox traditions as "
Trinity Sunday".
2. Acts 2:1
KJV: And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Greek: και εν τω συμπληρουσθαι την ημεραν της πεντηκοστης ησαν απαντες ομοθυμαδον παντες ομου επι το αυτο
Latin: et cum conplerentur dies pentecostes erant omnes pariter in eodem loco
3. Honda
Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. [kjv]
The
KJV (King James Version) translation of this verse is the source of some jokes that they were all in
one Honda
Accord (a model of car).
The follow-on remark is that even King David had his "
Triumph" (a model of car).
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. [kjv]
Does that mean, that when they had to
face the music, it was
instrumental that they were in
one A chord? That is, A, C#, E.
Was this a
tune-up by the Holy Spirit for the
main concert to follow?
4. Pentecost
In addition to Acts 2, Pentecost is mentioned by Paul in several places.
Acts 20:16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. [kjv]
1 Corinthians 16:8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. [kjv]
5. Acts 20:16
KJV: For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
Greek: εκρινεν κεκρικει γαρ ο παυλος παραπλευσαι την εφεσον οπως μη γενηται αυτω χρονοτριβησαι εν τη ασια εσπευδεν γαρ ει δυνατον ην ειη αυτω την ημεραν της πεντηκοστης γενεσθαι εις ιεροσολυμα
6. 1 Corinthians 16:8
KJV: But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.
Greek: επιμενω δε εν εφεσω εως της πεντηκοστης
Latin: permanebo autem Ephesi usque ad pentecosten
Wycliffe: But Y schal dwelle at Efesi, `til to Witsuntide.
Tyndale: I will tary at Ephesus untyll whit sontyde.
Gothic: wisuththan in aifaison und paintekusten.
Luther: Ich werde aber zu Ephesus bleiben bis Pfingsten.
Slavonic: Пребуду же во Ефесе до Пентикостии:
Russian: В Ефесе же я пробуду до Пятидесятницы,
Spanish: Pero me quedaré enÉfeso hasta Pentecostés;
Portuguese: Entretanto, ficarei em Éfeso até ao Pentecostes,
7. Whitsun
In England, going back to before the Middle Ages, Pentecost was, and still is, known as "
Whitsun" for "
White Sunday" when those to be baptized would wear white. Paul writes the following.
1 Corinthians 16:8 I will tary at Ephesus untyll whit sontyde. [ty]
(Middle English Tyndale)
But Y schal dwelle at Efesi, `til to Witsuntide. [wy]
(Middle English Wycliffe)
But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. [kjv]
8. Trinity Sunday
In Eastern Orthodox churches (Greek, Russian, etc.) Pentecost is known as "
Trinity Sunday".
Father
Son
Holy Spirit
9. Date
Since Pentecost is 50 days after Easter, and the date of Easter varies according to certain rules, Pentecost has the same relative variable date.
Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon date that falls on or after March 21 of each year.
The actual counting of the
50 days (e.g., zero-based, one-based, etc.) is close but not exact, depending on how the counting is done.
10. Feast of weeks
The Hebrew Feast of Weeks, near the beginning of the harvest season, corresponds to Pentecost.
It is referred to as the Hebrew word
"שבועות" (shavout) ≈ "Shavuot" and is celebrated
50 days ofter Feast of Unleavened Bread (High Sabbath, corresponding with the crucifixion).
Other names for the "
Feast of weeks" are the following.
Exodus 23:16: Feast of Harvest
Numbers 28:26: Day of First Fruits
Exodus 34:22: First fruits of the wheat harvest
Leviticus 23:16: mention of the fifty days
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11. Pentecost
12. Pentecost in Tobit
Tobit 2:1 Now when I was come home again, and my wife Anna was restored unto me, with my son Tobias, in the feast of Pentecost, which is the holy feast of the seven weeks, there was a good dinner prepared me, in the which I sat down to eat.
Tobit 2:1 Οτε δὲ κατῆλθον εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου καὶ ἀπεδόθη μοι ῎Αννα ἡ γυνή μου, καὶ Τωβίας ὁ υἱός μου, ἐν τῇ πεντηκοστῇ ἑορτῇ, ἥ ἐστιν ἁγία ἑπτὰ ἑβδομάδων, ἐγενήθη ἄριστον καλόν μοι, καὶ ἀνέπεσα τοῦ φαγεῖν.
13. Maccabees
Pentecost, as the "Feast of Weeks", is mentioned in 2 Maccabees 12:32.
2 Maccabees 12:32 And after the feast, called Pentecost, they went forth against Gorgias the governor of Idumea,
2 Maccabees 12:32 Μετὰ δὲ τὴν λεγομένην Πεντηκοστη ἐν ὥρμησαν ἐπὶ Γοργίαν τὸν τῆσ Ἰδουμαίασ στρατηγόν.
14. Noahic covenant
Genesis 9:8-17 describes the Noahic Covenant, part of which is as follows.
Genesis 9:13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. [kjv]
9:14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: [kjv]
15. Genesis 9:13
KJV: I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Hebrew: את קשתי נתתי בענן והיתה לאות ברית ביני ובין הארץ׃
Greek: το τοξον μου τιθημι εν τη νεφελη και εσται εις σημειον διαθηκης ανα μεσον εμου και της γης
16. Genesis 9:14
KJV: And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
Hebrew: והיה בענני ענן על הארץ ונראתה הקשת בענן׃
Greek: και εσται εν τω συννεφειν με νεφελας επι την γην οφθησεται το τοξον μου εν τη νεφελη
17. Rainbows and the toxic arrow of time
Genesis 9:13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. [kjv]
το τοξον μου τιθημι εν τη νεφελη και εσται εις σημειον διαθηκης ανα μεσον εμου και της γης [lxx]
arcum … [v]
The English word
"rainbow" contains the word "
bow" whose Greek word is the word for "
rainbow" and the source of the English word
"toxic".
A
prism splits/refracts white light into components based on the wavelength of the light. Likewise, a rainbow splits light into the respective components.
A
rainbow needs water droplets in the air to be seen. Water vapor is not sufficient.
18. Noahic covenant
During this Feast of Weeks time, it was customary to do a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Thus, in Acts 2, there are men of many nationalities mentioned. They are probably "
pilgrims" (strangers from out of town) making a trip to Jerusalem.
19. Pilgrim
The English word
"pilgrim" and comes from the Middle English word
"pilegrim" ≈ "pilgrim" which comes, through French, from the Latin word
"peregrinus" ≈ "foreigner" from
"peregre" ≈ "abroad" as in "
beyond the surrounding land".
In many cases, the
KJV appears to be influenced by the Latin word for "
stranger" or "
foreigner". A "
pilgrimage" is, thus, a journey made to a place where one would be a "
stranger" or "
foreigner".
1 Peter 2:11 … I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; [kjv]
αγαπητοι παρακαλω ως παροικους και παρεπιδημους απεχεσθαι των σαρκικων επιθυμιων αιτινες στρατευονται κατα της ψυχης [gnt]
… advenas et peregrinos … [v]
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