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Entendiendo Pentecostés: Significado y Celebraciones

¿Qué es Pentecostés y cómo se celebra?

Esta festividad recibe cinco nombres diferentes en la Biblia. Actualmente se la conoce mejor como Pentecostés. A continuación, se presentan los nombres que recibe en la Biblia y una breve explicación de por qué se llamaba así.

1) Chag Shavuot – Festival de las Semanas

  • La palabra hebrea sheva significa siete, shavu’ah significa semana y shavuot significa semanas.
  • También se le conoce como Bikkurei Ketzir Chittim (las primicias de la cosecha de trigo). «Celebrarás la fiesta de las semanas, de las primicias de la cosecha de trigo, y la fiesta de la recolección al final del año» (Éxodo 34:22). «Celebrarás la fiesta de las semanas en honor del Señor tu Dios con un tributo de ofrenda voluntaria, que darás al Señor tu Dios, según la bendición que el Señor tu Dios te haya otorgado» (Deuteronomio 16:10).

2) Chag Hakatzir: La fiesta de la cosecha

  • Éxodo 23:16 Y la fiesta de la siega, las primicias de tus trabajos que sembraste en el campo; y la fiesta de la recolección, que es al final del año, cuando hayas recogido tus trabajos del campo.”

3) Yom HaBikkurim – Día de las Primicias

  • Esto no debe confundirse con la Fiesta de las Primicias. Además, el día de las primicias, cuando presentéis una ofrenda de cereal nuevo al Señor, después de que se cumplan vuestras semanas, tendréis una santa convocación; no haréis ningún trabajo servil (Números 28:26).
  • El Targum (un comentario judío) a Números 28:26 interpreta la palabra «beshavu’oteichem» —«vuestra Fiesta de las Semanas»— como «be’atzrateichon». Be’atzrateichon también se conoce como Atzeret.

4) Zeman Matan Torateinu

  • En las oraciones de Kidush y Amidá recitadas durante Yom Tov, se hace referencia a ello como “zeman matan Torateinu” ‑ “el momento de la entrega de nuestra Torá”.

5) Yom HaKahal – “El Día de la Asamblea”

  • Conforme a todo lo que pediste al Señor tu Dios en Horeb el día de la asamblea, diciendo: «No vuelva a oír la voz del Señor mi Dios, ni vuelva a ver este gran fuego, para que no muera». Deuteronomio 18:16.

 Principales acontecimientos ocurridos durante Shavuot

  • Pentecostés Hechos 2:1
  • El Día de las Primicias / Yom HaBikkurim Números 28:26
  • El Día de la Congregación / Yom HaKahal Deuteronomio 18:16
  • Fiesta de la Cosecha / Hag Hakatzir Éxodo 23:16
  • Fiesta de las Semanas / Hag Shavuot Éxodo 34:22
  • La Ley fue dada en el Sinaí. Éxodo 19:1-11
  • Todos los varones debían presentarse ante el Señor en Jerusalén. Deuteronomio 16:16
  • Jesús oró toda la noche. Lucas 6:12
  • Jesús celebró la fiesta. Juan 7:37
  • ¡El Espíritu Santo vino! Hechos 2:1
  • El pacto hecho en el Sinaí sería renovado. Jeremías 31:31-40

Aduanas

  • Comer leche y miel (si es posible)
    • Puesto que la Biblia, que alimenta el espíritu, se compara a menudo con la leche y la miel, en este día se consumen alimentos lácteos.
      • Salmo 19:7-10 La ley del Señor es perfecta, que convierte el alma; el testimonio del Señor es fiel, que hace sabio al sencillo. Los preceptos del Señor son rectos, que alegran el corazón; el mandamiento del Señor es puro, que alumbra los ojos. El temor del Señor es limpio, que permanece para siempre; los juicios del Señor son verdad y justos en todo sentido. Más deseables son que el oro, sí, que mucho oro fino; más dulces que la miel y el panal.
      • 1 Pedro 2:2 Como niños recién nacidos, deseen la leche no adulterada de la palabra, para que por ella crezcan.
  • Recuerda orar
    • Hechos 2:2-4 Cuando llegó el día de Pentecostés, estaban todos reunidos en un mismo lugar. De repente vino del cielo un estruendo como de un viento recio que soplaba, el cual llenó toda la casa donde estaban sentados. Y se les aparecieron lenguas repartidas, como de fuego, asentándose sobre cada uno de ellos. Y fueron todos llenos del Espíritu Santo, y comenzaron a hablar en otras lenguas, según el Espíritu les daba que hablasen.
  • Decora la casa con flores y frutas para recordar la antigua costumbre de llevar las primicias al Templo de Jerusalén.
  • Aprende y recuerda los Diez Mandamientos que fueron dados en este día.
  • Da gracias al Señor por esta festividad, pues es una revelación de Jesús en este tiempo. Esta bendición es:
    • «Bendito seas, Señor, Dios nuestro, Rey del universo, que nos has dado fiestas, costumbres y momentos de alegría, para la gloria de nuestro Señor Jesús, la Luz del mundo».
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Understanding the Dove as a Representation of the Holy Spirit

THE DOVE: A PICTURE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The DoveCharacteristics of a DoveParallels to the Holy Spirit
WhiteExpresses the color of purityThe Holy Spirit brings purity.
Leviticus 20:26 “You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.” –
1 Thessalonians 4:7 “For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.” –
AffectionateExpresses affection by stroking and cooingThe Holy Spirit brings love and affection.
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
GentleNever retaliates against its enemies,
when young are attacked it won’t
fight, but cries in distress		We are not to retaliate against enemies; the Spirit makes intercession in time of trouble
Romans 8:26 Likewise, the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
When hearing strange noisesWill not return after being frightenedThe Spirit will not always strive with men.
Genesis 6:3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Luke 12:10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
When HoveringWings point to the head and not the tailThe Spirit always points people to Christ.
John 15:26  But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
Wing feathersHas nine main feathers on its left and right wingsThere are nine gifts (1 Cor. 12:8-10) and nine fruits (Gal. 5:22-23) of the Spirit.
Tail feathersHas five main feathers on its tail. The church includes a fivefold ministry.
Ephesians 4:11-12 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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Feeding Five Thousand

FEEDING FIVE THOUSAND

One day Jesus went on board a ship and sailed to another part of the coast, where He and His disciples might have rest. For the people in the cities crowded them so closely that they did not even have time to eat. They landed and went into a desert place; but the people had seen them depart and marked which way the ship sailed. Then they all flocked out of the cities and came on foot to the place where Jesus was. When Jesus saw what a great number of people had come, He had compassion on them, and spoke to them, and healed their sick. But in the evening the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This is a desert place, and the day has gone; send the people away, that they may go into the villages and buy food.”

Jesus was too kind to send them away hungry like that. He said, “They need not depart; give ye them food to eat.” But they said to Him, “We have here but five loaves and two fishes, which we have just purchased of a lad.” He said, “Bring them to Me.” Then He told the people to sit down on the grass; and He took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, blessed them and broke them into pieces. The disciples carried the bread and fish to the people, and they all ate and had plenty, although there were about five thousand men, besides women and children. And yet, when the disciples took up the fragments that were left, these fragments filled twelve baskets. How kind was Jesus! He not only taught the people and healed their sick, but He fed them when out in the desert place and hungry.

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Winter Themes: Bible, Cooking, Educational, Poems, and More

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The Children’s Six Minutes: One by One

ONE BY ONE

Here is this great church building. It is a beautiful structure, is it not? It is so substantial, it has stood here so many years, we take it so for granted that it seems as though it had always been here. But there was a day when the ground upon which this building stands was vacant ground. Then men came with picks and shovels, wagons and plows, and set to work. They laid the foundations, stone upon stone. Then the walls rose, stone upon stone. Then the spire, stone upon stone, until the very peak was reached, for our church is stone from the foundation to the top of the spire. How were these thousands of stones put in place? One by one.

Think also of the roof of our church. It is a tile roof. How in the world did they get all those tiles up on the roof and fitted in place? Did some man who was very strong stand back and throw a handful of tile at the roof? No, it was done one by one.

To-day it is snowing outside. Someone has figured that in a square mile one foot of snow would weigh 65,000 tons. If you should take sleds and horses, and put a ton of snow on each sled, and arrange the horses and sleds in a procession, the sleds carrying the snow from that square mile of territory would reach from Philadelphia to New York, and beyond New York, straight up the Hudson, almost to Albany. That is only one square mile, and there are thousands of square miles every winter covered with snow. How does this snow come? In tiny flakes, one by one.

It is the same with life. God gives us many days, but he sends them one at a time. He also sends us many duties, but they do not come en masse. He is good and sends them one by one.

MEMORY VERSE, Matthew 6:34

“Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”

MEMORY HYMN

“One more day’s work for Jesus.”

THE CHILDREN’S SIX MINUTES by Bruce S. Wright

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Weekly Recap of Articles for Christians for Nov 23rd to Nov 29th

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Witness of the Stars: Lupus or Victima (the Victim)

LUPUS or VICTIMA (The Victim).

The Victim Slain

Its modern name is Lupus (a wolf), because it looks like one. It may be any animal. The great point of this ancient constellation is that the animal has been slain, and is in the act of falling down dead.

Plate 7: Lupus or Victima the VICTIM Slain

Its Greek name is Thera, a beast, and Lycos, a wolf. Its Latin name is Victima, or Bestia (Vulg. Gen. viii. 17), which sufficiently indicates the great lesson. This is confirmed by its ancient Hebrew name, Asedah, and Arabic Asedaton, which both mean to be slain.

More than 22 of its stars have been catalogued. None of them are higher than the 4th magnitude; most of them are of the 5th or 6th.

True, He was “by wicked hands crucified and slain,” but He is slain here by the Centaur, i.e. by Himself! To make it perfectly clear that it was His own act (without which His death would lose all merit), He uttered those solemn words: “I lay down my life for the sheep…. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again” (John x. 15-18). He “offered Himself without spot to God.” “He put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself” (Heb. ix. 11, 26).

In the ancient Zodiac of Denderah He is pictured as a little child with its finger on its lips, and He is called Sura, a lamb! In other pictures He has, besides, the horn of a goat on one side of His head. All this pointed to one and the same great fact, viz., the development and explanation of what was meant by the bruising of His heel! It meant that this Promised Seed of the woman should come as a child, that He should suffer, and die upon the Cross, for

“He was brought as a lamb to the slaughter;

And as a sheep before her shearers is dumb;

SO HE opened not his mouth.”

(Isa. liii. 7.)

Hence, the constellation prefigures a silent, willing sacrifice—Christ Jesus, who, “being found in fashion as a man, humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross” (Phil. ii. 5-8).

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Parallels Between Genesis and Revelation

PARALLELS BETWEEN THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS AND THE LAST TWO CHAPTERS OF THE BIBLE

Genesis Chapters 1 and 2Revelation Chapter 21 and 22
The Heavens are newly created.
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.		There will be a new heaven.
Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
The earth is newly created.
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.		There will be a new earth.
Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
A Tree of Life is in the garden.
Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.		The Tree of Life is the New Jerusalem.
Revelation 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Rivers flow in the garden.
Genesis 2:10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted and became into four heads.		There is a river of life in the New Jerusalem
Revelation 22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
No sin exists.
Genesis 1:31 and God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.		No sin will exist on the new earth.
Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
There is no pain. Everything is good.
Genesis 1:31 and God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.		No pain will exist on the new earth.
Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
There is no sorrow. Everything is good.
Genesis 1:31 and God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.		No sorrow will occur on the new earth.
Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
God walks with man.
Genesis 1:15-16 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:		God will be among men.
Revelation 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
No death exists.No death takes place on the new earth
The is no curse on the earth. Everything is good.
Genesis 1:31 and God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.		No curse will exist on the new earth
Revelation 22:3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

One day God will reset everything to perfection.

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The Children’s Six Minutes: Thanksgiving

THANKSGIVING

What does Thanksgiving mean to you? I hear one boy say, “It means a big dinner.” I think we all agree with him. Who does not welcome and enjoy a good dinner! I hear Mary say, “Thanksgiving means a day off from school.” I guess you are right too. School is not such a charming place that girls and boys are unwilling to have an occasional holiday.

Now I am going to ask some of the older people what the day means to them. There is a young woman. She is a stenographer. She says, “Thanksgiving means a day away from the office. I am at the office every day except Sunday, and I do appreciate, now and then, a day that is really my own.” Yonder is a traveling salesman. What does Thanksgiving mean to you? He says, “It means a day at home. Last year I spent one hundred and sixty-nine nights away from home. I have three children. I should like to see them every day. There are times when many days pass and I do not see them. Thanksgiving week I plan to be at home.”

There are others I could ask. Each has his answer. But Thanksgiving has a special meaning for us. It is the Harvest time. I have here an apple. Isn’t this a beautiful apple? What color! Who mixed the paints, who handled the brush to give such color to this apple? God. He, in his infinite love and wisdom, has provided, through the unfailing laws of nature, for the growth, sweetness, coloring and beautifying of all the products of the fields. This apple is but one of many kinds of fruits.

Praise, then, is the great meaning of Thanksgiving. God, our heavenly Father, sends us every good gift. From his bountiful hand come our daily and nightly mercies. We should praise him every day. But the day for the united chorus of praise is Thanksgiving.

MEMORY VERSE, Psalm 150: 6

“Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord.”

MEMORY HYMN

“Come, ye thankful people, come.”

THE CHILDREN’S SIX MINUTES by Bruce S. Wright

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The Meaning of the Priestly Blessing in Numbers chapter 6

THE PRIESTLY BENEDICTION

According to rabbinical sources, this priestly benediction-consisting of fifteen words- was to be prayed only by the high priest, following the evening and morning daily offerings. The high priest raised both hands above his head and over the people, joining his hands at the thumbs in the shape of the Hebrew Letter Shin, a letter representing the Name of God. He then pronounced seven different blessings over the people. Numbers 6:22-27 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them.

the Hebrew Letter Shin
  1. The Lord bless you.
    • The Hebrew word Bless is bāraḵ.
      • Strong’s H1288 בָּרַךְ bârak, baw-rak’; a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason):—× abundantly, × altogether, × at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, × greatly, × indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, × still, thank.
  2. The Lord keep you. The Hebrew word for keep is šāmar.
    •  Strong’s H8104 שָׁמַר shâmar, shaw-mar’; a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.:—beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
  3. The Lord make His face shine upon you: This word pânîym is the common Hebrew word for face.
    • פָּנִים pânîym, paw-neem’; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה pâneh; from H6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively);
  4. The Lord be gracious unto you: Gracious in Hebrew is chânan or ḥānan.
    • חָנַן chânan, khaw-nan’; a primitive root (compare H2583); properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition):—beseech, × fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, × very.
  5. The Lord lift His countenance upon you: The word for countenance is also pânîym. (See number 3)
  6. The Lord give you peace: The Hebrew word for peace here is shâlôwm.
    • שָׁלוֹם shâlôwm, shaw-lome’; or שָׁלֹם shâlôm; from H7999; safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace:—× do, familiar, × fare, favour, friend, × great, (good) health, (× perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, (× all is, be) well, × wholly.
  7. The priest then spoke the name of the Lord over the people God’s name is significant. God leads the people who exalt His name.

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