Today we celebrate Pentecost (Whitsun / Whit Sunday), which is the Christian festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus after his Ascension (which I posted about here), and is held on the seventh Sunday after Easter.
The disciples back in the day, were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks when the Holy Spirit came down upon them in a spectacular way and literally changed the course of their lives for ever – empowering them to begin the work of making disciples of all nations.
Pentecost is also known as the Jewish festival of Shavuoth and marks fifty days since Easter Day, bringing the Easter season to an end.
In Scripture we read: “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.“ Acts 2:1-4 (New International Version)
The USA Eastern Territory, which serves communities in Connecticut, Delaware, Northeast Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands created a video series which recounts William Booth’s vision, “The Story of Pentecost,” originally published in 1906 in his book, “Visions.”
General William Booth begins his vision with an imaginative encounter in Heaven with Samuel, the son of the Widow of Nain who was brought back to life by Jesus. Samuel begins to recount all that he witnessed during those days following the resurrection of Jesus.
Commencing today and over the coming week I’ll be sharing a chapter from each of the videos series daily, which I hope you will enjoy!
They are provided through the USA Eastern Territories SAConnects website, where they envision an Army united in purpose and actively pursuing God’s next Great Awakening
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