Revelation 1:7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of Him. Even so. Amen.
Leviticus 23:15-16 ‘You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete Sabbaths. You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall present a new grain offering to the Lord.
On a Gregorian calendar, we are in the year of 2025, the holiday of Shavuot/Feast of Weeks/Pentecost begins at sunset on Sunday, June 1st. The God Appointed holiday ends at sunset Monday, June 2nd.
The Feast takes place in the month of Sivan on the 6th and 7th of a Hebrew calendar. This is the Hebrew year 5785 on the traditional lunar calendar.
On the solar Essene calendar, Shavuot/Feast of Weeks/Pentecost began on what was Sunday, Sivan 15th, 5950 or June 1st, 2025. Yes, the Counting of the Omer is calculated differently by the Essenes as compared to how the Pharisees marked time. However this year, the holiday is observed on the same day by all calendars.
As the Essenes mark time, this Biblical year which began in the Spring of 2025 is a Jubilee year. Arguably a year the Lord Jesus could return for his bride, the church.
Exodus 23:14 “Three times in the year you shall keep a feast to me…
Shavuot is one of the three holidays where Jewish men are required to come to Jerusalem. The men were to make their presentation and sacrifice before God at the Temple. This holiday is one of seven holidays appointed by God.
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2 Thessalonians 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
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Genesis 11:9 That is why it is called Babel, for there the LORD confused the language of the whole world, and from that place the LORD scattered them over the face of all the earth.
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Leviticus 23:15-16 ‘You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete Sabbaths. You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall present a new grain offering to the Lord.
On a Gregorian calendar, we are in the year of 2024, the holiday of Shavuot/Feast of Weeks/Pentecost begins at sunset on Tuesday, June 11th. The God Appointed holiday ends at sunset Thursday, June 13th.
The Feast takes place in the month of Sivan on the 6th and 7th of a Hebrew calendar. This is the Hebrew year 5784 on the traditional lunar calendar.
On the solar Essene calendar, Shavuot/Feast of Weeks/Pentecost began on what was Sunday, Sivan 15th, 5949 or June 2nd, 2024. Yes, the Counting of the Omer is calculated differently by the Essenes as compared to how the Pharisees marked time.
As the Essenes mark time, this Biblical year which began in the Spring of 2024 is a Sabbatical or a Shemitah. Next year is a Jubilee, arguably a year the Lord Jesus could return for his bride, the church.
Only God the Father knows what time it truly is. And we wonder why no one knows the day or the hour…
Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they (apostles) were all together in one place.
Arguably, it was the year 33 AD. Nation Israel was celebrating and living the holiday. Jewish men had been coming to the Jerusalem for over 1,500 years per God’s instruction for Shavuot (Exodus 23:14-17) since the time of Moses. Shavuot is one of the three holidays where Jewish men are required to come to Jerusalem. The men were to make their presentation and sacrifice before God at the Temple.
Pentecost: In the Greek New Testament, Shavuot (Hebrew) is translated as Pentekoste (Greek). Per Strong’s Concordance, it means: the fiftieth day; the second of the three great Jewish feasts, celebrated at Jerusalem yearly, the seventh week after the Passover, in grateful recognition of the completed harvest. We have transliterated the word to Pentecost (English).
Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Tongues or γλῶσσα/glóssa in the original Greek language. This is the word which is used for the anatomical feature inside one’s mouth. Stick out your tongue.
It is also the term which is translated as language. What language or tongue do you speak?
The text confirms these “tongues” were not babbling, unintelligible, nonsensical jargon we see from our 21st century televangelists. These were different languages.
Acts 2:6 And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language.
Acts 2:8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language?
Language or διάλεκτος/dialektos in the Greek. The word is translated as speech or language.
There were people from all around the known world at that time. Many people with many different languages. And yet, they were all able to understand what was being said in their native language or tongue.
Acts 2:9-11 Parthians and Medes and Elamites (modern day Iran and Iraq) and residents of Mesopotamia (Iraq), Judea (Israel) and Cappadocia (Turkey), Pontus (northern Turkey) and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia (Turkey), Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome (Italy), both Jews and proselytes, Cretans (island of Crete) and Arabians, we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”
The miracle was all these people heard the good news of Jesus in their native language and dialect. There was no confusion. There was clear, understood communication. God the Holy Spirit had no problem overcoming the language judgment on humanity at the Tower of Babel.
Acts 2:22-24 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves know this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. God raised Him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for Him to be held by it.
This is the beginning of the church, the body of Christ. And the good news of Jesus spread to all parts of the world.
Zephaniah 3:9 For then I will give to the peoples purified lips, that all of them may call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
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What in the world are purified lips? The Hebrew word for “lips” is saphah. Per Strong’s Concordance it means: lip, language, speech. The term “lip” is synonymous with a language or speech.
The New Testament equivalent is “tongue” or glossa in the Greek. For example Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.
The Bible is talking about foreign languages. This is not a reference to a bunch of “spiritual” non-intelligible mumbo jumbo that nobody knows what is being said. 1 Corinthians 14:4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. Get over yourself. If nobody understands it, what good is it? The context of 1 Corinthians 14 is a discussion about foreign languages. There are better gifts, desire those.
The future kingdom holds one language.
“Purified”…The Hebrew word is barar. It means: to purge out, purify, to choose, select; to cleanse, make shining, polish. It is a simple action verb in Hebrew.
The context of the verse in Zephaniah 3 is all the peoples. Verse 6 mentions “nations”. Verse 8 talks about the “nations, kingdoms and the whole earth”.Verse 19 states the “whole earth”. Verse 20 discusses the “nations of the earth”.
Simply stated, God is going to purge the languages and choose one. Zephaniah 3:9 states there will be one language spoken on Earth in the Millennial Kingdom. I suspect the chosen language will be Hebrew, but whatever God chooses.
Once upon a time, humanity spoke one language. Genesis 11:1 Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words.
Genesis 11:4 They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.”
The pride of humanity is on display. They were out to “make a name for themselves”. Man is telling God, “We know best. We know the consequences. And we are going to do this regardless.” Humanity chose to separate itself from God’s direction. This was likely not the first warning from God. Humanity knew the consequences. Mankind knew there was a risk of being “scattered abroad”. But, man rebelled…
…And God responded accordingly as promised. Genesis 11:9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of the whole earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth.
Babel means confusion. And the tower was not completed. Man apart from God equals confusion.
Zephaniah 3:9 will undo the scattering and confusion created at Babel. In the Millennial Kingdom, humanity will be under the leadership of Jesus. People will be personally taught by Him in His ways. Under the leadership of Christ, people should generally have a better sense of direction and focus.
When channeled in the right direction…Genesis 11:6 The LORD said, “Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they began to do, and now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them.
