Dear Doves,
 
There seems to be many posts putting Pentecost on Sivan 6 (May 22-May 24 depending on various calendars).
 
According to Leviticus 23, I believe the Feast of Weeks counts the Sabbath, and seven of them, to indicate that the day after the seventh Sabbath is always the first day of the week. The beauty of this is that it puts Pentecost on Sunday May 27th, which is 200 days (4 x 50 or 5 x 40) from the 14,400 days of November 8, 2006 and 600 days from Rosh Hashanah 2005 (14,000 days from June 7, 1967). The new moon was not sighted in Israel until March 20th, but this does not affect May 27th.
 
This calendar has been argued by those in Israel before. However, when Christ was crucified and rose again, the 17th of Nisan coincided with Sunday as it probably did for the Exodus and even the Ark resting on the mountains of Ararat. So there was no debate that year.  With the 17th of Nisan on a Sunday,  Pentecost would have landed on Sivan 6. This is further established by the fact that Nisan 10 (the day to present the Lamb) is also known to us as Palm Sunday.
 
It is interesting that the barley was found in Israel on March 18th and 19th to keep the Aviv early.
 
We all have our ideas, but if this is the season, and we are watching, we should be ready.
 
Now is not the time to go to sleep or get drunk!
 
 
Daniel Matson
 
 
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/mar2007/danielm315.htm