Hello John and Doves,
In this letter I
wanted to look again at Ascension Day and Pentecost.
Especially after reading Petr's recent letters to
Doves. Thank you, Petr.
I wrote about
Ascension Day/Feast of Weeks and possible dates for this
day this year.
I believe that
Ascension Day is also the Feast of Weeks/Shavuot.
Jesus fulfilled the first three Feasts of the Lord on
their exact days...and I see His Ascension as also
occurring on a Feast of the Lord - the next one in line
would be Feast of Weeks/Shavuot. I also
believe that in Acts 1, that Luke's reference to 'a
Sabbath's day journey from Jerusalem' was in respect to
the law forbidding work on a weekly Sabbath and a High
Sabbath (or Feast of the Lord) and since Luke did not call
that day a Sabbath...by default I'm going with Feast of
Weeks (the next High Sabbath to be fulfilled).
And I see Pentecost as
Feast of New Wine. When Peter talked about the 'new
wine' in Acts 2, I believe he was referring to the 'new
wine' being presented on that day to the Lord by the High
Priest in the Temple. Firsfruits of the new wine
were required by the Lord - Deuteronomy 18:4
"The firstfruits of your grain, your new wine, and your
oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you shall
give him." The children of Israel were commanded by
Moses to bring to the house of God to be received by
priests. They included: The first fruit of
grain. The first fruit of new wine....."
What
is the first fruit offering? - Scriptures Explained
Thus the people could not drink it until after the
priestly ceremony - they could not be drunk on 'new wine'
that morning - they had to wait until the ceremony was
completed.
Dr. Awe has covered
Pentecost as Feast of New Wine in several of his
videos. And
check out Luis Vega's extensive collection of letters on
this topic.
In Petr's letter 6 Apr
2025 he noted that "There are only two feasts where the
specific day of celebration is not clearly set and must be
calculated according to the instructions given in
Scripture. These are the Feast of Weeks and the
Feast of Pentecost."
Petr has had several interesting and well written
letters recently on the counting of Feast of Weeks and
Pentecost.
These two appointed
days are indeed 'different'.
Another difference is
there was a prophecy made on each of these days. I
believe these prophecies, since they were given on these
days, will be fulfilled on these days - in the future.
Ascension Day (Feast
of Weeks/Shavuot) had two angels (men dressed in white)
and Pentecost had Peter saying that 'this is what's
happening' - and then goes on to quote Joel. Of
course, what Joel predicted to occur for the End Times was
not happening that day in Jerusalem. So why did
Peter quote Joel on THAT day? He certainly was
filled with the Holy Spirit and was guided in this
prophecy. I see this as a prophecy for that day
"Pentecost" - on some future Pentecost, when those things
will, indeed, happen. And when people see the
prophecy of Joel fulfilled on Pentecost they will be able
to look to Peter in Acts 2 and connect the dots.
Ascension
Day (Feast of Weeks) and Pentecost were each
'fulfilled': the first with Jesus Ascension, the second
with the arrival of the Holy Spirit. But there was
a prediction made on each of these days. A
prophecy, I believe, for a future Ascension Day and for
a future Pentecost.
Both Days Had a
Prophecy Over Them:
There is 'what really
happened' on each of those days (Jesus Ascended on
Ascension Day and the Holy Spirit came on Pentecost) and
what 'was to happen in the future' (Jesus to return in the
clouds on a future Ascension Day and 'wonders in the
Heavens, blood, and fire and smoke, and the sun
darkened/moon to blood' on a future
Pentecost.)
Ascension Day:
On Ascension Day, two
men in white suddenly appeared and said, "Men of Galilee,
why do you stand gazing up into Heaven? This same
Jesus, which is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so
come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into Heaven."
Acts 1:11 Jesus had been 'raptured' up into Heaven
and a cloud hid him from their sight. Another
translation is: "a cloud received Him".
Could this be a
reference to:
1) The Second
Coming? The Second Coming really needs no
explanation as every eye will see Him and He comes down
with an army on white horses and He steps on the mountain
and splits it in half. In the Second Coming He comes
"with power and great glory" Matt 24:30 In Rev
1:7 "He cometh with clouds and every eye shall see
Him." And Rev 19:14 He comes with "..the armies of
heaven, clothed in fine line, white and clean, followed
Him on white horses." And Jesus returns on a white
horse. Rev 19:11
2) Or to the
Rapture? The Rapture is a mystery. Jesus
ascended up in the air on Ascension Day. They
watched Him go into the heaven and then into a cloud.
I believe the angels
were referring to what Paul would later tell us.
This message was so important to God to get to us that
He sent two angels to deliver this
message. And at the Rapture
"For the Lord Himself shall descend from
Heaven...." Not with His armies or white
horses. We "...will be caught up together with
them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air."
1 Thess 4:16,17. It looks like we meet Jesus in
the air, and are 'caught up' in the clouds. Like
Jesus' rapture event. The Galileans watched
Jesus rise up into the air. Just like people will
watch the 'Raptured' rise up in the air.
Jesus comes as Himself...not as the great
conqueror at the end. He has come to take His
Believers to Heaven.
Thus, I do not
see Act 1:11 referring to the Second Coming - I see this
as a prophecy of the Rapture. Could this happen on the
exact day that Jesus Ascended? The exact day the
two angels prophesied about this?
Two Prophecies for
Two Specific Days:
Ascension Day:
the two angels prophesied, I believe, about the coming
Rapture. To possibly occur, on a future Ascension
Day/Shavuot/Feast of Weeks
Pentecost Day:
the prophecy of Joel was quoted by Peter. Of course,
what Joel prophesied did not occur on THAT
Pentecost....but maybe it's a dual prophetic day - once as
the prophesied sending of the Holy Spirit and as a second
prophecy of Joel's that will apply to some future
Pentecost.
The Day of
Pentecost:
On this day, Peter
stood up and addressed the crowd - he said that what is
going on is what was spoken by the prophet Joel. (Of
course, we know Joel's prophecy was not being fulfilled at
that time. This is why I think Peter's words are for
a future Pentecost.)
Peter quoted Joel 2:28
- 32: "In the last days, God says I will pour out My
spirit on all people." There will be visions and
dreams and prophesies. God will show wonders in the
heavens and signs on the earth - blood and fire and
smoke. "The sun will be turned to darkness, and the
moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious
Day of the Lord."
The Rapture comes
before what Peter quoted was to happen. Joel wrote
about the Tribulation period. So will the Rapture
occur shortly before a future Pentecost day? Like on
the previous Feast Day - Feast of Weeks/Shavuot?''
And in the
book of Acts, "When the day of Pentecost was fully come,
they were all with one accord in one place." Acts
2:1. A complete week is from the first day
(Sunday) to the seventh day (Saturday/Shabbath).
Seven of these must be fully completed to arrive at
Pentecost." That's why Luke wrote, "When the day
of Pentecost was fully come..."
And with the 70th
Jubilee falling on 10 Nisan this year...we could very well
be 'wrapping everything up' before the Tribulation period
begins.
Counting to Feast of
Weeks/Shavuot:
God A Minute Date
for Feast of Weeks/Shavuot:
Aaron
at "God A Minute" Youtube channel started looking
seriously at Feast of Weeks/Shavuot last year as the
Rapture day...he did not look at the Fall Feasts or the
first Spring Feasts of the Lord at all. He's been
totally focused on Feast of Weeks. His date,
calculating out as best he can figure, for Feast of
Weeks is (counting off weekly Sabbaths) lands on June
8th, 2025. This is a Sunday and is approximately
12 Sivan. (He has Ascension Day as May 29/30 on
his list.)
"You
shall count seven weeks. Begin to count the seven
weeks from the time the sickle is first put
to the standing grain."
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time 9:05
Aaron's date of June
8, 12 Sivan, is on a Sunday.
Petr wrote about Feast of Weeks
in this letter: "the Feast of Weeks
begins to be counted from the day when the sickle is
first put on the grain." Deut
16:9 "You shall count seven weeks for yourself;
you shall begin to count seven weeks from the time you
begin to put the sickle to the standing grain."
This is the barley.
When is the
feast of Pentecost according to the Bible
Well, that adds a new twist on
the Feast of Weeks. The barley harvest in Israel
begins in April.
So I looked up when the barley
harvest was in Israel 2025.
"It is expected in
the next few days, there will be
significant amounts of wild Aviv barley in the warmer
areas of Israel, including sizeable continuous
plots." This report was made on March 30, 2025
(1 Nisan, 5785).
So
do I count seven weeks - just a straight 49 days?
It doesn't mention counting Sabbaths....so if I just
count 49 days...IF I add 'several days' to 1 Nisan, and
go to 13 Nisan or April 11 to get even more barley in
the harvesting stage (the day before the Weekly
Sabbath, as they can't work on the Sabbath)...April 11
plus 49 days is May 30. So 'around' May 30 is Feast of
Weeks? If I added 40 days (as Jesus was seen
by them for 40 days) to the day after the Sabbath/after
the crucifixion/ April 20, this year, plus 40 equals May
30. So May 30 is Ascension Day. Wow.
Don't know if the way I've counted is correct...but it
adds up. Feast of Weeks = Ascension Day. The
same thing could have happened during Jesus' time.
Feast of Weeks = Ascension Day. Counting from the
first day the sickle is put to the barley....Jesus
'ascension' was not on a 'random' day but actually on a
Feast of the Lord - it can wok out that way.
On Our Calendar:
As
for Ascension Day, it's on our calendar as May 29,
2025. 'Holy Thursday' - held 39 days after Easter
Sunday. Pretty close to my date of May 30, 2025
Ascension
Day 2025 - Calendar Date
Day
49 of the Omer Count is June 1, so Feast of
Weeks/Shavuot is the next day - June 2. This is
the set day of 6 Sivan for Feast of Weeks/Shavuot.
Feel
free to 'correct', add to or change the counting,
etc...as I'm just 'guessing' on this date and the
correct way to count. Aaron has all the way out to
June 8th, but he didn't look at the barley harvest in
Israel, he started counting the 7 weeks (seven sabbaths)
after Passover Week. That may not be the correct
way to count...since Deut says to count 7 weeks from the
first day of the barley harvest.....
In Conclusion:
It makes sense that
Jesus would ascend on a Feast of the Lord - an appointed,
prophetic day on God's timeline and not some "random" 40th
day. The Feasts of the Lord are a list of prophetic
days - shadows of big things to come - that all point to
Christ and are all fulfilled by Christ. And
Ascension Day, as I showed above, could very well have
been on Feast of Weeks, as I believe it was.
I am looking towards
Ascension Day/Feast of Weeks/Shavuot as a possible Rapture
day. Adding the 40 days to the Sunday after the
Resurrection comes to May 30. Holy Thursday is May
29. And June 2/3, the 'accepted' day of Shavuot is
pretty close.
The date after that I
will be watching closely is Pentecost. That's a
whole 'nother way of counting.
Pray for the peace of
Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance