God's appointed time part 4 pentecost acy

PART 4
UNDERSTANDING the
FEAST OF PENTECOST

What Is a BIBLICAL FEAST?
Greek: HEORTE
Festival, Special Day
Hebrew: MO’ED
An appointed time
An occasion fixed by divine appointment to
meet together for fellowship with God and
worship
Hebrew: HAG
From the verb “to dance”
An occasion of joy or gladness

An Insight into the Heart of GOD
God could have made His appointed times,
times of sorrow.
He could have made them times of severe
fasting and repentance.
That’s how some view God! (Greek Paganism:
Asceticism – suffering makes you holy)
There are times for FASTING!
But MOST of God’s appointed times are
times of FEASTING.
God wants us to ENJOY Him and experience
his GOODNESS.

God uses appointed times to create a
RHYTHM
They align our lives with God’s creative
rhythm and cause us to RESONATE with
His timing
They cause us to be in sync with rhythm of
God.
They help us be at the right time and right
place.
They help us to not miss windows of
opportunity.
That’s why it’s KEY to Understanding the

FEAST OF WEEKS
Deut 16:9 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to
number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put
the sickle to the corn. 10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks
unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine
hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as
the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:
11 And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy
son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant,
and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the
fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which
the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there.

FEAST OF WEEKS
Exo 19:16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were
thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of
the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp
trembled. 17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with
God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended
upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and
the whole mount quaked greatly. 19 And when the voice of the trumpet
sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered
him by a voice.
20 And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and
the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up..

FEAST OF WEEKS
Acts 2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were
all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a
sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all
the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto
them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak
with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

RECEIVING a NEW WIND
of
PENTECOST
Getting Ready for the Open Heavens

FEAST OF WEEKS
SCHIZO
σχίζω
“to rend, tear violently, open or unfold”
MARK 1:10
. . . the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove
descending upon him

WE LIVE IN THE DAYS WHEN
PENTECOST IS VERY IMPORTANT
PENTECOST is a feast of
THE OPEN HEAVENS

To Understand What God is Doing . . .
“What is happening in God’s Calendar?”
Biblical Fests are
“GOD’s APPOINTED TIMES”
They are times when the Spirit of God wants
to move in very specific ways.
We may not pay attention to them . . .
But GOD does!

God’s Appointed Times:
TABERNACLES is the “appointed time” for
God to come and “tabernacle” among His
people
Jesus was born at Tabernacles!
(Word became flesh and tabernacled . . .)
PASSOVER is an “appointed time” for God to
deliver His people!
Jesus was crucified at Passover to deliver
us!
(our “Passover Lamb”)

God’s Appointed Times:
PENTECOST is the “appointed time” for the
Heavens to Open!
If we want to understand and experience
“OPEN HEAVENS” we need to understand
Pentecost
Pentecost didn’t begin in Acts 2
Pentecost was a biblical feast instituted by
God in the Old Testament Scriptures.

UNDERSTANDING PENTECOST
Described in Lev 23:15-16, Numbers 28:26-
31 and Deut 16:9-12
“From the feast of Passover count off 7
weeks (49 days) . . .
Then on the 50th day, have a festival before
the Lord!”
FEAST OF WEEKS (Hebrew: Shavuot)
PENTECOST (Greek for “fifty days”)

THREE LEVELS of PENTECOST
Each Level Represents a New Expression of
God’s Blessing
They picture 3 things God wants to do in our
lives when heavens open
Each level is a DOORWAY we must pass
through to enter into the release of God’s
Power

IF WE UNDERSTAND THE THREE LEVELS
OF PENTECOST, WE WILL CATCH A
GLIMPSE OF WHAT GOD WANTS TO DO
IN OUR LIVES!
THE FIRST LEVEL
RECEIVING GOD’S BLESSING OF
ABUNDANT PROVISION

PENTECOST CELEBRATES THE RELEASE
OF PROVISION FROM GOD
The hard working farmers worked week after
week to prepare the soil and plant the seeds
in hope of a harvest . . .
. . . but they had no ability to make the earth
produce!

IF THE LORD DID NOT OPEN THE
HEAVENS, NO CROPS WOULD COME
FORTH
BUT AS THEY TRUSTED HIM

GOD OPENED THE WINDOWS OF
HEAVEN AND RAIN POURED FORTH

THE EARTH BROUGHT FORTH ITS
HARVEST
Baruch Ata Adonai, Eloheinu Melech HaOlam,
HaMotzei Lechem min ha Aretz u’min ha
Shamayim.
Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the
universe, who brings forth bread from the earth and

Pentecost Celebrates the Release
of God’s Provision
Celebrated by PRAISE . . .
And by GIVING
Expressed by: “burnt offering, grain
offerings, drink offerings, sin
offering, fellowship offering, freewill
offering”
That’s what disciples would have
done the evening before Pentecost
morning!
First Level of Pentecost: OPEN YOUR HEARTS TO
GOD THROUGH JOYFUL GIVING AND PRAISE.

PENTECOST CELEBRATED THE GOODNESS OF
GOD AS HE OPENS THE HEAVENS TO RELEASE
HIS ABUNDANT PROVISION.
To prepare for Pentecost, ask God how to express
your thankfulness in a way that will open your heart to
Him!
THE SECOND LEVEL OF PENTECOST IS
SUPERNATURAL REVELATION
Pentecost was also the day God opened the
heavens to reveal His Word.

50 days after Passover the Heavens Opened
When Israel left Egypt God led them to Sinai.

GOD GAVE THEM TORAH

WHAT IS TORAH?
Some think: A big old scroll . . .
Some think it’s LAW: “thou shalt nots”
TORAH = “THE TEACHING OF GOD”
THE REVELATION OF GOD’S WILL, HIS
LOVE, HIS CHARACTER.
ALL SCRIPTURE IS “TORAH”
On Pentecost God revealed His Heart to His
People

Pentecost Celebrates the Release of God’s
Revelation.
Traditional Celebration of Pentecost . . .
Stay up all night studying the BIBLE
“Receiving His WORD anew”
“When the day of Pentecost had fully come,
they were all together in one place”
They would have brought thank offerings to the
temple the night before, then stayed up all night
studying the BIBLE

Jesus had promised the release of His POWER
when the SPIRIT came . . .
God appearing in FIRE at Burning Bush . . .
Fire of God coming down on Mount Sinai
Ezekiel’s vision: Lord coming in whirlwind with
a throne and darting flames of fire.
As they filled their minds with His Word, God
prepared them for the THIRD LEVEL of
PENTECOST
When the day of Pentecost had fully come . . .

THE APOSTLES UNDERSTOOD
PENTECOST
They know how to enter into the blessing of
an OPEN HEAVEN
They Celebrated God’s PROVISION
Offered thank offerings with praise!
“He brings forth bread from the earth.”
They filled minds with His WORD
Spent time studying and pondering TORAH
Getting their minds to think the thoughts of God.
They gained FAITH to receive promise.
Power would be release through His SPIRIT

PENTECOST is about Three Things:
ABUNDANT PROVISION
SUPERNATURAL REVELATION
POWER AND AUTHORITY
“on earth as it is in heaven”
ALL ARE RESULT OF AN OPEN HEAVEN

3 STEPS to Experience Pentecost
FIRST: Learn to celebrate His PROVISION
Walk with a heart filled with praise
Enter into the blessing of Firstfruits
SECOND: Enter into His REVELATION
Hunger and thirst for Spiritual bread.
Let Him reveal His mind and heart.
THIRD: Declare and receive His POWER
and AUTHORITY in the the earth.

PREPARING for PENTECOST
1. FIRST KEY: PRAISE HIM
• A time to be filled with praise. Praise
Him with your testimony, praise Him in
singing
• Praise Him in Thank Offerings
• Praise Him by Faith . . . In Advance
• Praise opens Heaven for God’s blessing
to rain down.

PRAISE OPENS THE HEAVENS
PSALM 67:5-7
May the peoples praise You, O God,
May all the peoples praise you . . .
Then the land will yield it’s harvest,
and God will bless us.
God will bless us, and all the ends
of the earth will fear Him.
PRAISE
PROVISION
TESTIMONY

2. SECOND KEY: Hunger God’s WORD
• Receive His Revelation Afresh
• Allow the thoughts of God to reprogram
your thinking process
• Let God show you what He’s really like
• Some seek revival through legalism and
condemnation . . . It can never come.
• God can never take you into the
heavenly realms until you know His
heart.

3. THIRD KEY: Declare by faith the Power
and Authority of God on Earth as it is in
HEAVEN
• Walk in the Expectation that God is
Opening the Heavens.
• Celebrate the release of God’s Power.
• Receive a fresh infilling of His power in
your life.
• Psalm 103

Psalm 103:1-5 – LEVEL ONE
Praise Him for His Provision
Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget
none of His benefits: Who pardons all
your iniquities, who heals all your
diseases; who redeems your life from
the pit, who crowns you with loving
kindness and compassion; who
satisfies your years with good things, so
that your youth is renewed like the
eagle.
EXHORTATION FOR PENTECOST

Psalm 103:6-18 LEVEL TWO
Receive His Revelation
The LORD is compassionate and
gracious, slow to anger and abounding
in loving kindness . . .
He has not dealt with us according to our
sins nor rewarded us according to our
iniquities. As high as heavens are
above earth, so great is His loving
kindness to those who fear Him. As
father has compassion on his children,
the LORD has compassion on those
who fear Him.

Psalm 103:19-22 LEVEL THREE
Declare His Power and Authority
The LORD has established His throne in
the heavens, and His sovereignty rules
over all. Praise the LORD, you His
angels, mighty in strength, who perform
His word.
Praise the LORD, all His works, in all
places of His dominion.
DECLARE THE POWER AND AUTHORITY
OF HEAVEN IS RELEASED ON THE

ALLOW GOD TO OPEN THE HEAVENS
ABOVE YOU!
PENTECOST

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