Hi all, just a little experience that I’d like to share…
I was at the ministry group and the brother taking the group brought up the subject of Whitsun (Pentecost) and he asked the question ‘what is Pentecost?’. Most people including myself thought of the day when Brothers and Sisters were gathering together and the Holy Spirit was poured out and they started to speak in tongues. Most of us associated that day with the speaking of tongues and not the Festival that they were celebrating.
Within the last few weeks I’ve been struggling with the question ‘ why am I going to the hall etc?’
Thinking of those early Christians who knew that the Jewish system of things probably wasn’t the right course and they were still attending Jewish festivals etc and continuing to serve Jehovah in the Jewish customs and ways.
It made me think that if they hadn’t of been there they would not of received the Holy Spirit that day.
Brother King encourages us to stay until the day modern day Jerusalem is trampled on .
It’s a difficult thing to do when you know the truth about the truth but if I hadn’t been there today I wouldn’t of learned about the Festival of Pentecost (of which I am researching now) and I wouldn’t of had the chance to spread the Good News of the Kingdom and make a witness about Jehovah all of which I and us as a group were able to do because of Jehovah’s Holy Spirit….
I hope that I don’t come across as being preachy as this is my experience and in no way am I trying to promote my thoughts as what you should do.
It’s just a little experience and feelings that I had….
I was at the ministry group and the brother taking the group brought up the subject of Whitsun (Pentecost) and he asked the question ‘what is Pentecost?’. Most people including myself thought of the day when Brothers and Sisters were gathering together and the Holy Spirit was poured out and they started to speak in tongues. Most of us associated that day with the speaking of tongues and not the Festival that they were celebrating.
Within the last few weeks I’ve been struggling with the question ‘ why am I going to the hall etc?’
Thinking of those early Christians who knew that the Jewish system of things probably wasn’t the right course and they were still attending Jewish festivals etc and continuing to serve Jehovah in the Jewish customs and ways.
It made me think that if they hadn’t of been there they would not of received the Holy Spirit that day.
Brother King encourages us to stay until the day modern day Jerusalem is trampled on .
It’s a difficult thing to do when you know the truth about the truth but if I hadn’t been there today I wouldn’t of learned about the Festival of Pentecost (of which I am researching now) and I wouldn’t of had the chance to spread the Good News of the Kingdom and make a witness about Jehovah all of which I and us as a group were able to do because of Jehovah’s Holy Spirit….
I hope that I don’t come across as being preachy as this is my experience and in no way am I trying to promote my thoughts as what you should do.
It’s just a little experience and feelings that I had….