This period corresponds with the active period of the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, counting down to Pentecost.Īs important as the timing of the meteor shower is the place where it occurs, the constellation Aquarius.
However, the date of Easter is set based on the lunar calendar and as a result the nine-day countdown to Pentecost can begin from the last week of April to the beginning of June in any given year. This period, known as a “novena”, follows Easter by 40 days and will begin on May 11 this year. Historically the church has celebrated the nine-day period from Christ’s ascension to the day before Pentecost as a time of preparation counting down to Pentecost. It would help if you read it several times through this week.Pentecost Sunday is not until May 20, but the countdown to Pentecost in the heavens has already begun with the Eta Aquariid meteor shower. David will speak of being overwhelmed, of moaning for help, unable to sleep, of searching for God-an overall desperation for God that can assist those of us who require help in being real and honest with our own need of His power at work in and through us.Īdditionally, anyone who has not read my general word for Pentecost should for sure do so. Chapters 44 and 77-the portals are significant because it allows us to connect with the hunger and even divine frustration of the lack of evidence of God at work with His power. For today it would do you good to go ahead and read them in any order. These Psalms we will go through over the next three days in a more detailed way. The supernatural becomes supernormal for one baptized and empowered by the Holy Spirit. Out of this relationship and empowering, he could easily handle Goliaths, manhandle lions and bears, leap over city walls, and by himself put 1000 to flight. His enemies were never people-as we “wrestle not against flesh and blood.” As we “wait” during these 10 days let’s begin with understanding the connection to David-the man who lived ahead of his time, because he already knew and interacted with the Holy Spirit. This is what we become anointed to be participant witnesses of-the Sons’ enemies on earth being crushed and made a footstool. Peter was stating that this Holy Spirit empowering was so that this Davidic prophecy might be fulfilled-the Father instructing the Son to remain at His right hand UNTIL the Father, through this very Holy Spirit empowering, would cause all the Sons’ enemies to be subjugated. The Father said to the Son), Sit at My right hand UNTIL I make your enemies a footstool to your feet.” Peters’ closing reference on David was his quote from Psalms 110:1: The Holy Spirit is the God who is “always before me" and does all these things. Peter was pointing out that this phenomenon of tongues afire, of all languages being supernaturally spoken, and of so much joy they seemed drunk-was a fulfillment of what King David saw prophetically. Therefore my heart is glad and my TONGUE rejoices my body also will live in hope.” In verse 30, Peter says of David, “He was a prophet.” In verse 29, “His tomb is still here among us.” Acts 2:25,26 Peter quotes David saying, “I saw the Lord always before me, Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
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What is unique about this is that for 10 full verses, Peter will be connecting what has just transpired to King David, whose tomb was reportedly right beneath them-and therefore a noteworthy point of reference- and his prophetic references that spoke to this day of Pentecost. Peter is explaining, to what is now a multitude, what they are witnessing. These verses are after the Holy Spirit has fallen on them. Let’s see how many of you will hang with me. Probably, especially those who made it to day 9. Perhaps the 500 came back after the Acts 2 outpouring and still reaped the benefits-but I am sure they wished they had just hung in there and been original recipients. We know today it had to line up with the feast of Pentecost/Shavuot. We have an advantage over them in that it seems they did not know how long they would have to wait. In Acts, it seems about 500 started the 10-day period and 120 may it until the visitation. We know that in Acts those who waited in the Upper Room did so roughly ten days, and we will do so as well. This is the doorway for the Upper Room we enter into today. I was shown Psalms 77 and Psalms 44 as the doorposts entryway, and then Psalms 67 as the overhead lintel to a doorway.
The Acts 2:25-35 connects us to King David and his prophetic references. I will explain some of that now and the suggested reading. I had previously been given parts of what I was to share today, but this morning at 3:30am I was awakened and given much more revelation on the matter. For us, this will end May 29, at 7PM, CDT where we will have a LIVE Facebook event. Today, we begin our 10-day countdown to Pentecost.
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