Today in “Prophecy Perspectives,” I explore the birthday of the Church on the day of Pentecost in Acts chapter 2, marking the dramatic beginning of the Church Age that will continue until the Rapture. When the Holy Spirit came with rushing wind (power), tongues of fire (purification), and supernatural languages (proclamation), 120 believers were baptized into one body—the Church. This occurred exactly 50 days after Firstfruits, fulfilling the prophetic pattern of Israel’s feasts. The two wave loaves offered at Pentecost beautifully symbolized Jews and Gentiles being brought together into one body, baked with leaven because the Church consists of sinful saints being transformed. Peter’s sermon quoted Joel 2, emphasizing that “whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Warren Wiersbe noted that the early church succeeded without buildings, money, or political influence because they had the Holy Spirit’s power. Just as the Church Age began dramatically on Pentecost, it will end dramatically at the Rapture when the Spirit’s restraining influence leaves with the Church.
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