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March 28, 2021

Blog #2021 Wave-sheaf Offering -- Count to Pentecost

Laws concerning the Holy Days are found in Leviticus 23.  Leviticus 23:10-16 reveal detailed instruction regarding the waving of a portion of freshly harvested barley by the priest before the main harvest could begin. This event would occur within the Days of Unleavened Bread on the day following the weekly Sabbath.  This activity was performed by the priest who would wave the offering before the Tabernacle of the Lord. Scripture instructs that from this point seven Sabbaths or 50 days should be counted pointing to the next holy day known as the Feast of Firstfruits or Feast of Weeks.  This feast is also known in the Greek language as Pentecost which simply means "the fiftieth day".

Christ is pictured in the Holy Days and offerings.  The Passover lambs pointed to the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, who was sacrificed once and for all time for the sins of humanity.  After Christ's resurrection he ascended to the Father as the Wave-sheaf and Firstborn of the Firstfruits of Salvation (John 20:17; Romans 8:29; 1 Corinthians 15:20, 23).

Year 2021 the count begins on Wave-sheaf Sunday, March 28, and will end 50 days later with Pentecost/Feast of Firstfruits of God's Harvest being observed on Sunday, May 16th.

 

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