Like most studies on Acts, this Seminar examines the background of Luke, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost and the ministries of Peter, Stephen, John and Paul. But unlike other studies, it examines these (and many other) subjects from a perspective that makes it possible to understand what was going on in the lives of Yeshua’s first disciples and enables us to appreciate the profound implication of our own “calling” to discipleship.
Moreover, if the Gospel of Luke is a record of what Yeshua “began to do and to teach” before His death—then the Book of Acts is a record of what Yeshua continued to accomplish through his disciples after his resurrection. This constitutes a powerful affirmation of the deity of Yeshua—and makes it possible for us to resolve the age-old problem of Israel’s “failed” mission to the Gentiles.
The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost is incredibly significant because it fulfills a prophecy regarding events that would take place in the “last days.” The Last Days is an important theme, not only in the Bible, but in the New Covenant Scriptures and in the rabbinic literature as well.
The “former” days and the “latter” days are two parts of one cycle—a comprehensive whole. And Pentecost (known in the Hebrew Bible as the Feast of Weeks) is the fourth “Feast” is a series of seven. It’s meaning must be understood in terms of the redemptive significance of all seven—it is not a separate Feast—and, it does not represent an independent new beginning for Yeshua’s disciples. Rather, it represents the fulfillment of God’s original and timeless aspiration for His people, i.e., that they would be a “kingdom of priests” and a “light to the Gentiles.”
This seven-part Seminar (including the Workbook) is currently available in CD and MP3 formats.
7 CD Set + 68-Page Workbook, Suggested Donation: CDs $75.00
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