Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:105

Those who love your Torah have great peace,
And nothing causes them to stumble.
Psalm 119:165

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The Day of Pentecost,

Was not a Greek invention of the New Testament. The word however, is Greek. The term, Pentecost, comes from Πεντηκοστή (Pentēkostē) meaning “fiftieth”. Why fiftieth? This comes from the commandment in the Torah (Leviticus 23:15-22) that 7 Sabbaths and a day (50 days) be counted from the day after the First Fruits of the barley harvest are offered to YHVH (which happens near the Feast of Passover). This commanded First Fruits offering found fulfillment in the resurrection of Messiah, as noted by the apostle Paul:

“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the Firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the Firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.”

(1 Corinthians 15:20-23)

Much more could be said about the symbolic connection between barley and the resurrection, but will have to wait for another space and time.
Fifty days following this event there was another appointed feast that the Israelites were commanded to keep, Pentecost, or, in Hebrew, Shavuot (which means, “weeks”). The Feast of Weeks marked the beginning of the second harvest season, which was for the wheat. The timing of Shavuot also coincided with the timing of the giving of the Torah (literally, “Instructions”) to our ancient Israelite ancestors at Horeb, when YHVH descended upon the mountain in fire and smoke, with earthquake and thunder, and with the sounding of the shofar! This was also the day when the resurrected Messiah appeared to the Nephite people assembled at the temple in the land Bountiful.
On this day (Shavuot), the Torah commands us to assemble for worship (to have, “a holy convocation”), and to bring our offerings. Traditionally, one way to commemorate this event is to spend the entire night studying the Word of God, as if in preparation to receive his Torah and Covenant anew, each year. What better way to celebrate this occasion than to assemble and learn about God’s Words, his Torah, and how we may better apply them to our lives?
As Israelites in the latter days, all of God’s Instructions are just as important to us as ever, and shall we not live by EVERY word that proceeds from the mouth of YHVH? (Deuteronomy 8:3). God commanded us to observe these things forever throughout our generations (Leviticus 23:21), and to likewise teach our children. There are many saints in the latter days, satisfied to have a restoration, and understanding, of a Greek “New Testament Church”, but this idea falls short of the more full, and more ancient, “Restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began” (Acts 3:21). We want to get back to the ancient roots, and ancient understanding, of our ancient Fathers: Moses, Abraham, Enoch, and Adam.
May the Spirit of Elijah turn the hearts of those Fathers towards us, their children, and may our hearts be likewise turned to them, that when the dreadful day of YHVH arrives, we may be found to have both root and branch!

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The Zarahemla Foundation

The opinions of the conference presenters are their own.
The Restoration Torah Conference, and The Zarahemla Foundation, make no claims to represent the Community of Christ, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or any other entity.

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