The First Day of Jesus' Church - Acts 2

"The 50th [day]" is the Greek name for the Feast of Weeks, a prominent feast in the yearly calendar of ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law on Sinai. After Jesus ascension back to Heaven, the next Pentecost of which we are studying occurred just 5 weeks after that miraculous event.

As a follow-up of last weeks post regarding the very first Gospel sermon by apostle Peter, this lesson digs deeper into the significance of that momentous day that occurred only once in the history of the world. The birth of the one church of Christ Jesus spoke about in Matthew 16:18.

Notice this prophecy by Isaiah (Isa. 2:2-4), seven centuries before the birth of Christ.

“And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of Jehovah’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many peoples shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem. And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.”

In the New Testament, the church is referred to as the “household of God” and as “a holy temple” for the Lord’s habitation (Eph. 2:19-22). Elsewhere apostle Paul declared that “men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God” (1 Tim. 3:15). Apostle Peter also described the church as “a spiritual house” wherein God is now served (1 Pet. 2:5).

The historical day of Pentecost in Acts chapter 2 is the one and only day this wonderful prophesy came true establishing the Lords church forever. Have you rooted yourself into Christ's church by obeying the Gospel as the Jews did when hearing Peters message?

Lesson by Wayne Jackson
Christian Courier