Curt Landry brings a wonderful teaching on the spiritual and historical background of Shavuot and Pentecost and how these two special celebrations coincide.
In the Bible, God commands the Jewish people to count seven weeks (49 days) starting on the second day of Passover and ending on Shavuot. This traditional verbal counting is called the Counting of the Omer.
For many Christians, seven weeks after First fruits or Resurrection Sunday comes the celebration of Pentecost. Pentecost is often referred to as the birthday of the Church.
Shavuot is a harvest feast that celebrates God giving His people the covenant instruction of Torah and marks the end of the barley harvest and the beginning of the wheat harvest.
Pentecost is a celebration of God giving His people His Spirit to seal a new covenant–a covenant of forgiveness.
This is a great message for those who desire a better understanding of Shavuot and Pentecost and how these celebrations apply to modern day Believers.