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Okay, so we are going to, even though it's Easter weekend, I'm going to preach on Easter, but I'm beginning a new series

called Passover to Pentecost, 50 days that changed the world.

And this will take us 50 days. It'll take 49 plus 1, 7 weeks, because that was the 50 days.

So we're going to talk about Jesus rose, and then He was on the earth 40 days, and then disciples were then praying and fasting and seeking God for 10 days, and then Pentecost came.

So we're going to talk about that during this time, all right.

So I just want to just give you a little background on Passover day. I want to talk about, I want you to know that when we think of Passover, many times we think of a day.

And it is a specific day on the Jewish calendar, but it's not just the day. It's like Christmas or a birthday.

It's not that we're celebrating the day. We're celebrating what the day represents.

The day is the 14th of Naisian is how you pronounce it. Most people incorrectly pronounce it. It's spelled in I SA, and most people say Nissan.

That's a car you drive. That's not a month in Israel. So it's Naisian and it's a 14th day.

So even though it's a day though, we're celebrating what happened. It was about 3500 years ago, almost 3500 years ago, that Passover was implemented, and it was about 2000 years ago, it was fulfilled by Jesus.

And that's what we're going to look at. There were three major feasts in Israel. I'm going to lay a foundation and give you a background here.

Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles. Now you say, Pastor, I've heard about seven feasts. There are seven, three are included in Passover, then there's Pentecost, and then three are included in Tabernacles.

In Passover, you have Passover, unleavened bread, first fruits. All three of those happened the weekend of Passover 2000 years ago, around 2000 years ago.

Jesus fulfilled, and I'll show you in the message, Passover, unleavened bread, the feast of unleavened bread, and the feast of first fruits.

Fifty days later, Pentecost. The Holy Spirit came and fulfilled Pentecost. Tabernacles will be fulfilled.

In Tabernacles, the three feasts are the feasts of trumpets, which is the second coming, the trump shall sound, and the Lord will return.

Day of atonement, which is the judgment, and Tabernacles, which God then tabernacles with us, that's heaven. He lives with us for all eternity.

He dwells with us, our Tabernacles with us. That feasts will be fulfilled. Now, won't you understand?

Even though you weren't alive, when Jesus was on this earth, when He fulfilled Passover, you can pertake in the fulfillment of Passover, unleavened bread and first fruits by receiving Jesus as your Savior.

You pertake in the fulfillment of that feasts. Even though you weren't alive in Acts chapter 2 and the Holy Spirit came, you can pertake in the fulfillment of Pentecost by receiving the Holy Spirit into your life, opening up your life for Him to control your life and to lead you every day.

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