More than just a time to eat!

So Why Then???

Why was that the moment that Jesus chose to pour out the baptism of the Holy Spirit?

I'm going to briefly go over some of the feasts of the Old Testament, and look at how they were setting the mold for Jesus to fulfill. My text explains it like this:

The Old Testament feasts were like an empty container until New Testament truth was poured into them. Like a builder lays out wooden forms before pouring in the concrete. When the concrete is set, the forms can be removed. This is how the old feasts function within our Christian faith.

OK, so I just worked on trying to explain the feasts that were going on around the time of Jesus' crucifixion, and it was just too daunting (been trying for over an hour, just deleted everything I had)...so for this I am going to cop out a bit and direct you to this website which I think sums it up pretty good!! It's about a 5 min read, so don't worry, not too long!

http://gracethrufaith.com/selah/holidays-and-holy-days/the-feast-of-first-fruits/

Ok...moving on 

The "Feast of Weeks" occurred 50 days after Passover. Pentecost means 50, so it's also called the Pentecost. It was a celebration of the end of the harvest and was a pilgrimage holiday, which meant that Jews from all over would gather in Jerusalem for the celebration.

Let's just take a few moments to look at a few things here:

1. The end of the harvest...Luke 10:2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 
2. Pilgrimage Holiday...Jerusalem was crawling with Jews...Jesus knew the right time to send the Holy Spirit :)

There's so much more that can be discussed regarding the significance, but I think that's enuf for now. You get the point. The timing wasn't an accident...must be that whole omnipotence thing!