Today is Pentecost, from the ancient Christian expression pentekoste hemera, which means “fiftieth day” which was borrowed from the Jewish holiday Shavuot. For Christians, Pentecost is a holiday on which commemorate the coming of the Holy Spirit on the early followers of Jesus and the start of the church. The Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament state, “And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. All of a sudden, a sound came from heaven, like a strong wind, filling the house where the people had gathered. Something like tongues of fire rested on their heads.”
These scary clouds look like fire descending from the sky and coming down to earth so maybe what it looked like on first Christian Pentecost.
Fiery Clouds
This is just what our Pastor’s message was about today. These fiery clouds are a very
appropriate picture.