When the Day of Pentecost was Fulfilled

When the Day of Pentecost was Fulfilled

From Living Words by The Rev'd William Klock

May 31, 2026

About this episode

This episode discusses the significance of the Day of Pentecost and its fulfillment of God's promises to His people.

When the Day of Pentecost was Fulfilled Acts 2 by William Klock   Luke opens the second chapter of Acts writing, “When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in the same place.” [Page 1081 in the pew Bibles]. “When the day of Pentecost had come —or some translations say arrived . The old King James is better: “When the day of Pentecost was fully come .” Or it might be even better to say, “When the day of Pentecost was fulfilled. ” The Greek word can mean come or arrive, but it has a powerful sense of filling and fulfilment and I think that’s particularly important here. First, this is the day that the church was filled full of God’s presence and truly became his living temple, but second, it was also the day when the promises of God contained within this ancient festival were finally fulfilled . It’s about the fulfilment of God’s promises to his people.   You see, Pentecost was one of the great festivals God told his people to observe when he gave them the torah. It was a harvest festival, when the people would bring the firstfruits of their grain harvest as offerings to the Lord. But it was also a commemoration of the giving of torah . The Passover…

People in this episode

Host: William Klock

Topics covered

  • Pentecost
  • Christianity
  • Fulfillment of promises
  • Harvest festival
  • Torah

Keywords

  • Pentecost
  • Acts 2
  • William Klock
  • Christianity
  • Torah
  • Israel
  • Harvest festival

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Acts

Places: Israel, Mt. Sinai

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