5/17/2026 - Easter 7 (John 15:26-16:4)

About this episode

This episode discusses the role of the Holy Spirit in providing peace and reflects on the events following the flood and the significance of Pentecost.

The Holy Spirit Gives Peace. Following the flood, Noah’s descendants failed to spread out and fill the earth as God had spoken. Rather, they exalted themselves; with “one language and the same words”(Genesis 11:1) they spoke proudly and arrogantly. The Lord humbled them by confusing “the language of all the earth,” dividing and dispersing the people (Genesis 11:9). On Pentecost Day (the fiftieth day of Easter), God caused the one Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to be preached in a multitude o...

Topics covered

• Holy Spirit
• Peace
• Easter
• Noah
• Pentecost
• Language
• Divine Service

Keywords

• Holy Spirit
• Easter 7
• Noah
• Pentecost
• Genesis
• Gospel
• Peace

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Genesis, the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ

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