Holy Cross Church
An Episcopal Church
"Friendly People Sharing Jesus"
Pentecost
201 Kipling Lane Winter Haven, Florida 33884 (863) 324-4021
Pentecost Symbols
The symbols of Pentecost are those of the Holy Spirit and include flames, wind, the breath of God and a Dove.
The first Pentecost
Pentecost comes from a Jewish harvest festival called Shavuot.
The apostles were celebrating this festival when the Holy Spirit descended on them.
It sounded like a very strong wind, and it looked like tongues of fire.
The apostles then found themselves speaking in foreign languages, inspired by the Holy Spirit.
People passing by at first thought that they must be drunk, but the apostle Peter told the crowd that the apostles were full of the Holy Spirit.
"On the Day of Pentecost, seven weeks after Jesus' resurrection, the believers were meeting together in one place.
Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm in the skies above them.
Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them."
Acts 2:1-3
