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the resurrection and exaltation are emphasized. Peter’s sermon in Acts of the Apostles 2:14–36 emphasizes the resurrection and ascension of Christ. In his speech Peter quotes Joel 2:28–32 and Psalm 16 to show that the first Pentecost marks the beginning of the Messianic age. In the gathering there were about one hundred and twenty followers of Christ (Acts 1:15), including the Twelve Apostles (Matthias was chosen to replace Judas) (Acts 1:13, 26), Mary the Mother of God, other female disciples, and the brothers of Jesus (Acts 1:14). While those upon whom the Holy Spirit had descended spoke in different tongues, the apostle Peter stood with the eleven and proclaimed before those gathered that this event was the fulfillment of prophecy.” Further “In Acts 2:17 we read:
‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams’ (Acts 2:17).”
To to see dreams. “In Acts 2:15 it is specified that this happened ‘at the third hour of the day’ (that is, about 9:00).”
And further Acts 2:41
“Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them’ (Acts 2:41).”
That is, if it began on the eighth, then it also continued on the ninth, the tenth. “The feast itself lasts three days. The first day is called ‘Trinity Sunday’; the second day — ‘Trinity Monday’ (or ‘Monday of the Holy Spirit’); and the third day, Tuesday, is called ‘The Third Day of the Trinity.’ The afterfeast of Pentecost lasts one week, during which fasting is not permitted, even on Wednesday and Friday. In the Orthodox tradition for the services of Pentecost the color green is used, and the clergy together with the faithful during the services carry flowers and green branches in their hands.” Here is also something interesting recorded. “Serving the feast as the chief solemnity of the Church and the fulfillment of the purpose of Christ’s coming into the world —
‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams’ (Acts 2:17).”
To to see dreams. “In Acts 2:15 it is specified that this happened ‘at the third hour of the day’ (that is, about 9:00).”
And further Acts 2:41
“Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them’ (Acts 2:41).”
That is, if it began on the eighth, then it also continued on the ninth, the tenth. “The feast itself lasts three days. The first day is called ‘Trinity Sunday’; the second day — ‘Trinity Monday’ (or ‘Monday of the Holy Spirit’); and the third day, Tuesday, is called ‘The Third Day of the Trinity.’ The afterfeast of Pentecost lasts one week, during which fasting is not permitted, even on Wednesday and Friday. In the Orthodox tradition for the services of Pentecost the color green is used, and the clergy together with the faithful during the services carry flowers and green branches in their hands.” Here is also something interesting recorded. “Serving the feast as the chief solemnity of the Church and the fulfillment of the purpose of Christ’s coming into the world —