End Time Insights

With the outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, the blessings for all nations promised to Abraham commenced . The Apostle Paul called the Gift of the Spirit the “ Promise of the Father ” which he linked to the Abrahamic Covenant. The promises to Abraham and “ his Seed ” find their fulfillment in the New Covenant inaugurated by the Death and Resurrection of Jesus, and with the outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost, the Age of the Spirit , the “ Last Days ,” began in earnest.

The outpouring of the Spirit signaled the start of the Last Days, the Era of the Spirit, and the Time of Fulfillment . The application of Joel’s prophecy to the events of the Day of Pentecost links the initial outpouring of the Spirit to the start of the “ Last Days .” The activity of the Spirit is essential for understanding the rapid spread of the Gospel from Jerusalem to the center of the Roman Empire as documented in the  Book of Acts . This process must continue until the “ arrival ” or ‘ Parousia ’ (παρουσια) of Jesus.

The description of the outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost stresses the theme of fulfillment. On that day, what was foreshadowed by the ancient feast began to receive its promised substance. The bestowal of the Spirit was an epochal event that marked the start of the Age of the Spirit, and the Gift of the Spirit fulfilled what the annual Levitical feast symbolized.

The use of Joel’s prophecy by Peter on the Day of Pentecost links the arrival of the Spirit to the start of History's final era. With the Spirit’s outpouring, the “ Last Days ” began in earnest.  The Gift of the Spirit is the “ Promise of Father ,” and an integral part of the  New Covenant  prophesied in the books of  Jeremiah  and  Ezekiel . Its arrival pointed to a fundamental change of eras - The time of fulfillment had commenced  - (Joel 2:28-32, Acts 2:17-21).