The Feasts of YHWH

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and YHWH has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment, and who will declare His generation? For He was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgressions of My people He was stricken.

Yet it was the will of YHWH to bruise Him; to see if his soul would offer itself in restitution (as a guilt offering), that he might see his seed, prolong his days, and that the purpose of YHWH might prosper by his hand.

And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death. For dogs have surrounded Me; the congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet; I can count all My bones. They look and stare at Me. They divide My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.

Then YHWH said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

For our Pesach lamb, the Anointed One, has been sacrificed.

You should be aware that the ransom paid to free you from the worthless way of life which your fathers passed on to you did not consist of anything perishable like silver or gold; on the contrary, it was the costly bloody sacrificial death of the Anointed One, as of a lamb without defect or spot.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of YHWH, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in the Anointed One Yeshua, whom YHWH set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance YHWH had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Yeshua.

This is why he had to become like his brothers in every respect – so that he might become a merciful and faithful cohen gadol (High Priest) in the service of YHWH, making a kapparah for the sins of the people (to make atonement and propitiation for the people’s sins).

Matthew

On the first day of the unleavened bread (Preparation day), the disciples came to Yeshua and asked: “Where do you want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”And He said: “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him: The teacher says: “My time is at hand I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.” The disciples did as Yeshua directed: to prepare for Passover (preparation for the evening of the 14th).When evening came (night of the 13th), Yeshua reclined with the twelve disciples. He took a cup of wine and gave thanks (blessed), and gave it to them, saying: “All of you, drink from it. For this is My blood, which ratifies the new covenant, My blood shed on behalf of many, so that they may have their sins forgiven.”After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Yeshua then said to them: “Tonight you will all lose faith in Me, as the Tanakh/Scripture says: `I will strike the shepherd dead, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you into the Galil.”Yeshua said to him (Kefa/Peter): “Yes! I tell you that tonight before the rooster crows, you will disown Me three times!”Then Yeshua went with His disciples to a place called Gat-Sh’manim/Gethsemane and said to them: “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” While Yeshua was still speaking, Y’hudah/Judas (one of the Twelve) came, and with him a large crowd carrying swords and clubs, from the head/chief priests and elders of the people. Yeshua said to him: “Friend, do what you came to do.” Then they moved forward, laid hold of Yeshua and arrested Him. And those who had laid hold of Yeshua led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. Kefa/Peter followed Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest. Then he went inside and sat down with the guards to see what the outcome would be. This time he began to invoke a curse on himself as he swore: “I do not know the man!” – and immediately a rooster crowed. Kefa/Peter remembered what Yeshua had said: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown Me three times.” And he went outside and cried bitterly. 

Mark

Now on the first day of unleavened bread (Preparation day), when they slaughtered the lamb for Pesach/Passover, Yeshua’s disciples asked Him: “Where do you wish us to go prepare the Passover for You to eat?” He sent two of His disciples with these instructions: “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him and whichever house he enters, tell him that the rabbi/teacher says: ‘Where is the guest room for Me, where I am to eat the Pesach/Passover with My disciples?’ He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make the preparations there.” When evening came (night of the 13th), Yeshua arrived with the Twelve.  As they were reclining and eating, Yeshua said: “Yes! I tell you that one of you is going to betray Me.” While they were eating, Yeshua took a loaf of bread, made the b’rakhah/blessing, broke it, gave it to them and said: “Take it. This is My body.” Also He took a cup of wine and gave thanks, and gave it to them and they all drank.  He said to them: “This is My blood, which ratifies the new covenant, My blood shed on behalf of many people.” “Yes! I tell you, I will not drink this `fruit of the vine’ again until the day I drink new wine in the Kingdom of YHWH.”After singing a hymn they went out to the Mount of Olives.  Yeshua said to them: “You will all lose faith in Me, for the Tanakh/Scripture says: `I will strike the shepherd dead, and the  sheep will be scattered.’  But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you into the Galil/Galilee.” Yeshua replied: “Yes! I tell you that this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will disown Me three times!” They went to a place called Gat Sh’manim/Gethsemane and Yeshua said to His disciples: “Sit here while I pray.” “Get up! Let’s go! Here comes My betrayer!”  While Yeshua was still speaking, Y’hudah/Judas came, and with him a crowd carrying swords and clubs came from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. As he (Y’hudah/Judas) arrived, he went right up to Yeshua, said: “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.  Then they laid hold of Yeshua and arrested Him. They led Yeshua to the cohen hagadol/high priest and with him were assembled all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes. Kefa/Peter followed Him at a distance right into the courtyard of the high priest, where he sat down with the guards and warmed himself by the fire. And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. Then Kefa/Peter remembered what Yeshua had said to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will disown Me three times.” And throwing himself down, he burst into tears.

Luke

Then came the day of unleavened bread (Preparation day), on which the Passover lamb had to be killed. Yeshua sent Kefa/Peter and Yochanan/John, instructing them: “Go and prepare for us the Passover, that we may eat it” (to prepare the place for Passover). He told them: “As you’re going into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house he enters, and say to its owner: `The Rabbi says to you: “Where is the guest room, where I am to eat the Passover with My disciples?” And he will show you a large room upstairs, furnished with carpets and with couches properly spread. There make preparations” (for the 14th night). They went and found things just as Yeshua had told them they would be to prepare ready the Passover (preparation for the evening 14th). When the time came (“Last Supper” – dinner the day before Pesach) Yeshua and the emissaries reclined at the table, and He said to them: “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Pesach/Passover with you before I suffer! For I tell you, it is certain that I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled (it is given its full meaning) in the Kingdom of  YHWH.” Then, taking a cup of wine, He made the b’rakhah/blessing and said: “Take this and share it among yourselves. For I tell you that from now on, I will not drink the `fruit of the vine’ until the Kingdom of YHWH comes.” Also, taking bread, He gave thanks, broke it, gave it to them and said: “This is My body, which is being given for you; do this in memory of Me.” He did the same with the cup after the meal, saying: “This cup is the new covenant, ratified by My blood, which is being poured out for you.”Yeshua replied: “I tell you, Kefa/Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.” On leaving, Yeshua went as usual to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed Him.  When He arrived, He said to them: “Pray that you won’t be put to the test.”And in great anguish He prayed more intensely, so that His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.While He was still speaking, a crowd of people arrived, with the man called Y’hudah/Judas (one of the Twelve) leading them. He came up to Yeshua to kiss Him, but Yeshua said to him: “Y’hudah/Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” Having seized Him, they led Him away and brought Him into the house of the cohen hagadol/High Priest. Kefa/Peter followed at a distance.But Kefa/Peter said: “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” And instantly, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. Yeshua turned and looked straight at Kefa/Peter and Kefa/Peter remembered what Yeshua had said: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and cried bitterly.

John

It was just before the Pesach/Passover and Yeshua knew that the time had come for Him to pass from this world to the Father. They were at supper (“Last Supper” – dinner the day before Pesach), and the adversary/satan had already put the desire to betray Him into the heart of Y’hudah Ben-Shim`on from K’riot/Judas. Yeshua was aware that the Father had put everything in His power, and that He had come from  YHWH and was returning to YHWH. So He rose from the table, removed His outer garments and wrapped a towel around His waist. Then He poured some water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples and wipe them off with the towel wrapped around Him. Now after the piece of bread, adversary/satan entered him. Then Yeshua said to him: “What you do, do quickly.” But no one at the table understood why He had said this to him.  For some thought that, since Judas had the money box, Yeshua was telling him: “Buy what we need for the Festival (for the Feast of Unleavened Bread)”, or that he should give something to the poor. As soon as he had taken the piece of bread, Y’hudah/Judas went out, and it was night. This is happening so that the world may know that I love the Father, and that I do as the Father has commanded Me. “Get up! Let’s get going!” After Yeshua had said all this, He went out with His disciples across the stream that flows in winter through the Vadi Kidron, to a spot where there was a grove of trees; and He and His disciples went into it. So Judas, obtaining and taking charge of the band of soldiers and some guards (attendants) of the high priests and pharisees, came there with lanterns and torches and weapons. So the detachment of Roman soldiers and their captain, together with the Temple Guard of the Judeans, arrested Yeshua, tied Him up, and took Him to Anan/Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of Kayafa/Caiaphas who was the high priest that year. It was Kayafa who had advised the Judeans that it would be good for one man to die on behalf of the people. Shim`on Kefa/Peter and another disciple were following Yeshua. And that disciple was known to the high priest, and he went with Yeshua into the courtyard of the high priest. Kefa/Peter stood outside by the gate. So the other disciple, the one known to the high priest, went back out and spoke to the woman on duty at the gate, then brought Kefa/Peter inside. So Anan/Annas sent Him, still tied up, to Kayafa/Caiaphas the cohen hagadol/High Priest. So again Kefa/Peter then denied again, and instantly a rooster crowed.

Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: “On the tenth day of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household.

Rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Tziyon! Shout out loud, daughter of Yerushalayim! Look! Your king is coming to you. He is righteous, and he is victorious. Yet he is humble – he’s riding on a donkey, yes, on a lowly donkey’s colt.

Six days before Pesach, Yeshua came to Beit-Anyah (Bethany), where El’azar (Lazarus) lived, the man Yeshua had raised from the dead; so they gave a dinner there in his honor. Marta served the meal, and El’azar was among those at the table with him.

The next day (after this dinner), the large crowd that had come for the festival heard that Yeshua was on his way into Yerushalayim. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Deliver us!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of  YHWH, the King of Isra’el!”

And they assigned Him a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, neither was any deceit in His mouth.

He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, for He shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, and He shall divide the spoil with the strong, because He poured out His soul unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors, and He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Behold MY Servant, Whom I uphold, My elect in Whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice and right and reveal truth to the nations. He will not cry or shout aloud or cause His voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed He will not break, and a dimly burning wick He will not quench; He will bring forth justice in truth. He will not fail or become weak or be crushed and discouraged till He has established justice in the earth; and the islands and coastal regions shall wait hopefully for Him and expect His direction and His Law (Torah).

Get rid of the old leaven (yeast), so that you can be a new batch of dough, because in reality you are unleavened.

For we do not have a cohen gadol (High Priest) unable to empathize with our weaknesses; since in every respect he was tempted just as we are, the only difference being that he did not sin.

For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of  YHWHin Him.

And you know that He was manifested to take away our sins, and in Him there is no sin.

Towards evening, there came a wealthy man from Ramatayim named Yosef, who was himself a disciple of Yeshua. He approached Pilate and asked for Yeshua’s body, and Pilate ordered it to be given to him. Yosef took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen sheet, and laid it in his own tomb, which he had recently had cut out of the rock. After rolling a large stone in front of the entrance to the tomb, he went away.

Matthew

Early in the morning, all the high priest and elders met to plan how to bring about Yeshua’s death. Then they put Him in chains, led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the governor. Now at the Feast of Unleavened Bread (High Sabbath) the governor was in the habit of setting free for the people any one prisoner whom they chose.When they arrived at a place called Gulgolta/Golgotha, they gave Him wine mixed with bitter gall to drink. After they had nailed Him to the stake, they divided His clothes among them by throwing dice. Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour (noon until 3 o’clock in the afternoon) there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour (at about 3 o’clock in the afternoon), Yeshua uttered a loud cry: “Eli! Eli! L’mah sh’vaktani?”  But Yeshua, again crying out in a loud voice, yielded up His spirit. At that moment the parokhet in the Temple was ripped in two from top to bottom. And  there was an earthquake, with rocks splitting apart. Also the graves were opened, and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. Towards evening, there came a wealthy man from Ramatayim named Yosef, who was himself a disciple of Yeshua. Yosef took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen sheet, and laid it in his own tomb, which he had recently had cut out of the rock. After rolling a large stone in front of the entrance to the tomb, he went away. On the next day, which followed the day of Preparation (when Yeshua was crucified), the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate.

Mark

Immediately, in the morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council; and they bound Yeshua, led Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate. The soldiers led Him away inside the palace and called together the whole battalion. They dressed Him in purple and wove thorn branches into a crown, which they put on Him. And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.They brought Yeshua to a place called Gulgolta/Golgotha. And they crucified Him. And they divided His garments and distributed them among themselves, throwing lots for them to decide who should take what. It was the third hour (about 9 o’clock in the morning) when they nailed Him to the stake. And when the sixth hour (about midday) had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour (3 pm). And at the ninth hour (3 pm) Yeshua uttered a loud cry: “Elohi! Elohi! L’mah sh’vaktani?”. But Yeshua let out a loud cry and gave up His spirit.  And the parokhet (the veil) in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom. It was the Preparation Day the day before the Sabbath/High Sabbath (14th day of the first month, when they had slain the lamb and sat down for the ‘Seder’ – the Dinner on Pesach), as evening approached, Yosef a prominent member of the Sanhedrin who himself was also looking forward to the Kingdom of YHWH, went boldly to Pilate and asked for Yeshua’s body. But Pilate wondered whether Yeshua was dead so soon. Yosef purchased a linen sheet; and after taking Yeshua down, he wrapped Him in the linen sheet, laid Him in a tomb which had been cut out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. Miryam of Magdala and Miryam the mother of Yosef saw where He had been laid.

Luke

As soon as it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying: “If you are the Anointed One/the Anointed One tell us.” But He said to them: “If I tell you, you will by no means believe.” With that, the whole Sanhedrin got up and brought Yeshua before Pilate.When he (Pilate) learned that He was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him over to Herod, who at that time happened to be in Yerushalayim/Jerusalem too. Herod and his soldiers treated Yeshua with contempt and made fun of Him. Then, dressing Him in an elegant robe, they sent Him back to Pilate. That day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other. Previously they had been enemies. When they came to the place called Golgotha, they nailed Him to a stake; and they nailed the criminals to stakes, one on the right and one on the left. Yeshua said: “Father, forgive them; they don’t understand what they are doing.” They divided up His clothes by throwing dice. It was about the sixth hour (about noon), and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour (3 pm) in the afternoon. The sun did not shine. Also the parokhet (the veil) in the Temple was split down the middle. Crying out with a loud voice: Yeshua said, “Eli! Eli! L’mah sh’vaktani?”  With these words He gave up His spirit. Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of YHWH. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Yeshua. He took it (body) down, wrapped it in a linen sheet, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, that had never been used. It was the Preparation Day (14th of the first month, the time when the lamb was slain and they sat down at the table for the evening ‘Seder’ – the Dinner on Pesach), and a Sabbath (the High Sabbath = The Feast of Unleavened Bread) was about to begin.  The women who had come with Yeshua from the Galil followed; they saw the tomb and how His body was placed in it. Then they went back home to prepare spices and ointments.

John

They led Yeshua from Kayafa to the Praetorium. By now it was early morning. They did not enter the headquarters building because they didn’t want to become ritually defiled and thus unable to eat the Pesach meal (the Dinner on Pesach – ‘Seder’). Pilate went outside to them and said: “What charge are you bringing against this man?” Pilate went back into the headquarters, called Yeshua and said to Him: “Are you the king of the Jews?”On hearing this, Pilate tried to find a way to set Him free; but the Judeans shouted: “If you set this man free, it means you’re not a friend of the Emperor! Everyone who claims to be a King is opposing the Emperor!” When Pilate heard what they were saying, he brought Yeshua outside and sat down on the judge’s seat in the place called The Pavement (in Aramaic, Gabta). It was Preparation Day for the Passover (14th of the first month, the time when the lamb was slain and they sat down at the table for the evening ‘Seder’ – the Dinner on Pesach) and it was about the sixth hour (6 am). He said to the Judeans: “Here’s your king!” They shouted: “Take Him away!” Then Pilate handed Yeshua over to them to have Him put to death on the stake. So they took charge of Yeshua. Carrying the stake Himself He went out to the place called Skull (in Aramaic, Gulgolta). There they nailed Him to the stake (crucified Him). After Yeshua had taken the wine, He said: “It is accomplished!” And, letting His head droop, He delivered up His spirit. It was Preparation Day, and the Judeans did not want the bodies to remain on the stake on Sabbath (High Sabbath), since it was an especially important Sabbath for that Sabbath was a ‘High Day’ (High Sabbath =The Feast of Unleavened Bread). So they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed. But when they got to Yeshua and saw that He was already dead, they didn’t break His legs. However, one of the soldiers stabbed His side with a spear, and at once blood and water flowed out. After this, Yosef of Ramatayim, who was a disciple of Yeshua, but a secret one out of fear of the Judeans, asked Pilate if he could have Yeshua’s body. Pilate gave his consent, so Yosef came and took the body away. Also Nakdimon, who at first had gone to see Yeshua by night, came with some seventy pounds of spices – a mixture of myrrh and aloes. They took Yeshua’s body and wrapped it up in linen sheets with the spices, in keeping with Judean burial practice. In the vicinity of where He had been executed was a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb in which no one had ever been buried. So, because it was Preparation Day (the High Sabbath – the Feast of Unleavened Bread was about to begin) for the Judeans, and because the tomb was close by, that is where they buried Yeshua.

I have found My servant David; with My holy oil I have anointed him, with whom My hand shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not outwit him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him. I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague those who hate him. But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, and in My name his horn shall be exalted. Also I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand over the rivers. He shall cry to Me, “You are my Father, My YHWH, and the rock of my salvation.” Also I will make him My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. My mercy I will keep for him forever, and My covenant shall stand firm with him. His seed also I will make to endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.

Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, If you know?

Now YHWH had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Then Jonah prayed to YHWH his Elohim from the fish’s belly. And he said: “I cried out to the YHWH because of my affliction, and He answered me. “Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and You heard my voice. For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the floods surrounded me; all Your billows and Your waves passed over me. Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight; yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’ But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation. But the fact is that the Anointed One has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have died. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.For as in Adam all die, even so in the Anointed One all shall be made alive. But each one in his own order: the Anointed One the firstfruits, afterward those who are the Anointed One ‘s at His coming (second coming).

And He is the head of the body, the Congregation, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He might hold first place in everything. Having made His decision, he gave birth to us through His Word of Truth that can be relied upon, in order that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

Matthew

After Sabbath (weekly Sabbath), as the next day was dawning, Miryam of Magdala and the other Miryam went to see the grave. Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, for an angel of YHWH came down from heaven, rolled away the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were as white as snow. The guards were so terrified at him that they trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women: “Don’t be afraid. I know you are looking for Yeshua, who was executed on the stake. He is not here, because He has been raised – just as He said! Come and look at the place where He lay. Then go quickly and tell the disciples: “He has been raised from the dead, and now He is going to the Galil ahead of you.”  You will see Him there. Behold, I have told you.” So they went out quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring His disciples word. And as they went to tell His disciples, behold, Yeshua met them, saying: “Rejoice!”

Mark

When Sabbath (weekly Sabbath) was over, Miryam of Magdala, Miryam the mother of Ya`akov, and Shlomit bought spices in order to go and anoint Yeshua. Now when He (Yeshua) rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene.

Luke

Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. On entering, they discovered that the body of Yeshua was gone! They were standing there, not knowing what to think about it, when suddenly two men in dazzlingly bright clothing stood next to them. Terror-stricken, they bowed down with their faces to the ground. The two men said to them: “Why are you looking for the living among the dead? He is not here; He has been raised.”

John

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Miryam from Magdala went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. “Stop holding onto me,” Yeshua said to her: “Because I haven’t yet gone back to the Father. But go to my brothers, and tell them that I am going back to my Father and your Father, to my YHWH and your YHWH.”

After His death he showed Himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that He was alive. During a period of forty days they saw Him, and He spoke with them about the Kingdom of  YHWH.

He appeared for many days to those who had come up with Him from the Galil to Yerushalayim; and they are now His witnesses to the people.

And afterwards He was seen by more than five hundred brothers at one time, the majority of whom are still alive, though some have died.

And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.

Behold, the days are coming, says YHWH, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah – not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Mitsrayim, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says YHWH. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says  YHWH: I will put My law (Torah) in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their YHWH, and they shall be My people. No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, “Know YHWH,” for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says YHWH. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.

For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.

If you will turn (repent) and give heed to my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you, I will make my words known to you.

The festival of Shavu’ot arrived, and the believers all gathered together in one place. Suddenly there came a sound from the sky like the roar of a violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then they saw what looked like tongues of fire, which separated and came to rest on each one of them. They were all filled with the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) and began to talk in different languages, as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name (to represent Me and act on My behalf), he will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you.

But when the Helper (Comforter) comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify of Me.