Episode 342 Pentecost, The Two Covenants Old And New, What Is the Connection?

The Sabbath after the Passover sacrifice of Christ was His resurrection day. Just prior to sunset He arose from the grave. His resurrection was the greatest event in human history. Jesus then became the first of first fruits and the wave-sheath offering to God. These events began the countdown to Pentecost. This was the zero or starting point. The next seven Sabbaths are counted and the next day, the fiftieth day, or Pentecost arrived.