June 4, 2028

1When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. 2And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. 3Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. 4And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. 5Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem. 6At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. 7They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans? 8Then how does each of us hear them in his own native language? 9We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, 11both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God.”

1Psalm 104 Praise of God the Creator I - Bless the LORD, my soul! LORD, my God, you are great indeed! You are clothed with majesty and splendor, 24V - How varied are your works, LORD! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. 29When you hide your face, they panic. Take away their breath, they perish and return to the dust. 30Send forth your spirit, they are created and you renew the face of the earth. 31VII - May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD be glad in his works! 34May my meditation be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in the LORD.

Verse content not available.

19On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21[Jesus] said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the holy Spirit. 23Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”

1The whole world had the same language and the same words. 2When they were migrating from the east, they came to a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there. 3They said to one another, “Come, let us mold bricks and harden them with fire.” They used bricks for stone, and bitumen for mortar. 4Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the sky, and so make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered all over the earth.” 5The LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the people had built. 6Then the LORD said: If now, while they are one people and all have the same language, they have started to do this, nothing they presume to do will be out of their reach. 7Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that no one will understand the speech of another. 8So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. 9That is why it was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the speech of all the world. From there the LORD scattered them over all the earth. Descendants from Shem to Abraham.

1Psalm 104 Praise of God the Creator I - Bless the LORD, my soul! LORD, my God, you are great indeed! You are clothed with majesty and splendor, 2robed in light as with a cloak. You spread out the heavens like a tent; 24V - How varied are your works, LORD! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. 35May sinners vanish from the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul! Hallelujah! 27VI - All of these look to you to give them food in due time. 28When you give it to them, they gather; when you open your hand, they are well filled. 29When you hide your face, they panic. Take away their breath, they perish and return to the dust. 30Send forth your spirit, they are created and you renew the face of the earth.

22We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; 23and not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, we also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. 24For in hope we were saved. Now hope that sees for itself is not hope. For who hopes for what one sees? 25But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait with endurance. 26In the same way, the Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes with inexpressible groanings. 27And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because it intercedes for the holy ones according to God’s will.

37On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and exclaimed, “Let anyone who thirsts come to me and drink. 38Whoever believes in me, as scripture says: ‘Rivers of living water will flow from within him.’” 39He said this in reference to the Spirit that those who came to believe in him were to receive. There was, of course, no Spirit yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. Discussion About the Origins of the Messiah.