Shavuot !! (Pentecost)

Today is Shavout!!  Shavout is the Jewish holiday celebrating the giving of the Torah. It is celebrated seven weeks after Passover. As Christians we celebrate Pentecost at approximately the same time. So Shavout is about revelation. The revelation of God's word. Pentecost is about revelation. The revelation of the Holy Spirit. When the Torah was given the mountain shook with thunder, lightning and the voice of God in the morning. When the Holy Spirit was given it was morning and there was a sound of a rushing mighty wind. The Jewish tradition states that the Hebrews were given little crowns of fire. The book of Acts states that the disciples had tongues of fire on their heads. The Jewish tradition says that the sound of God's voice was in all 70 languages that the Jewish people believe are the foundational languages of the world. On Pentecost the people heard each man speaking in his own language. 
The Jewish people believe that there is an open heaven over the earth at midnight on Shavout, an open portal to the heavenlies. But with the giving of the Holy Spirit we have an open heaven over the earth all the time. We are always able to receive the revelation. As prophets the giving of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost is pivotal so that we can move in our prophetic giftings. But let us never forget that the prophetic gift is based on the Word the Torah that was given on Shavout. This is Pastor Susan Living the Everyday Prophetic Life.