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What Is Shavuot / Pentecost? Does It Prophesy of End Times?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

Shavuot is the second of three mandatory Jewish feasts, ordained by God (Exodus 34:22). While the Jews call this feast Shavuot, in the New Testament the Greek word is pentekoste (meaning fifty). From the Greek pentekoste, we get the English transliteration...

Are blood transfusions OK for Christians?

by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus

By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus It must be noted that the Old Testament prohibition about blood is a dietary restriction. It is about ingesting blood by mouth. It is not about a medical procedure in which blood is transfused (for medical treatment)...