What’s the connection between the Last Supper room and Pentecost? A visit to the Cenacle, Jerusalem.
Published 2024-05-19
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Mount Zion is one of the most impressive sites in Jerusalem - the Last Supper Room also called Cenaculum
Known also as the Cenaculum, according to Christian tradition, Jesus sat in this specific hall on the last Passover night before captured at Gethsemane and trialed to death by crucifixion.
During that meal Jesus stated the wine and bread his disciples are consuming symbolize his flesh and blood.
To this day the Sunday Mass contains a symbolic consumption of Jesus' flesh and blood. The Cenaculum is visited by crowds of excited Christian pilgrims on daily basis and was part of the itinerary of three Popes who visited the holy land in the years 1964, 2000, and 2009.
The room itself is really a Crusader structure dating to the 12th-13th Century, but by tradition, its origins are from Roman times. The structure also bears a Muslim prayer niche facing Mecca attesting that this room used to be also a mosque in the past.
Below the Last Supper Room is a compound consecrating the tomb of King David by Jewish tradition. This means that the whole building is uniquely sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims alike.
This weekend, the Church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feast days of the year that concludes the Easter season and celebrates the beginning of the Church.
Here’s what you need to know about the feast day.
The timing and origins of Pentecost
Pentecost always occurs 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus and 10 days after his ascension into heaven. Because Easter is a moveable feast without a fixed date, and Pentecost depends on the timing of Easter, Pentecost can fall anywhere between May 10 and June 13.
The name of the day itself is derived from the Greek word “pentecoste,” meaning 50th.
There is a parallel Jewish holiday, Shavu’ot, which falls 50 days after Passover. Shavu’ot is sometimes called the festival of weeks, referring to the seven weeks since Passover.
Originally a harvest feast, Shavu’ot now commemorates the sealing of the Old Covenant on Mount Sinai, when the Lord revealed the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai. Every year, the Jewish people renew their acceptance of the gift of the Torah on this feast.
What happens at Pentecost?
In the Christian tradition, Pentecost is the celebration of the person of the Holy Spirit coming upon the Apostles, Mary, and the first followers of Jesus, who were gathered together in the Upper Room.
A “strong, driving” wind filled the room where they were gathered, and tongues of fire came to rest on their heads, allowing them to speak in different languages so that they could understand each other. It was such a strange phenomenon that some people thought the Christians were just drunk — but Peter pointed out that it was only the morning, and said the phenomenon was caused by the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit also gave the apostles the other gifts and fruits necessary to fulfill the great commission — to go out and preach the Gospel to all nations. It fulfills the New Testament promise from Christ (Luke 24:46-49) that the Apostles would be “clothed with power” before they would be sent out to spread the Gospel.
The main event of Pentecost (the strong driving wind and tongues of fire) takes place in Acts 2:13, though the events immediately following (Peter’s homily, the baptism of thousands) continue through verse 41.
Happy Birthday, Church!
It was right after Pentecost that Peter, inspired by the Holy Spirit, preached his first homily to Jews and other non-believers, in which he opened the scriptures of the Old Testament, showing how the prophet Joel prophesied events and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.
All Comments (17)
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Very informative video..Great pleasure watching this video...I gain alot of biblical ancient knowledge from your videos. Very beautiful church building structures absolutely gorgeous... Thankyou Zahi I am grateful to be able to experience it through your videos. God bless you Love and blessings from Fiji Islands 🇫🇯
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Shalom, my friend, thank yo sharing this wonderful video. Have a blessed night my friend.
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That door was closed when we were there in 1994. The first thing that I thought was, that looks like David's tomb. Thank you for taking us inside.
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Dear Zahi, you've made my day! Today the Catholics celebrate Pentecost and I was thinking about this place during the Holy Mass I attended this morning. Then I thought, I should check out if you've made a film about this place. And here it is. 🤗 Thank you.
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Godbless you hope the Lord sends work to you soon
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Amazing! Thank you! ❤🕊🔥
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Happy Birthday Church😇😇😇😇 -We ain’t going Nowhere and that Devil ain’t taking No More from US. He will be departing Earth shortly 💯♥️😇
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Thanks!
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Shalom zahi, greetings from England
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A special place and moment in History...🫓🍷🪔
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Good evening Zahi,,,,,,,(🇦🇺🇦🇲
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Shalom Zahi Shalom Jerusalem and Israel God bless Lord Yeshua bless Thank you Спасіння Ізраілю від Господа Бога нашого у великій милості і любові Всевишнього в Господі нашому Ісусі Христі Машиаху Амінь Amen
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