Vocabulary for Lesson 12 (Vocab Quiz 2c.3)

Write each bold word in the Vocabulary section of your notebook with room for a 2-3 line definition.

Pentecost: The day the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the apostles, in order that the Gospel might be proclaimed in all the earth. The signs and wonders associated with this day continued to accompany the ministry of the apostles, just as they accompanied the ministry of Jesus and bore witness to His authority from the Father. This event took place fifty days after the resurrection of our Lord.
the holy Christian church: “The assembly of all believers [in Christ] among whom the Gospel is preached in its purity and the holy sacraments are administered according to the Gospel” (The Augsburg Confession, VII, 32:1).
the communion of saints: The “holy fellowship in the forgiveness of sins” in which all believers in Christ participate.
the resurrection of the body: That the bodies of all the dead will rise on the Last Day and be reunited with their souls unbelievers to condemnation and the torment of hell, believers to incorruption and immortality with Christ.
the life everlasting: The immortal, incorruptible, eternal life with Christ in which there will be no more sin, curse, sorrow, suffering, or death.