[Greek] πίμπλημι (pimplēmi), [Latin] implore, [Latin] replere, [Latin] consummare, [Latin] plenus, [German] anfullen, [French] accomplir, [French] achiever, [French] complet: to fill, to complete, to make happen, to pass; 27 scriptures
Pentecost
Pentecost: painting by Jean Restout (1732)
- The Apostles and Mary are depicted in a large, Roman-style courtyard while the Holy Spirit descends through the cloudy sky to reach them.
- The Holy Spirit, depicted as the light shining through the cloudy sky, descends through the cloudy sky to reach them below.
- Jesus’ followers receive the tongues of fire above their foreheads.
- Restout carefully shows the emotions on the faces of his subjects. Mary is shown being completely calm, full of grace.
- The others are shocked, almost bewildered by what they are experiencing.
Background information:
Greek Hellenism: This term means to fill, to nourish, to satisfy, to fill, and to swell.
Sophocles’ Electra 906: “But the tears of joy straightaway fill my eyes.”
Plato’s Phaedrus 248b: “The best part of the soul is in the meadow there on which the soul is raised and nourished by this.”
Aeschylus’ Persians 420: “The sea was hidden from our sight, strewn as it was with wrecks and slaughtered men.”
Old Testament: This term means to run out, to pass, to accomplish, to satisfy, and to have excess.
New Testament: This term, focusing on the physical, means to fill (with the Holy Spirit, emotions, and things), to soak, and to pass (complete). For purposes of brevity, I will exclude spatial examples (like people, fish, etc.)
Scripture:
To fill (be filled) with the Holy Spirit:
Lk.1:15 John will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother’s womb. (John will be set apart for the Lord’s service.)
Acts 2:4: They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues. (A strong driving wind filled the entire house. Then tongues of fire came to rest on them).
Acts 4:8: Peter boldly speaks to the Sanhedrin that he healed the beggar in Jesus’ name.
Acts 13:9: Paul calls Elymas the son of the devil. (Paul claims that Elymas is the enemy, full of every sort of deceit and fraud.)
To complete/to pass:
Lk.1:23: When Zechariah’s days of ministry were completed, he went home.
To fill with emotions:
Lk.4:28: The Jews in the synagogue were all filled with fury upon hearing Jesus speaking. (They reject the carpenter’s son who would speak so boldly.)
Lk.5:26: The crowd was filled with astonishment upon seeing Jesus heal the paralytic.
Lk.6:11: The scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage upon seeing Jesus heal a man’s withered hand on the sabbath.
Acts 19:29: The city Ephesus was filled with confusion, and the people seized Paul’s companions. (Paul was creating havoc in stating the gods made by hands are not gods at all.)
Acts 5:17: The high priest and Sadducees, filled with jealousy, and put the apostles in the public jail.
Activities of human origin (human spirit): it will destroy itself.
Activities of heavenly origin (Holy Spirit): you will not be able to destroy them; you may even find yourself fighting against God.
Etymology: The Latin verb implore means to fill up and to fulfill. The Latin verb replere means to fill again, to complete, and to fill. The Latin verb consummare means to add, to end, and to accomplish. The Latin adjective plenus means full, filled, complete, and satisfied.
Conclusion:
Implement, replenish, consummate, consummation, replete, plenty, accomplish, accomplishment, complete, completion, full
This term stresses a temporary and physical sense.
Update: Bishop Strickland and few other deposed, cancelled, and laicized clergy have shown the courage to defend traditional Catholic teachings and to criticize the Vatican’s doctrinal errors.
Unfortunately, too many clergy have cowardly remained silent in speaking out (due to peer pressure, fear of their superiors,and lack of conviction (faith).
Some clergy have become more forceful in correctly pointing out doctrinal error, heresy, confusion, deceit, and evil caused by Pope Francis and his inner circle.
The faithful are continually seeing more days pass in which Pope Francis seeks to remake Jesus’ Church in to a synodal Church (in the image of man).
Each of us must speak out more boldly in response to Pope Francis actions and documents.
Vatican II’s “human inspired” efforts to “bring fresh air into the Church” has turned into a pastoral and spiritual disaster. As a result, we see loss of vocations, decreased Mass attendance, sacrilege, church closings, removal of Tradition, and declining belief in the Real Presence.
Starting from the 1960’s the practice of receiving Communion in the hand has also lead to disaster: continuing lack of faith of Catholics, loss of reverence, and decreasing belief in the Real Presence.
Pope Francis synodal efforts will seek to bring in sin, paganism, and worldly values, increased decision making by a poorly catechized laity. This will eventually lead to disaster.
Pope Francis’ efforts to remove the thriving Traditional Latin Mass will also lead to disaster.
May 19: Pentecost Sunday