Before 1955, the option existed of blessing the baptismal font on the Vigil of Pentecost, and this was the only time the Paschal candle would be lit at services after Ascension.

Before the conversion of Constantine in 312 AD, early Christians honored the Ascension of Christ in a cave on the Mount of Olives.

* Before the Ascension of Jesus into heaven -

* Before Christ, an epoch used in dating years prior to the estimated birth of Jesus

:: The Christ was Jesus ' spiritual selfhood ; therefore Christ existed prior to Jesus, who said, " Before Abraham was, I am.

The Mistake of Christendom ; or, Jesus and His Gospel Before Paul and Christianity.

Before his conversion, Saul ( who later became better known as Paul of Tarsus ) puts followers of Jesus in prison.

Before Jesus ascended, he charged John with watching over the newly established Church and he was a pillar at the Church of Jerusalem.

Before this episode, Jesus had been " all about Galilee " preaching, as in Matthew 4: 23, and " great crowds followed him " from all around the area.

" Some scholars hold that Jesus ' quote " Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you ", is based on a Jewish figure of speech referring to studying the Torah.

( Before this, only Judas, Peter, John and Jesus were positively identified.

In the song " Trial Before Pilate ", a sympathetic Pilate pleads with Jesus to speak to him, saying that he believes the accused has " done no wrong " but " ought to be locked up " for insanity.

Before he was burned, a priest asked him if he would accept Jesus and go to heaven.

Before receiving Communion from the chalice, the priest makes the sign of the cross over himself, saying ( in Latin ): May the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ keep my soul for eternal life.

* Before the temptation of Christ, Jesus fasted " Forty days and forty nights " in the Judean desert.

* Ellegård, Alvar Jesus – One Hundred Years Before Christ: A Study In Creative Mythology, ( London 1999 ).

Before his conversion, Saul puts followers of Jesus in prison.

In 1660, Margaret Fell ( 1614 – 1702 ) published a famous pamphlet to justify equal roles for men and women in the denomination, titled: " Women's Speaking Justified, Proved and Allowed of by the Scriptures, All Such as Speak by the Spirit and Power of the Lord Jesus And How Women Were the First That Preached the Tidings of the Resurrection of Jesus, and Were Sent by Christ's Own Command Before He Ascended to the Father ( John 20: 17 ).

Before the debate started, there was a discussion on the conditions, which led to the conclusion that the debate should not be upon the death of Jesus, but upon the claims of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.

* Before its initial broadcast, Jesus of Nazareth came under ideological fire from some American Protestant fundamentalists, led by Bob Jones III, president of Bob Jones University in South Carolina.

One of the first uses of perspective was in Giotto ’ s Jesus Before the Caïf, more than 100 years before Brunelleschi ’ s perspectival demonstrations galvanized the widespread use of convergent perspective of the Renaissance proper.

The title Pearls Before Swine refers to the admonition " Neither cast ye your pearls before swine " that Jesus gave according to Matthew 7: 6 in the Bible.

In John 8: 58 Jesus says: " Before Abraham was born, I am.

* Biblia Innocentium: Being the Story of God's Chosen People Before the Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ Upon Earth, Written Anew for Children ( Kelmscott Press, 1892 )

Before deciding on the subject of the proposed film, Moon and Ishii considered the possibility of films on the life of Jesus or Elvis Presley.

Before he had left the colony, White had instructed them that if anything happened to them, they should carve a Maltese cross on a tree nearby, indicating that their disappearance had been forced.

Before the close of the first chapter ( and subsequent end of the game itself ), he is instructed by Master Chen to seek out the help of a master of the Chinese martial arts located in Wan Chai named Lishao Tao.

Before he died, Sigmund instructed his wife to keep the pieces so that it might be reforged for the son ( Sigurd ) that she was pregnant with.

Before he had left the colony, White had instructed them that if anything happened to them, they should carve a Maltese cross on a tree nearby, indicating that their disappearance had been forced.

Before he died, he instructed Túrin to save Finduilas, prophesying that she alone can save Túrin from his doom.

Before Longqing died, he had instructed minister Zhang Juzheng to overlook affairs of state and become the dedicated advisor to the Wanli Emperor who was only 10.

Before his departure, Görtz was instructed to begin contact with the IRA, assess the strength of the IRA and the feasibility of the plan.

Before he could complete his objective Allon was instructed by David Ben-Gurion to withdraw from Egypt immediately.

Before confronting Udo, Nick had instructed D ' Angelo by telephone to go to a police station near the restaurant and await his call ; he now summons D ' Angelo to come in exactly two minutes to the restaurant, where Nick will provide sufficient evidence to put Udo away.

Before leaving the court, Louis was thus instructed by his father: " In sending you to command my army, I am giving you an opportunity to make known your merit ; go and show it to all Europe, so that when I come to die it will not be noticed that the King is dead.

Before installing a package it can also be instructed to take care of package dependencies so all the extra needed packages are installed too.

Before the demonstrations started, Khomeini instructed the Iranian pilgrims to maintain peace and remain civil during the pilgrimage.

Before he departed, Yu was instructed to travel to Ye to pay his respects at Cao Cao's tomb.

Galang Kaluluwa became very ill. Before he died he instructed Bathala to bury him on the spot where Ulilang Kaluluwa ’ s body was burned.

Before the battle of Caxamarca of 16 November 1532, Valverde endeavoured to obtain the Great Inca Atahuallpa's peaceful submission ; later he instructed and baptized the unfortunate Inca monarch.

Before Boland died, during the Battle of Dublin, he instructed his mother to keep the jewels hidden from the Free State until the Irish Republicans returned to power.

" Before the Court's decision in Booker, § 3742 ( e ) had instructed appellate courts to determine whether a sentence was " unreasonable " with respect to the Guidelines range.

Before departing, Cabral instructed Pêro Vaz de Caminha to write a letter to King Manuel I of Portugal, officially reporting the discovery of this new land – or island, as they initially believed.

Before taking the test, the patient may be instructed to fast for a period before the test will take place and to stop taking any medications.