M-3. WHAT is the EARNEST of the HOLY SPIRIT?

The purpose of this study in God’s word is to show you, the reader and seeker of the TRUTH, all the evidence from the word of Almighty God that CLEARLY and PLAINLY shows that the Holy Spirit is INDEED a PERSON.

In other words, that Holy Spirit is NOT just a mere IMPERSONAL “FORCE” or “POWER” that is simply used by Almighty God the Father as some falsely teach.

Let us begin this study in God's word by reading two verses compared side by side that are written by the SAME author written to the same church at Corinth.

First, we will read 1 Corinthians 6:19 which clearly teaches us that we as believers are the TEMPLE of the HOLY SPIRIT who dwells in us.

1 Corinthians 6:19.

“What? Know you not that your body is the TEMPLE of the Holy SPIRIT, which is in you, which you have of God, and you are not your own?”

Now let us compare this verse that we just read in 1 Corinthians 6:9 with 2 Corinthians 6:16 written by the SAME writer to the SAME body of believers.

But this time the SAME writer, who is saying the SAME thing, says it in a different way.

Please notice that the SAME writer to the SAME church at Corinth says that we are the TEMPLE of the LIVING GOD who is in us.

Paul told us earlier in 1 Corinthians 1:6:19 that we are the TEMPLE of the HOLY SPIRIT as he told the Corinthian church in his first letter to them.

Thus, the Living God is ONE and the self-same BEING as the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 6:16.

“And what agreement has the TEMPLE of GOD with idols? For YOU are the TEMPLE of the LIVING GOD; as God has said, I will DWELL in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”

These two verses alone should be enough to clearly teach those of you who have been taught that the Holy Spirit is NOT a person, that Almighty God the Father, the LIVING God Himself dwells in you.

And therefore, the Holy Spirit is the FATHER who is indeed a person.

In other words, Almighty God the Father is ONE and the SELF-SAME DIVINE ETERNAL HOLY SPIRIT who is DWELLING in you.

These are plain and simple WORDS that are easy to understand with no interpretation needed.

Know you not that you are the temple of the HOLY SPIRIT?

So then, what agreement have YOU with evil, seeing that you are the temple of the LIVING GOD who prophesied in the Old testament that He will dwell in you?

Paul is quoting an Old Testament prophecy in 2 Corinthians 6:16b when he said the following words.

2 Corinthians 6:16b.

“...and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”

Here is a list of things about the Holy Spirit to show that he is a person rather than a mere impersonal force or power as some falsely teach.

I will not cover all the verses in this study, and thus, I will leave it to you to look the verses up for yourself that I do not cover in this study.

#1. The Holy Spirit has a mind. See Romans 8:27.

#2. The Holy Spirit helped to settle questions during the Church Council at Jerusalem. See Acts 15:28.

#3. The Holy Spirit dispenses gifts to different individuals according as He wills. See 1 Corinthians 12:8-11.

#4. The Holy Spirit forbade some from going to preach in certain places. See Acts 16:6-7.

#5. The Holy Spirit anointed Jesus and sent Him out to preach the gospel. See Luke 4:18-19.

#6. The Holy Spirit testifies or witnesses of Jesus. See John 15:26.

#7. The Holy Spirit leads God’s people. See Romans 8:14.

#8. The Holy Spirit teaches and causes us to remember the truth. See John 14:26.

#9. The Holy Spirit comforts us as does Christ. See John 14:16.

#10. The Holy Spirit strives with us. See Genesis 6:3.

#11. The Holy Spirit reproves us of sin, righteousness, and judgment. See John 16:8-11.

#12. The Holy Spirit instructs us. See Nehemiah 9:20.

#13. The Holy Spirit speaks, guides, hears and shows. John 16:13-15.

#14. The Holy Spirit speaks, chooses, calls and sends forth. See Acts 13:1-4.

#15. The Holy Spirit gives messages to prophets and they declare: “Thus saith the Holy Ghost”. See Acts 21:11.

#16. The Holy Spirit is not to be blasphemed but blaspheming the Son of God will be forgiven.

And in the same verse, the Father is NOT mentioned because the Father is the Holy Spirit. See Matthew 12:31,32.

#17. The Holy Spirit has knowledge, and searches all things. See 1 Corinthians 2:10-11.

#18. The Holy Spirit sanctifies us. See Romans 15:16.

#19. The Holy Spirit holds communion with us. See 2 Corinthians 13:14; and so does Christ. See 1 Corinthians 1:9.

#20. The Holy Spirit is the source of regeneration and renewal for salvation. See John 3:5-8; Titus 3:5.

#21. The Holy Spirit resurrects the faithful from the dead. See Romans 8:11; 1 Peter 3:18.

#22. The Holy Spirit is the author of the Bible and moved upon the prophets to speak. See 2 Peter 1:21.

#23. The Holy Spirit is another Comforter other than Jesus Christ. See John 14:16.

#24. The Holy Spirit helps our infirmities. See Romans 8:26.

#25. The Holy Spirit can be tempted and lied to. See Acts 5:3, 9.

#26. The Holy Spirit can be blasphemed and sinned against. See Mark 3:28-29; Luke 12:10; Matthew 12:31.

#27. The Holy Spirit is another Intercessor other than Jesus Christ. See Romans 8:26.

#28. The Spirit intercedes for us to help us pray as we ought to pray. See Ephesians 5:17-20; Stir Up the Holy Spirit that is Within You.

#28. The Holy Spirit is called the ETERNAL SPIRIT in Hebrews 9, as in Hebrews 9:14.

And Almighty God the FATHER, who is ONE and the SELF-SAME BEING as the ETERNAL SPIRIT, is said to be the ONLY ONE who has always possessed IMMORTALITY in 1 Timothy 6:14-16.

So, while there SEEMS to be TWO separate SPIRITS to Triniarian Christians, the Bible ITSELF clearly teaches us that there is ONLY ONE SPIRIT and the ONE TRUE ETERNAL SPIRIT is ALMIGHTY God the Father HIMSELF who ALONE has IMMORTALITY.

And while it seems to some Christians that the Holy Spirit is NOT a person, and to THEM, the Holy Spirit is an impersonal force or power that is used by God, the Bible ITSELF clearly teaches us that the Holy Spirit is the FATHER Himself.

Please read the study WHY the HOLY SPIRIT is the FATHER!

But for now, let us continue this study on why the Holy Spirit is a PERSON and not simply a power used by God.

Here are some more plain and simple WORDS that are easy to understand with no interpretation needed. Almighty God the Father is SPIRIT!

Please read John 4:24,25, which clearly and plainly teaches us that Almighty God the Father is SPIRIT.

John 4:24,25.

“But the hour comes, and now is, when the TRUE worshipers shall worship the FATHER in spirit and in TRUTH: for the FATHER seeks such to worship HIM.

John 4:25. GOD is a SPIRIT: and they that worship him MUST worship Him in SPIRIT and in TRUTH.”

So then, in all honesty, is it the TRUTH to dogmatically demand that the ETERNAL SPIRIT is nothing more than an IMPERSONAL “FORCE, or “POWER” that is used by God?

Can you honestly say that you are a TRUE worshiper of the TRUE God when you know not what you worship?

Know you not that God is a SPIRIT? Know you not that there is only ONE Spirit?

Know you NOT that the LIVING GOD Almighty God the Father HIMSELF is DWELLING in you?

If so, then how can you say that the Holy Spirit dwelling in you is nothing more than a mere IMPERSONAL “FORCE” or “POWER” that God used like we use some IMPERSONAL power like electricity?

Dear children of God who teach that the Holy Spirit is just a power that is used by God, I implore you to take a CLOSER look at the WHOLE word of Almighty God lest you BLASPHEME the eternal Holy Spirit.

Please read Matthew 12:22-33. And as you are reading these verses, please notice that Jesus does NOT mention Almighty God the Father.

For you see, The Holy Spirit is the Father. That is why the Apostles did not call that Holy Spirit by “another name”.

The Holy Spirit is not given a different name because the Apostle of Jesus understood that Jesus called the Holy Spirit his FATHER.

Matthew 12:22-33.

“Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he (Jesus through or by the LIVING God dwelling in Jesus) healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spoke and saw.

Matthew 12:23. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? (Or is this not the Messiah, the one prophesied to come that would be the son of David?)

Matthew 12:24. But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow does not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. (Here in this verse Jesus is being FALSELY accused by the unbelieving Jews that he is not the Messiah prophesied to some.

And the Jessus is casting out devils by the PERSON of the prince of devils himself, which is Satan.

I want you to notice the parallel comparison between the PERSON of Beelzebub the prince of devils and the PERSON of the LIVING GOD who is SPIRIT by which Jesus cast out devils and healed the sick.

In other words, BOTH are PERSONS or beings and NOT some IMPERSONAL “FORCE” or “POWER”, as some FALSELY ACCUSE the Holy Spirit of being Satan, a “person” that has power. And the Holy Spirit is a person who has power)

Matthew 12:25. And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

Matthew 12:26. And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

Matthew 12:27. And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

Matthew 12:28. But if I cast out devils by the SPIRIT of God, then the kingdom of God has come unto you.

Matthew 12:29. Or else, how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first binds the strong man? And then he will spoil his house.

Matthew 12:30. He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathers not with me scatters abroad.

Matthew 12:31. WHEREFORE (Or for this very REASON of you wrongly accusing me of casting out devils by Satan, the prince of devils)

I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the BLASPHEMY against the Holy SPIRIT shall not be forgiven unto men.

Matthew 12:32. And whosoever speaks a word against the Son of MAN, it shall be forgiven him: BUT whosoever speaks AGAINST the Holy SPIRIT, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. (Did you notice that Jesus did NOT say, you can speak against the Son of God, you can speak against the Father.

But if you speak against the Holy Spirit then you are a blasphemer.

Jesus did not mention the Father because the Father is the Holy Spirit)

Matthew 12:33. EITHER make the tree GOOD, and his fruit GOOD; or ELSE make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.”

I want you to notice and pay verse close attention that ONLY TWO PERSONS are being spoken of here.

And these TWO PERSONS are Jesus the Son of MAN, and the ETERNAL Holy SPIRIT who is DWELLING in Jesus.

So where is Almighty God the FATHER?

Does this mean that we can blaspheme Almighty God the Father? Does not Jesus care if Almighty God the FATHER is spoken against?

NO! Many thousands of times NO my dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ, Almighty God the Father is not named or mentioned specifically by name.

And that is because Jesus knew and taught that the eternal Holy Spirit PERSON DWELLING in him is ALMIGHTY God the FATHER.

Almighty God, the LIVING God who is SPIRIT, is the ONE DIVINE eternal Holy Spirit that dwelt in Jesus the SON OF the one true and only Almighty God the FATHER.

Please read John 14:6-17.

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God Gave Glorified Jesus to Spirit WITHOUT Measure!

Plain and simple, the “earnest” of the Holy Spirit is God’s GIFT that he promised to give those who BELIEVE in Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

Acts 2:38-39.

“Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the NAME of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the GIFT OF the Holy Ghost.

Acts 2:39. For the PROMISE is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”

When God SAYS that he will do something then that is God’s PROMISE that he will do as he said he would do. And God said that he would pour out his Spirit upon all flesh.

Here is the prophecy in Joel 2:28-32 where God promises to pour out his Spirit upon all flesh.

Joel 2:28-32.

“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

Joel 2:29. And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. (So then, God prophesied of two outpourings of his Holy Spirit.

The first outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit was on the Day of Pentecost which is also called the EARLY RAIN or the FORMER RAIN in Joel 2:23.

And the second outpouring of the Holy Spirit will be right after the first half of God’s wrath right before the 1000 year reign of Jesus.

And the second outpouring of the Holy Spirit is called the LATTER RAIN. See also, Hosea 6:3, Zechariah 10:1, and James 5:7)

Joel 2:30. And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

Joel 2:31. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

Joel 2:32. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion AND in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, (Speaking of the second harvest DURING the Millennium) as the LORD has said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.”

And the fulfillment of the EARLY rain started on the Day of Pentecost in Acts chapter 2 and it continues through the entire church age during this present world up to the time of the second coming of Jesus.

Acts 2:15-21.

“For these are not drunken, as you suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

Acts 2:16. But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

Acts 2:17. And it shall come to pass in the last days, said God, I will pour out OF My Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

Acts 2:18. And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of My Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

Acts 2:19. And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke:

Acts 2:20. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

Acts 2:21. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

The Greek word “apo” translated as “OF” the Holy Spirit in Acts 2:17 carries the meaning of SEPARATED or the DIVIDING OF the Holy Spirit into portions OF the Holy Spirit.

The Bible calls the PORTION of the Holy Spirit the EARNEST of the Spirit in Ephesians 1:14.

God did NOT give the Spirit to Jesus WITHOUT measure until AFTER the cross and resurrection.

That is WHEN it PLEASED God that the FULNESS of the Godhead should dwell in the body of Jesus, according to Colossians 2:9.

Here is what the E-Sword says about the Greek word “apo” and then we will read Ephesians 1:14.

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ἀπό

apo

apo'

A primary particle; “off”, that is, away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literally or figuratively): - (X here-) after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for (-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-) on (-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.

Ephesians 1:13,14.

“In whom you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that you believed, you were SEALED with that Holy Spirit of promise, (Meaning the promise of the GIFT of the Holy Spirit who bears witness with our spirit that we are the sons and daughters of God)

Ephesians 1:14. Which is the EARNEST of our INHERITANCE UNTIL the REDEMPTION of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory.”

So simply being God’s GIFT of the earnest of His Spirit to dwell in is does not prove that the Holy Spirit is NOT a person of being.

For you see, according to John 3:16 when it is correctly understood, means God so loved the world that He RECEIVED His only BEGOTTEN Son from the DEAD up INTO GLORY in heaven to be SEATED on God’s throne BESIDE his God and Father.

In other words, God REDEEMING the Son of MAN, Jesus, from the GRAVE is God’s GIFT of His great salvation, according to Hebrews 5:7, Psalm 16:10,11, Acts 2:27,28, Psalm 31:5, and Psalm 69:18-21.

And Jesus is, INDEED, a PERSON.

The Greek word translated as sealed also means to stamp, as in, thus says the Lord to His ENEMIES, Satan, these people belong to ME, so handoffs, they are under MY protection.

This Greek word “sphragizo” also means to ATTEST.

Here is what E-Sword has to say.

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σφραγίζω

sphragizō

sfrag-id'-zo

From G4973; to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication to keep secret, to attest: - (set a, set to) seal up, stop.

And the English word “ATTEST” means to provide or serve as clear EVIDENCE of something. Attest also means to be a WITNESS to.

The Greek word translated as “earnest” means the following.

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ἀῤῥαβών

arrhabōn

ar-hrab-ohn'

Of Hebrew origin [H6162]; a pledge, that is, PART OF the purchase money or property given in advance as security for the rest: - earnest.

Now, when we purchase a house we put down what we call “EARNEST money” as our pledge to SECURE that house as being our house.

It is our SEAL or our promise that we will not back out of the deal.

Let us now read this definition using the word Holy Spirit as being the EARNEST of our inheritance until the time of REDEMPTION.

The SOUND Biblical meaning of the Greek word translated as earnest means a PLEDGE.

That is to say, the sound Biblical meaning of the EARNEST OF the Holy Spirit is “PART OF the Holy Spirit given to us as a PROMISE of REDEMPTION.

It is God’s gift in advance to believers in Jesus as God’s seal of security or as His promise of the INHERITANCE of eternal life to DWELL in us as a WITNESS to our spirit that we are the sons and daughters of God.

In other words, ONE of the reasons that the Holy Spirit dwells in us is to be a WITNESS, bearing witness to our spirits that we are his sons and daughters.

God dies this so that we will CONTINUE to endure in our faith UNTIL the REDEMPTION of the purchased possession, according to Romans 8:16-25.

Can you not see that PART OF, or the EARNEST MONEY, IS MONEY?

Part OF something is NOT something else. Part of Spirit is SPIRIT. And Spirit is the SOURCE OF power.

For you see, 1 John 4:4 clearly teaches us that greater is HE that is in us than he, speaking of Satan, who is in the world.

The GENDER of the Greek word “ho” that is translated as He is the MALE gender.

And the LITERAL translation says THE ONE in you, which means that the Holy Spirit dwelling in us, is THE God, who is a PERSON.

We all agree that Satan is a person and the ANALOGY of, He who is in us is GREATER than he who is in the world, is comparing God dwelling in us as being GREATER than the fallen lying god Satan, the god of this present world, according to 2 Corinthians 4:3,4.

That is what the whole word of Almighty God teaches us.

Let us now look at a passage of Scripture in the Old Testament where Moses has the Holy Spirit on him and God tells Moses to gather together seventy elders of Israel.

For you see, God wants to take OF His Spirit who is upon Moses and place his Spirit on the seventy also.

Please read Numbers 11:14-17, 23-29.

“I am not able to bear all this people ALONE, because it is too heavy for me.

Numbers 11:15. And if you deal thus with me, kill me, I pray you, out of hand, if I have found favor in your sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

Numbers 11:16. And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with you.

Numbers 11:17. And I will come down and talk with you there: and I will TAKE OF the Spirit which is upon you, and will put IT (The English pronoun IT is NOT in the original Hebrew text.

Thus the original text should read like this) I will TAKE OF the Spirit which is upon you, and will place upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you bear it NOT yourself ALONE...

Numbers 11:23. And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? You shall see now whether My word shall come to pass unto you or not.

Numbers 11:24. And Moses (Who is a FIGURE of Messiah Jesus, the DELIVER used by God) went out, and told the people the (Aleph Tav Messiah Jesus) words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle. (The SAME number of disciples of Jesus ALSO sent before him into the harvest of people, according to Luke 10:1-12)

Numbers 11:25. And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and TOOK OF the Spirit that was upon him, and GAVE IT unto the SEVENTY elders: and it came to pass, that, when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease. (Now, some Christians like the Jehovah’s Witnesses, interpret the pronoun “IT” as meaning that the Holy Spirit is NOT a PERSON.

For you see, to THEM, a person cannot divide himself.

But yet, we clearly see that God can INDEED divide Himself.

God is Spirit and there is only ONE Spirit. So, the Spirit who God is taking OF is God’s OWN self-same BEING, which is Spirit.

Moses DOUBTED God and God told Moses is Yahweh’s hand grown short that I cannot do what I said I would do?)

Numbers 11:26. But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.

Numbers 11:27. And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

Numbers 11:28. And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

Numbers 11:29. And Moses said unto him, Envy you for my sake? Would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!”

Did you know that in PROPHECY, Jesus is prophesied as being the ARM of Yahweh?

And when the prophecy of God’s Son being born of a virgin came to pass, we now know that Jesus is a real literal PERSON.

In other words, the Son of MAN, Jesus, came out from God’s own MOUTH as the “Spirit” of PROPHECY BEING brought into existence by Yahweh PERFORMING or FULFILLING His SPOKE word.

Even God’s spoken word out from his mouth is life-giving Spirit, according to the words of Jesus in John 6:63.

And John 1:14 says the word became flesh or a living human being who was highly exalted to become God’s King of kings and Lord of lords.

And God’s plan of so great a salvation began as PROPHECY spoke forth from out of our Creator's mouth.

And one of those prophecies is Jesus being the ARM of Yahweh.

Isaiah 40:10,11.

“Behold, the Lord GOD will come with a strong hand, and His ARM shall rule FOR Him: behold, his reward is with him, (See Revelation 22:12) and his work before him. (This prophecy will be fulfilled in the world to come during the 1000-year reign of Jesus.

For you see, that when the GLORIFIED Son of MAN, Jesus, will rule FOR Yahweh during Yahweh’s seventh 1000 year-long day of Sabbath rest.

That is why Jesus is called the Lord of the Sabbath)

Isaiah 40:11. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.”

Moses is a type or shadow pointing to Jesus. And as God appointed SEVENTY other men to HELP Moses God told Jesus to appoint SEVENTY others also to help him.

I say that God told Jesus, because everything Jesus said and did, was told to him by Almighty God the Father concerning what He desired His Prophet and Apostle, Jesus, to say and do.

Luke 10:1-2,17.

“After these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.

Luke 10:2. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is GREAT, BUT the laborers are FEW: pray you, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest…

…Luke 10:17. And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.”

Then in John 20:21,22, we see Jesus prophesying over his disciples to receive the Holy Spirit which was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost in the upper room to begin the age of the church.

And that one fulfillment only PARTIALLY fulfilled the prophecy in Numbers 11:29, “Would God that ALL the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!”

And we who believe are the ALL who have received Yahweh’s Spirit to dwell in us.

We are ALL prophets who PROPHESY, in the sense, that every time when teach of preach that Jesus is COMING to rule over the earth during the world to come.

John 20:21,22.

“Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: AS my Father has sent me, even so, send I you.

John 20:22. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said unto them, Receive you the Holy Ghost:”

Jesus told his disciples to not go out and preach the gospel UNTIL they RECEIVED power from on high referring to receiving the EARNEST of God’s Holy Spirit to DWELL IN them.

Please read the following verses.

Luke 24:49.

“And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry you in the city of Jerusalem, until you be endued with power from on high.”

Acts 1:4,5.

“And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, said he, you have heard of me.

Acts 1:5. For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized WITH the Holy Ghost not many days hence.”

This was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost and CONTINUES to be fulfilled throughout the entire age of the church.

We are baptized BY ONE Spirit, that so we can DRINK OF the ONE Spirit to receive the power that comes FROM the ONE Spirit, who is the SOURCE of power, and NOT just a power that is used BY God.

1 Corinthians 12:13.

“For BY ONE Spirit (Speaking of Almighty God who GAVE all authority and Power to Jesus to BAPTIZE us with the ONE Holy Spirit) are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to DRINK into ONE Spirit.”

Anytime we grow weak in faith we can take ANOTHER DRINK of the ONE Spirit who dwells in us. Jesus DESCRIBED the ONE Spirit as being like a WELL of living water.

So, when we are THIRSTY for more of God we can go and DRINK from the WELL of LIVING water dwelling in us.

The ONE Spirit is the SOURCE OF the life-giving spirit who QUICKENS our mortal bodies.

The Greek word translated as quickens carries several meanings.

It can mean RESURRECT our mortal bodies but it can ALSO mean to REVIVE or REFRESH our mortal bodies.

Being FILLED to overflowing of the Holy Spirit springing up like a spring of water within us to become a river flowing out of us, is a time of REFRESHING in the very PRESENCE of God coming OUT of us to cover us.

Even people around us can feel the presence of God coming on them whether they are saved or unsaved.

And in the presence of God there is POWER to heal the sick, and the power FROM the ONE Spirit dwelling in us, flowing out of us to do the work of healing.

Luke 5:17.

“And it came to pass on a certain day, AS he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.”

Acts 10:38.

“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost AND with power: who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was WITH him.:

Did you notice TWO separate things that Jesus received?

God ANOINTED the Son of MAN, Jesus, with His Spirit AND ALSO with POWER.

Almighty God the Father is the SOURCE OF the power and Jesus clearly identifies the Holy Spirit dwelling in him as being the FATHER.

Thus, the Holy Spirit is NOT just a mere POWER used by God.

Rather, the Holy Spirit dwelling in us is the SOURCE OF the POWER.

John 14:10.

“Believe you NOT that I am in the Father and the Father in me? (Or do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is IN ME?) The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the FATHER that DWELLS IN me, HE does the works.”

I personally do not believe that Jesus LIED to us when he said that the ANOINTING of the Spirit DWELLING in him in the FATHER and that it is the Father in him as being the one doing the works of healing.

So then, according to the Bible ITSELF, it is possible for Almighty God the Father to DIVIDE Himself up into portions of His Spirit being.

And thus, God gives every believer an EARNEST of His Holy Spirit as His GIFT to us to empower us to overcome sin in our lives.

Is is God dwelling in us who is doing the work of healing the sick. a

And is God in us who LEADS us to do whatever the Holy Spirit living in us, leads us to do.

So, while it may be true that a HUMAN person cannot dwell in a person, that does not mean that God Himself cannot dwell in us.

For you see, God is not a “person”, as in, our human view or understanding of a mortal human person.

We use human terms to describe God so that we can get some kind of picture in our mind that makes sense to us of who God is.

And since we see many features in the Bible describing the attributes of God as a PERSONAL being who loved us even while we were yet sinners, then God being described as a person is as good a word as any, in my own opinion.

The Bible ITSELF teaches us that we are the temple of God and that God dwells in us.

So, if we describe God Himself using the term “person”, then the person of God is dwelling in us is NOT some so-called impersonal force, power, or nature of God.

God is Spirit who is the SOURCE OF the power to help us achieve the goal of having God’s NATURE.

For further study in God’s word to understand WHY the Holy Spirit dwelling in us is, INDEED, a PERSON and not just God’s nature or some power used by God please read all the studies under the heading **WHO OR WHAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT?** The Holy Spirit is the SOURCE OF all power.