The Holy Spirit It is important to understand the work of the Spirit What is he doing? Is he doing what he has always done? How does he do his work?

The Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit In Creation & Revelation

The Holy Spirit In Creation & Revelation Work in Creation

Work in Creation Father & Son’s Work: Father: creator, planner (Gen.1:1) Son: agent through whom done John 1:1-3 1 Cor. 8:6 Col. 1:16-17 Heb. 1:3 Work in Creation

Work in Creation Father & Son’s Work: Spirit’s Work: Organizing (Gen. 1:2) World created – not yet organized “Without form” – Waste “to lie waste” (Strongs) “Void” – Empty (Strongs) “The original terms tobuw (OT:8414) and bohuw (OT:922), which we translate ‘without form and void,’ are of uncertain etymology; but in this place, and wherever else they are used, they convey the idea of confusion and disorder.” (Clark) Work in Creation

Work in Creation Father & Son’s Work: Spirit’s Work: Organizing (Gen. 1:2) World created – not yet organized Spirit moved on face of waters (v. 2) Infers that Spirit did something about earth being “waste and void” Moved / hovered – “The words portray the energy-giving presence of God, swathing and caressing the chaos and unfinished earth as he prepared to complete his creation. Like a devoted mother bird, he moved about, lavishing his love on the newborn world” (Wycliffe) Work in Creation

Work in Creation Father & Son’s Work: Spirit’s Work: Organizing (Gen. 1:2) Adorned the heavens (Job. 26:13) KJV – “Garnished” Boles thinks: placing each planet in place Barnes: “He has formed the stars which constitute so beautiful an ornament of the heavens” Work in Creation

Work in Creation Father & Son’s Work: Spirit’s Work: Organizing (Gen. 1:2) Adorned the heavens (Job. 26:13) Establish natural law – to perpetuate (Psa. 104:30) Worked in making man (Gen. 1:26-27; Job. 33:4) Work in Creation

The Holy Spirit In Creation & Revelation Work in Creation Work in Revelation

Work in Revelation Inspiration & Revelation Inspiration – God breathed (2 Tim. 3:16) “The supernatural influence exerted on the sacred writers by the Spirit of God, by virtue of which their writings are given Divine trustworthiness” - Benjamin Warfield (ISBE, III:1473) Work in Revelation

Work in Revelation Inspiration & Revelation Inspiration – God breathed (2 Tim. 3:16) Revelation – The will of God expressed in human language – is the result of inspiration Work in Revelation

Work in Revelation Inspiration & Revelation Old Testament David spoke by Spirit (2 Sam. 23:2) Now these are the last words of David.Thus says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel: The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue. Work in Revelation Matt 22:43-44 He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying: The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool" '?

Work in Revelation Inspiration & Revelation Old Testament David spoke by Spirit (2 Sam. 23:2) Prophets were moved by the Spirit (2 Pet. 1:20-21) Work in Revelation

2 Pet. 1:20-21 Prophecy did not owe its origin to man 20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. Prophecy did not owe its origin to man Prophecy had its origin from God Use the instrumentality of human authors “Moved” = borne along as a ship moved by the wind Moved by the power of the Holy Spirit

The term here used is a very specific one The term here used is a very specific one. It is not to be confounded with guiding, or directing, or controlling, or even‑leading in the full sense of that word. It goes beyond all such terms, in assigning the effect produced specifically to the active agent. What is "borne" is taken up by the "bearer," and conveyed by the "bearer's" power, not its own, to the "bearer's" goal, not its own. The men who spoke from God are here declared, therefore, to have been taken up by the Holy Spirit and brought by His power to the goal of His choosing. Benjamin Warfield, Inspiration

Work in Revelation Inspiration & Revelation Old Testament New Testament Holy Spirit would guide the apostles into all truth (John 16:13-15) Holy Spirit would teach apostles all things (John 14:26) Holy Spirit would bring all things to remembrance (John 14:26) Holy Spirit revealed word to apostles & prophets (Eph. 3:3-5) Holy Spirit chose the very words (1 Cor. 2:9-13) Holy Spirit spoke in writing of NT (1 Tim. 4:1) Work in Revelation

Work in Revelation Inspiration & Revelation Old Testament New Testament The Word is the Spirit’s Tool Law of the Spirit (Rom. 8:1-2) Word = sword of the Spirit (Eph. 6:17) Work in Revelation

17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; Eph. 6:17 Instrument Holy Spirit Instrument

The Holy Spirit In Creation & Revelation Work in Creation Work in Revelation Work in Confirmation

Work in Confirmation Holy Would Confirm Message Revealed Revelation – delivering message to man Confirmation – give proof (miracles) Work in Confirmation

Acts 2:17-21 Revelation Confirmation Salvation 17'And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. 18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy. 19 I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. 21 And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved.' Revelation Confirmation Salvation

Work in Confirmation Holy Would Confirm Message Revealed Miracles Were To Confirm Message Would be signs (Mark 16:17-20) Word was confirm with signs (Heb. 2:3-4) Signs of an apostles (2 Cor. 12:12) Miracles proof of message (Acts 14:3;15:12) Work in Confirmation

The Holy Spirit In Creation & Revelation Work in Creation Work in Revelation Work in Confirmation