The Receipt
and The Baptism
of The Holy
Spirit
There seems to be some debate, in the
body of Christ, about the Holy Spirit, and if there is one or more fillings of
the Spirit. The Apostles had received
the indwelling of the Holy Spirit when Jesus breathed on them (John 20:21-23)
while in Acts 1:5, at Pentecost, there was another act of the Holy Spirit.
1.
John 20:19-23 " Then the same day at
evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the
disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the
midst, and said unto them, Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he
showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when
they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be
unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on
them, and said unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:"
2. Acts 2:1-4 "And when the day of Pentecost was fully
come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly
there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all
the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven
tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all
filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as
the Spirit gave them utterance."
3. In Acts:2:5-39, Peter explains the
"filling of the Holy Ghost. "And there were dwelling at
Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.
6 Now when this was noised
abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every
man heard them speak in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marveled,
saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galileans?
8 And how hear we every man in
our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in
Judea,
and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of
Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 11 Crete's and Arabians, we
do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
12 And they were all amazed,
and were in doubt, saying one to another, What does this mean? 13 Others mocking said,
These men are full of new wine. 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his
voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem,
be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15 For these are not
drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day (9AM).
16 But this is that which
was spoken by the prophet Joel (Joel 2:28-32); 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: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour
out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19 And 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 great and notable day of the Lord come: 21 And it shall come to pass,
that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these
words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and
wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves
also know: 23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and
foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and
slain: 24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of
death: because it was not possible that he should be held by it. 25 For David spoke concerning
him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that
I should not be moved: 26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was
glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 27 Because thou wilt not leave
my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer your Holy One to see corruption.
28 Thou hast made known to me
the ways of life; thou shall make me full of joy with thy countenance.
29 Men and brethren, let me
freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried,
and his sepulcher is with us unto this day. 30 Therefore being a prophet,
and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his
loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
31 He seeing this before spoke
of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his
flesh did see corruption. 32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are
witnesses. 33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and
having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth
this, which ye now see and hear. 34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he
saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
35 Until I make thy foes thy
footstool. 36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know
assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord
and Christ. 37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their
heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what
shall we do? 38 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 ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
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."
Acts 8:5-17 The Samaritans believed
and were baptized - then the apostles came and they received the
Holy Ghost.
Acts 10:44-48 they received the Holy Ghost
and spoke with tongues; and then were baptized. " 44 While Peter yet spoke these
words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45 And they of the
circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter,
because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.
46 For they heard them speak
with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47 Can any man forbid water,
that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well
as we? 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of
the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days."
What was the 'like gift' Peter was
talking about in Acts 11:15-17? “But I had
hardly begun speaking when the Ruach
HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) fell on them, just as on us at the beginning! And I remembered that the
Lord had said, ‘Yochanan (John) used to immerse people in water, but you will
be immersed in the Ruach HaKodesh.’ Therefore, if God gave them
the same gift as he gave us after we had come to put our trust in the Lord
Yeshua the Messiah, who was I to stand in God’s way?” (Complete Jewish Bible)
Acts 19:5-6 They had been baptized in the name of Jesus;
then Paul laid hands on them and the Holy Ghost came on them and they spoke
with tongues and prophesied. (2 events)
For further information on the gifts
of the Spirit, see my paper titled the Gifts of the Spirit, written in
October of 2011. http://www.thespiritsnestministries.com/2011/10/gifts-of-spirit.html
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