What is the Holy Spirit
How to Receive the Holy Spirit
The Fruits of The Spirit
Errors Taught By Some Groups
The End is Near
What is the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is the power of God. The Holy Spirit is a gift from the Most High to his children through the Messiah. This is a gift that he promises to all who ask of him in a broken and contrite heart. In Luke 11: 13 he said that “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?” The Holy Spirit of God is essential in our walk with him. It is through the power of the Holy Spirit that we are able to confess that Jesus is the Christ (1 Corinthians 12:3). Therefore, we cannot honestly say that we believe in the Messiah, if we do not believe in the gift of the Holy Spirit that he has available to all mankind who honestly seek him when he can be found.
The Holy Spirit is the Comforter. In John 14:26 we read, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” In John 15 verse 26 through to 27, Jesus said, “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.” Jesus is saying here that he is the Comforter and he will be made available upon all flesh when he returns to heaven. By saying this he is bringing into fulfillment the prophecy of Joel, regarding The Holy Spirit that was promised onto us in the book of the prophet Joel. In Joel 2:28 we read, “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: 29. And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.”
Many Hebrews at that time who studied the scriptures knew that it was prophesied by the prophet Isiah that the Holy Spirit would descend from heaven and fall upon the Holy One of Israel. In Isiah 11:1 we read, “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2. And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;.” The Holy Spirit brought the scriptures to John the Baptist’s remembrance, because John the Baptist was a prophet who was filled with the Holy Spirit from he was in the womb (Luke 1:15). He declares in John 1:33 that “And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.”
He, Jesus the Christ, had to leave to make his Spirit available to us all. In John 16:7 it reads, “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.”
Brethren, there are many false teachings out there about who Christ really is. Therefore, it is important that we all seek him and his council personally and not follow the broad road to destruction. Didn’t Isiah say he is the Mighty Councilor (Isiah 9:6)? He came onto his own and his own received him not. We are in the last days my brethren. Therefore, it is important that we yield our hearts and minds to the Father and ask for his Holy Spirt through Yahushua HaMashiach to come and dwell in us. We need to ask the Most High Yah to send His Holy Spirit upon us in prayer and in faith. That is a gift that he has promised to all mankind, who diligently seek him. That is the not so secret key we need to get into the heavenly kingdom.
In Romans 8:9 Paul writes about the gift of the Holy Spirit, “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” The Spirit of the Most High Yah through his only begotten Son, Yahushua HaMashiach is a requirement for us to enter into His kingdom.
Paul wrote to the Galatians praising them for their faith in the Messiah. He wrote to them in Galatian 5:13-14, “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.”
Yahushua is everything. His name says it all… Yah is my salvation. We are complete in Him.
How to Receive the Holy Spirit
Having said that my brothers and sisters, how do we receive the Holy Spirit? In Matthew the Scripture says that all flesh should repent, or turn away from their transgressions of the law, baptize in the name of the Father (Yahuah), the name of the Son (Yahushua HamaShiach—Jesus the Christ) and The Set-Apart Ruach which is the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is an invisible Power. In Genesis 1:2, it states, “2. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
When the Holy Spirit fell upon men, there was an obvious sign that they had received that gift of the spirit. At the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) we read that people were on one accord, Worshipping Yah, the Holy Spirit fell upon them. This spirit sounded like a rushing mighty wind. When the Spirit fell upon the people, they spoke in cloven tongues (Acts 2: 2-3). Now these were devout Jews from all over the world.
There is nothing new under the son my brethren. The Feast of Weeks is written of in Exodus 34:22. This would have been a day Hebrews, and followers of the Messiah gathered to give thanks onto the Most High Yah.
Before the Messiah, the Holy Spirit did not dwell inside man. Instead, it moved upon (moved) righteous men to carry out certain works, or prophecy, to the people. For example, in 2 Chronicles 24:20 “And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.” There are numerous examples in the holy scriptures where it shows the Spirit of God (Ruach Elohim) moving upon men such as (1 Samuel 11:6, 2 Chronicles 15:1, 1 Samuel 10:10, etc). Even back then, when the Spirit of God moved righteous men it changed them. For example in 1 Samuel 11:6-7, the scripture reads that : “And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly. 7And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen.”
Throughout the book of Acts, there are numerous examples of people receiving the divine gift of the Holy Spirit. In Acts 19 it is written that Paul baptized people in the name of the Messiah (Acts19:5). After he baptized them, it is written in Acts 19:6 “And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tobr /u
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The Fruits of the Spirit
The gift of the Holy Spirit of the Most High Yah through his only begotten Son Yahushua HaMashiach comes with things that are evident to other people. The bible describes these as the Fruits of the Spirit, you bare those fruits. In Galations Chapter 5:22-23, the scripture says that “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” What does that mean? You have to realize that Paul was talking to the people in Galatia. He told them that no matter who they are (Jews or Gentiles—other nations), to enter the kingdom of Heaven is the same requirement for all men. They need to receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit and this will be made manifest in their lives as the fruits of the Spirit. Therefore, that means that you will live out the commandments (Matthew 22:37-40).
There are many false prophets out there. Usually they are desirous of the glory and attention of men. The scripture describes this as vain glory when it says in Galations 5: “Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.”
For some people, when they receive the Holy Spirit they will speak in new tongues as the Spirit gives them utterance (Acts 2:4). Not everyone that receives the Holy Spirit will speak in tongues (other languages), because there are diverse gifts of the Holy Spirit. In 1 Corinthians 12:4 it states that, “Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.”
In 1 Corinthians 9:9-11 we read about the diverse nature of the gifts of the spirit, “To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 10. To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another diverse kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”
Therefore, be not confounded by the speaking of tongues. Do not have in your mind that people are faking it. That is not your problem, if they do so they are setting themselves up for eternal damnation. You should be concerned about finding out the truth of the matter. Speaking in tongues is just one of the many fruits of the Spirit. Ask the Most High Yah, through his only begotten son, Yahushua HaMaschiach, the Mighty Comforter for the gift of your choice. Paul wrote in that 1Corinthians 14:18 -19 that “I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: 19. Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousandds in an unknown tongue.”
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Errors Taught by Some Groups
Again my brethren, there are some strange doctrines out there. They erroneously, I hope, state that the Holy Spirit is the commandments and they precept Acts 7:51-53. They use that precept to show that the Hebrews of old resisted the Holy Spirit. This is not very correct. The Holy Spirit that the Most High Yah promises us through Yahushua HaMashiach was not available to the Hebrews of old as I said earlier. Yes indeed, they moved to the unrighteousness bracket when they broke the commandments. However, the Holy Spirit was not available to all men at that time as Joel Prophesied that it was going be a future event that Peter exclaimed in the book of Acts. Even the prophet Isiah wrote in Isiah 28: 10-11 that “For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.”
A person cannot honestly say that they follow the Messiah if they deny the significance of water baptism. A person cannot truly say they follow the Messiah, if they do not seek and receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit. A person cannot truly say that they follow the Messiah, if they do not keep the Commandments. If we are True followers of Christ, we have to do as he did.
In addition there are some blasphemous school of thought that are trying to diminish the power of the Almighty Yah. They are trying to make the point that Joseph is the biological father of the Messiah. That is a total lie. That is nowhere in the scriptures. In fact, the scripture clearly states in Matthew 1:18 that, “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.” However, everyone thought that the Joseph was the biological father, even back then. Look at Luke 3:23, “And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,” That means that people knew that he was Joseph’s son, but he was not the father, because Mary was conceived of the Holy Ghost. If you say that the Messiah was formed through sexual intercourse like you and me, you are saying that he is unclean. He was our sacrificial lamb. He shed his blood for us. As the scripture says in 1 Peter 2:24 “Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.” Peter was paraphrasing the prophet Isiah in Isaiah 53:5 when he said, “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”We know that our Messiah has been here since the beginning of time itself. All he did was to manifest himself in the flesh as it is written in John 1:14 where it reads, “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” He came to he light onto oth (119:105).
The End is Near
Yahushua HaMasciach came to be our Passover Lamb (John 1:29). He has made his Holy Spirit (The Comforter) available to us. That is how we are sealed. His Spirit is what will make Him pass over you (us) in the end (Passover). Just as in the Days of the Great Exodus out of African Egypt, if you do not have His blood upon you (water baptism) and His Holy Spirit, you will be destroyed. We all need to be born again. In The book of John 3:5, John wrote that “ “Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” This is the regeneration that the Messiah speaks of in Mathew 19:28 where says “And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” This is similar to what Paul said in Titus 3:5 regarding salvation: “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;”
Blaspheming the Holy Spirit
According to The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (2010; 55), to blaspheme means to speak impiously, to devalue, dishonor and to injure a person’s reputation, to rail against or evil to suggest that it is something sat. In Mark 3:29 it reads, “But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:” I pay that you will ask The Most High Yah to harden your hearts to the lies of the world and soften your hearts to the truth in him.
Conclusion
My brothers and sisters, you can receive the Holy Spirit in you, even as you listen to this. He gave his spirit for anyone who asks for it. So will you pray with me now, and let’s ask God for the Holy Spirit. Acts 4:12, for there is no other name given where man can be saved. Let us not make the same mistake as our Hebrew fathers: they resisted the Holy Spirit and the Most High Yah turned against them. In Isaiah 63:10 it states that “But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.” Let us not resist the Holy Spirit like our fathers of old and ask Him to fill us as he promised.
Brought to you in great love of the Father through his words from the proud son of a Hebrew slave. Our deliverance is at hand. Peace be onto you for ever, and ever, Amen!!!
Long Live the King. Long Live the King, Yahushua HaMashiach, the Holy One of Israel. Our King and High Priest. Selah!!
