The life of the Holy Spirit

Dedication

Dedicated to the Upper Room on Mount Zion, in Jerusalem, and to the one hundred and twenty disciples who tarried there until they were ‘fendued with power from on high’’ (Luke 24:49; Acts 2:1-4); and to the promotion of Prayer Rooms in all churches everywhere and in all church conventions, to the end that the Holy Spirit may have His way in the church of today as He had with the disciples at Pentecost on the birthday of the church nineteen hundred years ago.

Preface

It has always seemed easier for men to honor the unseen member of the Triune God, than it has been to honor the One manifesting Himself upon the earth.

When Jesus was here in Person, men honored the God of Abraham and of Isaac, and of Jacob, but they rejected Jesus.

Now that the Holy Spirit is the resident member of the Godhead on earth, men rightly give the chief place of honor to the Risen Christ, but they either ignore the Holy Spirit or else they do not know Him. There is more confusion of thought concerning the Holy Spirit than there is of either the Father or the Son.

Multitudes of people who believe as much in the personality of the Holy Spirit as they believe in the personality of Jesus Christ, want to know the Spirit as they know Jesus and as they know the Father; and we believe that if they are willing to go with us in this way that will be new to many people, they will find Him.

What we shall see and hear along this way will abundantly reward us for listening for His voice, and waiting for His power. Moses went up into a mountain where others had walked before

6 PREFACE him; but Moses heard God speaking to him, and saw God’s glory where others had failed to hear and see.

Many people have read the Bible and have come to know prophets and apostles and to understand the Lord Jesus, and have become His disciples; but few have known the Holy Spirit well enough to allow Him to give them power to bear witness.

It is one thing to know the Lord Jesus and to be His disciple; it is quite another thing to be a witness for Him. Jesus came to bear witness to the truth, and then He returned to the Father. Now the Holy Spirit is the chief witness, ‘*He shall testify of me’’ (John 15:26), and ‘‘It is the Spirit that beareth witness’? (1 John 5:6); and we ought to become as familiar with His life on earth as we are with that of Christ, and then He can make us witnesses, ‘‘But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me’’ (Acts dasa

If men knew Jesus Christ, they would become His disciples without delay; and the reason many do not know Him is because those who have been their teachers have either ignored the Holy Spirit or else they have not been willing to be used as channels of His power. |

The life of Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Godhead, has been written by many different

PREFACE 7 authors; but so far as we know this is the first attempt to write a life of the Holy Spirit, the Third Person.

The author’s purpose has been to create a new interest in the Holy Spirit in His relation to the Father, and to the Son, and to believers; and to help make it possible for those who want to know Him more perfectly to know Him so well that He may not only deepen and enrich their spiritual lives but also make them real witnesses for Christ, and use them in evangelistic revivals throughout the world.

‘‘Come Holy Spirit, for moved by Thee The Prophets wrote and spoke: Unlock the Truth: Thyself the Key,

Unseal the sacred Book.’’

—Unknown.

CHAPTER I. His MANIFESTATION UPON THE EARTH

In the Beginning. The Birth of Jesus. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Jesus and the Spirit. The One Hundred and Twenty. Saul of Tarsus. Gentile Believers. Disciples in Samaria. In Ephesus. The Baptism for All Believers. All May Receive the Baptism. One Faith and One Baptism. God’s Gift to the World. The Father’s and the Son’s Gift to the Church.

CHapren Il; Tur Names OF THD SPIRIT > 2 2 Why So Many Names Applied to Jesus. The Names of the Holy Spirit: The Comforter, Teacher, Guide, Spirit of Truth, Spirit of Life, Spirit of Hope. Who Gave the Names?

CHAPTER III. He Lives In tHe CHURCH _~ _ _

Every Person Has a Place of Habitation. God’s Presence Manifested. One Member of the Godhead Always Present. Jesus Lived in Body of Flesh. Holy Spirit in Church Body. How to Know Where He Lives. Satan Lives in the World and in Evil Men.

Cuapter IV. Hoe Lives In tHe INSPIRED WorD _ In the Old Testament. In the Gospels. In the Acts. Romans. First Corinthians. Second Corinthians. Other New Testament Books. The Church and the Word Not to Be Separated.

Spapree cV)> ib BEARS! WITNESS anu to aid Tells of His Own Coming. Makes the Bible More Than Literature. Bears Witness Through the Bible. The Spirit May Bear Witness Direct. He Does Not Contradict Himself. Bears Witness Through Miracles. The Spirit of the Age.

Of Sin. Through Presenting Christ to Sinner. Who Crucified Jesus? Who Crucifies Him Today?

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Of Righteousness. When the World Passes Judgment. The Righteousness of Christ. Accepted in Heaven. Accepted on Earth. Righteousness of Abraham. Our Righteousness Not Our Own.

Of Judgment. Satan Had Always Accused Man. Satan’s Accusations of Jesus Had No Foundation. All Men Shall Appear Before the Judgment Seat. The Believer to Receive His Reward. The Unbeliever to be Judged. Christ Judged Sin at the Cross. Satan Himself Is Judged.

Cuaprer VII. Tur ADMINISTRATOR OF Gop’s Wiuu 111 In the Old Testament. Concerning Jesus Christ. Concerning Salvation. Concerning Healing. His Will for the Church. The Worship and the Life.

Cuaprer VIII. TH Hoty Spirir anp Power ~— 125 The Name Holy Spirit Suggests Power. Power in the Word of God. The Present Need of Power. The Power We Need Is in the Spirit. The Spirit Has Not Lost His Power. Power Comes from Above. The Oneness of the Father and the Son. The Unity of the Spirit. Love, Sacrifice, and Power. Power and the Spirit Not Separate. Can We Be Trusted With Power? The Test of Power. The Holy Spirit Is the Person of Power.

Cuaprer IX. Tur Hoty Spirit AnD Prayer — — 144 The Holy Spirit’s Place in Prayer. Prayer Is Big Business. Guiding Mind Needed. The Place of Prayer in Every Church. We Should Ask for the Guide. The Holy Spirit Is the Power in Prayer. Praying in the Holy Spirit, and in the Spirit of the Age. The Holy Spirit Is the Transmitting Power Between Earth and Heaven.

CHapter X. InN SymBot AND EMBLEM - - ~— 1958 Christ in Prophecy. The Spirit in Symbol. The Brooding Presence. The Dove. Oil. The Anointing Oil. The Seal.

Cuapter XI. In Sympou AnD EMBLEM—Conr’p _ 173 Fire. The Burning Bush. Tongues Like as of Fire. The Pillar of Fire. Fire Attracts Attention. Fire in the Tabernacle. Fire Needed in the Pulpit and

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PAGE Church. Rain. The Early and Latter Rain. Time for Revival Fire. Atmosphere. We Live in the Atmosphere, so We Live in the Spirit. The Need for Spiritual Atmosphere.

Clothing. God as a Coat-Maker. Elijah’s Mantle. The Preacher and the Church Clothed with the Spirit.

The Holy Spirit’s Part in Making the Holy Land Holy. The Upper Room. The Silent Years, and the Public Life of Jesus. Nineteen Centuries of Church History. The Spirit-Filled Life and the Spirit-Filled Church. The Two-Foot Rule. The Holy Spirit in World Conquest. The Holy Land and Unholy People. Spirit Power and Missions.

The Celebration of the Nineteen Hundredth Anniversary of Pentecost. The Holy Spirit’s Incarnation in the Corporate Body of the Church. What Pentecost Meant to the Early Church. What Today. The Ten Days’ Prayer Meeting. Peter’s Sermon, and the Holy Spirit. The Resident Member of the Godhead. Greater Works in the Church. Pentecost Means the Holy Spirit in the Church.

CuapTer XIV. Tue Spirit’s RETURN TO THE Fa- PENT ON SL Me UA Re aN cet SNH BF

Only One Person of the Godhead Manifest in Each Dispensation. The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit the Restraining Power Until the Church Is Taken Away. The Spirit’s Administration Turned Back to Christ. The Church Sealed by the Spirit. When Jesus Will Come Again. The Time for the Restitution of All Things. The Church to Be Taken Away. The Spirit Will Return to the Father and the Son. Christ Coming Again. Satan Loosed for a Season. The Restitution of the Earth.

CHAPTER XV. BIBLE REFERENCES IN WHICH THR Hoty Spirit Is MENTIONED _ —_ 231

Be still! Just now be still!

Something thy soul hath never heard,

Something unknown to any song of bird. Something unknown to any wind, or wave, or star, A message from the Fatherland afar,

That with sweet joy the homesick soul shall thrill, Cometh to thee if thou canst but be still.

Be still! Just now be still!

There comes a presence very mild and sweet; White are the sandals of His noiseless feet. It is the Comforter whom Jesus sent To teach thee what the words He uttered meant. The willing, waiting spirit He doth fill. If thou wouldst hear the message, Dear soul, be still! | —Streams in the Desert.*

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