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Biblical References...
Genesis 1:1-2...
"In the
beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness
was over the surface of the deep, and the
Spirit of God
was hovering over the surface of the waters."
Exodus 31:1-3...
Now the Lord spoke
to Moses, saying, “See,
I have called by name Bezalel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of
Judah. And
I have filled him with the Spirit of God in
wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds
of craftsmanship,"
Numbers: 24:2...
"And Balaam raised his eyes and saw Israel camping tribe by tribe; and the
Spirit of God
came upon him."
1st Samuel 19:20...
"Then Saul sent messengers to take David, but when they saw the
company of prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing and presiding
over them, the
Spirit of God
came upon the messengers of Saul; and they also prophesied."
Job 33:4...
"The Spirit of God
has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life."
Psalms 51:11...
(A Contrite Sinner’s Prayer for Pardon)... "Do
not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your
Holy Spirit from me."
Psalms 104:30...
"You send forth
Your Spirit, they are created; and You renew the face of the ground."
Isaiah
40:13... "Who
has directed the Spirit of the Lord,
or
as His counselor has informed Him?
Isaiah
63:10... "But
they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit;
therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy. He fought against them.
Then His people remembered the days of old, of Moses. Where is He who
brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is
He who put His Holy Spirit in the midst
of them,"
Discussion thoughts...
Listed above are a few scriptures from the old
testament showing that the Holy Spirit has always existed. Some scholars
seem to suggest that the Holy Spirit did not exist until the day of Pentecost...
the scholars need to be a little more specific and say
that the Holy Spirit, that lives forever in man after he is saved and receives
the Holy Spirit, did not exist until the day of Pentecost!
Various forms of the "Spirit" did exist in man before Pentecost... notice in
Exodus 31:1-3 that Bezalel was filled with the Spirit of God in wisdom...
this was not the "Holy Spirit" of Pentecost, this was a temporary spirit of
wisdom that Bezalel needed for his work.
Other forms of the "Spirit" were given to people for various reasons... some for
wisdom, some for prophesying, some for writing, etc. ---
none of those who received the "Spirit" received the "Holy Spirit" of Pentecost
because Jesus did not decree that the "Holy Spirit" be given to man until just
before his Crucifixion. And, none of the old testament "Spirits" were
permanent... they were bestowed for a specific purpose and then expired!
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My Beliefs...
The "Holy Spirit" has existed from the beginning when God created the heavens and the Earth as stated in Genesis 1:1-2.
The "Holy Spirit" was not given to mankind until the day of Pentecost... other "Spirits" of a temporary nature were bestowed by God to people for temporary purposes as discussed above.
How does all this fit in the "trinity"... an age old picture used in many sources shows the trinity in a drawing form as shown on the right... 3 distinct beings... God is the Father, Son and Holy Spirit... the Father is not the son or the Holy Spirit, etc.
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