Derek Prince on Experiencing God's Power by Derek Prince

Author:Derek Prince
Language: eng
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Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

shortly come to them in a new way, different from anything that had ever taken

place on earth up to that time.

In John 14:16-17, Jesus gave this promise: "And I will pray the Father, and

he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even

the Spirit of truth [a title of the Holy Spirit]... for he dwelleth with you, and shall

be in you" (KJV). We may paraphrase this promise of Jesus as follows: "I have

been with you in personal presence three-and-a-half years, and I am now about to

leave you. After I have gone, another Person will come to take my place. This

Person is the Holy Spirit. When He comes, He will remain with you forever."

In John 16:6-7, Jesus repeated His promise: "But because I have said

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these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. 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"

(KJV). The picture is clear. There is to be an exchange of Persons. Jesus will

depart, but in His place another Person will come. This other Person is the

Comforter, the Holy Spirit.

In John 16:12-13, Jesus returned to this theme for the third time: "I have

yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when

he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth" (KJV). In the

original Greek text, the pronoun "he" is in the masculine gender, but the noun

"Spirit" is neuter. This grammatical conflict of genders brings out the dual nature

of the Holy Spirit—both personal and impersoonal. This agrees with the

language used by Paul in 2 Thessalonians chapter 2 concerning the power that

holds back the emergence of antichrist. In verse 6, Paul said, "What is

restraining him" (RSV), and in verse 7, he said, "He who now restrains

[lawlessness]" (RSV). This similarity of expression confirms the identification of

this restraining power with the Holy Spirit.

The exchange of Persons promised by Jesus was effected in two stages: first,

the ascension of Jesus into heaven; then, ten days later, the descent of the Holy

Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. At this point in history, the Holy Spirit descended

as a Person from heaven and took up His residence on earth. He is now the

personal Representative of the Godhead resident on earth. His actual dwelling

place is the body of true believers, called collectively "the church." To this body

of believers Paul said in 1 Corinthians 3:16, "Know ye not that ye are the temple

of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" (KJV).

The great ministry of the Holy Spirit within the church is to prepare a

completed body for Christ. After completion, this body will in turn be presented

to Christ as a bride is presented to a bridegroom. As soon as this ministry of the

Holy Spirit within the church is finished, He will again be withdrawn from the

earth, taking with Him the completed body of Christ.

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