The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-12-11
SUBJECT:
SUBJECT:
The Personality and Mission of
the Holy Spirit
(Reported by B. NJ

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THE SCRIPTURE LESSON READ ACTS THE THIRD CHAPTER
Now Peter and John up together into the temple
at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
And a certain man lame from his mothers womb
carried whom they laid daily the the temple which
is called Beautiful to ask aims of them that entered
temple;
Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple
asked an aims
"And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with john
said Look on us.
And he gave heed unto Them expecting receive
thing of them.
Then Peter said silver and gold have none; but such
have give thee In the of Christ of Naza-
reth rise up and walk
"And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up
and Immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength
"And he leaping up Stood and walked entered with
them into the temple walking, and eapng and prasng
God.
"And all the people him walking and praisng God
And they knew that he which sat for aims at the
Beautiful Gate of the Temple: and they filled with
der and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
"And as the lame which healed held Peter and
john all the people together unto them in the Porch
that is called Solomons greatly wondering.
"And when Peter it, he answered unto the people,
Ye of Israel why marvel We at this? why look
earnestly us, though by power holiness
we had made this to walk?
"The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob the
God of fathers hath goried His Son Jesus Whom We
delivered up and denied Him in the of Plate when
he determined to let Him go.
"But we denied the Holy One and the just and desired
a murderer to be granted unto you;
"And killed the Prince of Life, Whom God hath raised
from the dead; whereof witnesses.
"And His Name through faith in His Name hath made
this strong whom We and know: yea, the faith
which Him hath given him this perfect soundnes in the
presence of you ALL
"And now, brethren, wot that through ignorance We
ala
But those things which God before had showed by the
mouth of prophets that Christ should suffer- He hath
fulfilled"
GENERAL OvERsEER-Let read together in the fifth
chapter beginning with the eleventh and closing with
the sixteenth verse.
"And great fear came upon all Church. and upon
many as heard these things.
"And by the hands of the apostles many signs and
wonders wrought among the people, (and they all with
one accord in Solomon's porch
And of the rest burst no join himself to them but
the people magnifed them.
"And believers the more added to the Lord null
titudes both of and women.)
"Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the
Streets and laid them beds and couches that at the least
shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some OF
them.
"There came also multitude out of the cities round
about unto Jerusalem bringing sick folks and them which
were vexed with uncean spirits and they healed every
one"
JESUS & AT THE RIGHT HAND GOD
In the Gospel according to Saint Mark the sixteenth
chapter the nineteenth and twentieth
$50 then after Lord had spoken unto them, He
received up heaven and sat the right hand of God
1t would be terrible thing if did not know where
Jesus all the centuries since He finished His work
on earth.
will remember that the announcement of His
departure filled the hearts of His apostles and disciples with
great but He sad at is expedient for that
CO. for if go not away, the Comforter will not Gomez
very wonderful utterance think beyond understand
ing-just why it and how it that the Holy Spirit
could until Jesus left earth and went back to
Heaven.
He promised them that He would again; and in
the third chapter of Acts (Which portion did not ready
we told definitely that the Heavens would retain Christ
until certain time and that when that time
haps more accurately when the times that the
Heavens would give up Jesus He would back to this
world for His own.
During all these centuries He has been sitting at the
right hand of God. He is Intercessor = He is
PIeader: He is pleading with God for The Holy Spirit