The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-05-31
THE WORD OF GOD:

and the man of sin be revealed, the son Of
perdition,
He who opposeth and exalteth himself
against all that is-called God or that is wor
shipped; so that he sitteth in the temple OF
God setting himself forth as God
Remember We not that, when was yet with
you, told you these things?
And now We know that which restraineth, tt
the end that he may be revealed in his own
season.
For the mystery of lawlessness doth alread,
work: only there is One Who restraineth now
until He be taken out of the way (Revised
Verson).
The Holy Spirit as Related to the Lord
Jesus the Christ.
Without His Agency, there could haze
been no incarnation
MATTHEW Ii, 1920 The book of THE
GENERATION OF Jesus the Christ. :. she
Mary was found with child of the Holy
Spirit.
LUKE 1885 And the angel answered and
said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee and the power of the Highest shall over
shadow thee; therefore also that Holy Thing
which shall be born of thee shall be called
the Son of God
ROMANS 1:3 -. MADE of the seed of
David according to the flesh;
And DECLARED to be the Son of God
He 7cas 7erth Him as The Boy.
LUKE 2:4O- The Child grew, and waxed
strong in the Spirit (the Holy Spirit
LUKE 2:52 = Jesus advanced in wisdom and
stature, and in favor with GOD AND MAN
God the Father Sealed Him 7oith the HOLY
Spirit at HIS Baptism
JOHN :32, 33 And John bare record, say
ing, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven
like dove and it abode upon Him.
And | knew Him not: but He Who sent me
to baptize with water the same said unto me-
Upon Whom thou shalt see the Spirit descend
ing, and remaining Him, the same is He
Who baptizeth with the Holy Spirit.
In John 6 ri this is called the sealing of
the Son of God by the Father.
The Holy Spirit is also the Fathers seal,
by which He secures each one of His chill
dren
FPHESIANS 1:13, IA - When We be-
lieved, We were sealed with that Holy Spirit
of promise,
Who is the earnest (security) of our in
He Had Much to do zvih the Savior's
Testing IN the Wilderness.
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT returned from Jordan,
and WAS LED BY THE SPIRIT into the
wilderness,
Being forty days tested of the Devil.
MATTHEW L = Then was Jesus LED UP
OF THE SPIRIT into, the wilderness to be
.ested of the Devil.
SPIRIT DRIVETH HIM into the Wilderness
And He was there in the wilderness forty
days, tested of Satan. :.
rs Man, the Holy Spirit Anointed Him
for Service.
JOHN 1872 Il saw the Spirit descending
from heaven like a dove, and it (the dove9
ABODE UPON HIM.
ACTS 1898 = God AMOUNTED Jesus of Naz-
areth with the Holy Spirit and with power.
Who went about doing good, and healing ali
who were oppressed of the Devil; for God was
with Him.
JOHN 1884 = God giveth not the Spirit by
measure Tin limited way) unto Him.
Without the Holy Spirits Continual Pres
ence and Help, His Three-and half
Years Ministry Would Haze Been Power
less
LUKE 4:14-19 = And Jesus returned in the
power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there
went out fame of Him through all the region
round about.
And He taught in their synagogues. being
glOrified of all.
And He came to Nazareth, where He had
been brought up: and as His custom was. He
went into the synagogue on the sabbath day.
and stood up for to read
Ana there was delivered unto Him the book
of the prophet Esaas. And when He had
opened the book, He found the place where it
was written,
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me- because
He hath anointed Me to preach the Gospel to