HOLY SPIRIT

RELATIONSHIP WITH NEW TESTAMENT APOSTLES
Matthew 10:1-4��������� Who were the one people Jesus ever gave miraculous power to? ______________
Matthew 10:1a, 19-20����������� Jesus told his Twelve that the Spirit of the Father would tell them what to _______, for it will not be them speaking, but the Spirit _____________________ through _____________.
John 7:38-39�������������� Despite the special gifts of the Holy Spirit Jesus had given his Apostles, did they yet have the Spirit of God? __________� Why do you think that was (John� 1:1 and 16:7)? ______________________
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John 20:19-22������������ After Jesus died and came back to life, and just prior to his returning to heaven, Jesus breathed on his Twelve Apostles and said, "_________________________________________________."
Remember, the word translated "Spirit" is literally "breath."
John 20:23����������������� At this point, Jesus gave them the authority to do what with sins? _________________
NOTE:� This was a special gift only the Apostles received.� Jesus was repeating what he had said earlier in Matthew 16:19 and 18:18.
Acts 1:2-5������������������ What did Jesus promise the Apostles they would receive in Jerusalem? ____________ ______________________________
Acts 2:1-4������������������ Was this the same day that the 120 were assembled to select a replacement for Judas (1:15)? ___________
Wow!� We were always told this was the same day and all 120 received the Spirit.
The tongues of fire came to _________________ on them.� When the Holy Spirit came down to Jesus, he ____________________ on him (John 1:33).
Acts 2:4; 7-8, 14�������� Were they speaking jibberish?� __________
����������������������� All the _______________ speaking were from Galilee.� Therefore, were the women (including Mary, Jesus' mother) with them then?� ________� Specifically, which men from Galilee received the Spirit? __________
Acts 2:43������������������� What did the Apostles perform to prove their words were from God? _______________ __________________.� Did anyone else perform these signs? ______
Acts 4:5-8������������������ When hauled into court, the Spirit helped Peter speak boldly to ______________ and ______________ of the people.
Can you imagine how courageous this was?� That court had just crucified Jesus.� They could have crucified the Apostles next!
What had Jesus promised his apostles they would be able to do in such circumstances (Luke 12:11f)? ______ __________________________________________________________________________________________
Acts 5:3-9������������������ The Spirit gave a fearful power to the Apostles, a power which they never passed on.� What was it? __________________________
This passage does not say Ananias and Sapphira went to hell.� It just says they died.�
Is this an example of being "slain in the spirit?" __________� (If you're not familiar with the term, skip it.)
Acts 5:12, 16������������� What percent of the people who came to the Apostles to be healed were actually healed? _______________
Acts 8:13-18�������������� Was Philip able to perform miracles?� __________� Apparently he was only baptizing in the name of Jesus Christ.� (In the early days of the church, even good people were getting mixed up on what they were supposed to do.� They did not have the written Word yet.� Who had to come and correct the situation and give the people the Holy Spirit (their title)? __________________________
����������������������������������� Acts 9:10, 17-19; Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38 - Since Ananias was not an Apostle, by doing what did Saul receive the Holy Spirit? ______________________
Acts 11:16-18������������ There were only two times that God directly baptized people into the Holy Spirit.� In this instance, whose household was baptized directly by God (10:1)? ____________________________________
Was he a Jew or Gentile (10:45)? ______________________
����������������������������������� Acts 1:2,5 ? Jesus told who that they would be baptized with the Holy Spirit? __________ Were they Jew or Gentile (2:14)? ______________________
So it looks like, just as the Twelve Apostles were baptized with the Holy Spirit to prove Jews could be saved, now Cornelius' household was baptized with the Holy Spirit to prove Gentiles could be saved.� How interesting!
Acts 14:3������������������� How did Paul and Barnabas confirm that their message was actually from God? Miraculous ____________________________________� Were Paul and Barnabas Apostles (14:14)? ________
Acts 16:6-7���������������� The Holy Spirit influenced Paul where to preach.� Was he a common Christian or an Apostle (Romans 1:1)? _____________
Acts 19:2-7���������������� What had the people in Ephesus never heard of? ________________________________� So Paul baptized them into the name of the Lord Jesus only, then gave them the Holy Spirit separately, thus proving with evidences.
Why do you think they received God's Spirit separately? To prove ______________________________________
Why do you think these new Christians in Eurasia (today's Turkey) needed the gifts of language and prophesy (I Corinthians 14:22)? ___________________________________� How many men were there?� ________
II Corinthians 12:12�� What three things were the MARKS OF AN APOSTLE?� __________________________ _________________________________�
Oh!� So that means when the Apostles died, these gifts couldn?t be passed on?� Well, every example in the New Testament of people being able to do things miraculously, they were visited by an Apostle.
Ephesians 3:3-5a������� God made known to Paul his mystery by ______________________________.
Ephesians 3:5b���������� The Spirit revealed things (by revelation) to the Apostles who were also called what? ______________________
I John 4:14���������������� Although John, according to tradition, was now the last Apostle left alive, he still referred to his association with the other Apostles when he said, "We _____________________________ and ____________ that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world."
LOOK OVER YOUR ANSWERS ABOVE.� WHAT IS THE MOST INTERESTING THING(S) YOU LEARNED? ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________
WITNESSES
Acts 1:21-22�������������� The Apostles were WITNESSES the whole _____________ Jesus was on earth, and of his _______________________.
Acts 2:32������������������� The Apostles WITNESSED Jesus after God raised him back to ________________.
Acts 5:29-32�������������� Peter and the other Apostles were WITNESSES of God __________________ Jesus from the ________________.� Who else did they say was a WITNESS of Jesus' resurrection from death?� ________ __________________
Revelation 1:4-5������� Who was the most faithful WITNESS with the seven Spirits? ____________
TESTIFIERS
John 1:32-33�������������� Who saw and could then TESTIFY that the Spirit come down onto Jesus and remain there? ____________________� John had been filled with the Holy Spirit from what (Luke 1:13-15)? ______________
John 15:24-27������������ Jesus said the people who heard him preach did not believe they were guilty of sin even though Jesus had proved he was from God with the TESTIMONY of what? ______________________
After Jesus returned to the Father, Jesus sent the Spirit of __________________ to TESTIFY about him.� In what way does the Spirit of Truth testify to us today (John 14:17 and 17:17)? ____________________
Hebrews 10:15-17����� In what way did God?s Spirit TESTIFY to Jesus being God's sacrifice of His Lamb?� (Hint:� Where did their quotes come from?) ____________________________________________________________
NOTE:� Just as Jesus was God's Word in seeable and audible form (John 1:1, 14), the Holy Spirit is God's word in written form of the scriptures.� Isn't that interesting!
I John 4:13-14����������� Even though John was the last Apostle alive, he still referred to the eleven others, and said that they all had ________________ for themselves and therefore could TESTIFY that Jesus was the Savior of the world.
I John 5:6-10������������� The Spirit TESTIFIED that Jesus became our savior by both water and blood.� John recalled something at the cross.� What was it (John 18:33-37)? ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________
The Holy Spirit is the what ? _________________
Believers in this have the Spirit's TESTIMONY where? __________________
Revelation 19:10������������������� John's brothers [in Christ] hold to the TESTIMONY of ____________ which John heard in heaven.
Notice, even in his old age, John sometimes got things wrong.� He fell down before an angel to worship him.� If we are not to bow down to angels, are we to bow down to any other religious figures?� And how about the fascination people have today with angels that often overshadows fascination with Jesus?
CONFIRMERS
Acts 14:3������������������� How did Paul and Barnabas CONFIRM their message was from God? ____________ ___________________________� What were Paul's and Barnabas' titles (14:14)? _______________________
Romans 9:1��������������� Paul knew he was speaking truth because his ________________________ was CONFIRMED in the Holy Spirit.� How did God's Spirit educate Paul's conscience (Galatians 1:11, 12, 17, 18) ___________________________________________________________________________________________
I Corinthians 1:6-7���� Paul CONFIRMED his message was from God by passing on spiritual ____________.
LOOK OVER YOUR ANSWERS ABOVE.� WHAT IS THE MOST INTERESTING THING(S) YOU LEARNED? ________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________
This next section is a real zinger.� Ready?
SIGNS OF
Deuteronomy 34:9���������������� Who laid his hands on someone and gave them the Spirit of wisdom? ____________� Who else in the bible was able to transfer God?s Spirit from himself to others (II Kings 2:15)? ________________ and (Acts 8:18, Romans 1:11)? ____________________
Moses who had this power represented the Law.� Elijah who had this power represented the Prophets.� Who did Jesus refer to as representing the Old Testament era (Luke 16:16)? ___________________________________
Who appeared to Jesus during his transfiguration (Matthew 17:2)? ____________________________________
Deuteronomy 34:10-12��������� Who, until the time of Jesus, performed the most magnificent miraculous SIGNS in history?� ________________
Compare Exodus 14:21 with Matthew 8:26.� How were their miracles similar? _________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
Compare Exodus 16:13-16 with Mark 6:41-42.� How were their miracles similar? _______________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________
Compare Exodus 34:29-30 with Matthew 17:1-2.� How were their miracles similar?� ______________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Compare Numbers 21:8-9 with John 3:14-15.� How were their miracles similar? ___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________
I Samuel 10:1, 5-7����������������� When Saul was anointed the first king of Israel, he received a SIGN confirming that God had approved of switching from a Supreme Judge government to a Royal King government.� What was the SIGN? ___________________________________________
Mark 16:15-18���������������������� What five SIGNS were to accompany those who believed and were baptized?
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Do modern faith healers drink poison and are not killed by it? _______
NOTE:� The word translated "accompany" in the NIV and "follow" in the KJV is from the Greek word "parakol" meaning to be alongside of, and from whence our word "parallel," so follow is not the best translation.
From the above, do you recall what all the Apostles did to prove their sermons were from God, resulting in conversions? _______________________________
Did all believers become able to do all these things? (I Corinthians 12:11)? _______
THUS FAR, LOOK OVER YOUR ANSWERS ABOVE.� WHAT IS THE MOST INTERESTING THING(S) YOU LEARNED? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Are you ready for some more interesting discoveries?� Here they come!� Let's go slowly through Acts 2.
Acts 2:1-4������������������ Which day had just come? ___________________________________________________� Was this a different day from when the 120 men and women (1:15) assembled to select a replacement for Judas? ________________
Remember, the word translated "spirit" literally means breath or wind.� Genesis 2:27 -God formed man and ?breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living being.� John 3:5-8 - When Jesus explained the Holy Spirit to Nicodemus, he used wind to explain him.
Acts 2:6-7, 14������������ How many received this special gift of the Holy Spirit? ___________________________
����������������������������������� Were they able to see the Holy Spirit in some kind of form? ____________
����������������������������������� Were the Twelve speaking jibberish? _________
Acts 2:16-17a������������ "This is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:� 'In the LAST DAYS, God says, I will pour out my SPIRIT on ALL people' ...."� When did the latter days begin (I Peter 1:19-20)? _____________________ ___________________
Acts 2:17b����������������� "Your sons and daughters will PROPHESY'....
����������������������� Luke 1:5, 56 - What descendant [son] of Aaron prophesied about Jesus? ___________________
����������������������� Luke 2:25-35 - What other "son" of the Israelites prophesied about Jesus? _________________
����������������������� Luke 1:5, 41-45 - What descendant [daughter] of Aaron prophesied about Jesus? ____________
����������������������� Luke 2:36-38 - what other "daughter" of the Israelites prophesied about Jesus? _____________
When was the last time before Jesus' birth had anyone prophesied?� Malachi 1:1 about 400 BC.� Who was he? ______________________
Acts 2:17c������������������ " '....your young men will see VISION, your old men will DREAM dreams.� Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy...."
����������������������� Matthew 1:20-23 -  What young man dreamed a dream? _________________
By the way, don't be fooled by the old tradition that Joseph was an old man and died in Jesus' youth.� He was still alive when Jesus preached that he was the Bread of Life (John 6:42).� Notice he IS the son of Joseph/carpenter.
����������������������� Matthew 2:1, 12 - What old men dreamed a dream? _______________________
����������������������� Luke 1:11f, 22 - What old man saw a vision? _______________________
When was the last time before Jesus' birth that there had been visions?� Daniel 10:1, about 525 BC.� Who had the vision? __________________
When was the last time before Jesus' birth that there had been dreams?� Daniel 7:1, about 550 BC.� Who had the dream? __________________
Acts 2:18������������������� "....Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will PROPHESY...."� (See 2:17b above)
Acts 2:19a����������������� "....I will show WONDERS in the heaven above..."
����������������������� Luke 2:8-15 - What wonder in heaven occurred?� _____________________________________
����������������������� Matthew 2:1-2 - What wonder in heaven occurred? ___________________________________
����������������������� Matthew 3:16 - What wonder in heaven occurred? ____________________________________
����������������������� Matthew 17:1-5 - What wonder in heaven occurred? __________________________________
����������������������� John 12:28f - What wonder in heaven occurred? ______________________________________
����������������������� Acts 1:9 - What wonder in heaven occurred? _________________________________________
����������������������� Acts 2:2 - What wonder in heaven occurred? _________________________________________
When was the last time before Jesus? birth that there had been a wonder in heaven?� II Kings 2:1, about 900 BC.� Who did it involve? _______________
Acts 2:19b����������������� "...and SIGNS on the earth below..."
����������������������� Luke 2:12 - What signs were the shepherds given? _____________________________________
����������������������� Matthew 12:39-20 - What sign did Jesus say the wicked would see? _______________________
����������������������� Luke 2:34 - What sign in Jesus' life and death was looked down on? _______________________
����������������������� John 4:48-50, 54 -  What sign did Jesus perform at this time? _____________________________
����������������������� John 2:18-28 -  What sign occurred after Jesus? death? __________________________________
����������������������� John 20:30f -  Who performed many miraculous signs?� ____________________� Why? ________
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����������������������� Acts 2:22 - How did God give accreditation to Jesus among the people? ____________________
When was the last time before Jesus' birth that there had been a sign on earth?� Daniel 5:1, 5,12 about 550 BC.� Who interpreted the sign? __________________
Well, then, there can be no doubt.� The silence of several centuries between the last occurrences of these things and their suddenly reappearing all at once was surely the fulfillment of Joel's prophecy!� Oh, my!
There's more!.
Acts 2:19c������������������ "...BLOOD and FIRE and BILLOWS of smoke...."
����������������������� Acts 2:23 - Whose blood were the prophet and Peter referring to? ________________________
����������������������� Acts 2:3-? What fire were the prophet and Peter referring to? ____________________________
In the Old Testament, smoke represented the presence of God at a particular location.
Exodus 19:9 - Who came in a cloud to Mt. Sinai?� _____________________________
II Chronicles 7:1-3 - What of the Lord filled the Temple in the cloud? __________________
NOTE:� This phrase "billows of smoke" could also be translated "breath of God's glory."� Billows here is from the Greek word referring to breath, vapour or wind.
Acts 2:2 - What billows of smoke were the prophet and Peter referring to? _____________
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Acts 2:20a����������������� "....The sun will be turned to DARKNESS..."
����������������������� On what occasion had the sun turned dark just recently (Luke 23:44f)? _____________________
Acts 2:20b����� "....and the MOON to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord...."
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Whose blood had been spilled just recently while it was dark and the moon could be seen (Luke 23:44f)? __________________________
Acts 2:21������� "....And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved? (Joel 2:28-32)."
In the Old Testament era, did animal sacrifices save them (Hebrews 10:11)? ________� Who had to be sacrificed so we could be saved if we call on his name (Hebrews 10:10)?� ________________� When did this privilege begin (Acts 2:1, 38)? _______________________________________________________________
Amazed yet?� We were when we discovered all this!
LOOK OVER YOUR ANSWERS ABOVE.� WHAT IS THE MOST INTERESTING THING(S) YOU LEARNED? ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Acts 2:43������� ����������� Who performed the many wonders and miraculous SIGNS? _____________________
Acts 4:30-31�� ����������� These early Christians asked God to continue to heal and perform miraculous SIGNS and wonders.� Did the miraculous SIGN of the house shaking happen because one of them performed that miracle? ________
Acts 5:12������������������� Who continued to perform the miraculous SIGNS and wonders? __________________
Acts 14:3������������������� Who confirmed that their message was from God by performing miraculous SIGNS and wonders? ______________________________________
Were Paul and Barnabas Apostles (14:14)? _________
Acts 19:2-7���������������� In order to prove there was a Holy Spirit, Paul baptized these twelve men in the name of Jesus, and then gave them the Holy Spirit along with two SIGNS.� Since the verse says the Holy Spirit "came on" them, and considering what you learned at the beginning of this study, was this a permanent or temporary SIGN?
This is the first example we have of early Christians being able to do some of what the Apostles could do.� Who was present when it became possible ~ other ordinary Christians or an Apostles? _________________________
Romans 15:18-19������ Paul had led the Gentiles to __________________________ through the power of SIGNS and miracles which he received from the Holy Spirit.
II Thessalonians 2:8-10�������� Those representing Satan perform what kinds of miracles, SIGNS and wonders? _________________________________� Will it deceive God's people? ______
Hebrews 2:4 ������������� By the time the book of Hebrews was written, much of the Gospel had been written down.� In this passage, is distribution of SIGNS, wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the present or past tense? _________
The next two lessons will show how these gifts were distributed.
LOOK OVER YOUR ANSWERS ABOVE.� WHAT IS THE MOST INTERESTING THING(S) YOU LEARNED? ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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