“The Two-Fold Return of JESUS, The Holy Spirit”
I'm Going to put this in 2 parts.
Scripture: John 14:16 "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever”.
scripture: John 14:18 "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you”.
Revealing Scripture: Hebrews 9:28 "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
“The Opening Question”
Until now, there have been some puzzling scripture that the majority, if not all, Christian in the body of Christ could not definitively explain completely. Matthew 16:28" Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom”. and Mark 9:1" And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power”. and lastly Luke 9:27 "But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God”.
These three verses of scriptures have puzzled a many of Christians for years. that puzzlement is now revealed, and put in place, to reveal the plain truth concering the return of the Lord Jesus. here was the dilemma of both verses. a. if the Lord Jesus have not returned in power, even today, (because many are still waiting for his return). then there are some very, very old people walking around, even unto today. that idea is not biblical, because nowhere in the bible is it written after the Lord Jesus spoke theses word that is it recorded that any man lived at least 2,000 years after these saying. so this nullifies anyone still walking around as a human, with blood, for over 2,000 years. even per-flood after the fall of Adam and Eve in sin, no one made it to a thousand. so again, that theory out.
The second option, b. our Lord did return as he said he would, in his Kingdom, and in POWER before some of them, standing there with him, and in that generation tasted not natural death. knowing that our Lord, JESUS, who is God, cannot lie, HE MUST HAVE RETURN BEFORE SOME STANDING AT THAT TIME DIED, NATURALLY. for this was audience relevance. so, I must accept his words as truth, and search his words out for the revelation. in doing so, we now have the revealing answer. option a is out, so that only leaves option b. option b holds the true answer, YES, he did return before some of them standing there at the time he spoke did not see death.
“The Kingdom of God Come”
Let's carefully, and fully explain this two-fold return. what do we mean, twof-old? his return is in two parts. the first of his two-fold return is in Spirit, and this return happen on the day of Pentecost. with this first of his two-fold return happening before some of them standing there died. this return was in power, meaning in Spirit, (the Holy Spirit). this is the Lord Jesus “first” of his two-fold return, and yes the Lord Jesus is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, for he is the truth, the light and the way. supportive scripture, John 14:18 "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you”. this was directed to his disciples, and he came to them as he said he would. he came in Spirit. so how do we know this?
John 14:20 "At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him,
and will manifest myself to him”. the Lord Jesus said that he will “manifest himself”. but how is he manifesting himself to them, his disciple?. this is the same question Judas asked, not Iscariot, listen, John 14:22" Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?”. this is the key question in understanding our Lord's return, and his diversity. this is another eureka moment in history, as with Moses asking God what his name is. the Lord Jesus said that he will manifest himself to them. here is how he manifested himself, in (POWER). Acts 2:1 "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues,
as the Spirit gave them utterance”. this is the manifestation that Judas asked about in John 14, and the Lord himself said that he would manifest himself. notice, Judas asked, “Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?”. again, notice Judas said, “unto us (them, the disciples), as was it with those standing, and would not taste death. here’s how the Lord Jesus manifested himself to his disciples and not the world. the manifestation of Christ is in the Spiritual “GIFTS” of the Holy Spirit. these Spiritual gifts was given on the day of Pentecost, and are listed in the scriptures, 1 Corinthians 12:7" But the
manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal” and continue verses 8-11 . "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal”. there’s that manifestation that Judas asked about, and what the Lord said that he would do, John 14:18 "I will not leave you comfortless:
I will come to you." and he did just exactly as he said he would do. he came in Spirit, the “Comforter”.
This pouring out of these gifts happens on the day of Pentecost, just as the prophet Joel spoke by the Word of God. Joel 2:28" And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit”. notice God said his “spirit”, small case “s” in spirit, indicating his diversified spirit, as God with flesh and bones. (the Ordinal Last, now Glorified per John 17:3), this is the first of the Lord Jesus return, in power of the Holy Spirit. his body is present in Heaven, as he sits on the throne, and his spirit on earth. (Side note: this is why we have the designation of Father and Son. My son is his Body on earth, My Father is his Spirit in heaven). if one would now notice, this is the reverse of John 3:13. where the Spirit was in heaven (Present) and the body was on earth (Present). now the body is in heaven and the Spirit is on earth. but did not Joel state that it was the LORD’S all caps spirit that was poured out? yes, for the Lord Jesus is God almighty, the Holy Spirit. listen, in Joel, he said that the LORD will “pour” out his spirit. and this happen on Pentecost. scripture, Acts 2:16" But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel”. the apostle Peter plainly lets us know, that what was happening on Pentecost was spoke of by the LORD’S prophet Joel. the question arises, who poured his spirit?. Joel said it was the LORD, all caps. lets see who poured it out on Pentecost. Acts 2:32" This Jesus hath God raised up, (see John 2:19-21), whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted,
and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath “shed” forth this, which ye now see and hear”. the key word here is he, the Lord JESUS, “shed” forth. what do shed means?, it is the Greek word, G1632 ἐκχέω ekcheo (ek-kheh'-o) (or (by variation) ekchuno ek-khoo'-no)
1. to pour forth
2. (figuratively) to bestow
KJV: gush (pour) out, run greedily (out), shed (abroad, forth), spill
there is our word, in the first definition, “shed” means “pour forth or out”. and it is the Lord Jesus who poured out his Spirit. this prove that the Lord Jesus, (in Glorified flesh and bones), is the Holy Spirit, meaning, who is GOD (the Father), in flesh and bones. in power of the Spirit, he poured out “HIS”, not their, but "HIS" Spirit on the day of Pentecost, (read Acts 2:32 & 33 again). this pouring out, or MANIFESTATION of the spirit, makes Mark 9:1, Luke 9:27 and Matthew 16:28
fulfilled and the words of the Lord Jesus are TRUE and PURE. by coming on Pentecost in Spirit, this is the manifestation Judas ask about in John 14:22, and the Lord foretold. so clearly, we see that this is the first of his two-fold return, in the power of this Spirit. John 14:18 "I will not leave you comfortless:
I will come to you”. notice, the Lord said that he would not leave them “comfortless”, meaning his disciple. the Holy Spirit, God, the Lord Jesus, is the comforter”. to make it clear, is not the Lord Jesus the mediator? is not a mediator is an advocate, who is the Comforter? yes, (1 John 2:1 & 2). and what is an advocate, let's see, G3875 παράκλητος parakletos (pa-ra'-klee-tos) n.
1. (properly) one called near (to give help).
2. an intercessor (one who entreats of behalf of another).
3. a comforter.
KJV: advocate, comforter
there he is an advocate is the comforter. the Lord Jesus Christ is our advocate, (1 John 2:1), which makes him our COMFORTER, God himself. so clearly, we can see the Lord Jesus in his first of two-fold returns. first in Spirit, next in. we will see it now.
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