Sermon Tone Analysis

Background:

According to the Jewish calendar all males were obligated to appear before the Lord three times each year.

While there are seven major feasts the Jews observed, only these three required them to go to Jerusalem and appear before the Lord (Dt 16:16).

feasts the Jews observed, only these three required them to go to Jerusalem and appear before the Lord.

These three feasts are types of of a greater spiritual reality that would be revealed in the eschatological age, which we are now in.

The Holy Spirit has been actively working since creation.

In the OT, He revealed the Father, Restored relationship, and reclaimed the kingdom.

His work in these last days is amplified b/c of what Jesus did, thus changing both His position and purpose.

Passover — this feast commemorates the exodus out of Egypt in which Israel was liberated from bondage.

Passover, and the lamb that was sacrificed was a type of God’s own sacrificial lamb—Jesus.

Also known as the feast of unleavened bread, the Jews were not to eat leaven for seven days b/c in the Bible, leaven is a type of sin, and not only would Jesus not have any sin in Him but He would also deliver mankind from the bondage of sin.

BTW, Jesus died on the day of Passover.

Feast of weeks — also known as the feast of Pentecost.

Pentecost was the second of these festivals.

The day of Pentecost from Gr. πεντηκοντα meaning 50 was 50 days after Passover.

It was also known as the feast of first fruits b/c it marked the end of the grain harvest.

Pentecost was the second of these festivals.

The day of Pentecost from Gr. πεντηκοντα meaning 50 was 50 days after Passover.

There are some very significant points of reference to observe.

Feast of booths, tabernacles, ingathering — was a pilgrimage festival celebrated at the end of the harvest season when all work was done.

The feast was celebrated against the background of rejoicing for divine blessings, represented by the bounty of the year’s harvest.

Pentecost was the second of these festivals.

The day of Pentecost from Gr. πεντηκοντα meaning 50 was 50 days after Passover.

Every fiftieth year was a year of Jubilee.

Again, Pentecost was 50 days after Passover.

Each of these feasts was seven days in length and marked by a sabbath on the first day and a sabbath on the last day.

The dispensation of man non the earth began w/ a sabbath (God rested on the seventh day and made it holy).

Likewise it will end on a sabbath (the millennial reign of Christ).

From Adam until now has been around 6,000 years; only God knows exactly.

2 peter 3.8

Every fiftieth year was a year of Jubilee.

Again, Pentecost was 50 days after Passover.

The Significance of Pentecost

Pentecost was the birth of the church and the eschatological age (or the last dispensation before Christ returns).

Just as the feast of weeks celebrated the firstfruits of the grain harvest, Pentecost marks the firstfruits of Christ’s harvest by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

It was the fulfillment of the promise of the Father to “pour out His Spirit on all flesh.”

This outpouring was different than anything before; the Spirit who was formerly w/out now was w/in.

It was the fulfillment of the promise of the Father to “pour out His Spirit on all flesh.”

This baptism spoken of by John is the new birth whereby the believer is filled w/ the Holy Spirit.

We are baptized in the Holy Spirit in order that Spirit fullness will always be.

To answer last week’s question, OT filling was temporary and is talking about a condition leading to action.

NT filling is permanent, but same principle—fullness displayed in action.

Spirit fullness is always for a manifested purpose.

— filled in this verse (as in most cases) is a verb and not an adjective describing a state.

Why would Paul tell me to do what I can and then tell me to do what I have no control over?

“Filled” in v. 18 is present, passive, imperative.

Spirit fullness must be understood as the Holy Spirit being in full control of our lives; this means surrender.

We are baptized in the Holy Spirit in order that Spirit fullness will always be.

Church father Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem said, But He came down to clothe the Apostles with power.

and to baptize them; for the Lord says, ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

This grace was not in part, but His power was in full perfection; for as he who plunges into the waters and is baptized is encompassed on all sides by the waters, so were they also baptized completely by the Holy Ghost.

The water however flows round the outside only, but the Spirit baptizes also the soul within, and that completely.

And wherefore wonderest thou?

Take an example from matter; poor indeed and common, yet useful for the simpler sort.

If the fire passing in through the mass of the iron makes the whole of it fire, so that what was cold becomes burning and what was black is made bright,—if fire which is a body thus penetrates and works without hindrance in iron which is also a body, why wonder that the Holy Ghost enters into the very inmost recesses of the soul?

He still preserves the believer as he did in the OT, but but his position and purpose have changed.

The 3 Distinctives of His Entrance (Change in Position)

The 3 Distinctives of His Entrance

Wind

The wind is emblematic of the Spirit’s Presence.

Wind is often associated w/ the Spirit in scripture.

The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), .

The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), .

Both wind and Spirit is the Gr.

πνευμα.

It’s the same in Heb.

— ruach.

This does not yet reveal Spirit indwelling.

Fire

The fire is indicative of the Spirit’s Purifying work.

Fire is a purifier.

This can also be understood as the sanctifying work of the Spirit.

As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.12

“His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

12 “His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

New American Standard Bible: 1995 Upda

Tongues

Tongues were representative of the Spirit’s Power.

Men don’t just speak in another language w/out learning it.

The Spirit’s power in us, not to us.

The Spirit’s indwelling (and through the Spirit, the indwelling of the full Godhead) bespeaks the reconciled intimacy that has occurred between God and humanity

The Spirit’s indwelling (and through the Spirit, the indwelling of the full Godhead) bespeaks the reconciled intimacy that has occurred between God and humanity.

People no longer need to go to the temple to engage the presence of God, for He now lives w/in them.

So now we understand through the wind, fire, and tongues the positional shift of the Holy Spirit

The Role of the Holy Spirit has been modified.

Teaches

As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.

He teaches us of the righteousness we’ve been given.

He teaches us who God is.

A Bible teacher can teach, but it takes the Holy Spirit to reveal its truth to you.

Transforms

As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him.

But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

The Holy Spirit now transforms us into the image of Jesus (1 John 3:1-2).

Testifies

“When the aHelper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me,

The Spirit testifies of Jesus.