Introduction For many Christians, speaking about the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament seems like an oxymoron (contradiction) and anachronism (mistiming) for two reasons: (1) Their presupposition that this Gift of God is only with believers after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (...
However, it is difficult to determine precisely what the expression “Holy Spirit” means. The word ruach, or ruaḥ, in Hebrew, encompasses a wide range of realities in the Hebrew Bible alone, including divine energy and presence, the core of a human alongside the heart, breath, the ...
The word for Spirit in Hebrew isruach, also meaning wind. “Ruach Elohim” refers to the Spirit of God, and it is mentioned inGenesis 1:2as there, in the beginning, hovering over the waters as God created the heavens and the earth from the empty, formless darkness (Genesis 1:1-...
Through the power of the Holy Spirit, believers are saved, filled, sealed, and sanctified. The Holy Spirit reveals God’s thoughts, teaches, and guides believers into all truth, including knowledge of what is to come. The Holy Spirit also helps Christians in their weakness and intercedes for...
It is said of the former, as of the Holy Spirit, that it rests upon a person. The difference between the two in such cases has not yet been determined. It is certain that the New Testament has πνεῦμα ἅγιον in those passages, also, where the Hebrew and Aramaic had ...
In this verse, “spirit” is from the Hebrew ruach; while “breath” is a translation of the Hebrew word neshamah. However, in this instance, neshamah should also be translated “spirit,” because it is through God’s Spirit that He imparts to us spiritual understanding (1 Corinthians 2:...
The Holy Spirit is a scriptural spiritual tradition, which has evolved into a doctrine, in the Christian tradition. It is present throughout the Christian Scriptures and has arisen and evolved from “the Spirit,”“Spirit of the LORD,” or “Spirit of God” in the Hebrew Scriptures. Michael...
In Hebrew, the verb "רָץ" (ratz) conveys a sense of swift movement. This indicates that the nations will be drawn powerfully and irresistibly to God's people, suggesting a divine attraction and the compelling nature of God's presence and blessing. because of the LORD your GodThis...
(“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, ...
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