THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - Revelation Part 2

REVELATION (continued)

 

Revelation 14:13

    Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." 

    "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them."

Revelation 19:9-10  

    Then the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!" and he added, "These are the true words of God."

    At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus." 

Revelation 21:9-10  

    One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.  (see all Revelation 21)

Revelation 22:17  

    The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" and let the one who hears say, "Come!" Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.  

(see all Revelation 22) 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - Revelation Part 1

REVELATION

 

Revelation 1:10-11

On the Lord's Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, which said: "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea."

Revelation 2:11  

    "Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death."

Revelation 2:17  

    "Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it."

Revelation 2:26-29  

    "To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations--that one 'will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery' (Psalm 2:9)--just as I have received authority from my Father. I will also give that one the morning star. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches." 

Revelation 3:5-6  

"The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches."

Revelation 3:12-13  

"The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches." 

Revelation 3:21-22  

    "To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches." 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 12

1 JOHN

 

1 John 3:23-24

And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us. The one who keeps God's commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.  (see all 1 John 3)

1 John 4:1-6  

    Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.

1 John 4:13-14  

    This is how we know that we live in him and he in us:  He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.  (see all 1 John 4)

1 John 5:6-8  

    This is the one who came by water and blood--Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.  (see all 1 John 5)

 

JUDE 

 

Jude 1:20-21  

    But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.  (see all Jude) 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 11

1 TIMOTHY

 

Hebrews 9:14 

How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!  (see Hebrews 9:11-28)

Hebrews 10:15-18  

    The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First he says:

"This is the covenant I will make with them

    after that time, says the Lord.

I will put my laws in their hearts,

    and I will write them on their minds."  (Jeremiah 31:33)

Then he adds:

"Their sins and lawless acts

    I will remember no more."  (Jeremiah 31:34)

And where these have been forgiven, sacrifice for sin is no longer necessary.  (see all Hebrews 10)

 

1 PETER  

 

1 Peter 1:1-2  

    Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ,

    To God's elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood:

    Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

1 Peter 1:10-12  

    Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.  

(see all 1 Peter 1)

1 Peter 3:17-18  

For it is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.  

(see 1 Peter 3:8-22) 

 

2 PETER

 

2 Peter 1:19-21  

We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.  (see all 2 Peter 1)

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 10

HEBREWS

 

Hebrews 2:1-4

    We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who had heard him. God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. (see all Hebrews 1-2)

Hebrews 3:7-11  

    So, as the Holy Spirit says:

    "Today, if you hear his voice,

        do not harden your hearts

    as you did in the rebellion,

        during the time of testing in the wilderness,

    where your ancestors tested and tried me,

        though for forty years they saw what I did.

    That is why I was angry with that generation;

        I said, 'Their hearts are always going astray,

        and they have not known my ways.'

    So I declared on oath in my anger,

        'They shall never enter my rest.' "  (see Hebrews 3:7-19)

Hebrews 6:4-6  

    It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.  (see Hebrews 6:1-12)

Hebrews 9:7-9  

But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning. This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.  (see Hebrews 9:1-10) 

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 9

1 TIMOTHY

 

1 Timothy 3:16 

Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great:

    He appeared in the flesh,

        was vindicated by the Spirit,

    was seen by angels,

        was preached among the nations,

    was believed on in the world,

        was taken up in glory.  (see all 1 Timothy 3)

1 Timothy 4:1-2  

    The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.  

(see all 1 Timothy 4)

 

2 TIMOTHY

 

2 Timothy 1:6-8  

    For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.

2 Timothy 1:13-14  

    What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you--guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.  (see all 2 Timothy 1) 

 

TITUS  

 

Titus 3:3-7  

    At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.  (see all Titus)  

 

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THE HOLY SPIRIT in the New Testament - the Letters Part 8

1 THESSALONIANS

 

1 Thessalonians 1:4-6  

    For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.  (see all 1 Thessalonians 1)

1 Thessalonians 4:7-8  

For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.  (see all 1 Thessalonians 4)

1 Thessalonians 16-22  

    Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

    Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.  (see all 1 Thessalonians 5)

 

2 THESSALONIANS 

 

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14  

    But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.  (see all 2 Thessalonians 2) 

 

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