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1 | Why was the Holy Spirit delayed? | Acts 8:16 | rpcarrier0 | 86132 | ||
The Samaritans had not yet received the Holy Spirit, Why the delay? | ||||||
2 | Why was the Holy Spirit delayed? | Acts 8:16 | Scribe | 86180 | ||
Acts 8:14-17 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. I don't see any reference to a delay. As you read through the book of Acts after Acts 2 you see several accounts of believers recieving the baptism of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues and prophesying. It was poured out initially on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2 on the 120 in the Upper Room. Then as they go forth being witnesses in the power of the Holy Ghost they prayed for others and they recieved the Holy Ghost. This happens so often that you can't help but get the idea that this is a pattern for world evangelism. There is no verse that says this would stop when the last book of the bible was written. People like to make up explanations like that to help them understand their own life experiences but if we want to be as biblical as we can we will assume that what we read in Acts can still happen today. |
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3 | Why was the Holy Spirit delayed? | Acts 8:16 | gracefull | 86228 | ||
Hello Scrbe, You said... I don't see any reference to a delay. As you read through the book of Acts after Acts 2 you see several accounts of believers recieving the baptism of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues and prophesying. It was poured out initially on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2 on the 120 in the Upper Room." I believe the question is speaking of the delay of the Holy Spirit for ten days after Jesus Christ's ascension. I asked myself this same question not long ago...But did not study it out. I wonder if it has anything to do with Hebrews chapters 8-14? Or maybe the key is in tarrying? Any insight? Or maybe someone else here on the forum has studied this out and can offer some light. God bless |
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4 | Why was the Holy Spirit delayed? | Acts 8:16 | Scribe | 86244 | ||
The delay in Acts 2 was because it was to be poured out on the day of Pentecost fulfilling the prophetic shadow of Old Testament feast days as all the OT feast days and temple ordinances are shadows of a greater reality. I understood the question to be about why the Samaritans did not recieve it until later, and there is no reason to call it a delay but a progression of the continual world evangelism still ongoing. | ||||||
5 | Why was the Holy Spirit delayed? | Acts 8:16 | gracefull | 86291 | ||
Thank you for your response. I re read Acts 1 and 2 this morning and understood that the 10 day waut was for the Day of Pentecost. "I understood the question to be about why the Samaritans did not recieve it until later, and there is no reason to call it a delay but a progression of the continual world evangelism still ongoing." You are correct here as well. Apparently my attentions were divided yesterday, because I certainly was not 'in tune' with the thread. My apologies. God Bless |
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