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NASB | Joel 2:28 ¶ "It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Joel 2:28 ¶ "It shall come about after this That I shall pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and your daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions. |
Subject: Can anyone else answer this question? |
Bible Note: Hi Sir Pent - sorry for the tardy reply, I've been away on vacation. In the OT, prophets of the Lord had the Holy Spirit "come upon" them for a specific purpose or a period of time. The Holy Spirit could be withdrawn. See David's plea in Ps 51:11 This Psalm attributes the cleasing to God, but note that the Old Covenant was powerless to permanently provide an attonement for sin. (Heb 10:4;19) Does the Lord live IN an unclean dwelling? (Note How the NT refers to believers as being IN CHRIST!)We have this treasure (Christ IN you and IN me - the hope of glory! Col 1: 27 ) in jars of clay . . . The Holy Spirit has been present all along, but it rested "upon" OT believers as opposed to the "indwelling" of NT believers. I have no other answer to your second question (why wait so long to send Jesus?) than, "in the fullness of time . . . " Gal 4:4 See also Deut 29:29. And aren't we so glad that He did come to ransom our hearts! Blessings, mommapbs |