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NASB | Luke 1:15 "For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 1:15 for he will be great and distinguished in the sight of the Lord; and will never drink wine or liquor, and he will be filled with and empowered to act by the Holy Spirit while still in his mother's womb. [Num 6:3] |
Bible Question:
How can this be? "He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb." Luke 1:13,15 (ESV) But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. [15] for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb ("even in and from his mother's womb" Amplified Bible). ------------- "...filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb"? How can this be? I thought one had to be baptized BEFORE he could receive the Holy Spirit, according to advocates of water baptism. Either: a) the Bible is in error here and John the Baptist was NOT "filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb"; or b) somebody forgot to tell John or his parents that you're not supposed to receive the Holy Spirit until you've been properly dunked while the proper "formula" is being said over you; or c) God didn't know that He was violating the gospel according to the water salvation people; or d) None of the above. |
Bible Answer: Hi Kalos, Let me give you my interpretation again of the filling of the holy spirit. Also allow me to give you a companion verse which will give an idea of the name of our triune God. Luke 1:15, "For he will be great in the sight of the *Lord, and he WILL DRINK NO WINE or liquor; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, [holy spirit] while yet in his mother's womb. And he will turn back many sons of Israel to the Lord their God/." Ephesians 5:17, "So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the *Lord is. AND DO NOT GET DRUNK WITH WINE, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit [spirit], speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord/ Jesus Christ to (God), even the Father." I put in lower case all of the occasions of being filled with the spirit found in the Scriptures. The authority that has been given in Matthew 28:18 was given to the (Man) who was God the Spirit, so to speak, in the flesh. From the heart, Ray |