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NASB | John 20:22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 20:22 And when He said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. [Acts 1:8; 2:1-3] |
Bible Question:
Did Christ's disciples receive the Holy Spirit before Pentecost? If so, why did He tell them to wait for it? |
Bible Answer: Jesus said;"when I return to my father in Heaven, I will send you a comforter who will make known all things."(paraphrase) They could not have received the Holy Spirit...Christ had not yet returned to His Father in Heaven...When He sat down...this signafied that His work was finished...although He said it was finished on the Cross as well...He had accomplished what the Father had sent Him to do...However, He had to be exalted first and be raised up by God as the first born from the dead...thus destroying Satan's hold on man...with the indwelling of the HS this was accoplished... |