And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and supplications: and they shall look upon me
whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for Him, as one mourneth for
his only son, and shall be in bitterness for Him, as one that is in bitterness for
his firstborn. (Zechariah 12:10)
SATAN
The Holy Spirit even has a ministry concerning Satan. The Holy Spirit is the restraining spiritual
force that limits the power of Satan:
...When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift
up a standard against him. (Isaiah 59:19)
When the Holy Spirit is removed from the world, then the spirit of the antichrist will have
control for a period of time. The antichrist will be an evil world leader:
For the mystery of iniquity doeth already work: only he who now letteth will
let, until he be taken out of the way.
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume, with
the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming;
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and
signs and lying wonders.
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because
they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved,
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion that they should
believe a lie;
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had
pleasure in unrighteousness. (II Thessalonians 2:7-12)
JESUS
The ministry of the Holy Spirit was evident in the life of Jesus. Jesus was:
CONCEIVED BY THE SPIRIT:
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee; therefore also that