A Supplement
Since the Holy Spirit is the subject of this chapter, it is very worthwhile 158
to point out that nowhere in the Word of the Old Testament is the Holy
Spirit mentioned. The “spirit of holiness” occurs in three passages, once
in David (Psalms 51 : 11 ), and twice in Isaiah (Isaiah 63 : 10 , 11 ). The Holy
Spirit is of course frequently mentioned in the Word of the New Testa-
ment, both in the Gospels and in the Acts of the Apostles and their Epis-
tles. The reason for this is that the Holy Spirit first came into existence
when the Lord had come into the world. The Holy Spirit emanates from
him on behalf of the Father. The Lord alone is holy (Revelation 15 : 4 ).
This is why the angel Gabriel mentioned to Mother Mary “the Holy One
that will be born from you” (Luke 1 : 35 ).
Now, it says, “The Holy Spirit was not yet in existence, because Jesus
was not glorified yet” (John 7 : 39 ), and yet before that it says that the
Holy Spirit filled Elizabeth (Luke 1 : 41 ) and Zechariah (Luke 1 : 67 ), and
also Simeon (Luke 2 : 25 ). The reason for this is that the spirit of Jehovah
the Father filled them, and this is called “the Holy Spirit” because of the
Lord, who was already in the world.
This is why no passage in the Word of the Old Testament says that
the prophets spoke on behalf of the Holy Spirit; they spoke on behalf of
Jehovah. It constantly says Jehovah spoke to me, the word of Jehovah came
to me, Jehovah said, says Jehovah.So that no one will doubt the truth of
this, I want to list the references in Jeremiah alone where these expres-
sions occur:
Jeremiah 1 : 4 , 7 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 19 ; 2 : 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 9 , 19 , 22 , 29 , 31 ; 3 : 1 , 6 ,
10 , 12 , 14 , 16 ; 4 : 1 , 3 , 9 , 17 , 27 ; 5 : 11 , 14 , 18 , 22 , 29 ; 6 : 6 , 9 , 12 , 15 , 16 , 21 , 22 ;
7 : 1 , 3 , 11 , 13 , 19 , 20 , 21 ; 8 : 1 , 3 , 12 , 13 ; 9 : 3 , 7 , 9 , 13 , 15 , 17 , 22 , 24 , 25 ; 10 : 1 , 2 ,
18 ; 11 : 1 , 6 , 9 , 11 , 17 , 18 , 21 , 22 ; 12 : 14 , 17 ; 13 : 1 , 6 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 25 ; 14 : 1 ,
10 , 14 , 15 ; 15 : 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 , 11 , 19 , 20 ; 16 : 1 , 3 , 5 , 9 , 14 , 16 ; 17 : 5 , 15 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 24 ;
18 : 1 , 5 , 6 , 11 , 13 ; 19 : 1 , 3 , 6 , 12 , 15 ; 20 : 4 ; 21 : 1 , 4 , 7 , 8 , 11 , 12 ; 22 : 2 , 5 , 6 , 11 , 18 ,
24 , 29 , 30 ; 23 : 2 , 5 , 7 , 12 , 15 , 24 , 29 , 31 , 38 ; 24 : 3 , 5 , 8 ; 25 : 1 , 3 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 15 , 27 ,
28 , 29 , 32 ; 26 : 1 , 2 , 18 ; 27 : 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 11 , 16 , 19 , 21 , 22 ; 28 : 2 , 12 , 14 , 16 ; 29 : 4 , 8 ,
9 , 16 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 25 , 30 , 31 , 32 ; 30 : 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 17 , 18 ; 31 : 1 , 2 , 7 ,
10 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 23 , 27 , 28 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 ; 32 : 1 , 6 , 14 , 15 , 25 , 26 ,
28 , 30 , 36 , 42 ; 33 : 1 , 2 , 4 , 10 , 12 , 13 , 17 , 19 , 20 , 23 , 25 ; 34 : 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 12 , 13 , 17 ,
22 ; 35 : 1 , 13 , 17 , 18 , 19 ; 36 : 1 , 6 , 27 , 29 , 30 ; 37 : 6 , 7 , 9 ; 38 : 2 , 3 , 17 ; 39 : 15 , 16 , 17 ,
18 ; 40 : 1 ; 42 : 7 , 9 , 15 , 18 , 19 ; 43 : 8 , 10 ; 44 : 1 , 2 , 7 , 11 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 30 ; 45 : 2 , 5 ;
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