“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Comforter to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.”
John 14:16-17
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.”
John 14:26
“Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send HIM to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment.”
John 16:7-8
The Greek word for Helper/Comforter is “Paraclete” (paraklētos), which carries a beautiful range of meaning — one called alongside, advocate, counselor, comforter, helper.
In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. After his suffering…
Acts 1:1-3
After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of FORTY DAYS and spoke about the kingdom of God.
Acts 1:3
On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, BUT WAIT for the GIFT my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 1:4-5
WAITING INVITES OBEDIENCE
Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this TIME going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Acts 1:6 WAITING INVITES TRUST
He said to them: “It is not for you to KNOW the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.”
Acts 1:7
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
In You, Lord my God, I put my trust.
Psalm 25:1
For I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side!” They conspire against me and plot to take my life. But I trust in you, Lord; I say, “You are my God.”
Psalms 31:13-14
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8
WAITING INVITES CLARITY
After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
Acts 1:9
The Greek word for Pentecost “Pentēkostē”, meaning simply “fiftieth.” It refers to the fiftieth day after Passover — and in the New Testament, the fiftieth day after the resurrection of Christ.
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
Acts 2:1 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
Acts 2:2-4
