Joel's Remarkable Prophecy of the Outpouring of the Spirit

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Joel's Remarkable Prophecy of the Outpouring of
the Spirit
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And it will come about after this that I will
pour out My Spirit on all mankind and your sons
and daughters will prophesy, your old men will
dream dreams, our young men will see visions. And
even on the male and female servants I will pour
out My Spirit in those days. (Joel 228-30)
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Blessings of the Outpouring upon Unbelievers

• The Spirit bore witness to Jesus as the
  resurrected Lord leading sinners to believe in
  Him.
• The Spirit convicted sinners of sin leading them
  to repent and be baptized for the remission of
  sins.
• The Spirit brought about a new birth in sinners
  resulting in entrance into Gods family.

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• The Spirit wrote the law of God into the hearts
  of new covenant members leading them to serve Him
  in a new way.
• The Spirit liberated the sinner from the bondage
  of Law and brought Him into the freedom of grace!

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Blessing to Unbelievers Indirectly
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The Blessings of the Outpouring of the Spirit on
the Believer
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The outpouring of the Spirit came upon the early
church through the laying on the apostles hands.
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Outpouring of the Spirit
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The Spirit bore witness that they were Gods
children
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Ephesians Sealed by the Spirit

• In Him, you also, after listening to the message
  of truth, the gospel of your salvationhaving
  also believed, you were sealed in Him with the
  Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge
  of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption
  of Gods own possession, to the praise of His
  glory. (Ephesians 113-14)

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Background for Pauls statement

• And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the
  Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking
  with tongues and prophesying (Acts 196).

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Ephesians Sealed by the Spirit

• In Him, you also, after listening to the message
  of truth, the gospel of your salvationhaving
  also believed, you were sealed in Him with the
  Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge
  of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption
  of Gods own possession, to the praise of His
  glory. (Ephesians 113-14)

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Seals in Biblical Culture

• Seal conveys the idea of putting a mark or
  stamp on something to establish its authenticity
  or to identify it as belonging to someone.

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Ephesians Sealed by the Spirit

• So then you are no longer strangers and aliens,
  but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and
  are of Gods household, having been built upon
  the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
  Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in
  whom the whole building, being fitted together is
  growing into a holy temple in the Lord in whom
  you also are being built together into a dwelling
  of God in the Spirit. (Ephesians 219-22)

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Ephesians Sealed by the Spirit

• Do not grieve the Spirit by which you were
  sealed for the day of redemption (Eph. 430).

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Corinthians Sealed by the Spirit

• Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and
  anointed us is God, who also sealed us and gave
  us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge. (2
  Corinthians 121-22)

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Background for Pauls statement

• We know that both Paul Timothy had received the
  outpouring the Spirit
• you were all made to drink of one Spirit (1
  Cor. 1213).
• You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed
  Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how
  He went about doing good, and healing all who
  were oppressed by the devil for God was with
  Him. (Acts 1038)

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Corinthians Sealed by the Spirit

• Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and
  anointed us is God, who also sealed us and gave
  us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge. (2
  Corinthians 121-22)

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Romans Sealed by the Spirit

• For you have not received a spirit of slavery
  leading to fear again, but you have received a
  spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out,
  Abba! Father! The Spirit Himself bears witness
  with our spirit that we are children of God,
  (Romans 815-16)

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Galatians sealed by the Spirit.

• And because you are sons, God has sent forth the
  Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba!
  Father! (Galatians 46)
• Does He then, who provides you with the Spirit
  and works miracles among you, do it by the works
  of the Law or by hearing with faith? (Gal. 35)

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The Holy Spirit assured them that the inheritance
God had promised to them would be given to them!
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Pledge to the Ephesians

• In Him, you also, after listening to the message
  of truth, the gospel of your salvationhaving
  also believed, you were sealed in Him with the
  Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge
  of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption
  of Gods own possession, to the praise of His
  glory. (Ephesians 113-14)

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Pledge to the Ephesians

• And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom
  you were sealed for the day of redemption.
  (Ephesians 430)

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Pledge

• The word pledge translates arrabon, a Greek
  word conveying the idea of a prepayment, down
  payment, earnest

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Pledge to the Corinthians

• Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and
  anointed us is God, who also sealed us and gave
  us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge. (2
  Corinthians 121-22)

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Pledge to the Romans

• The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit
  that we are children of God, and if children,
  heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with
  Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him in order
  that we may also be glorified with Him. (Romans
  816-17)