Have you ever given thought to the fact that there was 'no Holy Ghost' in the Old Testament?
He was not necessary in the Old Testament because there was no 'Christ in you the hope of glory' to be revealed.
Think on these things Saints - sometimes it's necessary to contemplate what is not written.
Hello
@soul man
I have only just seen this thread, and read your OP. Interesting, (Thank you) :)
* My first thought goes to Luke 24:49 & Acts 1:4, which refer to the coming of the Holy Ghost as a promise previously made by God the Father. When I look for the origin of this promise in the OT, my online Bible refers me to Isaiah 32:15; Isaiah 44:3-4; Isaiah 59:20-21 & Ezekiel 36:26.
* The Holy Ghost, is defined as,
'Power from on High' in (Luke 24:49). It was received by the risen Christ, from God the Father and
'shed forth' at Pentecost (Acts of the Apostles 2:33), upon the disciples, who would take the gospel message and make it known. That was surely the purpose it was given, to equip them for that task.
* I refer to the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit as 'it' in relation to
'the power from on high' only: that word does not do justice to the Holy Spirit.
* The knowledge that '
Christ in (or among)
the Gentiles' was their
'hope of glory', was made known by God to the Apostle Paul while in Prison in Rome at the end of the Acts period: following the departure of Israel into the blindness of unbelief, prior to their scattering, salvation being '
sent to the Gentiles' (Acts 28:28); approximately 40 years following the shedding forth of the Power from on High, promised by God to Israel by the Prophets, at Pentecost
* What is needed to discern the teaching associated with the hope of Colossians 1:27 (and
*the prison epistles generally), is
'The Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him' that Paul prayed for the Ephesians in (Ephesians 1:17+)
* Individuals in the Old Testament were endowed with power from on high, or by the Holy Spirit, for specific purposes.
Thank you
In Christ Jesus
Chris
* Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon (prison epistles)