Why did Jesus say that "He (Holy Spirit) won't come unless I leave"?
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I follow it out this way
Dan 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but NOT FOR himself
Jesus said
John 16:17 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient FOR YOU that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
Jesus going away
I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
We know,
James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights,
with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
The promise of my Father
Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem,
until ye be endued with power from on high.
John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you FROM the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which PROCEEDETH FROM the Father, he shall testify of me:
Acts 2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and HAVING RECEIVED OF the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, HE hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Psalm 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast RECEIVED GIFTS FOR men;
yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
This way in Acts
Ephesian 4:8 Wherefore he saith, WHEN he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, AND GAVE GIFTS unto men.
And these in turn laids their hands on them and the Holy Ghost was given by the laying on their hands
Acts 8:17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Dan 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but NOT FOR himself
Jesus said
John 16:17 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient FOR YOU that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
Jesus going away
I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
We know,
James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights,
with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
The promise of my Father
Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem,
until ye be endued with power from on high.
John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you FROM the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which PROCEEDETH FROM the Father, he shall testify of me:
Acts 2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and HAVING RECEIVED OF the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, HE hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Psalm 68:18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast RECEIVED GIFTS FOR men;
yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
This way in Acts
Ephesian 4:8 Wherefore he saith, WHEN he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, AND GAVE GIFTS unto men.
And these in turn laids their hands on them and the Holy Ghost was given by the laying on their hands
Acts 8:17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
When Jesus went away, He was crucified, dead and buried. God the Father raised Him from the dead and He visited with the people again showing Himself alive and the marks of His death.
Christ then ascends after a number of days, And as He said He would not leave them comfortless, God afterwards sent to the people of God His Holy Spirit to live within them, He then dwells with His people, and we have the inner witness of the Spirit everyday that we are the people of God.
Because of this we are now the temple of God.
Being born of God, born of His Spirit made alive on the inside.
Christ then ascends after a number of days, And as He said He would not leave them comfortless, God afterwards sent to the people of God His Holy Spirit to live within them, He then dwells with His people, and we have the inner witness of the Spirit everyday that we are the people of God.
Because of this we are now the temple of God.
Being born of God, born of His Spirit made alive on the inside.
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those [g]believing in Him would receive; for the [h]Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.Who Is He?
40 Therefore [i]many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.”
ScottA
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Perhaps you are familiar with the passage: "However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual" (1 Corinthians 15:46).
The flesh is a seedbed for the spirit of God to multiply. Christ was the "firstfruits" of the spirit to come forth from the field of the earth, only made possible by his dying in the flesh and then ascending in spirit. He overcame the condemnation of the world and thus was able to plant for a spiritual harvest.
