1 00:00:00,620 --> 00:00:02,025 Good evening. 2 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:13,631 Good to see everyone this evening. 3 00:00:25,730 --> 00:00:28,298 We're in Mark chapter 9. 4 00:00:44,010 --> 00:00:46,698 Mark chapter nine this evening. 5 00:00:48,943 --> 00:00:50,943 Let's begin with a word prayer. 6 00:00:51,623 --> 00:01:04,263 Gracious Father in heaven, we come before your throne, grateful for the day that you've blessed us with, mindful of all that you have done for us, with hearts heavy at the 7 00:01:04,263 --> 00:01:07,023 actions that have taken place in our country. 8 00:01:07,458 --> 00:01:10,861 and the assassination of Charlie Kirk. 9 00:01:10,861 --> 00:01:18,467 Lord, we pray that you will be with the Kirk family, with those who are close to that family. 10 00:01:18,788 --> 00:01:27,916 We pray for this nation that the hearts of individuals will be turned to your word, to open up your word and your will. 11 00:01:27,916 --> 00:01:35,201 They might know both how to live, how to resolve conflicts, but also how to be obedient to you. 12 00:01:35,874 --> 00:01:41,357 Lord, we pray for this nation and we pray for the people in it. 13 00:01:41,658 --> 00:01:43,379 We pray for its leaders. 14 00:01:43,379 --> 00:01:46,481 We pray for their safety. 15 00:01:47,042 --> 00:01:52,275 We pray for peace throughout the world and throughout every nation. 16 00:01:52,275 --> 00:01:58,629 We know this is not just an American situation or American problem. 17 00:01:58,914 --> 00:02:06,845 Lord, we pray for boldness to preach the truth, to not allow our hearts to be turned to fear. 18 00:02:07,170 --> 00:02:11,755 But always remember that this life is going to come to an end. 19 00:02:11,755 --> 00:02:18,420 It matters rather how we live it and what we do in this life and not how quickly we leave it. 20 00:02:18,581 --> 00:02:22,094 Lord, we pray that you be with us as we go through this period of study. 21 00:02:22,094 --> 00:02:28,691 May the things that we say and do be those things which are right in accordance with your will. 22 00:02:28,691 --> 00:02:31,973 All this we pray and ask in Jesus' name, amen. 23 00:02:36,138 --> 00:03:01,523 Jesus tells those who He has told to take up their cross and follow Him, those He has told that He is going to be betrayed, that He is going to die at the hands of His enemies, and 24 00:03:01,523 --> 00:03:04,446 to those who He has said that... 25 00:03:04,842 --> 00:03:12,730 Some of them will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God present with power. 26 00:03:14,550 --> 00:03:19,950 He said all of these things, a couple of things about this chapter 9 verse 1. 27 00:03:20,102 --> 00:03:24,269 What power was the kingdom going to present with? 28 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:42,381 Casting out of demons is something that uh was already present. 29 00:03:42,381 --> 00:03:49,369 What was unique about Acts chapter 2 that was different from everything up until that point? 30 00:03:54,638 --> 00:04:05,366 Speaking in tongues is part of it because the apostles, as they got up and spoke, everyone heard in their own languages. 31 00:04:05,887 --> 00:04:11,191 But was it just speaking in tongues that occurred? 32 00:04:11,191 --> 00:04:14,574 The key here, by the way, is Acts chapter 1. 33 00:04:14,574 --> 00:04:24,722 What did Jesus tell the apostles to remain in Jerusalem and wait for? 34 00:04:27,758 --> 00:04:42,438 All right, turn to Acts chapter 1 and notice this because this is exactly what Jesus is talking about when He describes the kingdom present with power. 35 00:04:42,438 --> 00:04:57,420 In Acts chapter 1, before Jesus ascends back into heaven, we read in chapter 1 verse 6, therefore when they had come together, that being the 12 or the 11, 36 00:04:57,420 --> 00:05:04,396 They asked him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel? 37 00:05:04,616 --> 00:05:19,870 And he said to them, it is not for you to know times or seasons which the father has put in his own authority, but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, 38 00:05:19,870 --> 00:05:25,214 and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem and in all Judea. 39 00:05:25,214 --> 00:05:29,276 and Samaria and to the end of the earth. 40 00:05:29,657 --> 00:05:48,807 Jesus will tell his disciples, he will tell the eleven, that they are to remain in Jerusalem and they are to do so until they receive the power of the Holy Spirit. 41 00:05:49,687 --> 00:05:54,584 Now, as you notice this, it is important 42 00:05:54,584 --> 00:06:04,663 to identify the fact that this correlates directly with the baptism of the Holy Spirit. 43 00:06:04,823 --> 00:06:11,489 Many times individuals will ask the question, well, wait a minute, what is the baptism of the Holy Spirit? 44 00:06:12,090 --> 00:06:15,453 This is the baptism of the Holy Spirit, okay? 45 00:06:15,453 --> 00:06:21,294 This is a description and the reading is, you'll notice it, of, 46 00:06:21,294 --> 00:06:29,334 what you read in the text of Acts chapter two is a description of the Holy Spirit baptism. 47 00:06:29,674 --> 00:06:37,414 Doesn't have anything to do with salvation by way of an individual's personal salvation. 48 00:06:37,434 --> 00:06:46,554 It rather had to do with God pouring out his Spirit upon the apostles in the first century. 49 00:06:46,554 --> 00:06:48,634 And there is one other record of it. 50 00:06:48,634 --> 00:06:50,414 We'll get into that in a moment. 51 00:06:50,414 --> 00:06:51,330 But 52 00:06:51,330 --> 00:07:02,313 When you see in Acts chapter 2, Jesus has just told them, you're going to stay in Jerusalem until you receive the Holy Spirit and the power of the Holy Spirit. 53 00:07:02,313 --> 00:07:09,756 He says, when the day of Pentecost, chapter 2, verse 1, had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 54 00:07:09,756 --> 00:07:17,728 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 55 00:07:17,868 --> 00:07:25,200 Then there appeared to them divided tongues as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. 56 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:34,883 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. 57 00:07:34,883 --> 00:07:40,945 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews devout men from every nation under heaven. 58 00:07:40,945 --> 00:07:45,902 And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together and were confused. 59 00:07:45,902 --> 00:07:50,702 because everyone heard them speak in his own language. 60 00:07:51,382 --> 00:07:53,742 Let's get down to verse 12. 61 00:07:53,742 --> 00:07:59,262 So they were all amazed and perplexed saying to one another, what could this mean? 62 00:07:59,262 --> 00:08:02,302 Others mocking said they are full of new wine. 63 00:08:02,302 --> 00:08:13,432 But Peter standing up with the 11 raised his voice and said to them, men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and heed my words. 64 00:08:13,432 --> 00:08:18,225 For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. 65 00:08:18,225 --> 00:08:22,088 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel. 66 00:08:22,088 --> 00:08:29,193 And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh. 67 00:08:29,193 --> 00:08:35,837 Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams. 68 00:08:35,837 --> 00:08:43,182 And on my men servants and on my maid servants, I will pour out my spirit in those days, and they shall prophesy. 69 00:08:43,182 --> 00:08:50,182 I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath, blood and fire and vapor of smoke. 70 00:08:50,182 --> 00:08:56,602 The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. 71 00:08:56,602 --> 00:09:09,784 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." Joel, over in Joel chapter 2 verses 28 through 32, as he's dealing with his 72 00:09:09,784 --> 00:09:14,116 primary focus is the day of the Lord in the prophecy of Joel. 73 00:09:14,116 --> 00:09:26,721 He's dealing with, in that context that is quoted by Peter, he is dealing with God's promise of the coming kingdom. 74 00:09:27,361 --> 00:09:39,318 And he is dealing with the sign of the fact that it is when God would pour out his Spirit upon the people that this would be evidence of 75 00:09:39,318 --> 00:09:40,779 that day. 76 00:09:40,779 --> 00:09:56,164 Also, by the way, evidence of a judgment on Israel, because that's the greater view of the book of Joel, is God's judgment on a nation that had departed from him. 77 00:09:56,725 --> 00:10:02,187 So Peter says, this is God's spirit. 78 00:10:02,187 --> 00:10:05,329 This is the fulfillment of Joel 2. 79 00:10:05,329 --> 00:10:08,974 Jesus says, you stay in Jerusalem. 80 00:10:08,974 --> 00:10:13,036 until this occurs. 81 00:10:13,276 --> 00:10:22,781 Mark 9, Jesus says, some of you will still be alive when this occurs. 82 00:10:23,462 --> 00:10:28,314 But did you notice something about Joel chapter 2? 83 00:10:28,885 --> 00:10:39,060 Joel chapter 2 says that I will pour out my spirit on all the Jews. 84 00:10:41,948 --> 00:10:44,234 All flash. 85 00:10:46,378 --> 00:10:57,330 you don't have the other part of the story concerning the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the fulfillment of Joel 2 until you get to Acts chapter 10. 86 00:10:57,330 --> 00:11:00,934 In Acts chapter 10, 87 00:11:12,728 --> 00:11:17,100 Peter is called to the house of Cornelius. 88 00:11:18,321 --> 00:11:32,359 And we read in verse 34, then Peter opened his mouth and said, In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality, but in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is 89 00:11:32,359 --> 00:11:34,050 accepted by Him. 90 00:11:34,050 --> 00:11:42,154 The word which God sent to the children of Israel preaching peace through Jesus Christ, He is Lord of all. 91 00:11:42,252 --> 00:11:55,011 that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit 92 00:11:55,011 --> 00:12:04,417 and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 93 00:12:04,418 --> 00:12:11,212 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. 94 00:12:11,212 --> 00:12:14,344 whom they killed by hanging on a tree. 95 00:12:14,344 --> 00:12:28,585 Him God raised up on the third day and showed him openly, not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, even to us who ate and drank with him after he arose from 96 00:12:28,585 --> 00:12:29,415 the dead. 97 00:12:29,415 --> 00:12:39,052 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that it is he who was ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead." 98 00:12:39,096 --> 00:12:48,754 To him all the prophets witness that through his name whoever believes in him will receive remission of sins. 99 00:12:48,754 --> 00:12:57,781 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. 100 00:12:57,781 --> 00:13:02,345 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished. 101 00:13:02,345 --> 00:13:04,428 As many as came with Peter, 102 00:13:04,428 --> 00:13:16,488 because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also, for they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. 103 00:13:16,488 --> 00:13:23,464 Then Peter answered, Can anyone forbid water that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit? 104 00:13:23,464 --> 00:13:28,828 And notice his phrase, just as we have. 105 00:13:28,828 --> 00:13:33,632 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. 106 00:13:33,632 --> 00:13:36,063 then they asked him to stay a few days. 107 00:13:36,063 --> 00:13:36,393 Okay? 108 00:13:36,393 --> 00:13:46,105 So then chapter 11, Peter is going to go back to Jerusalem and there's going to be a discussion as to whether or not this should have happened. 109 00:13:46,105 --> 00:13:53,067 And there's going to be some who say, no, these Gentiles, they didn't do what they should have done. 110 00:13:53,067 --> 00:14:02,506 Peter is going to point out in his discussion with them that these people did exactly what God showed. 111 00:14:02,506 --> 00:14:03,967 should be done. 112 00:14:04,548 --> 00:14:21,683 If you go into chapter 11, Peter's going to rehearse the events that occurred, what he saw there in Joppa, and then notice, let's see, verse 13, and he told us how he had seen an 113 00:14:21,683 --> 00:14:30,370 angel, speaking of Cornelius, standing in his house who said to him, send men to Joppa and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter. 114 00:14:30,370 --> 00:14:35,211 who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved. 115 00:14:35,211 --> 00:14:46,954 First point, did the pouring out of the Spirit upon the Gentiles in Cornelius' house save them? 116 00:14:48,195 --> 00:14:49,275 No. 117 00:14:49,676 --> 00:14:50,346 Why? 118 00:14:50,346 --> 00:14:52,796 How do we know for sure? 119 00:14:52,997 --> 00:14:57,518 First way we know for sure is over in Joel chapter two, 120 00:14:57,718 --> 00:15:02,942 Joel said that those who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved. 121 00:15:02,942 --> 00:15:13,952 In the very context where the discussion is made of the pouring out of the Spirit, Joel identifies that it's not the pouring out of the Spirit that's going to save people, it's 122 00:15:13,952 --> 00:15:19,576 going to be their actions in response to hearing the word of God. 123 00:15:19,837 --> 00:15:26,752 Secondly, who was the Spirit poured out upon in Acts chapter two on the day of Pentecost? 124 00:15:27,030 --> 00:15:30,350 Was it all the people or was it the 11? 125 00:15:30,893 --> 00:15:31,934 The 11. 126 00:15:31,934 --> 00:15:37,437 Were they currently, at the time it was poured out upon them, lost or saved? 127 00:15:38,478 --> 00:15:39,459 Saved. 128 00:15:39,459 --> 00:15:46,684 Did it make them more saved after the Spirit was poured out upon them than they were saved before it was poured out upon them? 129 00:15:46,684 --> 00:15:47,530 No. 130 00:15:48,105 --> 00:15:51,347 So it didn't save them and it was poured out on them. 131 00:15:51,347 --> 00:15:53,268 They were already saved. 132 00:15:54,330 --> 00:15:55,520 Third. 133 00:15:56,142 --> 00:16:09,254 When Cornelius and his house had the spirit poured out upon them, what did Peter say it was confirmation of? 134 00:16:14,818 --> 00:16:23,850 that they were already saved or that they should be told words by which they could be saved. 135 00:16:25,538 --> 00:16:33,162 Peter says, was confirmation that we could tell them words by which they could be saved. 136 00:16:33,162 --> 00:16:46,730 But then notice what we read, and as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them as upon us at the beginning. 137 00:16:47,311 --> 00:16:50,572 He doesn't say as upon the Jews. 138 00:16:50,853 --> 00:16:53,534 He doesn't say as upon 139 00:16:53,842 --> 00:17:03,369 all those who have been saved, he says, this is as it was at the beginning. 140 00:17:04,411 --> 00:17:09,775 What event was at the beginning of the kingdom and the church? 141 00:17:10,876 --> 00:17:15,119 Acts chapter 2, in the day of Pentecost. 142 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:23,726 What event was the fulfillment of Joel's prophecy that God's Spirit would be poured out on all flesh? 143 00:17:24,270 --> 00:17:28,773 the day of Pentecost, when God's Spirit was poured out upon the apostles. 144 00:17:29,214 --> 00:17:38,240 And now in Acts chapter 10, Cornelius' household, where God's Spirit is poured out upon the Gentiles. 145 00:17:39,902 --> 00:17:50,889 All of this is part of the fulfillment of prophecy concerning what would occur when the kingdom had come. 146 00:17:53,890 --> 00:17:55,391 but notice further. 147 00:17:57,142 --> 00:18:15,725 you find in Acts chapter 11 verses 19 down through verse 26 that Paul, or Saul and Barnabas are in Antioch and they're doing the work in Antioch and as salvation has now 148 00:18:15,725 --> 00:18:26,472 come to the Gentiles and the work in Antioch begins to grow and flourish where both there are both Jews and Gentiles in that congregation. 149 00:18:26,472 --> 00:18:34,964 in that church and in that city, you read verse 27, And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. 150 00:18:34,964 --> 00:18:44,197 Then one of them named Agabas stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius 151 00:18:44,197 --> 00:18:44,907 Caesar. 152 00:18:44,907 --> 00:18:51,329 Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Jerusalem. 153 00:18:51,329 --> 00:18:54,604 This they did also and sent to the elders. 154 00:18:54,604 --> 00:18:56,275 by the hands of Barnabas. 155 00:18:56,275 --> 00:18:58,517 I, oh, that's because I wanted verse 26. 156 00:18:58,517 --> 00:19:00,054 I knew I skipped something. 157 00:19:00,054 --> 00:19:06,322 All right, verse 25, then Barnabas departed from Tarsus to seek, or for Tarsus to seek Saul. 158 00:19:06,322 --> 00:19:15,369 And when he found him, he brought him to Antioch, that for a whole year they assembled with the church and taught a great many people. 159 00:19:15,369 --> 00:19:21,052 And the disciples were first called what in Antioch? 160 00:19:21,954 --> 00:19:23,104 Christians. 161 00:19:24,792 --> 00:19:41,231 Part of the Old Testament prophecy in Isaiah was that God would bring forth this work and then God would bring forth a new name by which his people were called. 162 00:19:42,412 --> 00:19:54,068 But you notice that the new name did not get fulfilled, that being Christians, until after Jew and Gentile. 163 00:19:54,146 --> 00:20:01,131 were both the recipients of the pouring out of the Spirit and entrance into the kingdom. 164 00:20:01,532 --> 00:20:11,719 Jew, Jewish Christians as it were, were never referred to as Christians until there were Gentile Christians involved as well. 165 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:21,066 God's prophecies all line up, are all fulfilled in order to point out. 166 00:20:21,268 --> 00:20:35,124 exactly what Jesus is saying here in Mark chapter 9, that the kingdom of God had come with power and that as it had been promised in the Old Testament prophets, that kingdom was not 167 00:20:35,124 --> 00:20:36,684 just for Israel. 168 00:20:36,945 --> 00:20:39,625 That kingdom was not just for the Jews. 169 00:20:39,846 --> 00:20:44,608 That kingdom was for all flesh. 170 00:20:45,348 --> 00:20:46,368 Okay? 171 00:20:47,309 --> 00:20:50,430 Any questions about that? 172 00:20:53,176 --> 00:20:56,758 Let me ask one more before we go too far. 173 00:20:56,758 --> 00:21:09,425 And I don't wanna get into, this into a complete study of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, but with baptism, what three roles are necessary for baptism to occur? 174 00:21:09,425 --> 00:21:14,528 There's three different roles that have to exist in order for baptism to occur. 175 00:21:16,214 --> 00:21:17,181 What are they? 176 00:21:20,746 --> 00:21:29,598 All right, the person being baptized, the person doing it, and the third one's not a person. 177 00:21:31,682 --> 00:21:36,524 the thing they're being immersed into, okay? 178 00:21:36,524 --> 00:21:45,148 Three roles are necessary in order to have the function of immersion baptism. 179 00:21:45,148 --> 00:21:56,493 The object or person being baptized, the one doing the baptizing, and the thing that they're immersed into, okay? 180 00:21:56,493 --> 00:22:00,434 In water baptism or the baptism of salvation, 181 00:22:00,876 --> 00:22:02,807 Who's being baptized? 182 00:22:03,548 --> 00:22:05,949 Saved person or lost person? 183 00:22:06,630 --> 00:22:07,991 Lost person. 184 00:22:07,991 --> 00:22:08,672 Okay? 185 00:22:08,672 --> 00:22:12,534 When they come back out of the water, what are they? 186 00:22:13,135 --> 00:22:15,116 Saved person, okay? 187 00:22:15,836 --> 00:22:18,528 Who's doing the baptizing? 188 00:22:23,702 --> 00:22:27,207 The person who puts them in the water, okay? 189 00:22:27,568 --> 00:22:39,496 In New Testament salvation and the command to be baptized for the remission of sins, is there any stipulation or qualification about the person who does the baptizing? 190 00:22:40,974 --> 00:22:44,654 No, other than there will be someone who does it. 191 00:22:44,654 --> 00:22:49,454 Okay, there's an instruction for there to be someone, but there's no qualification. 192 00:22:49,454 --> 00:22:54,934 Matter of fact, Paul makes the point in 1 Corinthians chapter one, Christ sent me not to baptize. 193 00:22:54,934 --> 00:22:57,534 He's not saying he didn't send me to preach baptism. 194 00:22:57,534 --> 00:23:05,014 He says, Christ didn't give me an assignment to go around dunking people in the water personally. 195 00:23:05,474 --> 00:23:07,574 It's unimportant. 196 00:23:07,674 --> 00:23:10,114 And yet the church at Corinth, 197 00:23:10,124 --> 00:23:16,978 were those who were calling themselves after the person who had baptized them. 198 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:31,569 So in water baptism, for the remission of sins, there's three roles, water, the person being baptized, and the person who does the baptizing. 199 00:23:31,729 --> 00:23:38,808 All three of those things are necessary for immersion. 200 00:23:38,808 --> 00:23:40,376 for the remission of sins. 201 00:23:42,380 --> 00:23:54,473 But when you get to the Holy Spirit baptism, the same three roles exist, but the purpose is different and the ones involved are different. 202 00:23:54,893 --> 00:24:11,138 In the Holy Spirit baptism, the text is very clear that the one doing the baptizing matters a lot because it is specifically stated that Christ 203 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:16,152 is the one who is doing the baptizing. 204 00:24:16,873 --> 00:24:26,728 Secondly, that it is the spirit that is the object the individual is being immersed in. 205 00:24:26,728 --> 00:24:28,398 Okay? 206 00:24:28,398 --> 00:24:37,644 It is specifically stated that Christ is going to pour out the Spirit of God upon the individuals. 207 00:24:37,644 --> 00:24:38,485 Okay? 208 00:24:38,485 --> 00:24:40,980 And that they are immersed 209 00:24:40,980 --> 00:24:41,541 in the Spirit. 210 00:24:41,541 --> 00:24:46,475 So you have the person being baptized, they have no role or function in it whatsoever, right? 211 00:24:46,896 --> 00:24:50,959 Did the apostles say, you know what, we're ready. 212 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:54,983 Whenever the Holy Spirit's ready, we're just gonna wait here. 213 00:24:55,023 --> 00:25:00,608 No, it was entirely on God's determination as to when that would occur. 214 00:25:00,849 --> 00:25:07,054 They didn't choose it and they didn't cause it, by the way, the house of Cornelius. 215 00:25:07,774 --> 00:25:12,620 Were they standing around waiting for the Holy Spirit to be poured out upon them? 216 00:25:13,202 --> 00:25:14,262 No! 217 00:25:14,263 --> 00:25:16,645 They were listening to Peter preach. 218 00:25:17,267 --> 00:25:20,411 God chose when it was going to occur. 219 00:25:20,411 --> 00:25:26,018 God did it in the middle of Peter preaching and they stand up and start talking. 220 00:25:27,768 --> 00:25:38,467 So the person who is, we'll say unimportant, but least important in Holy Spirit baptism is the person being baptized. 221 00:25:39,488 --> 00:25:43,171 Because God is choosing when to act. 222 00:25:43,171 --> 00:25:50,698 God is using it as a demonstration of His power, His authority, and His determination. 223 00:25:50,698 --> 00:25:56,202 The only two occurrences that you find anywhere in the text. 224 00:25:56,522 --> 00:26:02,982 of Holy Spirit baptism, Acts chapter two, Acts chapter 10. 225 00:26:03,386 --> 00:26:12,311 There's no other occurrences of Holy Spirit baptism or promises of Holy Spirit baptism anywhere else in all of scripture. 226 00:26:12,311 --> 00:26:13,691 Those are the only two. 227 00:26:13,912 --> 00:26:25,768 And both of them, it was done without the individuals requesting it, having any say in it, or making any determination whatsoever. 228 00:26:26,154 --> 00:26:30,376 It was the Spirit pouring out, being poured out upon them. 229 00:26:30,376 --> 00:26:36,458 Now, the after effects, the byproducts of it are part of what Joel prophesied. 230 00:26:36,458 --> 00:26:43,391 Joel said, daughters will see, and your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions. 231 00:26:43,391 --> 00:26:54,818 All of these things that Peter quotes are going to occur through the laying on of the apostles' hands, and some of them will occur. 232 00:26:54,818 --> 00:27:01,902 through the very act of the Holy Spirit and them speaking uh on behalf of God. 233 00:27:02,382 --> 00:27:14,468 But no determination, no stipulation is made by Joel or in the New Testament that the act of the Spirit being poured out upon them saved them. 234 00:27:15,249 --> 00:27:21,112 As a matter of fact, Joel makes it very clear, they're not going to be saved by this pouring out of the Spirit. 235 00:27:21,452 --> 00:27:24,524 They're going to be saved by calling upon 236 00:27:24,524 --> 00:27:26,459 the name of the Lord. 237 00:27:27,003 --> 00:27:29,419 Over in the book of Acts. 238 00:27:38,954 --> 00:27:42,654 in Acts chapter 20. 239 00:27:49,934 --> 00:27:51,352 Sorry, 22. 240 00:28:03,374 --> 00:28:10,758 Paul is recounting his salvation before the Jewish mob in Jerusalem. 241 00:28:10,818 --> 00:28:22,645 You find in Acts chapter 22 and in verse 12, Paul recounts, a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good testimony with all the Jews who dwelt there, came 242 00:28:22,645 --> 00:28:27,468 to me and he stood and said to me, brother Saul, receive your sight. 243 00:28:27,468 --> 00:28:31,190 And at that same hour I looked up at him. 244 00:28:31,190 --> 00:28:42,387 Then he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know his will and see the just one and hear the voice of his mouth, for you will be his witness to all men of 245 00:28:42,387 --> 00:28:44,018 what you have seen and heard. 246 00:28:44,018 --> 00:28:46,380 And now why are you waiting? 247 00:28:46,380 --> 00:28:50,543 Arise and be baptized and wash away your sins. 248 00:28:50,543 --> 00:28:56,066 And what does Ananias describe that act of obedience as being? 249 00:28:58,584 --> 00:28:59,846 calling on the name of 250 00:29:01,802 --> 00:29:06,763 Joel says, God's gonna pour out his spirit upon all flesh. 251 00:29:07,023 --> 00:29:09,194 Your young men are going to do these things. 252 00:29:09,194 --> 00:29:11,045 Your young women are gonna do these things. 253 00:29:11,045 --> 00:29:12,905 Your people are going to do these things. 254 00:29:12,905 --> 00:29:19,747 Oh, and your salvation is going to come by calling upon the name of the Lord. 255 00:29:20,767 --> 00:29:31,298 Over in Paul's recounting of his salvation, he identifies exactly what it was and even uses Joel's phrase. 256 00:29:31,298 --> 00:29:37,861 for what he did in order to call upon the name of the Lord as being commanded. 257 00:29:38,002 --> 00:29:41,043 He didn't say, I'm waiting for the Holy Spirit to be poured out on me. 258 00:29:41,043 --> 00:29:43,004 By the way, never was. 259 00:29:44,285 --> 00:29:51,689 Rather, he was there praying for three days. 260 00:29:52,570 --> 00:29:54,150 That didn't do it. 261 00:29:54,251 --> 00:29:55,881 So it wasn't belief and prayer. 262 00:29:55,881 --> 00:30:00,590 The thing that uh Annanias said, 263 00:30:00,590 --> 00:30:01,970 What are you waiting on? 264 00:30:02,891 --> 00:30:04,592 Call upon the name of Lord. 265 00:30:04,592 --> 00:30:06,092 How am I going to do that? 266 00:30:06,593 --> 00:30:12,235 Arise and be baptized and wash away your sins. 267 00:30:12,775 --> 00:30:17,897 There's only one baptism, Ephesians chapter four tells us. 268 00:30:18,378 --> 00:30:28,852 There's only one baptism in the New Testament that is commanded that Christians or that individuals participate in for salvation. 269 00:30:29,250 --> 00:30:40,247 And that one baptism is the one that involves calling upon the name of Lord, and it is the baptism in water for the remission of sins, not the baptism of the Holy Spirit. 270 00:30:40,247 --> 00:30:42,398 Okay, so back to Mark chapter nine. 271 00:30:45,524 --> 00:30:52,818 Jesus tells them, you're not going to see death until you see the kingdom of God come or present with power. 272 00:30:52,818 --> 00:31:04,404 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, by the way, the chapter should begin with now after six days, not with the statement connected to the prior chapter. 273 00:31:04,404 --> 00:31:10,688 But anyway, leave the translating and the laying out of scripture to somebody else. 274 00:31:10,688 --> 00:31:14,739 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James and John, 275 00:31:14,739 --> 00:31:21,912 and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves, and he was transfigured before them. 276 00:31:21,912 --> 00:31:30,176 His clothes became shining, exceedingly white like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them. 277 00:31:30,296 --> 00:31:37,319 And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 278 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:43,060 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. 279 00:31:43,060 --> 00:31:50,673 and let us make three tabernacles, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 280 00:31:51,354 --> 00:32:07,181 Because he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid." Mark, as he gives record concerning this event, which is also found in Matthew chapter 17, Mark will tell us 281 00:32:07,181 --> 00:32:08,161 a number of things. 282 00:32:08,161 --> 00:32:11,002 Number one, he describes their 283 00:32:11,154 --> 00:32:20,657 He describes that the statement made by Peter was made out of their fear of the situation. 284 00:32:22,157 --> 00:32:24,518 Matthew gives us a few more details. 285 00:32:24,518 --> 00:32:26,318 Jesus goes up on the mountain. 286 00:32:26,318 --> 00:32:31,800 Jesus takes just the three of these individuals with him as he goes up on the mountain. 287 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:36,621 Something that you see Jesus doing a number of different times. 288 00:32:36,621 --> 00:32:39,742 These three became kind of the core. 289 00:32:39,950 --> 00:32:45,213 of those who were closest to Jesus on these occasions. 290 00:32:45,213 --> 00:32:50,976 And so they're going to go up on the mountain, the other apostles are going to remain down below. 291 00:32:50,976 --> 00:32:53,888 As they go up into the mountain, Jesus is transfigured. 292 00:32:53,888 --> 00:33:04,023 And Mark gives us perhaps a more clear picture of the transfiguration and what Jesus looked like than Matthew does. 293 00:33:04,083 --> 00:33:09,626 Mark says that his appearance was shining. 294 00:33:09,802 --> 00:33:19,315 and bright white, that his clothing was so white it was such that you could never have gotten clothing to be this color of white. 295 00:33:19,315 --> 00:33:32,088 By the way, if you would like to know where the artist concept of how angels look comes from, right here. 296 00:33:32,629 --> 00:33:36,309 The shining appearance, the white garments. 297 00:33:36,450 --> 00:33:38,150 There are other, uh 298 00:33:38,278 --> 00:33:43,379 where individuals appear in white garments, but this is the picture of Christ. 299 00:33:44,540 --> 00:33:51,201 Now, as they're witnessing this, question. 300 00:33:52,342 --> 00:34:05,425 What person who was not Christ had a physical appearance in history like this for a period of time? 301 00:34:06,526 --> 00:34:07,796 Moses did. 302 00:34:09,192 --> 00:34:15,681 When did Israel witness Moses with this appearance? 303 00:34:18,274 --> 00:34:24,702 All right, when he came down from the mountain having been in the presence of God. 304 00:34:26,220 --> 00:34:32,603 What did Moses do as a result of his shining face? 305 00:34:33,547 --> 00:34:34,648 You remember? 306 00:34:35,832 --> 00:34:37,414 He put a veil over it. 307 00:34:39,373 --> 00:34:40,275 Why? 308 00:34:49,453 --> 00:34:50,225 Nope. 309 00:34:55,822 --> 00:35:01,906 ah They didn't cover his face because of the brightness. 310 00:35:02,626 --> 00:35:14,974 They covered his face, he covered his face because as they saw the brightness diminish, they would have understood something about Israel. 311 00:35:17,420 --> 00:35:34,506 The text tells us that his face was hidden so they would not see the diminishing and the fading as a sign that Israel before God would have that same thing occur. 312 00:35:36,396 --> 00:35:43,378 Now, Jesus is going to stand transfigured before the apostles. 313 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:49,810 And who's going to show up with Jesus on the Mount? 314 00:35:55,064 --> 00:35:57,841 Moses and Elijah. 315 00:35:58,927 --> 00:36:01,854 What's unique about Elijah in Old Testament history? 316 00:36:07,416 --> 00:36:14,920 Okay, he was taken and he did not see death in a standard way. 317 00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:18,673 Okay, he was taken up by God. 318 00:36:18,673 --> 00:36:28,338 Now Elijah had spent his time as a prophet working in what kingdom, northern or southern? 319 00:36:32,598 --> 00:36:33,618 Northern. 320 00:36:34,339 --> 00:36:39,701 The Northern Kingdom was known for its faithfulness or its rebellion against God. 321 00:36:40,621 --> 00:36:42,882 It's rebellion against God. 322 00:36:42,942 --> 00:36:51,485 Matter of fact, Elijah got the sheer joy of getting to prophesy during the reign of Ahab and Jezebel. 323 00:36:52,366 --> 00:37:02,146 And as a result of all of the things that transpired, there becomes a point in time where Elijah perceives that 324 00:37:02,146 --> 00:37:06,649 He's the only one in the entire nation that's faithful to God. 325 00:37:06,649 --> 00:37:08,011 Now, is that the case? 326 00:37:09,550 --> 00:37:23,169 All right, we know that after Elijah flees from the threat of Jezebel and departs from the northern kingdom, by the way, when he departs and when he flees and when he runs as 327 00:37:23,169 --> 00:37:29,062 sustained by God and the food that he received from God, where does he go? 328 00:37:37,570 --> 00:37:41,682 He goes all the way back to Sinai. 329 00:37:44,334 --> 00:37:50,973 there in Sinai, God will tell him, you go back. 330 00:37:54,050 --> 00:37:57,609 But you go back and you go anoint these three people. 331 00:38:00,192 --> 00:38:12,607 Elijah stands as the shining example, if I can use the term, of the prophets. 332 00:38:13,868 --> 00:38:20,510 The one who, no matter what, would not depart from God. 333 00:38:21,311 --> 00:38:29,494 The one who spoke the truth and witnessed the departure 334 00:38:29,494 --> 00:38:47,226 and the decline of Israel, but was so faithful and so represented the prophets that he did not see death, and it was prophesied that he would return again, 335 00:38:49,058 --> 00:38:50,679 with the coming of the kingdom. 336 00:38:53,081 --> 00:39:08,591 Over in Matthew's account, Matthew chapter 17, Jesus during this event will identify to the apostles who the fulfillment of the prophecy of Elijah's return actually was. 337 00:39:08,591 --> 00:39:09,872 And who was it? 338 00:39:10,573 --> 00:39:11,993 John the Baptist. 339 00:39:12,054 --> 00:39:12,674 Okay? 340 00:39:12,674 --> 00:39:18,510 That was the type, anti-type, and that was the fulfillment of the prophecy, not that Elijah 341 00:39:18,510 --> 00:39:24,513 personally would return, but rather one like Elijah would return. 342 00:39:24,513 --> 00:39:36,580 So Elijah stands out in Old Testament history as the representative of the prophets and the prophesied one that one like him would come with the kingdom. 343 00:39:38,181 --> 00:39:40,022 Now go back to Moses. 344 00:39:40,482 --> 00:39:43,524 Moses stands before God. 345 00:39:43,744 --> 00:39:45,805 Moses is a prophet. 346 00:39:45,985 --> 00:39:47,458 Moses is one 347 00:39:47,458 --> 00:39:52,277 who though he died, what was unique about Moses' death? 348 00:39:53,954 --> 00:39:57,716 God buried him and no one knew where he was buried. 349 00:39:58,157 --> 00:40:01,199 God took him and buried him and no one knew where. 350 00:40:01,660 --> 00:40:05,182 So Elijah's gone, God takes him. 351 00:40:05,463 --> 00:40:09,045 Moses is buried and dies, but God buries him. 352 00:40:09,045 --> 00:40:11,106 Nobody knows where he's buried. 353 00:40:11,267 --> 00:40:21,292 But in Deuteronomy chapter 18, Moses is going to tell the people in the last year of his life before they go into the land to possess it, 354 00:40:21,292 --> 00:40:31,512 that God was going to raise up one like Him, a lawgiver and a prophet. 355 00:40:32,373 --> 00:40:36,397 And Moses tells Israel, you hear Him. 356 00:40:40,622 --> 00:40:42,781 Who is going to be the fulfillment of that? 357 00:40:44,696 --> 00:40:45,946 Jesus Christ. 358 00:40:47,007 --> 00:40:48,027 All right? 359 00:40:48,447 --> 00:40:56,049 So, Moses, there's gonna be one like you with the coming of the kingdom. 360 00:40:57,169 --> 00:41:01,290 Elijah, there's gonna be one like you coming in the kingdom. 361 00:41:02,451 --> 00:41:14,354 Both of them in their departure from this earth, God's special action toward them and removing them out of the hands of this world. 362 00:41:15,136 --> 00:41:16,587 and the people in it. 363 00:41:17,228 --> 00:41:20,290 And now they both appear. 364 00:41:21,332 --> 00:41:23,724 Now, I love this. 365 00:41:26,004 --> 00:41:38,930 What artist did Peter, James, and John have a record of his painting to know what Moses and Elijah looked like? 366 00:41:40,418 --> 00:41:42,631 so they could recognize him when they showed up. 367 00:41:44,866 --> 00:41:46,309 There wasn't one. 368 00:41:46,854 --> 00:41:49,682 So how did they know it was Moses and Elijah? 369 00:41:58,914 --> 00:42:00,786 That could be, but I got a better answer. 370 00:42:00,786 --> 00:42:02,918 uh 371 00:42:05,390 --> 00:42:08,040 All right, turn to Luke chapter 16. 372 00:42:18,830 --> 00:42:26,130 Luke chapter 16 verse 19, there was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. 373 00:42:26,290 --> 00:42:34,350 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. 374 00:42:34,350 --> 00:42:37,310 Moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores. 375 00:42:37,310 --> 00:42:42,750 So it was that the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. 376 00:42:42,750 --> 00:42:44,850 The rich man also died and was buried. 377 00:42:44,850 --> 00:42:48,830 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw 378 00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:54,276 Abraham a foth, and Lazarus in his bosom. 379 00:42:54,276 --> 00:43:05,438 Then he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame." Any 380 00:43:05,438 --> 00:43:11,264 indication, by the way, that this rich man and Lazarus lived during the time of Abraham? 381 00:43:13,142 --> 00:43:15,293 No, every indication they didn't. 382 00:43:17,048 --> 00:43:21,601 But in eternity, the text is quite clear. 383 00:43:21,601 --> 00:43:28,726 You're going to know people and who they are who you never met. 384 00:43:31,160 --> 00:43:35,560 and the rich man immediately knows Abraham. 385 00:43:38,502 --> 00:43:53,542 and Peter, James, and John immediately know Moses, and they immediately know Elijah as they show up from eternity before them. 386 00:43:56,194 --> 00:44:00,467 Sometimes I think people wonder, what's eternity gonna be like? 387 00:44:02,164 --> 00:44:14,717 One of the things that you can draw from the text is eternity is going to be very interesting as you will know the people who are there. 388 00:44:15,818 --> 00:44:24,320 And I love that fact because I forget names and faces like nobody else who I've ever met. 389 00:44:24,320 --> 00:44:32,012 So I am quite glad that when we get there, either everybody's gonna be wearing a great big spiritual name tag. 390 00:44:32,671 --> 00:44:34,266 or I'm going to have perfect recall. 391 00:44:34,266 --> 00:44:35,849 Thank you for your attention.