FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

 

What does it mean to be FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT? 

Who could be filled with THE HOLY SPIRIT?

Who was THE HOLY SPIRIT promised and prophesied for?

Peter confirms Joel's prophecy of THE HOLY SPIRIT being poured out on ISRAEL, on THE DAY OF PENTECOST in THE LAST DAYS (30-70AD).

Being FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT involved prophesy, dreams, visions, joy, miracles, knowledge, peace, speaking in tongues, healing, teaching, discerning spirits, boldly speaking God's Word, trust, power, courage...

Just for thinking students of the Bible, none of this happens after 70AD!  It's been about 2000 years, 

JOEL 2:27-32

Then you will know that I am in Israel,
    that I am the Lord your God,
    and that there is no other;
never again will my people be shamed.

28 “And afterward,
    I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
    your old men will dream dreams,
    your young men will see visions.
29 Even on my servants, both men and women,
    I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
30 I will show wonders in the heavens
    and on the earth,
    blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood
    before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
32 And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord will be saved;
for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
    there will be deliverance,
    as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors
    whom the Lord calls.

 

Notice how the v27 The Lord God says He is in ISRAEL.  These passages are NOT for NON-Israelites.  GOD IS SAVING HIS PEOPLE ISRAEL!

Below in Acts 2, Peter's audience is his fellow Jews and Israelites.

ACTS 2:14-24

14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 “‘IN THE LAST DAYS, God says,
    I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
    your young men will see visions,
    your old men will dream dreams.
18 Even on my servants, both men and women,
    I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
    and they will prophesy.
19 I will show wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below,
    blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood
    before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24 But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.

 

***THE LAST DAYS were happening because the Apostle Peter SAID SO!!!!

LAST DAYS of what?

Last Days of Old Covenant Israel!!!

CHRIST said to His disciples that the temple would come down in their generation (30-70AD) and it did; Matthew 24:1-3, 34.  

 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. 2 “Do you see all these things?” he asked. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 

That was THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD!  The Temple represented heaven and earth, God and Israel's covenant connection, the priesthood, sacrificial system, kingdom, THE LAW, worship....

Jerusalem's Temple got destroyed by God's servants, THE ROMAN ARMIES who Avenged THE CHRIST!

FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

Luke 1:15
for he (John The Baptist) will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT even before he is born.

Luke 1:41
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. 

Luke 1:67
Zechariah’s Song
His father Zechariah was FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT and prophesied. 

Acts 2:4
All of them were FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT and began to speak in other tongues as the SPIRIT enabled them.

Acts 4:8
Then Peter, FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people!

Acts 4:31
After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT and spoke the word of God boldly.

Acts 9:17
Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.”

Acts 13:9-12
Then Saul, who was also called Paul, FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, looked straight at Elymas and said,
  10 “You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? 11 Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.”

Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. 12 When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was amazed at the teaching about the Lord.

Acts 13:52
And the disciples were FILLED with joy and WITH THE SPIRIT.

Romans 15:13
May the God of hope FILL you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of THE HOLY SPIRIT

Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT, 

Colossians 1:9
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to FILL you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the SPIRIT gives,