The apostles had the power to lay hands on other saints to receive a measure of the Spirit (spiritual gifts). We have looked at this in other posts,noting that the promise of the Spirit in Acts 2:38 and Acts 5:32 was not automatic, but was given by the laying on of the apostle’s hands. Two…
A common thought among today’s Christians and church leaders is to apply Ephesians 4:11 as applicable, today. One author explains, “By these gifts the Church is founded, the ministry taught, and the Scriptures expounded in all ages.” He also writes, “Prophecy is not to be confined to the apostolic age: for St. Peter also testifies…
The significance of the Holy Spirit’s work during this concentrated period is weakened by the view that advocates the continuation of that work today. This is obvious by the fact that the power of the Holy Spirit that is claimed today is not the same as that prophesied by Joel and fulfilled in the “last…
Joel’s prophecy of the Holy Spirit precedes his prophecy of the great and terrible day of the Lord. We must not overlook this sequence of the last days and that both the Holy Spirit and the “day of the Lord” are events of the last days. We have already shown that the “last days” refer…