In the past, Moses said to God, “I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me. If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me—if I have found favor in your eyes— and do not let me face my own ruin.”
And The LORD said to Moses: “Bring me seventy of Israel’s elders who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people. Have them come to the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with you. I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will share the burden of the people with you so that you will not have to carry it alone.
Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke with him, and he took some of the power of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but did not do so again. (Numbers 11:14-17, 11:25)
When The Lord Jesus was about to be taken away from the disciples, he breathed on them and he said unto them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” (John 20:22) But on one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:4-5, 8)
God is a Spirit and Acts 2:17-21 says, In the last days, God will pour out His Spirit on all people, even on His servants, both men and women and they will prophesy. (2 Peter 1:21) When the day of Pentecost came, and the disciples were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. And all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. (Acts 2:1-4) But what happened during the Pentecost is a fulfillment of an indication of what The Lord will be do in the last days. (Joel 2:28)
In Acts 4:29-31, after the believers had prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken and The Spirit of the Lord came upon them and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. (Judges 14:6) Likewise, when the Spirit of The Lord came upon Samson, he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat. And there Samuel said to Saul, The Spirit of the LORD will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person. Then when all those who had formerly known Saul saw him prophesying with the prophets and they said, ‘Is Saul also among the prophets?’ (Judges 14:6; 1 Samuel 10:6, 1 Samuel 10:11)
The bible says, the Seventy Elders spoke once, but did not spoke in tongues again and continued to assist Moses in his role. (1 Corinthians 12:30) Today like Moses, and as 1 Peter 2:9 tells us, as God’s chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation and God’s special possession; Christians are to declare the praises of him who called us out of darkness into his wonderful light. And Paul said, eagerly desire the greater gifts but in all these, love is indispensable. Love being the fundamental or characteristic part or quality; it is the ultimate reality that underlies all outward manifestations and change, practical important, for usefulness in the Kingdom of God. (Matthew 3:8; John 15:5-6, 21:17; 1 Corinthians 12:31; 1 Corinthians 14:1; Galatians 5:22-23)
But the fruits of the Holy Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. And there, John The Baptist was warning the Pharisees and Sadducees and he said to them, “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.” (Matthew 3:8; John 15:5-6; Galatians 5:22-23)
Jesus says, “I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” But earlier, The LORD had also commanded Moses to dress Aaron in the sacred garments, anoint him and consecrate him so he may serve Him as priest. And Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over his inheritance? Then from then on, the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him and Saul began to prophesy. Then Samuel also took the horn of oil and anointed David in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David. The LORD had also said to Moses: “Take Joshua the son of Nun with you, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him; set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and inaugurate him in their sight." (Numbers 27:18-19; Romans 2:28-29)
Now, the Holy Spirit in us (our reborn in Christ) and the infilling needs of The Holy Ghost is two different work of the Holy Spirit for then Jesus breathed on the disciples and said unto them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” (John 20:22) and there He instructed them to wait for the Gift (baptism) of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 3:18-20) But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” (Exodus 40:13; 1 Samuel 10:1, 10:10, 16:13)
What happened during the Pentecost is a fulfillment of an indication of what The Lord will be do in the last days. But God wants to show forth His Strength, His one Glorious Arm. ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. And Numbers 11:26 tells us, but two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them, and they prophesied in the camp. (Numbers 11:26, compare compare Romans 2:25,29,8:14,9:4,9:27,10:5,11:5-6)
To whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed and who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? (Isaiah 53:1; Zechariah 4:6; John 12:38) But as true believers of Christ, we also were included in Him when we heard the message of truth, the gospel of our salvation. And that when we believed, were marked in him with a seal, that is the promised Holy Spirit. (Mark 3:26-27; Romans 11:23-25; Ephesians 1:13, 4:30)
So then, there are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. (1 Corinthians 12:4-6)
The Holy Spirit is a gift from God (Acts 2:38) and tongues is a gift of The Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:4, 12:8-11; John 3:8) But Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. (Ephesians 4:11-13)
In every campaign that he led, King David recognizes that it was the Spirit of The LORD that gave him the success and the victory. Today Christians need the power of the Holy Spirit in warring against the power of the principalities of the dark world and evil spiritual forces in the heavenly realms. We need to take up the Sword of The Spirit and pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. (Mark 16:17-18; Acts 1:8-9; Ephesians 1:19-21, 6:1-18)
Jesus says, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Luke 10:18-20) Without the power of The Holy Spirit, men would be powerless against the powers of the principalities of darkness in the spiritual world. But as it is, the Holy Spirit is a Gift of God, and as believers, it is God Himself who has given us different gifts (of The Holy Spirit) according to the grace given to each of us. (Luke 8:18; Romans 12:6)
And if it is a gift and by grace, it is of God and never by ourselves, Jesus says, “Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. (John 15:4)
