R.A. Underwood članci iz 1898 o Svetom Duhu možete pogledati u ASD arhivi
Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed ? Review and Herald Vol. 75 No. 17 —April 26, 1898
The baptism of the Holy Spirit Review and Herald Vol. 75 No. 18
Review and Herald Vol. 75 No. 19 —May 10, 1898
The Holy Ghost and His work Review and Herald Vol. 75 No. 21 —May 24, 189
Is THE work that has been noticed in these articles done by an influence?—There is an influence and a power, it is true; but we should not make the mistake of believing in an influence simply, when we so much need the One who carries the influence and power. The Holy Spirit is Christ’s personal representative in the field; and he is charged with the work of meeting Satan, and defeating this personal enemy of God and his government.
It seems strange to me, now, that I ever believed that the Holy Spirit was only an influence, in view of the work he does. But we want the truth because it is truth, and we reject error because it is error, regardless of any views we may formerly have held, or any difficulty we may have had, or may now have, when we view the Holy Spirit as a person. Light is sown for the righteous.
Satan’s scheme is to destroy all faith in the personality of the Godhead,—the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,—also in his own personality; and when this is done, he would have men deify the state, and set that up as a personal god, to be worshiped and obeyed.
Dr. Adler, as quoted in Harper’s Weekly of Nov. 27, 1897, voiced a growing sentiment when he said that “men are gradually passing from the belief in a personal God,” and that “religion based on that belief is losing its vitality.” He further said: “In the state let us find the personal deity which is passing out of men’s lives. Let the state be the object of our worship. Let us make it sacred; and when we have done so, the state will have taken the place of the personification. Let the state be that personification.” Satan knows that he can control the state, and use it to oppress the servants of God, as he always has done. Let us beware lest Satan shall lead us to take the first step in destroying our faith in the personality of this person of the Godhead,—the Holy Ghost.
It was once hard for me to see how a spirit could be a person; but when I saw “that God is a spirit ” (John 4: 24), and that he is no less a person; when I saw that the last Adam (Christ) “was made a quickening spirit” (1 Cor. 15:45), and that he is a person; when I saw that the angels are “spirits” (Heb. 1:7, 14), and even that the fallen angels, called “devils,” are said to be “unclean spirits” (Luke 8:26, 29; Acts 19:15, 16); and knowing that all these are persons, I could understand better how the Holy Spirit can be a person.
Another question perplexed me; namely, If the Holy Spirit is a person, how can he be omnipresent? While we “see through a glass, darkly,” and should always bear in mind that “if any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know,” and that we know nothing at all only as God has revealed it to us by his Spirit, yet let us look at the other spirit for a moment, and we may see something that will help us to understand this question. “Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air,
the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.”
Eph. 2:2. Here the prince of the power of the air, in other places called the “prince of this world,” or Satan, is called the
spirit (singular number) “that now worketh in the children of disobedience.”
That Satan is the spirit referred to in this scripture, and that
he is omnipresent, working for the destruction of the human family, is plain from this and many other scriptures. See
Zech. 3:1,
2;
1 Peter 5:8. If, then, Satan, who was Lucifer, a shining seraph, “who, next to Christ, had been most honored of God, and who stood highest in power and glory among the inhabitants of heaven” (“Great Controversy,” page 493), is a person, and yet omnipresent, I can see that Christ would clothe his
personal representative, the Holy Ghost, who now stands next to Christ, with at least no less power than Satan has.
But how is Satan omnipresent? Can he be personally everywhere?—No and yes. He can be, and
is,
everywhere present in this world by his representatives,—the fallen angels, who “kept not their first estate,” and who have given themselves up to carry out Satan’s plans, and execute his work against Christ and his loyal subjects.” Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, and prevailed not. . . . And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
Rev. 12:7-9.
That this warfare is still going on, and will continue to the end of this world, is clear from verse 17 of this same chapter. Christ has put into the field, as his personal representative, the Holy Ghost, who is in charge of all the forces of God’s kingdom to overthrow Satan and his angels; and the Holy Ghost is the
only one to whom is delegated this authority from God. “The prince of the power of evil can be held in check
only by the power of God in
the third person of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit.”—”
Special Testimony,” No. 10,
page 37. God and Christ have placed all the angels and the power of the throne of omnipotence under him, to overthrow the rebellion against God’s government.
The prophet Ezekiel had a wonderful view of the workings of God’s throne. “The wheel-like complications that appeared to the prophet to be involved in such confusion, were under the guidance of an infinite hand.
The Spirit of God, revealed to him as moving and directing these wheels, brought harmony out of confusion;
so the whole world was under his control. Myriads of glorified beings were ready at his word to overrule the power and policy of evil men, and
bring good to his faithful
ones.”—”Testimony,” No. 33, page 280. Hence we see that the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Godhead, has at his disposal “myriads,” or “an innumerable company,” of holy angels, who
go, at his command, to the rescue and to the aid of every child of God. “Whithersoever
the Spirit was to go, they went.”
Eze. 1: 20.
In my former difficulties there was one more point to be settled; and when that was made clear, I
saw, as I had never seen before, the wonderful workings of God’s kingdom. It was this: Is it a settled principle, laid down in the Bible, that when one in authority and power delegates to another a work, with power to execute the same, and the work is accomplished by the one entrusted with it, the work is accredited to the one directing and delegating such power?—Yes; this is a principle recognized by God, and accepted by all civilized nations.
Let us look at this principle. Christ was
delegated with authority by the Father to
represent the Father. Hence Christ says: “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father.” Why?—Because he was the authorized representative of the Father in creating and redeeming the world. Christ acted under the authority received from the Father; and the work committed to the Son, and accomplished by the Son, is accredited to the Father. See
John 1:10;
Heb. 1:1,
3;
John 5:26,
30;
6:57. The Holy Ghost being Christ’s representative, and Christ being the Father’s representative, the Holy Ghost represents both the Son and the Father; and the work done by the Holy Spirit is accredited to those whom he represents, for he is their agent.
Again: the Holy Spirit being in charge of all the holy angels,
whatever is done by them under the authority of the Holy Spirit, is accredited to the work of the Holy Spirit. And this should be so; for the authority comes from the one directing the work: therefore whatever the angels of God do by the command of the Holy Spirit, and acting as his representative,
the Spirit is the one that does the work. It is
through these angels that the Holy Spirit does his work and manifests the power of God. “And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with the angels of his power.”
2 Thess. 1:7, margin.
The following extracts from the pen of Mrs. E. G. White are comprehensive, covering the whole field: “By the holy beings surrounding his throne, the Lord keeps up a constant communication with the inhabitants of the earth. “—REVIEW AND HERALD,
July 20, 1897. “All the miracles of Christ performed for the afflicted and suffering were, by the power of God, through the ministration of angels.” “All the blessings from God to man are through the ministration of holy angels.”—”
Spirit of Prophecy,”
Vol. II, pages 67, 68. “Are they not all ministering spirits?”
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