Why does the King James Bible use and distinguish Holy Ghost and Holy Spirit? #Doctrine Matters
Acts 1:16
“Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.”
King James Version (KJV)
Preface:
This morning, I received the following question on QUORA:
When I responded I received the unction from the Lord to Blog and this study outside of another study and make this a separate study and share.
When did the Holy Ghost become the Holy Spirit?
Background Studies:
The following short study on Holy Ghost and Holy Spirit is an excerpt from Part 2 of The Messianic Psalms are Vital to our Faith.
I urge the reader to study
my 7 Part Study on the Messianic Psalms are essential to our Faith
The Messianic Psalms are vital to our Faith Conclusion
Why the King James Bible distinguishes Charity from Love
Doctrine is: Learning The Teaching of the Word of God
Hebrews 10:12
“But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;”
King James Version (KJV)
Note: As I've gone over thoroughly in my Godhead studies "on the right hand of God" is a metaphor meaning to whom all power and authority is given.
Hebrews 13:11
“For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp.”
King James Version (KJV)
Hebrews 13:12
“Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.”
King James Version (KJV)
Acts 1:16
“Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.”
King James Version (KJV)
Isaiah 45:5
“I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:”
King James Version (KJV)
Romans 8:19
“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”
King James Version (KJV)
The phrase “which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of” is unique in the King James Bible.
Acts 1:16
“Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.”
King James Version (KJV)
2 Peter 1:21 - “For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”
I strongly disagree. Ghost is a highly "personal" meaning the eternal "spiritual" SOUL (mind, personality, character, will, desire, expression of a person - representing that Person in their animated state and when the person dies, their Ghost (SOUL) departs:
John 19:30
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.”
King James Version (KJV)
We humans were created in the IMAGE of Jesus Christ (body) and after His Likeness (in the essence of 3 parts: Body, Soul, and Spirit).
1 Thessalonians 5:23
“And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
King James Version (KJV)
And I also agree that when the Holy Ghost is used it refers to the "functions" of the Spirit of Christ.
I immediately also had to think of Matthew 1:20, which should also be included in the study.
Matthew 1:20
"But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost."
ghost (n.)
Old English gast "breath; good or bad spirit, angel, demon; person, man, *
Key scriptures from the King James Bible where Jesus states that He speaks the words of the Father and not His own:
John 12:49-50 - "For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak."
John 14:10 - “Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.”
John 8:28 - “Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.”
These verses highlight Jesus’ emphasis on conveying the words and teachings of the Father.
The term “Holy Spirit” appears in the King James Bible (KJV) in the following four verses:
Luke 11:13 - “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”
Ephesians 1:13 - “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,”
Ephesians 4:30 - “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”
1 Thessalonians 4:8 - “He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
The following examples show that the Trinity is a form of applying man's wisdom and philosophies to the things of the Spirit of God, particularly to the Godhead, and the consequences thereof:
John 14:8-9
Even the inner circle around Jesus Christ struggled with precisely this conception of the Godhead that is based on man's wisdom and philosophy (John 14:8-9). This is also the case with Philip, who asks Jesus Christ to show them the Father (John 14:8).
Because Philip sees Jesus Christ's body, his request shows that he believes the Father to be a different Person than Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ's answer to Philip shows that Philip does not know Jesus Christ because he requests Jesus Christ, Who is bodily visible to Philip, to show them the Father (John 14:9).
But Jesus Christ's answer also shows that He expects a Christian who follows Him to know Him (John 14:9).
Galatians 3:13
When Jesus Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, this could not happen by destroying the law but only in fulfillment of the law, because God is not a liar and must keep His word (Proverbs 8:7-8).
Therefore, it is written that Jesus Christ came not to destroy the law but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17), and that Jesus Christ came not to do His own will but to do the Father's will which has sent Him (John 6:38-40).
However, it is also written that everyone that hangeth on a tree is cursed (Galatians 3:13). But how then could Jesus Christ redeem us from the curse of the law if He hanged on a tree and the law cannot be destroyed?
The only way was Jesus Christ being made a curse for us (Galatians 3:13), and this can never be undone, as the law cannot be destroyed because God is not a liar (Proverbs 8:7-8).
When we acknowledge that in Jesus Christ dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily (Colossians 2:9), God is only one Person, that is Jesus Christ, while the Father is Spirit dwelling in Jesus Christ (John 14:8-10, John 17:21-23), revealing God Himself being made a curse for us to redeem us from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13).
This shows the ultimate act of God's love for us (Ephesians 5:2, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, 1 John 4:10, Revelation 1:5) and perfectly agrees with John 17:23 stating that the Father has loved us as He has loved Jesus Christ.
However, applying the Trinity here, which is to describe God as different Persons, implies the distinct Person of the Father and the distinct Person of Jesus Christ.
This would mean that the Person of Jesus Christ was being made a curse for us, but not the Person of the Father, because applying the Trinity implies that only the Person of Jesus Christ had hanged on a tree and not the Person of the Father (1 John 4:10).
This would make the Person of the Father child sacrificing and therefore less loving of the Person of Jesus Christ, which stands in violation of John 17:23 stating that the Father has loved us as He has loved Jesus Christ.
Therefore, it is revealed here that the Trinity perverts the Gospel into Molech worship (Leviticus 18:21) which is an abomination in God's sight (1 Kings 11:6-7). This again shows the danger of applying man's wisdom and philosophies to the things of the Spirit of God, particularly to the Godhead.
This study is to be continued, including but not limited to the use of the following Bible verses:
The Bible describes that a human being consists of spirit, soul and body as Paul is addressing the Thessalonians, and the Thessalonians are human beings (1 Thessalonians 5:23).
In the Bible a human is also described as a person.
Jesus Christ is described as the express image of God's Person (Hebrews 1:3)
Paul speaks of the person of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:10)
Pilate describes Jesus as a Person (Matthew 27:24)
Jesus Christ is born in the flesh and is conceived by the Holy Ghost in the womb of Mary (Matthew 1:20). No ovum or sperm is involved in the conception of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is a Man (has a body in the likeness of men) but He is not a human (Philippians 2:7).
Jesus Christ has always existed as a Man. He had to be born in the flesh to fulfill the law of the Old Testament.
Jesus Christ is God.
God created humans in his own image after his likeness (Genesis 1:26-27).
Psalms 22:16
“For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.”
King James Version (KJV)
Psalm 22:16
John 20:27
“Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.”
King James Version (KJV)
Will Jesus Always Show His Pierced Hands and Feet?
The scars on Jesus’ hands and feet are significant reminders of His sacrifice.
Jesus will always bear these marks as a testament to His crucifixion and resurrection.
In Revelation, Jesus is repeatedly referred to as the Lamb who was slain, indicating the continuity of His wounds in His glorified body
Did John in Revelation See Jesus’ Pierced Hands and Feet?
While the Book of Revelation does not explicitly mention John seeing Jesus’ pierced hands and feet, it does describe Jesus as the Lamb who was slain (Revelation 5:6, 12).
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Thank you for this heartfelt study. I wonder if this could be the meaning of: 2Co 5:16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. ...that we get to know Christ as the Father, who is Spirit?
@ExposeDarkness511 Yes. Praise the Lord. How often I've read 2 Corinthians 5:16 without deeper thought. Now here today especially in light of this study how perfect. Amen! God bless you and Thank you Sister Ursula. Yes, absolutely. Jesus no longer walks among us in the flesh. From here, now throughout eternity, we know him no longer in the flesh, but as Spirit who is our Heavenly Father . I will add this scripture to the blog and in future references ...
ExposeDarkness511 You know, 2 Corinthians 5:16 is really extraordinary in the light of this study. This deserves its own study which I would very much like to address please feel free to send me anything you may have on this. The body of Christ is amazing how one member is able to add to what others have found. Praise the Lord and thank you again. You know, this requires us to go into the depths of 2 Corinthians chapter 5 which all seems to be the theme of our lives existing as the SPIRITUAL beings we are. A subject Paul discusses frequently as you're aware. We know after Jesus' resurrection from the dead he walked among mankind for 40 days being witnessed by over 500. My point is I know we will always - for eternity - see Jesus' BODY, His PERSON as we will see each other in our glorified (SPIRITUAL) BODIES for eternity. And in summary, yes, all things are spiritual to us as Paul states in 1 Corinthians 2:14-16 KJB: 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. 16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
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