BIOLA RADIO PROPHECY MESSAGE
by Dr. Ralph L. Keiper, Editorial Research Director, Evangelical Foundation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the capital of heaven, from the heart of God to our hearts. Now how does He do this? Well he does it through the Word because, you will notice, he is spoken of here as the Spirit of Truth. That is to say, it is the Holy Spirit who speaks from the Word of God. The Holy Spirit never speaks apart from the Word. Thus anything that is at tributed to the Holy Spirit we can check by the Word of God. In Ephe sians for example we know that it is the Holy Spirit who uses the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God. Just as we came to know the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour through the work of the Holy Spirit, so this blessed Third Person of the Trinity bears testimony to the day when our Lord Jesus Christ shall come and we shall finally be redeemed. The Holy Spirit dwelling within the heart of the believer is testimony to our great future in eternity to come. We are sealed by the Spirit because we are Christ’s acquired possession and have been purchased by Him. Some times with discouragements and frus trations it may seem like we have been left here alone in the world. There is a great day coming for you and me when we are finally redeemed. We have the first fruits of the Spirit now. But some day we will receive, as it were, the last fruits when our bodies shall be fully glorified at His coming. The Holy Spirit is merely the earnest, the down payment, the promise of things to come. Thank God that we do not need to be confused or in doubt but have this blessed assurance, this foretaste of glory divine. May your realization be that you are indeed an heir of salvation, purchased of God, bom of His Spirit, and washed in His blood. 11
THE CERTAINTY OF CHRIST’S RETURN W ith repeated attacks by the skep tics and scoffers concerning the veracity of the Word of God and the return of the Lord Jesus Christ, you may have asked yourself, “How can I know for sure that the Bible is true. These people seem well educated and know about what they are talking.” Our assurances are based on the fact that faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. The pri mary proof, in fact the only basic proof, of the second coming of Jesus Christ is the testimony of His Word. Those of us who believe in God must believe the Scriptures as His complete revelation to man. In prophecy Christ told His disciples, “Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye love me, you would rejoice because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it came to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.” In addition the Lord promises a special gift when He goes away, “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever” (John .14:16). The Holy Spirit is a constant reminder that the Lord Jesus Christ will come again. The words “for ever” here simply mean “to the end of the age” rather than time without ending. Christ promises His followers, “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you” (John 14:18). The Holy Spirit does not speak of Himself but is the Journalistic Report er concerning the things of the Lord Jesus Christ and His return. He does this for us, of course, through His Word, the Bible. The Holy Spirit is the Reporter of glory and it is His business to bring us good news from
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