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make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I re member no more” (Hebrews 10:15-17 cf. Jeremiah 31:33, 34). It is striking indeed the way the Holy Spirit is exalted and the human penman almost ig nored. When we read in the Pentateuch of the details in the Tabernacle, we may all well remember that each detail is attributed to the Holy Spirit and that the record is no mere human narration of history. The Holy Spirit is not merely the recorder of prophecy, but He takes an active part in its fu lfill ment. As an illustration, consider the prophetic prom ise of the resurrection of our bodies. In the great Res urrection Chapter in the New Testament, Paul com mences by reminding his readers that what he has written he ‘‘also received" (1 Corinthians 15:13), that is, he was given his message by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Then he goes on to say, “ Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:51, 52). Now here is a Spirit-given prophecy; namely, that all Christians who have died will be raised and changed, that is, their bodies will become incorrupt and immortal, not liable to death and corruption. In another Epistle, Paul says that the Holy Spirit will be the Divine factor and force in the fulfillment of this prophecy. “ But if the Spirit of him that raised up Christ from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you” (Romans 8:11). The future resurrection of the believer’s body will be accomplished through the in strumentality of the Holy Spirit. He will be both the means and the cause of our resurrection. In virtue of His indwelling, we shall experience the same kind of resurrection as did the Lord Jesus Christ, our living Head. Not in vain does the blessed Spirit dwell in these mortal bodies. He will perform that which He has predicted. Let us turn now to examine the passage which ac companies the title of this chapter. “ Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; For bidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the tru th " (1 Timothy 4:1-3). The source of the prediction is the Spirit. The Spirit is the Holy Spirit Himself, the Spirit of proph ecy, the Author of the prediction recorded here. This information He has given “ expressly," that is, dis- tictly or explicitly. It is not couched in difficult lan guage, but is clearly stated. This is not the first time He gave a prophecy of this nature. He inspired Dan- OCTOBER, 1970
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