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The Holy Spirit
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The Holy Spirit
For centuries there has been much discussion about the Holy Spirit. Some wonder “Is He an actual Person,” a separate being from the ABBAH (Father) and the BEN (Son), or is the Holy Spirit simply the 'presence,' the 'power,' the 'expression' or the 'manifestation of the Most High'?
It is not my intention to enter the argument or even to delve into the matter about the structure of Most High. This is indeed a difficult topic, but as always we shall let our investigations be concluded by Scripture. Let us therefore prayerfully consider this awesome subject about the Holy Spirit of the Most High and build a foundation of Understanding that can help edify this difficult topic.
Before we begin to answer any questions, first let us consider some points about the Holy Spirit and then maybe we can have a clearer understanding about who the Holy Spirit is?
Spirit -
 Hebrew ruach = spirit, wind, breath
 Greek pneuma = spirit, from the root 'pneuma' we get words like 'pneumonia', 'pneumatic' etc.
At times in the Scriptures the terms or words: Breath, Air, Words, and Wind are used synonymously when speaking of spirit.
Spirit is compared to the Wind…
 John 3:8
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...The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
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Spirit and Motives of humans…
As well the word spirit can be used to show the motives and inward tendencies of a person. That which is in us that compels us to do whatever is we do can be considered the “spirit of man”….
1 Corinthians 2:11 - For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of Jah knoweth no man, but the Spirit of Jah.
James 4:5: Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
Matthew 26:41 - Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of Jah is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The Holy Spirit within man
The Holy Spirit can go within man and men become able to speak and write down “WORDS”…and these words are given by Jah.
The Creator gives His people His Spirit by measure, but unto Jahshuwah there is no holding back of the Holy Spirit…
John 3:34
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- For he whom Jah hath sent speaketh the words of Jah: for Jah giveth not the Spirit by measure unto Him. 35 - The Abbah loveth the Ben, and hath given all things into His hand.
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The Holy Scriptures are also known as Jah's Word…
Eph 6:17 - And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of JAH:
And since the Scriptures where inspired by the Holy Spirit it is only logical that the Writings are to be interpreted by the Same spirit which inspired them…
2Pet. 1:21 - For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of Jah spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit (Ghost).
Since the days of old the Holy Spirit has, in varying degrees, come upon and dwelt within mankind. (Joseph, Balaam, Gideon, John the Baptist, the Apostles and Jahoshuwah the Messijah)
 Genesis 41:38
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And Pharaoh said to his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of the Most High is?
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 Numbers 24:2
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And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; And the Spirit of the Creator came upon him.
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 Numbers 27:18
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And the Adonay said unto Moses, Take thee Jahoshawah the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay thine hand upon him.
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 Judges 6:34
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But the Spirit of Jah came upon Gideon...
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 Luke 1:15
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... And he (Jahon the Baptist) will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
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 Luke 4:18
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The Spirit of the Most High is upon me (Jahshuwah) because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor...
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As you can see many Saints had the Spirit and they shared the same Holy Spirit….
1Cor. 12:8 - For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
Here are other Old Testament texts: Deuteronomy 34:9, Judges 11:29 and 14:6-19, 1 Samuel 11:6, 2 Chronicles 15:1, Psalm 51:11, Daniel 4:9 and 5:11-14.
These previous texts show that the Holy Spirit was very active in and about men and women of olden times. Read them to strengthen yourself, all Scripture is profitable.
Ask the Wise
King Solomon stated that….
 1Kings 8:27 - But will Jah indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
The Creator is so Big and Vast and He has an ENDLESS supply of His Spirit to share for the Entire Universe and Beyond. Truth is a Being and He is Everlasting that is why the Name Jah means “Self Existing.”
ONE SPIRIT
Now when the Abbah's Spirit has entered one of His chosen people they are filled with both the Abbah and His Ben. Jahshuwah said….
 John 10:30 - I and my Abbah are One.
Now remember He also said His “Abbah is a Spirit” and the scriptures declare that there is only "ONE" Holy Spirit…
Ephes. 2:18 - For through him we both have access by ONE Spirit unto the Abbah. 19 - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but Fellowcitizens with the SAINTS, and of the Household of Jah; 20 - And are built upon the Foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jahoshuwah the Messijah Himself being the Chief Corner Stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an Holy temple in the Adonay: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of Jah through the Spirit.
Ephes. 4:4 - There is One body, and One Spirit, even as ye are called in One hope of your calling; 5 - One Master, One faith, one baptism, 6 - One Creator and Abbah of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
ANGELS
Angels are ministering spirits for the Creator. The Adversary and his rebel angels/demons are evil `spirits' as well.
Some Facts about Angels
English
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- Angel
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= Messenger of Jah
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Hebrew
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- Malik
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= Messenger, Agent
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Greek
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Aggelos
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= Messenger, Agent, Envoy
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They are ministering Spirit Beings
 Hebrews 1:
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7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
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 verse 14
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Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation.
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They are created beings who do not marry or have sex!!!!
 Matthew 22:
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30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of Jah in heaven.
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They are “sometimes” referred to as the 'Sons of Jah'
 Job1:
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6 - Now there was a day when the sons of Jah came to present themselves before the CREATOR, and Satan came also among them.
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They have names.
Their names often end in 'el' (meaning 'of El' or 'of the Mighty One'), e.g. Michael, Gabriel. The Apocrypha adds: Raphael and Uriel. I believe there are seven high ranking angels (who are spoken of many times in Revelation). Angels are the messengers (maliks) of Jah the Holy One One of Jisrael.
They have rank
 Jude 9
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Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, 'Jah rebuke thee.'
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 1 Thes. 4:
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16 For the Master himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of Jah; and the dead in the Messijah shall rise first.
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JAH THE CREATOR IS A SPIRIT
As most know Jah is a Spirit Being!
The Messiah wonderfully expounded….
 John 4:24
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The Creator is a Spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.
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We humans are composed of bones, flesh and blood. Jah is composed of 'spirit', a substance of which we know little. But even though we cannot properly define what the substance called 'spirit' is, we know that the universe could not function for even a moment without the Holy Spirit of the Most High. He is to all spiritual life as what air, water and light are to the physical creation.
JAH IS THE ABBAH OF SPIRITS
Jah the Creator is the Abbah (Father) of spirits, He Created all things….
Hebrews 12:9 - Furthermore we have had abbahs (fathers) of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Abbah of spirits, and live?
This is very key to understanding the concept of who is “THE HOLY SPIRIT”. The reason being is that the Abbah is above all other Spirits.
There are many spirits, but there is only one that can be called the Good or the Holy Spirit, and that Spirit is Jah the Abbah.
 Neh. 9:20 - Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
 Luke 18:19 - And Jahoshuwah said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, Jah.
 2 Cor. 3:17 - Now the Master is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Master is, there is liberty.
The Abba is not a man, neither can we see Him because He is invisible…
Num. 23:19 - The Creator is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Col. 1:15 - Who is the image of the invisible Jah, the firstborn of every creature:
The Abbah dwells in man through His Spirit including His Chief Image (Jahoshawah). Only the Messiah has seen Jah and the Messiah and the Abbah are One!
Col. 1:15 - Who is the image of the invisible Jah, the firstborn of every creature:
John 1:18 - No man hath seen Jah at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Abbah, He hath declared Him.
14:10-11 - Believest thou not that I am in the Abbah, and the Abbah in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Abbah (Holy Spirit) that dwelleth in me, He doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Abbah, and the Abbah in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
Jah is Holy
Lev 11:44 - For I am Jah your Creator: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be Holy; for I am holy;….
Lev 11:45 - For I am Jah that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your Master: ye shall therefore be Holy, for I am holy.
Lev 19:2 - Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I Jah your Creator am Holy.
Lev 21:8 - Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy Master: he shall be Holy unto thee: for I JAH, which sanctify you, am Holy.
1Peter 1:16 - Because it is written, Be ye Holy; for I am holy.
JAH THE HOLY SPIRIT - He is the Comforter
Now knowing that the Creator is a Spirit and He is Holy, it is only evident from the Holy Writings that the ABBAH HIMSELF IS THE HOLY SPIRIT!
Now using our common sense we know that angels are spirits and they are in Jah's family so we can also say they are holy spirits….but no angel has the high and lofty ranking of being “THE HOLY SPIRIT”.
Jah the Holy One of Israel is the Abbah of spirits. There is none Greater.
HE IS THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT FILLS UP the Universe and more particular Jahoshuwah the Messijah….
 Col 2:9 - For in him (Jahshuwah) dwelleth all the fulness of the Jahhead bodily.
As mentioned above, the Father is a Spirit Being composed of a substance called 'spirit.' The Ben is a separate Being who is now composed of glorified flesh and bone. (Luke 24: 39). Both are exceedingly holy. There are only 2 persons in the Jahhead and the Abbah is the Greatest.
From the evidence presented in the Scriptures it does appear that whilst Jahshuwah was on earth in human form, there was a separate Being - a Spirit Being in heaven whom the Saviour called 'my Father.'
Examples are:
 The Ben prayed to the Abbah (John 17)
 The Abbah spoke to the Son (Matthew 3:17)
 The Ben went to the Abbah (John 20:17)
 One day the Ben will complete his work of reconciling the universe to His Abbah and all mankind will then be under the Abbah's authority for all eternity. (1. Corinthians 15:27-28)
These references appear to mean that the Abbah and the Ben are two separate Beings not three; I repeat there are two separate Beings not three! One a Spirit Being in heaven and the other a flesh and blood Being who came to earth some 2000 years ago and returned to heaven after his resurrection.
If you notice in all the greetings and Salutations of the Letters in the New Covenant Scriptures that the Holy Spirit is not mentioned, only the Abbah and the Ben. So if there was a Trinity that would mean that the Holy spirit was left out of the Salutations…But Jah is not a Trinity and the Holy Spirit was not left out of the Salutations because Jah the Abbah is the Holy Spirit.
The Trinity
As we know the word Trinity is not in the Scriptures. As a matter of fact it is becoming quite common knowledge that the Trinity doctrine is an ancient Egyptian doctrine of their Pantheon of pagan gods.
Well some may say “what about the command to go and baptize in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, isn't that proof of three persons in one?
Well we know all things have been given to the Messiah, and we know that the Holy Spirit Lives in Him and that He (Jahshuwah) is the Ben of the Creator; so the Name of the Abbah, Ben and Holy Spirit is Jahshuwah. The titles Abbah, Holy Spirit or the Son are not names.
We are baptized in the Messiah's name…and not into the trinity concept of baptism (Father, Son and Holy Ghost).
We must be baptized in the Messiah's Authority because all things are given unto him, take note….
 Act 2:38 - Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jahoshuwah the Messijah for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
 Act 8:16 - (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Adonay Jahshuwah.)
 Act 19:5 - When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Master Jahoshuwah.
The Believer and the Unbeliever
Just as the difference between a living person and a dead body is that one is breathing and the other isn't, in a similar way the difference between a believer and an unbeliever is that one is responding to the Spirit of Jah and the other isn't.
Both may, of course, be influenced by the Spirit, the dead and the living, but only one person is truly alive, and that is the one who is responding to and is controlled by the Holy Spirit.
 Romans 8:9
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But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of Jah dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Messiah, he is none of his.
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For as many as are led by the Spirit of the Creator, they are the sons of Jah.
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Attributes of the Holy Spirit
Wisdom - Understanding
 Isaiah 11:2
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And the spirit of Jah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jah.
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Jah is the Spirit of Truth
 John 16:13
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Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for He shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
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The Abbah's Spirit comes with Power
 Acts 10:38
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How Jah anointed Jahshuwah of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for JAH was with him....
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Receiving the Holy Spirit
Add obedience to your faith
 Acts 5:32
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And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Spirit, whom Jah hath given to them that obey him.
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Ask
 Luke 11:11
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If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
12: Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
13: If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your Heavenly ABBAH give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?
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The first step, therefore, is to respond to the promptings of Jah's Holy Spirit by accepting Him, put your Faith in Him. Then, by His grace and power obey His commandments and produce spiritual fruit. Finally one may ask for spiritual gifts. The Most High has promised to meet such requests. Do not, however, confuse the Holy Spirit with His fruit, His gifts or His Baptism. Each is a different thing.
What comes with the Holy Spirit?
Fruit
 Galatians 5:22
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23: Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law..
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Spiritual Positions / Gifts
1 Cor.12:28
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And Jah hath set some in the Body
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- Apostles, (special messengers)
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secondarily
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- Prophets, (inspired preachers and expounders)
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thirdly
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- Teachers,
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after that
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- Miracles then gifts of healing,
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- Helps,
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- Governments,
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- diversities of tongues.
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Note: Sad to say many in the world today seem to have gotten this Holy order the wrong way round. Speakers in Tongues are being given a preference not found in Scripture. In the above list they come after teachers, helps and governments. Beware when this Holy order is reversed. It is usually a sign that the spirit of confusion and evil is present.
Another fact to remember is that not ever believer has the same gifts. Jah distributes gifts according to His choice, not ours.
 1 Corinthians 12: 29
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Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
30: Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
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The implied answer in this passage is 'not every believer will have the gift of prophecy, teaching or tongues.' Some will have these gifts, but not all. Currently the Christian church is being swamped by people supposedly 'speaking in tongues.' Millions are confused, yea frightened by this phenomenon. Is it of Jah or Satan? That question will be answered in the future with Jah's Will. I'm sure you already know by now anyways.
Although I have said much there is much more about the Holy Spirit that can be explored another time I hope this helps to build a foundation for us to understand the Holy Spirit.
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