to pia, now let's see the Lord Jesus as the HOLY SPIRIT. remember I ask you to read John chapter 14. ok. let's go.
Philip, in verse 8 asked our saviour a question. "Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us". his response verses 9 & 10, "Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? 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". IN the Father, yes, as ONE. but he and the rest still didn't get fully what he was saying about "IN". (just like we're ONE, ONE, Body but many members). I know what you will say say see there is the trinity. NO, the body have many member, but the HEAD is ONE, not many HEADS... (smiles). but let's examine closer, he is about to reveal the Father to them PLAINLY, himself. for all of the GODHED dwells in him bodily, (Colossians 2:9 "For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily". now John 14:16 "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you". this is very important, remember this, "the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not", remember this. but notice what the Lord Jesus say next, John 14:18 "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you". wait a minute, did he not just said in verse 2 that he's going away to prepare a place for them?. yes, but what's this "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you about?". this is the key of the "IN". listen, the Lord Jesus said "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter". well, when was there another comforter before? answer, when the Lord Jesus was born, I made that clear in post #49. that's when he was born, now ANOTHER comforter of the SAME, just without a body/Spirit.... (smile). so now, he about to die, and (shed his NATURAL BODY for his GLORIFIED BODY). in his DEATH, he's going to give us "ANOTHER" Comforter, and guess who it is, JESUS HIMSELF with out his Natural flesh, but with his Spirit, that he was glorified "IN". scripture, John 17:5 "And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was" what was that GLORY? answer, Spirit. the FATHER is himself, just as Isaiah 9:6 states, the MIGHTY GOD, and the "EVERLASTING FATHER". can we back this up with scripture. well let's see for ourselves.
we know that the "comforter" the Holy Spirit is coming right, the Spirit of Truth whom the WORLD CANNOT RECEIVE BECAUSE IT SEETH HIM NOT. remember the Lord Jesus said that he is coming to them, "I will not leave you comfortless, I will come to you". well, Judas, not Iscariot asked our Lord a straight forward question about this NOT SEEING the Comforter/Holy Spirit when HE comes. because our Lord said that he would MANIFEST himself to them when he comes. listen, John 14:21 "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him". so here is Judas question to him. John 14:22 "Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? his answer, verse 23 "Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him". wait a minute, "WE" "our". sound like Genesis 1:26, let "us" make man in "our" image. now we are about to see the "us" and "our" as ONE PERSON. remember there is only ONE Spirit. question how many Spirit are there? scripture, Romans 8:9 "But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his". now how many Spirit are there here in this verse, notice the cap "S" in both Spirit. answer ONE. John 10:30 "I and my Father are one". why? 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. see, the "ANOTHER" of the son is the Father, and the "ANOTHER" of the Father is the son, why because they are the same ONE person diversified, or shared IN another form, (see Phil 2:6-8). listen, John 14:16 "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever" what do "another here means?. according to Vines dictionary G243 Allos expresses a numerical difference and denotes another of the same sort". and "sort" here means "NATURE", and the NATURE of God is Spirit. so the Son and the Father is the SAME one PERSON, only G243 Allos or numerically difference with the SAME NATURE, Spirit. and numerically difference simply means DIFFERENTIATION. Father (1) same person, Son (2) same person, they are the share of each other, or ANOTHER of ONESELF see it now.
now let's finish up on John chapter 14. remember when the Holy Spirit comes, the world cannot see him, and the Lord Jesus said that he is coming to them, and that he is going to manifest himself to the, that's how they will know him. because Judas had asked how he was he going to manifest himself unto them, and not unto the world? well this is how, and when. listen, Acts 2:1 -4 "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance".
this is HOW and WHEN he the Lord Jesus came. he MANIFESTED himself in the Spiritual gifts. supportive scripture, 1 Corinthians 12:7 "But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal". that's how he manifested himself, in the Spiritual gifts. see the world didn't see him, just as he said in John 14. and one of the MANIFESTATION of HIMSELF/the Spirit was on the day of Pentecost was in the gifts of tongues. 1 Corinthians 12:10 "To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues". this is the manifestation Judas asked about, John 14: 22 "Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?". well that's how.
pia I hope this will help you, re-read these posts, and if you have any questions just ask. be blessed.