10 But when He was alone, those around Him with the twelve asked Him about the parable. 11 And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables, 12 so that ‘ Seeing they may see and not perceive, And hearing they may hear and not understand; 13 And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 33 And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. 34 But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples."
When I read to verse 11, I thought Jesus meant that the disciples were the the only ones who will understand these parables. It wasn't until reading verse 13 did I know that was not what Jesus meant. Then after verse 34, I understood what Jesus meant by verse 11 & 12. How blessed the disciples were. The 12 were the only ones with access to this mystery of the kingdom of God, the mystery behind the parables, that not only will they see but they will perceive. They were able to have access to this precious mystery because they had Jesus Christ. Today, we are the blessed ones, because Jesus has given us the Holy Spirit Who will guide us into all truth. Today, without the physical presence of Jesus, we are enabled to understand the mystery of the kingdom of Heaven through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This is yet another way to prove that Jesus and the Holy Spirit are one. While Jesus is on earth, Holy Spirit did not come; but once Jesus leaves, the Holy Spirit comes. This further illustrates that the theory of Trinity does not stand. That the Son and the Spirit are not 2 different persons but 1 entity.
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you mean that the holy spirit can not come until Jesus is gone? that they exclude each other? while Jesus was on earth i think that the spirit of God still worked and was present on earth.
Of course you cannot say, that as Jesus came into the world, the spirit of God left this world (God's spirit still worked in men, when Jesus was already in the world:
Lk.2:25+26
25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
So the spirit of God did not left, as Jesus came into the world. The spirit of God and Jesus do not exclude each other.
But the promised Holy Spirit was to come, AFTER Jesus has died, resurrected and was carried up into heaven. The promised Holy Spirit, which lets us speak in tongues and is supposed for everyone, was only given AFTER Jesus has ascendet.
The point is that the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament works different (or is revealed different.. I hope you know what I mean)than the Holy Spirit in the New Testament, AFTER Jesus has died.
jup i know the difference between the working spirit and the promised holy spirit.
but thanks anyway^^
maybe thats what i wanted to point out... forgot already.
i completely did not see these comments. and sorry for not being clear. when i stated 'Holy Spirit', i meant the Holy Spirit that lives within us, which as we all know is the promised Holy Spirit. and Jesus told us that unless he leaves, this Counselor will not come.
John 16:7
"But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you."
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