When He Is Come - Media Sabda Org

girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins" (Isaiah 11:2-5). Here is a prophecy in
which are blended both the first and the second comings of Christ. The sevenfold fullness of the
Spirit was given to Him. The Spirit of the Lord, of wisdom, of understanding, of counsel, of might,
of knowledge, and of fear, suggest the great work of the Spirit in the Messiah. The Spirit was to rest
on Christ, that is, abide in Him and anoint Him as a Man to perform His ministry of redemption and
to reign gloriously over the earth. Christ was born a Saviour and King. He died as a Saviour and will
reign as a King. Christ, as a Man, is a direct descendant of David and holds the legal rights to the
throne of David. In Isaiah 42:1, the Father, in speaking through the prophet, calls attention to His
Son, Whom He calls, "My Servant," and "Mine Elect," in the following words, "Behold my servant,
whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him." Here is
another prophecy which foretold the coming of the Spirit upon Christ. In Isaiah 61:1-4, there is
another beautiful prophecy in which the Second Person of the Trinity, or the ex-carnate Word spoke
(through Isaiah) in the first person concerning the anointing of the Spirit upon Him, which would
qualify Him for His ministry, which embraces both His first coming and also His second coming.
This prophecy reads, "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me
to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim
liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the
acceptable year of the Lord, [and here at this comma is where Christ stopped reading when He read
in the synagogue one sabbath as the book of Isaiah was handed to Him. Christ said this Scripture is
fulfilled in your hearing this day. This prophecy refers to the first coming of Christ. He could not
have read on and said, 'It is fulfilled,' for the prophecy, beginning from the comma, where He ceased
reading, refers to His second coming. When Christ comes again He will begin just where He left off
at this comma which reads], and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; to
appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for
mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of
righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified. And they shall build the old
wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the
desolations of many generations." The Spirit will enable Christ, as a Man, to perform this ministry
prophesied, even as the Spirit enabled Him to perform His ministry in relation to His first coming.
The thought here is not that Christ must receive another anointing with the Spirit. In the Old
Testament, the prophets, priests, and kings were anointed for their office and ministry. There is no
revelation given that Christ requires three anointings, that is, one anointing as prophet, when He was
baptized by John, then a second anointing, when He ascended to become our Great High Priest, and
a third anointing, when He will take over the kingdom as King. Evidently the anointing He received
gave Him a threefold benefit, qualifying Him as Prophet, Priest, and King. That anointing will hold
good in relation to Him when He will return as the Son of Man to become King of kings and Ruler
over all the earth.
II. The Holy Spirit in Relation to the Glorified Church
Christ said, "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may
abide with you forever" (John 14:16). The apostle Paul, in writing to the Ephesians, said, "In whom
also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of
our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession" (Eph. 1:13, 14). In this life we are
sealed by the Spirit. This sealing, which comes with the baptism with the Spirit, is called "the