When He Is Come - Media Sabda Org

is subject to the law of God and to Deity. In the closing days of this age an outpouring of the Spirit
is essential to cleansing and holy living.
II. It Is Essential to Power
There is much powerlessness because many are not filled with the Spirit. Christ said, "Ye shall
receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you." The Holy Ghost is a Person. He is equal
with God in essence and attributes, for He is God. His indwelling empowers each believer. When
He dwells in the believer, there is power, for He enables the Christian to do exactly that which He
wants him to do. Many lives were barren and powerless until they were filled with the Spirit, then
they became mighty and fruitful in the ministry. In these days of deadness, indifference, and
powerlessness, the great need is an outpouring of God's Spirit upon all saved people so that they will
become endued to testify, pray, or preach with greater inspiration and power.
III. It Is Essential To Obtain Holy Visions
"Where there is no vision, the people perish." A vision is the unseen made real. Paul was a man
of visions because he was filled with the Spirit. When the Spirit dwells in the believer, He will
impress him, teach him, lead him, and make the unseen and eternal things real to him. The Spirit can
bring mental pictures to the Christian and gently influence him along the line of service He calls him
to pursue. Without the help of the Spirit people are unconcerned and nearsighted. Many do not see
beyond their temporal and personal wants, the kitchen, the walls of their houses, or their line fences.
While they are living in luxury and ease, millions are dying without the gospel light. When the
unseen things are made real, our responsibilities will be keenly felt, and we will be stirred into
activity. Then the issues which are eternal will become present and prominent. We then become
farsighted and will see and feel the need of other souls.
A vision presupposes a commission because commission follows vision. It was so with the Old
Testament prophets and with Paul. Commission results in going forth, in the preaching of the gospel,
and that will lead to the salvation of souls. Especially do the young people who have a promising life
before them need an outpouring of the Spirit, to enable them to see visions, and to catch holy
ambitions, which will inspire them to holy labors for the Lord and lost souls.
IV. It Is Essential To Prophesy
"And they shall prophesy." This is the promise of God as given in His Word. Prophesying in the
New Testament is forthtelling, or today we would express it as testifying, exhorting, expounding,
and preaching. The Lord will not rush anyone into the ministry before he has received his
enduement. The Lord said to His disciples, "Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with
power from on high." Christ also said, "They shall speak with new tongues." This was fulfilled on
the day of Pentecost. It also is fulfilled in a very unique manner in some sense every time a person
is baptized with the Spirit. The so-called "unknown tongues" is not the teaching of Christ, nor a
fulfillment of this Scripture. The genuine gift of tongues is a gift and not a grace. It is a ministry of
the Spirit, not an evidence of the Spirit. On Pentecost, in Cornelius' house, and at Ephesus, the
outpouring of the Spirit preceded the speaking in tongues. To teach that speaking in some unknown