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The Lord Jesus gave a very special promise, not only to His disciples of that day, but one which is very real today in the lives of His people. He said, “I will not leave you comfortless, I will come to you.” John 14:18 Those who have been born of His Spirit well know that His promise will be wonderfully fulfilled in our lives. The assurance of His constant presence with us creates peace of heart and mind under all circumstances. The promise of the consistent presence of His Spirit being with us is indeed reassuring. More importantly, however is the fact that there was a second and a third phase to that promise. He will abide, remain, stay forever. Rather than coming for a brief and then leaving, It is plainly stated that He will continue being present during the entire gospel dispensation. The promise was to those of that day. To their children of the next generation and to all who were yet to come to Christ, even those living in the end of the age. Acts 2:39 “He shall be in you.” John 14:17 Not merely surrounding us with His presence, but dwelling, welcomed and at home within the heart and life of the believer. What greater blessing could He possible bestow upon us that the persistent, continual presence of the Spirit of the Lord within.
If the dedication of the tabernacle in the wilderness and the temple in Jerusalem produced the majestic manifestation of the power of the Lord. A presence which was visible and unique, how much more will He manifest Himself in glory in the true temple, the eternal temple, which is of course His Bride of the last days. His dwelling place is His temple. Inasmuch as He has determined that He will dwell in His people He has made them the holy temple of the Most High. He will know no other temple. His Bride is the final and the great eternal temple. The dwelling place of the living Lord by the Spirit of the Lord. 1 Cor. 3:16 The spiritual revelation and knowledge of the Apostle Paul was full and all comprehensive, so much so that he called himself an abortive, one born out of due season. 1 Cor. 15:8 He knew, understood and taught teachings which pertain to the end of the age. His vision was for our day and the immediate future. The teacher of truth, the Holy Spirit was His source of knowledge in the things of Christ. Gal. 1:12 The Word, the will, the ways of the Lord were conveyed to him by the Spirit of the Lord. Revelation is not an obscene word when it comes to the things of the Lord. The vital truths of the scriptures are made plain. It is simply a granting of knowledge and understanding. Paul’s knowledge of the Lord and His purposes were not taught him by any man, but the Lord, who dwells within, and granted him an understanding of the Word, second to none who ministered in the early church.