Upon All Flesh
Pastor Erickson preaches from Joel 2:28 and the Day of Pentecost that the Spirit which once came upon only certain leaders, judges, kings and prophets is now poured out upon all flesh. He calls people to repent, be baptized in Jesus name and be filled with the Holy Ghost for power and a close relationship with God.
The message in 6 points
A promise for all flesh
From Joel 2:28 he says God is pouring out His Spirit not on a certain people, nation or time but on everyone. He reads Jesus' promise of the Comforter and the command to wait in Jerusalem for power, and says the 120 understood what it meant for the Spirit to come upon someone.
48:32The Spirit upon Moses
In the Old Testament the Spirit came upon specific people for a specific purpose. After the golden calf Moses refused to go on without God's presence, and at his tent of worship God spoke with him face to face as a friend. Pastor Erickson warns against churches so programmed that the Spirit no longer leads them.
58:01Gideon, Samson and the battle
The Spirit came upon Gideon, and with only 300 men holding lamps and trumpets God won the battle. He says the church must hold the light of truth in one hand and the trumpet of worship in the other, because with the Spirit of God on your side the few become the majority.
1:06:49Kings, prophets and the coming Messiah
The Spirit came upon Saul and then David, and upon Mary, Elizabeth, Zacharias and John the Baptist. Isaiah foretold the Spirit resting on the Messiah, and Jesus read Isaiah 61 in the synagogue and declared it fulfilled, then promised that same Spirit to all people.
1:16:27Only 120 believed it was for them
About 500 saw Jesus ascend, but only 120 went to wait in the upper room. The disciples already had power to heal and cast out devils, so they knew there was more to the promise than signs and wonders, and even the unknown believers there expected the same power that rested on the heroes of old.
1:26:15Your own day of Pentecost
He tells of a young couple who found the church online, read the Bible through, and were baptized in Jesus name. He reads that all 120 were filled and spoke with other tongues, and calls people to repent, be baptized in Jesus name and receive the Holy Ghost, for power and for a relationship with God.
1:32:45
In his words
“If we don't have the presence of God leading us in the presence of God guiding us, we can no longer call ourselves apostolic.”
“We've got to have the light of truth in one hand and we've got to have the trumpet of worship in the other hand, because if you ever put worship with truth, that's when the battle is won.”
“I may not be one of the 12, but when the Spirit is poured out upon all flesh, that includes me.”
Taken word for word from the video, with punctuation added.
Scripture
He reads
John 14:16-17
16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17Even 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.
King James Version.
Luke 24:45-49
45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 46And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 47And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48And ye are witnesses of these things. 49And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
King James Version.
Numbers 11:25
25And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
King James Version.
Exodus 33:8-10
8And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. 9And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses. 10And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.
King James Version.
Judges 6:34
34But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.
King James Version.
Matthew 18:18-20
18Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
King James Version.
Judges 13:25
25And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
King James Version.
Judges 14:6
6And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
King James Version.
Judges 15:14
14And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.
King James Version.
Luke 1:35
35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
King James Version.
Luke 1:41
41And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
King James Version.
Luke 1:67
67And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
King James Version.
Luke 1:15
15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
King James Version.
Isaiah 11:1-2
1And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
King James Version.
Matthew 3:16
16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
King James Version.
Isaiah 61:1-2
1The 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; 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
King James Version.
Matthew 10:1
1And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
King James Version.
Matthew 10:7-8
7And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
King James Version.
Acts 2:4
4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
King James Version.
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