Friday, March 12, 2010

TCR 140 - the Holy Spirit

TCR 140
Now because the Holy Spirit means the Divine truth,
and this was in the Lord Himself and was the Lord Himself (John 14:6),
and so because the Holy Spirit could not proceed from any other source,
it is said:

The Holy Spirit was not yet, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
John 7:39

and after His glorification:

He breathed on His disciples and said,
Receive the Holy Spirit.

John 20:22

The reason why the Lord breathed on the disciples and said this
was that breathing on was the external sign standing for inspiration by God;
and inspiration means being brought into contact with communities of angels.

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