Holy Spirit
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The Holy Spirit is the spirit of the personal presence of the Divine Minister, the Mother Spirit of a local universe. The work of the Adjutant Mind-Spirits is prior to the work of the Holy Spirit and is preparatory to its arrival 36:5.16
John the Baptist revealed to his disciples that though he baptized with water, Jesus would baptize them with the Holy Spirit 135:7.2 (135:9.4,7)
Jesus instructed the apostles concerning the nature of the Holy Spirit, but they failed to fully understand 138:5.2
The Master Spirit of Orvonton is likely to have participated in the bestowal of the Holy Spirit 16:4.13
Mortals can know the presence and be conscious of the presence of the Holy Spirit 9:2.5
The Holy Spirit “searches all things” and is able to communicate to other beings all that it knows about us 28:5.22
Spiritual reason, the intelligence of the soul, is the endowment of the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Creative Spirit to man 101:3.2
In the Urantia Book
Nature of the Holy Spirit
- The Holy Spirit is an indigenous circuit limited to the local universe 8:5.3
- represents the spiritual circuit of the Mother Spirit of the local universe 8:5.3 9:2.5 15:9.13 (34:4.3,7) 36:5.16 101:3.2 103:0.1 194:2.11-12
- does not indwell individual minds as an isolated entity 34:5.6
- The Holy Spirit is increasingly effective as mortals obey divine guidance 34:5.5
- is the initial supermind bestowal; It is universally bestowed 92:0.4 103:0.1
- This Spirit enables its possessor to be able to consciously or unconsciously choose the presence of the Adjuster 34:5.4 108:2.2
- Its ministry is most effective in the light and life stages; in the fourth stage advanced mortals achieve conscious contact with the Holy Spirit 55:6.4
Associated ceremonies
- John the Baptist preached a baptism with water, but Jesus announced a baptism with the Holy Spirit 137:8.10
- The ancient Christian ceremony of the bestowal of the Holy Spirit was accompanied by a breath upon the candidates 86:5.13
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Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- John but forerunner of Messiah 135:7.2 — Mt 3:11-12; Mk 1:7-8; Lk 3:16-17; Jn 1:26-27.
- John denies that he is Messiah 135:7.2 — Mt 3:11; Mk 1:7-8; Lk 3:15-17; Jn 1:24-26.
- Spirit searches all things 28:5.22 — 1 Co 2:10.
- Spirit of God (Holy Spirit) 8:5.3 — Gn 1:2; Ex 31:3; Ex 35:31; Job 33:4; Ps 51:10-11; Ps 139:7; Pr 1:23; Is 44:3; Is 59:21; Is 61:1; Is 63:10-11; Lk 4:1; Lk 11:13; Jn 1:33; Jn 3:5; 2 Ti 1:14.
- Three Holy Spirits 194:2.11 — Mt 28:19.
- Spirit of Truth 34:5.5 — Ezk 11:19; Ezk 18:31; Ezk 36:26-27; Jl 2:28-29; Lk 24:49; Jn 7:39; Jn 14:16-18,23,26; Jn 15:4,26; Jn 16:7-8,13-14; Jn 17:21-23; Acts 1:5,8a; Acts 2:1-4,16-18; Acts 2:33; 2 Co 13:5; Ga 2:20; Ga 4:6; Eph 1:13; Eph 4:30; 1 Jn 4:12-15.
- John's baptism sign of repentance 137:8.10 — Mt 3:11; Lk 3:16; Acts 1:5; Acts 11:16.
- Breath & spirit 86:5.13 — Jn 20:22.
- Creation by word of the Lord 86:5.13 — Ps 33:6.
Where it appears
Holy Spirit is linked in 29 paragraphs of the text.