the smiting of the Rock

[marie glen]

John 7:39 - He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

context -
2 ..when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near.. 14 Not until halfway through the festival did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to teach.. 37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them." 39 By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.

Commentary - http://biblehub.com/commentaries/john/7-39.htm

For the Holy Ghost was not yet given - Was not given in such full and large measures as should be after Jesus had ascended to heaven. Certain measures of the influences of the Spirit had been always given in the conversion and sanctification of the ancient saints and prophets; but that abundant and full effusion which the apostles were permitted afterward to behold had not yet been given. See Acts 2; Acts 10:44-45.

Jesus was not yet glorified - Jesus had not yet ascended to heaven - to the glory and honor that awaited him there. It was a part of the arrangement in the work of redemption that the influences of the Holy Spirit should descend chiefly after the death of Jesus, as that death was the procuring cause of this great blessing. Hence, he said John 16:7, "It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart I will send him unto you." See also John 7:8-12; John 14:15-16, John 14:26. Compare Ephesians 4:8-11.

Jesus not yet glorified—The word "glorified" is here used advisedly, to teach the reader not only that the departure of Christ to the Father was indispensable to the giving of the Spirit, but that this illustrious Gift, direct from the hands of the ascended Saviour, was God's intimation to the world that He whom it had cast out, crucified, and slain, was "His Elect, in whom His soul delighted," and that it was through the smiting of that Rock that the waters of the Spirit—for which the Church was waiting, and with pomp at the feast of tabernacles proclaiming its expectation—had gushed forth upon a thirsty world.

...And so very necessary for us! To learn.. study.. be guided into all truth, by the washing of the Word, Logos..

[sheila]

 :2c: a wider scope....from the time Abel died and his spirit returned unto God to 'tabernacle with God" the 7day festival has been ongoing. Jesus come inthe 'midst of the

week" of earth's time that we mayknow God was not counting our sins against us and that we were recieving the free gift of eternal life. He come that we may have life

more abundantly nowandeternallife.O'Immanuel..God with us! Man's spirit is the spirit seed ofGod..God's son..the very 'camp of the Holy city"in your midst..

7000 years of 1000 year days.....and from Sabbath to Sabbath they will come..when a man's body dies it rests/sabbaths..and the spirit enters Jerusalem above

carrying no burden......unless they go up unto the Holy city they recieve no sunshine[son-shine His face upon you]or rain/reign of 1000years.

Is it lawful to kill or heal on the Sabbath?First sabbath God rested the serpent killed Adam and Eve and death come to all.I AM the resurrection..they all live unto me.

former reign/latter rain..two occasions of Moses with the ROCK..first occasion smite therock[JesusMoses and Elijah/transfiguration]....latter rain..SPEAK TO THE ROCK



   

[marie glen]

the very 'camp of the Holy city"in your midst..
         from Sabbath to Sabbath they will come

Amen..   :dsunny: :banana:

"our citizenship is in heaven"

..."And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit (ruach: breath, wind, spirit) returneth to God who gave it."


"And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.."

..."After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands."

        "they are before the throne of God
    and serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne
    will shelter them with his presence.
16 'Never again will they hunger;
    never again will they thirst.
The sun will not beat down on them,'
    nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;
'he will lead them to springs of living water' "

What verses! while we are "awaiting the blessed hope and the appearing
of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ" :cloud9:

..that the Rock was smite.. that we may have life itself, and that so necessary gift of God's Holy Spirit with us to teach, guide, reveal.. And is in our heart crying abba father..

[sheila]

Amen..

[rosered]

it was through the smiting of that Rock

  AMEN !    :dsunny: :HeartThrob:

He spared us  that suffering,  to give us , His gifts to mankind . 

  What a greater love  can
be  expressed than that ? 


    The rock [water ]  and the cross , the blood and water .gushed out of His side when the  spear pierced  though , mysteries  revealed ......   in both covenants  ..

smite
verb
gerund or present participle: smiting
1.
literary
strike with a firm blow.
"he smites the water with his sword"
2.
be strongly attracted to someone or something.
"she was so smitten with the boy"

  By His stripes / we are healed !!  stripe 3, hurt 1, wounds 1, blueness 1, bruise 1

Isaiah 53:5  (GW)
5     He was wounded for our rebellious acts.
        He was crushed for our sins.
            He was punished so that we could have peace,
                and we received healing from his wounds.