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 HOLY SPIRIT ANOINTING

Isaiah 35:1-7 This prophecy specifically pointed to what would happen when the Messiah He came. The blind would see again; the deaf would hear again; the lame would run and leap and dance again; the mute would shout and sing for joy again; the dead would be raised to life again; incurable illness would be cured; demons would be cast out of the oppressed.

These are the very things Jesus Christ, Jesus the Messiah, did in His ministry on earth before His crucifixion and resurrection. These are the things He said His followers would continue to do as signs of the Kingdom of God pushing back, displacing the kingdom of darkness, the consequences of Adam's fall in Eden.

When someone believes the Gospel, turns from self and sin, and in that repentance turns to God, the Holy Spirit come to live in that person the Resurrection Life of Jesus Christ. He comes to live out salvation and restoration in you. When the Holy Spirit then comes upon the believer, empowering them, anointing them for ministry, it is for others, that the authority of Jesus Christ might be manifest through them with signs that will make others wonder that Jesus is Who He said He is.

Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today and forever. He has not stopped doing in and through His followers what He said He would continue to do in and through His followers. He will demonstrate His power and authority, restoring, healing, delivering and blessing.



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