Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 493

Chap.

THE NEW TESTAMENT

II]

469

was to be twofold (1) as witnesses of what they had seen and heard, they were to embody the record of the life and work of Jesus upon the earth in a wellguaranteed tradition but (2) also, to reveal to the world

of the apostles

:

;

what, after His ascension^ Jesus would testify and make known unto them. Not as though this revelation after Jesus' ascension should advance, in a Montanistic sense, be-

yond Jesus,

many

for of this Jesus Himself declares, " I have yet

why

things to say unto you," and the only reason

as

did not reveal them was " that the apostles were not yet able to bear it." This later revelation, indeed, will proceed in a different way, and come to them by the Holy

yet

He

Ghost,

i.e.

by way

of inspiration, but this will not render

for the character of this later revelation different in kind will take Holy Ghost that the emphatically declares the Lord from the things that are His, " What things soever he shall ;

and thus only be able "to declare This excludes, unto you the things that are to come." therefore, the representation that this working of the Holy

hear, these shall he speak,"

Spirit should consist in mystical leadings.

Definite mate-

which is present in the consciousness of the Mediator which purposely He does not as yet impart and which, after His ascension, the Holy to His apostles Ghost will borrow as content from the Mediator-consciousness (He shall take of mine), in order by inspiration to com-

rial is

here spoken

of,

;

;

This is so strongly emphasized that Jesus repeats the selfsame thought three times (1) in " He shall not speak from himself, but the thirteenth verse, what things soever he shall hear, these shall he speak " for he (2) in the fourteenth verse, " He shall glorify me

municate

it

to the apostles.

:

;

:

mine"; and (3) in the fifteenth verse, "therethat he taketh of mine, and shall declare it unto

shall take of

fore said

I,

Evidently no mystical sensations are here spoken of which were to be quickened by the Holy Spirit, but thoughts and purposes are referred to which were present in the consciousness of the Mediator, and which are indicated by the "of mine." Of these thoughts, it is said, "He will guide you into all the trutli" and of these purposes, " He will deyou."

;

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