Read – Jesus Revealed a New Relationship that the Spirit Would Enter into with Men

1) Prior to Jesus’ death, the Spirit “dwelled with” men
2) After this point, He would be “in” men
3) Whatever form this reception took, it would be permanent

This was a new teaching! No one in the Old Testament was guaranteed this permanent
indwelling of the Spirit. In I Samuel 16:14 the Holy Spirit departed from Saul. In the verse below, King
David was clearly concerned about losing the Spirit. According to Jesus, such a loss would have been an
impossibility for his disciples.