1 Peter 1:11- the Spirit of Christ in the OT Prophets

civic

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1 Peter 1:11
trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow.

There is no doubt here that the spirit of Christ is the same and equal to the spirit of YHWH, the spirit of God in the OT. If Christ did not pre exist in the OT then neither did the Father. You cannot n=have one without the other. For the spirit of Christ to be in the OT prophets He had to exist, just the same as the spirit of God to be in the OT prophets God must exist.


Spirit of Christ … in them—(Ac 16:7, in oldest manuscripts, "the Spirit of Jesus"; Re 19:10). So Justin Martyr says, "Jesus was He who appeared and communed with Moses, Abraham, and the other patriarchs." Clement of Alexandria calls Him "the Prophet of prophets, and Lord of all the prophetical spirit." JFB

The Spirit of Christ; so styled, as being of the Son, no less than of the Father, both by eternal procession and temporal mission, John 14:16,26 15:26. This shows, that not only Christ had a being under the Old Testament before his coming in the flesh, (for if Christ were not, there could be no Spirit of Christ), but likewise that Christ is God, because of his inspiring the prophets with the knowledge of future things, which none but God can do. Poole

hope this helps !!!
 
Addressing the OP,
you're coming closer to bible.... "101".... (smile). yes, the Spirit of Christ is God Almighty. and note, the Spirit of Christ is the HOLY SPIRIT, scripture, 2 Peter 1:21 "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." prophecy? 1 Peter 1:10 "Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:" there is that prophecy. now, if it was the Holy Ghost that moved them, (the prophet), which was in them to speak, .... the Spirit of Christ has to be the Holy Spirit, else one has two "Spirit" in the OT and that's Spirit with the capital "S". and you know what that means.....

we know that's only "one" Spirit, so the Spirit of Christ is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God.

101G
 
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