Ministry of the Holy Spirit

(Hebrews 1:5-14 – The Ministry of the Holy Spirit)

One of the great mysteries of the Bible is to understand who the Holy Spirit is. But in this section of Hebrews chapter 1, we learn a lot regarding who the Holy Spirit is from the ministry of the Holy Spirit and ministering angels.

If you have read my last two posts, you will see that this chapter of Hebrews forces us to stop and re-think the doctrine of trinity. These verses in particular show us the nature of the Holy Spirit, who he is and how the ministry of the Holy Spirit and ministering angels clearly show the faults with trinity doctrine.

These scriptures give proofs that cannot be denied regarding who the Holy Spirit is through the manifestations of the Holy Spirit. So, let us now consider these scriptures in more detail.

What the scripture says

Before continuing, let us look at what the words in this scripture say.

5 For to what angel did God ever say, “Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? 6 And again, when he brings the first-born into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.” 7 Of the angels he says, “Who makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire.” 8 But of the Son he says, “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever, the righteous scepter is the scepter of thy kingdom. 9 Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness beyond thy comrades.” 10 And, “Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; 11 they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, 12 like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years will never end.” 13 But to what angel has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet”? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation? (Hebrews 1:5-14)

The essence of these words is a comparison. They compare the greatness of the majesty of Jesus, announcing Him as the only begotten Son of God, with the angels of God.

The Comparisons

There is no comparison between the Son of God and the angels. Jesus is shown to be so vastly superior and greater than the angels and that the angels should and do worship Him (see verse 6).

Jesus is a king. He sits upon a throne. He is proclaimed as one worthy of praise by God the Father Himself. And He is to be worshipped. He is the anointed one who sits in the eyes of the Father far above any other in all of the Creation. He is the Creator of all that can be seen and known with the Father (see verse 10)

By comparison, the angels, though spiritual beings and servants of God, are exactly that. They are servants of God. Also, they are sent forth to do the will of the Father as He directs. They do the work that He appoints them to do.

But in these words about the angels, we gain an insight into and through the ministry of the Holy Spirit and ministering angels or ministering spirits, as they are called in verse 14.

The ministry of the Holy Spirit

The words of this scripture tell us that these angels are ministering angels and have been manifested in these ways

• God makes His angels winds and flames of fire (vs. 7)
• These spirits are ministering angels (vs. 14)
• They are sent forth to serve for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation (vs. 14)

Now, if we look at when these particular forms of ministry and service took place, we see these things.

Evidence of who is the Holy Spirit

When the disciples first received the Holy Spirit, it happened in this way.

2 And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:2-4)

When the Apostles and disciples received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, there appeared the sounds of rushing winds and flames of fire. This is consistent with the description of the ministering angels in Hebrews chapter 1.

Furthermore, we see Jesus say these things about the Holy Spirit.

”But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name” (John 14:26a)

And;

”Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.” (John 16:7)

The Counselor is the Holy Spirit, but we see in these two verses that he was to be sent by either the Father or the Son. This is consistent with Hebrews 1:14 where it says of the ministering angels, “Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve.”

If we look at the ministry of the Holy Spirit specifically, we get further insight.

25 “These things I have spoken to you, while I am still with you. 26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. (John 14:25-26)

And;

”But when the Counselor comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness to me.” (John 15:26)

And again;

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convince the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. 12 “I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. (John 16:7-15)

In all of these verses we see some of the work and the ministry of the Holy Spirit. His work is to counsel, teach, guide, bring to our remembrance the teachings of Jesus, and to glorify and worship the Son. And this ministry and work of the Holy Spirit is to and for us so that we can learn the ways of God and receive salvation.

All of these aspects of the work of the Holy Spirit are likewise identified as the work of the ministering angels in Hebrews chapter 1. The Holy Spirit is and was sent to serve us who are to be saved and to receive the salvation of Jesus Christ.

Ministry of the Holy Spirit – Conclusion

So, what can we conclude concerning the ministry of the Holy Spirit and ministering angels? Quite simply that they are one and the same.

The ministering angels sent forth to serve in Hebrews 1 are the Holy Spirit of God. Their forms of manifestation and the work of the angels and the Holy Spirit are the same.

From this we can conclude that since they are one and the same, the Holy Spirit sent to guide man to salvation is an angel of God. And when we see the difference between the angels and the Son of God as described in this first chapter of Hebrews, it is evident that they are not equal. They cannot be part of the same Godhead that trinity suggests because God views and ranks the angels below the Son saying that He is to be worshiped by the angels.

What does this say about trinity doctrine?

It is evident from this information that there is no trinity. There is no Godhead consisting of Father, Son and Holy Spirit where they are “three faces of the one God.” The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are separate spiritual entities, and while they are one in purpose, they are not the same persons.

Trinity is a false doctrine and the scripture does not support it. In fact if you look at the doctrine of trinity, it did not exist in the early church. It was not introduced until the time of Constantine, some 300-400 years after Jesus died, and well after all of the original eye-witness disciples had died.

Trinity is actually a pagan doctrine that was introduced into the church. And even at the time of introduction, it was not universally accepted by all of the bishops and cardinals of the church at that time. And the big question for all Christians is: why has the church accepted a pagan doctrine? How much harm has it done and is still doing? And what will you do about it in your own walk with Christ?

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