Testament who was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Testament who was filled with the Holy Spirit. Because he was filled with the Holy Spirit he could fulfill the words spoken concerning him in Luke 1:16-17: "And many of the sons of Israel he will turn to the Lord their God. And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the disobedient to the prudence of the righteous, to prepare for the Lord a people made ready." This was the fulfillment of Malachi 4:5. That verse prophesied that Elijah would come. It was said of John the Baptist that he would go before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah. Therefore, in a sense, John may be considered "Elijah, who is about to come" (Matt. 11:14). However, the prophecy of Malachi 4:5 will actually be fulfilled in the great tribulation, when the real Elijah, one of the two witnesses, will come to strengthen God's people (Rev. 11:3-12).
THE CONCEPTION OF THE MAN-SAVIOR
The Man-Savior was conceived of the Holy Spirit with the divine essence (Luke 1:35) in a human virgin with the human essence (vv. 27-28, 31). In Luke 1:26-56 we have record of His con ception.