prophets (Acts 1:16; Heb 10:15) and taught words to the apostles (1 Cor 2:13). They are mutually interpreting in that the Son gave instruction about the person and work of the Holy Spirit (John 14:15–17), and the Holy Spirit was the “Spirit of Christ” in the prophets, “predicting the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories” (1 Pet 1:11), as well as, after being “sent from heaven,” the efficient cause of the preaching of the gospel of Christ (1 Pet 1:12). The actual, concrete, historical missions
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