Believers then:
Know Him as the Son of righteousness - healing saturating His people. No one able to say they are sick. The giving of the Holy Spirit is that we
may taste the powers to come.
We can taste the victory over sickness and death now. The reality of victory over death is cause for thanksgiving.
4.2. PERMEATED WITH THE POWERS OF THE AGE TO
COME
4.2.1. DESCRIPTION OF THE POWERS TO COME
Malachi 4:2 "But unto you that fear my
name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the
stall."
Isaiah 33:24 "And the inhabitant shall not
say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity."
1 Corinthians 15:54 "So when this
corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the
saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory."
4.2.2. A PRESENT FORETASTE OF THE POWERS TO COME
Hebrews 6:5 "And have tasted the good
word of God, and the powers of the world to come,"
2 Corinthians 5:4-5 "For we that are in this
tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be
swallowed up of life. 5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God,
who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit."
2 Timothy 1:10 "But is now made manifest
by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel:"
1 Corinthians 15:57 "But thanks be to God,
which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."