It has been taught there is only one God and that this God existed in a trinity of Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The purpose of this lesson will serve to give scriptural understanding to actually who and what the Holy Ghost is and what he is responsible for. The Holy Spirit and the Holy Ghost are names that are often used interchangeably and in this lesson, the title used will be that of Holy Ghost. Aside from teaching that the Holy Ghost is part of the Godhead people frequently speak of coming in contact with it. A common occurrence one will encounter in the church is that of the minister informing his congregation that the Holy Ghost spoke to him. He then goes on to fill his members in on the details of the message that he received from the Holy Ghost. The content of the received message may vary from that days sermon to something about an individual member or some message he was instructed to convey to the church as a whole. The Holy Ghost is also held responsible for causing individuals to become uninhabited in their actions or what is commonly referred to as becoming happy. Some twist uncontrollably while others may jump, run, dance or shout and all these various actions are said to be attributable to an individual being full of the Holy Ghost. When one examines the scriptures they will find that the Holy Ghost is an angel not a God and therefore not part of the Godhead, his job is to bring the word of God.

In the following verses you will find that Jesus refers to the Comforter as being the Holy Ghost, and He also refers to the Comforter as being the Spirit of truth. These different names are all used to identify the same entity.

The following will show that angels are spirits.

Psalms (104:1) Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

(4) Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

Hebrews (1:6) And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

(7) And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

Note the following verses lets us know that all angels are spirits.

Hebrews (1:13) But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

(14) Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

Revelation (14:10) The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

The following will point out that there are evil angels.

Psalm (78:41) Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy one of Israel.

(42) They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

(43) How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:

(44) And turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

In the next verse note that God sent evil angels among the Egyptians.

Psalm (78:49) He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

Judges (9:23) Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

The following verses will show the protocol of God. And the protocol is that The Father gives the message to the Son, the Son gives the message to the angel and the angel gives the message to Israel.

Note Jesus lets you know He and the Comforter can not be at the same place at the same time and that He will send the Comforter to you.

Now the following verses show that when the Spirit of truth or Comforter comes, he will serve as a guide into all truth to the people, but note he will not speak of himself but instead shall speak of what ever he shall hear. So we see that the Spirit of truth or the angel will convey only that which he received from Jesus. So again Jesus gives the message to the angel and the angel gives the message to Israel.

Revelation 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

John in the following verses is speaking of the protocol of God. When he states that they are one, he is not saying, that they exist as one, as far as being the same entity but he is saying they are one in that the message is the same. Again the Father gives the message to the Son, He gives it to an angel, and the angel gives it to Israel.

I John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

(8) And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

In the following verse Daniel the prophet had received a vision.

Daniel (8:1) In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

(2) And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass at Shushan in the place, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.

Now after Daniel had received the vision he was without understanding as to what the vision meant and he is going to find something that had the appearance of a man standing before him.

Daniel (8:15) And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had see the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

Daniel 9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

(21) Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

(22) And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

(23) At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.

The following verses show where the angel Gabriel was sent to Zacharias to tell him of the upcoming birth of his son John the Baptist. Again in verse (19) Gabriel tells Zacharias that he was sent to him.

Luke (1:5) There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

(11) And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

(12) And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

(13) But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

(18) And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

(19) And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

Here we have the angel Gabriel bringing the word of God to Mary concerning the birth of Jesus.

Luke (1:26) And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

(27) To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

(28) And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

(29) And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

(30) And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

(31) And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

(32) He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

Having viewed the scriptures that show that the angel Gabriel was the one brought understanding we will examine additional scripture that shows that Gabriel and the Holy Ghost are one in the same. Here you find the apostle Peter is speaking about prophecy which is the foretelling or prediction of a future event. Note in verse (21) he states that the prophecy came from holy men who were moved by the Holy Ghost.

II Peter (1:19) We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

(20) Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

(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.

We know from previous scriptures that the Holy Ghost is an angel. And here Peter is saying that the Holy Ghost which is an angel brought prophecy to the holy men of old times. Now prophecy is the foretelling of future events. Was it not Gabriel an angel who told Daniel about future kingdoms that were to arise in Daniel Chapter 8, was it not Gabriel who told Zacharias about the future birth of his son John the Baptist, and was it not Gabriel who told Mary about her virgin birth to Jesus. These were all prophecies given to Israel by the angel Gabriel.

Remember Jesus said that the Comforter and the Holy Ghost and the Spirit of truth were all one of the same.