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For years I taught that the section of Scripture in the book of Acts where Jesus commanded them to wait in Jerusalem until they received the promise of the Father was a command and not an option. “You shall receive power after the Holy Spirit comes upon you and you shall be my witnesses…” The word power is the Greek word from which we get the word dynamite. Having been in the military I have seen first hand the destructive power of dynamite or one of its derivatives. The word witness is the Greek word from which we get the word martyr and we all know what a martyr is. I used to teach that the Holy Spirit doesn’t come to bless your ministry, but to crucify you with Christ—He comes to kill the “Old Man” so that He will have an empty house to fill.