Stephen Jones — Pneumatology
b3 — Secrets of Time — Chapter 3: 120 Jubilees and the Holy Spirit
Outpouring of the Spirit in Three Stages
Jones argues that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit takes place in three stages, both personally and corporately, corresponding to the three main Israelite feast days:
“Thus, the outpouring of the Spirit comes in three stages, both personally and corporately. These three stages are represented by Israel’s three main feast days, wherein all the males were called to stand before God. The Feast of Passover deals with the first dove sent out. It is a partial anointing that results in Justification. It is the salvation of your spirit. The Feast of Pentecost deals with the second dove sent out. It is a greater anointing that begins the work of Sanctification. It is sent for the salvation of your soul. Finally, the Feast of Tabernacles correlates with Noah’s third dove. It is the last anointing, for it represents the fullness of the Spirit poured out, wherein we see the redemption of the body (Rom. 8:23).”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 45% through text; cf. Lev. 23; Rom. 8:23)
Interpretation: Jones typologically links the three doves Noah sent out (Gen. 8) to three successive outpourings of the Spirit, each corresponding to a different aspect of salvation.
Pentecost as the Earnest of the Spirit
Jones explicitly describes the Pentecost outpouring as a pledge or earnest, not as the fullness:
“The disciples at Pentecost were given the Spirit as a ‘pledge’ (2 Cor. 5:5), which is the ‘a pledge of our inheritance’ (Eph. 1:14).”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 18% through text; cf. 2Cor. 5:5; Eph. 1:14)
“It is the fullness of the Spirit, of which we have presently only received a down payment under Pentecost.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 24% through text)
“This second dove depicts the outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 2, by which we received the earnest of the Spirit.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 52% through text; cf. Acts 2; 2Cor. 5:5)
Interpretation: The earnest/pledge motif is Jones’s key concept linking Pentecost with the expected fullness (Tabernacles). Pentecost is real but not definitive.
The Pentecostal Age (33 AD – 1993 AD)
Jones maintains a precise historico-chronological scheme for the Pentecostal Age:
“There is a seeming discrepancy that we must reconcile at this point. The 80th Jubilee from Adam was 26 A.D., but the New Testament Church began in 33 A.D. Thus, 40 Jubilees later we find that we have two endpoints as well: 1986 and 1993.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 43% through text)
“Even though 1986 was the 120th Jubilee, the Pentecostal Age did not end until 1993 A.D. Thus, the Spirit could not have come prior to 1993.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 61% through text)
“The year 1986 is the 120th Jubilee from Adam; but 1993 was the 40th Jubilee of the Church.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 43% through text)
Interpretation: Jones calculates the end of the Pentecostal Age as May 30, 1993 — exactly 40 Jubilee years (1,920 years) after Acts 2 in 33 AD — as the chronological turning point for the transition to the Tabernacles Age.
Sanctification by the Spirit in the Pentecostal Age
Jones explicitly connects the Feast of Pentecost with sanctification, while also exposing its limitations:
“The Feast of Pentecost deals with the second dove sent out. It is a greater anointing that begins the work of Sanctification. It is sent for the salvation of your soul.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 46% through text; cf. Lev. 23)
“Since the Feast of Pentecost is characterized by a leavened offering of firstfruits (Lev. 23:17), it meant that God’s son in the Pentecostal Age is leavened. That is, the sons of God during this age are still mortal and imperfect.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 60% through text; cf. Lev. 23:17)
Interpretation: Sanctification through the Spirit in the Pentecostal Age is for Jones real but incomplete — the sons of God are still “leavened” (imperfect). Full sanctification/redemption of the body awaits the Tabernacles Age.
Regeneration (Justification via Passover)
Jones distinguishes regeneration/justification as the first stage of the Spirit’s work:
“The Feast of Passover deals with the first dove sent out. It is a partial anointing that results in Justification. It is the salvation of your spirit.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 45% through text; cf. Lev. 23)
“It begins with man being placed in frail flesh, and it ends with the redemption of the body by the full anointing of the Holy Spirit.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 17-18% through text; cf. 2Cor. 5:1; Eph. 1:14)
Noah as a Type of the Holy Spirit
Jones develops an extensive typology in which Noah represents the Holy Spirit:
“Noah is a type of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 18% through text; cf. Gen. 6:3)
“No history of the Holy Spirit is complete without some knowledge of the prophetic life of Noah.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 19% through text; cf. Gen. 6:3)
“In the broader context of the patriarchs from Adam to Noah, we see that Noah is a type of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter. The events in Noah’s life provide us with surprisingly detailed information about the manner and timing of the Holy Spirit’s work.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 18% through text; cf. Gen. 6:3)
Former Rain and Latter Rain of the Spirit
Jones connects the “latter rain” (Joel 2:23) to overcoming the effects of Noah’s flood:
“The first is the Flood of Noah, wherein the wind, breath, or spirit was removed from all flesh; the second is the Flood of the Holy Spirit, wherein the Spirit of God is to be poured out upon all flesh. The ‘latter rain’ of Joel 2:23 is the antidote to the Flood of Noah. The basic outline of God’s Plan to put His Spirit back into all flesh is revealed in Noah’s actions at the end of the Flood.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 43-44% through text; cf. Gen. 6:3; Gen. 8:1; Joel 2:23)
Baptism with the Holy Spirit / Pentecost (Acts 2)
Jones quotes the Pentecost outpouring directly:
“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost.” (Acts 2:1-4)
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 39% through text; cf. Acts 2:1-4)
“the Spirit came down after they all came into one accord.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 30% through text; cf. Acts 2)
“Jesus came at the end of that age, and His Work prepared the way for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. But since Pentecost was only the down payment of the Spirit, there was yet to be a greater outpouring at the end of this present age.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 21% through text; cf. Acts 2)
Continuationism (Implicit)
Jones’s threefold scheme of Spirit outpourings implies a continuationist position: the Spirit’s work does not cease with the apostolic church but develops through successive ages (Passover → Pentecost → Tabernacles). Cessationism is not explicitly addressed.
“Thus, the outpouring of the Spirit comes in three stages, both personally and corporately.”
(Jones, Secrets of Time, ch. 3 — approx. 45% through text)
Interpretation: Jones’s model presupposes that the Spirit did not cease working after the Pentecostal Age (before 1993) but is preparing for an even greater outpouring in the Tabernacles Age. This is a form of progressive continuationism tied to prophetic chronology rather than charismatic experience.