Quench not the Spirit.
Quench not - The Spirit being a holy fire: 'where the Spirit is, He burns' (Matthew 3:11; Acts 2:3). Contrast 2 Timothy 1:6 х anazoopurein (G329)], 'rekindle.' Do not throw cold water on those who, under the Spirit's extraordinary inspiration, speak with tongues, reveal mysteries, or pray in the congregation. Enthusiastic statements (perhaps of the nearness of Christ's coming,) exaggerating Paul's statement, 2 Thessalonians 2:2, "by spirit," led some (probably presiding ministers, not always treated with due respect by enthusiasts, 1 Thessalonians 5:12), from dread of fanaticism, to discourage the free utterances of those really inspired in the church assembly. On the other hand, the caution, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, was needed, not to receive "all" professed revelations without 'proving' them.