Spirit
From a Biblical perspective the anointing is a process. The process is as follows:
Anoint: The marking and setting apart of someone for a particular service.
Anointed: The result of being marked and set apart for service.
Anointing: Encompasses the entire process. It is an all-inclusive word that covers everything from “to anoint” to the resulting effect which is to be “anointed”. It also covers the operation and special endowments of the Holy Spirit that accompany those who are anointed.
Anointing in the Old Covenant
In the Old Covenant – Anointing was always connected with the oil that was used to anoint. So, in the Old Covenant, the anointing referred to being anointed with oil and the resulting endowments and power which accompanied that.
Anointing in the New Covenant
In the New Covenant – We are not anointed with oil. We are anointed with the Holy Spirit, and the One who anoints us, is Jesus Christ Himself.
1 John 2:20
20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, … NASB
The Holy One, that we have an anointing from, is Jesus. He is the One referred to as the “Holy One” in the Word of God. To see where Jesus is referred to as the Holy One in the Bible, please check out these following scriptures:
(Psalm 16:10; Isaiah 10:20; Isaiah 43:14; Habakkuk 1:12; Mark 1:24; Acts 2:27; Acts 3:14; Acts 13:35; Rev 3:7).