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The Advocate, the Holy Spirit
(Jn14:24-26)
God is the true God (Jer10:10).
For there is no deceit in Him, it is impossible for Him to lie (He6:18).
His words are true (2Sa7:28) and
He testifies that He is true.
Faith is believing that He is true and His words are true.
The life of this faith is, in order to enter the true heaven after death (He9:24), only listening to the
truth and only speaking the truth (Rm9:1; Eph4:25).
While many fall into humanism by interpreting “the Comforter” as a comforter for humans,
The comforter is a legal term for an advocate, that is,
The Holy Spirit who defends Yeshua (Jn15:26).
The courts of the world make verdicts on facts and words (claims), and
Perjury is considered contempt of court and it is a serious offense.
The history of mankind is regarding the judgment on truth and falsehood, and
The Bible shows that God alone is true and all men are liars (Ps116:11; Jer17:9; Rm3:4),
Since deceived by the devil’s lies, Adam, the ancestor of mankind, sinned (Ge2:17, 3:4-6) and
All men became destined for hell with the devil (Mt25:41; Rev21:8).
Among the commandments given to Israel
False testimony was considered blasphemy against the name of God (Ex20:16; Lev19:11-12).
Thus any false witness was to be purged (Dt19:19).
While the sanctuary reminded that Jehovah was the only true God of Israel (Is37:20),
The fall of Israel came for they forsook the true God (Jer5:11; Zec10:2-3) by
Serving false gods that they had made (Is37:19) and
Delighting in the lies of the prophets who spoke by deceiving spirits (1Ki22:22; Is30:9-10; Jer6:10).
Yeshua said, “Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days,” because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body (Jn2:19-21),
He would show not a sanctuary made with hands, a shadow
But the true sanctuary, the true image (He8:2, 9:24, 10:1), and
Give not food the flesh eats and dies but the true food souls eat and live eternally (Jn6:54-58).
His testimony is true for the Father who testifies Him is true (Jn5:31-32) as
Even in the Law, the testimony of two witnesses is true (Jn8:17-18), and
Because He knew where He came from and where He was going (Jn8:14)
Yet He was put to death because
He was accused of giving a false testimony by saying that
He was able to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days (Mt26:61) and that
He and God were equal (Jn5:18, 10:30).
However, as He died, He said, “It is finished” (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Through death testified that the Father’s word is true (Ge2:17; Jn10:18; Rev3:14);
2) Condemned the father of lies, the liar the devil (Ge3:4-6; Jn8:44); and
3) Sprinkled His redeeming blood for souls to drink the true drink and become His true sons (He12:8).
The resurrection of Yeshua Christ testified that
The Father’s testimony and the Son’s testimony are true (Mk8:31; Ac10:40),
A fact that was fulfilled (Lk1:1).
The Holy Spirit whom He sent from the true heaven (He9:23; Ac2:33)
Testifies that Yeshua and His word is true (Jn14:26, 15:26):
1) His essence is that He is the innocent Son of God (Jn1:1, 14; 2Co5:21);
2) The first Adam’s sin caused the last Adam to die unjustly (Mt20:28; 1Co15:45; 2Co5:21);
3) He resurrected into a body that cannot decay (Ac2:27); and
4) He is coming back to judge the living and the dead (Jn14:3; 2Ti4:1; Rev1:7).
The man of the Spirit was at one time foolish and deceived (Tit3:3)
But now no longer is deceived or deceives.
He does not listen to false teachers and heresies (2Th2:11-12; 1Ti4:1-2; 2Pe2:1).
Rather, he opens his mouth and speaks the truth (2Ti4:1-4) — that is,
Only the words of Yeshua!
O Lord,
Do not let anyone of us be dragged into hellfire by
Listening to the teachings of the spirits of delusion and the devil (Rev21:8).
Let us only listen to the truth and only speak the truth and
Finally enter the true heaven! Amen.