Parakletos
Paraklētos, Strong’s #3875, An intercessor, consoler: - advocate, comforter.
Thayer’s and Word Study Bible Dictionary go into much more intensive detail on the full meaning and understanding of just who the Parakletos is in the life of not just believers in Christ, but those that believe to receive from the Spirit. Being in tune and able to hear and see what the Spirit is revealing and showing to you.
It’s been my experience over years the years to see and realize that there are many Christians that don't know the role of the Holy Spirit if they know the Holy Spirit at all? I have been one of them and still can allow way too much interference from the world system at times, so that I don’t hear nearly as clearly as I do when I’m tuned into and feeding on His Word and my mind is thinking of the Kingdom
Realm and all the provision it contains.
These versus were just some of the first verses that I read, received and believed by faith shortly after I got reborn or awakened to the Spirit within, Christ Himself who had been dormant inside me due to my ignorance or lack of knowledge. John was the first book I was encouraged to read and it still remains one of my favorite Gospels today.
John 14:16-17a,
“Then I will ask the Father to send you the Holy Spirit who will help [comfort, encourage, defend] you and always be with you. The Spirit will show you what is true. The people of this world cannot accept the Spirit, because they don’t see or know him. But you know the Spirit, who is with you and will keep on living in you.” – CEV
John 15:26,
“I will send you the Spirit who comes from the Father and shows what is true. The Spirit will help [comfort, encourage, defend] you and will tell you about me.” –CEV
John 16:13-15,
“The Spirit shows what is true and will come and guide you into the full truth. The Spirit doesn’t speak on his own. He will tell you only what he has heard from me, and he will let you know what is going to happen. The Spirit will bring glory to me by taking my message and telling it to you. Everything that the Father has is mine. That is why I have said that the Spirit takes my message and tells it to you.”
1 John 2:27,
“But the wonderful anointing you have received from God[a] is so much greater than their deception and now lives in you. There’s no need for anyone to keep teaching you.[b] His anointing teaches you all that you need to know, for it will lead you into truth, not a counterfeit. So just as the anointing has taught you, remain in him.[c] “ - TPT
Looking at the the Passion Translation footnotes we see,
a) Although absent in the Greek, the words “from God” are found in the Aramaic manuscripts. It is clear from the context that the “anointing” is the Holy Spirit poured into us, bringing life, illumination, wisdom, fruit, and power from the indwelling life of Christ.
b) Or “There is no need for anyone to keep teaching you his opinions [deceptions].” John is not telling them not to continue to be taught the Word of God, for God has placed teachers in the church to instruct us and equip us and bring us into the fullness of Christ (1 Cor. 12:28; Eph. 4:11; Heb. 13:7, 17). John’s warning concerns those who lead us astray by the false doctrines of men. The bride of Christ will always need Holy Spirit-filled teachers who illuminate us in the ways of Christ.
c) The Greek can be translated “remain in it” (the anointing).
Isaiah 54:13,
“Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.”
Jeremiah 31:34,
“No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more."
John 6:45,
"It is written in the Prophets: 'And they will all be taught by God.' Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me."
These are just a few of the scriptures that God has revealed to me and that tell me all I need to know about who my ultimate teacher is and it’s not the god of Science or Technology as much as I love Science and Technology. I am fascinated by what we have managed to figure out and learn from the big Material on down to the Atomic. These things just show me how awesome and amazing our Creator is!
It’s these verses and promises from God that got me into to trouble at church because a lot of what I was being taught just didn’t line up with what I understood the Spirit was teaching me. That said just because we have the Holy Spirit doesn’t mean we don’t need or should not listen to any other teachers as they can and do bring revelation too as the Spirit moves through them. That said we should never ever take what the teacher or preacher is saying at face value, but rather we need to be like the Bereans in Acts 17:11,
"They found that the Jews of Berea were of more noble character and much more open minded than those of Thessalonica. They were hungry to learn and eagerly received the word. Every day they opened the scrolls of Scripture to search and examine them, to verify that what Paul taught them was true." - TPT
This Garret Guy who my wife actually put me onto nails it! He is spot on and I can also see that He understands God’s grace because he has a rather potty mouth by traditional religious Christian standards, but he’s trying to get across some truth on a very serious matter or at least it should be a serious matter to every believer.
But many are asleep or not paying attention contrary to what God has said about that and at their own peril!
Mark 13:36
“In case he should come suddenly and find you asleep.”
Isaiah 56:10
“His watchmen are blind, All of them know nothing. All of them are mute dogs unable to bark, dreamers lying down, who love to slumber.”
Mark 13:35
"Therefore, be on the alert—for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning.”
Romans 11:8
“Just as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, Eyes to see not and ears to hear not, Down to this very day.””
Romans 13:11
“Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.”
Ephesians 5:14
“For this reason it says, “Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:6
“So then let us not sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.”
Again these are only a few of the scriptures that warn us that we need to be paying attention and I’m not sure what makes me any different than a lot of others, but I have always been wary of Government and people that hold positions of power and authority that haven’t earned their respect by the example they display as to their values, morals and any integrity if any they hold. Without even knowing Christ I was smart enough to be aware of these government leaders, including fundamental religious leaders and believers. I’m definitely no saint myself, as I have used my position of power and manipulative words in the past to achieve my selfish desires and or goals until I was made aware of the consequences of such hubris and pride and through God’s grace in Christ was able to slowly change that attitude and shortcoming even though it is hardly perfected yet. That is why I need the grace of God, otherwise I am done based on my own merits.
He has given us dominion, He did from the very beginning, it was Adam and Eve and most every man and woman after that moment that gave up that dominion to the god this world, who is currently, Science and Technology for many. Most of society has slowly, subtlety and subliminally been brainwashed through the Mainstream.
How many Christians rail against homosexuality, the LGTBQ agenda, the current Transgender movement, abortion, etc. which is completely contrary to the Word of God according to the Apostle Paul who tells us in Ephesians 6:12,
“Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms.[a] For they are a powerful class of demon-gods[b] and evil spirits that hold[c] this dark world in bondage.” TPT
The footnotes read
A) Literally, “under heaven”
B) The classical Greek word used here is often used to refer to conjuring up pagan deities—supreme powers of darkness mentioned in occult rituals.
C) Or, “possessors of this dark world”
Other translations say, against flesh and blood, in other words standing outside an abortion clinic or along a gay pride parade or railing through some YouTube channel is NOT what we are told to do, because that is NOT where the battle is. These only try to address the wound rather than the going to the root cause of the wound. The root cause of the fatal wound is not knowing who you are, who you really are or rather the potential that already resides inside you only in a dormant state due to your ignorance, lack of knowledge and more than anything pride.
"Now let Us conceive a new creation—humanity—made in Our image, fashioned according to Our likeness. And let Us grant them authority over all the earth" – Genesis 1:26 The Voice
God never took that dominion away, man gave that dominion up to the god of this world, Jesus came to restore that authority back to man and Has judged and defeated that god! John 16:8-11 tells us that,
“The Spirit will come and show the people of this world the truth about sin and God’s justice and the judgment. The Spirit will show them that they are wrong about sin, because they didn’t have faith in me. They are wrong about God’s justice, because I am going to the Father, and you won’t see me again. And they are wrong about the judgment, because God has already judged the ruler of this world."
While Colossians 2:15 says,
“Then Jesus made a public spectacle of all the powers and principalities of darkness, stripping away from them every weapon and all their spiritual authority and power[a] to accuse us. And by the power of the cross, Jesus led them around as prisoners in a procession of triumph. He was not their prisoner; they were his![b] – TPT
Footnotes,
a) Literally “governments and authorities.”
b) Implied by the obvious irony in the Greek. The Aramaic text has a phrase that is not found in Greek manuscripts. The Aramaic can be translated “having put off his body, he stripped principalities and powers and shamed them openly.” This implies that between the day of crucifixion and the day of resurrection while in the spirit-realm, Jesus destroyed death, the powers of darkness, and every work of the enemy through the blood of his cross. All the enemy’s weapons have been stripped away from him and now the church has authority in Christ to enforce this triumph upon the dethroned rulers of this world. However, an alternate translation of the Aramaic could be “after sending out his body [apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers, believers], they enforced his triumph to all the thrones and authorities, putting them all to public shame by the manifestation of himself [in them].”
I absolutely love how the translators by also looking to the Aramaic are able to perfectly say what I believe is the absolute truth about the authority of the believer today if they understand who they are in a right relationship with Christ. That it’s nothing you can do but surrender to Him by faith and let Him move and operate through you. We are His only body on the earth today and a lot of it is dead and sleeping and in slumber.
We see many Word Faith teachers today, walking in victory, wealth and prosperity, health and ALL the blessings of God’s fullness with massive worldwide ministry’s that are leading people to Jesus and the truth that He is found in the Bible, and the truth that you need to believe His promises and then declare them out of your mouth by faith. This downright pisses a whole world of self-righteous unbelievers who call themselves believers off. They can be found all over YouTube! Let him who is without sin cast the first stone! Who made you judge human! The Word has not been rightly divided as evidenced by the fact that there are thousands, possibly tens of thousands of different denominations worldwide. The enemy loves denomination, he loves labels, he loves different races, cultures etc as these all divide the sheep and the masses while he works where Paul told us are battle really was!
"with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms.[a]”
a) The classical Greek word used here is often used to refer to conjuring up pagan deities—supreme powers of darkness mentioned in occult rituals.
I wonder how many Christians, especially church leaders are familiar with Freemasonry and or its power structure and significance to the dark side in this current world system or of the Church of Satan which does not publicly share its membership size. The enemy always likes things to remain in the dark. People's gods today are Hollywood TV & Movie Stars, Rock Star musicians, Sports Stars, Technology and all it has to offer, The cares and things of this world system instead of God's Kingdom realm. Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the things needed from the world for life will be provided to you. Matthew 6:33
When one does make mention of such things the immediate response is often, “Oh, you’re one of those, a conspiracy theorists!” Another thing the enemy loves keeping the masses believing anything contrary to the mainstream is conspiracy.
Anyway I say all this to point to another believer my wife put me on to whose name is Garret, garretjwhite according to Instagram which I don’t have or use. I have no idea who this guy is except that he speaks the same truth I do. Just as I’ve been known for my potty mouth, he also has no qualms using words that many religious people would find offensive to their ears and understandably so if you come from a more conservative traditional Christian background.
For those that have the stomach to get past it what he says is the absolute truth IMHO based on what scripture says and shows. He is our God and His seed resides in every Human being, who the majority, the vast majority don’t even know, including most lifelong Christians, hence why they don’t know who they are and don't ever enter into what He has Provided for us all. They are lost and need direction. Unfortunately the world system is not the ideal place to get that leadership, teaching and direction from. The seed planted inside us has all the ingredients and potential for you to become what you were created to be. But you must give light, water and food to the seed in order for it to grow and produce a crop and harvest. You can read about that in my Blog called, The Seed.
Anyway I say all this to point to another believer my wife put me on to whose name is Garret, garretjwhite according to Instagram which I don’t have or use. I have no idea who this guy is except that he speaks the same truth I do. Just as I’ve been known for my potty mouth, he also has no qualms using words that many religious people would find offensive to their ears and understandably so if you come from a more conservative traditional Christian background.
For those that have the stomach to get past it what he says is the absolute truth IMHO based on what scripture says and shows. He is our God and His seed resides in every Human being, who the majority, the vast majority don’t even know, including most lifelong Christians, hence why they don’t know who they are and don't ever enter into what He has Provided for us all. They are lost and need direction. Unfortunately the world system is not the ideal place to get that leadership, teaching and direction from. The seed planted inside us has all the ingredients and potential for you to become what you were created to be. But you must give light, water and food to the seed in order for it to grow and produce a crop and harvest. You can read about that in my Blog called, The Seed.
This guy calls it like it is and we are on the exact same page. I just didn't expect it to happen in my lifetime which is on the downhill slope now statistically speaking. It's my children and grandchildren I am concerned for.
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