The Counselor and the Promised Pastor
In every generation God chooses one person as his promised pastor. That person must speak on behalf of God and obey the commands he is given. The Bible refers to this person speaking on behalf as the Counselor. This is what 1 Jn 2:1 means when it mentions “one who speaks in our defense.” This Counselor is both spiritual and physical—spirit and flesh. The spiritual Counselor (i.e. the Holy Spirit of truth) speaks God’s words on God’s behalf. The pastor chosen by God receives these words from the Spirit of the Counselor and speaks them to believers on behalf of God. Since the spiritual Counselor dwells within a person and uses that person to carry out its appointed task (Jn 14:16-17), the person (pastor) the holy spirit speaks through is the physical Counselor.
John the Baptist, who came in the name of Elijah, was actually referred to as Elijah in the scriptures (Mt 11:10-14, Mt 17:10-13). Jesus said seeing him was seeing God because God was with him and because he came in the name of God (Jn 5:43, Jn 12:44-45, Jn 14:9). The Counselor who has come in Jesus’ name is the spirit (word) of truth who teaches us the things of Jesus (refer to Jn 14:26, Jn 16:14-15). He is a teacher who protects us with grace and truth1. Can this holy spirit who is supposed to teach us do so floating through the air? The Spirit of the Counselor teaches us through a person. This is the same reason Jesus, with whom God’s spirit was residing, spoke on behalf of God as the “Wonderful Counselor.” The Spirit of the Counselor is sent by Jesus to speak on Jesus’ behalf through a person. This person, the one who overcomes promised in the New Testament, is the physical manifestation of the Counselor (Rv 2-3, Rv 10). He becomes New Spiritual Israel by overcoming, he establishes the 12 tribes (Rv 12, Rv 7), and he receives the blessings promised in Revelation 2 ~ 3. The one who overcomes is given the authority to judge and to rule all nations. He receives the food that leads to eternal life, and God, Jesus, and the holy city descend on him. He is even granted the authority to sit on Jesus’ throne with Jesus.
Therefore, opposing the Counselor, who is both spirit and flesh, is opposing God and Jesus. This Counselor testifies what he has seen and heard regarding the word of Revelation and the fulfillment of the New Testament prophecies (Rv 22:16). This Counselor is only preaching the revealed word at the location of the twelve tribes of New Spiritual Israel—Shincheonji (refer to Rv 7, Rv 14, Rv 21). This is the only place where believers can learn the fulfillment of the prophecies. It is the only place believers must seek, find, and go to for worship. This is the will of God, and Christians must obey. Let’s confirm this for ourselves, learn the truth, and obtain salvation.
We are the messengers of heaven who have regained God’s kingdom from the devil. We are the people working to restore the kingdom God lost for the past 6,000 years. If we are the people of heaven, we must unite as one and work to fulfill our appointed tasks together.
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