"The Paraclete has a twofold function: to communicate Christ to believers and, to put the world on trial" - Robert Kysar


Pentecost is historically and symbolically related to the Jewish harvest festival of Shavuot, which commemorates God giving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai fifty days after the Exodus. Among Christians, Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus, as described in the Acts of the Apostles 2:1-31.

It is out of question that a few minutes of the Holy Spirit's visitation on the first Christian Pentecost Sunday could have been the fulfillment of all that Jesus had promised the Comforter/Paraclete/Advocate would do for his disciples. Indeed the biblical "passages suggest broader, more personal senses, referring to one who consoles another, befriends another, guides or teaches another, or to one who publicizes the truth of things." (Daniel B. Stevick, 2011, 285) Only with the advent of the Paraclete Shri Mataji has that all-encompassing promise of Jesus been fulfilled in every respect, which of necessity has taken about 40 years of Her attention to detail in all the vital areas of revelation, glorification, guidance, advocacy, counseling and comforting.

Since that is the case as to where Jesus' disciples now stand in relation to the Comforter/Paraclete/Advocate, here are some further points of clarification as to why Jesus' promise could only be fulfilled in recent times, rather than 2000 years ago:

i) Jesus said that he would send another Comforter just like him, i.e., in the form of a human being, but that he had to go away first, before the Comforter would come. (Divine personalities when speaking about themselves, tend to speak in terms of eternal time, not in terms of human time). Jesus was telling his disciples that at the appointed time, another Divine personality would come. But that personality would have to wait for the appointed time, the right time.

ii) There is no historical evidence whatsoever there was any advocate, counselor, comforter or person acting with defense attorney capability physically present to Jesus' disciples, as he had been present to them. Had such a personality arrived, duly fulfilling such a multi-tasking role, the disciples would surely have recorded those teachings just as they had recorded the teachings of Jesus.

iii) There is no historical evidence whatsoever that after Jesus' crucifixion there was any Paraclete bearing witness to Jesus, glorifying him, guiding his followers, and declaring what was to come. In fact, such a Paraclete personality would very quickly have been crushed at that time for speaking out, just as surely as Jesus had been crucified for speaking out, which, albeit, is the job of Paraclete's to do.

iv) During the post-crucifixion period there were no Bibles, churches, literacy or technological means of communication that would enable the spreading of the Comforter/ Paraclete/Advocate's teachings universally. In fact, the Roman persecution of the Christians only ended in 313 AD under the reign of Constantine the Great, and it was only after that time that the Bible and churches evolved. Literacy and mass communications are recent developments, albeit still unavailable to significant portions of humanity. (However, even the optimum combination of bibles, churches, literacy and modern communication cannot deliver the knowledge required to complete Jesus' message. Revelation, guidance, glorification, advocacy, counseling and comforting is Paraclete specific.)

v) During the post-crucifixion period there was no closure, conclusion or completion of Jesus' teachings, nor was there a fulfilled message of eschatology with regard to the Kingdom of God, during the brief one-day Pentecost Sunday.

At present, over the span of almost four decades, each and every Paraclete-specific requirement of i) to v) has been fulfilled to the minutest of detail by both the physical Paraclete Shri Mataji and the Spirit-Paraclete within. Only now is it possible for the disciples, who were with Jesus two millennia ago, to fulfill a most crucial aspect of the Savior's promise to emancipate humanity: "But when the Paraclete comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, will bear witness about me. And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning" (John 15:26-27). That is precisely what the disciples of the Paraclete are doing today. They have literally taken birth alongside the Paraclete Shri Mataji to again bear witness for Jesus Christ, with whom they had always been from the beginning! This website bears incontrovertible evidence and testimony to back these claims.

Robert Kysar's John The Maverick Gospel will be used to cross-examine these claims, and theologians are invited to challenge them. If they cannot then they must act conscientiously since even John 16:8-11—which Robert Kysar admits "is a very difficult passage both to translate and to understand" and for whom D. A. Carson in The Function of the Paraclete "constitutes one of the most baffling passages in the fourth gospel"—has also been dutifully discharged to the letter by Shri Mataji over the decades before a disbelieving audience! Robert Kysar outlines the scriptural distinguishing traits, precise tasks, and recognizable originality specific to the Paraclete:

"We must try to summarize the nature and function of the Paraclete as the Gospel of John describes it. (Here as elsewhere in this discussion of the Paraclete, I am profoundly indebted to Raymond E. Brown’s excellent appendix on the subject in his commentary on John, The Gospel According to John, Anchor Bible, vol. 29a.) About the nature of the Paraclete we can say two things:

1. The Paraclete comes from and is related to both the Father and the Son:
a. The Paraclete comes only if Jesus departs (15:26; 16:7, 8, 13).
b. The Paraclete comes from the Father (15:26).
c. The Father gives the Paraclete in response to Jesus’ request (14:16).
d. The Paraclete is sent in Jesus’ name (14:26).
e. Jesus sends the Paraclete from the Father (15:26; 16:7).

2. The Paraclete is identified in a number of different ways:
a. 'Another Paraclete,' implying that Jesus was the first (14:16).
b. The 'Spirit of Truth' (14:17; 15:26; 16:13).
c. The 'Holy Spirit' (14:26).

In summary of this evidence, we may say that the Paraclete is a continuation of Christ, even the alter ego of Christ. What is said of the relationship of the Son to the Father throughout the Gospel can be said in large part of the relationship of the Paraclete to the Father. But this mysterious being is dependent on Christ’s ministry. The Paraclete is, as it were, 'act two' that cannot begin until 'act one' (Jesus’ ministry) is completed.

We may speak about the function of the Paraclete under two separate categories:

1. The relationship of the Paraclete to the disciples. The Paraclete
a. Is easily recognized by the disciples (14:17).
b. Is within and continues to remain with them (14:16-17).
c. Is their teacher (16:13).
d. Announces to them things that are to occur in the future (16:13).
e. Declares what belongs to Christ and what does not (16:14).
f. Glorifies Christ (16:14).
g. Witnesses to Christ (15:26).
h. Reminds the disciples of all that Jesus said (14:26).
i. Speaks only what is heard (16:13).

2. The relationship of the Paraclete to the world. The world
a. Cannot accept the Paraclete (14:17).
b. Cannot see or recognize the Paraclete (14:17).
c. Rejects the Paraclete (15:26).
d. But its rejection does not prevent the Paraclete’s witness to Christ (15:26).
e. Is condemned, proven wrong, and pronounced guilty of sin by the Paraclete (16:8-11). (John 16:8-11 is a very difficult passage both to translate and to understand. But the summary catches at least some of its basic meaning.)

Obviously, according to the Fourth Gospel, the Paraclete has a twofold function: to communicate Christ to believers and, to put the world on trial and find it guilty as charged."

Robert Kysar, John, the Maverick Gospel
Westminster John Knox Press; 3 edition (June 1, 2007), pp. 109-10



"The Five Paraclete Texts

The five texts all found in chapters 14 through 16 in John’s Gospel. They are amazing descriptions of the work of Jesus’ Spirit. In them, Jesus promises that he will not leave the disciples orphans—without a personal guide to dwell with them—but will send them 'another Advocate,' his own Spirit of truth to 'guide them in the way of all truth.' The Spirit of Jesus is clearly a personal presence—the ongoing presence of Jesus for all Christians. The Spirit will perform the same functions that Jesus did; to teach them, to be their advocate in trials, to intercede for them with God, to guide them, to encourage them. These five passages contain the most profound teaching about the Spirit of Jesus in all of Scripture...

Resemblance of the Paraclete to Jesus in John

                                                           JESUS                     SPIRIT
1. Same source
Coming from the Father                       5:43                        16:7
Given by the Father                             3:16                        14:16
Sent by the Father                               3:17                        14:26

2. Same title
Paraclete                                        1 John 2:1                     14:26
Truth                                                   14:6                          16:13
Holy                                                      6:69                        14:26

3. Same role
Known by disciples                              14:9                          14:17
Remains with disciples                        14:23                        14:16-17
Guides disciples into truth                   14:6                          16:13
Teaches disciples                                13:13-14                   14:26
Speaks the words of God                     8:28; 15:16             16:13
Declares things to come                     14:29; 16:4               16:13
Bears witness                                       8:14                        15:26
Glorifies                                               17:4                          16:14

4. World
Cannot accept                                      5:43                         14:17a
Does not know                                     8:19                         14:17b
Testified against                                   7:7                           16:8

I am indebted to Raymond Brown for pointing out these similarities. Two powerful conclusions can be drawn from these close parallels. First, from the parallels in their work (number 3 above), John teaches that the Paraclete continues the work of Jesus. That is, John presents a tandem relationship or a parallelism between the ministry of Jesus and that of the Paraclete. Second, the whole complex of parallels above leads Raymond Brown to a more profound conclusion: the Holy Spirit continues the presence of Jesus. Thus the one whom Jesus calls 'another Paraclete' is in many ways another Jesus. Thus the one whom Jesus calls 'another Paraclete' is in many ways another Jesus, one who continues the same work of Jesus in us now."

James W. Kinn, The Spirit of Jesus in Scripture and prayer
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. (May 26, 2004), pp. 59-60