DIFFICULT TEXTS: “In my Father’s house are many mansions [abodes]."

“1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father's house are many mansions [abides] G3438 : if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” John 14:1-3, KJV. “23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” John 14:23, KJV.

“G3438: μόνας see καταμόνας, μόνη, μόνης, ἡ (μένω) (from Herodotus down), a staying, abiding, dwelling, abode: John 14:2; μόνην ποιεῖν (L T Tr WH ποιεῖσθαι, as in Thucydides 1, 131; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 13, 7; 13, 2, 1), to make an (one's) abode, παρά τίνι metaphorically, of God and Christ by their power and spirit exerting a most blessed influence on the souls of believers, John 14:23; see ποιῶ, 1 c.” –Strong’s Concordance Onlinei>

Jehovah God abides with us through the Holy Spirit which gives us which allows Him to STAY, ABIDE and DWELL with us. “16 And I will pray the Father, and he it shall give you another Comforter, that he it may abide with you forever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it sees him it not, neither knows him it but ye know him it; for he it dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”

“16. and I will ask the Father, and another helper he will give to you, that he may abide with you into the age; 17. the spirit of the truth, which the world not is able to receive, because not it beholds it, nor knows it; you but know it, because with you it abides, and in you it will be. 18. Not I will leave you orphans; I am coming to you.” John 14:16-18, Diaglott. “25. These things I have spoken to you, with you abiding; 26. but the helper, the spirit the holy, which will send the Father in the name of me, that you will teach all things, and will remind you all things which I told you. 27. Peace I leave to you, peace the mine I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Not let be troubled of you the heart nor let it be afraid.” John 14:25-27, Diaglott. “26. When but may come the helper, whom I will send to you from the Father, (the spirit of the truth, which from the Father shall come out,) that will testify concerning me. 27. Also you and shall testify, because from a beginning with me you are.” John 15:26, 17, Diaglott. “7. But I the truth say to you; it is better for you, that I should go away. If for not I should go away, the helper not will come to you; if but I go, I will send him to you.” John 16:7, Diaglott.

It is obvious that the Holy Spirit today offers us with the knowledge that it will stay, abide and dwell with us. Therefore, it could be said: “And lo, I with you am all the days, till the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18, Diaglott. Today we STAY, ABIDE and DWELL in the Lord through the Holy Spirit God’s Power!

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