will be broken to pieces, and on whomever it falls, it will crush him.”
John the disciple also said—in the Book of the Disciples’ Letters, known as Pharaxesis—: “Beloved, do not believe every spirit; rather, test the spirits to see whether they are from God. Know that every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus the Messiah has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not acknowledge that Jesus the Messiah has come in the flesh is not from God; it is from the False Messiah of whom you have heard, and he is even now in the world.”
Simon Cephas, the leader of the apostles, likewise said—in Pharaxesis—: “The time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God; it is to begin there first.”
I say: Concerning the term “Paraclete” in their language, they have advanced several explanations. Some say it means “the profuse praiser,” others “the one who praises,” others “the one who grants honor,” and still others “praise” itself. A group favored the last view, holding that the clearest proof in their tongue is that it signifies “praise,” and they cite as evidence the saying of Joshua: “Whoever performs a good deed will have a Paraclete