The Scofield Bible Commentary: John: John Chapter 14
The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]
receive you unto myself
This promise of a second advent of Christ is to be distinguished from His return in glory to the earth; it is the first intimation in Scripture of "the day of Christ".
(See Scofield) - (Co1 1:8).
Here He comes for His saints (Th1 4:14-17); there (Mat 24:29); (Mat 24:30), He come to judge the nations, etc.
Comforter
Greek, "Parakletos", meaning "one called alongside to help." Translated "advocate," (Jo1 2:1). Christ is the believer's Paraclete with the Father when he sins; the Holy Spirit the believer's indwelling Paraclete to help his ignorance and infirmity and to make intercession (Rom 8:26); (Rom 8:27).
(See "Holy Spirit," New Testament doctrine,) (Mat 1:18).
(See Scofield) - (Act 2:4).
And I will
(See Scofield) - (Luk 11:13).
world
Greek, "kosmos", means "world-system". (Joh 15:18); (Joh 15:19); (Joh 7:7).
(See Scofield) - (Rev 13:8).
Peace
(See Scofield) - (Mat 10:34).
Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".
(See Scofield) - (Mat 4:8).