Another Secret Mission of The Templars: THE COMING OF THE PARACLETE, Part one

Yet another secret mission of the Templars was to 

prepare for the coming of the Paraclete. The original texts of 

the New Testament were written in Greek. ln the Greek text of 

the book of St. john, the word Parakletcs appears several times 

in Chapters XIV-XVI. This word has been translated into English 

as "Comforter." No single English word, however, conveys all 

the significance of the Greek Parakletos which has meanings 

relating to defender, helper, comforter and advocate. Some 

theologians prefer to use the anglicized word Paraclete. 

At the last Supper, after the Christ had revealed to 

his disciples that he would be betrayed and would not be with 

them physically for very long, he told them that he would be 

followed by the Paraclete, a manifestation of the Holy Spirit or 

the Spirit of Truth. Christ went on to give a number of hints 

about the nature of the Paraclete. He indicated six character- 

istics or functions: 

1) lt would be with the disciples, and in them (John 14:17). 

2) It would teach and recall the teachings of Christ (John 11:

26). 

3) lt would testify of the Christ (John 15:26). 

A) lt would make men aware of their errors, and of what is 

really meant by justice (John 16:8). 

5) lt would guide men into an authentic realization of what is 

truth (John 16:13). 

6) lt would prophesy (John 16:13). 

The Templars considered the Paraclete to be the 

manifestation of the Holy Spirit as the Spirit of Truth and 

Revelation. For them its coming would herald the completion of 

the cycle of a phase in the evolution of our planet, when the

Triune nature of the Divine will have been brought in through 

concrete manifestation -t he Father aspect through Melchisedek; 

the Son aspect through the Christ manifested in Jesus of Naza- 

reth; and the aspect of the Holy Spirit through the Paraclete. 

The Templars believed that they were given the mission of 

preparing men's minds for the coming of the Paraclete, so that 

one day they would be able to perceive truth directly without the 

intermediary of a spiritual teacher or master. Today it is 

believed that we are now entering, or have entered the Age of 

the Paraclete. Accordingly, men and women in our time will need 

to make less efforts to develop their spiritual intuition than their 

forebears in earlier cycles. The coinciding presence of the 

Paraclete and the currents of the Aquarian Age will ensure that 

our current cycle will be unique in the history of our planet. 

ATTRIBUTES OF THE PARACLETE Returning to the particular 

attributes of the Paraclete, the Cosmic vibrations which work 

through the aspect of the Divine which is called the Holy Spirit 

have begun to manifest. Not only will they accelerate the 

development of man's spiritual intuition if he makes the 

necessary efforts to purify his vehicles by living the Christ life, 

but the power of the Paraclete will dynamize the uncovering of 

truth in all areas of life. Already one can observe that many 

former secrets are being forced into the open, and the general 

public is becoming rapidly aware of many things, both spiritual 

and material, which have been hidden for centuries. 

THE MODERN TEMPLAR The modern Templar, like his 

predecessor in the Middle Ages, has a special responsibility to 

facilitate the unfolding of the Paraclete and to propagate the 

awareness of the new influences by the state of spirituality he 

radiates. He will not need to go about enquiring into hidden 

things. By his efforts to purify himself and open himself to the 

new influences he will automatically stimulate the realization of 

what truth is in the people around him. The law of cause and 

effect (or Karma) will guarantee that Templars of today will reap 

the harvest of seeds sown by the martyred warriors of the red 

cross some six hundred years ago.The Christ force, now accelerating the return to its 

Source, is facilitating the entry onto the scene of the Holy Spirit 

or Paraclete, which has the particular role of awakening in Man 

the realization of Truth. ln turn the action of the Paraclete will 

favour efforts by the Christ Consciousness to free itself from the 

restriction of matter. lf man plays his part, the action and 

reaction of these two positive forces will ensure that the program 

for the return of Cosmic Consciousness back to the Divine Creator, 

in the sense mentioned in these lectures, will be carried out on 

schedule. The French translation of the Paraclete (Gr. παράκλητος, Lat. paracletus  

advocate or helper) as "Consolateur" with the etymological meaning of "he who 

restores together" sums up this process well. lt suggests the 

coming together of the Godhead and its physical creation.