John 7:37 On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” 39 Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
After the mass exodus of followers in chapter 6, John records that Jesus' family encouraged Him to go with them to Jerusalem for the feast, where he could put on a full ad campaign to promote Himself, but He refused: it was not the time nor the way. He however did end up going quietly with His disciples to the feast and was led by the Father to teach in the temple, amazing all who heard Him. There was great debate over whether Jesus was the Messiah or not, so the jealous religious leaders sought to stop Him from speaking. Jesus then made one last statement, shown above, which revealed the reason for their confusion: they did not have the Holy Spirit within to discern the truth, but those who would seek Him and believe in Him would have the Spirit, who would confirm that His words wore true, and prove that He was Who He proclaimed to be: the Savior they needed and were waiting for. He is the same for us as well.
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