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to the people of Israel who listened to him. Even his followers could not receive the streams of living water, because Jesus was not crucified on the cross yet, as described in the Bible (John 7:39).

Jesus said that he had to be crucified on the cross to give the blessing of the Holy Spirit, so the people who followed Jesus could not receive it. Later, he has been crucified on the cross and glorified in heaven, but nobody has thought about the living water that will be sent to us.

Jesus promised the blessing of the Holy Spirit like streams of living water flowing from within us, but why has it not come to them despite the fact that Jesus has been crucified on the cross two thousand years ago? Nobody has been able to answer it, because Christians have not known about it at all.

Jesus knew after he returned to heaven that he needs the Overcomer to give the living water to those who thirst. Because the Overcomer had not come out, Christians had not been able to know about the living water and the contents of God’s words in Revelations.

In the Old Testament days, it was difficult for people to get

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complete forgiveness against sins, because they had to bring incomplete sacrifice such as sheep, cows, or pigeons. But the blessing of the Holy Spirit, in the form of streams of living water, is given to us now without cost to cleanse our sins completely (Zech. 13:1).

In this world, inheritance comes from parents. The inheritance for the Overcomer from God is this: He who overcomes will inherit the living water. There is no one who will receive the streams of living water mentioned in the Bible except him who overcomes. Nowadays, the words of God are being fulfilled through me. Hundreds of people have received the blessing and have gone to God’s world through me.

The apostles and saints who received the Holy Spirit like fire still had to be martyred to go to God’s world and after that they received the living water. But now we are receiving the living water without cost as we live in this world. It is a tremendous blessing to us. As Jesus promised, the blessing is like streams of living water.

Many pastors and missionaries have read the scripture, but they have not been able to understand the meaning. Our

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