John 8:12-18 • The Candlestick Was Always a Copy

Pilgrim: a Podcast from Pastor Fortunato · Jun 25, 2026 · 50m

John 8:12-18 • When Jesus said "I am the light of the world," he wasn't coining a phrase — he was closing a thousand years of prophecy, typology, and promise that the Pharisees had been holding in their own hands.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • April 12, 2026.

📚 Part of our ongoing verse-by-verse expository series through the Gospel of John

The candlestick in the tabernacle never went out — not because of the priests, not because of the oil, but because the spirit was the source and the candlestick was never the point. It was always a copy. A shadow. A blueprint of a…