The Trinity: Bible Verses About the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Explanation of the Trinity

The Truth Question

I asked my atheist uncle, “If God did exist, would you want to know?” He responded honestly, “Nope, I wouldn’t even want to know. Not interested. I wouldn’t want some cosmic rulekeeper telling me what I can and can’t do. I decide how I live my own life. Nobody else.” I then asked, “So then you’re not interested in knowing truth?” to which he responded, “No, I am not.”

Sadly, a lot of people don’t want to know if what they believe or don’t believe is actually true. They’ve already decided what the answer is. I’m talking about people in all political belief systems and religions, like Methodists, Presbyterians, Catholics, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Muslims and even Baptists. Whatever their leader teaches, they just believe it without questioning and aren’t even interested in knowing if what they have been taught is true. I’m guilty of that myself.

My Mormon Friend

I have a very lovable and extremely intelligent Mormon friend, who had gone on a 2 year mission and was fully trained in how to defend against all of the arguments against Mormonism. He was also VERY well trained in how to persuade any of the billions of Christ followers who believe Jesus is God, that they interpreted the Bible wrong. After slowly and steadily going through the following list together, I asked him, “So what does this mean then?” He said, “Well, I guess it means that Jesus is God.” A couple of months later he told my son, “I’m not a Mormon anymore, but I don’t know what I am.”

How I Compiled the List

This is the most comprehensive list of Bible verses, explanations and logic, that I know of, that explains what the Bible says about who Jesus is, what God is like and the mystery of the Trinity.

I started several years ago by listing out, in a Google Doc, all of the scriptures and arguments and illustrations and reasoning I had learned during my undergrad at Multnomah Bible College. And then, I googled stuff like, “Jesus is God verses” and “Jesus is God explanation” and “verses that prove the Trinity” and then put all of those 50 or 60 lists of verses and explanations into one Google Doc. There was no single list that was very long.

I merged and deleted the duplicate content and started to organize them into categories. Because I was hyper-focused on the Godhead, the next two times reading through the Bible, other verses, parallels and explanations just jumped off the page. I couldn’t believe I hadn’t seen these all my life and so I added those in too.

Why Read This List

If you’re like me, after reading and studying what you are about to, it will feel like you’re reading the Bible in color. Each characteristic or role of God the father, Jesus the son and the Holy Spirit are concentrated below, so they’re easier to see. It will cult-proof you, bring sustained joy in your life and help you to make even more sense of the world. Really, what is happening is, you’re getting to know God better, and that’s what it’s all about.

If you question, Who is Jesus? Who is God? What is God like? Is the Holy Spirit God? What is the Trinity?, you will have a much better hold on all of those questions. And you will get treasures in Heaven if you help others to understand and answer them too. What you are about to read will help you know God much better because it is how He describes Himself.

How to Read This List

This entire writing is meant for you to read and re-read and then refer back to later, not to necessarily read like a bedtime story. It is for you to slowly chew on and ask questions about, maybe in small groups. And then later, I hope you come back to certain parts of it to discuss with and lead others through too. But go slowly. Don’t try to see how fast you can get through this so you can get to the next book. Why run when you can walk? You’re not in a hurry.

That’s Not True

Imagine you see me sitting behind two guys on the bus and I’m listening to them talk about me. One guy says, “I’ve only heard Dave Munson’s voice, but he’s for sure a beast of a man. He’s a perpetually laughing and jolly 7 foot tall black guy, full of muscle.” And the other guy says, “No!! You’re wrong. I know what Dave’s like. He’s an angry 5 foot tall 200 pound Irishman with long red dreadlocked hair and a braided beard down to his belt. And he’s as serious as a heart attack.”

So I tap them on the shoulder and interrupt them and say, “What a second. I’m Dave Munson. You can’t decide what I’m like. I am the one to tell you what I’m like. I’m a green eyed tall, laid back, nice and smiley white guy who’s not fat, but not real skinny.”

A lot of people try to understand what God is like by deducing Him from their experiences and the circumstances around them, or by listening to what other people say about God on forums. But if you truly want to understand what God is like, then you need to go to the Bible and read and study how God describes what He is like.

Exodus 34:6-8 The first time God describes what He is like in the Bible, He says this:

6 Then the LORD (Yahweh) passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD (Yahweh), the LORD (Yahweh) God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, 7 maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin…

But there’s a difference here. To best understand how God acts, you have to understand WHO God is. To fully know God the Father, you need to know God the Son and God the Holy Spirit because, as you’ll soon see, they are all the same One God. That’s what this organized compilation of Scripture is all about. C.H. Spurgeon rightly said, “He who does not know Christ does not know God at all.”

Let God Teach You Instead of Man

God is way better at explaining who He is than I am, so I’ll let Him teach you through His Holy Spirit as you go through His words here. Each Scripture is written out so you don’t have to stop and look it up and that makes 95% of this book pretty much just pure Scripture. They are all in the Berean Standard Bible version (BSB) because it is so literally translated and theologically sound. It is also Public Domain. I LOVE it.

I trimmed the fat… off some of the bready verses and lengthy passages… so the point is more obvious. I also included a lot of extra verses on the same topics to hammer home the idea and to give more examples of the same topic, just in case someone challenges one or two of the first verses.

Read all of the verses because you’re just reading God’s words to you. Let it be your time devoted to God each day. Ask Him to speak through His word for you to know Him better. Go slowly. Why run when you can walk. The goal of reading what you’re about to read is not to read it. It is to know God better.

At the start of each verse, I put a short summary of what to look for when reading it and then I underlined and bolded the more important parts to pay attention to. I made super important parts RED. DON’T MISS THOSE. The BLUE not underlined words are my own, about what REALLY not to miss in the verses and also the literal names of God are in blue, because the English versions don’t translate the Hebrew so well.

LORD is Yahweh

Lord is Adonai

God is usually Elohim - God plural (Gods)

4 Examples of What the Rest of the Book is Like

The Cornerstone is Both Yahweh and Jesus

Psalm 118:19-22 Yahweh is the Cornerstone that the builders rejected, who became their salvation. Jesus is the Cornerstone too.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD (Yahweh). 20 This is the gate of the LORD (Yahweh); the righteous shall enter through it. 21 I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation. 22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

-Acts 4:11-12 Jesus is the stone the builders rejected who became the cornerstone and who is the ONLY source of salvation.

11 This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ 12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

30 Pieces of Silver is what Jesus and Yahweh were valued at.

Zechariah 11:12-13 Yahweh was valued at 30 pieces of silver.

13 And the LORD (Yahweh) said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—this magnificent price at which they valued ME. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD (Yahweh).

Matthew 27:9 Jesus was betrayed for 30 pieces of silver. The big scroll of Jeremiah contained the writing of Zechariah and other minor prophets.

Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,

They Pierced God and Jesus

Zechariah 12:10 They look on Yahweh who they pierced.

Then I (Yahweh) will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look ON ME (Yahweh), the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

John 19:33-37 They look on Jesus who they pierced.

33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. 34 Instead, one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out…. 36 Now these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of His bones will be broken.” 37 And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”

Isaiah 53:5 Prophecy that Jesus would be pierced for our sins.

But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Revelation 1:7-8 Jesus is Lord, also named Alpha and Omega.

7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him.

And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen. 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

John the Baptist prepared the way for Yahweh, Elohim and Jesus

Isaiah 40:3-5 Prophecy about John the Baptist, who would prepare the way for Yahweh, our God.

3 A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD (Yahweh) in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God (Elohim) in the desert. 4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain. 5 And the glory of the LORD (Yahweh) will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” For the mouth of the LORD (Yahweh) has spoken.

John 1:19

Matthew 3:1-3 John the Baptist quoted Isaiah 40:3 and was preparing the way for Jesus.

1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord (Yahweh - Jesus), make straight paths for Him.’”

Luke 1:13-17 The archangel said to John the Baptist that he would prepare the people for Jesus.

13 … Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John… 17 And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous— to make ready a people prepared for the Lord (Jesus - Yahweh).”

Malachi 3:1 Yahweh is speaking here about John the Baptist preparing the way for Himself (Yahweh).

“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts.

Matthew 11:9-10 Jesus talked to John the Baptist’s disciples saying John came to prepare the way for Yahweh.

9 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’

To Know Christ Above All

Knowing Jesus Christ is the key to it all. He is who the whole Bible points to. Don’t miss this. Life is all about knowing Christ. There is no higher study that a child of God could study than to know Christ, who is God.

Jeremiah 9:23-24 To know God is the goal. Not to know the facts in your head about Him. The more you understand him, the more you’ll know him in your heart.

23 This is what the LORD (Yahweh) says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. 24 But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD (Yahweh), who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD (Yahweh).

John 17:3 Eternal life doesn’t start once you die. It is knowing Him now.

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true GOD, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

John 6:29 To believe in Jesus is the work of God.

Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”

Deceived People Deceive People

Well meaning people really like the idea of God and going to Heaven and living with purpose and being in community and having a relationship not a religion, but because they rarely ever read the Bible and don’t truly know how God describes Himself, they ignorantly join the religion of the nice, yet deceived, people who knocked on their door to present a significantly different version of God than the one of the Bible.

When the non-Bible reader asks them questions like, “But doesn’t the Bible say Jesus is God?”, the deceived person gives them an out of context, yet Scripture based, answer that seems to prove Jesus was just a man. And the reason they give that answer is because they themselves just blindly believed what they were told and never actually looked at how God consistently describes Himself throughout the entire Bible.

1 Timothy 1:12-13 People are deceived and blindly believe what they are told about Jesus because they don’t do this.

12 Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.

2 Timothy 3:12-17 Spend time getting to know the Bible because biblically illiterate people get deceived and then deceive others.

12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them. 15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

2 Peter 3:15-18 Don’t be deceived by ignorant people who distort the Bible.

15 Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him. 16 He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. 17 Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing. 18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

The reason immature followers of Christ believe the uninformed answers they are given about Jesus is because they were never discipled. They came to believe Jesus died for our sins, was buried and then was raised from the dead three days later, but all their shallow church and friends talked about with them was how we can be best friends with Jesus and how to get more out of the Holy Spirit. No one ever cared enough to walk them through Scripture, in context, like I am about to walk through with you. After you walk through this mountain of organized and in-context Scripture, you and whoever you walk through this will be cult-proof. Once they see Jesus as God throughout the entire Bible, they’ll never be able to un-see Him.

Different Jesus

The pastor at my church, TRINITY Bible Church, told me that after last week’s sermon, a lady angrily informed him that her dad studies the Bible a lot and that he told her emphatically that Jesus used to be God but isn’t God anymore.

There are many explanations and versions of who Jesus is, that do not match up with the way Jesus describes himself in the Bible. The apostle Paul wrote the following:

2 Corinthians 11:3-4 Beware because people are wrongly teaching a different Jesus than the one he taught them.

3 I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. 4 For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted…

C.H. Spurgeon correctly said, “The heart that truly knows Christ can never be satisfied with a shallow view of Him.”

Here are just a few of the main ideas of who Jesus is, floating around your neighborhood, workplace and church, but only one is right and the rest are wrong. This is so important to know. Spurgeon preached, “You cannot be right with God if you are wrong about Christ.”

Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that Jesus is not THE God, but instead, A god. They even added words into and took inconvenient words out of the Greek manuscripts of the New Testament to make their own New World Translation.
Mormons teach Jesus was created by God and is Satan’s spiritual brother, but He is not God, though he became a god later, just like we all will become gods one day.
Muslims teach that Jesus was a great prophet and a good teacher who never died and is coming back one day. But he never died and is not God.
Jews teach that Jesus was only a good teacher and a prophet, but not God Himself. They are still waiting for the promised warrior Messiah to come riding in on a white horse to kick butt and set up His kingdom.
Christians believe and teach that Jesus is the second person of the Trinity, God in physical form, and He has always existed and always will exist. He came in the form of man to die for our sins, was buried and then was raised from the dead on the third day. He is seated on the throne of God right now and is coming back to Earth one day to set up His kingdom.

Remember, Jesus didn’t say, “Hey, come join my new religion”. He asked us to come and follow him. Spend time with Him so we could know Him better.

“Christ is not valued at all unless He is valued above all.” - Charles Spurgeon

Is the Bible Corrupted? Do You Really Want to Know?

I know so many people who have already decided, not in their minds, but in their hearts, that God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit are not the three persons that make up our One God.

Therefore, when they read the following clear and conclusive Biblical evidence that Jesus, the Father and the Holy Spirit are all the same One God, they default to the argument, “Yeah, well… umm… obviously, the entire Bible has been corrupted from what was originally written”. They can’t prove that statement and they aren’t interested in knowing about the mountains of archeological and historical evidence that proves the Bible has 100% not been corrupted. They’re like a politician getting torn to pieces in a debate, with no chance of winning, so they simply smear their opponent with, “It’s widely known that my opponent is a child molester and beats his wife?”, even though they have no proof. Or after someone loses a game, they say, “Well, the other guy cheated.” though they have no evidence to back that up.

Copies of the almost complete Old Testament, dating from 250 years before Jesus, were discovered in the Cave of Qumran in 1947. They were exactly the same writings that we have in our Old Testament today, unchanged in any way, except for maybe some marks here and there. To think there was a conspiracy among religious leaders around the world, back in A.D. 200 or even A.D. 700, to find all of the thousands of Old and New Testament writings and rewrite them and then destroy the old ones, is ridiculous. Sadly, they have already made up their minds what the truth is before looking at the evidence. The Bible is 100% trustworthy. And this statement is based on fact. Even the prophet Muhammed in the Quran says the Bible is trustworthy and if you have doubts, then ask someone who knows the Scriptures. But modern Muslims say the Bible must be corrupted.

The reason they fight against this is because it goes against what they have been taught by trusted, well meaning and loving people, perhaps even by their mom and dad. Some people reading this have even dedicated their entire lives to teaching others that there is no Trinity and Jesus isn’t God. So, to say that they have been following and teaching a lie and those they trusted were also lied to and were wrong, is too much for their heart and their pride to handle.

Don’t Be That Guy

Most people really want to know truth, but oddly, some people aren’t at all interested because they have already decided in their heart what the truth is. They are too proud. Like an atheist. The Bible says that they have already decided in their heart that there is no God.

Psalm 53:1-4 In many many verses in the Bible, the word “fool” is interchangeable with the word “proud”. And “wise” is synonymous with “humble”.

1 … The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good. 2 God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God. 3 All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one. 4 Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they REFUSE to call upon God.

If you give an atheist 1000 reasons why God exists, they’ll want 1001. I asked my atheist uncle, “If God did exist, would you want to know?” He honestly responded, “Nope, I wouldn’t even want to know. Not interested. I wouldn’t want some cosmic rulekeeper telling me what I can and can’t do. I decide how I live my own life. Nobody else.” I then asked, “So then you’re not interested in knowing truth?” to which he responded, “No, I am not.”

Even if an atheist read the incredible book Is Atheism Dead? where science and archeology prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the existence of God, they’ll ignore it. They have decided it in their heart. You can’t change their mind by presenting facts for their brains to process and understand because their heart has to change first. And God is the only one who does that work. It’s our job to pray, so God’s hand moves, so He’ll do that. I’m not sure exactly how prayer works, but I know it does.

It is the same with those who stubbornly don’t believe in the Trinity. You can give them 1000 reasons why Jesus and the Holy Spirit and the Father are One God and they’ll want 1001. Hopefully, those reading the following comprehensive collection of organized scriptures will have their hearts opened to understand the truth of the Trinity and therefore know God more deeply.

Be That Guy

It’s all about your heart and the right attitude. If you ask God to reveal Himself to you, the way He truly is, then He will. If you are just starting this journey of discovery, may I suggest you stop reading here and start by reading the Book of John in the Bible first. Then come back here.

Are you open and humble enough to receive from God? Ask Him in real plain language, “God, will you teach me about what you’re really like so I can know who you really are?” If you mean it, He will do it.

John 6:37 Jesus desires to reveal Himself to us.

Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.

Matthew 11:25-30 Jesus is the one who reveals God.

25 At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26 Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. 27 All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. NO ONE knows the Son except the Father, and NO ONE knows the Father except the Son AND THOSE to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. 28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

The Godhead - The Trinity

One God in Three Persons

The Godhead is mysterious. How God works and what He’s like is hard to understand because God is so complex. If He were simple and easy to understand, then He wouldn’t be all that great and complex.

And, we wouldn’t have all of the different religions through the centuries confusing billions of souls. This happens because none of their teachers looked at the Bible in its entirety to understand. In fact, it’s rare that they even read the Bible in its entirety.

God is spirit and He is three persons. They are all the same but they are different. To know one is to know all three, which is to know the One who created everything and does it all. You’ll read illustrations, reasoning and definitions of the Trinity further on in the book because it would be too much to absorb if I just dumped it all on you to start the book. I want to show you some Scriptures first before you get more definition. So, keep reading. It’s going to finally make so much sense. After you get more definitions and illustrations, may I suggest you back up and re-read the following verses. Also, I repeat some of the same Scriptures in different categories when they help it make sense because repetition is the mother of all learning.

God’s Main Name

Of all of the names, Elohim is the first name God used for Himself in the Bible. It is the plural form of God, but Yahweh is the main title for God in the Bible and that is mysterious. It came from God calling himself the “to be” verb, I AM, spelled YHWH. I am the one who exists. Christian brainiacs call this name of God, The Tetragrammaton.

Exodus 3:13-15 God tells Moses his most special name but He has other names too.

13 Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God (Elohim) also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD (Yahweh), the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.

Because YHWH was such a holy name, they felt it was too holy to pronounce. So, to make it pronounceable, they stuck vowels inbetween each letter so they would feel comfortable pronouncing it. It came out to be Yahweh or Jehovah. God has a name that no one really knows but Himself and also Jesus has a name no one knows. Hmmm…

Revelation 19:12-16 Jesus has a special name nobody knows but He has other names everybody knows.

12 He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. 14 The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses. 15 And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Shared Names

Common names for God are Elohim (written in English - God) and Adonai (Written in English - Lord). The Angel of the Lord and the Word of God are also both names for Yahweh, when He is seen in physical form (God the Son). All of the following exact names and titles are used throughout the entire Bible of BOTH God the Father AND God the Son, who is Jesus:

Savior, Redeemer, Redeemer of Israel, Portion of Jacob, Creator, Maker of all things, King over all the Earth, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, King Eternal, King of Israel, The First and the Last, Alpha and Omega, Elohim, LORD (Yahweh), I AM, The Light, The Life, Shepherd, Shepherd of Israel, Word of God, Angel of the Lord, Lord of Hosts (Yahweh of Hosts), Cornerstone, Rock of Offense, Stone of Stumbling, Living God, Holy One of Israel, Holy One, Everlasting Father, Ancient of Days, Sovereign Lord, Judge, Righteous One, Mighty God, Mighty One of Jacob (Israel), Lord God Almighty, True God, Holy Spirit and The Christ.

Does “Lord” in the New Testament refer to God? Lord versus lord

Many quotes about God (in Hebrew - Yahweh, written in English - LORD) in the Old Testament, are quoted by New Testament authors as referring to Jesus (Lord in Greek). And usually, when the apostle Paul or Peter use the title of Lord (kurios - master, in Greek) in their writings about Jesus, they intended for that term to be understood as Yahweh Big L - LORD of the Old Testament Himself, not just little L - lord - master.

Yahweh and Christ are both the same “Lord” to honor

Isaiah 8:11-13 Peter quotes this passage in 1 Peter 3 about Jesus, saying we should honor Yahweh as holy.

11 For this is what the LORD (Yahweh) has spoken to me 12 …Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread. 13 The LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.

1 Peter 3:14-15 Peter quotes Isaiah 8 about Jesus. There, Yahweh says we need to honor Yahweh (LORD) as holy.

14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.” 15 But in your hearts sanctify (Holy-fy) Christ as Lord (Yahweh). Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect.

Every knee will bow and tongue confess to Yahweh and Jesus

Isaiah 45:23 Yahweh says every knee will bow and tongue swear allegiance to Himself.

By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me (Yahweh), every tongue will swear allegiance.

Philippians 2:9-11 Paul quotes Isaiah 45:23 saying every knee will bow and tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (Yahweh).

9 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Revelation 4:10-11 John writes down that he saw the 24 elders calling Jesus “Lord” and “God”.

10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”

Whoever Calls on the name of Yahweh (Lord) will be saved

Joel 2:32 Paul quotes this passage in Romans 10:13 that Jesus is the Lord (Yahweh).

And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD (Yahweh) will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD (Yahweh) has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD (Yahweh).

Romans 10:9-13 Talking about Jesus, Paul quotes Joel 2:32 and Psalm 118 where the “Lord” is Yahweh. Therefore, Paul is calling Jesus Yahweh.

9 that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord (Yahweh),” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved… 11 It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.” (theme of Psalm 118 about the LORD. (Yahweh) 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him, 13 for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord (Yahweh) will be saved (quoting Joel 2:32 about the LORD Yahweh).”

The Holy Spirit is Lord

2 Corinthians 3:16-18 “The Lord” is the Holy Spirit.

16 But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Thessalonians 3:5 “the Lord is the Spirit”? He is distinct from God and Christ and HE directs us to God the Father’s love and Christ’s steadfastness.

May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.

John the Baptist prepared the way for Yahweh, Elohim and Jesus

Isaiah 40:3-5 Prophecy about John the Baptist, who would prepare the way for Yahweh, our God.

3 A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD (Yahweh) in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God (Elohim) in the desert. 4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain. 5 And the glory of the LORD (Yahweh) will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” For the mouth of the LORD (Yahweh) has spoken.

John 1:19

Matthew 3:1-3 John the Baptist quoted Isaiah 40:3 and was preparing the way for Jesus.

1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord (Yahweh - Jesus), make straight paths for Him.’”

Luke 1:13-17 The archangel said to John the Baptist that he would prepare the people for Jesus.

13 … Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John… 17 And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord (Jesus - Yahweh).”

Malachi 3:1 Yahweh is speaking here about John the Baptist preparing the way for Himself (Yahweh).

Matthew 11:9-10 Jesus talked to John the Baptist’s disciples saying John came to prepare the way for Yahweh.

The Mind of God is the Mind of Christ

Isaiah 40:13 The mind of Yahweh is the mind of Christ in 1 Corinthians 2:16.

Who comprehends the mind of the LORD (Yahweh), or gives him instruction as his counselor?

1 Corinthians 2:16 Paul quoted Isaiah 40, the mind of Yahweh is the mind of Christ.

“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

Lying to the Holy Spirit = Lying to God

Acts 5:3-4 The Holy Spirit is God to whom Ananias lied.

But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.”

Pierced

Zechariah 12:10 They look on Yahweh who they pierced.

Then I (Yahweh) will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look ON ME (Yahweh), the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

John 19:33-37 They look on Jesus who they pierced.

Isaiah 53:5 Prophecy that Jesus would be pierced for our sins.

But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Revelation 1:7-8 Jesus is Lord, also named Alpha and Omega.

7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen. 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

Valued at 30 Pieces of Silver

Zechariah 11:12-13 Yahweh was valued at 30 pieces of silver.

Matthew 27:9 Jesus was betrayed for 30 pieces of silver. The scroll of Jeremiah, which contained many of the writings of the shorter prophet books like Zechariah.

Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,

Controls Wind and Waves

Psalm 89:8-9 Yahweh makes wind and waves be still.

8 O LORD God of Hosts (Yahweh Sabaoth), who is like You? O mighty LORD (Yahweh), Your faithfulness surrounds You. 9 You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.

Mark 4:39-41 Jesus makes the wind and waves be still like Yahweh does.

39 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm… 41 Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

Psalm 107:25, 28-29 Yahweh made a storm and then delivered them from it.

25 For He (Yahweh) spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea… 28 Then they cried out to the LORD (Yahweh) in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. 29 He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

Jonah 1:4 Yahweh creates storms.

Then the LORD (Yahweh) hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.

Jeremiah 31:35 Yahweh of Hosts stirs up the sea.

Thus says the LORD (Yahweh), who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is His name:

Walks on Water

Job 9:8 God ALONE walks on the waves of the sea.

He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.

Matthew 14:24-27 Jesus walks on the waves of the sea too and claims to be I AM.

24 but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. 25 During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. 26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear. 27 But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. (ego eimi - I AM - Yahweh’s name from Exodus 3) Do not be afraid.”

Controls Fish

Jonah 1:17 Jesus placed the fish there at that exact time.

17 Now the LORD (Yahweh) had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.

Matthew 17:27 Jesus placed the fish there at that exact time.

“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”

Heals Physically

Jeremiah 30:17 Yahweh heals.

17 But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD (Yahweh), because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”

Matthew 8:13-16 Jesus heals.

13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour. 14 When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever. 15 So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him. 16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

Rescued Israel out of Egypt

The Holy Spirit, Yahweh, The Angel of the Lord and Jesus all led Israel out of Egypt

Exodus 23:20-21 Yahweh sent The Angel of the Lord, with the name of Yahweh in him.

20 Behold, I (Yahweh) am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. 21 Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.

Judges 2:1-2 The Angel of the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt and established a covenant with Israel. They disobeyed the Angel of the Lord.

1 Now the Angel of the LORD (Yahweh) went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, 2 and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?

Jeremiah 31:31-32 Yahweh says he personally led Israel out of Egypt, holding their hand.

31 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD (Yahweh), when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD (Yahweh).

Jude 1:5 Jesus brought Israel out of Egypt.

5 Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.

Jeremiah 11:3-4 Yahweh brought Israel out of Egypt.

3 You must tell them that this is what the LORD (Yahweh), the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,

4 which I commanded your forefathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, ‘Obey Me, and do everything I command you, and you will be My people, and I will be your God.’

Isaiah 63:10-14 The Holy Spirit led Israel out of Egypt, and then He gave them rest.

10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them. 11 Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, 12 who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown, 13 who led them through the depths like a horse in the wilderness, so that they did not stumble? 14 Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD (Yahweh) gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name.

Exodus 20:1-3 God (Elohim) brought Israel out of Egypt.

And God (Elohim) spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord (Yahweh) your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. “You shall have no other gods before me.

Pillar of Cloud and Fire

The Bible says that Yahweh, Elohim and The Angel of the Lord delivered Israel out of Egypt and were in both the pillar of cloud and fire. They both appeared with human characteristics. In the New Testament, it says Jesus was in the form of God and delivered Israel from Egypt.

Exodus 14:19-20 The Angel of God led Israel in a pillar of cloud by day and stood behind them at night in a pillar of cloud.

19 And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,

20 so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.

Numbers 12:5-9 Yahweh came down in a pillar of cloud and STOOD and spoke to Moses mouth to mouth and Moses sees the form of Yahweh.

5 and the LORD (Yahweh) came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward, 6 He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD (Yahweh) will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. 7 But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house. 8 I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD (Yahweh). Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”

Exodus 23:20-21 Yahweh is sending an angel, with the name of Yahweh IN him, to lead them through the wilderness to the promised land for 40 years.

Exodus 13:21 Yahweh led Israel in a pillar of cloud by day and pillar of fire by night for 40 years.

And the LORD (Yahweh) went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.

Psalm 68:4-7 The Angel of the Lord is Elohim (God - plural - literally Gods) and led his people through the wilderness.

4 Sing to God (Elohim)! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD (Yahweh)—and rejoice before Him. 5 A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God (Elohim) in His holy habitation. 6 God (Elohim) settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. 7 O God (Elohim), when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah

Isaiah 63:8-9 The Angel of His Presence took them out of Egypt, also named Yahweh.

8 …So He became their Savior. 9 In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Judges 6:11-22 Gideon said The Angel of the Lord was Lord God, Yahweh who brought them out of Egypt. At the end it says, Yahweh said to him…

11 Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD (Yahweh) is with you, O mighty man of valor.” 13 “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD (Yahweh) is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD (Yahweh) brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD \ (Yahweh) has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” 14 The LORD (Yahweh) turned to him and said… “I will stay until you return.”... 19 So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat… 20 And the angel of God said to him, “Take the meat… 21 Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight. 22 When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD (Yahweh Adonai)! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!” 23 But the LORD (Yahweh) said to him, “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid, for you will not die.” 24 So Gideon built an altar to the LORD (Yahweh Adonai) there and called it The LORD (Yahweh) Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Tested Yahweh and Jesus in the Desert and Then Died by Snakes

Numbers 21:4-9 They tested Yahweh in the desert with Moses and died by snakes. God responded by teaching them faith. If you believe me and look up at the cursed thing on the tree, you will be saved.

4.., But the people grew impatient on the journey 5 and spoke against God and against Moses… 6 So the LORD (Yahweh) sent venomous snakes among the people, and many of the Israelites were bitten and died… 8 Then the LORD (Yahweh) said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.” 9 So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.

1 Corinthians 10:8-9 They tested Christ in the desert with Moses and died by snakes. In the Numbers 21 story, they were testing Yahweh.

8 We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. 9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

John 3:14-18 For them to look up at the snake on the pole was to teach faith.

14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. 18 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

Galatians 3:13-14 The snake was cursed from the Garden of Eden.

13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

Descended and Ascended

Psalm 68:18 Yahweh ascended and led captives quoted by Paul in Ephesians 4.

You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God (Yahweh Elohim) may dwell there.

Ephesians 4:7-13 Jesus ascended and led captives.

7 …the gift of Christ. 8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.” 9 What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things… 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God…

1 Peter 3:18-20 Jesus descended and preached the gospel to the spirits in prison.

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God… 19 in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison 20 who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.

1 Peter 4:6 Jesus descended and preached the gospel to the dead.

That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

Matthew 12:40 Jesus went to preach to the dead.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Acts 2:31 Jesus ascended from Hades (the waiting place of the dead) after 3 days.

Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.

Psalm 16:10-11 Jesus ascended out of Sheol (Hades) back to the land of the living, then to Heaven.

10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. 11 You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

John 3:13-15 Jesus ascended and descended to and from Heaven and ascended up on the cross, then descended to Sheol for 3 days.

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

Receives an Inheritance

Only a son receives an inheritance. A father does not receive an inheritance. But wait!! Yahweh receives an inheritance.

Jeremiah 10:16 Yahweh of Hosts gets Israel as his inheritance. Sons get an inheritance. The “Portion of Jacob” refers to Jesus, who is “Maker of all things”, also called Yahweh of Hosts.

The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is His name.

Joel 3:2 Yahweh is talking about Israel, who is His inheritance. Only sons get an inheritance from the Father.

I (Yahweh) will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel…

Micah 7:14-18 Yahweh shepherds the flock that He inherited. Who is a God like Him?

14 Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance… 18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?

Hebrews 1:2 Jesus inherits all things.

But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

Ephesians 1:17-18 God the Father gave Jesus a glorious inheritance.

17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father… 18 I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

Psalm 2:7-8 Yahweh says he will give to Jesus the nations as an inheritance.

7 I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD (Yahweh): “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. 8 Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.

Comes with the Saints

Zechariah 14:3-9 Yahweh will come to fight and his holy ones (saints) with him.

3 Then the LORD (Yahweh) will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle. On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives… 5 Then the LORD (Yahweh) my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him… 9 On that day the LORD (Yahweh) will become King over all the earth—the LORD (Yahweh) alone, and His name alone.

Revelation 19:11-16 Jesus will come to fight with his holy ones (dressed in white linen) like Zechariah prophesied Yahweh would do.

11 Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war… and His name is The Word of God. The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses… And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

1 Timothy 6:15-16 Jesus, who is also the only Sovereign, king of kings and lord of lords, will appear.

14 Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time. 16 He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

Sends His Angels

Revelation 22:6-7, 20 God and Jesus both sent his angel.

6 Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”

7 “Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.” 20 He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

God With Us

Isaiah 7:14 The prophecy of Jesus - God with us.

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel. (God with us)

Matthew 1:21-23 Angel tells Joseph to name him Jesus - God with us.

21 She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).

Love of Christ is the Love of God

Romans 8:35-39 The love of Christ is the same as the love of God.

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?... 39 …nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Hating Jesus is Hating God

John 15:23 Jesus says whoever hates Jesus hates God the Father.

Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.

To Exist for Jesus is to Exist for God

1 Corinthians 8:6 We exist for God the Father.

…yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

Colossians 1:15-16 All things were created FOR Jesus.

15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

Fellowship with Jesus is Fellowship with God

1 John 1:3 Fellowship with Jesus and God is the same.

We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

The Trinity Lives Inside Believers

The Spirit of God = the Spirit of Christ = the Spirit of His Son and they all live inside of believers.

Romans 8:9 The Spirit of God is the same as the Spirit of Christ.

You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

John 15:26 The Holy Spirit is continuously and always proceeding from the Father.

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

Galatians 4:6 God sent the Spirit of His Son. His Spirit is not just his aura.

And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

1 John 3:24 God’s abode is inside of believers because God gave us the Holy Spirit.

Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.

1 John 4:12-13 We abide in God and He abides in us.

12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. 13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

John 15:4 We abide in Jesus and he abides in us.

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

2 Timothy 1:14 The Holy Spirit dwells in you.

Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

Ephesians 2:22 The Holy Spirit is Building the Body of Believers (The Church) into a dwelling place for God.

And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.

Romans 8:11 God raised Jesus from the dead by the Holy Spirit, who lives in us.

And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

1 Corinthians 3:16 Believers bodies are God’s Temple that the Holy Spirit lives in.

Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

2 Corinthians 1:22 The Holy Spirit lives in our hearts.

…placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

Ezekiel 36:26-27 The Holy Spirit is God’s Spirit and He is in our hearts.

26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

John 14:16-17 Holy Spirit lives with us and in us.

16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

Temple of the Holy Spirit is the Temple of God

A temple is a building for a deity to live in, not a monument to an impersonal power. When Paul says that our bodies are the “temple of the Holy Spirit”, he means that the Holy Spirit is God. And he also calls our body “the temple of God”.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Believers are the Temple of God and the Holy Spirit dwells in us.

16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple (Temple of God), and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

1 Corinthians 6:19 Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is from God.

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

2 Corinthians 6:16 Our bodies are the Temple of the Living God.

16 What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” 17 “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” 18 And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

Ephesians 2:18-22 The Holy Spirit is building us all up together into a dwelling place for God. The foundation of that temple is Jesus, the cornerstone.

18 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. 19 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. 21 In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.

Revelation 21:2-3, 22 God and the Lamb (Jesus) are both the new temple (physical presence) in the future new Jerusalem in Heaven.

2 I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God… , 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God… 22 But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty AND the Lamb are its temple.

The Church

The Church is Jesus’s and it is God’s at the same time. This is great to understand and will help you understand more sections you are going to read. I’m adding in a small study of the church so those parts make more sense. It is deep and mysterious.

Ephesians 5:32 Christ and the church has been a mystery.

This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

1 Corinthians 12:27-28 All of the believers make up the Body of Christ, which is also called the Church.

27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it. 28 And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers…

The Universal Church is the whole body of believers who exist in the universe. Whoever believes in God, that whatever He says is true, and that it will come to pass for sure, is a member of it.

The Local Church is the Universal Church broken up into smaller bodies around the world. My local church is the body of believers who get together at the Trinity Bible Church building in Willow Park, Texas. The church of Texas is all of the believers who live within the borders of the state of Texas. The church of Russia is all of the believers who live in Russia. The church of Shanghai is all of the believers who live in the city of Shanghai in China, whether or not they congregate in a building on Sunday mornings.

The Household / Members of the Body of Christ / Church of Jesus and of God

1 Timothy 3:15-16 God’s household is the church of the living God WHO appeared in the flesh.

15 in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. 16 …He appeared in the flesh… was taken up in glory.

Ephesians 2:18-22 All believers are members of God’s household, which was built on Jesus Christ the foundational cornerstone, where God the Father and God the Holy Spirit live.

18 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. 19 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. 21 In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.

The Church of Jesus is the Church of God

1 Corinthians 1:2-3 The church is God’s.

2 To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours: 3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 16:16 The churches are Christ’s.

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.

1 Corinthians 11:16 The churches are God’s.

If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

Acts 20:28 The church of God was purchased with God’s own blood. Jesus paid for the church with own blood.

Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Jesus is the Head of the Church

Colossians 1:15-18 Jesus is the head of the body which is the church.

15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation… 18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and…

Ephesians 1:22-23 Christ is head of the church, which is Jesus’s body of believers OR that Jesus owns. Not exactly sure about that one.

22 And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Ephesians 5:23 Jesus is the head of the church. It’s his body.

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

Jesus IS the Church

Philippians 3:5-6 Paul was persecuting the church.

5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.

Acts 8:3 Saul (Paul) was trying to destroy the Church by persecuting and killing members of the church.

But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

Acts 9:3-5 Jesus is the church who Saul was persecuting.

3 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” 5 “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.

The Church is IN God and Jesus

1 Thessalonians 1:1 The church is IN God the Father and IN Jesus Christ.

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.

2 Thessalonians 1:1 God’s churches are in Christ Jesus.

For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus.

2 Thessalonians 1:4 God’s churches.

That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.

The Trinity Defined

He is one God, who is made up of three persons but who is one in essence. I’ll explain that in a minute. The Bible, in many different verses, says that all three persons of the Trinity created the world, all led the Israelites out of Egypt, all direct us, all raised Jesus from the dead, etc. As you read through the rest of the Bible verses of this book, this truth will just start to make sense, but you likely won’t be able to simply articulate it to anybody.

There are three equal persons who make up the One God we call Yahweh.

God the Father is the creative form of God who directs and initiates creative action.

God the Son is the physical form of God who speaks God’s message and does God’s will.

God the Spirit is the power - energy form of God who empowers and gives life.

Illustration of the Sun

Maybe the Trinity could sort of, but not perfectly, be explained like the sun in the sky.

The Sun is Yahweh God

That Globe in the sky sending out the rays is the Father “The sun is so far away”.
The Light rays that we see are the Son. “I see the sun on the hillside”.
The Heat rays that we feel are the Spirit. “I feel the heat/power/energy of the sun on my skin”.

What-ness and Who-ness

WARNING: This is the hardest, most philosophical, part of the entire book to grasp. It took me awhile, but don’t worry, because the rest of the book is way simpler and this concept is easier to grasp, the more you dwell on the other aspects of the Trinity.

In its essence, a chair is an object, but it is not a living being. You wouldn’t say, “Dude!, look at the legs on that thing! WHO is that good looking chair in the corner?” because in its essence, it’s just a chair made up of legs, a base and a back. A chair is not a living being so it cannot have a personality or personhood, a WHO-ness. What is it? Sure. It is a chair. One single chair. It only has a What-ness.

A person named Bob can have both a What-ness and a Who-ness. What is it? It is a man, one man made up of flesh and bone and blood and guts. Who is it? It is Bob. He is Bob the father, Bob the son, Bob the brother, Bob the musician, Bob the accountant, etc. Bob has a What-ness and a Who-ness and so does God.

In its Essence - What is it? It is a god. It is one single god.

But unlike Bob, God’s personhood is made up of three distinct and individual persons. Who is God? He is God the Father, God the Son and God the Spirit. One God made up of three individual persons.

The short little book, Delighting in the Trinity, is by far the best book I’ve ever read on the Trinity. How they work and exist and think together. It’s so cool that even my mother read it twice. Seriously.

Isaiah 48:16 Three people are spoken of here. God the Father sent the Son and the Holy Spirit. One sent and two went.

Come near to Me (God the Son is speaking) and listen to this: From the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time it happened, I was there.” And now the Lord God (Yahweh Adonai) has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit.

Psalm 45:6-7 A king named Elohim (God) was anointed by “Elohim His Elohim”. At least two Persons are called Elohim in this passage, one anointed by the other.

6 Your throne, O God (Elohim), endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. 7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God (Elohim), your God (Elohim), has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.

Unity of the Trinity - A Symphony

It is possible for God to be more than one Person, and still be One in Essence because between the three Persons there is perfect unity of being and unity of action. They act in concert, sort of like the multiple musicians in one symphony. The conductor gives the directions, the musicians do the action and the instruments create the sound. Together they make up a symphony.

Yahweh is One

Why would God even call Himself or say that He is “One”? He didn’t say it just to make little boys ask questions. He gave them this mystery because He wanted them wondering and asking questions about Himself. He talks about Elohim, Adonai, Yahweh, The Angel of the Lord and the Word of God who are all the same One God.

Deuteronomy 6:4 Moses said God is One.

Hear, O Israel: The LORD (Yahweh) our God, the LORD (Yahweh) is One.

Mark 12:29-32 Jesus says God is One.

29 Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. 30 Love the Lord your God… 32 “Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,

Romans 3:29-30 Paul says God is One.

29 Is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, 30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.

James 2:19 The demons believe God is One.

You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

John 17:11 They share the same name.

I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.

John 10:30 Jesus said He and the Father are One.

I and the Father are one.

The Holy Spirit, Jesus and the Father are all Lord

2 Corinthians 3:17 The Spirit is the Lord.

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

Luke 1:32 God the Father is Lord and gives Jesus his throne.

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

Revelation 1:7-8 Jesus is Lord God, also named Alpha and Omega.

Three Are Equal Grammatically

Several passages of Scripture grammatically make the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit to be individuals yet equals through parallel sentence construction.

1 Corinthians 12:4-6

4 There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6 There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.

2 Corinthians 13:14

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all….

1 Peter 1:2

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood…

The Plurality of God with Singular Action

WARNING: This part is the second most complicated part of the whole book. Take heart, it gets way easier. If you don’t get this part, just keep on reading. It will make sense, the more you read the rest of the simple examples.

Elohim is a name God often calls himself and it is plural, translated Gods, but the action verbs about what Elohim does are usually singular, as action taken by one instead of many. A couple of equivalent examples in English would be: The three gentlemen, by itself, walked away. Or, The three friends got together and he laughed. It never ever happens in Hebrew grammar except when it is talking about Elohim.

Deuteronomy 6:4 Yahweh your Gods is one. The Hebrew word for “one” here is the Hebrew word for “one from multiples”, not the Hebrew word meaning “absolute one”.

Hear, O Israel: The LORD (Yahweh) our God, the LORD (Yahweh) is One.

Genesis 1:1 One Gods? The Trinity alone created everything.

“In the beginning, God (Elohim - plural) created (singular verb) the heavens and the earth.”

Isaiah 6:8 Adonai asked, “who will go for US”.

Then I heard the voice of the Lord (Adonai - singular) saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”

Genesis 1:26-27 Elohim is plural and states that the individual singular HE made Adam “in OUR image”.

Then God (Elohim - plural) said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness… So God (Elohim - plural) created (singular verb) man in His (singular) own image, in the image of God (Elohim - plural) He created (singular verb) him; male and female HE created (singular verb) them.

Genesis 3:22-24 God said (singular verb) man became like one of US (plural pronoun) and then God (one individual using singular verbs) banished, drove out, stationed.

22 Then the LORD God (Yahweh Elohim - plural) said (singular verb), “Behold, the man has become like one of Us (plural), knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...” 23 Therefore the Lord God (Yahweh Elohim - plural) banished (singular verb) him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24 So He drove out (singular verb) the man and stationed (singular verb) cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 11:7-8 God - plural confuses but then Yahweh - singular scattered them.

7 Come, let Us go down and confuse their language… 8 So the LORD (Yahweh) scattered (singular verb) them from there over the face of all the earth, and they stopped building the city.

Genesis 20:13 - God - plural caused - singular.

So when God (Elohim plural) had me journey (singular verb) from my father’s house… Genesis 35:7 They revealed Himself

There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God (Elohim plural) had revealed Himself (singular) to Jacob as he fled from his brother.

2 Samuel 7:23 Gods (plural) making HIMself (singular).

And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God (Elohim plural) went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for HIMself?...

The opposite happens too, where they are talking about A God - They judge

Psalm 58:11 A Elohim - they judge.

Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely A God (Elohim - plural) who judges (THEY judge - plural) the earth!”

Distinguished Individuals: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit

2 Corinthians 3:17 The Lord = The Spirit.

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

2 Thessalonians 3:5 May the Lord (the Spirit) direct to God and to Christ.

May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.

1 Peter 1:2 Foreknowledge of Father, Sanctifying of Spirit, Obedience to Jesus.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood…

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 Same authority over church and gifts.

Ephesians 4:4-6 One Spirit, One Lord, One God.

4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 God establishes us in Christ and the Spirit is our guarantee.

21 Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us, 22 placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

2 Corinthians 13:14 Grace of Jesus, Love of God, Fellowship of Spirit.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

Galatians 4:4-6 God sent, Son born, Spirit crying

4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”.

Ephesians 1:3-13 Chosen by God, Adopted through Christ, Sealed by the Spirit.

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms. 4 For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love. 5 He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will… 13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

Ephesians 2:18 Through Jesus, in Spirit, to Father.

For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

Ephesians 2:21-22 In Jesus, For God, By Spirit.

21 In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.

Ephesians 3:14-17 Before Father, Through Spirit, Christ dwells.

14 for this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Ephesians 5:18-20 Be filled with Spirit, Sing to Jesus, thank God.

18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. 19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 3:3 Worship by God’s Spirit, Glory in Christ.

For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh.

1 Thessalonians 1:3-5 Hope in Jesus, Loved by God, in power in the Holy Spirit.

3 and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you, 5 because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction…

2 Thessalonians 2:13 Loved by Jesus, Chosen by God, Sanctified by the Spirit.

But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

Titus 3:5-6 Saved by God, Washed by Spirit, Poured out through Jesus.

5 He saved us, (God our Savior) not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. 6 This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Hebrews 9:14 Blood of Christ, Eternal Spirit, To God.

How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Hebrews 10:29-30 Trampled the Son, Insulted the Spirit, Yahweh will judge.

29 How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”

1 Peter 4:14 Name of Christ, Spirit of Glory and God the Father.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.

Matthew 28:19 They are each their proper name.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the NAME of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Names and Titles of God

Yahweh God the Father calls the Son the Names Elohim and Yahweh

WARNING: This is hard to see until you see it. And then you’ll never be able to unsee it

Psalm 45:6-7 God is speaking. Two individuals are both called God (Elohim). One Elohim anointed the other Elohim. One is the Father and one is the Son, the king.

6 Your throne, O God (Elohim - Gods), endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. 7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God (Elohim), your God (Elohim), has anointed (singular) you above your companions with the oil of joy.

Hebrews 1:8-9 God the Father quotes Psalm 45 to Jesus and calls him Elohim, which is God plural (Gods).

8 But about the Son, He (God the Father) says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

Psalm 102:24-25 This is about Elohim creating, who was quoted to refer to Jesus in Hebrews 1:10.

24 I say: “O my God (Elohim)... 25 In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Hebrews 1:10 In the book of Hebrews, God the Father is speaking here to Jesus and quotes Psalm 102, calling His Son “God” (Elohim) and then God the Father goes on to say that His Son created everything with his hands.

10 And: “In the beginning, O Lord (Yahweh from Psalm 102), You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

John 10:26-34 Jesus gives eternal life. No one can snatch them from His hand nor His Father’s hand. Jesus and the Father are one. Jesus didn’t deny that He was saying he was God even though he was about to be stoned to death.

26 But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe. 27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of MY HAND. 29 My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of MY FATHER’S HAND. 30 I and the Father are one.” 31 At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him. 32 But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?” 33 “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”

Jesus then heaps even more on them about himself being God himself, not a little g god, when he quoted Psalm 82. Read below.

34 Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’? 35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— 36 then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?

Explanation:

To quote the Berean Patriot, “Jesus is actually using a typical rabbinic rebuke technique in which a rabbi quotes the first part of a verse, expecting the disciples to finish the quote and understand the rebuke. In the original context of Psalm 82, the full quote is, “I have said, ‘You are gods, and all of you are sons of the Most High; but you will die like men, and fall like one of the princes.’ Arise, O Elohim, judge the earth!” Jesus is not saying that he is a derivative god; rather, He is rebuking the Pharisees and saying that they will “die like men.” In fact, in the context of the full quote, Jesus is putting Himself in the place of Elohim, as Judge over all of the derivative gods (including the Pharisees). This would make very little sense if Jesus were Himself one of the derivative gods.”

The Angel of the Lord is Yahweh

The Angel of the Lord is God the Son in physical form, Yahweh himself.

The word “Angel” is translated as “messenger”. AN angel of the Lord is just a common messenger, but THE Angel of the Lord, The Angel of God or The Angel of His Presence are all interchangeable names and this specific angel is a specific messenger beyond just a regular angel.

The Angel of the Lord was distinctly different from God the Father because he was sent by God the Father, usually in the form of a physical man to deliver a message from God or to do a job. The Angel of the Lord only appears in the Old Testament.

In the New Testament, the Angel of the Lord is not said to appear, but instead, Jesus, the man, was sent by God the Father to do a job and to deliver a message from God. Euangelion is literally translated “Good Message” - Eu = good / angelion = message. For some odd reason, they translate the Greek word “euangelion” into the word “Gospel”. It would make everything so much easier to understand if translators just kept it simply, “good message”.

The Angel of the Lord (Yahweh) also goes by the following names in the Bible: I AM, Commander of God’s Armies, Yahweh of Hosts, Elohim, Yahweh, The God of your Father, The God of Abraham, The God of Isaac, The God of Jacob, The God of Bethel. God of Israel, the Living God, King, Redeemer and God of Israel.

Judges 2:1-2 The Angel of the Lord made a covenant with Israel and said My covenant and voice.

1 Now the Angel of the LORD (Yahweh) went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, 2 and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?

The Angel of the Lord is in the Form of a Man and is Named God

Judges 13:23 Manoah said The Angel of the Lord is God (Elohim) and He accepts burnt offerings as worship to Himself.

18 “Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD (Yahweh), “since it is beyond comprehension?” 19 Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD (Yahweh). And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD (Yahweh) did a marvelous thing. 20 When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD (Yahweh) ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground… 22 “We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!” 23 But his wife replied, “If the LORD (Yahweh) had intended to kill us, He would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things or spoken to us this way.”

Numbers 22:35-38 Balaam said The Angel of the LORD was God (Elohim).

35 But the Angel of the LORD (Yahweh) said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak... 38 “See, I have come to you,” Balaam replied, “but can I say just anything? I must speak only the word that God (Elohim) puts in my mouth.”

Genesis 32:24-30 Jacob said The Angel of the Lord was God (Elohim).

24 So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak. 26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 30 So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God (Elohim) face to face, and yet my life was spared.”

Genesis 16:10-13 Hagar said The Angel of the Lord was God (Yahweh) who spoke to her and named Him “The God of Seeing (Yahweh Roi).

10 Then the angel of the Lord added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.” 11 The angel of the LORD (Yahweh) proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD (Yahweh) has heard your cry of affliction... 13 So Hagar gave this name to the LORD (Yahweh) who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me (Yahweh Roi),” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”

In Genesis 28 and 31, The Angel of God and also Yahweh said, “I am the God of Bethel”

Genesis 28:12-20 Yahweh stood above the ladder in Jacob’s dream and when he awoke, Jacob set up a pillar and anointed it with oil and called the place Bethel and then made a vow to him.

12 And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. 13 And there at the top the LORD (Yahweh), was standing and saying, “I am the LORD (Yahweh)… 18 Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it, 19 and he called that place Bethel… 20 Then Jacob made a vow…

Genesis 31:12-13 The Angel of God said to Jacob in a dream, I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. That was Yahweh.

11 In that dream the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Here I am.’ 12 ‘Look up,’ he said, ‘and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked, spotted, or speckled; for I have seen all that Laban has done to you. 13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me…

The Angel of the Lord Speaks as God

Genesis 22:1-18 God (Elohim, Yahweh, the Angel of the Lord) told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. Abraham was going to do it, but the Angel of the Lord stopped him and said “Stop, you didn’t withhold your son from ME” (Elohim). Then the Angel of the Lord swore and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the LORD ((Yahweh) that He himself will bless you because you obeyed ME.”

1 Some time later God (Elohim) tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered. 2 “Take your son,” God (Elohim) said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”... 10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. 11 Just then the angel of the LORD (Yahweh) called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God (Elohim), since you have not withheld your only son from ME.”15 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time, 16 saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD (Yahweh), that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, 17 I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. 18 And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

Jesus, The Angel (Messenger) of the Lord is the Visual Image of God

Hebrews 1:3 Jesus is the radiance of God’s glory and he represents his essence.

3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature…

Colossians 1:15 Jesus is God’s image.

He is the image of the invisible God…

Isaiah 6:1-6 Not invisible because it was Jesus seated on the throne.

1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” 4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke. 5 Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts.” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.

2 Corinthians 4:4 Unbelievers blinded to the gospel of Christ who is God’s image.

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

John 8:19 Jesus said if you knew him then you would know his father.

“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”

Philippians 2:5-8 Jesus was in God’s form, then took on human form, but didn’t grasp at equality with God.

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

John 14:8-11 Jesus and his Father are IN eachother. He who sees Jesus, sees the Father.

8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” 9 Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.

The Word of God is Yahweh

The phrase “the Word of God” or “the Word of the Lord (Yahweh)” can mean three different things. 1. Jesus’s proper name. 2. The gospel message of Jesus. 3. The written or spoken message or communication from God.

When the biblical author is referring to the divine and physical Word of God, they also usually make it very clear that He is God himself. We are talking here about the speaking and living divine Word of God, who is Jesus, who is Yahweh, who is God the Son.

John 1:1-18 The Word of God is Jesus, who is Himself God. He created all things and then took on human form and lived on Earth.

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us…18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

Revelation 19 Jesus’ name is The Word Of God.

11 Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. 12 He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.

Zechariah 4:8-9 The Word of God (Yahweh) is a person. He said, “Yahweh of Hosts sent ME”.

8 Then the word of the LORD (Yahweh) came to me, saying, 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts HAS SENT ME to you.

1 Samuel 15:26 the Word of God (Yahweh) rejected Saul and Saul rejected Him, Yahweh

“I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”

Zechariah 1:7-11 The Word of God (Yahweh), who is the Angel of God (Yahweh), came riding a horse and standing and speaking.

7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD (Yahweh) came to the prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo. 8 I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses. 9 “What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel (messenger) who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.” 10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD (Yahweh) has sent to patrol the earth.” 11 And the riders answered the angel of the LORD (Yahweh) who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.”

‭‭Jonah‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭2 The Word of the Lord “ SAID, “its wickedness has come up before ME.

“Now the Word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before ME.”

Genesis 15:1-8 The Word of God (Yahweh) came and took Abram and Abram called Him Lord God.

1 After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” 2 But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD (Adonai Yahweh), what can You give me.., 4 Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying… 5 And the LORD (Yahweh) took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” 6 Abram believed the LORD (Yahweh), and it was credited to him as righteousness.

This is Hebrews 4:12 written with the words in the exact order that they are in the original Greek - Living for the word of God and active and sharper than any sword two-edged even penetrating as far as division of soul and spirit of joints and also marrows and able to judge thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12-14 The Word of God is living and active and judges our hearts. Nothing is hidden from the eyes of Jesus, the Son of God, our great high priest.

12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it (Jesus) pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It (Jesus) judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him (Jesus) to whom we must give account. 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.

1 Samuel 3:1-21 Yahweh stood and revealed himself to Samuel through The Word of God, who was Yahweh.

1 Now in those days the word of the LORD (Yahweh) was rare, and visions were scarce. 2 And at that time Eli… was lying in his room. 4 Then the LORD (Yahweh) called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”... 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him… Then Eli realized that it was the LORD (Yahweh) who was calling the boy. 9 “Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD (Yahweh), for Your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” 11 Then the LORD (Yahweh) said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle. 21 And the LORD (Yahweh) continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.

Jeremiah 1:2-13 The Word of God (Yahweh) came to Jeremiah saying and asking and reaching out his hand and touching his lips.

2 The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year… 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…” 6 “Ah, Lord GOD (Adonai Yahweh),” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”... 9 Then the LORD (Yahweh) reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth… 11 And the word of the LORD (Yahweh) came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied. 12 “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD (Yahweh), “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.” 13 Again the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “What do you see?” “I see a boiling pot…”

Ezekiel 1:3-3:3 The Word of God (Yahweh) came directly to Ezekiel, who had a rainbow around him. The Word put his hand on him and then fed him the scroll.

3 the word of the LORD (Yahweh) came directly to Ezekiel the priest… And there the LORD’s (Yahweh’s) hand was upon him. 4 I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north… 28 The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD (Yahweh). 3:2-3 So I opened my mouth, and He fed me the scroll. 3 “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.

Jesus the Son is Yahweh

Jesus is Yahweh and Elohim

Hosea 1:6-7 Two Yahwehs. Yahweh says he will save Judah by Yahweh their God (Elohim - Gods).

6 …and the LORD (Yahweh) said to Hosea… 7 Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD (Yahweh) their God (Elohim).”

Zechariah 2:6-10 Yahweh said that Yahweh Sabaoth (Lord of Hosts) sent him to dwell among them.

6 …winds of heaven,” declares the LORD (Yahweh). 7 “Get up, O Zion! Escape… 8 For this is what the LORD of Hosts (Yahweh Sabaoth) says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations… Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts (Yahweh Sabaoth) has sent Me.” 10 “Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD (Yahweh).

Isaiah 61:1-10 Yahweh anointed and sent Yahweh (Jesus).

1 The Spirit of the LORD God (Yahweh Adonai) is on Me, because the LORD (Yahweh) has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners… 8 For I, the LORD (Yahweh), love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity… 10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD (Yahweh), my soul will exult in my God;

Luke 4:18 Jesus quotes the same thing from the prophet Isaiah about himself and says the Holy Spirit has anointed him instead of Yahweh.

“The Spirit of the Lord (Yahweh) is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

The Great I AM

The Title of “I AM” is YHWH in Hebrew and Ego Eimi in Greek. This is where the name Yahweh or Jehovah comes from. This name of God was so holy to the Jews, that they never pronounce God’s most holy name. YHWH is called The Tetragrammaton. THE Angel of the Lord and Jesus both claim the title of I AM. Most people in Jesus’s time were reading from the Greek version of the Hebrew Old Testament, which is called the Septuagant, and so were very familiar with the term “ego eimi” - I AM

Exodus 3:1-15 All three names, Elohim, Yahweh and The Angel of the Lord, are speaking here as “I AM” and say Moses is standing on holy ground, just like the Commander of the Lord’s armies (Yahweh) said in Joshua 5:13-6:2.

1 Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the Angel of the LORD (Yahweh) appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. 3 So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?” 4 When the LORD (Yahweh) saw that he had gone over to look, God (Elohim) called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered. 5 “Do not come any closer,” God (Elohim) said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” 6 Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God (Elohim).... 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD (Yahweh), the God (Elohim) of your fathers—the God (Elohim) of Abraham, the God (Elohim) of Isaac, and the God (Elohim) of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.

Joshua 5:13 - 6:2 Joshua fell down and worshiped a MAN, The Commander of the Yahweh’s army, who was holding a sword, and he responded, “Take off your sandals because you are standing on holy ground”, just like in Exodus. Then YAHWEH, The Commander of Yahweh’s army, continued speaking to Joshua. In 1 Chronicles 21, the Angel of the Lord was holding a sword and carrying out destruction.

13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a MAN standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?” 14 “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s (Yahweh’s) army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?” 15 The Commander of the LORD’s (Yahweh’s) army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. 6:1-2 1 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. 2 And the LORD (Yahweh) said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.

Isaiah 43:10 Yahweh calls himself I AM again (in Greek - ego eimi).

“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD (Yahweh), “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He (ego eimi). Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.

John 8:57-58 Jesus told the Jewish religious leaders that he was the great I AM. This was evidence to them that he was claiming to be God and deserved death.

57 Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and You have seen Abraham?” 58 “Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!” (ego eimi)

Isaiah 43:24-25 Jesus quoted this passage from Isaiah, of Yahweh speaking.

24 …But you have burdened Me (Yahweh) with your sins; you have wearied Me with your iniquities. 25 I, yes I, am He (ego eimi ego eimi) who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

John 8:24, 28 Jesus calls himself I AM twice and says you’ll finally realize that I AM HE (the One) when you lift me up (crucify me).

24 That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He (ego eimi), you will die in your sins.” 28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He (ego eimi), and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.

The Messiah, Christ, Anointed One

“Christ” is not Jesus’s last name, but in Greek it means “chosen one” or “anointed one” because anointing was a symbolic act to show everyone who was chosen for a special work. In Hebrew, the same word is Mashiach, or “Messiah”. Jesus is the Lord’s human name given to Mary for her son and “Christ” is His title, meaning Jesus was the one sent from God to be the King, Deliverer and Savior. Therefore, “Jesus Christ” means “Jesus the Messiah” or “Jesus the Anointed One.”

Most Jews had memorized all of the Hebrew Scriptures and knew very well that there was a coming Messiah. But he was a mystery to them. Hindsight is 20/20 but he was a mystery because it didn’t make sense how the Christ was somehow equal with Yahweh and seemed to be Yahweh himself.

This Messiah who was to come was also given other names in those prophecies like Son of Man, King of Israel, King of Kings, Son of David, Son, Branch of David, Root of Jesse, Bright Morning Star, the Holy One, Yahweh, Elohim, Adonai, Creator of the World, Redeemer, Savior, Great Shepherd, Living God, Yahweh our Righteousness etc. The religious leaders wanted to kill Jesus because they knew that to claim to be the Christ was to claim to be God himself.

Luke 4:16-21 The first thing Jesus did to kick off His ministry was He read this prophecy about the Christ, from Isaiah 61, publicly announcing that he was the Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah.

16 Then Jesus came to Nazareth… 17 the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written: 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”... 21 and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Matthew 16:15-16 Peter identified Jesus as the Christ.

15 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Romans 9:5 Paul said the Christ is God.

Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.

Mark 14:60-64 Jesus quoted the prophecy of the Christ from of Daniel 7, about Himself and they called that blasphemy.

60 So the high priest stood up before them and questioned Jesus, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?” 61 But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” 62 “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.” 63 At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “Why do we need any more witnesses? 64 You have heard the blasphemy. What is your verdict?” And they all condemned Him as deserving of death.

Daniel 7:13-14 Prophecy of the Son of Man, who will be king of an eternal kingdom.

13 In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. 14 And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

The Jews read and memorized all of the prophetic passages in the Old Testament that talked about a coming Messiah who would deliver and save His people from slavery and bondage, so they were expecting a king to ride in with power and take over. What they missed was that He was coming to Earth twice. The first time was to pay for our sins by dying on the cross. He saved and redeemed us from the power and penalty of sin. But they missed that the other prophecies were about His second time coming to Earth as a powerful military leader to set up His kingdom and rule on Earth.

Psalm 132:10-18 Prophetic Psalm about the coming Messiah who will be king in Zion and sit on the throne.

10 For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one (Messiah). 11 The LORD (Yahweh) swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne (Messiah). 12 If your sons keep My covenant and the testimony I will teach them, then their sons will also sit on your throne forever and ever.” 13 For the LORD (Yahweh) has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home… 17 There I will make a horn grow for David (Messiah); I have prepared a lamp for My anointed one (Messiah). 18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam (Crown of a King).”

Jeremiah 23:5 Jesus, the Messiah, is the Branch of David and he will reign as king.

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD (Yahweh), when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch (Jesus), and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Mark 11:9-10 The crowds knew Jesus was the prophesied Messiah bringing the Kingdom of David.

9 The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” 10 “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

Luke 23:35 The rulers knew his claim to be the Christ.

The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

The Image of God on Earth

Philippians 2:5-8 Jesus was in the form of God, but took on the appearance of a human, because he didn’t view having a lofty appearance as important as what he was doing.

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

Colossians 2:9 Godness dwells in Jesus.

For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.

From the Berean Patriot - “Paul states that “in Him [Jesus], all the fullness of the God-ness dwells bodily.” This is a straightforward claim to the absolute deity of Christ. Unitarians often point to Ephesians 3:19, which states that believers too can be “filled to all the fullness of God” without themselves being God. However, this is not a valid parallel for two reasons. First, whereas Ephesians 3:19 states that believers may be filled with all the fullness of God (theos), Colossians 2:9 states that Jesus has all the fullness of God-ness (theotes), that is, the state of being God. This is a small but very important distinction. Second, whereas Ephesians 3:19 states that believers must be filled with the fullness of God (in the aorist subjunctive, describing a one-time and uncertain event), Colossians 2:9 states that all the fullness of God-ness dwells bodily in Jesus (in the present indicative, describing a continual, ongoing, and certain event). These two verses, though superficially similar, are in fact very different and do not parallel one another. Whereas believers must be filled with the fullness of God, all of the fullness of the ‘God-ness’ inherently dwells continually within Jesus. Furthermore, the next verse states “…and in Christ you have been made full,” showing that any ‘fullness of God’ within believers is merely derivative to that of Christ”.

The Son of Man

The title Son of Man was a mystery to the Jews. It was one of the formal names for the Messiah, the Anointed One, the Christ who was prophesied and promised to come, who was God himself. He also went by the names Son of God, Root of David, Branch, Yahweh our Righteousness, Lord of Hosts, King of Israel, Redeemer, Savior, etc.

Luke 9:20-22 The Christ of God is the Son of Man.

20 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.” 21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. 22 “The Son of Man must suffer many things,”...

A or THE Son of Man

Just like there are two meanings of the term angel of the Lord in the Bible; AN angel of the Lord is just a common angel, while THE Angel of the Lord is a title of deity, so it is with the term “son of man” in the Bible. A son of man is a common man. THE Son of Man is a title of deity.

When Stephen called Jesus “Son of Man”, they decided to kill him

Acts 7:55-59 Stephen called Jesus the “Son of Man” and they killed him for it. Stephen then prayed to Jesus.

55 But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56 “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57 At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him. 58 They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Jesus was God in the Form of Man

Isaiah 7:14 The prophecy of a human to be born named “God with us”.

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel. (God with us)

Isaiah 9:6 Jesus, the son of man is God.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Matthew 1:18-23 Mary’s manchild came from the Holy Spirit.

18 …His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit… 20 an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said… the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit… 23 “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).

Philippians 2:5-8 Jesus was in the form of God, but then took on the appearance of a man.

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

Fully Man

John 1:14 As such, Jesus is the supreme example of all that God intended mankind to be, the embodiment of truth and grace.

14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Hebrews 2:14-18 Jesus was made like human beings in every way.

14 Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. 16 For surely it is not the angels He helps, but the descendants of Abraham. 17 For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people. 18 Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted (tested), He is able to help those who are being tempted.

Ezekiel was A son of man

God called the prophet Ezekiel “son of man” 93 times in the Book of Ezekiel, but unlike Jesus, Ezekiel could not do things that only God could do, but Jesus, THE Son of Man, could do things only God could do.

Ezekiel 8:5-6 God called Ezekiel “son of man” as a term for a common man.

5 “Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes... 6 “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing?...

Jesus is THE Son of Man

Jesus called himself “Son of Man” 81 times, as the primary title he used of himself. No one thought anything of it until they realized he was claiming to be THE Son of Man from the Daniel 7 prophecy, therefore claiming to be himself God, who would be king.

Daniel 7:13-14 Son of Man is a fulfillment of this prophecy that the Son of Man, the Christ, Messiah, Anointed One would be king.

13 In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. 14 And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

Matthew 26:63-66 Quoting the Daniel 7 prophecy about Jesus being THE Son of Man immediately ended the trial, accusing Jesus of blasphemy and condemned Him to death.

63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.” 64 “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” 65 At this, the high priest tore his clothes and declared, “He has blasphemed! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.

The Son of Man Will Rule as King

Matthew 13:40-43 Jesus also spoke of His coming kingdom to rule.

40 As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. 42 And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Matthew 16:27-28 The Son of Man will come in His kingdom.

27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done. 28 Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

The Son of Man did things only God could do

Matthew 9:6-7 The Son of Man forgave sins.

6 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.” 7 And the man got up and went home.

Luke 19:9-10 The Son of Man came to save people’s souls.

9 Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

John 2:19-21 Jesus prophesied that he himself would raise himself up from the dead.

19 Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”... 21 But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.

Mark 9:9 The Son of Man would raise from the dead.

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

John 5:26-27 The Son of Man executes eternal judgment.

26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself. 27 And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice 29 and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

Mark 2:27-28 The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.

27 Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

Fully God

John 1:1-3 Jesus is the Word, who is God.

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

Colossians 2:9 God in human form.

For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.

Hebrews 1:3 Jesus is exactly God Himself.

The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word…

Deserves the Son of God and Son of Man Titles

Jesus was the only Way to God. He was Jacob’s Ladder; the bridge, mediator or go between for men to get to God the Father

Genesis 28:12-13 Jacob’s ladder represents Jesus being the connection bridging Heaven and Earth, God and man.

12 And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. 13 And there at the top the LORD (Yahweh) was standing and saying, “I am the LORD (Yahweh), the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac…

John 1:49-51 Jesus claimed both titles, The Son of God and The Son of Man, and made them equal.

49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” 50 Jesus said to him, “Do you believe… 51 Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

John 14:6 Jesus is the only bridge (or ladder - mediator) between man and God.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

John 6:62 The Son of Man seen ascending to Heaven.

Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?

The Son of God

The Doctrine of The Hypostatic Union

Jesus was conceived by God – Since Mary was his earthy mother, that makes Jesus fully human because he is made of flesh and blood. Since God was His Father, since Jesus did not have an earthy father, that makes Jesus fully God. He was fully man and fully God. The Great God-man.

The “Son” is the perfect way to phrase Jesus’ relationship with, and unity to, the Father God. When Jesus claimed to be the “Son of God”, they knew he was proclaiming to everybody that he was the prophesied Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah from the Old Testament, who was also named in those scriptures The Redeemer, The Savior, Yahweh of Hosts, The King of Israel, The First and The Last, The King of Kings and Yahweh our Righteousness, And that’s why the Pharisees wanted him dead. The title, Son of God, is used 47 times in the New Testament.

A Son of God Versus THE Son of God

We aren’t natural sons of God but we are adopted into His family. And because of that, we don’t get to share God’s qualities, even though He calls us “sons of God”

An Example:

Imagine this: A family of sloths adopts a turtle and welcomes him into their family. The turtle is loved and welcomed into the sloth’s family. However, that doesn’t mean the turtle can climb trees and hang upside down. Though he is a son, he is a son by adoption. So it’s not required that the turtle be the same species with the sloths… just because he is adopted. The Bible makes it clear that Jesus is the “only” Son of God.

1 John 5:20 The prophesied “Son of God” came and he is God.

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

1 John 4:9-15 John says it is key to acknowledge Jesus with the title of “Son of God”, then God abides in him.

9 This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. 10 And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins… 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

Equal in Divine Essence and Nature

When you see a horse in the field, you can be sure that its father was a horse too. We don’t wonder if its father was a cow. The son of a Lion is a Lion and the son of a rhino is a rhino, just like the Son of God is God.

Remember, the Bible was mainly written by Jews and to Jews living in a Jewish culture. And to them, this idea of “according to their own kind” was obvious. It was a part of their culture. All Jews had the beginning of Genesis memorized.

Genesis 1:24-26 God made creatures “according to their kind” and then God made man according to His kind. The Son of God would be God.

24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. 25 God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 26 Then God (Elohim - translated ‘Gods’) said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over…

John 3:10-11 The three persons of God are speaking, represented by Jesus, the messenger of God.

10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.

Colossians 2:9 All who God is, lives in Jesus’s human body.

For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily

Luke 1:31-35 Mary conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and the Son of God became a human being.

31 Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, 33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” 34 “How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” 35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

Philippians 2:6-8 Jesus saw being equal with God in status, not as important as taking the form of a man to serve.

6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself…

Philippians 2:5-8 Jesus was God and human at the same time.

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: 6 Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

John 10:28-33 To be in Jesus’s hand is to be in God’s hand.

28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one (We are Yahweh).”...33 “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.” 31 At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him. 32 But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?” 33 “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”

John 12:44-45 To see and believe in Jesus is to see and believe in God himself.

44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me. 45 And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.

John 14:6-11 To know Jesus is to know God because they are inside of eachother.

6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. 7 If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.” 8 Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” 9 Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works. 11 Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.

Jesus Calls Himself Monogenes

Jesus called himself “monogenes” translated “one and only son”. Literally, the “only one of its kind” or “only begotten”. The only one of God’s kind. To remember it better, mono - genes, ‘the only one with my genes’.

John 3:16-18 The monogenes, the only one of God’s kind.

16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son (monogenes), that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. 18 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son (monogenes).

Abraham had two sons. The first was Ishmael and the second was Isaac, but the writer of Hebrews called Isaac, ‘Abraham’s ONE AND ONLY SON' (monogenes). Issac was the son of promise, while Ishmael was the result of Abraham and Sarah taking matters into their own hands. Despite their shared father, Issac is called the “only one of his kind” as it relates to inheritance and position because of the promise to Abraham.

Outside of the Bible, the word monogenes is used to describe the only and legitimate heir of a king or pharaoh, even though they had many other children by concubines.

Genesis 16:15 Abram’s FIRST son was named Ishmael.

And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.

Hebrews 11:17 Abraham is offering up his ONLY son.

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son (monogenes).

A Son of God by the Spirit

Ephesians 1:5 We become sons by adoption.

He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,

John 3:5 We become a son or daughter of God by being born of the Spirit.

Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

Luke 1:35 The Holy Spirit, the power of the Most High, will cause the Son of God to come into human form.

The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

Matthew 1:18-23 Mary’s baby came from the Holy Spirit.

John 1:12-13 Full divinity of the Begetter. The Spirit begets believers, born of God, by indwelling them when they believe.

12 But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God, 13 children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

Galatians 4:4-7 We become a son when God sends the Holy Spirit into our hearts.

4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.

Romans 8:12-17 We are sons of God by the Spirit.

12 Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

Blasphemy of the Son of God Title

The title “Son of God” is a big deal. The spiritual leaders wanted to kill Jesus several times because it clearly sounded to them that He was claiming to be God, the Son of God, The Christ or equal to God, and they wanted to kill the disciples for promoting the idea too. Basically, if you see a horse in the field, you can bet its father was not a cow. He was a horse. The father of a lion is, in its essence, a lion, just as the son of a lion is a lion, exactly like the father. They are one in the same.

Disciples To The Death

Any sane man, about to be killed for claiming Jesus was God, would have said, “Now hold on guys, you misunderstood me. I didn’t mean Jesus was God or equal with God. What I meant was…”. But they didn’t. They knew what they were saying and didn’t deny it or correct it. They were willing to die for the fact. Either they were crazy or it was true.

If by calling himself the Son of God, Jesus was just claiming to be a creation of God, then why would the religious leaders want to kill him for blasphemy? If being the Son of God meant claiming to be God, then it makes sense. And Jesus didn’t deny it when they accused him of claiming to be equal with God.

If Jesus were just a good teacher and not actually God in the flesh, He wouldn’t have made such shocking claims or He would have clarified what He really meant so they wouldn’t kill Him for claiming to be God. From a Jewish perspective, the Son of God could only be God. As the son of a lion is a lion, so the son of God is God.

John 5:17-18 The Jews saw it very clearly that Jesus was claiming deity.

17 But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.” 18 Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

John 19:7 The penalty for calling oneself God was death.

“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”

Matthew 26:63-66 Jesus’s response to them was a quote from Daniel 7:13-14, where he claimed to be the Christ, who was equal with God.

Acts 9:20-23 The Jews wanted to kill Paul because he called Jesus by the title “Son of God” - the Christ.

20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”... 22 But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ. 23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,

Romans 1:1-4 The Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) foretold of God’s son.

1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God— 2 the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures, 3 regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, 4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

Jesus’ Followers Claimed Jesus was God or Equal to God

John 1:18 Jesus, himself, is God.

No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

John 5:17-18 Jesus called God his own Father, which is equality with God, and didn’t deny them saying that he said he was God.

John 20:27-28 Thomas called Jesus “God” and Jesus didn’t correct him.

27 Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.” 28 Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”

Romans 9:5 Paul calls Christ “God over all”.

Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.

1 Timothy 3:15-16 Jesus is the living God, who showed himself as human.

which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh… taken up in glory.

John 1:1-18 The Word is God the Son, who took on human form. No one has seen God the Father because he is invisible, but God the Son shows us exactly what he’s like.

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth… 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

Not Superior vs Inferior

In the military, a general and an infantryman are both equal and identical in their essence as humans. Both are men made of flesh, blood and bones, with a spirit and a soul. One is not superior and one inferior to the other. But the general is greater than the infantryman in authority because the foot soldier willingly submitted himself under the authority of the general to do the general’s will.

John 14:28 Jesus is not speaking of superior vs. inferior, but of rank and authority. And Jesus had set aside aspects of His deity in order to become man and die. The Father is Omnipotent and Omnipresent, and only in that case is He "greater" than His physical Son.

You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.

John 13:12-16 In context, Jesus is comparing a human master and his slave or servant, not Jesus Himself to God the Father. Here, he is only giving an example to them to serve.

12 When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His outer garments, He reclined with them again and asked, “Do you know what I have done for you? 13 You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am. 14 So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. 15 I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you. 16 Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

God calls Jesus his Son

Luke 3:22 At The Baptism

and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

Matthew 17:5 At The Transfiguration

While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”

Jesus Has Been God’s Son From Before Time

Jesus was the Son of God in two ways. Born of a woman by the Holy Spirit and also He always existed in the positional role of God’s son. Jesus did not become the Son of God at the moment of His earthly birth. The Bible describes Him as the preexistent Son of God whom the Father sent into the world.

Proverbs 30:4 Jesus was known in the relationship as God’s son, before he came to Earth taking on the form of a human.

Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, AND what is the name of His Son—surely you know!

John 17:5 The Son was with the Father before Earth existed.

And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

John 3:17 God sent his son, not create His son.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

John 11:27 She knew from scripture that God’s son would come and be the Christ.

“Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

1 John 4:9-10; 14-15 Acknowledging Jesus with the title of “Son of God”, as God himself, is key.

1 John 4:9-15 John says it is key to acknowledge Jesus with the title of “Son of God”, then God abides in him.

God Calls the Son by the name of “God”

Hebrews 1:1-10 God the Father called His Son “God”.

1 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. 2 But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word… 5 For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”? 6 And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”... 8 But about the Son, He (God) says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.” 10 And: “In the beginning, O Lord (Adonai), You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Others Called Him by the Title of Son Of God

John 1:49 Nathanael equates Jesus’ sonship with kingship with the title “Son of God”.

Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

Matthew 14:33 Only God is to be worshipped. Jesus holds the “Son of God” title, it was okay to worship him.

Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

Matthew 16:15-17 Peter BELIEVED in Jesus, that he was the Son of God.

15 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.

Satan and Demons knew Jesus had the Son of God Title

Satan and demons were talking to Jesus and called him the Son of God because they knew who he was, so it must have had the same meaning.

Matthew 8:28-29 Demons called him the Son of God, not referring to him being born of God.

28 When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs… 29 “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

Matthew 4:3-6 Satan called him Son of God twice.

3 The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”... 5 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. 6 “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down…

Believe in or Reject the Son of God

John 3:36 Believe in the Son of God for salvation.

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

1 John 5:10-13 Believe in the Son of God for salvation.

Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son. And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.

1 John 5:4-5 To believe Jesus is the Son of God is to believe that he is God.

For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

The Son of God’s Work is Impossible for Any Human to Do

The work and roles of the Son of God are absolutely impossible and far beyond the capability of any natural physical man.

John 5:22 The Son executes judgment.

Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

John 5:21-26 The Son gives life.

21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes… 25 Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.

John 5:23 That all men should honor the Son.

So that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

John 5:19 The Son does what God does.

So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.

Revelation 2:18 No human could not look like that.

To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.

The Berean Patriot gives excellent thoughts on the Son of Man subject here.

The Firstborn

The position of Firstborn, in the Jewish culture, was a very significant role and is very very important for us to understand. Because the firstborn system was never simply explained to them, some people have misunderstood Jesus’s position of “firstborn over all creation”, to mean that Jesus was a created being. They are mistaken and here’s how it works.

The Jews didn’t have a Social Security system or banks to save money in, so the father normally willed equal portions of land, fields, livestock and possessions to each of his sons when he was getting old, but he gave extra to whoever he chose to have the firstborn status. To have that role was to have all of the father’s authority and honor as the head of the family, with a double portion of the inheritance, so that son could keep things running well.

The oldest son was usually the most well trained, wisest and most responsible to keep the food production or family business going and to take over the father’s tribal or family responsibilities, like finding spouses for sons and giving dowries for daughters, as well as taking care of the younger siblings. It was the right he usually got, based on his birthorder, also called his birthright. But the first born was not always the most responsible or the best option. Therefore, the firstborn status would sometimes be given to another son for the well being of the family.

Importance of the Firstborn

Genesis 49:3 Fathers see their firstborn as their might, beginning of strength, honor and power.

Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, excelling in honor, excelling in power.

Numbers 8:17 God struck down the firstborn sons of Egypt, He struck down their might, strength, honor and power.

For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 13:1-2 God chose all firstborn males, man and beast, to belong to Himself.

1 Then the LORD (Yahweh) said to Moses, 2 “Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”

Rule to Change Firstborn Status

Sometimes, the son born first didn’t get the “firstborn” status. It was given to a non-firstborn son because the son born first was not fit to take the responsibility. Moses had rules to keep from being pressured by the favored wife about changing the firstborn status.

Deuteronomy 21:15-17 God had to make a rule about giving out the right of the firstborn to whoever they wanted, because it was happening.

15 If a man has two wives, one beloved and the other unloved, and both bear him sons, but the unloved wife has the firstborn son, 16 when that man assigns his inheritance to his sons he must not appoint the son of the beloved wife as the firstborn over the son of the unloved wife. 17 Instead, he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of his unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that he has. For that son is the firstfruits of his father’s strength; the right of the firstborn belongs to him.

Genesis 25:5-6 Abraham gave everything to Isaac even though Ishmael was his firstborn son.

5 Abraham left everything he owned to Isaac. 6 But while he was still alive, Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away from his son Isaac to the land of the east.

God’s Firstborn Status in the Bible

The Nation of Israel, The Tribe of Levi, King David, Ephraim, and Jesus were all given Firstborn status by God, signifying their headship, authority, priority, rank, leadership and also God’s special love and gracious choice that came with blessing. In Heaven, all believers get to share in the firstborn status.

The Nation of Israel is God’s Firstborn

Of special significance, is the divine claim that Israel was God's firstborn. This signified Israel's favored status among the nations to be in covenant relationship with God. But it also meant Israel had a priestly function to perform as God's saving light to Gentile peoples.

Exodus 4:22 God calls Israel His firstborn.

Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD (Yahweh) says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son,

Genesis 25:21-23 God reversed the firstborn status and Esau gave up his birthright

23 Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD (Yahweh) on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD (Yahweh) heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived… 23 and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”... 33 So Esau swore to Jacob and sold him the birthright.

Genesis 27:26-29 Isaac pronounced the firstborn rights and blessings on Jacob, who was renamed Israel by God.

26 Then his father Isaac said to him (Jacob - Israel)… 28 May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth—an abundance of grain and new wine. 29 May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you.

The Tribe of Levi is God’s Firstborn

Numbers 8:14-18 God calls the Levites His firstborn of Israel.

14 In this way you shall separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites, and the Levites will belong to Me. 15 After you have cleansed them and presented them as a wave offering, they may come to serve at the Tent of Meeting. 16 For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel. 17 For every firstborn male in Israel is Mine, both man and beast. I set them apart for Myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt. 18 But I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel.

The Church is God’s firstborn

Hebrews 12:23 Believers (the Church) in Heaven are called firstborn.

in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Romans 8:16-17 We are co-heirs with Christ.

16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

King David is God’s Firstborn

David was the youngest of the 7 sons of Jesse, but God gave him the Firstborn title of favor, blessing and authority. David was also not the first king.

Psalm 89:20-29 God calls king David His firstborn.

20 I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him… 27 I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth. 28 I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. 29 I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.

Ephraim is God’s Firstborn

Jeremiah 31:9 God calls Ephraim His firstborn even though Manassah was Ephraim’s older brother.
…For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”

Ephraim is Israel’s Firstborn

Israel decided that the firstborn position should not be given to his firstborn son Ruben because he did wrong, but instead to one of Israel’s grandsons. He gave the honor to Ephraim, who was the second son of Israel’s 11th son, Joseph. He was WAY FAR down the birth order.

1 Chronicles 5:1 Israel gave the firstborn status and honor to his grandson, Joseph’s son, Ephraim.

These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. Though he was the firstborn, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. So he is not reckoned according to birthright.

Genesis 48:12-20 Ephraim got firstborn status bestowed on him from his grandfather, Israel, even though Ephraim’s brother, Manassah, was born first.

12 Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown. 13 And Joseph took both of them—with Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel’s right hand—and brought them close to him. 14 But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn. 15 Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, 16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.” 17 When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s. 18 “Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.” 19 But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude of nations.” 20 So that day Jacob blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

Jesus is God’s Firstborn

Jesus came in the form of a man, born of Mary through the Holy Spirit, and therefore was named the Son of God. He was also given the positions of “Firstborn over all creation: and “Firstborn from the dead”.

He wasn’t the first in creation to be born or the first to die and rise from the dead, but He was the greatest of them, and with authority and double portion. Nor was He the first created. If being born means being created, then how in the world did He create all things and be before all things?

Romans 8:29 Jesus was the firstborn among many brothers.

29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers

Colossians 1:15-19 Jesus was given “firstborn” status above all creation.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in Heaven and on Earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,

Romans 14:9 Christ died and that gave him the firstborn from the dead authority.

For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

Jesus’ Firstborn Authority

Jesus is over everyone and everything because He was given all authority in Heaven and on Earth, became Ruler of the kings of Earth, was put far above all rule, authority, power or dominion, all things were put in subjection under His feet and He became head of the church.

Matthew 28:18 All authority everywhere.

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Revelation 1:4-5 Authority over all kings.

4 Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of kings on Earth.

4 …Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth...

Ephesians 1:20-23 Authority over the church.

20 which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22 And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church, 23 which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Revelation 11:16-17 Authority in Heaven.

16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.

Jesus’ Firstborn Inheritance

The firstborn son receives an inheritance, not the Father. But Yahweh receives an inheritance here. Hmmm…

Hebrews 1:2 Jesus inherited everything.

But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

Jeremiah 10:16 The Lord of Hosts has the firstborn status (Portion of Jacob) and so gets Israel as his inheritance.

The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is His name.

Psalm 2:7-8 Jesus is called God’s son, who inherits all things.

Psalm 82:8 God will inherit all nations.

Arise, O God (Elohim), judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations!

Matthew 11:27 Jesus gets all handed over to him as the firstborn.

All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.

John 3:35 God the father gave all things to his son.

The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

Hebrews 1:1-10 God the Father calls Jesus His Son and God and Lord.

1 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. 2 But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word… 5 For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”? 6 And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”... 8 But about the Son, He (God) says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.” 10 And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

The Husband

2 Corinthians 11:2 The bride will be presented to Christ, the husband.

I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Hosea 2:16 Yahweh will be called “My Husband”.

16 In that day,” declares the LORD (Yahweh), “you will call Me ‘my Husband,’ and no longer call Me ‘my Master.’

Isaiah 54:5 Yahweh of Hosts is your husband.

For your husband is your Maker—the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.

Jeremiah 31:32 Yahweh, their husband, took them out of Egypt.

It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD (Yahweh).

Revelation 19:5-7 Praise the Lord our God, the Almighty, because the Lamb’s bride is ready. Jesus is the Lamb, therefore the husband.

5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!” 6 And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. 7 Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.

The Door

Psalm 118:20-22 Yahweh is the gate, or door, for salvation.

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD (Yahweh). 20 This is the gate of the LORD (Yahweh); the righteous shall enter through it. 21 I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation. 22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone (Jesus is the cornerstone that the builders rejected).

John 10:7-9 Jesus is the door of the sheep for salvation.

7 So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep… 9 I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.

The Light

The Light is an individual

John 12:35-36 Jesus is The Light.

35 Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.”...

1 John 1:5 God is light.

And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Psalm 27:1 Yahweh is my light.

Of David. The LORD (Yahweh) is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD (Yahweh) is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?

John 1:4-9 Jesus was the true light of man who gives light to everybody.

4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it… 9 The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

Isaiah 42:6 Yahweh talking about Jesus Christ, the Messiah.

“I, the LORD (Yahweh), have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,

John 8:12 Jesus is the light of the world and the light of life.

Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Psalm 43:3 Yahweh’s light leads and brings us.

Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.

Isaiah 10:17 The light of Israel (God) AND His Holy One will become fire.

And the Light of Israel will become a fire, AND its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles.

Exodus 13:21 Yahweh was the light in the desert.

And the LORD (Yahweh) went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.

John 3:19 Jesus is the light that came into the world.

And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

Put on Light

Romans 13:12 To put on the armor of light is to put on Jesus Christ.

12 The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us behave decently… not in sexual immorality and debauchery… 14 Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.

Psalm 104:1-2 Yahweh Adonai is covered in light.

1 Bless the LORD (Yahweh), O my soul! O LORD (Yahweh) my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty. 2 He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent.

The Shepherd

Ezekiel 34:23-24 Yahweh will set Jesus as the only shepherd.

23 I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David (Jesus is his descendant), and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd. 24 I, the LORD (Yahweh), will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD (Yahweh) have spoken.

Hebrews 13:20 The great shepherd is Jesus.

Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

Micah 5:4 Someone (the Messiah) will shepherd in the strength of the Lord.

He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD (Yahweh), in the majestic name of the LORD (Yahweh) His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

Psalm 23:1-3 Yahweh is my shepherd.

1 A Psalm of David. The LORD (Yahweh) is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. 3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.

Hebrews 13:20 Jesus is the Great Shepherd.

Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

1 Peter 5:4 Jesus is the Chief Shepherd.

And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

Genesis 49:24 Yahweh is named the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel and Mighty One of Israel and Jesus has those names too.

Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.

Micah 7:14 Yahweh shepherds the flock that He inherited. Who did he inherit it from? Only sons get an inheritance.

Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance…

Isaiah 40:11 Yahweh will tend his flock and gently lead his flock.

He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.

Sheep of His Pasture and Hand

Psalm 95:7 We are the sheep of God’s hand and we hear HIS voice.

6 O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD (Yahweh) our Maker. 7 For He is our God (Elohim), and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness

John 10:14-33 There is only one shepherd, Jesus, the Good Shepherd. No one can snatch the sheep out of Jesus’s / God’s hand. Quoting Psalm 95 people of God’s pasture and we hear His voice (Jesus said MY voice). “Me and Yahweh are one”, so they wanted to kill him for making himself to be God.

14 I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, 15 just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 …Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. 26 But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe. 27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one (We are Yahweh).”...33 “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.” (Jesus didn’t correct them even though it meant he was going to die).

Psalm 100:3 Yahweh made us and we are the sheep of His pasture.

Know that the LORD (Yahweh) is God (Elohim). It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.

Deuteronomy 32:39 Yahweh says, no one can deliver from My hand.

39 See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.

Separates Sheep from Goats

Ezekiel 34:11-17 Yahweh Adonai will gather the sheep and the goats and then separate them.

11 For this is what the Lord GOD (Yahweh Adonai) says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out. 12 As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. 17 This is what the Lord GOD (Yahweh Adonai) says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.

Matthew 25:32-33 Jesus will gather all the sheep and goats then separate and judge them.

32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.

The Holy Spirit is Yahweh

The Bible describes the Holy Spirit as having human characteristics and a personality. He makes decisions, thinks, speaks as “I” or “me”, gives prophecy, leads and can be spoken to. He acts and intercedes for us, changes us and seals us. The Holy Spirit is intelligent, can be grieved, lied to, tested and insulted. This shows that the Spirit is just as personal as the Father and Son are. He is not like the “aura” of God and He is not an “it”. He is one of the individual persons who make up the One God. Their names are interchangeable.

Romans 8:9 Spirit of God = the Spirit of Christ.

You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

1 Peter 1:10-11 The Old Testament prophets prophesied, way before Jesus was born, by the “Spirit of Christ” who was in them.

10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, 11 trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.

1 Corinthians 3:16 Spirit of God

Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

Acts 16:7 Spirit of Jesus

And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.

John 16:13 Spirit of Truth only speaks whatever he hears and tells you the future.

However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

Isaiah 61:1 Yahweh anointed him with the Spirit of the Lord God.

The Spirit of the Lord GOD (Yahweh Adonai) is on Me, because the LORD (Yahweh) has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners.

Acts 13:2 Only a PERSON says “me” or “I”. Holy Spirit is a person.

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Acts 10:19-20 The Holy Spirit commanded get up, go downstairs, accompany them “‘I’ have sent them.”

19 As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you. 20 So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”

Matthew 28:19 Holy Spirit is his proper name.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the NAME of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

2 Corinthians 13:14 The Holy Spirit has fellowship, and there are three individuals in this verse.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all….

1 John 4:1-3 Spirits lie or tell the truth, so test them.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.

Is Intelligent

1 Corinthians 2:10-16 The Holy Spirit reveals things, searches everything and knows our thoughts and teaches us. The Holy Spirit knows and understands God’s thoughts, so we can understand the things of God. Believers can discern spiritual things because we have the mind and Spirit of Christ (another name for the Holy Spirit in the Bible).

10 But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God… 13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words… 16 “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

Romans 8:27 The mind of the Spirit means He makes decisions and judgment calls.

And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Acts 15:28 The Holy Spirit has good discernment.

It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:

Speaks

2 Samuel 23:2-3 The Holy Spirit, who is the God of Israel and the Rock of Israel, spoke through and to him.

2 The Spirit of the LORD (Yahweh) spoke through me; His word was on my tongue. 3 The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,

Acts 8:29 The Holy Spirit commanded Phillip to go somewhere.

The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”

Acts 11:12 The Holy Spirit told Peter to go.

The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.

Matthew 10:19-20 The Holy Spirit speaks to others through us.

19 But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. 20 For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

Acts 10:19 The Holy Spirit tipped off Peter.

As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.

1 Timothy 4:1 The Holy Spirit tells the future.

Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons.

Acts 13:2 The Holy Spirit speaks on behalf of God to us.

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Romans 9:1 Paul takes the Oath of Testimony, swears he’s telling the truth in Christ and in the Holy Spirit.

I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

Can Be Grieved

Isaiah 63:10 Spirit of God can be grieved.

But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.

Ephesians 4:30 Spirit of God can be grieved.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Can Be Lied To

Acts 5:3 The Holy Spirit can be lied to.

But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?

Can Be Tested

Acts 5:9 The Holy Spirit can be spoken to and tested.

“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

Can Be Insulted

Hebrews 10:29 The Holy Spirit can be insulted.

29 How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

Jesus and the Holy Spirit Delivers the Message That The Father Gives

John 16:13 Holy Spirit speaks what he hears from God the Father.

However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

John 12:49-50 Jesus speaks exactly what God the Father tells him to say.

49 I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it. 50 And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”

Adonai is the Holy Spirit

Acts 28:25-27 Paul quoted what God (Adonai) said in Isaiah 6, but when he quoted it, he said it was the Holy Spirit who said it. The Holy Spirit and Adonai must be the same.

25 …“The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: 26 ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” 27 For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

Isaiah 6:8-10 It is Adonai who speaks, but Paul quoted the same passage in Acts 28 and claimed it was the Holy Spirit who said this. The Lord asks “Who will go for US?

8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord (Adonai - singular) saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” 9 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ 10 Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

Yahweh is the Holy Spirit

Hebrews 3:7-11 The author of Hebrews writes this is what “the Holy Spirit says”, but in the original Old Testament passage he quotes in Psalm 95, it says Yahweh spoke these words.

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years. Therefore I was provoked with that generation, and said, ‘They always go astray in their heart; they have not known my ways.’ As I swore in my wrath, ‘They shall not enter my rest.’”

7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, 8 do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, 9 where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. 10 Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’ 11 So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”

Psalm 95:6-11 Yahweh spoke this, but in Hebrews 3:7-11 it says that the Holy Spirit said it.

6 O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD (Yahweh) our Maker. 7 For He is our God God (Elohim), and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness, 9 where your fathers tested and tried ME (Yahweh) though they had seen My work. 10 For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” 11 So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.”

Father and Son Give the Holy Spirit

John 20:22 Jesus gave them the Holy Spirit.

When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

John 14:26 The Father sends the Holy Spirit.

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

John 15:26 Jesus will send the Holy Spirit, who comes from God.

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

John 16:7 Jesus will send the Holy Spirit.

7 But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

Ezekiel 36:27 Yahweh says He will put His Spirit inside of us.

And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

Luke 11:13 The Father gives the Holy Spirit as a gift.

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

Acts 5:32 God has given the Holy Spirit.

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

Acts 10:38 God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit, which meant God was with him.

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

Roles of the Holy Spirit

Always, the Holy Spirit’s works are God’s works. Whatever the Holy Spirit says or does is what God is saying or doing; the Spirit fully represents God. The Holy Spirit does work that only God can do.

The Holy Spirit Directs Us To Jesus

John 16:14-15 The Holy Spirit will bring glory to Jesus by disclosing things to us.

14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you. 15 Everything that belongs to the Father is Mine. That is why I said that the Spirit will take from what is Mine and disclose it to you.

John 15:26 The Holy Spirit testifies about Jesus.

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

The Holy Spirit Leads Us

Decides Spiritual Gifts and Yahweh and Jesus do too

Romans 8:14

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

1 Corinthians 12:4-11 The Holy Spirit decides who gets which spiritual gifts and the Holy Spirit empowers them.

Acts 2:4 The Holy Spirit gave them different languages to speak as he saw fit.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Psalm 68:18 Yahweh gives spiritual gifts to men as quoted that Jesus does too in Ephesians 4.

You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God (Yahweh Elohim) may dwell there.

Ephesians 4:7-13 Jesus gives spiritual gifts to men, originally quoted in Psalm 68 as Yahweh.

Decides Spiritual Gifts

1 Corinthians 12:4-11 The Holy Spirit decides who gets which spiritual gifts and the Holy Spirit empowers them.

4 There are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6 There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good… 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.

Acts 2:4 The Holy Spirit gave them different languages to speak as he saw fit.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Seals Us

Ephesians 1:13-14 We were sealed with the Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance.

13 And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

Ephesians 4:30 Holy Spirit seals us.

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

Works In Us

Romans 8:14 The Holy Spirit leads us.

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Acts 20:28 The Holy Spirit commissions us.

Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

John 14:26 Holy Spirit teaches and reminds us.

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

Acts 13:2 The Holy Spirit calls people.

While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

John 16:7-8 The Holy Spirit convicts our conscience of sin.

7 But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:

John 16:13 The Holy Spirit guides, makes truth known, hears, speaks and declares the future.

However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

Gives Prophecy

2 Peter 1:21 The Holy Spirit gives people prophetic words from God.

For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

Acts 21:11 The Holy Spirit spoke to the prophet, Agabus, a word about Paul’s future.

After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”

Establishes Covenants

Hebrews 10:15-17 Paul quotes the Holy Spirit as saying what Yahweh said in Jeremiah 31. This is God the Holy Spirit.

15 The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this. First He says: 16 “This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord (Yahweh). I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.” 17 Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”

Jeremiah 31:31-34 Yahweh says he is the one who led Israel out of Egypt and he will establish a New Covenant written on our hearts and he will forgive our sins.

31 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD (Yahweh), when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD (Yahweh). 33 “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD (Yahweh). I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God (Elohim), and they will be My people. 34 No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD (Yahweh),’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD (Yahweh). For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

Judges 2:1-2 The Angel of the Lord made a covenant with Israel and said My covenant and voice.

Ezekiel 36:26-27 Holy Spirit lives in hearts to keep the New Covenant.

2 Corinthians 3:5-6 The Spirit gives life in the New Covenant.

5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. 6 And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

Changes Us To Become Sons and Daughters

John 3:5 We become a son or daughter of God by being born of the Spirit.

Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

Luke 1:35 The Holy Spirit acts and Jesus is called the Son of God.

The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

Matthew 1:18-23 Mary’s baby came from the Holy Spirit.

John 1:12 Full divinity of the Begetter. The Spirit begets believers, born of God.

Galatians 4:4-7 The Holy Spirit changes us to be born again sons and daughters of God.

4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.

Romans 8:12-18 The Holy Spirit makes us children of God and therefore heirs of God.

12 Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.

Other Names of God

The Lord of Hosts

The name “Lord of Hosts” (Yahweh of Hosts) is God himself and in the same verses is called: The Cornerstone, The Stone of Stumbling, Stone of Offense, The King of Israel, The First and the Last, The Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, The Holy One, Savior, The Shepherd, The Righteous One, Deliverer, The Mighty One of Israel/Jacob, King of kings, Lord of lords, The Light, The Eternal Life, The Living God, The True God, The Living One, The Living water, I AM, Everlasting Father, the Only Sovereign, King of Glory, Adonai, Maker of all things, Portion of Jacob, God of the whole earth. These names are also the exact same names Jesus is called throughout the Bible.

2 Samuel 5:10 God of Hosts is Yahweh.

And David became greater and greater, for the LORD (Yahweh) God of Hosts was with him.

Isaiah 48:2 The Lord of Hosts is The God of Israel.

who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is His name.

Cornerstone, Stone of Stumbling, Rock of Offense

Yahweh will be the stone of stumbling, a rock of offense, the stone the builders rejected, the cornerstone in the Old Testament. Jesus is named those same names and is the fulfillment of those prophecies in the New Testament.

Isaiah 8:13-14 Lord of Hosts will become a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling. Jesus is that stone of offense and rock of stumbling in 1 Peter 2:4-8.

13 The LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded. 14 And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.

Acts 4:11-12 Jesus is the stone that was rejected that became the cornerstone.

11 This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ 12 Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Psalm 118:20-22 Yahweh is the stone the builders rejected, the cornerstone.

Ephesians 2:20 Jesus is the cornerstone.

built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.

1 Peter 2:4-8 Jesus is Yahweh of Hosts, the stone of stumbling, rock of offense, God’s chosen and precious cornerstone that Israel rejected.

4 As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight… 6 For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

7 To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” 8 and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.”...

Matthew 21:42 Jesus referred to himself as the prophesied stone, who was Yahweh in those prophesies.

Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

Lord of Hosts and the Christ are both coming to the Mount of Olives

This is why they wanted to kill Jesus, because he claimed to be the Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One, who in the Old Testament was identified as Yahweh coming to the Mount of Olives to conquer and rule.

Zechariah 14:3-9 Yahweh will come to fight and his holy ones (saints) with him and will be king over all the earth.

Revelation 19:13-16 Jesus will come with the armies of Heaven following him that Zechariah prophesied Yahweh would do.

13 …and His name is The Word of God. 14 The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses…16 And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Revelation 17:14 The Lamb (Jesus) is coming with the saints.

They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

Isaiah 31:4 Yahweh of hosts will fight on Mount Zion and on its hill (Mount of Olives).

For this is what the LORD (Yahweh) has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.

Acts 1:11-12 Jesus prophesies that he himself will return to the Mount of Olives.

11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.” 12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

1 Timothy 6:15-16 King of kings Lord of lords is Jesus’ name.

to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Isaiah 1:24 The Lord of Hosts is also named Adonai and the Mighty One of Israel and He will come and stand on the Mount of Olives (this is the Christ).

Therefore the Lord GOD (Yahweh Adonai) of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.

Living God

1 Timothy 4:10 Jesus is the living God, who is the Savior.

To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.

1 Timothy 3:15-16 Jesus is the living God, who showed himself as human and was taken up. The church is Jesus’s church.

15 …in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. 16 …He appeared in the flesh… was taken up in glory.

Romans 16:16 The churches are Christ’s.

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.

Acts 14:15 The Living God is another name for Jesus from 1 Timothy 3:15-16.

…to the Living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

Jeremiah 23:36 The Lord of Hosts is also the Living God.

…so that you pervert the words of the living God (Elohim), the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts, our God (Elohim).

Revelation 1:17-18 Jesus calls himself the same titles that Yahweh calls himself.

17 …But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last, 18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

Jeremiah 10:10 Yahweh is the living God, king.

But the LORD (Yahweh) is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King…

Daniel 6:26 King Darius said Daniel’s God is the living God and king.

I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.

Matthew 16:15 Peter called Jesus the Son of the living God.

16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Life and Eternal Life

John never refers to God the Father as “the eonian/eternal life” but this title is always of Jesus, who is the life or eternal life. The following verses show that Jesus is the Eternal Life, therefore the True God. Both of them are the One True God.

1 John 5:20 Jesus is the true God and eternal life.

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Acts 3:15 Jesus was the author of life.

You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.

Colossians 3:4 Christ is life.

When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

John 1:4 Life was in Jesus and he IS the light.

In Him was life, and that life was the light of men.

John 14:6 Jesus is The Life.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

1 John 1:1-2 Jesus is the Eternal Life, who was with the Father and revealed to us.

1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. 2 And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

1 John 5:11-12 Eternal life is in Jesus.

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.

The First and Last, Alpha and Omega, The One Who is, Who was and Who is to come

Alpha is the FIRST letter and Omega is the LAST letter of the Greek alphabet.

Isaiah 44:6 Yahweh of hosts said “I am the First and I am the Last”.

Thus says the LORD (Yahweh), the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.

Revelation 22:13 Jesus calls himself the First and Last, the Beginning and the End.

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

Revelation 2:8 The First and Last, who died and came to life (Jesus).

To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

Revelation 21:6 Jesus calls himself the Alpha and Omega.

And He (Jesus) told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

Revelation 1:17-18 Jesus calls himself the First and the Last, the Living One.

Revelation 4:8 Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come.

And each of the four living creatures… never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

Revelation 1:8 The Lord God is the Alpha and Omega, Who is and Who was and Who is to come and The Almighty.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Isaiah 48:12-17 THREE INDIVIDUALS HERE: The First and the Last, (a.k.a. The Redeemer, Holy One of Israel) AND His Spirit were both sent by Yahweh Adonai. One sent and two went.

12 Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He (ego eimi - I AM); I am the first, and I am the last. 13 Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together. 16 …And now the Lord GOD (Yahweh Adonai) has sent me, accompanied by His Spirit. 17 Thus says the LORD (Yahweh) your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD (Yahweh) your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.

Characteristics of God

Holy

The Holy Spirit is holy

There are about 90 places in the Bible where the Spirit of God is called Holy. Holiness is a basic characteristic of the Spirit. The Spirit is so holy that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is the only sin that cannot be forgiven. The Holy Spirit has his own personality.

He is not the “aura” of God and is not an “it”. He makes decisions, can be insulted, lied to, guides, teaches, etc. He has the exact same attributes that God has too. He is holy, eternal, all present, all powerful and all knowing. These are characteristics that define the essence of who God is. They are the nature of God’s divine existence. The Holy Spirit goes by many names in the Bible: Holy Spirit, Spirit of Jesus, Spirit of God, Spirit of Christ, Spirit of the LORD (Yahweh), Spirit of the Lord God (Yahweh Adonai), Spirit of His Son, Spirit of Truth, Spirit of Promise, The Helper, Comforter, Advocate, Counselor.

John 4:24 God is Spirit.

God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

Philippians 1:19 Deliverance will happen through prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.

Ephesians 6:18 Praying in the Holy Spirit.

Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.

Mark 3:22-30 They called the Spirit of Jesus, the prince of demons and an unclean spirit. Calling the Holy Spirit an evil being instead of who He is.

22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”... 28 Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter. 29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.” 30 Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

Matthew 12:31-32 Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is the biggest sin one could ever commit, which doesn’t make sense unless the Holy Spirit is both personal (to sin against) and on the same level with God Himself.

31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.

Genesis 3:3-5 The Angel of the Lord = Yahweh = Elohim. They are so holy that the ground where Moses was standing was considered holy.

2 There the Angel of the LORD (Yahweh) appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed. 3 So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up? 4 When the LORD (Yahweh) saw that he had gone over to look, God (Elohim) called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered. 5 “Do not come any closer,” God (Elohim) said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

Joshua 5:15 The Commander of the LORD’s (Yahweh’s) Army is God.

15 The Commander of the LORD’s (Yahweh’s) army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

God is Holy on the Throne (Ruling)

2 Samuel 6:2 The Lord of Hosts sits on the cherubim throne.

And he and all his troops set out for Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God (Elohim), which is called by the Name—the name of the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim that are on it.

Isaiah 6:2-3 The seraphim say the Lord of Hosts, on the throne, is Holy Holy Holy.

2 Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”

Revelation 4:8-11 The seraphim say that Jesus, on the throne, is Holy Holy Holy.

8 And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” 9 And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”

Revelation 21:5-6 Jesus is the One seated on the throne.

5 And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.” 6 And He (Jesus) told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End…

Yahweh and Christ are both called the Holy One

Luke 4:33-34 Demons call Jesus The Holy One of God.

33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice, 34 “Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

Acts 3:14 Jesus is the Holy One and Righteous One.

You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

Revelation 3:7 Jesus is the Holy One who holds the key of David.

…These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David (Jesus). What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

Isaiah 5:24 Lord of Hosts, is the Holy One of Israel.

Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 47:4 Lord of Hosts and Jesus are both named the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel.

Our Redeemer—the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is His name—is the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 54:5 The Lord of Hosts and Jesus are both named Maker, Holy One of Israel, Redeemer, God of the whole earth.

For your husband is your Maker—the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.

Isaiah 48:12-17 Read this one slowly over and over again. It’s HUGE. THREE INDIVIDUALS HERE: Yahweh is speaking, who is The First and the Last, The Redeemer, Holy One of Israel (all names for Jesus) and says that Yahweh Adonai sent him AND also sent the Spirit. One sent and two went.

Ezekiel 39:7 Yahweh is the Holy One.

So I will make My holy name known among My people Israel and will no longer allow it to be profaned. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD (Yahweh), the Holy One in Israel.

Isaiah 48:17 Yahweh is the Holy One of Israel.

Thus says the LORD (Yahweh) your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel…

Isaiah 43:1-15 Yahweh is The Holy One, Creator of all, Redeemer, Savior and King.

1 But now, this is what the LORD (Yahweh) says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!... 3 For I am the LORD (Yahweh) your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior… 4 Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you… and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”... 10 “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD (Yahweh), “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He (ego eimi). Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come. 11 I, yes I, am the LORD (Yahweh), and there is no Savior but Me. 12 I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD (Yahweh), “that I am God. 13 Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?” 14 Thus says the LORD (Yahweh) your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel… 15 I am the LORD (Yahweh), your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.”

The Righteous One

Isaiah 24:15-16 Yahweh is the Righteous One.

15 Therefore glorify the LORD (Yahweh) in the east. Extol the name of the LORD (Yahweh), the God of Israel in the islands of the sea. 16 From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.”...

Acts 7:52 They betrayed and murdered Jesus, the Righteous One.

Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers.

Acts 3:14 Jesus is the Holy One and Righteous One.

You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

Isaiah 53:10-11 The Suffering Servant of Yahweh died for our sins and is called “My Righteous Servant”.

10 Yet it was the LORD’s (Yahweh’s) will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD (Yahweh) will prosper in His hand. 11 After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.

Omniscient (All Knowing)

God the Son and God the Father and God the Spirit know all things.

1 John 3:20 God knows all things.

Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.

John 16:30 Jesus knew all things.

Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”

John 14:26 The Holy Spirit knows all things.

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

Isaiah 40:28 Yahweh is the creator of all and his understanding is unsearchable.

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD (Yahweh) is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.

Psalm 139:1-6 Yahweh’s knowledge and understanding is complete.

1 …O LORD (Yahweh), You have searched me and known me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. 3 You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD (Yahweh). 5 You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.

Hebrews 4:12-13 The Word of God, Jesus, judges thoughts and intentions of the heart and sees all things.

12 For the word of God (Jesus) is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it (Jesus) pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It (Jesus) judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him (Jesus) to whom we must give account. 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.

Knows the Minds and Hearts of Men

Revelation 2:23 Jesus searches minds and hearts and repays according to deeds.

…and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

Proverbs 24:12 God weighs the heart and repays according to deeds.

If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He (Yawheh) not repay a man according to his deeds?

Jeremiah 17:10 Yahweh searches hearts and minds and rewards according to deeds.

I, the LORD (Yahweh), search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

1 Corinthians 2:10 The Holy Spirit searches and reveals things.

But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

Psalm 139:23-24 God searches the heart and thoughts.

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.

1 Chronicles 28:9 King David tells his son to serve Yahweh because He searches hearts and understands every plan and thought.

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the Lord (Yahweh) searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

Acts 1:24 The Lord knows the hearts of all.

And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen

Isaiah 40:13 The Holy Spirit is all knowing.

Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord (Yahweh), or what man shows him his counsel?

Psalm 7:9 Elohim tests the minds and hearts.

Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God (Elohim) who searches hearts and minds.

1 Corinthians 2:10-14 The Holy Spirit reveals, searches, comprehends God’s thoughts, teaches, interprets spiritual truths.

10 But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God… 13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God…

Jesus Knew All About People

Matthew 9:4 Jesus knew their minds and hearts.

But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?

Hebrews 4:12-13 The Word of God, who is Jesus, judges thoughts and intentions of the heart and sees all things.

John 2:24-25 Jesus knows all people and knew what was in man.

24 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all. 25 He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.

John 4:39 Jesus told the Samaritan woman all that she ever did.

Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in Jesus because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did.”

John 4:50-53 Jesus told him his son would live and at the hour he said it, the fever broke.

50 “Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed. 51 And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive. 52 So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.” 53 Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.

John 21:17 Peter said Jesus knows everything.

Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.

Seven Eyes See All Things

Yahweh and Jesus have 7 eyes, which symbolizes fullness of seeing - or all knowing. They are omniscient.

Zechariah 4:10 Yahweh has 7 eyes.

For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD (Yahweh), which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”

Revelation 5:6 Jesus is the Lamb on the throne with 7 eyes.

Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

2 Chronicles 16:9 Yahweh’s eyes search around the earth.

For the eyes of the LORD (Yahweh) roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him…

Psalm 33:13-14 Yahweh sees all things.

11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—12 even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You. 13 The LORD (Yahweh) looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men. 14 From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.

1 Peter 3:12-14 God watches the righteous.

12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” 13 Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”

Job 34:21-22 God sees every single thing.

21 For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step. 22 There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.

Jesus Knew The Future

Matthew 17:22-23 Jesus predicted his death and resurrection.

22 …Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men. 23 They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.”...

John 6:64 Jesus knew who didn’t believe in Him and who would betray Him.

However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)

Matthew 21:1-2 Jesus knew there would be a donkey with a colt.

1 …Jesus sent out two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me…

Mark 14:30 Jesus told Peter he would deny him that night and a rooster would crow twice.

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”

Omnipresent (He is Everywhere)

God Is Everywhere

Psalm 139:7-8 David uses God’s Spirit as a synonym for the Presence of God. The Holy Spirit is everywhere all the time.

7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

Jeremiah 23:23-24 Yahweh fills all that exists.

23 “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD (Yahweh), “and not a God far away?” 24 “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD (Yahweh). “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD (Yahweh).

Isaiah 41:10 God is with us and helps us. Do not fear.

10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. 11 Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. 12 You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. 13 For I am the LORD (Yahweh) your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.

Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus will be with them always, even though he was leaving to Heaven.

19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Hebrews 13:5-8 God (Jesus) will help us and never leave. Do not fear… because Jesus is the same past, present and future.

5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” 6 So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”... 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Invisible

1 Timothy 6:15-16 The invisible God, who is the only Sovereign, king of kings and lord of lords, He will bring about the appearing of Jesus, who is also known as the only Sovereign, and who calls himself king of kings and lord of lords.

14 Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time. 16 He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

John 1:1-18 The Word is God the Son and He is “the only God, who is at the Father’s side” has let us know what God is like.

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us… 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

Exodus 33:9-11 Moses spoke with Moses face to face like a friend.

9 As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses… 11 Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend…

Exodus 33:18-23 To take in all of Yahweh’s glory, majesty and power at one time, is too much for mortal man to tolerate or absorb.

18 Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.” 19 “I will cause ALL My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD (Yahweh) replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD (Yahweh)—in your presence… 20 But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.” 21 The LORD (Yahweh) continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock, 22 and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”

Exodus 24:9-12 Seventy four people saw Elohim.

9 Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, 10 and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself. 11 But God (Elohim) did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank. 12 Then the LORD (Yahweh) said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”

John 6:45-51 No one has seen the Father except Jesus.

45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me— 46 not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.

John 14:8-11 Jesus and his Father are in eachother. He who sees Jesus, sees the Father.

Eternal

Always Existed and Always Will Exist

Habakkuk 1:12 The Holy One (Jesus’s name) is God and is from everlasting, looking back forever.

Are You not from everlasting, O LORD (Yahweh), my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD (Yahweh), You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.

Isaiah 9:6 One of Jesus’s names is Everlasting Father.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God (El Gibbor), Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 63:16 Jesus and God are called Father and Everlasting.

…You, O LORD (Yahweh), are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.

Isaiah 40:25-28 The Holy One created everything and is the Lord, the everlasting God

25 “To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number… 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD (Yahweh) is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.

Isaiah 43:11-13 From eternity past Yahweh is God.

11 I, yes I, am the LORD (Yahweh) and there is no Savior but Me. 12 I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD (Yahweh), “that I am God. 13 Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”

Isaiah 26:3-4 Yahweh is the Rock Eternal.

3 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. 4 Trust in the LORD (Yahweh) forever, because GOD the LORD (Yahweh) is the Rock eternal.

Hebrews 9:14 Through the eternal Holy Spirit, Jesus offered himself to God.

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

John 17:5 Jesus asks God the Father for the glory they had before the world existed.

And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

2 Timothy 1:9 God gave us grace in Jesus before time began.

who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began

John 1:1-3 Jesus, who also goes by the name Word of God, was in the beginning before creation.

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Colossians 1:16-17 Jesus is before all things.

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth… all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Jude 1:25 Jesus was before all time.

25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.

Hebrews 1:10 God the Father calls Jesus Lord and says he created it all in the beginning.

And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Micah 5:2 Jesus is from of old, from ancient days.

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

Job 19:25 A title for Jesus is The Redeemer and was alive way back in Job’s time.

But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.

Exodus 20:1-3 God brought Israel out of Egypt.

1 And God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 3 You shall have no other gods before Me.

Jude 1:5 Jesus brought Israel out of Egypt 2000 years before his human birth.

Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.

John 8:58 Jesus was before Abraham, who lived 2000 years earlier.

“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!” (ego eimi)

1 Corinthians 10:1-4 The Rock of Meribah was Christ 2000 years earlier.

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers… all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

1 John 1:1-2 Jesus is the Eternal Life who WAS with God the Father and who was revealed to us.

1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. 2 And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us.

1 Timothy 1:16-17 Jesus is the King of the Ages, immortal, invisible, the only God.

16 But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life. 17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

John 14:16 The Holy Spirit, the Counselor, will be with us “forever”.

16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever

Ancient of Days

In Daniel, the Father is the Ancient of Days, but in Revelation, Jesus looks like that same person

Revelation 1:13-18 The Son of Man had hair, white like wool and snow, like the Ancient of Days in Daniel 7.

13 and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. 14 The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire…16 He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth… 17 …He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last, 18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever…

Daniel 7:9-22 The Ancient of Days is the Father on the throne with hair like wool and Jesus approached Him.

9 As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. 13 In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. 14 And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. 21 As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them, 22 until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.

Omnipotent (All Powerful)

Yahweh, Elohim, Adonai and Jesus are powerful and created all things and are powerful to do all things.

El Gibbor - Mighty God/Yahweh

The title El (God) Gibbor (Mighty) is only used of God, a name for God. Isaiah uses the same term talking about Yahweh and Jesus as the same person. Gibbor is used other times in the Bible, but not El Gibbor.

Isaiah 10:20-21 Yahweh is called Mighty God (El Gibbor), Holy One of Israel (Jesus’ title).

20 On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD (Yahweh), the Holy One of Israel. 21 A remnant will return—a remnant of Jacob—to the Mighty God (El Gibbor).

Isaiah 9:6 Jesus is called Mighty God (El Gibbor), Everlasting Father.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God (El Gibbor), Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Sovereign Lord and Master

The word for “The Sovereign Lord” in the New Testament Greek is “ho despotes”. It means “the master with total control”, literally, “The Despot”.

Psalm 47:2 Yahweh is the Sovereign Lord and the great king. Jesus is king.

How awesome is the LORD (Yahweh), Most High (Literally translated Sovereign or Supreme), the great King over all the earth!

Jude 1:4 God is referred to as our ONLY Sovereign, who they deny, and Lord Jesus Christ.

…They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny THE ONLY Master (ho despotes) AND Lord of us, Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 6:15-16 Jesus is the ONLY Sovereign, “King of kings and Lord of lords” is His name.

to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Acts 4:24 God is also Sovereign Lord, but Jesus the heavens and the earth.

When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.

Revelation 6:9-10 They call Jesus the Lamb, Sovereign Lord.

9 And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal… 10 And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”

God Fights for Us

The word for “spirit” in Hebrew is ruach and in Greek is pnuema. Both can be translated as “breath”.

2 Thessalonians 2:8 The breath of Jesus will kill the Antichrist.

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

Ephesians 6:13-17 To fight spiritual battles, we need the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

13 Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground… 14 with the belt of truth… the breastplate of righteousness arrayed, 15 …feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace. 16 …the shield of faith… 17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Revelation 19:13-15 Jesus is the Word of God who strikes down the nations with a sword coming out of his mouth.

13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. 14 The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses. 15 And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations...

The Angel of the Lord a.k.a. The Commander of God’s Armies usually has his sword drawn

Joshua 5:13 - 6:2 Joshua fell down and worshiped The Commander of Yahweh’s armies, who was holding a sword, and he responded, “Take off your sandals because you are standing on holy ground”, just like in Exodus. Then YAHWEH, The Commander of Yahweh’s army, continued speaking to Joshua. In 1 Chronicles 21, the Angel of the Lord was holding a sword and carrying out destruction.

13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a MAN standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?” 14 “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s (Yahweh’s) army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?” 15 The Commander of the LORD’s (Yahweh’s) army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. Chapter 6 1 Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. 2 And the LORD (Yahweh) said to Joshua, “Behold, I have delivered Jericho into your hand, along with its king and its mighty men of valor.

1 Chronicles 21:18-19, 26-27 The Angel of the Lord ORDERED Gad to tell King David to build an altar to Yahweh. David did it because of Gad’s WORD FROM YAHWEH. Then Yahweh commanded the Angel of the Lord to put his sword away.

15 Then God (Elohim) sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD (Yahweh) saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD (Yahweh) was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 16 When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD (Yahweh) standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem… 18 Then the angel of the LORD (Yahweh) ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD (Yahweh) on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 19 So David went up at the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD (Yahweh). 26 And there he built an altar to the LORD (Yahweh) and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD (Yahweh), who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. 27 Then the LORD (Yahweh) spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath.

Living

Give Eternal Life

1 John 5:11-12 God gave us eternal life.

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.

John 10:27-30 Jesus gives eternal life. No one can take them from God’s and Jesus’s hand.

My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”

Give Life

John 6:63 The Holy Spirit gives life.

The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

John 5:21 God the Father and God the Son both give life to the dead.

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.

1 Corinthians 15:45 Jesus is the second Adam and He is a life-giving spirit.

45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

John 11:25 Jesus is the Resurrection and Life.

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.

Romans 14:9 Jesus is Lord of the living and the dead.

For this reason Christ died and returned to life, that He might be the Lord of both the dead and the living.

Our Spirit Returns to God and Jesus

Ecclesiastes 12:7 When people die, their spirit returns to God.

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God (Elohim who gave it.

Acts 7:59 Stephen prayed to Jesus asking Him to receive his spirit.

While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

The Holy Spirit Gives Life as the Breath of God

The word for “spirit” in Hebrew is ruach and in Greek it is pnuema. Pneumatic tools are tools that function with air pressure. Both ruach and pneuma can be translated as “breath”. One of the roles of the Holy Spirit is to give power and to give life. To breathe life into someone.

Job 33:4 Two parallel statements in poetry. The Holy Spirit made him = breath of Almighty gave him life.

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Job 32:8 God’s Spirit makes a man understand.

But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.

John 20:22 Jesus gave the Holy Spirit by breathing on them. His breath is the Holy Spirit, same Spirit as Yahweh.

When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.

Genesis 2:7 Yahweh Elohim created man and gave him life by breathing into him.

Then the LORD God (Yahweh Elohim) formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

Ezekiel 37:5-6, 10 Only after Ezekiel called on the breath to come, and it came and entered into the bodies, did they come to life.

5 This is what the Lord GOD (Adonai Yahweh) says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD (Yahweh).’” 7 So I prophesied as I had been commanded. And as I prophesied, there was suddenly a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to bone. 8 As I looked on, tendons appeared on them, flesh grew, and skin covered them; but there was no breath in them. 9 Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and tell the breath that this is what the Lord GOD (Adonai Yahweh) says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, so that they may live!” 10 So I prophesied as He had commanded me, and the breath entered them, and they came to life and stood on their feet—a vast army.

Ezekiel 37:12-14 God will open up graves and raise them from the dead and give them His Spirit so they will live.

12 Therefore prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD (Adonai Yahweh) says: ‘O My people, I will open your graves and bring you up from them, and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13 Then you, My people, will know that I am the LORD (Yahweh), when I open your graves and bring you up from them. 14 I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD (Yahweh), have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD (Yahweh).’”

Isaiah 42:5 Elohim said that Yahweh created Earth and gives breath and life to the people.

This is what (Elohim - Gods plural), the Lord (Yahweh) says—He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:

Romans 8:9 The Spirit of God is equal to the Spirit of Christ. If Christ is IN YOU then, the Spirit of God, the same spirit who raised Jesus from the dead, will raise our bodies from the dead.

9 You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

Hebrews 13 God raised Jesus from the dead.

20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,

2 Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is breathed out by God.

All scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Raise the Dead to Life

1 Samuel 2:6 Yahweh takes down life and raises it.

The LORD (Yahweh) brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.

1 Corinthians 6:14 God will raise all believers.

By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.

John 6:39-40 Jesus will raise all believers.

39 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day. 40 For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Ezekiel 37:12-14 Yahweh will open up graves and raise them from the dead.

John 11:43-44 Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.

43 After Jesus had said this, He called out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

God, The Holy Spirit and Jesus all raised Jesus from the dead.

Romans 8:10-11 The Spirit of Him who raised Jesus, is God.

10 But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

Acts 10:40 God raised Jesus on the 3rd day.

God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—

Ephesians 1:17-20 God the Father raised Jesus from the dead.

17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father… 19… the working of His mighty strength, 20 which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms

John 2:19-21 Jesus prophesied that he himself would raise himself up from the dead.

19 Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”... 21 But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.

John 10:17-18 Jesus said he gives his life and raises it up again.

17 The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”

Living Water

John 1:4-5 John quotes Psalm 36 about Jesus, who is life and light, though Psalm 36 was talking about Yahweh.

4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it…

Psalm 36:8-9 King David wrote that Yahweh was is life and light.

8 They feast on the abundance of Your house, and You give them drink from Your river of delights. 9 For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.

Jeremiah 2:13 Yahweh is the fountain of living waters.

…They have forsaken Me (Yahweh), the fountain of living water…

Isaiah 12:2-3 The well of salvation and eternal life is inside Yahweh Adonai.

2 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD (Yahweh Adonai) is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.” 3 With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,

John 4:10-26 The well of eternal life is inside Christ, the Messiah. Jesus quoted Isaiah, talking about Yahweh, as himself.

10 Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”... 14 …the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.” 25 The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us.” 26 Jesus answered, “I who speak to you am He (ego eimi).”

John 7:37-38 Whoever drinks of Jesus will have rivers of living water flow from inside.

37 On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”

1 Corinthians 10:1-4 Out of Christ, the Rock, flowed a river of living water.

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers… all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

Psalm 78:15-16 Jesus was the rock that flowed rivers.

15 He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas. 16 He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers.

Zechariah 14:8 Out of Jerusalem will flow living waters.

And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.

Revelation 22:1 God and Jesus share the same throne that a river of water flows from.

Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb…

Ezekiel 47:1-10 Prophecy of the temple in the New Heavens and New Earth at end of Revelation.

1 Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east).... 8 And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Dead Sea, the water there becomes fresh. 9 Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish. Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.

Revelation 21:22 God and the Lamb (Jesus) ARE the temple (physical presence) in the New Jerusalem.

But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty AND the Lamb are its temple.

Revelation 21:1-6 Jesus, the Alpha and Omega, Beginning and End offers the water of life.

1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband… 5 And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.” 6 And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

Revelation 22:17 Jesus gives the water of life to drink.

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.

Revelation 7:15-17 Jesus will lead them to springs of living water.

15 and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them. 16 ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’ 17 For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

Roles of God

Creator

God Created All Things

Acts 14:15 The Living God is another name for Jesus from 1 Timothy 3:15-16.

…to the Living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

1 Timothy 3:15-16 Jesus is the living God, who showed himself as human and was taken up.

15 …in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. 16 …He appeared in the flesh… was taken up in glory.

Proverbs 30:4 Jesus ascended and came down. God and his Son created all.

Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, AND what is the name of His Son—surely you know!

The Word of God (Breath of God) Creates

The Hebrew word ruach is translated as breath or spirit. Some more thoughts on this from Got Questions

Psalm 104:30 When God sends the Holy Spirit, things get created.

When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

Psalm 33:6 The Word of God (Jesus) is the breath of His mouth (The Spirit).

By the word of the LORD (Yahweh) the heavens were made, and all the stars by the breath (Spirit) of His mouth.

John 1:1-3 Jesus was in the beginning before creation.

Colossians 1:15-16 Jesus, for whom and through whom all things exist.

15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

Hebrews 2:10 God, for whom and through whom all things exist.

In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

Yahweh Elohim Created All Things

Genesis 1:1-2 The Spirit gives life. He was not just hanging out during creation, but was involved as God (Elohim) created Earth and Sky. The word Elohim is a name God calls himself and it is translated plural, “Gods”.

1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Psalm 102:24-25 This is about Elohim creating, who was quoted to refer to Jesus in Hebrews 1:10.

24 I say: “O my God (Elohim)... 25 In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Hebrews 1:10 Speaking of Jesus, the writer quotes Psalm 102 about Elohim creating it all, and so calls Jesus Elohim (Lord).

And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

Genesis 1:26-27 The word Elohim is a name God calls himself and it is translated plural, “Gods”, but the action verbs about what Elohim does are singular, as action taken by one instead of by many.

Then God said (Elohim plural - Gods), “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness… So God created (singular) man in his own image, in the image of God (plural - Gods) he created (singular) him; male and female he created (singular) them.

Isaiah 44:24 Yahweh created everything alone and by himself.

Thus says the LORD (Yahweh), your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD (Yahweh), who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,

Isaiah 45:18 Yahweh declares Elohim created it all and there is no other.

For thus says the LORD (Yahweh), who created the heavens—He is God (Elohim); He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD (Yahweh), and there is no other.

Hebrews 1:2-3 God created the universe through Jesus.

2 But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature,

Psalm 95:3-5 Yahweh owns all creation and made it all.

3 For the LORD (Yahweh) is a great God, a great King above all gods. 4 In His hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him. 5 The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.

Isaiah 48:12-17 Yahweh says that the Lord God (Yahweh Adonai), who created it all, “sent ME and also His Spirit”, One sent and two went. Yahweh calls himself “the First and the Last, Redeemer, Holy One of Israel and the Lord your God. These are titles Jesus is equally called in the New Testament.

The Alpha and Omega Created All Things

Jesus = The Alpha and Omega = who is and who was and who is to come = Lord God Almighty = the one who created all things, is our Lord and God.

Revelation 21:6 Jesus calls himself the Alpha and Omega.

And He (Jesus) told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.

Revelation 1:8 The Lord God calls himself the Alpha and Omega and Who is and Who was and Who is to come, The Almighty.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Revelation 4:8-11 The Alpha and Omega says he created all things.

8 …they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”... 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”

Lord of Hosts Created All Things

Throughout Scripture, The Lord of Hosts also goes by the titles of The Cornerstone, The Stone of Stumbling, Stone of Offense, The King of Israel, The First and the Last, The Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel, The Holy One, Savior, The Shepherd, The Righteous One, Deliverer, The Mighty One of Israel/Jacob, King of kings, Lord of lords, The Light, The Eternal Life, The Living God, The True God, The Living One, The Living water, I AM, Everlasting Father, the Only Sovereign, King of Glory, Adonai, Maker of all things, Portion of Jacob, God of the whole earth.

Isaiah 37:16 The Lord of Hosts a.k.a. God of Israel and he made the heavens and earth.

“O LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

Amos 4:13 God of Hosts creates all.

For behold, He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind and reveals His thoughts to man, who turns the dawn to darkness and strides on the heights of the earth—the LORD (Yahweh), the God of Hosts, is His name.”

Jeremiah 31:35 Lord of Hosts gives sun, moon and stars.

Thus says the LORD (Yahweh), who gives the sun for light by day, who sets in order the moon and stars for light by night, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar—the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is His name:

Ephesians 3:9 The Mystery (Jesus), hidden in God, created all things.

and to illuminate for everyone the stewardship of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things.

John 1:1-14 The Word, Jesus, made all things.

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men... 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him…. 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Holy One Created All Things

Isaiah 40:25-26 The Holy One is a title for Jesus AND Yahweh. He created it all.

25 “To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

Acts 3:14 Jesus is the Holy One.

You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

Luke 4:33-34 Demons call Jesus The Holy One of God.

Isaiah 43:10, 15 Yahweh and Jesus’s names are Redeemer, Lord, Holy One, Creator, King.

10 …Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come… 15 I am the LORD (Yahweh), your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.”

Revelation 14:7 Worship Him who made Heaven and Earth.

And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”

1 Corinthians 8:6 There is just one God (The Father and the Lord Jesus Christ).

yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

King

A king rules and reigns in his kingdom. Jesus came as the ultimate king.

Jesus and God the Father Reign as One

Revelation 20:4, 6 Saints reign with Christ and will be priests of both God and Christ.

4 …And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God… And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years… 6 …they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him (singular, not Them) for a thousand years.

Revelation 22:1-4 A singular throne is of God the Father AND of Jesus the Son and His servants will worship Him (singular pronouns).

1 Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb… 3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His (not their) servants will worship Him. 4 They will see His (not their) face, and His (not their) name will be on their foreheads.

Revelation 3:21 The Father’s throne became Jesus’ throne.

21 To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne

Revelation 4:8-11 They worship the ONE who sits on the throne, who was and who is and who is to come, is holy. He is worthy because He created all things.

8 …they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”... 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”

Revelation 6:16-17 During the Tribulation, they want to hide from the ONE seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. The great day of THEIR wrath has come.

16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. 17 For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

Revelation 5:6-7 Jesus, standing in the middle of the throne, took the scroll from the one seated on the throne.

6 Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7 And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne.

Revelation 7:15-17 The one seated on the throne of God will shelter them because the Lamb of God, in the middle of the throne, will shepherd and lead them.

15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them… 17 For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

Every knee will bow to Yahweh and Jesus

Isaiah 45:23 Yahweh says every knee will bow and tongue swear allegiance to himself.

By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me (Yahweh), every tongue will swear allegiance.

Philippians 2:9-11 Paul says every knee will bow and tongue confess that Jesus is Lord.

9 Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

The Kingdom of God and Jesus

Ephesians 5:5 The kingdom is of Christ and God together.

For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Revelation 11:15-17 The kingdom is of our God AND Jesus.

15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord AND of His Christ, and He (A singular individual) will reign forever and ever.” 16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying: “We give thanks to You (A singular individual), O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.

2 Timothy 4:1 The ONE who will judge in His kingdom is God AND Jesus.

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and His kingdom:

Isaiah 24:23 Lord of Hosts Reigns on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem.

The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.

Luke 4:43 Jesus preached about God’s kingdom.

But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”

2 Peter 1 The eternal kingdom is Jesus’s.

11 and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:13 The kingdom of God’s son.

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son.

Psalm 45:6-7 Elohim is the king of the kingdom.

6 Your throne, O God (Elohim), endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. 7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God God (Elohim), your God God (Elohim), has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.

Hebrews 1:3-13 God says to Jesus, “Your throne, O God (Elohim - Gods plural), is the scepter of Your kingdom” and you (Adonai from Psalm 110) created all things and I will make your enemies a footstool.

3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word… 8 …But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God (Elohim - Gods plural), endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God (Elohim - Gods plural), Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”... 10 And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands… 13 Yet to which of the angels did God (Yahweh) ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your (Adonai’s) enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

Psalm 110:1-2 God makes Jesus to rule with his scepter.

1 …The LORD (Yahweh) said to my Lord (Adonai): “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” 2 The LORD (Yahweh) extends Your (Adonai’s) mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.

Jeremiah 10:10 Yahweh is the Everlasting King, True God, Living God.

But the LORD (Yahweh) is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King…

Priests of God and Christ

Revelation 20:6 The priests of God are also the priests of Christ.

Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ (two people) and will reign with Him (singular pronoun) for a thousand years.

King of Kings and Lord of Lords

Deuteronomy 10:17 Yahweh is God of gods, Lord of lords.

17 For the LORD (Yahweh) your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.

Psalm 136:1-3 Yahweh is the God of gods and Lord of Lords.

1 Give thanks to the LORD (Yahweh), for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His loving devotion endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His loving devotion endures forever.

Revelation 17:14 The Lamb (Jesus) is Lord of lords and King of kings.

They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

Revelation 19:16 Written on Jesus’ robe and thigh is “King of kings and Lord of lords.

And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

1 Timothy 6:14-16 Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords.

to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which He will display at the proper time, He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

Lord (Yahweh) of Hosts Rules

Psalm 24:7-10 King David prophesied of Jesus coming back to Heaven to reign after his resurrection. He calls the Messiah / Christ / Anointed One, “the Lord of Hosts” and “the King of Glory”.

7 Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! 8 Who is this King of Glory? The LORD (Yahweh) strong and mighty, the LORD (Yahweh) mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! 10 Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts—He is the King of Glory. Selah

Zechariah 14:9-17 Lord of Hosts WILL BECOME (future) King of the earth and everyone will come to worship Him during the Millenium. This is Jesus.

9 On that day the LORD (Yahweh) WILL BECOME King over all the earth—the LORD (Yahweh) alone, and His name alone… 16 Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. 17 And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them.

Shepherd of Israel Rules

Matthew 2:6 Jesus fulfills the prophecy as the Ruler who will shepherd Israel.

6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”

Psalm 80:1 Yahweh is the Shepherd of Israel ruling on the throne.

O Shepherd of Israel, pay attention, you who lead Joseph like a flock of sheep. You who sit enthroned above the cherubim, reveal your splendor.

Micah 5:2-4 Prophecy of the eternal Jesus, the Shepherd, coming to rule Israel.

2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity… 4 He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD (Yahweh), in the majestic name of the LORD (Yahweh) His God…

King of Israel riding on a donkey

Isaiah 44:6 Jesus is the King and Redeemer of Israel.

6 Thus says the LORD (Yahweh), the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts: “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.

John 12:13-15 Prophecy fulfilled of Jesus, who is the King of Israel, riding in on a donkey.

13 They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!” 14 Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written: 15 “Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”

Zechariah 9:9 Prophecy of Jesus as King of Zion (Israel).

Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

John 1:49-51 Jesus is the Son of God, King of Israel and Son of Man and quotes the Daniel 7 prophesy about himself.

49 “Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!” 50 Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these. 51 Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

Anointed One (Christ - the Messiah) will be King

Luke 1:31-33 Gabriel told Mary that Jesus will reign as King forever.

31 Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, 33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”

1 Timothy 1:16-17 Jesus is the King of the Ages, immortal, invisible, the only God.

Psalm 45:8-9 Elohim anointed Elohim to rule (The Anointed one is Christ).

8 But about the Son, He (God the Father) says: “Your throne, O God (Elohim - gods plural), endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God (Elohim - gods plural), Your God (singular), has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

Psalm 2:2-7 Kings go against the One seated on the throne, who is Yahweh and his Anointed One (Elohim - Christ).

2 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD (Yahweh) AND against His Anointed One:... 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them. 5 Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury: 6 “I have installed My King on Zion, (Jesus) upon My holy mountain.” 7 I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD (Yahweh): “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.

Acts 13:32-33 The Anointed One from Psalm 2 is Jesus.

32 And now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers 33 He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’

The Branch, Root of Jesse Reigns

Jesus is the promised Messiah, the Christ, who is known in the prophecies as a descendant of King David. Jesus was The Branch, Root of David, Root of Jesse, who was King David’s father.

Jeremiah 23:5-6 The Righteous Branch is Jesus and He will reign as King and be named “Yahweh Our Righteousness”.

5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD (Yahweh), when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch (Jesus), and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD (Yahweh) Our Righteousness.

Revelation 5:5 The root (descendant) of David is Jesus.

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

Revelation 22:16 Jesus calls himself the Root and Offspring of King David.

“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

Zechariah 3:8 The Branch will be God’s servant.

8 Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.

Isaiah 9:6-7 Jesus, Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, will reign as a descendant of David.

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts will accomplish this.

Melchizadekian Priest (Jesus) Will Rule

Hebrews 5 Jesus is the Christ, Messiah, the high priest.

5 So also Christ did not take upon Himself the glory of becoming a high priest, but He was called by the One who said to Him: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.” 6 And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

Psalm 110:1-4 Yahweh says to Adonai (Jesus the Messiah), sit at my right hand and rule. You are the high priest.

1 …The LORD (Yahweh) said to my Lord (Adonai): “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” 2 The LORD (Yahweh) extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.” 3 Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth. 4 The LORD (Yahweh) has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek (Jesus).”

Zechariah 6:12-13 The Branch will be a priest and a king.

12 And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD (Yahweh). 13 Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD (Yahweh); He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’

Worship God Only

God strictly commanded to ONLY worship God and Jesus, not created beings. Jesus agreed and He accepted worship many times.

Exodus 34:14 God wants all worship for Himself only.

For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD (Yahweh), whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

Psalm 97:7 All worshippers are commanded to worship Yahweh only.

All worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!

Hebrews 1:6 God the Father commands all Angels to worship His Son.

And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God's angels worship him”

Matthew 2:1-2,11 Wise men worshiped Jesus, the King of the Jews.

1 …Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, 2 asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”... 11 On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him…

Revelation 22:8-9 You must not worship anyone but God.

8 …I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things. 9 But he said to me, “Do not do that! …Worship God!”

Revelation 5:11-14 Same worship for the Lamb as for the Father.

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. 12 In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” 13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!” 14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

Matthew 4:10 Jesus quoted Old Testament to Satan to only worship and serve God.

10 “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

Romans 1:25 Worship and Serve the Creator, not anything created.

They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.

Matthew 14:32-33 Disciples worshiped Jesus, the Son of God.

32 And when they had climbed back into the boat, the wind died down. 33 Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

John 9:35-38 Demoniac worshiped Jesus, the Son of Man, who was the Christ, also known as Yahweh.

35 When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 “Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.” 37 “You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.” 38 “Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.

Matthew 28:9 Disciples worshiped Jesus after the resurrection.

Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.

Matthew 28:17 Jesus was worshipped after the resurrection.

When they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted.

Joshua 5:13 - 6:2 Joshua fell down and worshiped The Commander of Yahweh’s army, who was holding a sword, and he responded, “Take off your sandals because you are standing on holy ground”, just like in Exodus. Then YAHWEH, The Commander of Yahweh’s army, continued speaking to Joshua. In 1 Chronicles 21, the Angel of the Lord was holding a sword and carrying out destruction.

Glorify God Only

Isaiah 48:11 Yahweh won’t give glory to others.

For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.

John 13:31-32 God glorifies Jesus.

31 When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him. 32 If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once.

Isaiah 42:8 Yahweh does not share glory with anybody.

I am the LORD (Yahweh); that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.

John 17:1, 5 Jesus asking God the Father to glorify Jesus so that Jesus can glorify the Father.

When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you… And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.

Hebrews 13:21 Glory forever to Jesus.

equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

John 12:23 It’s time for Jesus to be glorified.

But Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

1 Peter 4:11 God glorified through Jesus.

If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

John 16:13-14 The Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus.

13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.

Serve God Only

Luke 4:8 Jesus said to only serve God.

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

John 12:26 God honors whoever serves Jesus.

If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

Colossians 3:23-24 We are serving the Lord Christ.

23 Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Hebrews 9:14 We serve the living God.

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

2 Timothy 1:3 He serves God.

3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

Judge

One of the jobs of a king is that they judge their people. The job of the judge is to understand justice. Elohim - creator and judge. He established rules and now judges to make sure the rules are obeyed. Spiritual Laws must be obeyed just like Natural Laws, Just like gravity happens everytime.

John 5:22 God the Father does not judge anyone, but God the Son judges everyone.

Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

Acts 10:42 Jesus was appointed by God to be judge.

And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.

John 5:30 Jesus judges justly because he hears God and seeks His will.

I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

Deuteronomy 32-3-4 God is just and fair.

3 For I will proclaim the name of the LORD (Yahweh). Ascribe greatness to our God! 4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.

Hebrews 12:23 God is the judge of all.

…to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Revelation 18:8 God judges during the Tribulation.

Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

Revelation 14:7 Highly respect God because he is about to judge.

And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”

Ezekiel 33:20 Yahweh is just and will judge each according to their ways.

Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord (Adonai) is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”

Judges Hearts and Minds

Jeremiah 11:20 The Lord of Hosts tests hearts and minds.

O LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.

Revelation 2:23 Jesus searches hearts and minds to give to each for their works.

…and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

Jeremiah 17:10 Yahweh searches the heart and examines the mind to reward a man.

I, the LORD (Yahweh), search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

Judgment Seat

Romans 14:10 We will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.

2 Corinthians 5:10 We will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.

Psalm 62:12 God is loving and will repay for works.

and loving devotion to You, O Lord (Adonai). For You will repay each man according to his deeds.

Ephesians 6:6-8 Servants of Christ, the Lord, rewards each one.

6 And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men, 8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.

2 Corinthians 5:9-11 We receive what is due us at the judgment seat of Christ, therefore we try to persuade men.

9 So we aspire to please Him… 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad. 11 Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men…

1 Corinthians 3:5-14 The judgment seat of Christ is when our good works will be judged as good or not.

5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role. 6 I planted the seed and Apollos watered it… 8 He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. 10 …But each one must be careful how he builds. 13 his workmanship will be evident… It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work. 14 If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.

Judge and Slay With The Breath of Their Lips

Isaiah 11:1-4 The Branch is Jesus, from King David’s lineage. He will slay with the breath of his lips.

1 Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the LORD (Yahweh) will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD (Yahweh). 3 And He will delight in the fear of the LORD (Yahweh). He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear, 4 but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

2 Thessalonians 2:8 Jesus will slay with the breath of his mouth.

8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

Judging Nations

Joel 3:2 Yahweh will gather all nations and judge them.

I (Yahweh) will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.

Matthew 25:31-32 Jesus will gather the nations and judge them. Fulfilling Joel 3:2.

31 When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Judge with Righteousness

Psalm 98:8-9 Yahweh will judge the world with righteousness.

8 Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy 9 before the LORD (Yahweh), for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

Jeremiah 23:5-6 The Righteous Branch is Jesus and He will reign as King and be named “Yahweh Our Righteousness”.

Revelation 19:11 Jesus will judge with righteousness after the Tribulation.

Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.

Acts 17:31 Jesus will judge the world in righteousness.

For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

Romans 2:2-6 The judgment of God.

2 And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3 So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?... 5 But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Hebrews 13:4 God will judge.

Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Psalm 18:20 Yahweh rewards according to righteousness, cleanness.

The LORD (Yahweh) has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

Brings a Reward With Him

Isaiah 40:10 Yahweh, the king comes and His reward is with Him.

Behold, the Lord GOD (Adonai Yahweh) comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.

Revelation 22:12 Jesus, the king comes and His reward is with Him.

“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.

Isaiah 62:11 Yahweh, the Savior, comes with His reward with Him.

11 Behold, the LORD (Yahweh) has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”

Rewards Each For What They Did

Matthew 16:27 Jesus will repay each person for what he has done. Prophecy of the Messiah in Daniel 7.

27 For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.

Jeremiah 32:17-19 Adonai, Yahweh of Hosts rewards each one.

17 “Oh, Lord GOD (Adonai Yahweh)! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! 18 You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD (Yahweh) of hosts, 19 the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.

Matthew 6:18 God the Father will reward you.

so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Proverbs 25:21-22 Yahweh will reward you for kindness to enemies.

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 22 For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD (Yahweh) will reward you.

Colossians 3:23-25 We are serving Christ, the Lord, and get the inheritance as a reward.

23 Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, 24 because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25 Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Savior

Hosea 13:4 Yahweh says there is no savior besides God.

Yet I am the LORD (Yahweh) your God (Elohim) ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.

Ephesians 5:23 Jesus is the savior of the body of Christ, the church, which is all of the believers of the world.

For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

Isaiah 43:11 Yahweh is the Savior.

I, yes I, am the LORD (Yahweh), and there is no Savior but Me.

John 4:41-42 Jesus is the Savior of the World.

They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

1 Timothy 2:3-4 God our Savior.

3 This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Isaiah 45:15 Elohim is the Savior.

Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God (Elohim - God’s name plural) of Israel, the Savior.

Isaiah 60:16 Yahweh is the Savior who goes by the same names as Jesus.

…you will know that I, the LORD (Yahweh), am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

2 Peter 3:18 Jesus is our Lord and also Savior.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord AND Savior of us Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

Titus 1:2-4 God our Savior and Jesus our Savior are one singular Savior, not SaviorS.

2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. 3 In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior. 4 To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior (singular).

Titus 3:4-6 When God our Savior “appeared” has to mean Jesus, because God the Father did not “appear”. God our Savior and Jesus Christ our Savior are in the same passage.

4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, 5 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. 6 This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Ephesians 4:6 He is the “One God” of all and also the “Father” of all, joined with AND.

“one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”

1 Peter 1:3 He is the God and also he is the Father of Jesus.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…

Psalm 95:1 Yahweh is the Rock of our Salvation.

Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD (Yahweh); let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!

The Savior Was Born

God the Father is the only savior, yet the savior of the world was born. Hmmm…

1 John 4:14 God the Father sent Jesus the Son to be the Savior of the World.

And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.

Luke 2:11 Jesus who was the Christ, the Savior, was born.

11 Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ (the Anointed One - Messiah) the Lord!

Micah 5:2-4 Prophecy of the Messiah Christ coming to the city David, to rule Israel.

2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. 4 He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD (Yahweh), in the majestic name of the LORD (Yahweh) His God…

Savior Mighty One of Jacob (Israel)

Savior, Redeemer, Stone of Israel, Shepherd, Mighty One of Israel, Rock, Deliverer are all names of Jesus and of God throughout the Bible.

Genesis 49:24-25 The Mighty One of Jacob is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel, Redeemer, Savior. These are names of Jesus too.

24 Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, 25 by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you, with blessings of the heavens above, with blessings of the depths below, with blessings of the breasts and womb.

Isaiah 60:16 Yahweh says, I am your Savior, Redeemer and the Mighty One of Jacob. Savior and Redeemer are names of Jesus too.

…you will know that I, the LORD (Yahweh), am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Psalm 18:2-3 Yahweh is the rock of salvation.

2 The LORD (Yahweh) is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I will call upon the LORD (Yahweh), who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

Savior Created All Things

Hebrews 2:10 God, for whom and through whom all things exist, made Jesus, who is the Author of Salvation, perfect through suffering. He wrote salvation.

In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

Colossians 1:15-16 Jesus, for whom and through whom all things exist.

15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

John 1:3 All things were made through Jesus.

Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

The Granville Sharp Rule

THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT!!! DO NOT MISS IT!!!! YOU REALLY SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING THREE TIMES.

What you are about to read will be like doing sit ups for your brain, if you try to understand it. This is one of the most difficult parts to understand if you don’t know Greek. It will make your mind stronger. I’m not kidding. If you are reading all of this to know and understand God, not just to say you read it, then take your time here. Why run when you can walk? Remember, you are not in a hurry. Try hard to internalize this so you can know God more, not just know about Him. This is God telling us about who He is.

In the 1700’s, a Greek scholar, named Granville Sharp, noticed that in all Greek writing, when these two things are together, pay attention.

1. When the word AND connects two nouns, like friend AND brother).

And

2. If those two nouns share the same article (a, the), for example, “THE friend AND brother, Jonathan”, then pay attention to that. It makes sense that the two nouns, the “friend” and “brother” could both be referring to the one person, Jonathan, right? Stick with me here. This gets a little complicated, but it is super important. Once you see this, you will never be able to unsee it.

Greek grammar puts all nouns into one of five “cases”. Examples of a couple of those cases would look something like THE friendOS AND brotherOS, Jonathan or THE husbandOU AND loverOU, Dave. So if the two nouns that are 1. connected with the word AND, and 2. share the same article (a, the) and 3. they are in the same case, then REALLY pay attention to that.

REALLY REALLY pay attention to that IF this fourth and final thing is included.

1. Both nouns are connected with AND.

2. They share the same one article (A, THE).

3. They are both in the same case.

4. The noun at the end (Jonathan or Dave) is in the same case as the first two nouns.

For example, “THE friendOS AND brotherOS of him, JonathanOS” or the other example, “THE husbandOU AND loverOU of her, DaveOU”. This means that the first two nouns are ALWAYS describing or referring to the last noun in the sentence as the same person. The friend is Jonathan and the brother is also Jonathan. The husband is Dave and the lover is Dave.

Go ahead and re-read this whole grammar rule explanation one or two more times before you read the next two GIGANTIC famous verses. And then, as you read them, they will make a lot more sense.

Greek Grammar says God and Jesus are the same one Savior

2 Peter 1:1 Our God and Savior is Jesus.

…To those who through the righteousness of THE God AND Savior of us, Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

Titus 2:10-13 God our Savior, brings salvation and is also Jesus Christ.

10 …so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior. 11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone… 13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of THE great God AND Savior of us, Jesus Christ.

This is SO IMPORTANT. Look at the end of 2 Peter 1:1 and Titus 2:13 again.

THE God AND Savior = Jesus Christ

Τοῦ Θεοῦ (Genitive case) καὶ Σωτῆρος (Genitive case) = Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ (Genitive case)

TOU Theou (Genitive case) KAI Soteros (Genitive case) Iesou Christou (Genitive case)

“THE God AND Savior of us, Jesus Christ” is stated in 2 Peter 1:1 and also Titus 2:13, and ALL false religions HATE this and deny that the Granville Sharp Rule is valid because it destroys all of their teaching about Jesus. All of the people who have ever attacked the Granville Sharp Rule over the last 200+ years have only shown the world that they don’t understand Greek grammar.

It isn’t a debatable rule of grammar, just like the grammar rule in English for when we should use ARE and IS. “There ARE 12 people” is correct all day long and “There IS 12 people” is never correct, not even once. The Granville Sharp Rule is not even up for debate, just like 1 + 1 = 2 every single time. But cults and false religions deny that it is true or bury their heads in the sand and move on to the next subject because this rule proves that Jesus is God, beyond a shadow of a doubt and it proves they have been lied to.

Here are some other examples of the Granville Sharp Rule in action. By the way, I put in the exact literal translation “of us” instead of the smoother translation “our” so you can see the article THE in English. But first, realize that when Peter uses the title Lord, he is referring to the name of Yahweh - Lord, God himself.

Jesus is Lord Is Intended To Mean Jesus Is God

Isaiah 8:11-13 Peter quotes this passage in 1 Peter 3 about Jesus, saying we should honor Yahweh of Hosts as holy.

11 For this is what the LORD (Yahweh) has spoken to me 12 …Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread. 13 The LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.

1 Peter 3:14-15 Peter quotes Isaiah 8 about Jesus. There, Yahweh says we need to honor Yahweh (Lord) of Hosts as holy.

Jude 1:4 Our ONLY Master (Only Sovereign) AND Lord, Jesus.

…They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny THE ONLY Master AND Lord of us, Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:11 Our Lord AND our Savior is Jesus and he has a kingdom.

and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of THE Lord AND Savior of us Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 2:20 Our Lord AND Savior is Jesus.

If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of THE Lord AND Savior of us Jesus Christ…

Believe In God and Jesus For Salvation

John 14:1 Jesus told them to believe in God and in Himself too.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.

Acts 16 They believed in God AND Jesus to be saved.

29 Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”... 34 Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.

Galatians 2:20 Live by faith in the Son of God.

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

1 Peter 1:20-21 You believed in God through Jesus. Your faith and hope are in God.

20 He was known before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in the last times for your sake. 21 Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.

Genesis 15:5-6 Abraham believed Yahweh and was credited with righteousness.

5 And the LORD (Yahweh) took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” 6 Abram believed the LORD (Yahweh), and it was credited to him as righteousness.

Romans 4:3-25 Abraham and modern day believers are still saved by believing in God.

3 For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”... 23 Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham, 24 but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. 25 He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.

Redemption

Redeemer definition: A person who returns goodness and honor to something again. Who buys, gets or wins back, repurchases or releases from blame or debt. Frees from distress or harm by payment of a ransom. Literally, “buys out of the market”. Jesus redeemed (paid our ransom) with his blood.

The way my son, Cross, explained Redemption to me is like this. He said, “Let’s say you are being held captive in a “re-education” slave camp (factory) in China and some special forces swooped in at night and took you out, or they paid the price that your captors put on you to set you free. You were ransomed out of the camp. They saved you from that terrible fate of slavery that so many millions of Christians actually face in Chinese factory “camps” today. You were redeemed.

Colossians 1:13 God delivered us from Satan. We have Jesus’ redemption, forgiveness of sins.

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Job 19:25 Jesus will come and stand on the Earth physically.

But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.

Isaiah 59:20 Jesus will come to Zion.

“The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from transgression,” declares the LORD (Yahweh).

Isaiah 63:16 God the Father is called our Redeemer.

…You, O LORD (Yahweh), are our Father; our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.

Titus 2:13-14 Jesus, our God and Savior, redeemed us.

13 as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of the great God AND Savior of us, Jesus Christ. 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness…

Galatians 3:13-14 Christ redeemed us by dying on the cross, the prophecy is written in Deuteronomy is the next verse.

13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

Deuteronomy 21:22-23 The law about Jesus on the cross (Galatians 3:13-14).

22 If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, 23 you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD (Yahweh) your God is giving you as an inheritance.

The Redeemer

Job 19:25 Jesus has to be the Redeemer of the Bible because he will stand on Earth and God the Father never stands on Earth.

But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.

Isaiah 44:6 Yahweh + the King and Redeemer = LORD of Hosts. They both say, I am the first and the last, which is what Yahweh calls himself in the Old Testament and what Jesus calls himself in the Book of Revelation.

Thus says the LORD (Yahweh), the King and Redeemer of Israel, the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts (Yahweh Sabaoth): “I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God but Me.

Revelation 1:17-18 Jesus said “I am the first and I am the last, just like Yahweh said. There can’t be two firsts or two lasts.

17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last, 18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

Jeremiah 50:34 The Lord of Hosts is the Redeemer and he will plead their cause.

Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.

Isaiah 49:26 Jesus is known elsewhere as the Savior and as Mighty One of Jacob and so also Redeemer.

Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD (Yahweh), am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Isaiah 54:5 Jesus is the Maker, Holy One, Lord of Hosts, therefore also the Redeemer.

For your husband is your Maker—the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.

Isaiah 41:14 Jesus is the Holy One of Israel and therefore Redeemer.

Do not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD (Yahweh). “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 47:4 Lord of Hosts a.k.a. Our Redeemer, Holy One of Israel (all titles of Jesus).

Our Redeemer—the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is His name—is the Holy One of Israel.

Galatians 4:4-5 God sent Jesus to redeem us so we could be adopted.

4 But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.

Isaiah 44:22-24 Yahweh is the Redeemer and He created all things.

22 I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you. 23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD (Yahweh) has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD (Yahweh) has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel. 24 Thus says the LORD (Yahweh), your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD (Yahweh), who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,

Blood Required to be Redeemed

Hebrews 9:22 Blood is required for redemption (forgiveness of sin).

22 According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Hebrews 9:12 Jesus redeemed us eternally with HIS OWN blood.

He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.

The Church Redeemed by the Blood of Jesus

Acts 20:28 God purchased (redeemed) the church with HIS OWN BLOOD, Jesus is the only one who has blood.

28 Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Revelation 5:9 Jesus purchased us, the church, FOR God with his own blood.

And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased FOR God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

Jesus’s Blood Redeemed Us

Romans 3:24-25 We were justified (made just, JUST as IF we had never sinned) through Jesus’s redemption, which happened by his blood being shed to cover (atone for) our sins.

24 and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Him as an atoning (covering) sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.

1 John 1:7 Jesus’ blood cleanses us from all sin.

But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Ephesians 1:7 Jesus redeemed us with blood.

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.

Hebrews 10:12-19 Jesus is the priest who sacrificed himself to cover our sins with his blood.

12 But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God… 17 “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” 18 And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed. 19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus…

Forgives Sins

Isaiah 43:25 Yahweh says he forgives sins.

I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

Psalm 103:2-3 Yahweh is the one who forgives sin and heals.

2 Bless the LORD (Yahweh), O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds— 3 He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,

Zechariah 3:3-5 The Angel of the Lord took away Joshua’s sins.

3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel. 4 So the Angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.” 5 Then I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD (Yahweh) stood by.

Mark 2:5-12 Jesus forgave sins and the Pharisees knew only God can forgive sins, so they said he was blaspheming.

5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts, 7 “Why does this man speak like this? He is blaspheming! (claiming to be God) Who can forgive sins but God alone?”... 10 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, 11 “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.” 12 And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all…

Micah 7:18-19 God pardons and vanquishes the sins of his inheritance. Only sons get an inheritance.

Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? 19 He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

Matthew 6:14 Heavenly Father will forgive sins.

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Atonement for Sin, a Sacrifice Required to be Redeemed

Let me give you some of the synonyms for the word “Atone”. It means to make right, to cover over a sin, like it is buried, once and for all. To cancel the penalty required. To appease the judge so there is no more penalty to be paid. To forgive, to make peace, pardon or purge away. To reconcile two sides so they are right with eachother.

Leviticus 17:11 Life is in the blood and it makes things clean for the soul.

For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.

Leviticus 16:34 Foreshadowing of the need for Jesus’s permanent sacrifice.

This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Isaiah 53:10-12 Jesus poured out his life (blood) as an offering for sin.

Yet it was the LORD’s (Yahweh’s) will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering… and He will bear their iniquities. because He has poured out His life unto death…

1 Peter 3:18 Jesus was the permanent sacrifice, once and for all.

For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,

Intercedes for Us

Someone who intercedes for us, who gets between the accuser and the judge to stand up for us. “What the accuser said is not valid. Let me explain…”

Romans 8:26-27 The Holy Spirit intercedes for us.

26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words. 27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

Romans 8:34 Jesus Intercedes for us.

34 Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.

Advocates for Us

An advocate goes before the judge to plead our case, why we are innocent; why we should be favored or free. “Judge, let me tell you why this person is innocent and should be in Heaven”. They advocate for us.

Jeremiah 50:34 Yahweh of Hosts pleads their case.

Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts is His name. He will fervently plead their case so that He may bring rest to the earth, but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.

Hebrews 2:1-2 Jesus advocates for us before God the Father.

1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

Zechariah 1:12-13 The Angel of the Lord advocates for Israel to God the Father.

12 Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD (Yahweh) of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?” 13 So the LORD (Yahweh) spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who was speaking with me.

Zechariah 3:1-2 The Angel of the Lord is the mediator for Joshua to Yahweh.

1 Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD (Yahweh), with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2 And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD (Yahweh) rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD (Yahweh), who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”

Gives Us Rest

Isaiah 63:14 Holy Spirit gives us rest.

Like cattle going down to the valley, the Spirit of the LORD (Yahweh) gave them rest. You led Your people this way to make for Yourself a glorious name.

Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus gives us rest.

28 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Isaiah 14:3 Yahweh gives us rest.

On the day that the LORD (Yahweh) gives you rest from your pain and torment, and from the hard labor into which you were forced.

Regenerates, and Renews Us

Titus 3:5 Holy Spirit Regenerates Us.

He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

Ezekiel 36:26 God Regenerates Us.

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.

Isaiah 32:15 The Holy Spirit restores and renews creation.

15 until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.

Strengthens Us

Ephesians 3:16 Holy Spirit Strengthens Us.

I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,

Isaiah 40:29-31 God Strengthens, renews and energizes us.

29 He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. 31 But those who wait upon the LORD (Yahweh) will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Sanctifies Us

The Holy Spirit sanctifies, which means He constantly shapes believers to be more and more holy or set apart, like Jesus.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 The Holy Spirit sanctifies us.

But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 God sanctifies us.

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:2 Holy Spirit sanctifies us.

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood…

John 17:17 God sancitifies us through his word, which is truth.

Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.

Justifies Us

To justify is to make us right before a judge. Just-as-if we had never sinned.

1 Corinthians 6:11 Spirit of God justified us.

And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Romans 8:33 God the Father justifies us.

Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.

Uses Us

Romans 15:18-19 Paul says the work that “Christ has accomplished” was accomplished “by the Holy Spirit”.

18 I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed, 19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

Galatians 5:22-23 Holy Spirit produces fruit through us.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

Matthew 12:28 By God’s Spirit Jesus casts out demons.

But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

The Truth and True God

Jeremiah 10:10 Yahweh is the true God, living God and eternal King.

But the LORD (Yahweh) is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King…

1 John 5:20 God is true and also the one we are in, Jesus, who is the true God and eternal life.

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

Revelation 3:7 Jesus is the Holy One, True One who holds the key of David. He is not one of the ones, He is THE ONE.

…These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David (Jesus). What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

Isaiah 22:22 Yahweh talks about giving the key to the house of David to Jesus.

I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.

John 17:3 Eternal life is knowing God the Father, the ONLY true God, and Jesus.

Now this is eternal life, that they know you, the ONLY true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent.

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10 God the Father is the living and true God.

9 …and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God 10 and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.

Holy Spirit and Jesus are The Truth

John 14:6 Jesus is the truth and only way to God the Father.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

1 John 5:6 The Holy Spirit is the Truth.

This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.

2 Corinthians 3 Jesus and the Holy Spirit are the same.

17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

John 15:26 The Spirit of truth proceeds from God.

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

Jesus Alters Scripture On His Own Authority

Jesus alters the Old Testament teachings and even reverses some. Instead of appealing to God’s authority, as would be expected when altering God’s teaching, Jesus appeals to His own authority: “But I say to you”. He basically says He, Himself has the authority of God, and the religious Jews recognized what He was implying.

Deuteronomy 8:3 We live on the words that come from the mouth of God.

He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD (Yawheh).

2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture comes from God.

15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness.

Matthew 5:21-22

21 You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother…

Matthew 5:27-28

27 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust…

Matthew 5:31-32

31 It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife…

Matthew 5:33-34

33 Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ 34 But I tell you not to swear at al…

Matthew 5:38-39

38 You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ 39 But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

Matthew 5:43-44

43 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Firstborn Source References and Notes

https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/firstborn/

Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Firstborn

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The Jesus is God List

The Truth Question

My Mormon Friend

How I Compiled the List

Why Read This List

How to Read This List

That’s Not True

Let God Teach You Instead of Man

4 Examples of What the Rest of the Book is Like

The Cornerstone is Both Yahweh and Jesus

30 Pieces of Silver is what Jesus and Yahweh were valued at.

They Pierced God and Jesus

John the Baptist prepared the way for Yahweh, Elohim and Jesus

To Know Christ Above All

Deceived People Deceive People

Different Jesus

Is the Bible Corrupted? Do You Really Want to Know?

Don’t Be That Guy

Be That Guy

The Godhead - The Trinity

One God in Three Persons

God’s Main Name

Shared Names

Does “Lord” in the New Testament refer to God? Lord versus lord

Yahweh and Christ are both the same “Lord” to honor

Every knee will bow and tongue confess to Yahweh and Jesus

Whoever Calls on the name of Yahweh (Lord) will be saved

The Holy Spirit is Lord

John the Baptist prepared the way for Yahweh, Elohim and Jesus

John 1:19

The Mind of God is the Mind of Christ

Lying to the Holy Spirit = Lying to God

Pierced

Valued at 30 Pieces of Silver

Controls Wind and Waves

Walks on Water

Controls Fish

Heals Physically

Rescued Israel out of Egypt

Pillar of Cloud and Fire

Tested Yahweh and Jesus in the Desert and Then Died by Snakes

Descended and Ascended

Receives an Inheritance

Comes with the Saints

Sends His Angels

God With Us

Love of Christ is the Love of God

Hating Jesus is Hating God

To Exist for Jesus is to Exist for God

Fellowship with Jesus is Fellowship with God

The Trinity Lives Inside Believers

Temple of the Holy Spirit is the Temple of God

The Church

The Household / Members of the Body of Christ / Church of Jesus and of God

The Church of Jesus is the Church of God

Jesus is the Head of the Church

Jesus IS the Church

The Church is IN God and Jesus

The Trinity Defined

What-ness and Who-ness

Unity of the Trinity - A Symphony

Yahweh is One

The Holy Spirit, Jesus and the Father are all Lord

Luke 1:32 God the Father is Lord and gives Jesus his throne.

Three Are Equal Grammatically

1 Corinthians 12:4-6

2 Corinthians 13:14

1 Peter 1:2

The Plurality of God with Singular Action

Distinguished Individuals: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit

Names and Titles of God

Yahweh God the Father calls the Son the Names Elohim and Yahweh

Explanation:

The Angel of the Lord is Yahweh

The Angel of the Lord is in the Form of a Man and is Named God

In Genesis 28 and 31, The Angel of God and also Yahweh said, “I am the God of Bethel”

The Angel of the Lord Speaks as God

Jesus, The Angel (Messenger) of the Lord is the Visual Image of God

The Word of God is Yahweh