Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Regarding "No Other Name", "I am" in John 8:58, OT Testifies of Jesus, and more...

From comments in response to the study: Jesus is Not the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

ResLight
August 27, 2016 at 9:14 pm 
There is not other name given among men whereby you must be saved.
Yes, the only true Supreme Being has not given any other name except that of His Son as the means by which we may be saved.
Jesus said, before Abraham was, I am.
Jesus’ declaration of his existence before Abraham existed does not mean that we need to imagine and assume that Jesus is Jehovah.
For Related Studies
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http://jesusnotyhwh.blogspot.com/p/ehjeh-and-i-am.html
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Jesus said, search ye the scriptures for in them ye think ye have eternal life, but they are they that testify of me.
Yes, the only true God testified about Jesus through his prophets. — Deuteronomy 18:15,18; Matthew 1:22,23; 2:5,6,15,23; 3:3; 8:17; 12:17-21; Acts 2:31; 26:22,23,27; Romans 1:2; Hebrews 1:1; 1 Peter 1:10,11, and many more….
In Luke 24 Jesus opened the understanding of the two on the road to Emmas and his disciples later, all that is written in scriptures concerning himself. Revelation 22:20-21 The Lord Jesus Christ is the one we look for to come for us.
Yes, that is our Lord Jesus speaking in verse 20. Nevertheless, Jehovah, the God and Father of Jesus, comes to judge through — by means of — His son. Nothing in this means that one needs to imagine and assume that Jesus is Jehovah. — Psalm 96:13; 98:9; Isaiah 40:10; 62:11; Luke 1:32,35; John 5:22,23; Acts 10:42; 17:31;Romans 2:16; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Revelation 22:12.
Jesus said if you have seen me you have seen the Father.
All things were made by him and for him.
Not anything made that was made without him.
See:
http://jesus-rlbible.com/?p=933
http://jesus-rlbible.com/?p=524
Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature.
“God” is Colossians 1 is not Jesus, and Jesus is distinguished from being “God”.
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth. Enough said.
God made all the dominions, visible and invisible, in heaven and on earth, by means of his firstborn creature.
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Regarding Image of God, All Power, Alpha and Omega, and Other Matters

The following provides some quotes from one who commented on "Is Jesus the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?".
The Son of man, Son of God, Lord and Savior is the the every Image of God,
In the expression, “image of God”, “God” does not refer to Jesus.
http://jesus-rlbible.com/?s=%22image+of+God%22
the most High Elohim,( His father),
Yes, Jesus is the Son of the Most High; Jesus is not the Most High, the only true Supreme Being, the source of all. — Genesis 14:22; Psalm 7:17; 83:18; 92:1; Luke 1:32; John 13:16; 17:1,3; 1 Corinthians 8:6.
http://jesus-rlbible.com/?p=750
in whom is vested all power and authority in heaven and on earth
All power and authority is given to Jesus, except that of being the source of all power and authority. — 1 Corinthians 15:27; Ephesians 1:3,17-23.
Jesus is NOT the Supreme Being, the source of all. — 1 Corinthians 8:6.
and at his revelation all of creation in Heaven and earth and under the earth and in the sea shall bow to Him who is seated on the throne of Elohim and to the Lamb that was slain before the foundation of the world!
Yes, all will bow down to Jehovah (the only true Supreme Being — Isaiah 61:1; John 17:1,3; 1 Corinthians 8:6) who is on the throne and they will also bow down to Jehovah’s anointed/appointed King. Nothing in the entire book of Revelation gives us any reason to imagine and assume that Jesus is the Supreme Being, the source of all.
Yes, the Lord Jesus is the Alpha and Omega The Lord God Almighty !
In the book of Revelation, only the God and Father of Jesus is the Lord Jehovah, He who is, was and is to come, who is sitting on the throne. Jesus is no where in Bible identified as being then Lord Jehovah.
http://jesus-rlbible.com/?page_id=5259
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was within God and the Word is God,
I could not verify that the Greek word often transliterated as “pros” (Strong’s #4313) ever means located “within” somebody of something; it most common use is that of being as approaching “to”, or as being alongside, “with”, someone or something. The KJV renders this preposition as “within” in Mark 14:4, but it is evident that it is not speaking of location “within” someone or some thing, but rather of location with respects to each other as spoken of (in other words, “among”). I have no reason to think that John meant for “pros” to mean “within” in John 1:1, but rather as being “with”, alongside of, the only true God as Jesus spoke of in John 17:1,3,5.
Since Jesus spoke of his having been with the only true God before then world of mankind had been made, the default conclusion should be that the Greek word often transliterated as THEOS as applied to “the Word” in John 1:1 does not mean the Supreme Being, then source of all, but that is being used with the general Hebraic meaning of “might, strength.” Jesus “was” indeed “mighty” before he became flesh, but he “was” not the Supreme Being.
The Light of the world shines in the darkness and the darkness comprehended not,
The Word was actively the “light of the world” only while he was in the world. He was not that light until after he became flesh. After sacrificing his flesh, and ascending to his God and Father, he is not actively that light, but that light still shines in the work as presented in the Bible, as well by means of the righteous works that are being done by the new creatures in Christ.
but as many who receive Him He gives them the power (Holy Spirit) to become the sons of God
No serious disagreement here.
The mystery of the Father , Son and Holy Spirit will be revealed from heaven on earth on the day of the Lord!
The mystery of the only true God, His Son, and the saints, will be revealed by means God’s Holy Spirit in the last day.
http://reslight.net/?p=585
http://life-rlbible.com/?p=152
The saints will rejoice with reverent fear and sing songs to the Lord and the Love of God will cast out that fear from them, but the ungodly shall be consumed with terror and shame( weeping and gnashing of teeth! Time is short
Weeping and gnashing teeth is spoken of in the Bible in connection with the Jews who rejected Jesus as well as others. At the same time, they are to be reserved for the blessings of the judgment day in the last day.
For some studies related to weeping and gnashing of teeth:
http://life-rlbible.com/?s=gnash
The blessing of all the families of the earth without hindrance from Satan will bring joy to peoples of all nations; those who obey the Good News in that day will live forever on the earth; those who, once having been enlightened, prove themselves to still be disobedient will suffer eternal destruction.
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Monday, August 22, 2016

Do We Have A Guardian Angel?

Psalms 91:11 -  For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways. 

All that most people know about "angels" is what they have seen in TV series or movies. Most often, such fictional depiction of angels do not at all represent what the Bible actually says about angels. We are not going to present a study of angels as such, but rather we will be briefly examining the thought related to the expression, guardian angels. According to some, "everyone has a guardian angel." This would seem to imply that everyone, whether they are servants of God or not, has been given one angel who is supposed to guard over a person. Others believe that each regenerated child of God is assigned a single angel who is supposed to guard over them.

It is certainly true in the angels of Jehovah have served the purpose of what could be called "guards" as related to His people at various times. -- Exodus 23:20-23; Psalm 34:7; Daniel 6:22

The Bible does not expressly state that each consecrated Christian is assigned a "guardian angel." The expression "guardian angel" is not actually in the Bible, but the scriptures do show that angels are sent to God's people, if it is God's will, for protection, guidance, etc. -- Genesis 21:17-20; 1 Kings 19:5-7; Daniel 6:20-23; 2 Kings 6:13-17; Matthew 1:20,21; Luke 1:11-20; Acts 7:52-53; 8:26; Hebrews 1:14.

The Bible does declare: "See that you don't despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 18:10) However, the Greek in this verse does not warrant the conclusion that each and every Christian has a specific angel assigned to him/her; the application is collective.

While we are sure that if God so decided, he could send one or more His angels to protect some who are not His people, Psalm 91 is not about the world at large, but pertains to those who dwell in the secret place of the Most High. (Psalm 91:1) It appears to be refer to those specially dedicated to diligently seeking to know God. This does not fit the world at large, thus it is not saying that everyone in the world has a "guardian angel" who will guard over and protect him.

At the same time, we cannot say that God does not assign a specific angel to each Christian; we can say that if this is true, the Bible does not specifically state such.

We do have assurances that God will make all things work for our ultimate good, and Jehovah will never leave or forsake us. (Deuteronomy 31:6,8; Romans 8:28-30; Hebrews 13:5-6) We have no doubt that God and His Son do make use of the holy angels to fulfill these promises toward us. Jesus, by stating, "their angels",(Matthew 18:10) is surely saying that they are our messengers before God, thus because these angels are always able to see God's face, they are there for us before God, able to receive God's command to help us as needed.


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