A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLE STUDY OF
THIS ESSENTIAL DOCTRINE
IS JESUS CHRIST YHWH?
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
The following workbook is designed to enable any serious student of the Bible to investigate in great detail what the Bible teaches on the subject of the deity or godhead of Jesus Christ. It is expected that the reader will be faithful in looking up all the scripture passages, in examining the context of each passage and in having a willing and open mind to accept whatever the Bible teaches even if it contradicts his previous religious convictions. In John 7:17, Jesus reminds us that religious truth can be obtained only by those who approach the subject with a willing attitude. Jesus said: “If any man is willing to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from myself.”
PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS
1. Is it scriptural possible for God to
take upon Himself human nature and to become a man in every sense
of the word? (Mark 10:27; Ps.
135:6; Job 42:2; Dan. 4:34-35).___________________________
The reader must acknowledge
that “all things are possible with God” (Mark 10:27). Thus, we must
admit at the very outset of our study
that it is possible for God to be incarnate in human form.
To approach the deity of Christ with the assumption
or presupposition that it is not possible for Christ to be deity is to
reveal a lack of openness to the Scriptures and a
rationalistic attitude which says, “Don’t confuse me with the facts. My
mind is already made up.” We should not limit what God can or
cannot do simply on the basis of what we think He can or cannot
do. Any theology which tells God that
He cannot do a certain thing (unless it is contrary to His nature) is not only
poor theology, but it also borders on being blasphemy.
2. Literally speaking, is there only one
God or are there many gods? Does the Bible teach monotheism
or polytheism? (Isa. 43:10,11; 44:6,7;
45:5,6,21-13; 46:9; Acts 19:26; Gal. 4:8 ) __________________
3. Even though literally speaking there
is only one true God and the “gods” of the heathen are nothing but man-made
idols (Ps. 115:1-8), the word “god” was at times
used in a figurative manner or sense to describe someone or something which had
a godlike function. Thus, Moses was to
function as a godlike judge over Pharaoh (Ex. 4:16). Satan is figuratively
called “the god of this age” (2 Cor. 4:4). The judges over Israel were called Elohim, that is, “gods”
in Ex. 21:6; 22:8, 9 etc., because like
God, they held the power of life and death over men. While Moses, the
judges, angels and even Satan himself are, at
times, called “god” in a figurative sense, are they ever said to be God by
nature? _____________________________
Are we ever told to bow before
them and give them divine worship?____________________________
Are we told to pray to
them?_______________________________________________
Are we ever told to place
our ultimate faith, hope, trust, and love in them? _____________________
Are the divine characteristics
such as eternity or omnipotence ever attributed to them? ______________
While they may have been called Elohim (God), were they ever called YHWH (Jehovah)? _____________
4. Since there is only one true God, will
this God share His glory with anyone else? (Isa. 42:8) ____________
5. Can we worship any created being or
thing? ___________Or does the Bible teach that we are to worship God alone?
(Deut. 6:13) ___________________________
OLD TESTAMENT SURVEY
1. In the beginning, did YHWH create one man "in His image and likeness," using Himself as the pattern? (Gen. 1:26-27, 2:7) _________
2. Does a man have three parts--body, soul, spirit? (I Thes. 5:23, Rev. 6:9-11) ________ Does YHWH have three parts? ________
3.
Did YHWH ever come down to earth and manifest Himself to people in the form of a
man? (Gen. 18:1-5, 13, 17, 22; 32:24-30; cf.
35:1-3, 9-13; Ex. 24:9-11; Isa. 6:1-9) ___________________________
4. When YHWH was in His human form, did men
actually see and touch Him? (Gen. 16:13; 18:1-5; 32:24-30;
Ex. 24:9-11; Isa.
6:1-9) ______________________________________
5. While Ex. 34:20 states that to see God in His
absolute glory would mean instant death, evidently men could see YHWH in His human form.
Thus, Moses could see YHWH’s back without dying (Ex. 33:18-23). Abraham
could wash YHWH’s feet (Gen. 18:1-4),
and Jacob could wrestle with YHWH’s body (Gen. 32:30; 35:1-15; Ex. 3:6).
And Isaiah escaped death even though he
saw YHWH with his own eyes (Isa. 6:5). True? ________
6. The key to unlock these mysterious appearances of YHWH in human form is found in John 1:1-18. In vs. 1 of this passage, the Apostle John clearly points out that the WORD was not only ____________ YHWH, but He was____________. In vs. 2 he states that the ______________ was in the beginning with YHWH. Thus whenever YHWH appeared in His human form, it was the ____________ that men saw and touched. In vs. 14, who did the WORD become? ______________ Was Jesus Jesus before He became Jesus, or was He the WORD? __________ What part of YHWH is the WORD? _______________ What part of YHWH is the Father? ______________ What part of YHWH is the Holy Spirit? ______________
7. We are told in John 1:18 that
no one has ever seen the Father in His own absolute and essential
glory. Yet, at the same time, we are told
the WORD, here called “the unique God,” has fully revealed the Father.
Thus, John 1:18 says that no one ever saw God the
Father but they have seen God the WORD. Has anyone ever seen your soul or
spirit? ____
Note: The KJV’s “only begotten Son” comes from an error in the received text.
The proper Greek text reads “only God” and is being rendered so in most modern versions. That the Greek
word monogenes means “unique” or “only” and not “created” can be established by any Greek lexicon
or by an examination of Heb. 11:17 where Isaac is called Abraham’s monogenes son. Since
Abraham had many sons he had begotten (Gen.16:15; 25:6), Isaac
was not the only “created” son. But Isaac was the “unique” son,
being the heir of all things (Gen. 25:5). Thus monogenes means “unique” or “only one of its kind.”
8. John 1:18 helps us to understand the appearances of YHWH in human form in the Old Testament. The Jehovah God who appeared to Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Isaiah, etc., was none other than body part of YHWH named the WORD who would become Jesus Christ. The WORD who was with YHWH of the Old Testament is the same person whom in the New Testament became Jesus Christ.
9. Who was YHWH/man on earth who visited Abraham
in Gen. 18? The _________ . Who did the WORD become?
(John 8:56-59) _________
10. Who was the YHWH/man who wrestled with
Jacob? (Gen. 32:30; cf. Ex. 3:6) _________________
11. Since the “God of Jacob” is the One with
whom Jacob wrestled, and is later identified in Ex. 3:6 as YHWH, who could this
God/Man be? (Ex. 3:6; cf. Gen. 35:2_13) _____________ The most
logical identification of YHWH/man of the Old Testament
is the _____________ who became flesh.
12. God called Himself in Ex. 3:13, 14, by the
name of ________. In the New Testament, who also claimed this divine
name? (John 8:58,59) ____________________________
Now if Christ was only called Elohim
(god) in a figurative sense like Moses or Satan, it would not be necessary
to believe that He is God
in His nature. But Jesus is called YHWH and is different in
every way from the figurative “gods.”
13. In the following Old Testament passages,
we find that YHWH is spoken of in either direct or indirect language.
These passages are either quoted or alluded to in
the New Testament. Check and see if the new Testament writers applied the
YHWH Old Testament passages directly to Jesus. If they did this, it is
obvious that they felt that the YHWH of the Old
Testament is the Jesus of the New Testament. After each series of
scriptures, write out the particular YHWH name, title
or function that is attributed to Jesus Christ.
a. Ps. 23:1; Isa. 40:1-11; cf. John 10:1-14; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25;
5:4. ______________________
b. Ps. 50:1-6;
cf. 2 Thess. 1:7-10___________________________________
c. Ps. 68:15-18;
cf. Eph. 4:8. ___________________________________
d.
Ps. 102:1, 12, 25-27; cf. Heb. 1:10-12. _________________________________
e.
Isa. 8:12-15; cf. 1Pet. 2:8. ___________________________________
f.
Isa. 40:3, 9, 10, 11; cf. John 1:23; Rev. 22:12. ______________________________
g.
Isa. 43:3; cf. Acts 3:14. __________________________________________
h.
Isa. 44:6; cf. Rev. 1:7, 8, 17, 18; 2:8; 22:13. _________________________________
i.
Isa. 45:22, 23; cf. Rom. 14:9-12; cf. 2 Cor. 5:10; Phil. 2:10
_______________________________
j.
Isa. 62:11, 12; cf. Rev. 22:12. ____________________________________
k.
Jer. 11:20; 17:10; 20:12; cf. Rev. 2:23. _____________________________________
l.
Jer. 23:6; Zech. 3:8; 6:12; Mal. 3:1,2; cf. Matt.
11:10. ___________________________
m. Joel
2:32; cf. Rom. 10:9-15. ________________________________________
n.
Zech. 12:10; cf. John 19:37. _____________________________________
14. Not only is Jesus identified as the
WORD and YHWH of the Old Testament, but He is also given other names of God.
After each passage, write out the names or titles
given to Christ.
a.
Gen. 18:3; cf. Acts 10:36. ____________________________________
b.
Gen. 18:25; cf. 2 Tim. 4:1,8. __________________________________
c.
Gen. 32:30; cf. John 1:1. _____________________________________
d.
Gen. 35:11; cf. Gen. 35:1. ___________________________________
e.
Ex. 3:14; cf. John 8:58. ______________________________________
f.
ps. 23:1; cf. John 10:14. ______________________________________
g.
Ps. 45:6; cf. Heb. 1:8. _______________________________________
h.
Isa. 7:14; cf. Matt. 1;23. _____________________________________
i.
Isa. 9:6; cf. Luke 1:31-33. ____________________________________
Note:
In the Hebrew of Isa. 9:6, “Mighty God” appears without the definite article.
But this is also true in such places as Isa. 10:21; 49:26. Since YHWH is called "Mighty God" without
the definite article in Isa. 10:20-21, the absence
of the article cannot be interpreted to show that YHWH is just “a god” in a
figurative sense. In the same way, neither can the absence of the article in Isa. 9:6 reduce Jesus to “a god.”
But the comparison between Isa. 9:6 and Isa. 10:20, 21 demonstrates that Jesus is the YHWH who is the “Mighty
God.” After all, there cannot be two “Mighty Gods,” for there is only one God (Isa. 43:10).
There is also an irrefutable scriptural logic behind the proposition that
Jesus is YHWH. In logic, the following syllogism is always valid:
A > B a=b
B > C or b=c
A > C a=c
In the same way, the teaching of Scripture can be arranged in conformity
to the above syllogism.
Jesus is “Mighty God” (Isa. 9:6)
“Mighty God” is YHWH (Isa. 10:20-21)
Jesus is YHWH
The logical sequence cannot be shown to be invalid. The conclusion
is automatic and irrefutable.
j. Isa. 10:20; cf. Acts 3:14. _________________________________________
k.
Isa. 44:6; cf. Rev. 22:12-16 (v. 13). ________________________________
15. The Old Testament prophesied that while Christ was to be born in Bethlehem, His origin should be traced back to eternity itself. How does Micah 5:2 describe this origin of Christ? _____________________
Note: The words “from everlasting” are also used to
describe the origin of YHWH in Ps. 90:1, 2. Did YHWH have a beginning?
_________ How does Ps.. 90:2 express the eternity of YHWH? ____________
Since the same Hebrew word is used in Micah 5:2 as found in Ps.. 90:2,
what does this tell us about the WORD Who would become Christ?
_______________________________________________
CONCLUSION
In the Old Testament the Messiah is clearly prophesied as the coming of YHWH in human form to redeem a lost and sinful humanity (Isa. 40:1, 9-11). To prepare the way for the incarnation of YHWH, the WORD appeared in human form on many occasions so that the people of God would be prepared to see and touch the living God when He came to die on the cross (Zech. 2:10). The Messiah is none other than the body of YHWH incarnate as a human being.
NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY
1. At the very outset of the New Testament,
John the Baptist is sent to prepare the way for the coming of ______________
(Isa. 40:3, 10;
cf. Matt. 3:1-3; Luke 1:76). Granted that John the Baptist
clearly came to prepare the way for the coming of
YHWH, did he ever identify Jesus as the One of whom he spoke? (John 1:23, 30)
______
2. The angel who announced the incarnation
to Mary instructed her that her child would be “Immanuel” (Matt.
1:23). What does this name mean?
___________________________________
3. When the beginning began,
was the Word (Who would become Christ) already existing in eternity itself? (John
1:1) ___________________
4. John identifies this eternal
Word as _________________ in John 1:1.
Note:
It is grammatically impossible to translate John 1:1 as “the Word was a
god.” The absence of the definite article in
John 1:1 does not mean “a god” should be translated in such places.
John calls the WORD “God” to identify the divine
nature of the WORD.
5. Who is the Creator of the universe?
(John 1:3; Col. 1:16, 17; Heb.1:10-12,2:10) _________________
6. When the Jews sought to kill Jesus, the
Apostle John tells us that their primary reason was that Jesus claimed that God
was His Father in a unique sense not shared with
any other being. Then John adds his own understanding of what Jesus meant
when He said that God was His Own Father. What did John say? (John
5:18). ___________________________
7. Having stated that Jesus was “equal with God”
the Father in John 5:18, this equality is further expanded in John 5:23.
We are to give equal ____________ to the Father and
to the Son. The words “even as” reveal that all worship and _______ we
show to the Father must also equally be given to Jesus Christ. If someone
does not give Christ equal honor with the Father,
what does John give as the consequences in the in the second half of verse
23? _______________________
8. In John 10:31, the Jews attempted to
stone Jesus. Why ? (verse 30) __________________________
9. Since the Jews would not have been upset if
Jesus simply meant “I and My Father are one in purpose and in work,”
what was their understanding of Jesus’ words “I and My Father are One”?
(vs. 33) ______________
Thus, the
Jews clearly saw that Christ was claiming to be YHWH. Just as they
tried to stone Him for what they felt was blasphemy
in John 10:31, what did they do when Jesus called Himself YHWH’s name “I
AM” in John 8:58,59?
_________________________________________________________
10. If you do not believe that Jesus is
“I AM,” what will happen to you? (John 8:24) __________________
11. After Christ was raised from the dead,
He proved His bodily resurrection to doubting Thomas by letting him see
and handle the wounds on His body which He received
on the cross (John 20:27). Thomas was convinced of Christ’s
bodily resurrection and, also, he spoke to Jesus directly calling Him various
names. The words “unto him” in vs. 28
reveal that Thomas was not simply making an exclamation into the air but what he
said must be applied “unto him,” that is, Christ
Jesus Himself. What did Thomas call Christ? (vs. 28) _______________
12. Did Jesus rebuke Thomas for taking
God’s name in vain or attributing to Him that which belongs only to God
the Father? (vs. 29) __________ Jesus
approved of Thomas’ words because He is Thomas’ Lord and God.
13. In the New Testament, did angels allow
themselves to be worshipped by men? (Rev. 19:10, 22:8, 9; cf. Col.
2:18). ________
14. Did the Father ever say to angels “you
are My Son”? (Heb. 1:5) _________
15. Whom do the angels worship? (Heb.
1:6) ________________________
16. When the WORD who would become flesh appeared to Isaiah as YHWH
in human form, what were the seraphim doing? (Isa. 6:1-5) _____________
17. Is it therefore possible for Christ to be
only an angel? __________
18. Should men be worshipped? (Acts
14:11-18) ___________
19. Whom did the disciples and apostles worship?
(Matt. 2:2,11; 8:2; 9:18;14:33; 28:9,17; Luke 24:52; John 9:38; 1
Cor.1:2) __________________
20. In Acts 20:28, whose blood purchased the
church? _____________
21. According to Rom. 9:5, who is “over
all” and “God blessed forever”? ________________________
22. Who is the “Rock” of Israel?
(Deut. 32:1-4) ________________ What did the people of Israel do
to the Rock YHWH? (Deut 32:15-18)
_____________________
23. Who was
the Rock of Israel (YHWH) referred to in the Old Testament? (1 Cor. 10:1-4) ____________
24. In whom does “the fullness of deity
dwell in bodily form”? (Col.2:9) ____________________________
25. In Titus 2:13, who is called “our great
God and Savior”? _____________________________
26. Who is called the same thing in 2 Pet.
1:1? ____________________________________
27. Who is the true God and eternal life in 1
John5:20 ? ___________________________________
28. Did the Father share His glory with the Son?
(John 17:5) _________________________
Would the
Father share His glory with a created being? (Isaiah 42:8) ______________
What conclusion does this naturally lead to?
________________________________________
29. In Col. 1:16, we are told that Christ
created all ______________. All _______________ were created ____ Him and
_____ Him. (vs. 16) We are also told in vs. 17 that Jesus Christ existed
_______________ all __________ came into being.
He is the Sovereign Sustainer of the universe because He “holds together” or
“upholds” all __________ (vs. 16).
Note:
The New World Translation has “all other things” instead of
“all things.” The Greek does not have the word
“other” in the text. The verse simply says that Christ created “all
things.”
The
book of Hebrews demonstrates the superiority of Christ in His person and in His
work over that of the Old Testament economy.
The key word in the book of Hebrews is “__________________” (1:4; 7:19,
22; 8:6; 9:23; 12:24). This word points out the
qualitative superiority of Christ’s nature. He is, by nature, in terms of
His being better than anyone and anything else in
the universe.
a.
Heb. 1:1-3 shows us that Christ’s revelation of the Father is “better”
than the Old Testament revelation given by the
___________________________________
b.
Heb. 1:4 states that Christ is “better” ( superior in His being)
to the ________________. The reasons why Christ
cannot be viewed as an angel are as follows:
1. He inherited a better ___________________(vs. 4).
2. The Father never at any time ever said to any angel _____________________________
(vs. 5)
3. Instead of the angels viewing Christ as an equal or just an angel
like them, the Father commanded that the angels should
_______________ Christ to show that Jesus is superior to them (vs. 6).
4. The Father calls the angels _____________ and His ministers ____________
(vs. 7).
5. In contrast to what He calls the angels, the Father calls
Christ __________ when He said, “Thy throne, O
_______, is forever and ever” in vs. 8.
Note: Some have tried to translate the Greek as “your throne is God.” But this does not follow the actual wording of the verse in the Greek text, and the picture of the Father being sat upon as someone’s chair. Also, it would imply that the Son is “better” than the Father, for it is only obvious that the person who sits on a chair is superior to that chair. The whole point of the passage is to show that the Son is “better,” that is, superior to the angels. He is superior because He is God. The Father can call Christ “God” in Heb. 1:8 just as the Son calls the Father “God” in John 5:18.
6. After the Father calls Christ ____________ in vs. 8, He calls
Him __________ in vs. 10. Both verses are
quotations from the Old Testament. The word “Lord” in vs. 10 comes from
Ps. 102. The exact name of God that is
used in Ps. 102 is___________ ( Ps. 102:1,2, 25-27). Thus the Father not
only calls Christ “God” but also _____________.
The YHWH of Ps. 102 is the _____________ of Heb. 1:8-12.
7. According to Ps. 102:25-27, who created the world? ____________
To what natural and logical conclusion do the above
answers lead you? _______________________________
8. According to Ps. 102:26 and Heb. 1:11,12, all created things are
temporary and not eternal. Everything will
perish. But in contrast to the temporary character of created reality,
YHWH remains the same (Ps. 102:26,27). In the Old
Testament YHWH declared in Mal. 3:6, “I, YHWH, do not
___________________________.” These classic Old
Testament YHWH passages are applied without hesitation to Jesus Christ.
Christ is “the ________ yesterday,
today, and ______________” (Heb. 13:8). The Father points this out in Heb.
1:11-12. He said that created things will
“__________” (vs. 12). The context will allow only the one interpretation,
that Christ is superior to the angels because He is
the eternal WORD and YHWH who created all things. While all created things
decay and ultimately come to an end, Christ remains ever the same.
9. The last argument of the author of Hebrews to prove that Christ
is superior to the angels is found in 1:13, 14. Did
the Father ever at any time ask an angel to sit at His right hand?
________. To sit at the Father’s right hand is to
share in the Father’s glory and dominion. Did the Father ever say to any
angel, “Sit at my right hand” while I will serve
you by “making your enemies your footstool”? _________. While
the Son sits enthroned next to the Father, with the
Father Himself bringing honor and glory to the Son by subduing His enemies, the
angels are but “ministering
________________,” sent forth to minister to “______________.”
CONCLUSION
Jesus Christ is both God and man. He is the WORD, the body part of YHWH incarnate as a human being. The New Testament writers with out hesitation took the classic YHWH Old Testament passages and applied them directly to Christ. Jesus is given divine titles and worshipped as deity by angels and by men. It is impossible to escape the deity of Christ and do justice to the new Testament Scriptures.
Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form [The WORD] of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:5-11
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HOW TO ANSWER A JEHOVAH’S WITNESS
Robert A. Morey 1980
BETHANY HOUSE PUBLISHERS
Edited
FOR JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
CREATION VERSES FROM THE
NEW WORLD TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE
Genesis 6:7 So Jehovah said: "I
am going to wipe men whom I have created off the surface of the ground,
from man to domestic animal, to moving animal and to the flying living
creatures of the heavens, because I do regret that I have made them."
Isaiah 40:28 Have you not come
to know or have you not heard? Jehovah, the Creator of the extremities
of the earth, is a God to time indefinite. He does not tire or grow weary.
There is no searching out of his understanding.
Isaiah 44:24 This is what Jehovah
has said, your Repurchaser and the Former of you from the belly: "I, Jehovah.
am doing everything, stretching out the heavens stretching out the heavens
by Myself, laying out the Earth. Who was with me?
Isaiah 45:1 1,12 This
is what Jehovah has said, the Holy One of Israel and the Former of him:
"Ask me even about the things that are coming concerning my sons; and concerning
the activity of my hands YOU people should command me. I myself have made
the earth and have created even man upon it. I-- my own hands have stretched
out the heavens, and all the army of them I have commanded."
Rev. 4:1 1 " You are worthy,
Jehovah, even our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power,
because you created all things, and because of your will they existed and
were created."
John 1:3 All things came into existence through him (Jesus) and
apart from him not even one thing came into existence.
Col. 1:13-17 He delivered
us from the authority of the darkness and transferred us into the kingdom
of the Son of his love by means of whom we have our release by ransom,
the forgiveness of our sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the
firstborn of ALL creation; because by means of him all other things were
created in the heavens and upon the earth, the things visible and the things
invisible, no matter whether they are thrones or lordships, or governments
or authorities. All other things have been created through him and for
him. Also, he is before all (other) things and by means of him all (other)
things were made to exist.
Heb. 1:10 And: "You
(JESUS) at (the) beginning, O Lord, laid the foundations of the earth itself,
and the heavens are [the] works of your hands.
Isaiah 43:10 " YOU
are my witnesses," is the utterance of Jehovah, "even my servant
whom I have chosen, in order that YOU may know and have faith in me, and
that YOU may understand that I am the same One. Before me there was no
God formed, and after me there continued to be none. I--I am Jehovah, and
besides me there is no savior "
Acts 1:8 but
YOU will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon YOU, and YOU will
be witnesses of me (Jesus) both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and
Samaria and to the most distant part of the earth" .
Acts 4:10-12 let
it be known to all of YOU and to all the people of Israel. that in the
name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom YOU impaled but whom God raised
up from the dead, by this one does this man stand here sound in front of
YOU. This is 'the stone that was treated by YOU builders as of no account
that has become the head of the corner.' Furthermore, there is no salvation
in anyone else, for there is not another name under heaven that has been
given among men by which we must be saved "
Isaiah 44:6 "This is
what Jehovah has said, the King of Israel and the Repurchaser of
him, Jehovah of armies, "I am the first and I am the last. and besides
me there is no God.
Revelation 1:8
" I am the Alpha and the Omega, " says Jehovah God the One who is and who
was and who is coming, the Almighty."
Rev. 1:17 And when
I saw him, I fell as dead at his feet. And he laid his right hand upon
me and said: "Do not be fearful, I (Jesus) am the First and the Last,
Rev. 22:12,13 " Look!
I am coming quickly, and the reward I give is with me, to render
to each one as his work is. I (JESUS) am the Alpha and the Omega,
the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
Rev. 22: 20,21
"He that bears witness of these things says, 'Yes; I am coming quickly."
"Amen! Come, Lord Jesus." [May] the undeserved kindness of the Lord
Jesus Christ be with the holy ones.
Isaiah 9:6 For
there has been a child born to us, there has been a son given to us; and
the princely rule will come to be upon his shoulder. And his name will
be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God. Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
Matlhew 1:23 "Look!
The virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they
will call his name Immanuel," which means, when translated, "WITH US IS
GOD."
John 5:18 On
this account. indeed, the Jews began seeking all the more to kill him,
because not only was he breaking the Sabbath but he was also calling God
his own Father, making himself equal to God.
John 19:7 The Jews
answered him: "We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die,
because he made himself God's son."
Romans 14:11 for as
it is written: "As I live, 'says Jehovah,' to me every knee
will bend down, and every tongue will make open acknowledgment to God."
Phil. 2:10-11
so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven
and those on earth and those under the ground" and every tongue
should openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God
the Father.
Heb. 1:3-10 He [JESUS] is the reflection
of [his] glory and the exact representation of his very being and sustains
all things by the word of his power, and after he had made a purification
for our sins he sat down on the right hand of the Majesty in lofty places.
So he has become better than the angels to the extent that he has
inherited a name more excellent than theirs. For example, to which one
of the angels did he ever say: "You are my son; I , today, I have become
your father"? And again: "I myself shall become his father,
and he himself shall become my son"? But when he again brings
his Firstborn into the inhabited earth, he says: "And let all God's angels
do obedience to him." Also, with reference to the angels he
says: "And he makes his angels spirits, and his public servants a flame
of fire." But with reference to the Son: "God is your throne
forever, and [the) scepter of your kingdom is the scepter of uprightness.
You loved righteousness, and you hated lawlessness. That is why God, your
God, anointed you (JESUS) with [the] oil of exaltation more than your partners."
And: "You [JESUS] at [the] beginning" O Lord, laid the foundations of the
earth itself, and the heavens are [the] works of your hands.