Jesus Christ is Almighty God

[YourWordIsTruth]

Jesus Christ is Almighty God


“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8)

Here Jesus Christ is the Speaker, Who calls Himself “ὁ Παντοκράτωρ”, THE ALMIGHTY.

It is very clear from this chapter, and from others, that the Speaker here is the Lord Jesus Christ, and not as some suppose, God the Father.

In verse 1 we read, “The Revelation of Jesus Christ”, and in verse 2, “and to the testimony of Jesus Christ”. Then in verse 5, “and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood”. Again, in verse 7 of the Lord Jesus, “Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen”. Then we have the words in verse 8, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty”. Then in verse 9 we read, “and patience of Jesus Christ…and for the testimony of Jesus Christ”. Verse 10, “the Lord’s Day”. And 11, “saying, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, and, What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”. In the next chapter, in verse 8 Jesus is speaking, “‘These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life”. Again, in Revelation chapter 22, Jesus is the Speaker, “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”.

There is no reason to take the words in verse 8, as spoken by God the Father. All of what we have read here, is about Jesus Christ, and spoken by Jesus Christ. It is only that some “theologically” cannot accept that Jesus Christ can be called “The Almighty”, who would have a problem with this passage as referred to Jesus as the Speaker. On the words, “the First and the Last”, it is interesting to note the remarks of Dr Thayer, in his Greek lexicon: “ὁ πρῶτος καί ὁ ἔσχατος, i. e. the eternal One, Rev 1:17; Rev 2:8; Rev 22:13”. Jesus Christ says of Himself, that He IS “The Eternal One”, how then can some say that Jesus was created at some time? As He IS “The Eternal One”, he must be Almighty God. Dr Thayer was a Unitarian, who denied Jesus Christ IS God. In Exodus 3:14 we read the Name that God gave to Moses, “I AM THAT I AM”. The Greek translation of the Old Testament (LXX), made some 100 years before Jesus Christ was born, have rendered the Hebrew as “Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ὤν”, that is, “I am The Eternal One”, which is what Jesus says of Himself in Revelation. In Isaiah 44:6 it says, “Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god”. The Speaker here is Yahweh. Jesus Christ uses these same words for Himself.

In Isaiah 9:6, the Prophecy of the Lord Jesus Christ, one of the Names that He has, is “’êl Gibbôr”, which is correctly translated as “Mighty God”. Here too there are some who try to weaken this to “God-like Hero”. However, when the exact same Hebrew is used in chapter 10:21, for Yahweh, it is never translated as “God-like Hero”, but always as “Mighty God”. Why the difference? This is a theological block for some. Interestingly, that in 9:6, the Jewish Bible by Isaac Leeser, reads, “the mighty God”; and in the 2013 edition of the New World Translation, the Jehovah’s Witnesses translate the Hebrew, “Mighty God”. So the JW’s deny in their “theology”, that Jesus Christ is “God”, as they corrupt John 1:1 to read, “and the Word was a god”, yet here in Isaiah 9:6, they clearly call Jesus Christ, not just “God”, but, “Mighty God”. So it is clear that there are TWO, Who are equally called in the Old Testament, “’êl Gibbôr”. Surely this proves beyond any doubt, that a belief in the God of the Holy Bible, as being “UniPersonal”, is wrong.

Back to Revelation chapter 1, we go on to read from verses 12-16, a description of the Risen Lord Jesus Christ, Who here appears to the Apostle John. In verses 17-18, we have Jesus speaking, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen”.Again Jesus uses the words spoken by Yahweh in Isaiah, for Himself. Then He says, “I am He who lives”, which in the Greek is, “ο ζων”, which is in the present, continuance, literally, “The Ever-Living One”. As the LXX has in Exodus 3:14. Then Jesus continues, “and I am ever living for all the ages to the ages”.

In Revelation 5:12 we read about Jesus, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive: the power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and blessing.”. In the Greek we have the definite article “την”, before the word “δυναμιν” (power), and the following words taken together “και” (and), all in the accusative case. ALL THE Power, Wealth, Wisdom, Might, Honor, Glory, Blessing”, belong to Jesus Christ! Impossible for anyone who is a created being, and not Himself Almighty God. In fact, in the next two verses in this chapter, we read, “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the power forever and ever.” And the four living creatures were saying, “Amen.” And the elders fell down and worshiped”. Notice that this to directed to, “Him Who sits on the throne AND (και) to the Lamb”. BOTH TOGETHER. In chapter 22, verse 1 it says, “And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb”. The Greek here is very interesting, “του θρονου του θεου και του αρνιου”. We have the article “του”, with “God” and “The Lamb”, showing that there are TWO “distinct” Persons. And, “θρονου” (throne), is in the singular, which means that THEIR Reign is JOINT. Showing complete equality. The same is in verse 3. In Revelation 11:15, we read: “The kingdom of the world is become [the kingdom] of our Lord, and of his Christ: and He shall reign for ever and ever”. “He shall Reign” is one word in the Greek, “βασιλευσει”, which is also in the singular, yet we have “Our Lord”, which is the Father, and “His Christ”, TWO. Clearly of Joint-Reign. The Father Who is Almighty God, will never jointly Reign with a lesser being.

No one who says that they believe that the Holy Bible is the Infallible, Inerrant, Word of God, can deny what the Bible actually says that Jesus Christ IS Almighty God, The Great I AM, Yahweh.

 

[Beetow]

Christ came into the world as a Jewish guy biologically related to David, and thru
David biologically related to Adam and the dust from whence Adam was
constructed. So then, as a creature of design, Christ wasn't divine at first.

In time; his status was greatly improved by endowing him with the name, the rank,
and the power of God; in effect making Christ a double of the Ancient of Days. (Dan
7:13-14 & Phil 2:6-11)

To give a rough idea on how this works-- Pharaoh not only made Joseph a grain
czar, but also endowed him with his signet ring; thus in effect making him
Pharaoh's double: so much so that even Joseph's brothers had to obey Joseph the
same as they'd obey Pharaoh. (Gen 41:40-44, Gen 44:18 & Gen 45:8)

FAQ: What about that place in the Bible where it says God will not share His glory?
With another?

REPLY: The "another" in that passage refers to tin gods. Well, Christ isn't a tin god;
he's God's descendant, i.e. the Father's next of kin: in point of fact, according to
John 1:14, John 1:18, John 3:16, John 3:18, and 1John 4:9, Christ is the Father's
one and only direct descendant, viz: the name and rank of God is all in the family.

* Pharaoh's signet gave Joseph quite a bit of power in Egypt; but not unlimited
power. In contrast, the powers of God entrusted to Christ are unlimited.

• Matt 28:18 . . All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

• John 5:22-23 . . For the Father judges no man, but hath committed all judgment
unto the Son: that all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father.

• Rev 1:20 . . I am the Living one; I was dead, and behold I am alive forever and
ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

Ergo: just as people had to bend their knees to Joseph as they would to Pharaoh,
so people are now required to bend their knees to Christ as they would to God: and
refusal to do so is very serious because it insults the dignity of God's name just as
an Egyptians' refusal to honor Joseph's signet would've dishonored Pharaoh's
name; which more than likely would've resulted in fatal consequences.

NOTE: Phil 2:9 says God elevated Christ to the "highest place" which of course has
to be the throne of God because there is no higher position than that. God also
gave Christ "the name" that is above all other names; which most everyone knows
to be Jehovah (a.k.a. Yahweh)

You know: if only folks would discuss the "how" a man became God rather than
arguing over whether he's God, that would be very helpful.
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[Samson2020]

Christ came into the world as a Jewish guy biologically related to David, and thru
David biologically related to Adam and the dust from whence Adam was
constructed. So then, as a creature of design, Christ wasn't divine at first.

Couldn't agree more. "This day have I begotten thee......" "Having been perfected He became the Author of eternal salvation..."

In time; his status was greatly improved by endowing him with the name, the rank,
and the power of God; in effect making Christ a double of the Ancient of Days. (Dan
7:13-14 & Phil 2:6-11)

In effect, ALMOST, Jesus is the MIGHTY God, whilst our Father is the Almighty God. And the Son will be in subjection to the Father when the kingdom is complete.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8)

You really should read the first 7 verses to understand that those words that Jesus is speaking is about the Almighty God and not Him the Mighty God.

Example 6-He(Jesus) has made us a kingdom of priests FOR GOD HIS FATHER.......

4- ... grace and peace to you from he who is, who always was, and who is to come; from the seven fold Spirit before His throne (God); AND FROM JESUS CHRIST.

And to make it worse you misquoted 8- "I am the Alpha and the Omega- the beginning and the end, says the LORD GOD, "I am the one who is,
who always was, and who is still to come, the Almighty One."

The LORD (God) said to my Lord (Jesus)................. Both backed up by David and Paul etc... more than 1 witness.

Slow down and read it more carefully please.

 

[YourWordIsTruth]

Couldn't agree more. "This day have I begotten thee......" "Having been perfected He became the Author of eternal salvation..."

In effect, ALMOST, Jesus is the MIGHTY God, whilst our Father is the Almighty God. And the Son will be in subjection to the Father when the kingdom is complete.

You really should read the first 7 verses to understand that those words that Jesus is speaking is about the Almighty God and not Him the Mighty God.

Example 6-He(Jesus) has made us a kingdom of priests FOR GOD HIS FATHER.......

4- ... grace and peace to you from he who is, who always was, and who is to come; from the seven fold Spirit before His throne (God); AND FROM JESUS CHRIST.

And to make it worse you misquoted 8- "I am the Alpha and the Omega- the beginning and the end, says the LORD GOD, "I am the one who is,
who always was, and who is still to come, the Almighty One."

The LORD (God) said to my Lord (Jesus)................. Both backed up by David and Paul etc... more than 1 witness.

Slow down and read it more carefully please.

Revelation 1:7, is about Jesus Christ, "Behold, He comes with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, and those who pierced Him will see Him, and all the kindreds of the earth will wail because of Him. Even so, Amen"

Revelation 1:9, is about Jesus Christ, "I, John, who also am your brother and companion in the affliction, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island that is called Patmos, for the Word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ"

verse 8 begins, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending"

In 22:13, Jesus Christ says of Himself, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, the First and the Last"

1:8, continues, "who is and who was and who is to come"

in verse 17-18, Jesus tells John, "I am the First and the Last, and the Living One, and I became dead, and behold, I am alive for ever and ever, Amen. And I have the keys of hell and of death"

It is very clear that "the Lord...Almighty" is Jesus Christ!

Only those who oppose/reject that Jesus Christ is Yahweh, will try to remove the reference in Rev 1:8 to Jesus!

In Revelation 5:13, it says of the Father AND Jesus Christ, that they have ALL THE MIGHT "τὸ κράτος", which is the same as ALMIGHTY! BOTH Jesus Christ AND the Father are ALMIGHTY!

 

[Beetow]

In effect, ALMOST,

Jesus may not be 100% totally equal to his Father, just as Joseph wasn't 100%
totally equal to Pharaoh; but Jesus is close enough to equal that folks would be
wise to fear him with just as much fear they would fear his Father.

• John 5:22-23 . . Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all
judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He
who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.

In a nutshell; God has appointed Jesus to be mankind's God as a substitute for God
himself on-site in person; for example:

• Ex 23:20-22 . . Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to guard you
along the way, and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. Be on your
guard before him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will
not pardon your transgression, since My name is in him.

The "My name" is Jehovah, a.k.a. Yahweh. Well; Jesus has that name too.

• Phil 2:9-11 . . God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that
is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven
and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is
Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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[Samson2020]

In a nutshell; God has appointed Jesus to be mankind's God as a substitute for God
himself on-site in person; for example:

This is very close but not perfect. Jesus is the MEDIATOR between God and men. Though He himself is called God by God as He fits the description or definition.
He cannot die anymore as death has no dominion over Him, and has become a LIFE GIVING SPIRIT, after He was PERFECTED by the Father.
This implies that Jesus BECAME the dispenser of life by the baptism in the Holy Ghost which agrees with what JTB said of Him. And it also agrees with Jesus being
the only way into life. But as God had first developed, perfected, baptized in the Holy Ghost His Son Jesus, the process of developing, perfecting, baptizing in the
Holy Ghost was simply passed to Gods Son to bring the rest of us to the same perfecting where we also will participate in being filled with ALL the fullness of God.
Eph 3:19 There indeed seems to have been a passing of the torch and I would think that we should be able to agree that He who had the torch to begin with is the
greater of the two. As Jesus Himself said : "The Father is greater than I." The one doing the perfecting is always greater than the one being perfected. That applied to
Him as well as to us.

• John 5:22-23 . . Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all
judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He
who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.

It seems that in John 5:30 that the judgment of Jesus is according to the will of the Father, as He says I can of mine own self do nothing but as I hear, I judge:
and my judgment is just because I seek not my own will ,but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

John 5:24 Verily, verily I say unto you, He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him(God) that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation;
but is passed from death unto life.

 

[Beetow]

I knew a college guy some years ago working on a law degree who didn't know who
Pontius Pilate was. He didn't know what a Gentile is either.

Well; I kind of suspect that there are numerous folks out there like him whose only
knowledge of Christ is from carols and Xmas cards. Can you just imagine the
tsunami of shock those folks are in for when they find out too late just how powerful
he really is?

"I hold the keys of death and Hades." (Rev 1:18)
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[Brother Paul]

As the Word/Son He is YHVH manifest. King of angels (Heb. 1). But Jesus in whom He was born incarnate, He was MADE a little lower than the angels ( Heb. 2). God almighty BECAME Jesus and is IN Him reconciling the world unto Himself.

 

[Beetow]

• John 1:1 . . In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God.

• John 1:14 . . And the Word was made flesh, and the flesh was God.

No; the Word's flesh wasn't God, and couldn't be God, because Jesus is easily
shown biologically related to David, and from thence biologically related to Adam;
indicating baby Jesus was a creature of design, and his conception was for real
rather than a gimmick. (cf. Heb 10:5)

Also; several times in the New Testament the Word's flesh is described as God's
"begotten son" indicating the Father pre-existed baby Jesus.

Along with that, Phil 2:6-8 testifies that the Word set aside his deity when he came
into the world. That was essential in order for him to be a bona fide human being
instead of a freaky hominid.

All in all; I sincerely believe it's a huge mistake to insist baby Jesus was divine at
birth. He's ranked as God now, yes, but he wasn't to start with; no, not prior to the
cross.

• Phil 2:8-9 . . And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and
became obedient to death-- even death on a cross. Therefore God exalted him to
the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name.

"the name" above every name is of course Jehovah (a.k.a. Yahweh) and God's
throne itself is the "highest place". (Ps 110:1)

NOTE: The first of Jesus' friends to address him as God was Thomas; and the
timing couldn't have been more appropriate. Had he addressed Jesus as God prior
to his crucifixion; Thomas would've likely incurred a scolding. (cf. Matt 19:17)
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[B-A-C]

I sincerely believe it's a huge mistake to insist baby Jesus was divine at
birth. He's ranked as God now, yes, but he wasn't to start with; no, not prior to the
cross.

Since you're using John 1 to validate your argument above... I will add another verse from there.

John 1:3; All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

Everything was created by Jesus.

Col 1:15; He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Col 1:16; For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him.
Col 1:17; He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Col 1:18; He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.
Col 1:19; For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him,

Well if everything was created by Jesus....

Gen 1:1; In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

.. and everything was created by God. Then Jesus has to be God.

John 1:1; In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:2; He was in the beginning with God.

Jesus is God, and He is with God. He was God "in the beginning". The beginning of what? Well before everything was created. Long before the cross.

Rev 1:8; "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."
Rev 22:13; "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."

Jesus is speaking in these verses. He is the alpha and omega, nothing is before Him, and nothing is after Him.

Jesus didn't "become" God. He always was God.

Heb 2:7; "YOU HAVE MADE HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS; YOU HAVE CROWNED HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOR, AND HAVE APPOINTED HIM OVER THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;
Heb 2:9; But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

 

[Beetow]

John 1:3; All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing
came into being that has come into being.

Everything was created by Jesus.

The Word's flesh didn't exist during the creation of the cosmos; and wouldn't exist
till several thousands of years later when the Word came into the world per John
1:14.

Seeing as the Word was involved in creating Adam, then we have to concede that
the Word created his own flesh because Jesus can be easily shown biologically
related to David, and from thence to Adam and to the very dust with which Adam
was constructed-- his wife too.

"I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her
seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." (Gen 3:15)

That's generally agreed upon by both sides of the aisle to be a prediction related to
the Word's entrance into the world as a human being, i.e. as Jesus.

FAQ: What did Jesus mean when he said: Before Abraham was; I am?

REPLY: At Heb 7:9-10, it's said that Levi pre-existed birth by means of his biological
association with Abraham. It's possible to apply this principal to Jesus because he
was on track to be the Father's only begotten son before Abraham was born.

• John 17:24 . . Father . . you loved me before the foundation of the world.

• Mic 5:2 . . But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah-- too little to be among the clans
of Judah --from you one will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth
are from long ago, from the days of eternity.

The Hebrew word translated "goings forth" pertain to one's family descent.

* Jesus can be a difficult read at times because his words are somewhat cryptic.

• John 6:63 . .The words I have spoken to you are spirit

The brain trust at Bletchley Park during WW2 managed to build a machine for
decoding Germany's secret messages, but I seriously doubt there's anyone can
build a machine for decoding spirit words.

• Matt 11:27 . . No one really knows the Son except the Father, and no one really
knows the Father except the Son; and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal
Him.
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[PloughBoy]

New American Standard Bible 1 John 4:3
and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now it is already in the world.

New American Standard Bible 2 John 1:7
For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.


NASB 1977 1 John 4:15
Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

New King James Version Matthew 1:23
“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

New American Standard Bible Matthew 1:23
“BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN WILL CONCEIVE AND GIVE BIRTH TO A SON, AND THEY SHALL NAME HIM IMMANUEL,” which translated means, “GOD WITH US.”


New American Standard Bible Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will name Him Immanuel.

Isaiah 8:8
It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!

Isaiah 9:6
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.

Isaiah 38:7
This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised:

Isaiah 8:8
And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.


Those who have not "the Third Part of The Triune GOD, The Parakletos"living in Them can Never know Who The FATHER or The SON of GOD is,. They can never "Know" HIM. even if He was standing right in front of Them. The may see That He is The SON of GOD but they Can never "Know" Him as He Really is.

Matthew 7: BSB
…"Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’"

For Some it is very Understandable that:


New King James Version Matthew 22:44
‘The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool” ’?

Matthew 22:45
So if David calls Him 'Lord,' how can He be David's son?"

Matthew 26:64
"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."

Mark 16:19
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Hebrews 1:13
Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: "Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet"?

And "GOD" delights in confusing The Ungodly and confusing and sending them into delusions and he laughs at them.

New King James Version Isaiah 66:4
"So will I choose their delusions, And bring their fears on them; Because, when I called, no one answered, When I spoke they did not hear; But they did evil before My eyes, And chose that in which I do not delight.”

1 Kings 22:19-23
And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left…

Psalm 81:12
So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.

Proverbs 1:31,32
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices…

Ephesians 4
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. 29My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 30I and the Father are one.

31The Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from the Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, Makest Thyself God. They understood "GOD CAN Only Produce another GOD" Only A GOD can Come Out Of A GOD" A GOD cannot CREATED A ANOTHER GOD" But ANOTHER GOD CAN PRODUCE Another GOD Out of HIMSELF. And When We see HIS ONLY Begotten SON, We Will Be JUST Like HIM.
The One who Created all CREATION, HEAVEN ANGELS AND Demons and DEVILS, The SUN And the MOON, And All of The "Galaxies and The Solar Systems in Them.


John 14 NASB
"Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own, but the Father, as He remains in Me, does His works. 11Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves. 12Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, The Works That I Do, He Will Do Also; And Greater Works Than These He Will Do; Because I Am Going To The Father."

{The Universe is nothing to what we are going to be able to do} Our Reign has No END. There is No Boundaries In ETERNITY even after Billions and trillions And Trillions and Trillions Light Years, There is No End! and after all of those Light Years we still will not have even Scratch the surface of our Abilities and our Knowledge in Knowing about Our Father.}
The entrance into Eternity will begin after The "MILLennium Reign' when He "The FATHER" destroys everything and Makes All THINGS NEW. A Gift a SHARED Inheritance, With The only SON of GOD, He will SHARE This GIFT the Father is GOING to GIVE HIM, Because The FATHER is showing How Much HE Loves HIS Only SON. And The SON of GOD is Sharing That GIFT with us. A Royal kingdom of kings and Priest, and The Son is THE KING of kings, meaning us. We are the kings and He is The KING of kings"

For eyes have not seen, nor ears have heard or entered The Mind of a human...etc.

American Standard Version
"but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, And which entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him."
In eternity The Father is not creating something, He Is "PREPARING Something" in ETERNITY. In ETERNITY there is No Creating, it is "PREPARING" It is not like heaven, The heaven what Jesus created, the Angels and the creatures in heaven. NO NO NO, it is not like that.
The FATHER is GREATER than The SON! But they are One. now a "FINITE Mind" cannot go there in those Thoughts about The Infinite with a Finite mind because The Finite Mine Cannot Comprehend that which is Incomprehensible. your Thoughts cannot go there, because your Brain has not the Ability. your Faith cannot Travel that far. Even your Hope cannot climb that WALL! You must read the Book and "The LORD" must Unveil This Truth that lies within its pages. Within "THE VOLUME of The BOOK" it is written of Me.

You do not have to believe me, it does not matter. It will come to pass. But how precious it is to know this Truth. It is a encourager it gives anticipation while you are waiting. focusing on this world is not compared to what we will be and where we will be beyond a place called heaven. Far beyond the Millennium.


The command is: for The Millennium is a earthly kingdom, so:
Colossians 3 NSAB
1Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth. 3For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.

PloughBoy

 

[Beetow]

• Matt 22:41-46 . . While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them:
What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?

. . .The son of David; they replied.

. . . He said to them: How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him
Lord? For he says: "The Lord said to my Lord: sit at my right hand until I put your
enemies under your feet". If then David calls him Lord, how can he be his son? No
one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any
more questions.

I'm curious as to why the Pharisees couldn't answer Jesus because they all, for the
most part, were Old Testament experts.

Anyway; Jesus' reference was to Psalm 110:1 where there are two separate
Hebrew words for "lord". The first is Jehovah (a.k.a. Yahweh) and the second is
'adown: a versatile word often used as a courteous title of respect for elders and or
superiors.

For example Sarah spoke the very same word of her husband at Gen 18:12, Rachel
addressed her dad by it at Gen 31:5, and Jacob addressed his brother Esau by
'adown at Gen 33:8.

So we could paraphrase Ps 110:1 like this:

Jehovah said to my master, etc, etc.

Normally, sons are inferior in rank to their fathers (Ex 20:12) but there in Ps 110 is
a father inferior in rank to his son. The reason being (the Pharisees should've
known this) David saw his son taken to a higher place than himself; and David
wasn't the only one who saw this.

• Dan 7:13-14 . . In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a
son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days
and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power;
all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an
everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never
be destroyed. (cf. Acts 2:34-36)

* I'm guessing that the Pharisees choked on the part about David's son sharing
God's throne because it implies Christ is a deity; which of course they couldn't
accept seeing as how their law doesn't allow them to follow a divine human. (Ex
20:1-4, Deut 6:4)
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