Jesus Christ - within whom dwells The Father
Jesus Christ within whom dwells the Father - who is Spirit, Right Hand Proof
1 Corinthians 2:10
“But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.”
King James Version (KJV)
1 Corinthians 2:14
“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”
King James Version (KJV)
John 10:30
“I and my Father are one.”
John 10:38
“But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.”
King James Version (KJV)
John 12:45
“And he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
All scripture in the King James Bible.
Why the King James Bible Only?
Which Church do you belong to? The Church in Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7-13)
https://www.thethirdheaventraveler.com/2020/10/i-dont-go-to-church.html
Or the Church of the Laodiceans, the apostate church in this age (Revelation 3:14-19) ?
The Laodiceans - Apostate church operations of this day
https://the-third-heaven-traveler.com/2023/02/01/more-proof-of-the-apostate-laodicean-church-of-this-age/
Warning: If those who read this Blog and or Watch this video refuse to see or are unable to see the truth of the Godhead not existing as the pagan concept of the Trinity, they undoubtedly do not have the truth in them and stand in the company of the Pharisees whose father is the devil. These who deny the truth can’t see the truth because the truth is not in them and they are not of God. John 8:44,47 and they can not see the light because they do not have the light. John 11:10. Those who continually follow after the pagan doctrine of the Trinity are spiritually blind and are being led by the Pharisees who are the blind guides leading them astray. Jesus Christ said, “My sheep hear my voice and the voice of another they will not follow.” John 10:27,5.
A sober warning to Trinitarians as given in Romans Chapter One:
Godhead proven by Scripture and Heed to the Trinitarians (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
Check yourself Trinitarian. Romans 1:18-23 KJV is addressing those who form images of God that is warned against in Acts 17:29 KJV that forbids the pagan practice of creating vain imaginations as witnessed by trying to make God 3 separate persons who are really one.
Colossians 2:8,9 KJV adds to this warning in the same light regarding the Trinity instead of Godhead. I used to believe this was only a simple matter of semantics. See my study on Somatology while corresponding with a brother in Christ. In links in description. But now I'm convinced through conviction that any belief in the Trinity is actually NOT at all related to the Godhead.
Read and I pray your eyes will be opened. This is not a simple issue of semantics but rather perverting the very essence of God.
I pray The Lord opens the eyes of those who are walking in darkness. For the Saints who see, I thank God for you and pray you be blessed accordingly by this study submitted as an offering of worship and praise in thanksgiving for our Kinsman Redeemer our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Colossians 2:8
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”
King James Version (KJV)
It is NO coincidence that the verse following Colossians 2:8 - is THE GODHEAD CLEARLY DESIGNATING JESUS CHRIST AS THE ONLY BODY - PERSON - BEING.
Colossians 2:9
“For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
King James Version (KJV)
In order to fully grasp this study the reader must first be saved, a new creature in Christ, born again existing as a new creature in Christ. Otherwise these things will appear completely incoherent, incomprehensible and foolish.
A Perfect Case Study of Spiritual Blindness; Today's Pharisee (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
What happens when the carnal mind of man attempts to PERSONIFY to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
God Almighty
Acts 17:29
King James Version
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
This Blog is about our spiritual life in Jesus Christ and Him in us who believe on Him and applying this existence to our physical world. The Gospel 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. King James Bible.
The purpose of this work and associated Video is to provide in depth biblical proof that the concept of the Trinity is pagan polytheism, and Godhead is biblical. The above picture captures the essence of how the false concept of god, the father, the majestic old man sitting on the throne and pointing to his right hand giving the kowtowing god the son his throne.
In this study we will thoroughly research the meaning of THE RIGHT HAND with the prepositions, of, on, by, at, from, in the context of the GODHEAD throughout scripture for proof of the Godhead and NOT the pagan concept of the Trinity. We will explore the often misunderstood scriptures of Psalm 110 and Revelation Chapters 4 and 5 of what seems like 2 gods and 2 thrones.
In examining and studying these scriptures we will discover the reality there is ONLY ONE THRONE and ONE GOD seated on the Throne and this is JESUS CHRIST. We will also identify who the Father is and His Purpose. Amen!
Disclaimer: I am not a unitarian or a Jesus only or a modalist or whatever name brand they may use. I have often been accused of being a MODALIST or a Unitarian of the Oneness doctrine because I strongly believe and teach against the pagan Trinity. I must be clear that MODALISM - SABELLIANISM - JESUS ONLY is NOT biblical and heretical in the same manner as Trinity is NOT biblical. Oneness people negate the Father or make the Father God only whereby Jesus Christ was a created being. There is a huge difference between the Biblical Godhead and Modalism and Trinity. The Godhead teaches that God is Jesus Christ existing in three parts - Body, Soul, Spirit. Not in three modes negating the Father as Spirit or the work of the Spirit, the Holy Spirit which is the Spirit of God and the Spirit of Jesus Christ. All scripture given in this study. The Godhead is only ONE BODY ONE PERSON and that is Jesus Christ with the FATHER existing as the Spirit within Jesus Christ, functioning as the SOUL within Jesus Christ. See the Oneness discussion by Got Questions in notes below.
IDENTITY of the Father
God the Father is SPIRIT functioning as the living SOUL within Jesus CHRIST. John 4:24, 1 John 5:7* Ephesians 4:6, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Isaiah 63:16, Luke 10:21,22, 22:42, (function of the SOUL is WILL) Additional scriptures and studies provided below.
* Debunking 1 John 5:7 KJV as proof for the Trinity
Understand the use of a Paradox in scripture. See notes below regarding Paradox in scripture. Also read the link to see how the modern perverted bible translations change 1 John 5:7 to make it TRINITY friendly. Why? They know the King James Bible does NOT say or insinuate 3 separate beings are 1.
Defending Godhead VS Trinity using 1 John 5:7 KJV (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
1 John 5:7
“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”
All three of these are THE SPIRIT - not spirits - not persons - not beings - identified to bear witness of Jesus Christ is the Son of God, meaning God in the flesh come to mankind as Savior.
Read 1 John 5:6: ... And it is the Spirit that beareth, witness because the Spirit is truth.
THE SPIRIT is the WITNESS within each believer in Jesus Christ. 1 John 5:10.
That Spirit is the Holy Spirit which is the Spirit of God, which is the Spirit of Jesus Christ abiding in each believer the moment we are saved. Amen!
*The Word is Spirit and was made (manifest - displayed) flesh = Jesus Christ’s virgin birth. But we know the WORD existed from the Beginning and created all things - Jesus Christ Colossians 1:16, Revelation 4:11. See My Kinsman Redeemer study
Come Meet my Kinsman Redeemer (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
To fully examine 1 John 5:7 KJV we must understand The Paradox explained below.
Understanding the use of the Paradox in scripture. That which may seem a contradiction is a paradox and a powerful tool to show two seemingly opposed concepts are actual proof of a greater truth.
Examples:
Some simple examples of the paradox in the Bible occur within the same verse. These statements seem, at first brush, to be self-contradictory. The complex examples of the paradox are not so easily identified.
• Matthew 10:39 – “Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it”
• Philippians 3:7 – “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ”
• Matthew 23:11 – “The greatest among you will be your servant.”
• 2 Corinthians 12:10 – “When I am weak, then I am strong.”
Why does God use Paradox? (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
Let's compare 1 John 5:7 KJV
“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”
Why did God refer to himself as "US" in Genesis 1:26? My response (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
and ask how this scripture could possibly harmonize with
1 Timothy 2:5 - For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Isaiah 44:6 - Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Isaiah 43:11 - I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
1 Corinthians 8:6 - But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Deuteronomy 6:4 - Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
James 2:19 - Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Isaiah 43:10 - Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Revelation 1:8 - I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Jude 1:25 - To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Isaiah 42:8 - I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Mark 12:29 - And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
John 10:30 - I and my Father are one.
John 12:45 - And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
John 14:7 - Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?
We must first ask ourselves who - not what - is The One?
Throughout scripture we understand The One is Jesus Christ. Colossians 1:15, 2:9 among hundreds of other scriptures.
Therefore, we see clearly that there is only one body Jesus Christ, and the FATHER resides within Jesus Christ as the HOLY SPIRIT functioning as THE SOUL (will - I came not to do my will, but the will of the father, John 6:38-40). Three Parts = Body, Soul, and Spirit. We are made after His Likeness Genesis 1:26, same essence - body, soul, spirit. See 1 Thessalonians 5:23.
If one did not properly harmonize 1 Thessalonians 5:23 with 1 John 5:7 we would have to conclude that I am actually three distinct people living in one person. We bear the image of Jesus Christ - face, hands, legs - in His image (Genesis 1:26). Jesus is the ONLY BODY PERSON. The Father is Spirit in witness as the Soul within Jesus Christ.
There is only One Spirit = Jesus Christ Ephesians 4:4, Colossians 2:9
There is only One Body - Person of the Godhead = Jesus Christ Ephesians 4:4, Colossians 2:9
One Lord - Jesus Christ Ephesians 4:4
Debunking Matthew 3:16,17 as proof for the Trinity.
He that hath seen me hath seen the Father John 14:9 (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
God the Father is Spirit. Jesus Christ and the Father are one in the same; soul and Spirit and body.
Jesus IS IN the Father and the Father IS IN JESUS - Study John 17 verses 21 through 23. Meaning they are both one and the same. Profound proof is found in Exodus 3:14 and John 8:58. It is essential to bear in mind The Father is Spirit, The Son, Jesus Christ is the PERSON - Body - Image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15) within whom the Spirit of the Father Dwells as well as the self same Spirit of Jesus Christ Himself. The Father functions as the very SOUL of Jesus Christ Romans 8:9. You can look at yourself in the mirror. There is only one you and you see your outside body, yet within you dwells your SPIRIT and SOUL.
Noun Gender of the Holy Spirit: Neuter. However, we need to know why the King James Bible uses both Neuter and Masculine based on the context. Read Romans 8:26,27 and John 16:13 for example.
In forthcoming study I will be presenting goes into depth on this and further proves The Father is SPIRIT abiding in Jesus Christ and in all believers in Jesus Christ, called and chosen by God to be His children, The Saints. Amen. See proof on why the King James Bible translators use HE in John 16:13 and Romans 8:26 and itself in being masculine or neuter in context.
To Know Him who Laid the Foundation of the World (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
Smoking Gun Evidence
It is the Holy Spirit which is the Spirit of God which is the Spirit of Christ that SEALS.
SEAL seal (v.) c. 1200, selen, "to fasten (a letter, etc.) with or as with a seal, close up with a seal, press a seal on wax," also "place a seal on (a document)," also figurative, "to join together," from seal (n.1) or else from Old French seeler, sealer. Hence "to conclude, ratify, render official or binding" by affixing seals to it (late 15c.).
G4972
Original: σφραγίζω
Transliteration: sphragizō
Phonetic: sfrag-id'-zo
Thayer Definition:
to set a seal upon, mark with a seal, to seal
for security: from Satan
since things sealed up are concealed (as the contents of a letter), to hide, keep in silence, keep secret
in order to mark a person or a thing
to set a mark upon by the impress of a seal or a stamp
angels are said to be sealed by God
in order to prove, confirm, or attest a thing
to confirm authenticate, place beyond doubt
of a written document
to prove one's testimony to a person that he is what he professes to be
Origin: from G4973
TDNT entry: 22:39,1
Part(s) of speech: Verb
Strong's Definition: From G4973; to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication to keep secret, to attest: - (set a, set to) seal up, stop.
God the Father has SEALED Jesus Christ. John 6:27. Isaiah 61:1.
SEALED by the SPIRIT - Jesus was SEALED by the Father and so are we SEALED.
Compare Christ Jesus being SEALED by the Father - The Spirit of God and we Saints being SEALED: John 6:27 - 7:37,38 and Romans 8:9, 14-17, Ephesians 4:36, 2 Corinthians 1:1-3.
The SEALING of the SPIRIT is the Witness of the Spirit of God
Read 1 John 2:23: Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father. (but) he that acknowledged the Son hath the Father ALSO.
The Anointing - Covering
1 John 2:27: But the anointing which y;e have received OF him abideth in you…..
WITNESS of The Spirit of God - Jesus Christ in us who believe ON Him and we are in him now in heavenly places
John 15:4,5, Ephesians 2:6,22, 3:9
Romans 8:14, 15,16,17
The function of the SOUL is our will: John 6:39:.. And this is the Father’s will.
Additional scriptures identifying the SOUL specifically:
3 John 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:23
God The Soul from Genesis 22:8
The Only Begotten Son in John 3:16 is found only in the King James Bible. In the PERVERTED modern versions it is written Only Son. See the incredibly vast difference and the meaning as being SPECIFIC DNA - Existing as God vs an Angel or Man. See Dr. Hinton’s work
Ridiculous KJV Bible Corrections - John 3:16, Only Begotten (av1611.com)
Hebrews Chapter 1:1-14
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment;
By God’s divine appointment, Jesus Christ performed His Divine, Eternal existence by the witness of DIVINE AUTHORITY in the testimony of scripture by legal decree of the SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD witnessed by the 7 Spirits of God see Isaiah 11:1-5, Revelation (Revelation 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6). We know from the references that mention the seven spirits. The legal decree who at sundry times and divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Made G1096
Hebrews 1:4
The false teaching of the likes of the 7th Day Adventits, Mormons, JWs and others actually teach that Jesus Christ was created by the Father. This is an outrageous lie.
Same as made to be sin 2 Corinthians 5:21
See study on understanding “made” in the King James Bible as opposed to the perverted modern Bible translations saying: “became”.
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
False teachers use the incorrect translation for the verb “to make” as “to become or becoming” when translating 2 Corinthians 5:21. Here’s the full meaning “in context” of the word to make (from the past participle form made): Oxford English Dictionary page 1700: “To impose, impute, to do a thing unto, to perform, impute, impose charges in a legal (lawful) case - a lawful inquiry; to perform an act upon; formulate a case in order to perform, do, cause something to happen to someone; to bring about; to have something done to a person.
This harmonizes perfectly with Isaiah 53:6 The Lord hath LAID UPON HIM THE SINS… “to make” meaning to perform an act upon, to impose, impute, Strongs G4160:
Scripture with scripture:
Matthew 3:3, (Isaiah 40:3); Matthew 4:19, (Luke 5:10) Matthew 5:36, 12:33, 20:12, 21:13, (Isaiah 56:7) Matthew 22:2. The hard evidence is found in Romans Chapter 4, specifically verse 8. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not IMPUTE sin. The verb “impute” is synonymous with Impose, purposed, which are the contextual meaning of “to make” (made in the past participle.).
Question? Where did we get the phrase: Jesus “He” became sin who knew no sin?” This comes from an every day variety of sources, to wit: the Chris Tomlin song Lyrics and “church jargon” that pervert the King James Bible: People start to sing the lyrics a popular tune that is NOT ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURE, as it tickles their ears they all clap and tap along to the devils entertainment system, mantras of twisted words not aligned with TRUE SCRIPTURE. We often find this in the Pop culture of the so-called, “Christian Music” world.
See full study:
He that hath seen me hath seen the Father John 14:9 (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
Being made so much better than the angels.
Perverted bible translations actually
Hebrews 10:12
Matthew 26:6-4
See spiritual meaning of voice
Spiritual Meaning of Voice (biblemeanings.info)
Scripture uses symbols to represent and explain spiritual truths. The Bible uses a number of symbols to describe the nature, person and work of the spirit of God, the spirit of Christ Jesus also known as the Holy Spirit.
God the Father: The Identity
In the context of God, The Father in scripture is the SPIRIT of God Colossians 1:15, John 4:24, also known as the Spirit of Jesus Christ also known as the Holy Spirit who is everywhere as well within Jesus Christ functioning as the SOUL within Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit is The Spirit of God the Father, The Spirit of Jesus Christ. Matthew 3:16,17; John 4:24,6:27-39, 61;Colossians 1:15, 2:2, 2:9, Acts 16:7, Romans 8:9, Galatians 4:6, Philippians 1:19.
God the Father is NOT a body, person, or visible image but spirit. The Holy Spirit is not a body, person or visible image but the spirit of the Father which is the same as the spirit of Christ.
There is only one God and one Spirit and this is Jesus Christ as the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and End.
In my study of Let’s talk Grammar and Trinity
Let's talk Grammar and Trinity (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
I provided the definition of the meaning of PERSON in the Oxford English Dictionary and shockingly the only time person was used to define a NON living BODY was in the second century of Tertullian’s trinity CONCEPT but it was arrived at illogically.
At least they placed the cross on top...
Continuing forward study and connecting the dots from the early 1st Century Church from Jesus Christ warning of the false teachers and wolves that would creep in. To the split of Antioch and Alexandria. and where God allowed Satan to hijack the Levitical Priesthood of Aaron but rather a to Egypt to Alexandria to the 2nd Century Jew named Philo - like Caiaphas - who thought he was a Jew but rather will be proven to be the synagogue of Satan) who loved Greek Philosophy to explain the Torah whose teaching inspired the Alexandrian teacher "TERTULLIAN" who invented the word TRINITY and who literally by fiat with the pen declared that God Son and Holy Spirit were in fact separate PERSONS defined as "human bodied" concrete persons but were really in existence as 1 person in human form called God - notice not Jesus Christ. Read it carefully for yourself.
On page 2,140 of the Oxford English Compact Dictionary (hard copy) We read in Part I that the word Person was set apart as a distinct meaning of the Trinity by Tertullian in 200 AD. Following the Juridical meaning of Person: Christian meaning by Tertullian (200 c) a "person" of the trinity - generally thought to be related to Latin persondre - to sound through ; but the long o makes this a difficulty the sense that mask has not come down into English. and in the sense that this did not arrive by logical order.
TRANSLATE: What we're reading here is although the true meaning of the word person is based exclusively on the definition of Person on the remaining page 2,140 which is a living body, a physical bodily object of an individual human being, Tertullian in the 2nd Century claimed that in Christianity because of his term 'TRINITY' the meaning of "person" changes to include the abstract nature of God. HOWEVER, there is NO LOGICAL ORDER TO ARRIVE AT THIS Change.
Repeat by Oxford University: There is no logical order to arrive at this change.
Why? Because even a child can recognize the difference between CONCRETE NOUNS and ABSTRACT NOUNS. How can God who can only be visually represented by the BODY of Jesus Christ, ALSO be witnessed by the physical body of The Father?
A Trinitarian will answer: This proves the Trinity because the SON is a PERSON and the Son is IN the Father and so the 2 are persons. Again this is NOT what is written in scripture.
The father, which means God, as the witness as The Father, used throughout scripture as God. If this were a person as defined by Oxford dictionary God would be a concrete human being, a body. However scripture is clear that God has not been seen and is SPIRIT. NOT a human being.
Only the Godhead is scripture evidence: God is a spirit NOT A PERSON and No man has seen him and that it is only Jesus Christ who is the VISIBLE IMAGE OF GOD. The Holy Spirit as I have addressed in Parts 1 and 2 is NOT a separate PERSON but rather an intangible abstract entity not perceived with the five senses and is the spirit.
For example:
1 Corinthians 8:6 - But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
The Preposition "Of" proves Godhead and dispels Trinity (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
Here the word "Spirit" is a noun in the neuter form. This simply means it is not a distinct "person"... NOT distinct - but rather - following the preposition OF =
of PREPOSITION: expressing the relationship between a part and a whole --- to whom? God. Strongs: G4154 God's Spirit.
There is only One God = Jesus Christ Genesis 1:26, Colossians 1:15, 2:9
John 1:1,2; John 14:8-10, John 8:58 King James Bible
In addition to:
1 Timothy 2:5 - For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Isaiah 44:6 - Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Isaiah 43:11 - I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
1 Corinthians 8:6 - But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Deuteronomy 6:4 - Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
James 2:19 - Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Isaiah 43:10 - Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
Revelation 1:8 - I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Jude 1:25 - To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Isaiah 42:8 - I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Mark 12:29 - And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
John 10:30 - I and my Father are one.
John 12:45 - And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.
John 14:7 - Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?
There is only One Spirit = Jesus Christ Ephesians 4:4, Colossians 2:9
There is only One Body - Person of the Godhead = Jesus Christ Ephesians 4:4, Colossians 2:9
One Lord - Jesus Christ Ephesians 4:4
PURPOSE of the Father
The Purpose of God the Father in Scripture is to bear RECORD.
three that bear record. Not three beings, not three persons
Clearly both a WITNESS and as a TESTIMONY. A witness that we are SEALED - belong to him. A witness and testimony that Jesus is the IMAGE of the invisible God, In him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead BODILY.
Additional scripture and study links below.
As a WITNESS to fulfill the law in the testimony of two witnesses Deuteronomy 17:6, Numbers 35:30, Matthew 18:16, John 5:36,37; 2 Corinthians 13:1.
Meaning of The RIGHT HAND of the Father
Over 300 scriptures using the right hand as a Symbolic figure of speech known as the METAPHOR for CEREMONIAL OBSERVANCE; BY LEGAL DETERMINATION. That is GIVEN TO JESUS CHRIST the Messiah, the Only Begotten Son of God.
Some of the exceptional proofs of Jesus Christ is the RIGHT HAND of God meaning the ultimate PRECEDENCE OF COMMAND TO WHOM ALL POWER AND AUTHORITY IS GIVEN
The foundation of truth is a faithful witness to testify by the RIGHT HAND that ABSOLUTE POWER and AUTHORITY are granted to JESUS CHRIST and Him alone.
John Chapter 5:36, 37, gives us proof:
36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
John Chapter 8 gives us the entire importance:
Read the entire chapter with emphasis on the specific verses:
The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me.
They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
Jesus Christ has existed for eternity. Genesis 1, John 1:1,2; Colossians 1:16,17; Revelation 22:13.
Come Meet my Kinsman Redeemer (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
He brought himself through the womb of Mary when he came as the Messiah to Redeem mankind as He promised He would do when He cursed The Serpent Genesis 3:14 and Lucifer verse 15, who had possessed the poor creature. Study on how the devil uses people and creatures.
Was Satan the Actual Serpent in the Garden? | Answers in Genesis
The Man Christ Jesus (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
Romans 8:14-18 KJV
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. [15] For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. [16] The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: [17] And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. [18] For I reckon that the sufferings of this
Revelation 1:5
King James Version
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Let's talk Grammar and Trinity (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
Why can’t Trinitarians understand Colossians 1:15 and 2:9?
In doing this we will hopefully come to the full realization of the Identity and Purpose of the Father in the Life of Jesus Christ.
Throughout scripture whenever we see symbology - the use of symbols. Sometimes symbols are seen in this realm and often in visions, dreams, and even being caught up into the third heaven as was John in the book of Revelation which I will be addressing here specifically in this study. This is done whenever the UNSEEN - INVISIBLE is described.
How can I recognize and understand biblical symbolism? | GotQuestions.org
We also see the use of the figure of speech known as PERSONIFICATION
: attribution of personal qualities
especially : representation of a thing or abstraction as a person or by the human form
2
: a divinity or imaginary being representing a thing or abstraction
3
Personification IS NOT A literal BODY or PERSON. The only LITERAL BODY - PERSON of the Godhead is JESUS CHRIST. Colossians 1:15, 2:9.
Examples: Wind, Fire, Lightening, The Dove, The Voice (still, small, thunder, etc) Noise, Scorpions, Wolf, Lamb, Sheep, Shepherd, Candlesticks, Trumpet, Lampstands, Wheels, Lion, Eyes, Bread, Water, Coals, Horns, Smoke, Horses, White, Red, Black, Pale, Balances, Seals, Vials, Milk, Honey, Rock, Wheat, Barley, Grapes and many more.
Dove = descending like a dove. Like = Adverb meaning "in the manner of" or in a "form" of the article (The) - meaning The Spirit of God. This does NOT SAY a literal dove landed on Jesus' head, but rather God's spirit became a visible form and rested on Jesus' head. We don't know if this was a very white bright light shaped like a winged image, but it is wrong to "assume" that this image was the visible image of The Holy Spirit as a separate Person who is the image of a Dove resting on Jesus.
Verse 17. And lo a voice from heaven saying...This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Here again is perfect proof of NOT the Trinity but the Godhead. Verse 17 harmonizes with Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:7 KJV and Colossians 1:11-15 KJV and 1 John 5:7 .
Our Heavenly Father by His Spirit is WITNESS to His only begotten Son who is standing before Him and mankind as His visible image. The Godhead speaking in Genesis 1:26 is not God speaking to the heavenly host of angels because angels were not involved in creation. Amen!
Understanding the Parables of Jesus and why he spoke in parables.
2 Timothy 3:7; John 16:13; 2 Peter 2:21, 3:5. To hide the truth from Those who never understand but are always learning and who have rejected the truth because judgment is more severe for willful ignorance than blind ignorance.
…and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the lamb. Revelation 6:16
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of watters, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Revelation 7:17
See my study on understanding the conjunction “and” to mean that which is.
Understanding the use of METAPHOR examples:
Jesus is the bread of Life John 6:35, Eat his flesh John 6:52, the Door John 10:7, THE RIGHT HAND - my focus as used and which Trinitarians use to falsely claim 2 separate gods or persons or beings.
Over 300 scriptures using the right hand IS A CEREMONIAL OBSERVANCE; BY LEGAL DETERMINATION.
Some of the exceptional proofs of Jesus Christ is the RIGHT HAND of God meaning the ultimate PRECEDENCE OF COMMAND TO WHOM ALL POWER AND AUTHORITY IS GIVEN; THE HIGHEST POSITION OF HONOR, COME BEFORE ALL IN TIME, SPACE, TO BE EXCEEDING, SURPASSING ALL IN RANK, POSITION, AUTHORITY, PRE-EMINENCE - SUPREMACY
THE RIGHT HAND,
Psalm 110:1
See my study on what keeps Trinitarians and Jews awake at night:
You read this scripture Psalms 110:1 KJV like it should be read as in scripture with scripture within the Godhead it will be read like this:
God the Father who is invisible from the creation of the world existing in eternal power and Godhead expresses SPEAKS to - HIS visible image, existing as - Jesus Christ the Messiah.
For IN Jesus Christ dwells the fullness of the Godhead BODILY Colossians 2:9 KJV
All authority in heaven and on earth and below the earth is given by God the Father to his only begotten Son Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:18 KJV
*See my previous exhaustive studies proving by scripture and grammar that there are no other bodies. There is only ONE BODY and that is Jesus Christ. There are no other persons exactly as defined by Grammar and the Bible other than ONE PERSON and that is Jesus Christ.
Yes,
Throughout scripture, At the Right Hand is a metaphor to mean GIVEN GOD'S POWER. Specifically as in intercession. In other words God the Father (who is spirit NOT A PERSON and no man has seen) exercises his power and authority with His Right Hand.
Additionally, and most poignantly for Jews stumbling over Psalms 110:1 KJV is revealed in Matthew 22:41-45 KJV. Jesus Christ exposed their error of them NOT recognizing their true Messiah as witnessed in Matthew 22:41-45 KJV. Let’s read Matthew 22:41-45 together.
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.
43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
44 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
Psalm 20:6
6 Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.
Acts 2:33
32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses.
33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Acts 7:55
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
On the Right Hand… Stephen did NOT see Jesus standing on top of God’s hand, he, in the Spirit, was given the same vision as John saw in Revelation chapter 1 and 4, (focus on this specifically further in this study). What Ezekiel saw in Ezekiel 1:24-28, (FEAR to see Ezekiel 8:14-28 SUN Worship Babylonian worship see 2 Kings 23:5-11; i.e., worshiping another god introduced by the vatican see connection between babylonian sun worship and the vatican ) The false worship of God and crimes against humanity go hand in hand with the violence in the land.
The U.S. has seen at least 39 mass shootings in just 24 days so far this year, data shows
Read carefully the QUEEN OF HEAVEN
Queen of Heaven existed before Catholicism #End times (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
The connection with the Queen of Heaven to Polytheism ancient world to Alexandria to the Trinity
Also see in 2nd link the Trinity in the shape of the female sexual organ
The Queen of Heaven – A Deceptive Doctrine | aminutetomidnite
What Isaiah saw in Isaiah 6:1-8, 9:6,7 THE MIGHTY GOD, THE EVERLASTING FATHER who is Spirit and No man has seen, who is the IMAGE of Jesus Christ. To see the Father one must be spiritual. Romans 8:9.
Romans 8:9
“But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”
Come Meet my Kinsman Redeemer (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
Romans 8:34
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
This is spiritual intercession as Jesus Christ stands as The High Priest after the order of Melchisedek. Genesis 14:18-20; Hebrews 7:21-28.
Ephesians 1:20
20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
Harmonize Ephesians 1:20 with Isaiah 1:9… Additionally,
There is only One God = Jesus Christ Genesis 1:26,
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
Genesis 1:26-27 King James Version (KJV)
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created in the image of man in his own image, God created he him; male and female created he them.
Following excerpt from my Blog:
The singular God - the one God said let *US* (1st person plural object pronoun) make man (singular man: Adam) in OUR (1st person plural possessive pronoun) image: (having a face, arms, legs) after our likeness. (like manner in all aspects meaning composed of 3 parts: BODY, SOUL, SPIRIT. See 1 Thessalonians 5:23).
He created Adam and then from Adam he created Eve. Genesis 2:21. But focusing on the creation of man, we can clearly see that 1 God is referring to himself as plural and later in scripture we see the plural is the Godhead which is God in 3 parts. So we know from the beginning that God is talking to himself as in distinct parts of himself as follows: The invisible God in the image of Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:15, 2:8,9) - as Jesus Christ literally talking to his soul who is the invisible God the Father, Genesis 2:7 - living soul - Life, giver of life 1 Corinthians 8:6 . God the Father “OF” whom are all things meaning all things are literally brought to life. (For a full understanding of the meaning of the word OF in its fullest sense please see my Blog on Of the World vs In the World) ; Resurrection Isaiah 26:19, Romans 8:11, 10:9; 1 Corinthians 6:14; Galatians 2:20, John 14:6-21;Ephesians 1:17-20... etc, and is witnessed by the Holy Spirit abiding in him ( John 16:13; 1 Corinthians 2:10; John 5:6-8; etc... ). Residing in them both refers to the third part - the Holy Spirit - bearing witness to both the body and the soul of God. Pagan Trinity doctrine would have people to believe in the absurdity of a god sitting in heaven as 3 different personas gods having a conversation.
I’ve been mocked by saying that Godhead is God in the image of Jesus Christ in body is sitting there talking to himself. Jesus is not talking to himself per se but to His Father who is IN him IS him and Jesus is the visible image of HIM. Amen! As we need to understand that the primary function of the soul is to make it possible for the spirit and the body to communicate and to cooperate. This is explained in detail by brother Watchman Nee in his book, "The Spiritual Man". (1968 edition only. The later versions have been perverted by modern new age publishers).
Especially important is trying to harmonize Jesus talking to the Father within him with we Saints communicating with God IN Jesus Christ. We have to remember that the faculties of the Spirit is Communion (communication), Conscience (right vs wrong), and Intuition (spiritual discernment) . Ephesians 1:20. I ask you to harmonize Ephesians 1:20: "Which he wrought in Christ. when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in heavenly places." with Ephesians 2:6. "And hath raised us up together , and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus." Let's examine the word "us" . Again we see the 1st person plural object pronoun used here. Us is the entire body of Christ and we (the 1st person plural subject pronoun) the entire body of Christ is IN (within) Jesus Christ right now today and forever. And likewise, Jesus Christ is within us each and every Christian. This is all spiritual in nature of course and cannot be seen by our senses in our human body. It will not be until we're in our glorified bodies that we will witness this and understand it clearly.
How about Psalms 119:10,11: "thy word have I hid in my heart. " Romans 10:8..."the word is nigh thee even on thy mouth. and in thy heart..."
Yes, here’s a perfect example: Ask yourself honestly this question: When have you asked yourself a question either mentally or out loud? When have you made a statement “to yourself”? If you’re honest you’ll admit that it is often and it “always” regards the function of your soul (your mind, memory, emotion, volition, will, purpose and intent of your heart from either experience or spiritual intuition or conscience) either reminding yourself to either do, perform, remember or follow something from the very critical of your very survival down to the mundane minuscule of your life.
Yes we talk to ourselves constantly. And we communicate with God. Do we who are saved talk to God? Absolutely and are commanded to do so continually and constantly without ceasing: .> "Pray without ceasing" 1 Thessalonians 5:17... Note this is a command: Also look at Daniel and David and all the Saints, they were continually in prayer speaking and talking to God almighty. Philippians 4:6-7 tells us to have peace in our lives we must pray and talk to God, sharing with him our needs... How do we talk to God? How do we talk to God continuously? Certainly not walking around all day blabbering to ourselves out-loud, but in continual mental prayer to God in our hearts. We can and often do and should pray outloud, but often it's silent. Many believe they have to go to a church building or have someone pray for them or read prayers prepared for them. To pray we talk to God through our mouth and heart as prompted by our comforter the Holy Spirit. Amen! We do not pray thinking of our carnal body but God within our hearts as we know the Holy Spirit resides in our heart and bears witness of same. See the warning Jesus gave about praying without being sincere. Matthew 6:5. Amen!
If you still doubt what I'm writing here, Please email me at vietrandy@gmail.com and I will send you a graphic video of a woman who mixing profanity (doubt she's saved but only God knows Romans 2) is literally calling on God over ten times as fire embers are raining down on-top of her car. Do you think this woman is talking to herself? No in her heart she knows she may die and is calling on God to help her. How about the airline tragedy of Lion Airlines when the recording shows these poor Muslims knowing they are going to die calling on Allah.
Why does the word of God tell us that the word of God is in our mouth : In Romans 10:6-8 Paul said, "But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach. Notice what God said in Isaiah 55:11, "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth; it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."
Note: For the regenerated person; i.e. born again, the Holy Spirit has regenerated our spirit to live and have communion with the Holy Spirit of God upon our acceptance of Jesus Christ as our Savior. For the unregenerate person; i.e. unsaved, their spirit is still operational in the conscience and intuition functions but the communion function is sadly in the darkened forces of the spiritual realm, satanic influence and not the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ the FULLNESS OF THE GODHEAD BODILY is addressing HIMSELF in plural. Not the heavenly host because the heavenly host did not participate in creation, but rather HIMSELF.
The function of the SOUL addressing. We speak to ourselves all the time, example: Jane, why did you do that? And in scripture we have examples: The rich man says to his soul:
Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Matthew 22:44:
44 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
God the Father functions as Soul? Please see a study on Scripture showing us God the Father exists as the function of the soul within Jesus Christ.
God The Soul from Genesis 22:8
Paul struggled with the same issue with the Colossians:
The Early Church and Godhead vs Trinity
Godhead vs Trinity - the Early Church (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
noun
met·a·phor ˈme-tə-ˌfȯr also -fər
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: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
broadly : figurative language
compare SIMILE
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: an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor : SYMBOL sense 2
THE RIGHT HAND OF
Whenever the phrase the RIGHT HAND OF is used in scripture it is used as a metaphor to indicate all power and authority given.
THE RIGHT HAND OF
ON, AT, IN, OUT OF PREPOSITIONS WITH THE PHRASE THE RIGHT HAND
Meaning: Oxford English Dictionary page 2548 the position of honor all authority to be exceeding surpass, occupy position above the precedence of command.
PRECEDENCE Oxford Dictionary page 2270: To come before in time, exist before - preceding existence; preceding another in rank, position authority, foremost place and pre-eminence , supremacy. The right of proceeding others, ceremonial observance, legally determined.
REVELATION 5:7: Understanding “took” the Book out of the Right Hand of Him who sat upon the Throne.
And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
To understand this METAPHOR in the context of Revelation chapter 5, we have to fully understand that John when taken up into the 3rd heaven in Chapter 1 verses 9 through 18 and Revelation Chapter 4, John only sees ONE PERSON, ONE BODY on ONE THRONE and that is Jesus Christ seated at the Throne. Just as we witnessed in Psalm 110 and Genesis 1:26, There are NOT two or three gods here, but one BODY Raptured up into the third heaven and sees ONLY ONE THRONE and ONLY ONE PERSON - JESUS CHRIST seated in the throne surrounded by the 4 Seraphim and the 24 elders.
In Revelation Chapter 5 we see Jesus Christ stand and take the book with 7 SEALS.
There are not 2 gods here as the pagan catholic doctrine describes in art work
Jesus Christ as identified by FIGURE OF SPEECH, SYMBOLOGY as the LAMB with 7 horns, 7 eyes which are the 7 spirits of God (see notes on how this represents the SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST/the SPIRIT OF the FATHER abiding in Jesus Christ with all knowledge, wisdom and being and existing in all places.
Jesus Christ is described by the metaphor of removing the BOOK from the RIGHT HAND means that all power and authority is given him as witnessed by the Spirit of God and by that DIVINE ETERNAL authority can proceed to bring judgment and WRATH upon the earth and ultimate restore His Remnant and remove the Devil’s dominion of the world’s system.
The Preposition "Of" proves Godhead and dispels Trinity (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
Part 2. Using Preposition and OF to prove Godhead and Dispel Trinity (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
Part 3 Proving Godhead Refuting Trinity with The NOUN (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
John 14:11
“Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.”
King James Version (KJV)
He that hath seen me hath seen the Father John 14:9 (thethirdheaventraveler.com)
NOTES
SHARP'S RULE: PROVES THE DIETY OF JESUS CHRIST understanding the conjunction AND in Greek kai: COPULATIVE = Two Nouns connected with the conjunction and are referring to the "same person" as ONE.
What is the Granville Sharp Rule? | GotQuestions.org
Granville Sharp (1735–1813) was an English political reformer, slavery abolitionist, and Greek language scholar known for his contributions regarding the translation of New Testament Greek as it relates to the divinity of Christ. Sharp believed strongly in the deity of Christ and studied the New Testament in its original language to more ably prove Christ’s deity. The Granville Sharp Rule was first noted in 1798 in his book Remarks on the Uses of the Definitive Article in the Greek Text of the New Testament: Containing Many New Proofs of the Divinity of Christ, from Passages Which Are Wrongly Translated in the Common English Version.
The actual rule of Granville Sharp is concerned with the use of definite articles and copulative conjunctions in the New Testament. Copulative conjunctions (also called additive conjunctions) are words that join other words and indicate the relation of additional information. In English, we have one definite article, the; some copulative conjunctions are and, moreover, and also.
The Granville Sharp Rule states, “When the copulative kai connects two nouns of the same case, [viz. nouns (either substantive or adjective, or participles) of personal description, respecting office, dignity, affinity, or connexion, and attributes, properties, or qualities, good or ill], if the article ho, or any of its cases, precedes the first of the said nouns or participles, and is not repeated before the second noun or participle, the latter always relates to the same person that is expressed or described by the first noun or participle” (Remarks on the Uses of the Definitive Article, 3).
In simpler terms, the Granville Sharp Rule says that when two singular common nouns are used to describe a person, and those two nouns are joined by an additive conjunction, and the definite article precedes the first noun but not the second, then both nouns refer to the same person. This principle of semantics holds true in all languages. For example, consider this sentence:
We met with the owner and the curator of the museum, Mr. Holton.
In the preceding sentence, the definite article the is used twice, before both owner and curator. The curator is obviously Mr. Holton, but the owner could be a different person. Did we meet with one or two people? Is Mr. Holton the owner of the museum as well as the curator? The grammatical construction leaves the question open. However, the following sentence removes the ambiguity:
We met with the owner and curator of the museum, Mr. Holton.
In the second example, the definite article the is only used once, before the first noun. This means that the two nouns, joined by and, are both in apposition to the name of the person. In other words, Mr. Holton is both owner and curator. The Granville Sharp Rule makes it clear that we are referring to the same individual.
Two of the New Testament verses associated with the Granville Sharp Rule are Titus 2:13 and 2 Peter 1:1. The KJV translates Titus 2:13 as, “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.” In the original Greek, the words for “God” and “Savior” are joined by kai, and the definite article ho is only used once, preceding “God”; according to the Granville Sharp Rule, both God and Savior must refer to the same person, namely, Jesus Christ. The NASB 1977 renders the verse more literally: “Looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.”
Similarly, 2 Peter 1:1 refers to “our God and Savior Jesus Christ.” Following Granville Sharp’s rule, Jesus Christ is clearly identified as both “God” and “Savior,” another example of the Bible’s teaching of the deity of Christ. The grammatical construction of the Greek makes it plain: definite article + singular noun + copulative conjunction + singular noun = the same person.
Though the Granville Sharp Rule may seem arcane, the concept has an important impact regarding Bible translation and our understanding of the nature of Christ. The New Testament passages where this rule applies highlight the deity of Jesus Christ. He is more than the Messiah; He is God.
Bible Commentary on Revelation 4 and 5
iii. The Lamb looks as though it had been slain. It’s hard to describe what John saw, but this Lamb had the marks of sacrifice on it. The coming judgment beginning in chapter six is dictated and administrated by the Lamb who already offered an escape from judgment by taking judgment upon Himself. The judgment will come upon a world that hates the Lamb and all He stands for, and rejects His offer of escape.
c. As it had been slain: The idea is that the sacrifice of Jesus is still fresh and current before God the Father. There is nothing stale or outworn in the work of Jesus on the cross. Thousands of years later, it is still fresh as the day He died on the cross.
i. “This form of speech is put to show the continual recent virtue of Christ’s death eternally effectual before God, as whereby once for all he hath purchased eternal redemption.” (Trapp)
ii. As it had been slain: “As if now in the act of being offered. This is very remarkable; so important is the sacrificial offering of Christ in the sight of God that he is still represented as being in the very act of pouring out his blood for the offences of man. This gives great advantage to faith; when any soul comes to the throne of grace, he finds a sacrifice there provided for him to offer to God. Thus all succeeding generations find they have the continual sacrifice ready, and the newly-shed blood to offer.” (Clarke)
d. Having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth: Even though the marks of His sacrifice were evident, the Lamb was not presented as an object of pity. He also bore the marks of omnipotence (seven horns) and omniscience (seven eyes). What a figure! A slain Lamb, who has the marks of omniscience and omnipotence!
i. Throughout the Scriptures, eyes suggest knowledge and wisdom, and horns suggest power. This Lamb has knowledge, wisdom, and power fulfilled perfectly: seven horns and seven eyes.
ii. Which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth: The Holy Spirit is not only the Spirit of God (in the sense of being the “Spirit of the Father”), but also the Spirit of Christ (see Acts 16:7 and Romans 8:9).
iii. The seven eyes of the LORD are a picture of omniscience drawn from the prophet Zechariah (Zechariah 4:10 and 3:9).
What is Oneness doctrine?
ANSWER
Oneness doctrine is a rejection of the Trinity and is found in some branches of Pentecostalism. Oneness doctrine teaches that the one God reveals Himself in various forms: sometimes as the Father, sometimes as Jesus, and sometimes as the Holy Spirit. Oneness Pentecostalism, or Jesus-only teaching, is a modern recycling of the old Sabellianism and modalism of ages past.
The classic statement of Trinitarian doctrine is that there is One God who exists eternally in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. However, the Father is neither the Son nor the Holy Spirit. The Son is not the same person as the Father or the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is neither the Father nor the Son. The word Trinity is never used in the Bible, but Trinitarian doctrine is a summary of the teaching about God found in the New Testament.
Oneness advocates resemble Unitarians in that they both deny the Trinity. Unitarians believe in one God who exists as one person, God the Father. The Son is not God but rather a man. Perhaps He was a man who was more fully in tune with God than any other, but a man nonetheless. The Holy Spirit is not thought of as a person but rather as the power of God.
Although the words Oneness and Unitarian would seem to mean the same thing, there is a significant difference theologically. Those who hold to Oneness doctrine believe that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all God. But instead of one God who exists eternally in three Persons, they believe in One God (a single Divine Spirit) who manifests Himself in three Persons or, perhaps more accurately, three personalities. Sometimes the One God interacts with humanity as the Father. Sometimes He interacts with humanity as the Son, and sometimes as the Holy Spirit. This is an ancient heretical teaching called modalism, which taught that God reveals Himself in different modes including Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
For many who hold to “Oneness doctrine,” Jesus is the primary manifestation of God. Jesus is the Father and the Holy Spirit.
Scripture plainly speaks of one God but also of distinct Persons. These Persons interact with each other. Jesus prays to the Father (John 17 is just one example). If the Father and the Son are not distinct persons, then this prayer is simply a monologue. To whom did Jesus surrender Himself on the cross (Luke 23:46)? And what did John mean when he wrote, “Whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son” (2 John 1:9)?
While Oneness doctrine would seem to be an improvement over Unitarian doctrine, it still falls short of what the New Testament teaches about the tri-unity of God.
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