God's Revelation

God's Revelation See I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay
according to everyone's work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first
and
the last, the beginning and the end." Blessed are those who wash
their
robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may
enter
the city by the gates. Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and
fornicators
and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices
falsehood.
"It is I, Jesus, who sent my angel to you with this testimony for the
churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright
morning
star. How, then, do these terms apply to both the Father and the Son
within the
domain of each? We have already pointed out that these expressions
seem to
carry the thought of that which is begun is carried through to
completion:
Isaiah 44:6,7. This would apply both to Yahweh as originator of his
divine
plan and the one who sees it to the completed end, and to the Son as
the one
who carries out the divine plan by means of his death, resurrection
and the
coming day of judgment. Some have noted that Jesus is the first human
to be
raised to life without end by Yahweh his Father, thus he is called
the
"firstborn of the dead". (Colossians 1:18) He is also the last to be
so
resurrected since all others who eventually receive such a
resurrection will
be through Jesus, not by Yahweh directly. (John 5:21,22; 6:39,44;
11:25)
Thus there appears to be a connection between his statements that he
became
dead was now alive forever and ever. His holding the keys of death and
Hades
(Revelation 1:18) shows the authority given to him by his God of
releasing
all who are in death and hades. The truth on the
subject, as presented in the Word of God. Because of this teaching,
most
Bible Students refer to Jesus' becoming flesh as his carnation, not
incarnation. The Scriptural declaration is not that our Lord assumed a
body
of flesh as a covering for a spiritual body, as did the angels
previously;
but that he actually laid aside, or, as the Greek renders it,
"divested
himself of," his prehuman conditions, and actually took our nature,
or, as
our text above declares, "the Logos was made flesh." There was no
fraud, no
sham, about it: it was not that he merely appeared to humble himself,
while
really retaining his glory and power: it was not that he seemed to
become
poor for our sakes, yet actually remained rich in the possession of
the
higher spiritual nature all the time: it was not that he merely put on
the
clothing, the livery, of a servant. No, but he actually became a man
-- "the
man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all. But that in the
light of present-day destructive criticism (reasonable and
unreasonable) it is expedient that this truth, so closely identified
with
the Atonement, the very center and foundation of true Christianity,
should
be solidly buttressed, to the intent that the faith of Yahweh's people
may
be able to withstand the assaults of the Adversary against the
doctrine of
the ransom -- from the pulpit, press and pew. The Scriptural statement
of
the fact of our Lord's spotlessness was, thank God, quite sufficient
for his
saints for centuries; but now as "food in due season" for the
household
comes the scientific and philosophic attestation to the possibility of
all
that is claimed in the divine Word on this subject. And it is well for
us not to forget that God's providential care for the
children of men is frequently manifested in the exceptions of nature.
For
instance, it is the rule of nature that heat causes expansion, while
freezing causes contraction: but how fortunate it is for humanity that
water
is an exception to this principle -- that water, contrary to the
general
rule, expands in freezing. Were it to follow the customary law of
nature and
contract with freezing, it would have the effect of making the ice
heavier
than the unfrozen water, and cause it to sink to the river bottoms, so
that
as a consequence our rivers would become solid ice, which even the
summer
heat would not dissolve. How fortunate, too, that antimony among the
minerals is an exception to this law of nature also: otherwise it
would be
impossible for us to secure clear-cut edges on our printing types,
secured
by the mixing of this metal, which contracts, with other metals which
expand
under heat. So the one exception to sin-defilement in our race was its
only
hope--its ransom, its salvation under divine providence. With these
thoughts
we proceed to. Deuteronomy 27:9 And Moses and the priests the Levites
spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this
day thou art become[Hayah] the people of YHWH thy God. Exodus 3:14 And
God[Elohim] said unto Moses, I AM I AM[Hayah Hayah]: and he said,
Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM[hayah] hath sent
me unto you. see, in deuteronomy, the same hayah is offered up in a
plural. see, there's no real reason to translate "hayay hayah" as "I
am I am" because God[Elohim] is a plural. it could just as easily be
translated "we are we are" and still be only ONE God. and that is what
the suggestion is, that The Father and The Son are ONE GOD. but you
can call them both YHWH. even if one seems to be acting independantly,
you can never tell them apart. but the supreme sacrifice is the
separation for three days. YHWH[Son] and YHWH[Father] had never been
separated before. and that taste of death, not only sealed their
primacy in humanity and therefore over ALL things. both "heaven" and
"earth" but was a supreme sacrifice.
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