God created the earth to be inhabited, and the earth abides forever (Isaiah 45:18; Ecclesiastes 1:4; Psalms 104:5; Psalm 78:69). The Lord God will give Jesus, his son, the throne of his father David (Isaiah 9:6-7; Luke 1:30-35; Luke 22:28-30). The throne of David is on the earth, it is Jerusalem. There is never any indication that David's throne moved, or that David was on the throne in heaven at any time. The city of David, is Jerusalem, which is Zion, and it is on the earth (Psalms 48:2; Isaiah 52:1; 2 Samuel 5:7; 1 Chronicles 11:5; 2 Samuel 3:9-10; 1 Kings 2:12,24; 1 Kings 2:33,45; 1 Kings 3:6; Psalms 132:11; Jeremiah 17:25; Luke 1:32). Mount Zion cannot be removed and abides forever (Psalms 125:1; Joel 3:20).
When Jesus comes back he will sit on the throne of his glory, which is on the earth, that God gave to him (Zechariah 6:12-13; Matthew 19:28; Matthew 25:31). Jesus must reign a thousand years and when the last enemy is destroyed, which is death, Jesus will put down all rule, and all authority, and power, and deliver the kingdom to God, his Father, so that God will be all in all (Revelation 5:9-10; 1 Corinthians 15:23-28; Revelation 20: 4-15; Revelation 3:11-12; Revelation 21:1- 7). It will be manifest that Jesus is subject to God, who did put all things under him (1 Corinthians 11:3; 2 Corinthians 11:31; John 14:28). Of course God did not put himself under Jesus, so he is an exception (1 Corinthians 15:27-28). The meek will inherit the earth (Psalms 37:11; Matthew 5:5). The righteous will never be removed from the earth (Psalms 37:29; Proverbs 10:30). The wicked will be destroyed and cut off from the earth (Psalms 37:9, 20, 28, 34, 38).
Those who are dead in Christ at the time of Jesus' coming will be apart of the first resurrection, and some in Christ will still be alive at the time of Jesus' coming (they will be changed) , and will be caught up to meet the Lord Jesus in the air with the others (Revelation 20:4-6; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; 1 Corinthians 15:51-53). Jesus will raise the dead up in the last day by the power of God (John 6:39-40,44,54; 1 Corinthians 6:14; John 5:20-30). They of the first resurrection and all those in Christ, will reign with Jesus during his thousand year reign, and will not be hurt of the second death (Revelation 20:4,6). There is a resurrection of life, and a resurrection of damnation (John 5:29; Acts 24:15).
The rest of the dead, who are not in Christ are resurrected to damnation, after the thousand years. The second death is when the wicked are destroyed together in the lake of fire, being cut off from the earth (Psalms 37:20,38; Rev 20:12-15; Matthew 13:41-43, 49-50). To perish, means to be destroyed, and to not live anymore (Numbers 17:12; Genesis 7:23). The second death is "death", and there is no life when you are dead, you do not know anything or feel anything (Ecclesiastes 9: 3-6; 1 Kings 21:15). Souls are not immortal and do die, and have died, the dead cannot praise God (Psalms 88:10-12; Psalms 115:17; Joshua 10:28,35,37,39; Acts 3:23; Ezekiel 18:4; Revelation 16:3). We are to seek eternal life (immortality), and this means that we don't already have it (Romans 2:7). Jesus was asked what is to be done to inherit eternal life for a good reason (our souls are not immortal)- Mark 10:17, Luke 10:25, Luke 18:18. The dead can live again in the resurrection, we have hope in that Jesus our Lord, the first begotten of the dead, was raised from the dead by God (Hebrews 5:8-10; John 11:25; Acts 2:22-36, 10:38-42, 17:31, 24:15; 1 Peter 1:3,19-21; 1 Corinthians 15:12-23; Philippians 3:7-12; Revelation 20:4-6). Those who believe in God's only begotten Son and are obedient to the will of God will have everlasting life (John 3:16; Matthew 5:20, 7:21, 12:20, 18:3, 19:21-30; 1 John 5:11; 1 John 2:17; Romans 6; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Galatians 5:16-26). Truly God has given us eternal life and this life is in his son, amen- Romans 6:23, 1 John 5:11.
The city of Jesus' God, is called New Jerusalem, and in the future, it will come down out of heaven from Jesus' God, like a bride prepared for her husband (Revelation 3:11-12). All things will be made new, all the old things would have passed away. There will be peace on earth(Psalms 37:11). God himself will tabernacle among his people. The wicked, who were in the second death will have already been destroyed in the lake of fire, and cut off from the earth, so they will not see this kingdom (Revelation 21:1-7; John 3:3-7).
Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom, for he said, "I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent" (Luke 4:43; Luke 8:1; Matthew 4:23, 9:35; Mark 1:14). Jesus sent his disciples to preach the kingdom of God (Luke 9:1-2, 59-62; Luke 16:16). They preached the kingdom of God in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 8:12; Acts 20:25; Acts 28:30-31). In the instruction of the manner of prayer, Jesus mentions the kingdom saying, "Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:5-13)." The kingdom of God will come- Matthew 6:33.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
God is one (Heis)
God is One. According to the Greek text, the form "heis" is used
to describe God as being One (heis). It is a masculine singular
adjective. It is the only form of this Greek word used when it is
applied to God Himself (Mark 12:29,32; Galatians 3:20; Matthew 19:17;
Matthew 23:9; Romans 3:30; 1 Corinthians 8:4,6; 1 Timothy 2:5; James
2:19; Ephesians 4:6).
Galatians 3:20
Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one (heis).
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one (heis) God, and one (heis) mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
1 Corinthians 8:4,6
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one(heis).
6But to us there is but one (heis) God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one (heis) Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
According to the scriptures, God is one (heis) by himself, and the man Jesus Christ is the one (heis) mediator between God and men. There is one (heis) God, the Father. There is one (heis) Lord Jesus Christ.
John 10:30
30 I and my Father are one.
John 10:30 does not state, "I and my Father are one God". The term used is "hen". God is one (heis). The Father and his Son are one (hen). This form (hen) is never at anytime used to describe the one God himself being one. " Hen" is neuter singular it is referring to something that is neither masculine or feminine. So God is one (heis) and Jesus Christ our Lord is the one (heis) mediator, and they are together one (hen).
Heis is never at anytime used to describe the one Spirit. The neuter form is used, being neither masculine or feminine. (1 Corinthians 12:11,13; Ephesians 4:4)
Notice also...the Comma Johanneum: 1 John 5:7. Consider that God is "heis". The neuter form is used in 1 John 5:7, therefore it is not stating that the three are one God. Please note that "hen" is used to describe the Spirit, the water, and the blood being one in agreement. 1 John 5:7 could only be stating at best that the three subjects are one in agreement, but not one in being, because God is "heis", God is not "hen". Only one is truly God, and that is the Father of our Lord Jesus- John 17:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10.
I would like to share the following link concerning 1 John 5:7. I encourage further study on this verse.
http://bible.org/article/textual-problem-1-john-57-8
Galatians 3:20
Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one (heis).
1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one (heis) God, and one (heis) mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
1 Corinthians 8:4,6
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one(heis).
6But to us there is but one (heis) God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one (heis) Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
According to the scriptures, God is one (heis) by himself, and the man Jesus Christ is the one (heis) mediator between God and men. There is one (heis) God, the Father. There is one (heis) Lord Jesus Christ.
John 10:30
30 I and my Father are one.
John 10:30 does not state, "I and my Father are one God". The term used is "hen". God is one (heis). The Father and his Son are one (hen). This form (hen) is never at anytime used to describe the one God himself being one. " Hen" is neuter singular it is referring to something that is neither masculine or feminine. So God is one (heis) and Jesus Christ our Lord is the one (heis) mediator, and they are together one (hen).
Heis is never at anytime used to describe the one Spirit. The neuter form is used, being neither masculine or feminine. (1 Corinthians 12:11,13; Ephesians 4:4)
Notice also...the Comma Johanneum: 1 John 5:7. Consider that God is "heis". The neuter form is used in 1 John 5:7, therefore it is not stating that the three are one God. Please note that "hen" is used to describe the Spirit, the water, and the blood being one in agreement. 1 John 5:7 could only be stating at best that the three subjects are one in agreement, but not one in being, because God is "heis", God is not "hen". Only one is truly God, and that is the Father of our Lord Jesus- John 17:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10.
I would like to share the following link concerning 1 John 5:7. I encourage further study on this verse.
http://bible.org/article/textual-problem-1-john-57-8
Sunday, January 6, 2013
John 10:30
In his prayer to the only true God in John 17, he prayed that they, his
disciples, would be one as he and his Father are one. In the same way
that they are one, his disciples could be one (John 17:20-23). In John 10:30-36, he did not state that he and
his Father are one person, or one God, but he said, "I and my Father are one". He was claiming to be the son of God, and mentioned how the Father called others gods, whom the
word of God came to, and the scriptures cannot be broken (ref. Psalm 45/Hebrews 1:8-9, Psalm 82). He said, "If I do not the works of my Father, believe
me not". In Matthew 27:43 they didn't think that Jesus
was claiming to be God, by saying he is the son of God, but they believed that he trusted God by saying such. They were aware that he was not claiming to be the Living God, who Jesus believes is his own God- John 20:16-17. They believed that he was making himself a king by saying he was the son of God as demonstrated in John 19:7-12 (Ex:John 1:49, Luke 1:32-33, John 18:36, Matthew 19:28, Matthew 25:31, Acts 2:29-32, Isaiah 11).
Consider that Paul and Apollos are said to be one, and they are two different beings (1 Corinthians 3:5-11). They were called one, because they were both laborers together with God, and were working with each other of the same purpose. Considering John 10:30, Jesus did not seek his own will, he sought the Father's will only (John 5:30; John 8:29). Jesus came in the name of his Father, who is the Living God, and not in his own authority, or else they would have received him (John 5:43, John 8:42). Jesus did the works of his Father, rather the Father did the works in Jesus. (John 10:37-38, John 8:24-29; 2 Corinthians 5:19). Acts of the Apostles states that God did mighty works, wonders, and signs by the man Jesus (Acts 2:22; Acts 10:38), for God was with Jesus. If they received Jesus then they received the one who sent him- Matthew 10:40, Mark 9:37, Luke 4:16-21. Jesus' doctrine wasn't his, but it was his Father's who sent him- Deuteronomy 18:15-18. Jesus did not speak of himself, his doctrine was of God (John 7:15-17). Jesus referred to himself as a man that heard the truth from God, and he said he was taught of the Father and could do nothing of himself (John 8:24,28,40). Jesus and his Father are definitely one, and Jesus always does the things that please his Father and God(John 8:28-29; John 12:49-50; John 15:10).
Jesus and his Father are one "hen"- John 10:30, and the Father is greater than Jesus, and is his God. (John 14:28; John 20:17; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:3,17). God is one "heis" according to the scriptures (Mark 12:29-32; 1 Corinthians 8:4,6; Galatians 3:20; 1 Timothy 2:5- please study the Greek in these verses). God is not three in one "hen".
Consider that Paul and Apollos are said to be one, and they are two different beings (1 Corinthians 3:5-11). They were called one, because they were both laborers together with God, and were working with each other of the same purpose. Considering John 10:30, Jesus did not seek his own will, he sought the Father's will only (John 5:30; John 8:29). Jesus came in the name of his Father, who is the Living God, and not in his own authority, or else they would have received him (John 5:43, John 8:42). Jesus did the works of his Father, rather the Father did the works in Jesus. (John 10:37-38, John 8:24-29; 2 Corinthians 5:19). Acts of the Apostles states that God did mighty works, wonders, and signs by the man Jesus (Acts 2:22; Acts 10:38), for God was with Jesus. If they received Jesus then they received the one who sent him- Matthew 10:40, Mark 9:37, Luke 4:16-21. Jesus' doctrine wasn't his, but it was his Father's who sent him- Deuteronomy 18:15-18. Jesus did not speak of himself, his doctrine was of God (John 7:15-17). Jesus referred to himself as a man that heard the truth from God, and he said he was taught of the Father and could do nothing of himself (John 8:24,28,40). Jesus and his Father are definitely one, and Jesus always does the things that please his Father and God(John 8:28-29; John 12:49-50; John 15:10).
Jesus and his Father are one "hen"- John 10:30, and the Father is greater than Jesus, and is his God. (John 14:28; John 20:17; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:3,17). God is one "heis" according to the scriptures (Mark 12:29-32; 1 Corinthians 8:4,6; Galatians 3:20; 1 Timothy 2:5- please study the Greek in these verses). God is not three in one "hen".
Saturday, January 5, 2013
1 John 5:20
1 John 5:20
20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
It is noticeable that the one that is true in 1 John 5:20 has a Son named Jesus, who is the Christ. This is seen because it says, "and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son...". There is one God. Jesus is the Son of God. The verse is telling us that Jesus has given us an understanding so that we may know him that is true, and the him that is true is his Father. By mentioning that Jesus is the Son of the one that is true, it goes on to confirm that, "This is the true God, and eternal life". This observation coincides without contradiction with John 17:1,3, where Jesus is praying to the Father and refers to him as the only true God, and refers to himself as the one that the only true God, his Father, has sent. Both 1 John 5:20 and John 17:1,3 harmonize profusely with 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10, where the living and true God is the Father of Jesus (the one who raised him from the dead):
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
It would not make sense for 1 John 5:20 to be speaking of Jesus as the true God, when he, Jesus, is the living and true God's Son, according to his own perspective, and the perspective of the apostles (Ephesians 1:3,17; John 17:1,3; John 14:28; John 20:17).
It should be taken into account that Jesus gave us an understanding about God, who according to John 1:18 no one has ever seen. Jesus declared God, notice in John 1:18 that it was not stating that Jesus was declaring himself. Jesus stated that the one who sent him is "true". It should be noted that John 8 gives this information clarity. Jesus tells them that he that sent him is true, and goes on to reiterate that he was speaking to the world those things which he heard from the one who is true that sent him. Then in another verse he clarifies who the one that is true that sent him is, and of course the one Jesus was referring to was God. Again coinciding perfectly with John 17:1,3 because Jesus was sent by the only true God, his Father.
John 8:26,40
I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
So in summary we are in the true God (the Father), by being in his Son Jesus Christ. If we are in the church we are the "body of Christ", which is a habitation of God through the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 4:12; Ephesians 2:22; Colossians 2:9; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:22-33).
John 17:22-23
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
It is by Jesus that we have access to the Father, who is the only true God (Ephesians 2:13-22; Ephesians 1:17-23; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:24-28; John 14:6; 1 John 5:11; John 3:16; John 6:29;)
20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
It is noticeable that the one that is true in 1 John 5:20 has a Son named Jesus, who is the Christ. This is seen because it says, "and we are in Him that is true, even in His Son...". There is one God. Jesus is the Son of God. The verse is telling us that Jesus has given us an understanding so that we may know him that is true, and the him that is true is his Father. By mentioning that Jesus is the Son of the one that is true, it goes on to confirm that, "This is the true God, and eternal life". This observation coincides without contradiction with John 17:1,3, where Jesus is praying to the Father and refers to him as the only true God, and refers to himself as the one that the only true God, his Father, has sent. Both 1 John 5:20 and John 17:1,3 harmonize profusely with 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10, where the living and true God is the Father of Jesus (the one who raised him from the dead):
1 Thessalonians 1:9-10
9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
It would not make sense for 1 John 5:20 to be speaking of Jesus as the true God, when he, Jesus, is the living and true God's Son, according to his own perspective, and the perspective of the apostles (Ephesians 1:3,17; John 17:1,3; John 14:28; John 20:17).
It should be taken into account that Jesus gave us an understanding about God, who according to John 1:18 no one has ever seen. Jesus declared God, notice in John 1:18 that it was not stating that Jesus was declaring himself. Jesus stated that the one who sent him is "true". It should be noted that John 8 gives this information clarity. Jesus tells them that he that sent him is true, and goes on to reiterate that he was speaking to the world those things which he heard from the one who is true that sent him. Then in another verse he clarifies who the one that is true that sent him is, and of course the one Jesus was referring to was God. Again coinciding perfectly with John 17:1,3 because Jesus was sent by the only true God, his Father.
John 8:26,40
I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
So in summary we are in the true God (the Father), by being in his Son Jesus Christ. If we are in the church we are the "body of Christ", which is a habitation of God through the Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:27; Ephesians 4:12; Ephesians 2:22; Colossians 2:9; 1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 5:22-33).
John 17:22-23
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
It is by Jesus that we have access to the Father, who is the only true God (Ephesians 2:13-22; Ephesians 1:17-23; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 7:24-28; John 14:6; 1 John 5:11; John 3:16; John 6:29;)
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Worship
The man Jesus is worshiped in the scriptures, but not in the same way that his God is worshiped. In Matthew 2 the wise men understood Jesus to be the prophesied ruler/king of Israel (Luke 1:30-35/Acts 2:29-36/Acts 13:19-39/John 1:49) and they fell down and worshiped him- Matthew 2:1-12 (see 1 Chronicles 29:30-all the congregation worshiped the LORD and the king). It has been thoroughly verified that Jesus' God is the Highest- John 17:1-3/1 Thessalonians 1:9-10/1 John 5:20/ John 20:16-17/John 10:29/John 14:28/Ephesians 1:17/2 Corinthians 11:31. There is a worship that is unique to the one God, Jesus includes himself as one who worships the Father- John 4:20-26. In Revelation 4:2,8-11 and 5:9-14, the Lamb is not worshiped as God, his Father, but only as the one that has redeemed us to God by his own blood.
Worship in the scriptures is not always directed to the one God. Only the one God is to be worshiped as the living God. Nebuchadnezzar worshiped Daniel, but not as God. He said to Daniel: "..your God is a God of gods.."- Daniel 2:46-47.
In Mark 5:5-9, the man ran and worshiped Jesus. The unclean spirit cried with a loud voice, and said: What have I to do with the Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. The unclean spirit knew that Jesus was not the most high God, but that he was the son of the most high God.
When the devil was tempting Jesus and tried to make it seem worthwhile for Jesus to worship him, Jesus said, "Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve" (Luke 4:5-8). There is only one that we recognize as the Highest, and it's not Jesus, but his Father as Jesus affirmed. The Father and God of Jesus is worshiped in spirit and in truth-John 4.
Worship in the scriptures is not always directed to the one God. Only the one God is to be worshiped as the living God. Nebuchadnezzar worshiped Daniel, but not as God. He said to Daniel: "..your God is a God of gods.."- Daniel 2:46-47.
In Mark 5:5-9, the man ran and worshiped Jesus. The unclean spirit cried with a loud voice, and said: What have I to do with the Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. The unclean spirit knew that Jesus was not the most high God, but that he was the son of the most high God.
When the devil was tempting Jesus and tried to make it seem worthwhile for Jesus to worship him, Jesus said, "Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve" (Luke 4:5-8). There is only one that we recognize as the Highest, and it's not Jesus, but his Father as Jesus affirmed. The Father and God of Jesus is worshiped in spirit and in truth-John 4.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Compound Unity
Many believe ehad to mean a compound unity in and of itself. Every time the meaning "compound unity" is accepted in a passage, there are two or more things to be comprised into a single unit.
Notice in Genesis 1:5, a compound unity is observed. The evening (one item) and the morning (another item) were the first (ehad) day. Because two items, morning and evening, are mentioned, ehad is denoting a single unity that is compound. It is compound in that the morning and evening cause there to be the first or one day (single).
In Genesis 2:24, a compound unity is apparent. There are two items involved to cause a single unit to be compound. There is the man and there is his wife that he shall cleave unto. These two (they) shall be one (ehad) flesh. So the two of them, shall be one single unit.
In Genesis 34:22, a compound unity is clearly seen. You can't count more than one term but one can understand that people means more than one person. These people would be a single unit (ehad), meaning there would be a single group of people that are sharing something common to each other.
OK these were passages where clearly a compound unity is denoted where the word "ehad" is used. It is seen with no mistake from the above passages that ehad has been used to categorize more than one item into a single unit, whatever they may be.
Ehad is used in passages to mean a single item or a single unit. It is used much like the English word "one". There is one gorilla, there is one goat, there is one person, etc. There is one team, there is one day, there is one family, there is one group, there is one bunch of grapes, etc. One continues to mean one and no more than that.
In Nehemiah 5:18, ehad is being used to describe an ox. Please imagine an ox. Only a single animal must have been imagined that was an ox. "Now that which was prepared for me daily was one (ehad) ox...". It was a single animal. There is no compound that one should gather from this. Unless (to consider all possibilities) we say the arms the legs, the head, etc make one ox. There are not two or more items involved to categorize into a single unit causing a compound unity to be had. It does not say "now that which was prepared for me daily was arms, legs, head, etc and they were ehad ox". It just mentions the single animal. It is singular in every way with no other nouns to clarify a compound unity at all.
Leviticus 26:26, ten women shall bake your bread in one (ehad) oven. OK one might point out (and has pointed out) that there are ten women using the oven in the verse. Ten women even though there is the plurality, do not form a single oven. Ehad is being used to describe a single oven. If one pictures their oven in the kitchen, they should imagine a single oven/unit. One oven, is describing a singular oven, which is why there is no compound unity that can be concluded from the verse.
Deuteronomy 28:7, "..they shall come out against thee one (ehad) way..". The word "they" is used. However, they, the enemies, do not form one way. Ehad is being used to describe a single way. There is no compound unity in the verse, because there is not two or more of anything clarified to cause there to be a compound in one unit. One way is just one way.
Deuteronomy 17:6 begins talking about two witness, then three witness, then talks about only one witness. As follows, "...but at the mouth of one (ehad) witness he shall not be put to death." Ehad is describing a single witness. This verse is not demonstrating a compound unity at all. One witness is a single individual, two is two, and three is three. Everything about the usage of ehad in the verse is singular without any compound.
It was pointed out in the past concerning 1 Kings 6:25 by a Trinitarian believer, "Well, obviously there are two cherubims, so it means compound unity here also". The text is, "Both the cherubims were of one measure and one (ehad) size." If there is one size, there is a particular standard, or designation of measurement. Two cherubims do not form, make, or cause there to be one (ehad) size. Compare to Genesis 1:5. The morning and the evening cause there to be one single day. In 1 Kings 6:25 two cherubims do not cause the one size, to actually be the one size. There is one single size that both the cherubims fit because they are of one measurement. For instance, if two people wear the same dress size they don't cause the measurement or size to be what it is, they just can fit the same single size of dress.
Leviticus 16:8 uses the ehad twice. "And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one (ehad) for the LORD, and the other (ehad) lot for the scapegoat." There is no compound unity here to denote a compound unity for either of the times that it is used. One lot means, a single lot. It is singular in and of itself here.
In Deuteronomy 6:4, there is no reason that ehad would mean compound unity in this verse because of how it is used. Hear, O Israel: The LORD (YHVH) our God (Elohenu) is one (ehad) LORD (YHVH). It has been mentioned in the past that God is mentioned three times in this verse by a Trinitarian believer.
"Hear, O Israel : The LORD (1) our God (2) is one LORD (3)"
They are saying that God is mentioned 3 times here. The verse is talking about the same one God, not different individuals in any way (Ex:Galatians 3:20, 1 Timothy 2:5-6, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Isaiah 45:18). Being able to count to three does not prove a compound unity just as "holy, holy, holy" (1,2,3 times) does not prove a compound unity in Isaiah 6:3 and Revelation 4:8. YHVH is not more than one individual according to Deuteronomy 6:4. It is not stating that more than one is YHVH and the word three does not exist in that verse. The subject of this verse is YHVH (He is our God). YHVH (our God) is being described here as one. YHVH, who is our God, is one (ehad) YHVH. He is the only one. There is no plurality included in this verse that causes ehad to mean a compound in one unity, or three persons in a single unit called trinity. Jesus gave clarification on this, and the scribe confirmed the correct meaning by his response.
Mark 12:29,30
29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
Jesus was talking to a Jewish scribe. Consider his response.
Mark 12:32
32And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
There is one God, and there is none other but He. The scriptures do not describe the one God as three in any way or state that three individuals or "persons" are the one God. Jesus doesn't describe his God in this way. Only one is truly God according to Jesus- Micah 5:4, Malachi 2:10, John 20:16-17.
Jesus is the one that the only true God sent- John 6:28-29, John 8:42
John 17
1These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Romans 15:5-7
5Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
6That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father- Philippians 2, Acts 2:22-39, Ephesians 1. Amen.
Notice in Genesis 1:5, a compound unity is observed. The evening (one item) and the morning (another item) were the first (ehad) day. Because two items, morning and evening, are mentioned, ehad is denoting a single unity that is compound. It is compound in that the morning and evening cause there to be the first or one day (single).
In Genesis 2:24, a compound unity is apparent. There are two items involved to cause a single unit to be compound. There is the man and there is his wife that he shall cleave unto. These two (they) shall be one (ehad) flesh. So the two of them, shall be one single unit.
In Genesis 34:22, a compound unity is clearly seen. You can't count more than one term but one can understand that people means more than one person. These people would be a single unit (ehad), meaning there would be a single group of people that are sharing something common to each other.
OK these were passages where clearly a compound unity is denoted where the word "ehad" is used. It is seen with no mistake from the above passages that ehad has been used to categorize more than one item into a single unit, whatever they may be.
Ehad is used in passages to mean a single item or a single unit. It is used much like the English word "one". There is one gorilla, there is one goat, there is one person, etc. There is one team, there is one day, there is one family, there is one group, there is one bunch of grapes, etc. One continues to mean one and no more than that.
In Nehemiah 5:18, ehad is being used to describe an ox. Please imagine an ox. Only a single animal must have been imagined that was an ox. "Now that which was prepared for me daily was one (ehad) ox...". It was a single animal. There is no compound that one should gather from this. Unless (to consider all possibilities) we say the arms the legs, the head, etc make one ox. There are not two or more items involved to categorize into a single unit causing a compound unity to be had. It does not say "now that which was prepared for me daily was arms, legs, head, etc and they were ehad ox". It just mentions the single animal. It is singular in every way with no other nouns to clarify a compound unity at all.
Leviticus 26:26, ten women shall bake your bread in one (ehad) oven. OK one might point out (and has pointed out) that there are ten women using the oven in the verse. Ten women even though there is the plurality, do not form a single oven. Ehad is being used to describe a single oven. If one pictures their oven in the kitchen, they should imagine a single oven/unit. One oven, is describing a singular oven, which is why there is no compound unity that can be concluded from the verse.
Deuteronomy 28:7, "..they shall come out against thee one (ehad) way..". The word "they" is used. However, they, the enemies, do not form one way. Ehad is being used to describe a single way. There is no compound unity in the verse, because there is not two or more of anything clarified to cause there to be a compound in one unit. One way is just one way.
Deuteronomy 17:6 begins talking about two witness, then three witness, then talks about only one witness. As follows, "...but at the mouth of one (ehad) witness he shall not be put to death." Ehad is describing a single witness. This verse is not demonstrating a compound unity at all. One witness is a single individual, two is two, and three is three. Everything about the usage of ehad in the verse is singular without any compound.
It was pointed out in the past concerning 1 Kings 6:25 by a Trinitarian believer, "Well, obviously there are two cherubims, so it means compound unity here also". The text is, "Both the cherubims were of one measure and one (ehad) size." If there is one size, there is a particular standard, or designation of measurement. Two cherubims do not form, make, or cause there to be one (ehad) size. Compare to Genesis 1:5. The morning and the evening cause there to be one single day. In 1 Kings 6:25 two cherubims do not cause the one size, to actually be the one size. There is one single size that both the cherubims fit because they are of one measurement. For instance, if two people wear the same dress size they don't cause the measurement or size to be what it is, they just can fit the same single size of dress.
Leviticus 16:8 uses the ehad twice. "And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one (ehad) for the LORD, and the other (ehad) lot for the scapegoat." There is no compound unity here to denote a compound unity for either of the times that it is used. One lot means, a single lot. It is singular in and of itself here.
In Deuteronomy 6:4, there is no reason that ehad would mean compound unity in this verse because of how it is used. Hear, O Israel: The LORD (YHVH) our God (Elohenu) is one (ehad) LORD (YHVH). It has been mentioned in the past that God is mentioned three times in this verse by a Trinitarian believer.
"Hear, O Israel : The LORD (1) our God (2) is one LORD (3)"
They are saying that God is mentioned 3 times here. The verse is talking about the same one God, not different individuals in any way (Ex:Galatians 3:20, 1 Timothy 2:5-6, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Isaiah 45:18). Being able to count to three does not prove a compound unity just as "holy, holy, holy" (1,2,3 times) does not prove a compound unity in Isaiah 6:3 and Revelation 4:8. YHVH is not more than one individual according to Deuteronomy 6:4. It is not stating that more than one is YHVH and the word three does not exist in that verse. The subject of this verse is YHVH (He is our God). YHVH (our God) is being described here as one. YHVH, who is our God, is one (ehad) YHVH. He is the only one. There is no plurality included in this verse that causes ehad to mean a compound in one unity, or three persons in a single unit called trinity. Jesus gave clarification on this, and the scribe confirmed the correct meaning by his response.
Mark 12:29,30
29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
30And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
Jesus was talking to a Jewish scribe. Consider his response.
Mark 12:32
32And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
There is one God, and there is none other but He. The scriptures do not describe the one God as three in any way or state that three individuals or "persons" are the one God. Jesus doesn't describe his God in this way. Only one is truly God according to Jesus- Micah 5:4, Malachi 2:10, John 20:16-17.
Jesus is the one that the only true God sent- John 6:28-29, John 8:42
John 17
1These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Romans 15:5-7
5Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
6That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father- Philippians 2, Acts 2:22-39, Ephesians 1. Amen.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Jesus is the Christ
Galatians 4:4
1 John 4:14,15
Luke 1:31-35
1 John 5:1,5
Acts 8:37
Acts 9:19-20 (2 Corinthians 1:19; Acts 17; 1 Corinthians 1:9)
Matthew 16:16 (John 6:69; Luke 4:41; John 11:27; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 4:13; 2 John 1:3;
Matthew 26:63
John 6:69
John 20:31
John 8:28 (John 8:24-43)
John 4:25,26,29
John 20:16-17 (1 Peter 3:21-22)
1 Peter 1:19-22
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