The Whole Creation Story – Part 13
God was in 3 parts. Those 3 parts were INVISIBLE. He simply made Himself VISIBLE. He did this with the part of Him called THE WORD.
John 1:1 In the beginning [Genesis 1:1] was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Then, of course, AT THE PERFECT MOMENT IN TIME…
Galatians 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
And we saw the image of the Creator Almighty God AS A MAN IN THE FORM OF FLESH
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
How could humans endure this glory?
Hebrews 10:20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Jesus was the most holy. All we could see was His flesh. His flesh hiding His true glory.
God made himself visible.
Personally, I believe this was “the angel of the Lord” IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. Why?
Here is the 1st mention of “the angel of the Lord” in The Bible. You tell me what you think??
Genesis 16:6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. 7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he [the angel of the Lord] said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
The Angel of The LORD took the credit for the prophecy HIMSELF. He didn’t say “The Lord” will do it or “MyGod” will do it or “God” will do it.
The Angel of The LORD said “I will” do it.
You tell me, is there any other possibility? I don’t believe there is any other possibility that God shares His glory with any old “angel”.
“Angel of the Lord” is in The Bible 68 times. 56 in the OT. 12 in the NT.
All 56 times in the Old Testament, I believe “The Angel of the Lord” is The Word, The Lord Jesus Christ, The VISIBLE manifestation of the invisible God.
Here is the next time “the angel of the Lord” shows up. See if you can tell with this one…
Genesis 22:11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
You do NOT get a prize for getting this one right, any wild guesses?
Nov 6 2022
The Whole Creation Story – Part 13
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The Whole Creation Story – Part 13
The Whole Creation Story – Part 13
God was in 3 parts. Those 3 parts were INVISIBLE. He simply made Himself VISIBLE. He did this with the part of Him called THE WORD.
John 1:1 In the beginning [Genesis 1:1] was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Then, of course, AT THE PERFECT MOMENT IN TIME…
Galatians 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
And we saw the image of the Creator Almighty God AS A MAN IN THE FORM OF FLESH
John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
How could humans endure this glory?
Hebrews 10:20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Jesus was the most holy. All we could see was His flesh. His flesh hiding His true glory.
God made himself visible.
Personally, I believe this was “the angel of the Lord” IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. Why?
Here is the 1st mention of “the angel of the Lord” in The Bible. You tell me what you think??
Genesis 16:6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. 7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he [the angel of the Lord] said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
The Angel of The LORD took the credit for the prophecy HIMSELF. He didn’t say “The Lord” will do it or “MyGod” will do it or “God” will do it.
The Angel of The LORD said “I will” do it.
You tell me, is there any other possibility? I don’t believe there is any other possibility that God shares His glory with any old “angel”.
“Angel of the Lord” is in The Bible 68 times. 56 in the OT. 12 in the NT.
All 56 times in the Old Testament, I believe “The Angel of the Lord” is The Word, The Lord Jesus Christ, The VISIBLE manifestation of the invisible God.
Here is the next time “the angel of the Lord” shows up. See if you can tell with this one…
Genesis 22:11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
You do NOT get a prize for getting this one right, any wild guesses?
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