Jesus is Not Jehovah

Stanley Jones gives an outline with a series of scriptures with are alleged to show that Jesus is Jehovah. The tract is evidently designed for "Jehovah's Witnesses." The owner of this blog site is not associated with the Jehovah's Witnesses, but since Mr. Jones gives a lot of scriptures that do not actually support the claim that Jesus is Jehovah, the page is designed to either give comments on the scriptures Mr. Jones presents, or give links to where one may find the truth concerning the scriptures presented.

Before looking at our examination of the scriptures below, the reading of the following studies is suggested:

Jesus is Not Yahweh
http://godandson.reslight.net/jesusnotyhwh.html

Please also be aware that most of these scriptures have already been discussed at:
http://godandson.reslight.net/


Here are the scriptures with our comments and/or links regarding those scriptures (not all scriptures have comments or link yet; so this may be considered a work in progress):

According to the tract, Jesus himself claimed to be Jehovah:

John 8:24
This scripture is discussed in the study:
http://godandson.reslight.net/i-am.html

John 8:28
This scripture is discussed in the study:
http://godandson.reslight.net/i-am.html

John 8:58
This scripture is discussed in the following studies:

http://sonofyah.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/john8-58/

http://reslight.net/forum/index.php?topic=304.0

http://godandson.reslight.net/i-am.html

John 13:19

John 18:5,6 with Exodus 3:14,15
These scriptures are discussed in the following study:
http://godandson.reslight.net/i-am.html

Isa 41:4
http://godandson.reslight.net/alphaomega.html

Isaiah 46:4

According to the tract, evidently the fact that Jesus is spoken of as the "Good [Genuine] Shepherd" is thought to mean that Jesus is Jehovah.

Johnn 10:11,14 with Psalm 23:1; Isaiah 40:10,11; Ezekiel 34:15; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25; 1 Peter 5:4; Revelation 7:17.

John 10:11,14 is discussed at:
http://notrinity.blogspot.com/2008/10/john10-11-14.html


The following scriptures are claimed to imply that Jesus is Jehovah

John 20:28 is discussed in the following studies:

http://reslight.net/forum/index.php?topic=353.0
http://reslight.net/forum/index.php?topic=118.0
http://godandson.reslight.net/john-20-28.html
http://reslight.wordpress.com/2007/09/19/john-2028/
http://reslight.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/john-2028-part-b/

Matthew 4:10
http://godandson.reslight.net/worshipjesus.html

Luke 4:8 = Deuteronomy6:13.
http://godandson.reslight.net/?p=495

John 1:18; Genesis 12:7; 17:1; 18:1; 26:24; Ex 34:5-7; Isa 6:1-3, etc.

Romans 10:9

1 Corinthians 12:3

Philippians 2:10-11 NIV.

1 Corinthians 8:6

Ephesian 4:5. Deuteronomy 6:4; Zechariah 14:9.

It is claimed that Jehovah's names and titles are applied to Jesus, evidently with the thought that is supposed to mean that Jesus is Jehovah:

Almighty:
Revelation 1:8. Revelvation 22:12-13,16,20. Genesis 17:1; Exodus 6:3.

First and Last:
Revelation 1:17-18; 2:8; 22:13,16. Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; 48:12,17.

God:

Matthew 1:23

John 1:1,14

John 20:28

Acts 20:28

Romans 9:5

Philippians 2:5,6

Colossians 2:9

Titus 2:13

Hebrews 1:8

2 Peter 1:1

1 John 5:20. Deuteronomy 4:35,39; 1 Samuel 2:2; 2 Samuel 7:22; 1Kings 8:60; 1Chronicles 17:20; Isaiah 45:5,18,21; Joel 2:27.

Jesus

Matthew 1:21. John 17:11-12; Acts 4:10-12; Philippians 2:10.

King of kings:

Revelation 17:14. 1 Timothy 6:15; Psalm 10:16; 47:2; Zechariah 14:9

Lord of all:

Acts 10:36

Romans 10:12. Joshua 3:13; Psalm 97:5; Micah 4:13; Zechariah 4:14.

Lord of glory:

1 Corinthians 2:8. Psalm 24:10; Isaiah 42:8.

Lord of lords:

Revelation 17:14; 19:13,16. 1 Timothy 6:15; Deuteronomy 10:17; Psalm 136:1,3.

Rock:

1 Corinthians 10:4. 1 Samuel 2:2; 2 Samuel 22:32 = Psalm 18:31; Isaiah 30:29; 44:6-8; Habakkuk 1:12.

Saviour:

Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 1:1,11; 3:18; 1 John 4:14 NIV. Cf. Isaiah 43:3,11; 45:21; Hosea 13:4.

The following are passages are claimed to be about Jehovah, but fulfilled in Jesus, evidently with the thought that this means that Jesus is Jehovah.

Claim: Jesus is Jehovah God:

Ephesians 4:8 with Psalm 68:18

Claim: Jesus is Jehovah of hosts

John 12:39-41 with Isaiah 6:1-10

1 Peter 2:4,8 with Isaiah 8:13,14

Claim: the Lord is Jehovah

1 Corinthians 1:31 with Jeremiah 9:24

1 Corinthian 10:9 with Numbers 21:6-9

1 Peter 2:3 with Psalm 34:8.

Claim: Jesus, the Son (of God) is Jehovah

Hebrews 1:8,10-12 with Ps 102:12,25-27.

The following are claimed to be prophecies about Jehovah applied to Jesus, again evidently with the assumption that this means that Jesus is Jehovah

Philippians 2:10-11 with Isa 45:23. Romans 14:11-12.

Claim: Jesus' first coming was Jehovah's

Matthew 3:1-3; Mark 1:2-4; Luke 3:2-4 with Isaiah 40:3.

Claim: Jesus is Jehovah our righteousness

1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21 with Jeremiah 23:5-6.

Claim: Jesus is Jehovah betrayed

Matthew 26:15; 27:9 with Zechariah 11:13.

Claim: Jesus is Jehovah pierced

John 19:36-37 and Revelation 1:7 with Zechariah 12:1,10.

Claim: Jesus' name is Jehovah's

Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13 with Joel 2:32

Philippians 2:10-11 with Isaiah 45:23. Romans 14:11-12

Claim: Jesus' second coming with be Jehovah's

Acts 2:20 with Joel 2:31. 1 Corinthians 5:5; 2 Corinthians 1:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Thessalonians 2:2; 2 Peter 3:10.

The following scriptures are supposed to show that attributes of Jehovah are applied to Jesus:

Claim: Jesus is eternal

Hebrews 1:8,10-12 with Psalm 102:12,25-27

Claim: Jesus is holy


Mark 1:24 with Luke 4:34; John 6:69; Acts 2:27; 13:35. Psalm 89:18; Isaiah 48:17; Jeremiah 51:5; Ezekiel 39:7

Claim: Jesus is Omniscient

Revelation 2:23 with Jeremiah 17:10.

The following scriptures are supposed to show that Jesus is Jehovah since the works of Jehovah are applied to Jesus

The claim is that "creation" is applied to Jesus

Hebrews 1:8,10 with Psalm 102:12,25-27. Psalm 33:6-9; 148:1-5; Isaiah 42:5; 44:24; 51:13

John 1:1-3,14

Colossians 1:12-16

Hebrews 1:1,2

The claim is that "judgment" is applied to Jesus

John 5:22, 27; Acts 10:42; 17:31; Romans 2:16; 14:10; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Timothy 4:1,8. 1 Samuel 2:10; 1 Chronicles 16:33; Psalm 9:7,19; 96:10,13; 98:9; Isaiah 66:16; Jeremiah 25:31.

The following scriptures are supposed to show that worship due to Jehovah is paid to Jesus

Claim: glory

Romans 16:27; Ephesians 3:21; 2 Timothy 4:18; Hebrews 13:21; 1 Peter 4:11; 2 Peter 3:18; Jude 25; Revelation 1:6; 5:13. Isaiah 42:8; 48:11.

Claim: Name above all

Philippians 2:9. Matthew 1:21; John 17:11; Acts 4:12; Ephesians 1:21; Nehemiah 9:5; Psalm 148:13

Claim: service of (?)

John 12:26. Mathew 4:10; Luke 4:8 with Deuteronomy 6:13

Claim: Witness to

Acts 1:8. Isaiah 43:10, 12

Claim: Worship of

Matthew 14:33; 28:9,17; Luke 24:52; John 9:38; 20:28; Hebrews 1:6; Deuteronomy 6:13 with Matthew 4:10 & Luke 4:8; Acts 10:25-26; Revelation 19:10.