Jesus and His God

John 2:19-22 John 2:19 - Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." John 2:20 - The Jews therefore said, "Forty-six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days?" John 2:21 - But he spoke of the temple of his body. John 2:22 - When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. Many believe that the above scripture says that Jesus raised himself from the dead. In actuality, there is nothing in the verse about Jesus' raising himself from the dead, but rather John speaks of Jesus' raising up the "temple of his body" after it had been destroyed for three days. The phrase "raise up" does not necessarily refer to "resurrection." The Jews demanded of our Lord by what authority he set up so high a standard as he required of them in the cleansing of the temple...

It is claimed that Jesus accepted worship without rebuke and that this shows that he is Jehovah. The Hebrews used the words for worship, not only for worshiping the only true God, but also as showing homage to a king, a ruler, or any person to whom respect was being given. Most translations render the words for worship in the Old Testament with words such as "bow down", "bowed before", etc., when the words for worship are being used respecting rulers, dignitaries, showing respect, etc. In the New Testament, however, most translations fail to make that distinction, although some do in a few cases. Believing that Jesus is Jehovah (whom Jesus actually claimed as his God), trinitarians and some others claim that Jesus is being worshiped as Jehovah, who is actually the God of Jesus. God, by means of his holy spirit, reveals through the scriptures that Jehovah is the only true God, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus. Jesus has One who is the Supreme Being over hi...

John 10:11 - I am the genuine pastor. The genuine pastor lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:14 - I am the genuine pastor. I know my own, and I am known by my own. Psalms 23:1 - A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my [pastor]; I shall not lack.-- Green's Literal Ezekiel 34:15 - I myself will be the [pastor] my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah. -- American Standard . The above scriptures are presented (and sometimes a few others such as: Isaiah 40:10,11; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25; 1 Peter 5:4; Revelation 7:17) with the idea of leaving the impression that Jesus is Jehovah, who is presented as "shepherd/pastor" spoken of in Psalm 23:1; Ezekiel 34:15; Isaiah 40:10,11. While Jehovah claims for Himself the role of pastor for His sheep, the prophecy in Ezekiel 34 further shows that Jehovah pastors His sheep by appointing another who is not Himself to perform the actual pastoring. Thus, Jehovah pastors the sheep "through" the ...

Does “Lord” in Genesis 18:27 refer to Jesus? Above Obtained from: http://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/Hebrew_Index.htm Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes." --  Genesis 18:27,  World English. In some vague way, some trinitarians (and some others) point to Genesis 18:27 as “proof” that Jesus is Jehovah. The claim apparently is that the usage of “Lord” in 1 Corinthians 8:6, and in other scriptures as applied to Jesus, means that Jesus is Jehovah of Genesis 18:26. Some further claim that Jesus is “Jehovah” throughout Genesis 17 and 18, but for now, we are examining this one verse. In reality, the usage of Adonai, as often transliterated from the Masoretic text in Genesis 18:27, does not at all offer any proof whatsoever that Jesus' being made “Lord” (Acts 2:36) means that Jesus is Jehovah. It is the Lord Jehovah of Isaiah 61:1 and Ezekiel 34:20 who anointed and sent Jesus, thus making...

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come (ho erchomenos, W&H transliteration), the Almighty." -- Revelation 1:8,  New American Standard Version Many often refer to Revelation 1:8 and claim that this is Jesus referring to himself as "God Almighty". We do not believe that this is Jesus that is being quoted, and here we provide scriptural evidence regarding this. The scripture directly says it was the "Lord God" (as it reads in most translations) speaking, thus we have no reason to believe that any other than Jehovah is speaking. From verse 1, we ascertain that it is actually the angel speaking, quoting Jesus, who in turn is quoting his Father, Jehovah. The phrase "Lord God" is based on the later Septuagint tradition of substituting forms of the word transliterated as Kurios (meaning, Lord) or (Theos, meaning God) for the Holy Name, Jehovah. The Hebrew phrase (transliterated) is J...

John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne. -- Revelation 1:4. -- World English version of the Bible John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is , and which was , and which is to come ; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne. -- King James Version . The World English Bible version evidently supplies the word "God" before "who is." Revelation 1:4 is sometimes referenced by a few trinitarians and the phrase "who is and who was and who is to come" is attributed to Jesus. Actually, the context shows that the phrase is being attributed to the God of Jesus.  In the context, "God" is presented as one person, that one person "gave" to another person  (Jesus)  the revelation. "This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him."...

Ignatius is often cited as believing that Jesus is Jehovah because of the application of "God/god" to Jesus as found in the writings often attributed to him. It is claimed that since Ignatius had been taught by the apostle John, that he should know the truth. We do not have any original autographs of the letters of Ignatius. The Greek copies we have date from about the 3rd or 4th century; some claim as late as the 6th century. Many of the extant copies have two different versions of many of the letters. Most scholars reject the longer versions as being forgeries; some reject the shorter versions, and some reject a cross between them. Some scholars reject all of the extant copies of Ignatius' writings as being forgeries, or at least as being alterations of what Ignatius originally wrote. https://www.ewtn.com/library/PATRISTC/IGNATIUS.HTM Ignatius, however, was not a Hebrew, and it is highly doubtful that he actually understood the Hebraic usage of the words for "Go...