MORE OF ISLAM’S INCOHERENCE EXPOSED

The Quran states that Allah created the seven heavens and seven flat earths, and all the things which exist within them, in six days:

Surely your Lord is God, who created the heavens and the earth in six days — THEN sat Himself upon the Throne, covering the day with the night it pursues urgently — and the sun, and the moon, and the stars subservient, by His command. Verily, His are the creation and the command. Blessed be God, the Lord of all Being. S. 7:54 Abrerry

Surely your Lord is God, who created the heavens and the earth in six days, THEN sat Himself upon the Throne, directing the affair. Intercessor there is none, save after His leave that then is God, your Lord; so serve Him. Will you not remember? S. 10:3

God is He that created the heavens and the earth, and what between them is, in six days, THEN seated Himself upon the Throne. Apart from Him, you have no protector neither mediator; will you not remember? S. 32:4 Arberry

And verily We created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six Days, and naught of weariness touched Us. S. 50:38 Pickthall

It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof (i.e. seven). His Command descends between them (heavens and earth), that you may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah surrounds (comprehends) all things in (His) Knowledge. S. 65:12 Hilali-Khan

(Allah it is Who hath created seven heavens) one above the other like a dome, (and of the earth the like thereof) seven earths BUT THEY ARE FLAT. (The commandment cometh down among them slowly) He says: He sends the angels down from heaven with revelation, Scripture and calamities, (that ye may know) and acknowledge (that Allah is Able to do all things) relating to the dwellers of the heavens and the earths, (and that Allah surroundeth all things in knowledge) and that His knowledge encompasses everything’. (Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=73&tSoraNo=65&tAyahNo=12&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2; bold and capital emphasis mine)

According to Muhammad b. Sahl b. ‘Askar-Isma’il b. ‘Abd al-Karim-Wahb, mentioning some of his majesty (as being described as follows): The heavens and the earth and the oceans are in the haykal, and the haykal is in the Footstool. God’s feet are upon the Footstool. He carries the Footstool. It became like a sandal on His feet. When Wahb was asked: What is the haykal? He replied: Something on the heavens’ extremities that surrounds the earth and the oceans like ropes that are used to fasten a tent. And when Wahb was asked how earths are (constituted), he replied: They are seven earths that are FLAT and islands. Between each two earths, there is an ocean. All that is surrounded by the (surrounding) ocean, and the haykal is behind the ocean. (History of Al-Tabari-General Introduction and From the Creation to the Flood, translated by Franz Rosenthal [State University of New York Press (SUNY), Albany, NY 1989], Volume 1, pp. 207-208; bold emphasis mine)

And yet Allah must have forgotten the exact number of days it took him to bring the entire creation into being since elsewhere he claims that he created all things in eight days (2+4+6=8):

Say: ‘What, do you disbelieve in Him who created the earth in two days, and do you set up compeers to Him? That is the Lord of all Being. And He set therein firm mountains over it, and He blessed it, and He ordained therein its diverse sustenance in four days, equal to those who ask.’ THEN He lifted Himself to heaven when it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth, “Come willingly, or unwillingly!” They said, “We come willingly.” So He determined them as seven heavens in two days, and revealed its commandment in every heaven.’ S. 41:9-12 Arberry

However, the problem is much worse than the number of days it took the Islamic deity to create all things, or the order in which he created them.

According to the following verse Allah’s throne was suspended upon water even while Allah was creating the seven heavens and seven earths:  

He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, while His Throne was upon the water, that He may try you as to which of you is most virtuous in deed. Yet if thou sayest, “Truly you shall be resurrected after death,” the disbelievers will surely say, “This is naught but manifest sorcery!” S. 11:7

7 For the creation of the heavens and the earth in six days, see 7:54c. Quranic references to the six days of creation (cf. 7:54; 10:3; 25:59; 32:4; 50:38; 57:4) are often followed by the statement that God then mounted the Throne (10:3; 25:59; 32:4). Since the verse implies that God’s Throne was upon the water (cf. Genesis 1:2) WHILE the creation of the heavens and the earth was taking place, al-Rāzī notes that upon here does not indicate physical space, since God’s Throne could not be physically on the water if the heavens and the earth had not yet come into being. Thus, one possible meaning of His Throne was upon the water could be to indicate the manner in which the heavens came about without any physical support below them (R), similar to what is expressed in 13:2: God it is Who raised the heavens without pillars that you see, then mounted the Throne. (The Study Quran, by Seyyed Hossein Nasr [HarperOne, 2015 First Edition], pp. 1264-1265; bold emphasis mine)

The allegedly sound narrations attributed to Muhammad and the exegesis of some of Sunni Islam’s greatest commentators claim that Allah’s throne, the water which the throne was suspended on, the air/wind which kept the water afloat, and the clouds which were beneath Allah were already in existence from before Allah created the heavens and earth:

3019. It is related that ‘Imran ibn Husayn said, “I visited the Prophet and hobbled my camel at the door. Some people of Banu Tamim came and he said, ‘Accept the good news, Banu Tamim!’ They said twice, ‘You have given us good news, so give us something.’ Then some of the people of Yemen came in to him and he said, Accept the good news, O people of Yemen, since Banu Tamim have not accepted it.’ They said, ‘We accept, Messenger of Allah. We have come to you to ask you about this matter.’ He said, ‘There was Allah and there was nothing but Him, and His Throne was on the water. He wrote everything in the Remembrance (the Tablet) and He created the heavens and the earth.’ Then someone called out, ‘Your she-camel has gone, Ibn al-Husayn!’ So I went and could not see her because of the mirage. By Allah, I wish that I had left her!” (Aisha Bewley, The Sahih Collection of al-Bukhari, Chapter 63. Book of the Beginning of Creation; bold emphasis mine)

XXII. “When His Throne was on the water.” (11:7) “And He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne” (27:26)

Abu’l-‘Aliyya said that “established Himself “(istawa) on the Throne” means “is high” and “made them (sawwahunna) into seven heavens” (2:29) means “created them”.

Mujahid said that istawa means “to be high over the Throne”.

Ibn ‘Abbas said that Majid (85:15) means “Noble” and Wadud (85:14) means “Loved.” One says “hamîdun majîdun” as if it was the fa’îl form of mâjid and praised (mahmud) comes from hamida.

6982. Safwan ibn Muhriz related that ‘Imran ibn Husayn said, “I was with the Prophet when some people from the Banu Tamim came to him. He said, ‘Banu Tamim, accept the good news!’ they said, ‘You have given us good news, so give us something.’ Some of the people of Yemen entered and he said, ‘Accept the good news, people of Yemen since Banu Tamim have not accepted it!’ They said, ‘We accept. We have come to you to learn about the deen and to ask you about how this business [the creation of the world] began.’ He said, ‘There was Allah and nothing was before Him. His Throne was on the water. ThenHe created the heavens and the earth and wrote everything in the Remembrance [the Preserved Tablet].’ Then a man came and said, ”Imran! Catch your camel. It has gone.’ I went to look for it and could not see her because of the mirage. By Allah, I wish that it had gone and I had stayed!” (Ibid., 100. Book of Tawhid (the belief that Allah is One in His Essence, Attributes and Actions); bold emphasis mine)

And He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six days the first of which was Sunday and the last Friday — and His Throne BEFORE CREATING THEM was upon the water borne by the winds — that He might try you li-yabluwakum is semantically connected to khalaqa ‘He Who created’ in other words He created them and all that is beneficial and good for you in them in order to test you which of you is best in conduct that is which of you is most obedient to God. And if you were to say O Muhammad (s) to them ‘Truly you shall be raised again after death’ those who disbelieve will say ‘This Qur’ān that speaks of resurrection — or this that you are saying — is nothing but manifest clear sorcery’ sihrun a variant reading has sāhirun ‘sorcerer’ in which case the reference is to the Prophet. (Tafsir al-Jalalayn https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=11&tAyahNo=7&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2; bold and capital emphasis mine)

(And He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days) six days of the beginning of this world: each day the equivalent of one thousand years, the first day being Sunday and the last Friday (and His Throne) BEFORE the creation of the heavens and earth (was upon the water) and Allah was before the Throne and before water (that He might try you) that He may test you in the interval between life and death, (which of you is best in conduct) which of you is more sincere in his works. (Yet if thou (O Muhammad) sayst) to the people of Mecca: (Lo! ye will be raised again) you will be brought back to life again (after death! those who disbelieve) the disbelievers of Mecca (will surely say: This) which Muhammad is saying (is naught but mere magic) manifest lies which will never happen. (Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs https://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=73&tSoraNo=11&tAyahNo=7&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2; bold and capital emphasis mine)

Allah created the Heavens and the Earth in Six Days

Allah, the Exalted, informs of His power over all things, and that He created the heavens and the earth in six days. He mentions that His Throne was over the water BEFORE THAT, just as Imam Ahmad recorded that `Imran bin Husayn said, “The Messenger of Allah said…

<<Accept the glad tidings, O tribe of Tamim!>> They said, `Verily you have brought us glad tidings and you have given us.’ Then he said…

<<Accept the glad tidings, O people of Yemen!>> They said, `We accept. Therefore, inform us about the beginning of this matter and how it was.’ He said…

<<Allah was before everything and His Throne was over the water. He then wrote in the Preserved Tablet mentioning everything.>> Then a man came to me and said, “O `Imran, your she camel has escaped from her fetter.” I then went out after her and I do not know what was said after I left.” This Hadith has been recorded in the Two Sahihs of Al-Bukhari and Muslim with a variety of wordings. In Sahih Muslim, it is recorded that `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As said that the Messenger of Allah said…

<<Verily Allah measured the amount of sustenance of the creatures fifty thousand years BEFORE He created the heavens and the earth, and His Throne was over the water.>> Under the explanation of this verse, Al-Bukhari recorded from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah said…

<<Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, said, `Spend and I will spend on you.’>> And he said…

<<Allah’s Hand is full, and it is not diminished by spending throughout the night and the day.>> He also said…

<<Have you seen what has been spent since the creation of the heavens and the earth Verily it does not diminish what is in His Right Hand (in the slightest) and His Throne was over the water. In His Hand is the Scale and he lowers and raises it.>> Concerning Allah’s statement… (Tafsir Ibn Kathir https://www.alim.org/quran/tafsir/ibn-kathir/surah/11/7; bold and capital emphasis mine)

The foregoing introduces a major dilemma for Muslims. The creation of the heavens and earths involves the creation of the space-time-matter continuum, which means there was neither time, nor place, nor space prior to that moment.

In other words, prior to the heavens and earth, there wasn’t such a thing as creation, since creation began when the heavens and the earth were brought into existence.

In fact, even the hadiths confirm this point. Note, for instance, what the following narration states:

The Book of the Sunnah

(13) Chapter: Concerning what the Jahmiyyah denied (i.e., seeing Allah in the Hereafter, etc.)

Waki’ bin Hudus narrated that his paternal uncle Abu Razin said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, where was our Lord before He created HIS CREATION (‘ayn kan rabuna qabl ‘an yakhluq khaliqatah)?‘ He said: He was above the clouds, below which was air, and above which was air and water. THEN He created His Throne above the water.'”

Grade: Hasan (Darussalam)

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 182

In-book reference: Introduction, Hadith 182

English translation: Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 182 (Sunnah.com https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:182; bold, capitalized and italicized emphasis mine)

Pay close attention to Abu Razin’s question since it shows that he was aware that creation came into being when Allah created the heavens and the earth.

It, therefore, makes absolutely no sense to assert, as the Quran and Muhammad do, that Allah’s throne, water, clouds, and wind/air were there prior to creation. After all, created objects require space and place and would be composed of some material form/substance. And seeing there was nothing spatial or material before creation, how could such objects exist?

Therefore, how much sense does it even make for Muhammad to speak of something being above or below anything when there were no spatial dimensions prior to creation? And how could something like the throne have been created before creation existed when this would make it a part of creation itself?

Does this mean that Muhammad erroneously believed in pre-creational created objects? If so, do Muslims really want to accept that their prophet held to beliefs that are logical contradictions and rationally incoherent?

In light of all this, isn’t it time for Muslims to come to their senses and accept the fact that Muhammad was not a prophet, the Quran is not the word of God, and Allah of Islam is not the true God? Hasn’t the time come for them to come home to the only true God revealed in the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ and study the only book he has ever inspired, namely, the Holy Bible?

“‘So Jesus said, ‘When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him.’ Even as he spoke, many believed in him. To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, ‘If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ They answered him, ‘We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?’ Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.’” John 8:28-36 New International Version (NIV)

FURTHER READING

ISLAM’S COSMOLOGY: MORE PROOF OF MUHAMMAD’S FRAUD

A Quran Blunder: The Days and Order of Creation

Allah – An Immaterial Entity or an Invisible Man?

Addressing Zawadi’s Harmonization of the Quran’s Contradictory Creation Stories

False Analogies

As in some of my previous posts: CHRIST: THE DIVINE MEDIATOR AND SAVIOR, I will employ the Bibles which Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWs) have produced to show how their own translations can be used to prove the Deity of Christ and the blessed Trinity. I will mainly be citing from the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition).

However, I will diverge from using such whenever a text has been rendered in a less accurate manner, or for the purpose of comparing and contrasting how various Bible versions translate a given verse. I will attempt to quote from the very Bible translations that the Society itself has endorsed or used in their published works. Some of these various Bible versions can even be found on their own website: Online Bible.

In this segment I will show how and why Jehovah’s Witnesses are forced with a dilemma that they cannot escape from, without recanting their heretical views about God, Christ and the Spirit.

The [O]ld [Testament] attests that Jehovah God often appeared and showed himself to the heirs of the covenant:

“When Aʹbram was 99 years old, Jehovah appeared to Aʹbram and said to him: ‘I am God Almighty. Walk before me and prove yourself faultless. I will establish my covenant between me and you, and I will multiply you very, very much.’ At this Aʹbram fell facedown, and God continued to speak with him, saying…When God finished speaking with him, he went up from Abraham.” Genesis 17:1-2, 22

“Then God said to Moses: ‘I am Jehovah. And I used to appear to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but with regard to my name Jehovah I did not make myself known to them.’” Exodus 6:2-3

“Stephen replied: ‘Men, brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham while he was in Mes·o·po·taʹmi·a, before he took up residence in Haʹran,’” Acts 7:2

The following encounter is truly remarkable since Jehovah not only appeared as a man to speak directly with Abraham, he also ate actual physical food and washed his physical feet with actual water!

“Afterward, Jehovah appeared to him among the big trees of Mamʹre while he was sitting at the entrance of the tent during the hottest part of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing some distance from him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them, and he bowed down to the ground. Then he said: ‘Jehovah, if I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass by your servant. Please, let a little water be brought and have your feet washed; then recline under the tree. Seeing that you have come here to your servant, let me bring a piece of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. Then you may go on your way.’ At this they said: ‘All right. You may do as you have spoken.’ So Abraham hurried to the tent to Sarah and said: ‘Quick! Get three measures of fine flour, knead the dough, and make loaves of bread.’ Next Abraham ran to the herd and chose a tender and good young bull. He gave it to the attendant, who hurried to prepare it. He then took butter and milk and the young bull that he had prepared and set the food before them. Then he stood by them under the tree as they were eating. They said to him: ‘Where is your wife Sarah?’ He replied: ‘Here in the tent.’ So one of them continued: ‘I will surely return to you next year at this time, and look! your wife Sarah will have a son.’ Now Sarah was listening at the tent entrance, which was behind the man. Abraham and Sarah were old, being advanced in years. Sarah was past the age of childbearing.  So Sarah began to laugh to herself, saying: ‘After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I really have this pleasure?’ Then Jehovah said to Abraham: ‘Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Am I really going to give birth even though I am old?’ Is anything too extraordinary for Jehovah? I will return to you next year at this appointed time, and Sarah will have a son.’ But Sarah denied it, saying, ‘I did not laugh!’ for she was afraid. At this he said: ‘Yes! You did laugh.’ When the men got up to leave and looked down toward Sodʹom, Abraham was walking with them to escort them. Jehovah said: ‘Am I keeping hidden from Abraham what I am going to do? Why, Abraham is surely going to become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed by means of him. For I have come to know him in order that he may command his sons and his household after him to keep Jehovah’s way by doing what is right and just, so that Jehovah may bring about what he has promised concerning Abraham.’ Then Jehovah said: ‘The outcry against Sodʹom and Go·morʹrah is indeed great, and their sin is very heavy. I will go down to see whether they are acting according to the outcry that has reached me. And if not, I can get to know it.’ Then the men left from there and went toward Sodʹom, BUT JEHOVAH REMAINED WITH ABRAHAM. Then Abraham approached and said: ‘Will you really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are 50 righteous men within the city. Will you, then, sweep them away and not pardon the place for the sake of the 50 righteous who are inside it? It is unthinkable that you would act in this manner by putting the righteous man to death with the wicked one so that the outcome for the righteous man and the wicked is the same! It is unthinkable of you. Will the Judge of all the earth not do what is right?’ Then Jehovah said: ‘If I find in Sodʹom 50 righteous men in the city, I will pardon the whole place for their sake.’ But Abraham again responded: ‘Please, here I have presumed to speak to Jehovah, whereas I am dust and ashes. Suppose the 50 righteous should lack five. Because of the five will you destroy the whole city?” To this he said: ‘I will not destroy it if I find there 45.’ But yet again he spoke to him and said: ‘Suppose 40 are found there.’ He answered: ‘I will not do it for the sake of the 40.’ But he continued: ‘Jehovah, please, do not become hot with anger, but let me go on speaking: Suppose only 30 are found there.’ He answered: ‘I will not do it if I find 30 there.’ But he continued: ‘Please, here I have presumed to speak to Jehovah: Suppose only 20 are found there.” He answered: ‘I will not destroy it for the sake of the 20.’ Finally he said: ‘Jehovah, please, do not become hot with anger, but let me speak just once more: Suppose only ten are found there.’ He answered: ‘I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.’ WHEN JEHOVAH FINISHED SPEAKING TO ABRAHAM, HE WENT HIS WAY and Abraham returned to his place.” Genesis 18:1-33

“Then Jehovah made it rain sulfur and fire on Sodʹom and Go·morʹrah—it came from Jehovah, from the heavens. So he overthrew these cities, yes, the entire district, including all the inhabitants of the cities and the plants of the ground. But Lot’s wife, who was behind him, began to look back, and she became a pillar of salt.  Now Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before Jehovah. When he looked down toward Sodʹom and Go·morʹrah and all the land of the district, he saw quite a sight. There was dense smoke rising from the land like the dense smoke of a kiln! So when God destroyed the cities of the district, God kept Abraham in mind by sending Lot out from the cities he overthrew, the cities where Lot had been dwelling.” Genesis 19:24-29

These are not the only times where Jehovah appeared in visible form to his servants:

“Jacob departed from Beʹer-sheʹba and kept going toward Haʹran. In time he came to a place and prepared to spend the night there because the sun had set. So he took one of the stones of that place and set it to rest his head on and lay down there. Then he had a dream, and look! there was a stairway set on the earth, and its top reached up to the heavens; and there were God’s angels ascending and descending on it. And look! there was Jehovah stationed above it, and he said: ‘I am Jehovah the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, to you I am going to give it and to your offspring. And your offspring will certainly become like the dust particles of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and by means of you and by means of your offspring all the families of the ground will certainly be blessed. I am with you, and I will safeguard you wherever you go, and I will return you to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.’ Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said: ‘Truly Jehovah is in this place, and I did not know it.’ And he grew fearful and added: ‘How awe-inspiring this place is! This can only be the house of God, and this is the gate of the heavens.’ So Jacob got up early in the morning and took the stone on which he had rested his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. So he named that place Bethʹel, but previously the city’s name was Luz. Jacob then made a vow, saying: ‘If God will continue with me and will protect me on my journey and will give me bread to eat and garments to wear and I return in peace to the house of my father, then Jehovah will certainly have proved to be my God. And this stone that I have set up as a pillar will become a house of God, and without fail I will give you a tenth of everything you give to me.’” Genesis 28:10-22

“And he said unto Moses, Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off: and Moses alone shall come near unto Jehovah; but they shall not come near; neither shall the people go up with him… Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. And they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaven for clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.” Exodus 24:1-2, 9-11 American Standard Version (ASV)

“Mi·caiʹah then said: ‘Therefore, hear the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting on his throne and all the army of the heavens standing by him, to his right and to his left. Jehovah then said, “Who will fool Aʹhab, so that he will go up and fall at Raʹmoth-gilʹe·ad?” And one was saying one thing while another said something else. Then a spirit came forward and stood before Jehovah and said, “I will fool him.” Jehovah asked him, ‘How will you do it?” He replied, “I will go out and become a deceptive spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.” So he said, “You will fool him, and what is more, you will be successful. Go out and do that.” And now Jehovah has put a deceptive spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours, but Jehovah has declared calamity for you.’” 1 Kings 22:19-23

“I saw Jehovah stationed above the altar, and he said: ‘Strike the head of the pillar, and the thresholds will shake. Cut them off at the head, and I will kill the last of them with the sword. No one who flees will get away, and no one trying to escape will succeed.’” Amos 9:1

This next case will be vitally important in deciphering who exactly did the patriarchs/prophets see when the God of Israel appeared to them in visible shape, often as a man:  

“In the year that King Uz·ziʹah died, I saw Jehovah sitting on a lofty and elevated throne, and the skirts of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were standing above him; each had six wings. Each covered his face with two and covered his feet with two, and each of them would fly about with two.  And one called to the other: ‘Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah of armies. The whole earth is filled with his glory.’ And the pivots of the thresholds quivered at the sound of the shouting, and the house was filled with smoke. Then I said: ‘Woe to me! I am as good as dead, For I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of armies himself!’” Isaiah 6:1-5

Here’s where it gets rather interesting.

According to John’s Gospel, the God whose glory Isaiah beheld was that of the preexistent divine Christ:

“So Jesus said to them: ‘The light will be among you a little while longer. Walk while you still have the light, so that darkness does not overpower you; whoever walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, exercise faith in the light, so that you may become sons of light.’ Jesus said these things and went off and hid from them. Although he had performed so many signs before them, they were not putting faith in him, so that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, who said: “Jehovah, who has put faith in the thing heard from us? And as for the arm of Jehovah, to whom has it been revealed?’ The reason why they were not able to believe is that again Isaiah said: ‘He has blinded their eyes and has made their hearts hard, so that they would not see with their eyes and understand with their hearts and turn around and I heal them.’ Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory, and he spoke about him. All the same, many even of the rulers actually put faith in him, but they would not acknowledge him because of the Pharisees, so that they would not be expelled from the synagogue;” John 12:35-42

The context shows that Jesus is the One whose glory Isaiah saw and spoke of, since he is the One that the Jews rejected despite having done all those miraculous signs. This explains why we find certain translations paraphrasing the text in such a manner as to make this point explicitly clear:  

“Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.” John 12:41 New International Version (NIV)

“Isaiah said these things because he saw the glory of Christ, and spoke about him.” J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS)

“Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory and spoke of him.” William Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament (MOUNCE)

“Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.” Berean Study Bible (BSB)

“Isaiah said this, because he saw the glory of Jesus and spoke about him.” Contemporary English Version (CEV)

“Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.” Good News Translation (GNT)

“Isaiah said this because he had seen Jesus’ glory and had spoken about him.” GOD’S WORD® Translation (GW)

Isaiah said this because he had seen Yeshua’s glory and had spoken about him.” Names of God Bible (NOG)

“Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about him.” New Century Version (NCV)

“Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.” NET Bible

Now what is interesting about this is that the Evangelist mentions Isaiah having seen the glory of the preincarnate Christ write after quoting Isaiah 6:10, which is the very chapter where the prophet beheld the visible form of Jehovah seated on his throne.

When we take a closer look at the Greek rendering of Isaiah 6 (often referred to as the Septuagint [LXX]) we discover that this is the very moment that John believed Isaiah actually saw the visible glory of the prehuman Son of God:

“And it came to pass in the year in which king Ozias died, [that] I saw (eidon) the Lord sitting on a high and exalted throne, and the house was full of his glory (tes doxes autou)… And one cried to the other, and they said, Holy, holy, holy [is the] Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory (tes doxes autou).” Isaiah 6:1, 3

Now contrast this with what the inspired Apostle wrote:

“Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory (eiden ten doxan autou), and he spoke about him.” John 12:41

The Greek wording is basically identical, and it is therefore exegetically certain that the Evangelist is indeed affirming that the Jehovah whose glory Isaiah saw, the Lord who appeared in visible form seated on a throne, was actually the Lord Jesus in his preincarnate state.

This is further brought out by the Apostle’s claim that no one has ever seen God at any time apart from, and without the agency, of the Son:

“No man has seen God AT ANY TIME; the only-begotten god who is at the Father’s side is the one who has explained Him.” John 1:18

“No man has seen God AT ANY TIME; the only-begotten god who is in the bosom [position] with the Father is the one that has explained him.” New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (1984 Edition) (NWT1984)

“No man hath seen God AT ANY TIME; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.” King James Version (KJV)

“No man hath seen God AT ANY TIME; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.” ASV

“Nobody EVER has seen God; an Only Born God, he who is in the Father’s bosom, he gave the account of him.” The Bible in Living English (BYINGTON)

“It is true that no one has EVER seen God AT ANY TIME. Yet the divine and only Son, who lives in the closest intimacy with the Father, has made him known.” PHILLIPS

“No one has EVER seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.” Revised Standard Version (RSV)

The point is obvious. The reason why the OT believers and prophets could see God, and know him personally and intimately, is because the living Word had come to enable them to both visibly behold and understand who and what God is truly like.

In other words, according to the inspired Christian Greek Scriptures the Jehovah God whom the OT believers beheld visibly was the prehuman Son of God that had appeared to them since, apart from the Son’s mediation, no one can behold or comprehend God.

As Christ himself stated on multiple occasions:

“At that time Jesus said in response: ‘I publicly praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intellectual ones and have revealed them to young children. Yes, O Father, because this is the way you approved. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one fully knows the Son except the Father; neither does anyone fully know the Father except the Son and anyone to whom THE SON is willing to reveal him. Come to me, all you who are toiling and loaded down, and I will refresh you. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am mild-tempered and lowly in heart, and you will find refreshment for yourselves. For my yoke is kindly, and my load is light.’” Matthew 11:25-30

“However, Jesus called out and said: ‘Whoever puts faith in me puts faith not only in me but also in him who sent me; and whoever sees me sees also the One who sent me. I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone putting faith in me may not remain in the darkness.’” John 12:44-46

“Jesus said to him ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; nobody comes to the Father except through me. If you knew me you would know my Father too. From now on you do know him and have seen him.’ Philip said to him ‘Sir, show us the Father and we are satisfied.’ Jesus said to him ‘I have been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? he who has seen me has seen the Father; how is it you are saying “show us the Father”? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? the words that I say to you I do not say from myself, but the Father, abiding in me, is doing his work. Take my word for it that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or if not, believe because of the work itself. Verily, verily I tell you, he who believes in me will himself do the work I do, and do greater things than these, because I am going to the Father, and whatever you ask in my name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name I will do it.’” John 14:6-14 BYINGTON

There is additional substantiation from the very context of John 12 itself to corroborate this point.

Recall what the inspired Evangelist noted about the Jew’s response to Christ’s miraculous signs:

“Although he had performed so many signs before them, they were not putting faith in him,” John 12:37

Now compare this with what Jehovah told Moses:

“Then Jehovah said to Moses: ‘How much longer will this people treat me without respect, and how much longer will they not put faith in me in spite of all the signs that I performed among them?’” Numbers 14:11

These verbal parallels make it evident what the holy Apostle is getting at.

The same God whom the Israelites refused to trust in during the time of Moses, despite all the miracles he had done in their midst, is the same God who had now become flesh so as to dwell among his people as a Man:

“So the Word became flesh and resided among us, and we had a view of his glory, a glory such as belongs to an only-begotten son from a father; and he was full of divine favor and truth.” John 1:14

And much like their ancestors before them, the Jews of Jesus’ day continued to disbelieve in the same One who had appeared to Moses in spite of all the miraculous signs he had been performing before their very eyes!

Jehovah’s Witnesses are now faced with a dilemma.

Since the God-breathed Scriptures identify Jesus as that very Jehovah God who appeared all throughout the OT in a multiplicity of visible shapes and forms, this shows that the Son cannot be a created being, especially the spirit creature called the archangel Michael.

And since these very sacred writings further attest that Jesus is not the Father or the Holy Spirit, but is the Father’s uniquely begotten Son, and since they even describe the Father as being Jehovah and the Spirit as being eternal:

“Let me proclaim the decree of Jehovah; He said to me: ‘You are my son; Today I have become your father.’” Psalm 2:7 – Cf. Acts 13:32-33; Hebrews 1:5

“Jehovah declared to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand Until I place your enemies as a stool for your feet.’” Psalm 110:1 – Cf. Acts 2:33-36; Hebrews 1:3, 13

“how much more will the blood of the Christ, who by the working of an eternal Spirit offered himself as a faultless oblation to God, cleanse our conscience from the corpses of our deeds for worshiping a living God!” Hebrews 9:14 BYINGTON   

This means that Jehovah is not a singular divine Person, specifically the Person of the Father, as JWs teach. Rather, according to the explicit witness of the Holy Scriptures, the one true, uncreated, infinite, living and rational Being whom we call Jehovah eternally exists as a multiplicity of divine Persons, particularly, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit:

“Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the NAME of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit,” Matthew 28:19

The inspired writings also proclaim that one of those eternal Persons became a human being when he condescended to be born from the blessed Virgin Mother, specifically the Son of God, whom we now know as Jesus Christ of Nazareth:

“But this is how the birth of Jesus Christ took place. During the time his mother Mary was promised in marriage to Joseph, she was found to be pregnant by holy spirit before they were united. However, because her husband Joseph was righteous and did not want to make her a public spectacle, he intended to divorce her secretly. But after he had thought these things over, look! Jehovah’s angel appeared to him in a dream, saying: ‘Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take your wife Mary home, for what has been conceived in her is by holy spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.’ All of this actually came about to fulfill what was spoken by Jehovah through his prophet, saying: ‘Look! The virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they will name him Im·manʹu·el,’ which means, when translated, ‘With Us Is God.’ Then Joseph woke up from his sleep and did as the angel of Jehovah had directed him, and he took his wife home. But he did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son, and he named him Jesus.” Matthew 1:18-25

“In her sixth month, the angel Gaʹbri·el was sent from God to a city of Galʹi·lee named Nazʹa·reth, to a virgin promised in marriage to a man named Joseph of David’s house, and the name of the virgin was Mary. And coming in, the angel said to her: ‘Greetings, you highly favored one, Jehovah is with you.’ But she was deeply disturbed at his words and tried to understand what kind of greeting this might be. So the angel said to her: ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And look! you will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus. This one will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and Jehovah God will give him the throne of David his father, and he will rule as King over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end to his Kingdom.’ But Mary said to the angel: ‘How is this to be, since I am not having sexual relations with a man?’ In answer the angel said to her: ‘Holy spirit will come upon you, and power of the Most High will overshadow you. And for that reason the one who is born will be called holy, God’s Son.’” Luke 1:26-35

Therefore, according to the inspired witness of Holy Scripture Jesus is himself Jehovah God Almighty who often appeared to his servants in the OT in a variety of visible forms long before he became flesh from the blessed Virgin.

This means that Jehovah’s Witnesses have a monumental problem!

FURTHER READING

Jesus Christ: The God of the Patriarchs and Prophets

Who Did Abraham See?

Jesus Christ: The God Whose Glory Isaiah Beheld

The Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible Testifies: The Holy Spirit is an Eternal Divine Person!

THE NWT TESTIFIES THAT THE TRINITY IS THE ETERNAL CREATOR!

MORE BIBLICAL PROOFS FOR THE DIVINITY OF JESUS

In this post, I shall present some additional evidence in support of the Deity of Christ. I will be demonstrating how Jesus is said to do what the Hebrew Bible teaches no creature is capable of doing, and which God alone does.

As in an earlier post, THE NWT TESTIFIES THAT JESUS IS JEHOVAH WHO REIGNS, I will be using the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Bible in order to show Trinitarians how they can actually employ the Society’s Bible versions to their advantage, proving the Deity of Christ and the blessed Trinity from the JWs’ very own Bible perversion. For that reason, I will cite from the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition), unless indicated otherwise. And when I do quote a different version, I will seek to do quote from the very Bible translations that the Society itself endorses, and which they make available online: Online Bible.

The only time I will diverge from doing so is when I quote from the Deuter-Canonical books, the so-called [O]ld [T]estament Apocrypha, which JWs and many Protestants reject as inspired, canonical writings.

The Hebrew Bible is emphatic that no creature can mediate before God in order to appease his wrath from being poured out upon sinners:

“‘If a man should sin against another man, someone may appeal to Jehovah for him; but if a man should sin against Jehovah, who can pray for him?’ But they refused to listen to their father, for Jehovah had determined to put them to death.” 1 Samuel 2:25

“For who will say, “What hast thou done?” Or will resist thy judgment? Who will accuse thee for the destruction of nations which thou didst make? Or who will come before thee to plead as an advocate for unrighteous men?” Wisdom of Solomon 12:12 Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Nor is there any created being righteous enough to redeem human souls from perishing forever:

“None of them can ever redeem a brother Or give to God a ransom for him, (The ransom price for their life is so precious That it is always beyond their reach); That he should live forever and not see the pit… But God will redeem me from the power of the Grave, For he will take hold of me. (Selah)” Psalm 49:7-9, 15

The reason for this is because there is no human individual that is good enough or without sin, which would make him qualified to stand in the place of sinners as their ransom or savior:   

“So how can mortal man be righteous before God, Or how can one born of a woman be innocent? Even the moon is not bright And the stars are not pure in his eyes, How much less so mortal man, who is a maggot, And a son of man, who is a worm!” Job 25:4-6

“If errors were what you watch, O Jah, Then who, O Jehovah, could stand? For with you there is true forgiveness, So that you may be held in awe.” Psalm 130:3-4

“Do not enter into judgment with your servant, For no one living can be righteous before you.” Psalm 143:2

“Who can say: ‘I have cleansed my heart; I am pure from my sin’?” Proverbs 20:9

“For there is no righteous man on earth who always does good and never sins… This alone I have found: The true God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.” Ecclesiastes 7:20, 29

“This is a distressing thing that happens under the sun: Because all have the same outcome, the heart of humans is also full of bad; and there is madness in their heart during their life, and then they die!” Ecclesiastes 9:3

“What then? Are we in a better position? Not at all! For above we have made the charge that Jews as well as Greeks are all under sin; just as it is written: ‘There is not a righteous man, not even one; there is no one who has any insight; there is no one who searches for God. All men have turned aside, all of them have become worthless; there is no one who shows kindness, not so much as one.’ ‘Their throat is an open grave; they have deceived with their tongues.’ ‘Venom of asps is behind their lips.’ ‘And their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.’ ‘Their feet are swift to shed blood.’ ‘Ruin and misery are in their ways, and they have not known the way of peace.’ ‘There is no fear of God before their eyes.’” Romans 3:9-18

In fact, not even the angels are pure enough in God’s sight:  

“Can a mortal man be more righteous than God? Can a man be cleaner than his own Maker? Look! He has no faith in his servants, And he finds fault with his angels. How much more so with those dwelling in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed as easily as a moth!” Job 4:17-19

“What is mortal man that he should be pure, Or anyone born of a woman that he should be righteous? Look! He has no faith in his holy ones, And even the heavens are not pure in his eyes. How much less so when a person is detestable and corrupt, A man who drinks in unrighteousness just like water!” Job 15:14-16

It is because of mankind’s moral corruption/sinfulness that makes it impossible for any human being to save himself, let alone someone else. This is why God in his mercy chose to do what is impossible for man to accomplish, namely, save the world from the wrath and condemnation it has incurred due to its immorality and godlessness:   

“Truth has vanished, And anyone who turns away from bad is plundered. Jehovah saw this and was displeased, For there was no justice. He saw that there was no man, And he was astonished that no one interceded, So HIS OWN ARM brought about salvation, And HIS OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS supported him. Then HE put on righteousness like a coat of mail And the helmet of salvation on HIS HEAD. HE put on the garments of vengeance as HIS CLOTHING And wrapped himself with zeal like a coat. He will reward them for what they have done: Wrath to his adversaries, retribution to his enemies. And to the islands he will repay their due. From the sunset they will fear the name of Jehovah And from the sunrise his glory, For he will come in like a rushing river, Which the spirit of Jehovah drives along. ‘To Zion the Repurchaser will come, To those in Jacob who turn from transgression,’ declares Jehovah. ‘As for me, this is my covenant with them,’ says Jehovah. ‘My spirit that is on you and my words that I have placed in your mouth—they will not be removed from your mouth, from the mouth of your children, or from the mouth of your grandchildren,’ says Jehovah, ‘from now on and forever.’” Isaiah 59:15-21

“Who is this coming from Eʹdom, From Bozʹrah with bright-colored garments, This one with splendid clothing, Marching in his great power? ‘It is I, the One speaking in righteousness, The One with great power to save.’ Why is your clothing red, And why are your garments like those of one treading the winepress? ‘I have trodden the wine trough alone. No one from the peoples was with me. I kept treading them in my anger, And I kept trampling them in my wrath. My garments were spattered with their blood, And I have stained all my clothing. For the day of vengeance is in my heart, And the year of my repurchased ones has come. I looked, but there was NO ONE to help; I was appalled that NO ONE offered support. So MY ARM brought me salvation, And my own wrath supported me. I trampled peoples in my anger, I made them drunk with my wrath.’” Isaiah 63:1-6

Christ himself told his disciples that salvation is a divine work that is humanly impossible to carry out:

“They became still more astounded and said to him: ‘Who possibly can be saved?’ Looking straight at them, Jesus said: ‘With men it is impossible but not so with God, for all things are possible with God.’” Mark 10:26-27 – Cf. Matthew 19:25-26; Luke 18:26-27

The OT further emphasizes that God saves and forgives for his own sake, on account of his own name, meaning on the basis of his own divine authority and initiative. God does not forgive sins for the sake of someone else’s name/authority:

“For the sake of your name, O Jehovah, Forgive my error, though it is great.” Psalm 25:11

“O God, save me by your name, And defend me with your power.” Psalm 54:1

“Help us, O God of our salvation, For the sake of your glorious name; Rescue us and forgive our sins for the sake of your name.” Psalm 79:9

“I, I am the One who is blotting out your transgressions for my own sake, And I will not remember your sins.” Isaiah 43:25

Therefore, if Jesus were a mere created being then he could never save a single soul from perishing. Like the rest of creation, he would be in need of the grace and mercy of God to be able to continue to remain in God’s presence.

And yet according to the inspired Christian Scriptures, God grants salvation solely for the sake of Christ, and only on the basis of Jesus’ name/authority:

“He then said to them: ‘These are my words that I spoke to you while I was yet with you, that all the things written about me in the Law of Moses and in the Prophets and Psalms must be fulfilled.’ Then he opened up their minds fully to grasp the meaning of the Scriptures, and he said to them, ‘This is what is written: that the Christ would suffer and rise from among the dead on the third day, and on the basis of his name, repentance for forgiveness of sins would be preached in all the nations—starting out from Jerusalem.’” Luke 24:44-47

“Now when they heard this, they were stabbed to the heart, and they said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: ‘Men, brothers, what should we do?’ Peter said to them: ‘Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the free gift of the holy spirit.’” Acts 2:37-38

“When Peter saw this, he said to the people: ‘Men of Israel, why are you so amazed at this, and why are you staring at us as though by personal power or godly devotion we have made him walk? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified his Servant, Jesus, whom you handed over and disowned before Pilate, even though he had decided to release him. Yes, you disowned that holy and righteous one, and you asked for a man who was a murderer to be given to you, whereas you killed the Chief Agent of life. But God raised him up from the dead, of which fact we are witnesses. And through his name, and by our faith in his name, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. The faith that is through him has made this man completely healthy in front of all of you… God, after raising up his Servant, sent him to you first to bless you by turning each one of you away from your wicked deeds.’” Acts 3:12-16, 26

“The next day their rulers, elders, and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, along with Anʹnas the chief priest, Caʹia·phas, John, Alexander, and all who were relatives of the chief priest. They stood Peter and John in their midst and began to question them: “By what power or in whose name did you do this?’ Then Peter, filled with holy spirit, said to them: ‘Rulers of the people and elders, if we are being examined today about a good deed to a crippled man, and you want to know who made this man well,  let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that in the name of Jesus Christ the Naz·a·reneʹ, whom you executed on a stake but whom God raised up from the dead, by means of him this man stands here healthy in front of you. This is “the stone that was treated by you builders as of no account that has become the chief cornerstone.” Furthermore, there is no salvation in anyone else, for there is NO OTHER NAME under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved.’  Now when they saw the outspokenness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were astonished. And they began to realize that they had been with Jesus. As they were looking at the man who had been cured standing with them, they had nothing to say in answer to this. So they commanded them to go outside the Sanʹhe·drin hall, and they began consulting with one another,” Acts 4:5-15

“To him all the prophets bear witness, that everyone putting faith in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.” Acts 10:43

“Let it therefore be known to you, brothers, that through this one a forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you, and that from all the things from which you could not be declared guiltless by means of the Law of Moses, everyone who believes is declared guiltless by means of this one.” Acts 13:38-39

“But become kind to one another, tenderly compassionate, freely forgiving one another just as God also by Christ freely forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32

“For you have been given the privilege in behalf of Christ, not only to put your faith in him but also to suffer in his behalf.” Philippians 1:29

“And this is the witness, that God gave us everlasting life, and this life is in his Son. The one who has the Son has this life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this life. I write you these things so that you may know that you have life everlasting, you who put your faith in the name of the Son of God.” 1 John 5:11-13

Jesus even does what the OT scriptures emphatically proclaim that no creature is able to do, namely, intercede and mediate for sinners, procuring their forgiveness and redemption by his perfect obedience, vicarious death, and resurrection:

“For even the Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister and to give his life as a ransom in exchange for many.” Mark 10:45 – Cf. Matthew 20:28

“But God recommends his own love to us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more, then, since we have now been declared righteous by his blood, will we be saved through him from wrath. For if when we were enemies we became reconciled to God through the death of his Son, how much more we will be saved by his life, now that we have become reconciled. Not only that, but we are also rejoicing in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation… But the gift is not like the trespass. For if by one man’s trespass many died, how much more did the undeserved kindness of God and his free gift by the undeserved kindness of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to many! Also, it is not the same with the free gift as with the way things worked through the one man who sinned. For the judgment after one trespass was condemnation, but the gift after many trespasses was a declaration of righteousness. For if by the trespass of the one man death ruled as king through that one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of the undeserved kindness and of the free gift of righteousness rule as kings in life through the one person, Jesus Christ! So, then, as through one trespass the result to men of all sorts was condemnation, so too through one act of justification the result to men of all sorts is their being declared righteous for life.  For just as through the disobedience of the one man many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one person many will be made righteous.” Romans 5:8-11, 15-19

“What, then, are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who will be against us? Since he did not even spare his own Son but handed him over for us all, will he not also, along with him, kindly give us all other things? Who will file accusation against God’s chosen ones? God is the One who declares them righteous. Who will condemn them? Christ Jesus is the one who died, yes, more than that, the one who was raised up, who is at the right hand of God and who also pleads for us.” Romans 8:31-34

“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, a man, Christ Jesus, who gave himself a corresponding ransom for all—this is what is to be witnessed to in its own due time.” 1 Timothy 2:5-6

“Furthermore, many had to become priests in succession because death prevented them from continuing as such, but because he continues alive forever, his priesthood has no successors. So he is able also to save completely those who are approaching God through him, because he is always alive to plead for them. For it is fitting for us to have such a high priest who is loyal, innocent, undefiled, separated from the sinners, and exalted above the heavens. Unlike those high priests, he does not need to offer up sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, because he did this once for all time when he offered himself up. For the Law appoints as high priests men who have weaknesses, but the word of the oath sworn after the Law appoints a Son, who has been made perfect forever.” Hebrews 7:23-28

“However, if we are walking in the light as he himself is in the light, we do have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin… My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not commit a sin. And yet, if anyone does commit a sin, we have a helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, a righteous one. And he is a propitiatory sacrifice for our sins, yet not for ours only but also for the whole world’s… I am writing you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you for the sake of his name.” 1 John 1:7; 2:1-2, 12

“and from Jesus Christ, ‘the Faithful Witness,’ ‘the firstborn from the dead,’ and ‘the Ruler of the kings of the earth.’ To him who loves us and who set us free from our sins by means of his own blood—and he made us to be a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—yes, to him be the glory and the might forever. Amen.” Revelation 1:5-6

Remarkably, the NT even teaches that Christ has ransomed an innumerable host of human souls, purifying them by his blood, thereby making them pure enough to stand in God’s holy presence forever and ever!

“After this I saw, and look! a great crowd, which no man was able to number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes; and there were palm branches in their hands. And they keep shouting with a loud voice, saying: ‘Salvation we owe to our God, who is seated on the throne, AND TO THE LAMB.’ All the angels were standing around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell facedown before the throne and worshipped God, saying: ‘Amen! Let the praise and the glory and the wisdom and the thanksgiving and the honor and the power and the strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen.’ In response one of the elders said to me: ‘These who are dressed in the white robes, who are they and where did they come from?’ So right away I said to him: ‘My lord, you are the one who knows.’ And he said to me: ‘These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.  That is why they are before the throne of God, and they are rendering him sacred service day and night in his temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread his tent over them. They will hunger no more nor thirst anymore, neither will the sun beat down on them nor any scorching heat, because the Lamb, who is in the midst of the throne, will shepherd them and will guide them to springs of waters of life. And God will wipe out every tear from their eyes.’” Revelation 7:9-17

The risen Son’s ability to save countless numbers of human beings is so astonishing that every creature throughout all of creation ends up giving him the exact same worship that God the Father receives, and for the same exact duration!

“When he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the 24 elders fell down before the Lamb, and each one had a harp and golden bowls that were full of incense. (The incense means the prayers of the holy ones.) And they sing a new song, saying: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, for you were slaughtered and with your blood you bought people for God out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, and you made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to rule as kings over the earth.’ And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders, and the number of them was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, and they were saying with a loud voice: ‘The Lamb who was slaughtered is worthy to receive the power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.’ And I heard EVERY CREATURE in heaven and on earth and underneath the earth and on the sea, and ALL THINGS IN THEM, saying: ‘To the One sitting on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing and the honor and the glory and the might forever and ever.’ The four living creatures were saying: ‘Amen!’ and the elders fell down and worshipped.” Revelation 5:8-14

To say that what John beheld by the Spirit is truly amazing would be a wild understatement!

The very fact that every created being in all of creation is distinguished from Jesus, and are portrayed as worshiping the risen Son in the same exact way that they worship God, proves beyond any reasonable doubt that Christ is not a mere creature. Rather, like the Father Jesus is uncreated by nature, being the eternal Son of God who is equal to the Father in essence, glory, and majesty.

The foregoing shows why Christ is able to do what God alone does, and which no created being is capable of doing. Jesus is Jehovah God Almighty who became a human being in order to save mankind, and the rest of creation, from the wrath and judgment brought upon by creaturely sinfulness and rebellion:

“who delivered you out of the jurisdiction of darkness and transferred you into the kingdom of the Son of his love, in whom we have redemption, the pardon of sins, Who is image of the invisible God, firstborn of all creation, because in him everything was created in the heavens and on earth, the visible and the invisible, be it thrones or lordships or governments or dominions—everything has been created through him and to come to him, and before everything he is, and in him everything holds together. And he is the head of the body, the church, he who is the beginning, the firstborn out of the dead, in order that he may take the first place in every respect, because in him all the fullness was pleased to make its home and through him to reconcile everything to him, making peace through the blood of his cross, through him whether it were the things on earth or the things in the heavens, and you who had once been estranged and hostile-minded in your wicked deeds, but whom he has now reconciled by his fleshly body through death to present you holy and unblemished and irreproachable before him” Colossians 1:13-23 The Bible in Living English (BYINGTON)

The Apostle Thomas came to realize this divinely revealed truth after seeing the risen and glorified Christ standing before him in his resurrected, glorified physical body:

“But Thomas, one of the Twelve, who was called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples were telling him: ‘We have seen the Lord!’ But he said to them: ‘Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails and stick my finger into the print of the nails and stick my hand into his side, I will never believe it.’ Well, eight days later his disciples were again indoors, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and he stood in their midst and said: ‘May you have peace.’ Next he said to Thomas: ‘Put your finger here, and see my hands, and take your hand and stick it into my side, and stop doubting but believe.’ In answer Thomas said TO HIM: ‘My Lord and MY GOD (ho Theos mou)!’ Jesus said to him: ‘Because you have seen me, have you believed? Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.’ To be sure, Jesus also performed many other signs before the disciples, which are not written down in this scroll. But these have been written down so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and because of believing, you may have life by means of his name.” John 20:24-31

Thomas knew that, being the unique Son of God, Jesus is not a creature whom the Father produced. Rather, Christ is Jehovah God Almighty that became flesh for the express purpose of saving his creation from judgment by his sacrificial death and resurrection. This is why he is able to mediate and intercede for sinners, and why everlasting life is granted through faith in his name alone.

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Shaming the Shameless: Responding to a Jehovah’s Witness

In this post I will employ the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ very own Bible version to prove that Jesus is Jehovah God Almighty in the flesh (even though he is not the Father or the Holy Spirit). For the most I will be using the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition), unless noted otherwise. And when I do employ a different version it will be from one of the Bible translations that the Society itself endorses and which they make available on their website: Online Bible.

The Hebrew Bible proclaims that Jehovah rules as the sovereign Head and Owner of the entire creation:

“Look, to Jehovah your God belong the heavens, even the heavens of the heavens, and the earth with all that is in it… For Jehovah your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the God great, mighty, and awe-inspiring, who treats none with partiality and does not accept a bribe.” Deuteronomy 10:14, 17

“Yours, O Jehovah, are the greatness and the mightiness and the beauty and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Jehovah. You are the One exalting yourself as head over all.” 1 Chronicles 29:11

“To Jehovah belong the earth and everything in it, The productive land and those dwelling on it.” Psalm 24:1

“For you, O Jehovah, are the Most High over all the earth; You are exalted FAR ABOVE all other gods.” Psalm 97:9

And due to his owning the whole earth, the nations are said to eventually become Jehovah’s inheritance:

“Arise, O God, judge the earth; For thou shalt inherit all the nations.” Psalm 82:8 American Standard Version (ASV)

However, the [O]ld [T]estament writings clarify that God has graciously allowed mankind to possess and rule the earth while keeping the heavens solely for himself. Moreover, the prophetic writings hammer the point that Jehovah alone sits enthroned in the heavens above, from where he rules over all creatures:

“Jehovah has firmly established his throne in the heavens; And his kingship rules over everything.” Psalm 103:19

“Who is like Jehovah our God, The one who dwells on high?” Psalm 113:5

“As for the heavens, they belong to Jehovah, But the earth he has given to the sons of men.” Psalm 115:16

“Give thanks to the Lord of lords, For his loyal love endures forever… Give thanks to the God of the heavens, For his loyal love endures forever.” Psalm 136:3, 26

This is why Jehovah is the only One in heaven whom believers look and submit to:

“To you I raise my eyes, You who are enthroned in the heavens. As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, And the eyes of a servant girl to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to Jehovah our God Until he shows us favor.” Psalm 123:1-2

JESUS CHRIST: THE GOD WHO REIGNS FROM HEAVEN!

And yet, remarkably, the inspired Christian Greek Scriptures testify that it is Jesus who possesses absolute sovereign authority over the entire creation,

“Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: ‘ALL authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the NAME of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you. And look! I AM WITH YOU all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.’” Matthew 28:18-20

And that he is highly exalted far above every created thing and authority both in this age and the age to come,

“and how surpassing the greatness of his power is toward us believers. It is according to the operation of the mightiness of his strength, which he exercised toward Christ when he raised him up from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, FAR ABOVE EVERY government and authority and power and lordship and EVERY name that is named, not only in this system of things but also in that to come. He also subjected all things under his feet and made him HEAD OVER ALL THINGS with regard to the congregation, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills up all things in all.” Ephesians 1:19-23

Reigning from heaven as the supreme head of all creation,  

“Look out that no one takes you captive by means of the philosophy and empty deception according to human tradition, according to the elementary things of the world and not according to Christ; because it is in him that all the fullness of the divine quality dwells bodily. So you have acquired a fullness by means of him, the one who is the head of all government and authority.” Colossians 2:8-10

Since he is the eternal King of kings and Lord of lords!

“to observe the commandment in a spotless and irreprehensible way until the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ, which the happy and only Potentate will show in its own appointed times. He is the King of those who rule as kings and Lord of those who rule as lords, the one alone having immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal might. Amen.” 1 Timothy 6:14-16

“and from Jesus Christ, ‘the Faithful Witness,’ ‘the firstborn from the dead,’ and ‘the Ruler of the kings of the earth.’ To him who loves us and who set us free from our sins by means of his own blood—and he made us to be a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—yes, to him be the glory and the might forever. Amen.” Revelation 1:5-6

“These will battle with the Lamb, but because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, the Lamb will conquer them. Also, those with him who are called and chosen and faithful will do so.” Revelation 17:14 – Cf. 19:16

Christians are, therefore, to look and submit to the risen Jesus as their heavenly Lord and Master, since they are his slaves whom he has purchased for his own possession:

“Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ. For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master (Kyrion) in heaven.” Colossians 3:22-4:1 ASV

“watching for the blessed hope and oncoming of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ (tou megalou Theou kai Soteros hemon ‘Iesou Christou), who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and cleanse for himself a people specially his own, zealous for good works.” Titus 2:13-14 The Bible in Living English (BYINGTON)

“James, a slave of God AND OF the Lord Jesus Christ, to the 12 tribes that are scattered about: Greetings!” James 1:1

“My brothers, you are not holding to the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ while showing favoritism, are you?” James 2:1

“Symeon Peter, servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those whose lot it has been in the justice of our God and Savior Jesus Christ (tou Theou hemon kai Soteros ‘Iesou Christou) to have as rich a faith as ours:” 2 Peter 1:1 BYINGTON

“Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ, but a brother of James, to the called ones who are loved by God the Father and preserved for Jesus Christ… My reason is that certain men have slipped in among you who were long ago appointed to this judgment by the Scriptures; they are ungodly men who turn the undeserved kindness of our God into an excuse for brazen conduct and who prove false to our ONLY owner and Lord, Jesus Christ.” Jude 1:1, 4

Seeing that Jesus himself taught that one cannot have two Lords, especially in heaven,

“No one can slave for two masters (dysi kyriois douleuein); for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stick to the one and despise the other. You cannot slave for God and for Riches.” Matthew 6:24

This means that Christ cannot be a mere creature who reigns alongside the Father. Rather, the Son must himself be Jehovah God who became flesh, and therefore one with the Father and the Holy Spirit in essence, glory, majesty, honor and power.

WHY WOULD CHRIST NEED TO BE EXALTED IF HE IS GOD BY NATURE?

The question then becomes why would Jesus need to be exalted to this glorious if he is God by nature? Shouldn’t he have already possessed this position of glory and honor?

The answer comes from the Holy Bible itself. As God’s unique Son, Jesus was already existing in the form of God in heaven who then voluntarily chose to humble himself to take on the status of a slave by becoming a man on earth:

“Keep this mental attitude in you that was also in Christ Jesus, who, although he was existing in God’s form, gave no consideration to a seizure, namely, that he should be equal to God. No, but he emptied himself and took a slave’s form and became human. More than that, when he came as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, yes, death on a torture stake.” Philippians 2:5-8

This is why all throughout the God-breathed Scriptures, Jesus and his inspired emissaries emphasize the point of his being God’s Servant who had come to serve humanity by offering his life as a sacrifice for their sins:

“Having come to know this, Jesus departed from there. Many also followed him, and he cured them all, but he sternly ordered them not to make him known, in order to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, who said: ‘Look! My servant whom I chose, my beloved, whom I have approved! I will put my spirit upon him, and what justice is he will make clear to the nations. He will not quarrels nor cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the main streets. No bruised reed will he crush, and no smoldering wick will he extinguish, until he brings justice with success. Indeed, in his name nations will hope.’” Matthew 12:15-21

“For even the Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister and to give his life as a ransom in exchange for many.” Mark 10:45

“For which one is greater, the one dining or the one serving? Is it not the one dining? But I am among you as the one serving.” Luke 22:27

“So Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands and that he came from God and was going to God, got up from the evening meal and laid aside his outer garments. And taking a towel, he wrapped it around his waist. After that he put water into a basin and started to wash the feet of the disciples and to dry them off with the towel that was wrapped around him. Then he came to Simon Peter. He said to him: ‘Lord, are you washing my feet?’ Jesus answered him: ‘What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will understand after these things.’ Peter said to him: ‘You will certainly never wash my feet.’ Jesus answered him: “Unless I wash you, you have no share with me.’ Simon Peter said to him: ‘Lord, wash not only my feet but also my hands and my head.’ Jesus said to him: ‘Whoever has bathed does not need to have more than his feet washed, but is completely clean. And you men are clean, but not all of you.’ For he knew the man who was betraying him. This is why he said: ‘Not all of you are clean.’ When, now, he had washed their feet and had put his outer garments on, he again reclined at the table and said to them: ‘Do you understand what I have done to you? You address me as “Teacher” and “Lord,” and you are correct, for I am such. Therefore, if I, the Lord and Teacher, washed your feet, you also should wash the feet of one another. For I set the pattern for you, that just as I did to you, you should also do. Most truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, happy you are if you do them.’” John 13:3-17

“For I tell you that Christ became a minister of those who are circumcised in behalf of God’s truthfulness, so as to verify the promises He made to their forefathers,” Romans 15:8

God the Father then honored his Son for willingly choosing to lower himself to become a slave by exalting him to the divine status that is Christ’s by right, by virtue of his being God in very nature. This is why God demands that every creature worship Christ by openly acknowledging that the Son is truly Jehovah in the flesh,

“through which also the God him put high up over, and he graciously gave to him the name the over every name, in order that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and of those on earth and those underground, and every tongue confess out that Lord Jesus Christ into glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11 The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures (KIT)

A confession that all shall eventually make on the day of judgement, thereby fulfilling what Jehovah said through the prophet Isaiah:

“Make your report, present your case. Let them consult together in unity. Who foretold this long ago And declared it from times past? Is it not I, Jehovah? There is no other God but me; A righteous God and a Savior, there is none besides me. Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth, For I am God, and there is no one else. By myself I have sworn; The word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, And it will not return: To me every knee will bend, Every tongue will swear loyalty.” Isaiah 45:21-23

“For to this end Christ died and came to life again, so that he might be Lord over both the dead and the living. But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you also look down on your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.  For it is written: ‘“As surely as I live,” says Jehovah, “to me every knee will bend, and every tongue will make open acknowledgment to God.”’” So, then, each of us will render an account for himself to God.” Romans 14:9-12

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of the Christ, so that each one may be repaid according to the things he has practiced while in the body, whether good or bad. Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord, we keep persuading men, but we are well-known to God. However, I hope that we are well-known also to your consciences.” 2 Corinthians 5:10-11

Thus, the Father shall be most satisfied when every creature acknowledges Jesus as being Jehovah on the day the Son arrives to judge all mankind:

“For the Son of man is to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will repay each one according to his behavior.” Matthew 16:27

“For the Father judges no one at all, but he has entrusted all the judging to the Son, so that all may honor the Son JUST AS they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him… And he has given him authority to do judging, because he is the Son of man.” John 5:22-23, 27

What makes this all the more remarkable is that this exalted position that Jesus has assumed is one in which he does so while still existing as a glorified Man, possessing an immortal physical body of flesh, where he remains a physical Israelite from the line of David:

“While they were speaking of these things, he himself stood in their midst and said to them: ‘May you have peace.’ But because they were terrified and frightened, they imagined that they were seeing a spirit. So he said to them: ‘Why are you troubled, and why have doubts come up in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; touch me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones just as you see THAT I HAVE.’ And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. But while they were still not believing for sheer joy and amazement, he said to them: ‘Do you have something there to eat?’ So they handed him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it before their eyes.” Luke 24:36-43

“But Thomas, one of the Twelve, who was called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples were telling him: ‘We have seen the Lord!’ But he said to them: ‘Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails and stick my finger into the print of the nails and stick my hand into his side, I will never believe it.’ Well, eight days later his disciples were again indoors, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and he stood in their midst and said: ‘May you have peace.’ Next he said to Thomas: ‘Put your finger here, and see my hands, and take your hand and stick it into my side, and stop doubting but believe.’  In answer Thomas said TO HIM: ‘My Lord and my God (ho Theos mou)!’ Jesus said to him: ‘Because you have seen me, have you believed? Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.’” John 20:24-29

“Men, brothers, it is permissible to speak with freeness of speech to you about the family head David, that he died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath that he would seat one of his offspring on his throne, he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he forsaken in the Grave nor did his flesh see corruption. God resurrected this Jesus, and of this we are all witnesses.” Acts 2:29-36 

“True, God has overlooked the times of such ignorance; but now he is declaring to all people everywhere that they should repent. Because he has set a day on which he purposes to judge the inhabited earth in righteousness by A MAN whom he has appointed, and he has provided a guarantee to all men by resurrecting him from the dead.” Acts 17:30-31

“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, A MAN, Christ Jesus,” 1 Timothy 2:5

“But one of the elders said to me: ‘Stop weeping. Look! The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered so as to open the scroll and its seven seals.’” Revelation 5:5

“I, Jesus, sent my angel to bear witness to you about these things for the congregations. I AM the root and THE OFFSPRING of David and the bright morning star.” Revelation 22:16

LIKE FATHER/MASTER LIKE SON/SLAVE

Related to Jesus’ humbling himself to become the Father’s servant is Christ’s own teaching that a slave could become just like his master:

“A student is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. It is enough for the student to become as his teacher, and the slave as his master. If people have called the master of the house Be·elʹze·bub, how much more those of his household?” Matthew 10:24-25

This is precisely what the Holy Bible proclaims in respect God’s uniquely begotten Son!

Jesus is exactly like the Father, being identical to him in essence and majesty, which is why he can do everything the Father does in the exact same way that the Father does it:

“Therefore, in response Jesus said to them: ‘Most truly I say to you, the Son cannot do a single thing of his own initiative, but ONLY what he sees the Father doing. For WHATEVER things that One does, THESE THINGS THE SON DOES ALSO IN LIKE MANNER. For the Father has affection for the Son and shows him all the things he himself does, and he will show him works greater than these, so that you may marvel. For just as the Father raises the dead up and makes them alive, so the Son also makes alive whomever HE WANTS to… Most truly I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes the One who sent me has everlasting life, and he does not come into judgment but has passed over from death to life. Most truly I say to you, the hour is coming, and it is now, when the dead will hear THE VOICE OF THE SON OF GOD, and those who have paid attention will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted also to the Son to have life in himself… Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear HIS [the Son’s] VOICE and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment. I cannot do a single thing of my own initiative. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous because I seek, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me.’” John 5:19-21, 24-26, 28-30

“However, Jesus called out and said: ‘Whoever puts faith in me puts faith not only in me but also in him who sent me; and whoever sees me sees also the One who sent me.’” John 12:44-45

“Jesus said to him: ‘I am the way and the truth AND THE LIFE. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you men had known me, you would have known my Father also; from this moment on you know him and have seen him.’ Philip said to him: ‘Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.’ Jesus said to him: ‘Even after I have been with you men for such a long time, Philip, have you not come to know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father also. How is it you say, “Show us the Father”? Do you not believe that I am in union with the Father and the Father is in union with me? The things I say to you I do not speak of my own originality, but the Father who remains in union with me is doing his works. Believe me that I am in union with the Father and the Father is in union with me; otherwise, believe because of the works themselves. Most truly I say to you, whoever exercises faith in me will also do the works that I do; and he will do works greater than these, because I am going my way to the Father. Also, whatever you ask in my name, I WILL DO THIS, so that the Father may be glorified in connection with the Son. If you ask anything in my name, I WILL DO IT.’” John 14:6-14

“He is the reflection of God’s glory and THE EXACT REPRESENTATION OF HIS VERY BEING, and he sustains all things by the word OF HIS POWER. And after he had made a purification for our sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty ON HIGH.” Hebrews 1:3

This in itself proves that Christ cannot be a finite creature, since the Scriptures make it emphatically clear that there is no created being, either in heaven or on earth, that is like Jehovah or can do the works that Jehovah does:

“There is NONE like you among the gods, O Jehovah, There are no works like yours. All the nations that you made Will come and bow down before you, O Jehovah, And they will give glory to your name. For you are great and do wondrous things; You are God, you alone.” Psalm 86:8-10

“The heavens praise your marvels, O Jehovah, Yes, your faithfulness in the congregation of the holy ones. For who in the skies can compare to Jehovah? Who among the sons of God is like Jehovah? God is held in awe in the council of holy ones; He is grand and awe-inspiring to all who are around him.  O Jehovah God of armies, Who is mighty like you, O Jah? Your faithfulness surrounds you.” Psalm 89:5-8

“‘All the nations are as something nonexistent in front of him; He regards them as nothing, as an unreality. To whom can you compare God? What likeness can you put next to him?… To whom can you liken me to make me his equal?’ says the Holy One. ‘Lift up your eyes to heaven and see. Who has created these things? It is the One who brings out their army by number; He calls them all by name. Because of his vast dynamic energy and his awe-inspiring power, Not one of them is missing. Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you declare, O Israel, “My way is hidden from Jehovah, And I receive no justice from God”? Do you not know? Have you not heard? Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, is a God for all eternity. He never tires out or grows weary. His understanding is unsearchable.’” Isaiah 40:17-18, 25-28

Therefore, the only way that the Son can be exactly like the Father, and embody the very infinite essence of God, is if he himself is Jehovah God Almighty who became flesh.

This explains why the book of Hebrews has the Father quoting from the following Psalm, which describes Jehovah as the unchangeable Creator and Sustainer of all creation,

“A prayer of the oppressed one when he is in despair and pours out his concern before Jehovah. O Jehovah, hear my prayer; Let my cry for help reach you… But you remain forever, O Jehovah, And your fame will endure for all generations… Long ago you laid the foundations of the earth, And the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you will remain; Just like a garment they will all wear out. Just like clothing you will replace them, and they will pass away. But you are the same, and your years will never end.” Psalm 102:1, 12, 25-27

And employing it in reference to the Son, for the express purpose of glorifying and praising his beloved Firstborn as that very immutable Creator and Life-giver that brought the entire creation into existence by his infinite power!

“But about THE SON, he says: ‘God is your throne forever and ever, and the scepter of your Kingdom is the scepter of uprightness.’… And: ‘At the beginning, O Lord, [the Son] YOU laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the works OF YOUR HANDS. They will perish, but YOU will remain; and just like a garment, they will all wear out, and YOU will wrap them up just as a cloak, as a garment, and they will be changed. But YOU are the same, and YOUR years will never come to an end.’” Hebrews 1:8a, 10-12

Hence, the JWs’ very own Bible versions describe Jesus Christ as Jehovah God Almighty who became Man, being the Son of God who is equal in essence with the Father and the Spirit!

With the foregoing in view, make sure to read this next post where I show how to employ both the Quran and the JWs’ own Bible versions to prove that Jesus is God Almighty who became a human being: THE QURAN AND THE NEW WORLD TRANSLATION AGREE.  

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