Warm greetings to you. Today we may not be talking about the Trinity itself, but about the Divinity of Christ – about the role He played before He came to earth. Some people think that He was then merely some abstract, impersonal form of God’s thought.
That is why today we will say that – as I have already mentioned before – Christ was actively at work. He simply was that Angel spoken of in chapter 23 of the 2nd Book of Moses, where God YHWH commands: “Be careful before His face, and listen to His voice, do not provoke Him, for He will not forgive your transgressions, for my name is in him”. He is that Angel who appears under the same name as God the Father – although we must point out that in the Old Testament there is not yet any teaching about God the Father. We come to know the Father only from the teachings of Christ. There, there is simply God – God Almighty, one might say – but not the Father. That is also why the Judeans were offended when Christ said that He was the Son of God; for them it was overfamiliarity, self-exaltation, claiming for Himself a title that, in their opinion, no human deserved. But Christ brought the Father near to us.
In the Old Testament we come to know God as YHWH or as the Most High God. God YHWH presents Himself there as the only God – with the caveat that one must always remember that He is speaking to a nation for which He was the exclusive God. That is why one of the commandments this nation receives says: “You shall have no other gods before me”. Notice – the commandment does not say “there are no other gods”, but “you shall not have them”, because YHWH had an exclusive right to that nation. This is something many people do not understand, but that is the message of the Old Testament. That is also why in the New Testament Paul writes that although there are so-called gods, for us there is only one. The point is to indicate that many persons can be called gods, but when we speak of the Most High God – there is only one true God.
In previous materials I also spoke about certain features, attributes of Christ’s divinity. I spoke about the differences: although we can title Christ God, and even God Almighty – because, as He Himself said, He received all authority in heaven and on earth – He is nevertheless not equal to the Father. He does not equal Him in wisdom, although He is the representative of God’s wisdom for us humans. The Father Himself is superior in every respect: He is God beyond time and space, He has no beginning or end, whereas Christ is called “the first and the last” – and that phrase suggests a beginning and an end.
What we want to deal with today, however, is incomprehensible to many. Why is Christ not visible in the actions of the Old Testament? Because Christ appears there as the God of Israel, as God YHWH – perhaps not literally as the Most High, but under that name. Many verses refer to Christ, many others to God the Father, and the same name is used, which we call the tetragrammaton YHWH, because we do not know how it was truly pronounced. And now it turns out that many prophecies – and today we will discuss at least ten such ones – which spoke of God YHWH, were fulfilled in the New Testament and recorded as concerning Christ. So what frightens many people – that Christ could have appeared as YHWH in the Old Testament – is precisely what the apostles, I am convinced, confirm. The apostles were convinced of Christ’s divinity and had no problem calling Him God; it is just that verses which do so are today interpreted as speaking about the Father – even when the context indicates otherwise. Today we will see that the apostles applied many quotations from the Old Testament to Christ, even though in the original they speak of God YHWH. This is proof that the first Christians understood that under this name appeared not only the Father, but also the Son.
Of course this may give rise to misunderstandings, because we have to distinguish when the Son is being spoken of and when the Father is – although the same God is being spoken of, since Christ represented the Father and spoke as if He were the Father. God the Father truly knows everything and does not take back His words, whereas Christ can change His mind. That is why in the Old Testament we have cases where YHWH, under the influence of a conversation with Moses, changed His decision – which in the case of the Father would be impossible. When the Father makes a decision, He already knows all the variants, everything that could happen, including what arguments Moses will use. Christ does not know this – everything He teaches, He draws from the Father. Many examples we cited in previous meetings show that God gives prophecies to the Son, the Son to an angel, the angel brings them to a human, and the human writes them down for others. This is the case, for example, in the first verse of Revelation – it is clearly shown to us there. Christ also said that there are things only the Father knows, and neither He nor the angels know them. Time passes, perhaps today Christ already has this information, but the very fact that He did not know everything then shows that He is not equal to the Father. He is, however, the representative of the Father’s wisdom, His power, personality, love, justice – He represents all this before us and helps us understand the Father as much as we are at all able to grasp the nature of God, who escapes our senses. His power is so unlimited that we can grasp it only within a small margin – thanks to the personality of Christ, who presents it to us in the best possible way.
We also said that the fullness of Divinity that dwelt in Christ will also be the fullness of God in us: God will be in us, Christ will be in us, and we in God and in Christ. These verses open up a broad field of understanding of things that are not flat. People often understand the personality of Christ on an up–down, left–right scale, but without depth. When the third dimension comes in – nearer–farther – greater spiritual discernment is needed. And this is where many get lost, unable to grasp it. But it is a matter of time and the Holy Spirit – without Him many will not understand it.
Returning to the topic: the prophecies of the Old Testament were fulfilled in Christ, and the apostles applied to Him quotations in which YHWH was spoken of. Let us begin, however, with second-generation Christians, those from the 2nd century. False teachings and false Christological titles appear in the 4th century, but the 2nd century was still close to Christ. The 1st century was the apostles, the second – their disciples and continuators. The farther from Christ, the greater the apostasy. So let us look at what view they had then.
We will start from the end, that is, around 180 – Irenaeus of Lyon. In the work “Against Heresies”, in paragraphs 45–48, he clearly teaches that the Son of God is the same God who appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and gave the Law through Moses. Many people do not understand this, although Acts states directly that an angel spoke from the burning bush and that the Israelites received the Law through angels. Many do not notice this and insist that God personally spoke there with Moses. The first Christians believed otherwise: that it was the angels, with the Son of God at their head, who gave the Mosaic Law. Irenaeus states clearly that it was the Son of God who saw Abraham, spoke with him, and even ate a meal with him. When Christ came with two angels to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, the Bible says that YHWH came and spoke – and that was precisely Christ.
This is confirmed by Justin Martyr, who lived earlier and around 150–160 wrote “Dialogue with Trypho the Jew” – a Judean who fled from the uprising, which is mentioned there. Justin, a person who died for Christ, probably did not remember the apostles, but he knew their disciples and spoke with them. In chapter 60 and the following chapters, he argues that it was Christ – and not the invisible Father – who said to Moses at the burning bush: “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob” (Exodus 3,6). Justin was convinced that, in the same way, in the stories with Abraham and the other patriarchs, Christ appeared. He writes that the figure who appeared to Moses and the patriarchs was the Logos, the Son of God, who later became a human. And even before Justin, we have the letter of Ignatius of Antioch, dated to around 110. A very old writing. This is a fragment of his Letter to the Ephesians, in which he writes: “For our God, Yeshu Christ, was conceived in the womb of Mariam according to God’s plan, from the line of David and from the Holy Spirit”. This is a very strong argument that among the first Christians Christ was understood as God – although not as equal to the Father. We must emphasize this clearly: this author nowhere endorses equality with the Father.
We cite these testimonies only to show that such a view existed among the first Christians, that such knowledge was present. And the fact that this knowledge is not present today may simply indicate that we have lost it somewhere. Or conversely – perhaps they were mistaken. So let us examine what the Holy Scripture says. We now move on to at least ten quotations that in the Old Testament referred to God YHWH, and in the New Testament were applied to Christ.
First example: the Book of Joel
We are interested in Joel 2:32 (in some editions the numbering is different – it will be Joel 3:5): “Everyone, however, who calls on the name of YHWH will be saved, for on Mount Zion <and in Jerusalem> there will be deliverance, as YHWH foretold, and among the survivors will be those whom YHWH has called”.
What interests us is the beginning: “Everyone, however, who calls on the name of YHWH will be saved”. Later translations, including the Septuagint, remove the divine name and replace it with the word “Lord”: “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved”. And it is precisely in this form that this verse is quoted in the Acts of the Apostles and in the Letter to the Romans. Let us remember, however, that in the original it is about the name YHWH.
Let us now open the Letter to the Romans 10:9-13 “Because if you declare with your mouth that Yeshu is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes for justification, and with the mouth one confesses for salvation. For we read in Scripture: Everyone who believes in Him will not be put to shame. For there is no longer any division between Judeans and the rest of humanity. There is one Lord, the same for all people, generous to everyone who calls on Him. For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved”.
This is a quotation from Joel, woven into the text and applied to Christ. Joel speaks of God YHWH: whoever calls on His name will be saved. And here we read that whoever calls on the name of our Lord Yeshu – that one will be saved. Paul asks further, “how are they to call on the One in whom they have not believed”. He says this in the context of Israel: Israel, after all, believed in God YHWH, but did not believe in Christ. Therefore we read: “Israel did not know this” and Isaiah is invoked, who foretold that they would not believe our preaching.
So you yourselves can see: the name YHWH, which gave salvation, was replaced in this prophecy by the name Yeshu – the name borne by Christ. And that is precisely why today we do not know exactly how the name YHWH sounded – so that we would not try to disregard this name, which is now more important. I mean this literally: the name of Christ, Yeshu, is more important than the name YHWH. The Holy Spirit did not fail by being unable to preserve this name for us – the Holy Spirit deliberately hid it. In the same way, the temple was deliberately destroyed, because Christians still had a tendency to go there, and that was no longer necessary, because Christ had offered the sacrifice. So we clearly see that the blessing and power of the name passed from the name YHWH to the name Yeshu.
I know that for people hearing this for the first time, it may be a shock and hard to believe. But the context is unequivocal – from verse 9 we learn that it is speaking of the Lord Yeshu. Verse 20 goes further: “And Isaiah, using boldness, says: I was found by those who did not seek me, and I was revealed to those who did not ask about me. But against Israel he says: All day long I stretched out my hands to a stubborn and opposing people”.
Is this the name YHWH? Yes. Only what of it, since the name YHWH no longer had the power to save? In fact, they did not even know how it sounded, so it would be hard for them to call on it. And proof that the name YHWH no longer saves is found in Acts 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else, nor has any other name under heaven been given to people in which we must be saved”. This is speaking of the name of Christ, our Lord Yeshu. No other name – including the name YHWH – gives salvation today. It has been replaced. And let us not become too attached to the form itself, because a name defines a task. At present Christ is the Savior, therefore he bears the name Yeshu; in the future he will bear the name “God with us”, because he will literally dwell among people on earth. I hope this explains the matter at least a little.
Let us return to verse 20 of the Letter to the Romans, which refers to Isaiah 65:1 “I was accessible to those who did not care about Me, to those who did not seek Me, I let Myself be found. I said: ‘Here I am, here I am!’ to a nation that did not call on my name”. This too was applied to Christ. The nations did not come to know God through the name YHWH, but through the name of our Lord Yeshu – for them this is the only way. And so there is no doubt that in Isaiah it is speaking of God YHWH, the seventh verse says: “for their iniquities and for the iniquities of their fathers, for all of them together, says the Lord”. In the manuscripts under the word “Lord” is “YHWH”. So the words concern YHWH, and the Letter to the Romans applies them to Christ.
Second example: Isaiah 45:23
“I swear by Myself, from my mouth comes righteousness, an irrevocable word. Yes, before Me every knee shall bend, every tongue shall swear by Me”. Before whom? Let us look at Philippians 2:10–11 “That at the name of Yeshu all should kneel in heaven, on earth, and under the earth. And every tongue should confess that the Anointed One Yeshu is Lord, to the glory of God the Father”. The prophecy that every knee will bend before God YHWH is fulfilled in the Son of God named Yeshu.
Third example: Psalm 102:26–28
“You once founded the earth and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will pass away, but You will remain. And all of them will grow old like a garment: You change them like clothing and they undergo change, but You are always the same and Your years have no end”. This passage is, of course, about God YHWH. And Hebrews 1:8–12 applies it to Christ. “To the Son he says: Your throne, O God, is for the eon of eons, and the staff of uprightness is the staff of Your kingdom. You loved righteousness and hated lawlessness, therefore God, Your God, anointed You with the oil of gladness among Your co-participants. And You, Lord, in the beginning founded the Earth, and the heavens are the works of Your hands. they will pass away, but You will remain, all will wear out like a garment, like a cloak You will roll them up — and (they will be) changed; but You are the same and Your years will not end”.
The whole time it is speaking about Christ – because we read further: “And to which of the Angels did He ever say: Sit at my right hand?”. This chapter demonstrates the superiority of Christ. The Letter to the Hebrews is written to Judeans who had begun to have doubts, were persecuted, and the Lord’s return seemed to be delayed. The letter sends them a message: an incredible honor has befallen you – God, who once revealed himself through the prophets, has now revealed himself through the Son. And it shows the superiority of Christ over all spiritual beings, over all angels, so that those who were losing faith would see what a great person they serve.
The Letter to the Hebrews therefore applies Psalm 102 – speaking of God YHWH, who created heaven and earth and will roll them up like a garment – to Christ. We see here things that many people do not notice, because they do not know how to connect these verses. Yeshu is the Creator of heaven and earth and He will also carry out the end of this eon and create a new one – because the Book of Revelation says that there will be a new heaven and a new earth.
Fourth example: Zechariah 12:10
We move on to the Book of Zechariah 12:10 “On the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem I will pour out the Spirit of piety. They will look on the one whom they pierced, and they will mourn over him as one mourns over an only child, and they will weep over him as one weeps over the firstborn.”
And now the key thing. Who is saying this? God. God YHWH is speaking His prophecy here, right? But look: in this translation we read “they will look on the one whom they pierced”, but there is a reference by that word – because translations render this passage differently. And what does that reference tell us? Below we find a note: “on the one” – correctly according to Hebrew grammar: “on me”. So it should be here: “they will look on me”. And this is a prophecy coming from God YHWH. “They will look on me.” This is another example that in the Hebrew Scriptures Christ appeared as God YHWH.
Besides, this passage is directly applied to Christ in the Gospel of John 19:36-37 “For this happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: not one of his bones will be broken. And again in another place Scripture says: They will look on the One whom they pierced”. That is, those who pierced him. This clearly applies the text to Christ. It must be honestly admitted that in virtually all denominations it is acknowledged that Zechariah’s prophecy concerned Christ. However, few people pay attention to the detail that there in the original it is written: “they will look on me” – and YHWH says this. So it is a prophecy spoken in advance, coming from God YHWH, who says “on me”. Therefore John applies YHWH’s words about the pierced one to the crucified Yeshu. The fifth group of quotations, which speak about God YHWH, refers to Christ. This is powerful.
Fifth example: Isaiah 40:3
What you will see now is one of the strongest quotations – alongside Joel, of course. Isaiah 40:3 “A voice resounds: «Prepare the way for the Lord in the wilderness, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!”. Except that in the manuscripts, in the place of the word “Lord”, stands YHWH. So: prepare the way for YHWH in the wilderness. And what then? Did YHWH come? He came. And who is the one who prepared the way – the voice that resounded? Here all the evangelists are in agreement.
Let us start with Matthew 3:3. It speaks of John the Baptist, whom I often also call John the Immerser: “This is the one to whom the word of the prophet Isaiah refers when he says: A voice of one calling in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight paths for Him!”. So: prepare the way of YHWH, for YHWH, right? Make His paths straight. We read further that John wore clothing of camel hair – so he himself and his activity are described. But for whom was he preparing this way? Who is this YHWH for whom he was preparing the way? We know, right? This is not a great mystery. Although many people do not want to admit that this YHWH was simply Christ.
Let us look also at Mark 1:3 “A voice of one calling in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight”. And further: “John the Immerser appeared in the wilderness, who called for immersion and correction for the forgiveness of offenses”. He said that someone greater was coming after him, that is, the one for whom he was preparing the way.
Luke 3:4 “According to what is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah: The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, straighten the paths for Him!”. When we read “prepare the way of the Lord”, it sounds natural, well yes, Christ was Lord, right? But let us not forget that the prophet Isaiah said: prepare the way of YHWH. Only later in Greek was this changed to the word “Lord”.
And also the Gospel of John 1:23, just to drive the point home: “He answered: ‘I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Straighten the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said'”. So John the Immerser himself acknowledged that he is the one who straightens the way of the Lord coming after him, that is, he prepares the way for YHWH. All four evangelists therefore apply this text to John the Immerser, preparing the way for Christ. That is, YHWH comes as Christ Yeshu.
Sixth example: Isaiah 6
The sixth group of verses: Book of Isaiah 6:1-3 “In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw the Lord sitting on a high and exalted throne, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Seraphim stood above Him; each of them had six wings; with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another: ‘Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts. The whole earth is full of His glory'”. So Isaiah saw the glory of YHWH, right? And what does John 12:41 say? “Isaiah said this because he saw His glory and spoke of Him”. From the context, we clearly see that it speaks of Christ.
Seventh example: Isaiah 8:14
The seventh group of verses is Isaiah, chapter 8. We see that Isaiah really has a lot to say here. Verse 14: “He will be a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel; a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem”. Who is being spoken of? Of course, God YHWH. The text says: “Indeed, thus YHWH said to me.” We also have: “The Lord of Hosts – Him you shall regard as holy; He is the One you are to fear and who should fill you with dread. He will be a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling for both houses of Israel.” Who? YHWH of Hosts. He will be a stone of offense and a rock over which they will fall.
Let us see what the New Testament says on this subject. Romans 9:32–33 “Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as if by works of the law, they stumbled over the stumbling stone, as it is written: Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame”. In Christianity in general, this verse is understood to refer to Christ. But to dot the “i” – if anyone still had doubts that this YHWH, who is the rock of stumbling, is simply Christ – let us look at 1 Peter 2:4–8 “As you come to him – the Living Stone, indeed not accepted by people, but recognized by God as most precious – you yourselves, like living stones, are being built into a house of breath [spiritual], a holy priesthood, (to) offer breath [spiritual] sacrifices, pleasing to God through Yeshu the Anointed. Therefore Scripture says: Behold, I lay in Zion a cornerstone, chosen, precious; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame. For you, then, who believe, he is precious; but for the disobedient, this stone, which the builders (tested) and rejected, has become the cornerstone as well as a stumbling stone and a rock of offense. They stumble by not showing obedience to the Word — to which they too are appointed”.
Look: Christ is that stumbling stone of which we read in Isaiah that YHWH would be a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling. Right? And this was fulfilled in Christ. The New Testament clearly indicates that Christ is that stumbling stone.
Look at how much of this there is. Isaiah, chapter 44:6 – this is one of those verses that cause people to be mistaken. It is what I was talking about: people look only on two planes, they do not see the depth. “Thus says YHWH” – remember, “Lord” here is YHWH – “the king of Israel and his Redeemer, YHWH of Hosts: I am the first and I am the last, and besides Me there is no God”. And this title – “I am the first and the last” – I probably do not need to explain to you that the New Testament applies it precisely to Christ. But let us see. Revelation 1:17-18 – maybe someone does not know these verses: “When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like dead, and He laid His right hand on me, saying: «Stop being afraid! I am the First and the Last and the living one. I was dead, and behold, I am living for the eons of the eons and I have the keys of death and of the Abyss”. This is simply Christ speaking. Chapter 2, verse 8: “To the messenger(Angel) of the Community of the Called in Smyrna write: This says the First and the Last, who was dead and came to life”. And chapter 22, verse 13: “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End”.
So we see – perhaps you did not associate this before – that the term used of God YHWH, “first and last”, was also applied in the New Testament to Christ. And this is precisely what is confusing for many people, because they are convinced that Christ is not in the Old Testament at all – that He does nothing there, that He appears only in the “end times” or is only an abstract concept. Meanwhile, He is there, He is alive, He acts – under a name shared with God the Father. Therefore the ability to distinguish when Christ is speaking and when the Father is speaking is crucial if we want to understand Holy Scripture at all.
Eighth example: Isaiah 43:11
Again Isaiah 43:11: “I, YHWH – only I exist and besides Me there is no savior”. YHWH says: besides Me there is no Savior. And in Titus 2:13 – although some have trouble recognizing that it refers to Christ, precisely because of the power and force with which these words are spoken – we read: “Awaiting the wondrous hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Yeshu the Anointed”. Christ is called God and Savior here. And indeed – that is precisely why He bears the name Yeshu, which literally means Savior. Many people reason incorrectly that the name Yeshu means “YHWH saves”. That is not true. Of course, if we realize that Christ appeared under the name YHWH, then in a certain sense one can accept that – yes – but the name itself simply means: Savior.
This is not about, that someone else saves, but that He – the One who bears this name – saves. That is why in the New Testament there is so often talk of faith in the name of Christ. The point was for people to believe that He is the One who saves. Christ saves people through His sacrifice. Notice: even before He was born, when the angel appeared to Joseph and told him to give the child the name Yeshu, he also explained why that very name: “For He will save His people from their errors [sins]”. Not because He would bear a name meaning “YHWH saves”. No – He will save. This child, when He grows up, will make a sacrifice and deliver the people from sins. That is why it is so important that we address Him properly.
For the same reason, those who claim that “Jesus” is the English translation of the name Yeshu are mistaken. If it were a translation, it would sound like “Savior”. “Jesus” is simply another name, having nothing to do with the true name of Christ. Besides, millions of Christians around the world do not know the form “Jesus” at all – this results from the fact that a different variant functions in every language. Some say Jesus, others Hesus, and there are also those, as for example in India, who use the form Yeshu – they, as it happens, managed to preserve the true name. But even so, everyone is convinced that their version is correct – just as English are sure that “Jesus” is correct. The force of habit, a lack of ability to repent, and a lack of humility mean that people do not notice that they have crossed a certain line and are already using another name. They cling to their original belief that their form is unique. But it is not. Only one name is unique, the same throughout the whole world – the one the angel announced first to Mariam and then to Joseph. And no one is allowed to change it.
Why? We find the answer in Acts 4:12. I often quote this verse, but I will recall it for those who may be here for the first time. Understand why knowledge of the true name is so important: “And there is salvation in no one else, nor has any other name under heaven been given to people by which we must be saved”. Only one name was given to all people. So Satan, wanting to deceive Christians, simply confused the names – so that people today cannot make sense of it.
Let us return, however, to the main thread. “Apart from Me there is no savior” – Christ is the Savior. And earlier, when He presented Himself under the name YHWH, He presented Himself precisely as the Savior. Let us open the Book of Isaiah 8:12-13 – we are mainly concerned with 13, but let us read both: “Do not fear what he fears, nor be afraid”. From the context we will see that Peter in his letter is referring precisely to this passage. And now the key words: “The Lord of Hosts – Him you shall regard as holy; He is the One you are to fear and who should fill you with awe”. That is: regard YHWH of Hosts as holy. Is this speaking of Christ? Indeed – all the more so because we read further: “He will be a stone of offense and a rock of stumbling for both houses of Israel”. We have already looked at this passage. It speaks of Christ, but under the name YHWH.
Let us now look at 1 Peter 3:14-15: “If you suffer while being righteous, you are blessed, and do not fear their threats and do not feel anxiety. Instead, regard the Lord, the Anointed One(God), as holy in your hearts”. This is exactly what Isaiah said: we are not to be afraid, and where in Isaiah YHWH stands, here we have Christ, whom we are to regard as holy in our hearts. Further: “Also always be ready to answer everyone who demands from you a reason for the hope that is in you – but with gentleness and fear”. So Peter applies to Christ not only Isaiah’s words about the stone, but also those about God YHWH, whom we are to regard as holy.
I have given you quite a few quotations which in the Old Testament referred to God YHWH, and which the apostles in the New Testament applied to Christ. If we realize how many there are and how significant these prophecies are – fulfilled in Christ, although announced as concerning YHWH – this should give us pause. This is exactly where many people stumbled, and this is where the doctrine of the Trinity came from: they did not understand how to distinguish God the Father from Christ, since the same texts referred – as it seemed to them – to both. But if we take into account what the Bible says – that in the Old Testament another spiritual being was active, representing God the Father and called the angel in whom God’s name is – then we will understand that Christ simply acted under the Father’s name. That is why He remained as if invisible to those who have a very shallow, superficial understanding of Scripture.
Unfortunately, from this lack of understanding came attempts to reconcile everything at once, and the result was that there is one God – admittedly in three persons, but one. And because there could not be a “lesser and greater God”, it was concluded that all are equal to one another, co-eternal, having the same power, wisdom, and omnipotence. Meanwhile – if anyone is here for the first time, I encourage you to reach for the recordings from a week and two weeks ago – plenty of biblical verses prove beyond any doubt that Christ did not have the same power or the same wisdom as the Father. He is not the Father – on this point I actually agree with the doctrine of the Trinity – but He is also not the same God as the Father, He is not equal to Him in any way nor co-eternal. Christ has a beginning, is completely dependent on God and obedient to God, and the apostles in their prayer recorded in the Acts of the Apostles call Him the Servant of God the Father.
The teaching about the equality of Christ with God the Father was therefore invented, and the verses were stretched and twisted to justify a completely unbiblical concept of one God in three equal persons. While Christ’s divinity is a fact, His equality with the Father is a myth. The New Testament not only calls Yeshu God, but systematically applies to Him texts that in the Old Testament clearly concern YHWH. The first Christians therefore believed that YHWH was simply Christ. Were they able to distinguish Him from God the Father? I think so – and I showed you that. Ignatius of Antioch, around the year 110, writes: “For our God Yeshu Christ was conceived by Mary according to God’s plan”. A disciple of the apostle John calls Christ “our God”, who was born according to the plan of God the Father – and so he makes a distinction. Justin Martyr, as I reminded you, was absolutely certain that the One who introduced Himself as “the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob” was indeed Christ.
Such an understanding was widespread. Only later did things begin to become muddled, and views appeared that had not existed before. What interests us, however, is what was at the beginning – because, as you know, the apostle Paul writes in the Letter to the Galatians 1:8-9 “Even if we ourselves or a Messenger from heaven should preach to you a different good news than the one we preached to you at the beginning, let that one be accursed. As I said before, so now I repeat: If anyone preaches to you a good news different from the one you previously received, let that one be accursed”. The teaching from the beginning is true. Later the apostasy was to come – and it did. Unfortunately, many did not notice this and accepted the changes that were introduced, especially the church ones, as being in accordance with the truth and pleasing to God.
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