Re: Jesus is YHWH

In article <[email protected]>,
Christ Rose  <[email protected]> wrote:
>The name for God in the Old Testament is YHWH, not "Jehovah". The New 
>Testament writers, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, used the 
>term  kyrios ("Lᴏʀᴅ") to translate the Old Testament references to YHWH. 
>So Satan's Witnesses and their heresy Bible get it wrong when they claim 
>the correct translation for God is "Jehovah", and criticize those who 
>follow the Apostle's inspired example to use Kyrios "Lᴏʀᴅ" for YHWH.
>
>Next, Jesus Christ IS YHWH. Satan's Witnesses deny this. That's why 
>they're actually Satan's Witness, rather than YHWH (Yahweh's) witnesses. 
>The inspired Apostles used "Kyrios" (Lᴏʀᴅ) to translate YHWH God's name, 
>and they applied passages that speak of YHWH (Lᴏʀᴅ) to Jesus Christ:
>
>The Title Kyrios Applied to Jesus Christ
>
>Chapter 1: Jesus Christ is Yahweh (Kyrios)
>
>The name "Yahweh" (YHWH) is the sacred, incommunicable name of the one 
>true God in the Old Testament. When the Hebrew Scriptures were 
>translated into Greek, the translators rendered this divine name as 
>Kyrios ("Lord"). The inspired writers of the New Testament, writing in 
>Greek, deliberately and systematically took Old Testament passages that 
>speak of Yahweh under the name of Kyrios and applied them directly to 
>Jesus Christ.
>
>By applying the name Kyrios to Jesus in this specific way, they 
>identified Him with Yahweh.
>
>I. Old Testament Passages Concerning Yahweh Applied to Jesus Christ
>
>(1) Romans 10:9, 13—“...because, if you confess with your mouth that 
>Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the 
>dead, you will be saved... For 'everyone who calls on the name of the 
>Lord will be saved.'” (Romans 10:9, 13 ESV)
>
>Compare Joel 2:32—“And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on 
>the name of the LORD shall be saved.” (Joel 2:32 ESV)
>
>The Lord on Whom We Must Call For Salvation is Jesus Christ.
>
>In Joel 2:32, the one on whom the believer must call for salvation is 
>"the LORD" (Yahweh). In Romans 10, the inspired apostle Paul quotes this 
>identical promise and applies it directly to Jesus Christ. To be saved, 
>one must confess with their mouth that "Jesus is Lord" (Kyrios), which 
>is the very name used for Yahweh in the Greek translation of Joel.
>
>(2) Philippians 2:10–11—“so that at the name of of Jesus every knee 
>should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue 
>confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” 
>(Philippians 2:10–11 ESV)
>
>Compare Isaiah 45:21–23—“And there is no other god besides 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 other. 
>By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a 
>word that shall not return: 'To me every knee shall bow, every tongue 
>shall swear allegiance.'” (Isaiah 45:21–23 ESV)
>
>The One Before Whom Every Knee Must Bow and Every Tongue Confess is 
>Jesus Christ.
>
>In Isaiah 45, it is Yahweh ("I am God, and there is no other") who 
>swears by Himself that every knee shall bow and every tongue shall swear 
>allegiance to Him. In Philippians 2, the Holy Spirit reveals that this 
>supreme, exclusive divine honor is paid to Jesus Christ, and that every 
>tongue must confess that "Jesus Christ is Lord" (Kyrios).
>
>(3) Hebrews 1:10–12—“And, 'You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth 
>in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; they will 
>perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, like a 
>robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. But you 
>are the same, and your years will have no end.'” (Hebrews 1:10–12 ESV)
>
>Compare Psalm 102:24–27—“I say, 'O my God, take me not away in the midst 
>of my days—you whose years endure throughout all generations!' Of old 
>you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of 
>your hands. They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear 
>out like a garment. You change them like a robe, and they pass away, but 
>you are the same, and your years have no end.” (Psalm 102:24–27 ESV)
>
>The Unchangeable Creator, Yahweh, is Jesus Christ.
>
>Psalm 102 is a prayer directed to the Almighty God (Yahweh). The writer 
>of the Epistle to the Hebrews quotes this prayer to God and explicitly 
>states that it is addressed to the Son, Jesus Christ. The Father calls 
>the Son "Lord" (Kyrios), attributes the creation of the heavens and 
>earth to Him, and declares His absolute immutability.
>
>(4) 1 Peter 3:14–15—“But even if you should suffer for righteousness' 
>sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, but in 
>your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy...” (1 Peter 3:14–15 ESV)
>
>Compare Isaiah 8:12–13—“Do not call conspiracy all that this people 
>calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. But 
>the LORD of hosts, him you shall honor as holy. Let him be your fear, 
>and let him be your dread.” (Isaiah 8:12–13 ESV)
>
>The Lord of Hosts Whom We Must Honor as Holy is Jesus Christ.
>
>In Isaiah 8, the prophet commands Israel to honor "the LORD of hosts" 
>(Yahweh of hosts) as holy, and to make Him their fear and dread. In 1 
>Peter, the apostle quotes this warning but substitutes "the LORD of 
>hosts" with "Christ the Lord" (Kyrios), commanding believers to honor 
>Christ in their hearts as holy.
>
>(5) Matthew 3:3—“For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah 
>when he said, 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the 
>way of the Lord; make his paths straight.'” (Matthew 3:3 ESV)
>
>Compare Isaiah 40:3—“A voice cries: 'In the wilderness prepare the way 
>of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.'” 
>(Isaiah 40:3 ESV)
>
>The Lord Whose Way John the Baptist Prepared is Jesus Christ.
>
>Isaiah prophesied that a voice would cry in the wilderness to prepare 
>the way of "the LORD" (Yahweh). Matthew tells us that John the Baptist 
>is that voice, and that the "Lord" (Kyrios) whose way he prepared is 
>Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Lord and the God of Isaiah's prophecy.
>
>(6) John 12:39–41—“Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah 
>said, 'He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see 
>with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I should 
>heal them.' Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke 
>of him.” (John 12:39–41 ESV)
>
>Compare Isaiah 6:1, 3, 10—“In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the 
>Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his 
>robe filled the temple... And one called to another and said: 'Holy, 
>holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his 
>glory!'... Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and 
>blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their 
>ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” (Isaiah 
>6:1, 3, 10 ESV)
>
>The Lord of Hosts Whose Glory Isaiah Saw in the Temple is Jesus Christ.
>
>In Isaiah 6, the prophet records his vision of "the Lord" (Kyrios / 
>Yahweh) sitting upon a throne, and hears the angels crying, "Holy, holy, 
>holy is the LORD of hosts." In John 12, after quoting this very chapter, 
>the apostle John states that Isaiah said these things because he saw the 
>glory of Jesus Christ and spoke of Him. The glory of Yahweh and the 
>glory of Jesus are one and the same.
>
>(7) 1 Corinthians 2:16—“'For who has understood the mind of the Lord so 
>as to instruct him?' But we have the mind of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 
>2:16 ESV)
>
>Compare Isaiah 40:13—“Who has measured the Spirit of the LORD, or what 
>man shows him his counsel?” (Isaiah 40:13 ESV)
>
>The Lord Whose Mind is Incomprehensible to Mortals is Jesus Christ.
>
>Isaiah asks who has understood the mind of "the LORD" (Yahweh) to 
>instruct Him. Paul quotes this passage using Kyrios for Yahweh, and 
>immediately adds, "But we have the mind of Christ," identifying the mind 
>of Christ as the very mind of Yahweh.
>
>(8) 1 Peter 2:3–4—“if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. As 
>you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God 
>chosen and precious...” (1 Peter 2:3–4 ESV)
>
>Compare Psalm 34:8—“Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is 
>the man who takes refuge in him!” (Psalm 34:8 ESV)
>
>The Good Lord Whom We Must Taste and See is Jesus Christ.
>
>The Psalmist invites Israel to taste and see that "the LORD" (Yahweh) is 
>good. Peter quotes this invitation and applies it directly to the 
>readers' experience of coming to Jesus Christ, the "living stone."
>
>II. Propositions and Conclusion
>
>First Proposition: The inspired writers of the New Testament repeatedly, 
>systematically, and deliberately quoted Old Testament passages 
>concerning YHWH (Yahweh) and applied them directly to Jesus Christ under 
>the Greek title Kyrios (Lord).
>
>Second Proposition: By taking Scriptures that describe the attributes, 
>actions, praise, and exclusive worship due to Yahweh, and applying them 
>directly to Jesus Christ, the New Testament writers identified Jesus 
>Christ as Yahweh manifest in the flesh.
>
>Conclusion: The title "Lord" (Kyrios) when applied to Jesus Christ in 
>the New Testament is not merely a title of human respect or ruling 
>authority. It is the New Testament equivalent of the divine name Yahweh. 
>To confess that "Jesus is Lord" is to confess that Jesus is Yahweh, the 
>one true God of the Scriptures.
>
>-- 
>Good News †
>
>The sacrificial death of Christ paid the penalty for our sins in full 
>(Colossians 2:14), as demonstrated when God raised Him from the dead 
>(Romans 1:4). This allows a righteous God to forgive our transgressions 
>(Romans 3:26) and preserve us from the coming day of wrath (1 
>Thessalonians 1:10). Eternal life is a free gift for everyone who trusts 
>in Jesus (Romans 6:23). Believe the gospel and cry out to the Lord for 
>deliverance (Romans 10:9-13):
>
>How to be saved: christrose.news/salvation

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