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By W.F. Dankenbring/ god-mystery-of-book.pdf/ Page 55, The Awesome Mystery of GOD The Father, the Logos, the
Messiah, the Mystery of Christ.
Did Jesus confirm the truth of this identification in His own words? Jesus said to
His disciples, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not
of this world" (John 8:23). He added, "If you do not believe that I am the one I claim to
be, you will indeed die in your sins" (verse 24). In verse 58 of this same chapter, Jesus
makes it perfectly plain: "'I tell you the truth,' Jesus answered, 'before Abraham was, I
am!' At this they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away
from the temple grounds" (John 8:58-59).
Also, in Jesus' encounter with those who came to take Him prisoner, He asked
them, "Whom seek ye? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them,
I am. . . . Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they answered, Jesus of
Nazareth. Jesus answered them, I have told you that I AM: if therefore ye seek me, let
these go their way: That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which
thou gavest me have I lost none" (John 18:4-9). Although the King James Version has
"I am he, " notice that the "he" is in italics, meaning it was supplied by the translators.
In the original Greek, Jesus simply replied to them, "I AM."
This name, "I AM," is the very name, of course, by which YHVH revealed
Himself to Moses at the burning bush! "Moses said to God, 'Suppose I go to the
Israelites and say to them, "The God of your fathers has sent me to you," and they ask
me, "What is his name?" Then what shall I tell them?' God said to Moses, 'I AM
WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you' "
(Exodus 3:13-14).
Jesus plainly, then, on suitable occasions, referred to Himself as the "I AM," the
YHVH of the Old Testament! He was the One who inter-acted with the patriarchs, and
who sat down to dinner with Abraham and Sarah (Gen.18:1-15) and who spoke with
Abraham about the future of Sodom and Gomorrah (verses 22-33). He is the One who
wrestled with Jacob until his thigh was out of joint 24-29). Jacob called the name of
that place Peniel, saying, "It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life has been
spared" (Gen.32:30).
All of these Scriptures point in the clear direction of identifying the YHVH of the
Old Testament as the same person and being as Jesus Christ of the New Testament!
Only rarely does the term YHVH in the Old Testament refer to the Father, whose
identity remained obscured and hidden from view. One such example is Psalm 2:7
where we read: "I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, 'You are my
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Son; today I have become your Father." Another such Scripture is Psalm 110:1, where
we read: "The LORD says to my Lord: 'Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.' The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion; you
will rule in the midst of your enemies. . . . The LORD has sworn and will not change
his mind: 'You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek'" (Psalm 110:1-4).
These Scriptures do mention the Father also as YHVH, but the Jews did not understand
them (Matt.22:41-45).
Love, Walter and Debbie
By W.F. Dankenbring/ god-mystery-of-book.pdf/ Page 55, The Awesome Mystery of GOD The Father, the Logos, the
Messiah, the Mystery of Christ.
Did Jesus confirm the truth of this identification in His own words? Jesus said to
His disciples, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not
of this world" (John 8:23). He added, "If you do not believe that I am the one I claim to
be, you will indeed die in your sins" (verse 24). In verse 58 of this same chapter, Jesus
makes it perfectly plain: "'I tell you the truth,' Jesus answered, 'before Abraham was, I
am!' At this they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away
from the temple grounds" (John 8:58-59).
Also, in Jesus' encounter with those who came to take Him prisoner, He asked
them, "Whom seek ye? They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them,
I am. . . . Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they answered, Jesus of
Nazareth. Jesus answered them, I have told you that I AM: if therefore ye seek me, let
these go their way: That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which
thou gavest me have I lost none" (John 18:4-9). Although the King James Version has
"I am he, " notice that the "he" is in italics, meaning it was supplied by the translators.
In the original Greek, Jesus simply replied to them, "I AM."
This name, "I AM," is the very name, of course, by which YHVH revealed
Himself to Moses at the burning bush! "Moses said to God, 'Suppose I go to the
Israelites and say to them, "The God of your fathers has sent me to you," and they ask
me, "What is his name?" Then what shall I tell them?' God said to Moses, 'I AM
WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the israelites: 'I AM has sent me to you' "
(Exodus 3:13-14).
Jesus plainly, then, on suitable occasions, referred to Himself as the "I AM," the
YHVH of the Old Testament! He was the One who inter-acted with the patriarchs, and
who sat down to dinner with Abraham and Sarah (Gen.18:1-15) and who spoke with
Abraham about the future of Sodom and Gomorrah (verses 22-33). He is the One who
wrestled with Jacob until his thigh was out of joint 24-29). Jacob called the name of
that place Peniel, saying, "It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life has been
spared" (Gen.32:30).
All of these Scriptures point in the clear direction of identifying the YHVH of the
Old Testament as the same person and being as Jesus Christ of the New Testament!
Only rarely does the term YHVH in the Old Testament refer to the Father, whose
identity remained obscured and hidden from view. One such example is Psalm 2:7
where we read: "I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me, 'You are my
56
Son; today I have become your Father." Another such Scripture is Psalm 110:1, where
we read: "The LORD says to my Lord: 'Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.' The LORD will extend your mighty scepter from Zion; you
will rule in the midst of your enemies. . . . The LORD has sworn and will not change
his mind: 'You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek'" (Psalm 110:1-4).
These Scriptures do mention the Father also as YHVH, but the Jews did not understand
them (Matt.22:41-45).
Love, Walter and Debbie
