mormon boy51 wrote:
Jesus never stated clearly that he was Jehovah, yes, but there are verses supporting that viewpoint.
Hebrews 1:2 "Hath in these last days spoken unto us
by his son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things,
by whom also he made the worlds."
Col 1:14-16 "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Jehovah is the creator, and by these verses it can be inferred that Jesus was that creator.
John 8:58 "Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am."
The I am used here is similar to the I am in the OT in
Exodus 3:14. Basicaly, Jesus saying he is Jehovah, hence why he was chased out, because that was blasphemy to them. (Up to debate though, considering the difficulties of translation and getting the original meaning after centuries of corruption, modification, and translation, or transliteration. Its the worlds largest and longest game of telephone!)
Jesus claimed to be the first and the last.
Rev 1:17-18; 2:8; 22:13,16. But Jehovah is the first and the last.
Isa 41:4; 44:6; 48:12,17.
Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
1 Cor. 12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
Philippians 2:10-11 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Well, Jehovah is translated in the KJV to lord.
And the prophecies about Jehovah can be applied to Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 40:3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
All 4 gospels (
Mt 3:1-3; Mk 1:2-4; Lk 3:2-4; Jn 1:19-23) state this verse as applying to Jesus Christ and the Lord used in this is clearly from Jehovah. So John prepared the way for Jehovah, Jesus Christ.
Zec 12:8-10 "In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn."
They will look upon the lord whom they pierced and mourn. They will look upon the lord (Jehovah) whom they have pierced (Jesus) and mourn.
Joel 2:32 "And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be delivered; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as the Lord has said, even among the survivors whom the Lord calls."
Rom. 10:13 "For 'Whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.'"
Suffficient for me to accept that Jesus is Jehovah.
John 20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
I dont get how thomas referred to him as Elohim here, unless your translating god to elohim which would be incorrect since elohim is the plural version, if anything it would be El the singular version. But I could translate the lord and that would be jehovah also, which would be confusing since the previous verses show Jesus is Jehovah, is it possible that this verse refers to Jesus as a god but not THE god? Yes.