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“‘The Angel of the LORD’ Isn’t An Angel, He’s Jesus”?

“‘The Angel of the LORD’ Isn’t An Angel, He’s Jesus”?

Is the Bible reliable?
Who is “the angel of the LORD”?

“Some say the Angel of the LORD in the Hebrew Scriptures is no different from other angels. But He is far different. In fact, He is God Himself.”—-Trinitarian Website

It is boldly claimed by many that Jesus Christ is Almighty God. However, it is very awkward for these folks to support their belief that Jesus is eternally co-equal and co-eternal with Almighty God the Father, and yet he’s never mentioned in the Old Testament (OT), but the holy Spirit is. When we read the New Testament, however, we cannot miss the active role that Jesus plays as Savior and Head of the Church. To support their eternal Triune God dogma, they have concocted the unscriptural idea that Jesus,, was “the angel of the LORD”, who is mentioned a number of times in the OT.
This is the viewpoint that they argue from, and we here, at Bible Authenticity, are defending what the scriptures actually say. Notice the arguments presented in the following discussion with these proponents. (“BA” stands for us here at this website, and “T” stands for Trinitarian.) read more

Was Jesus “The Angel of The LORD” In The Old Testament?

Was Jesus “The Angel of The LORD” In The Old Testament?

Is the Bible reliable?
Was Jesus “the angel of the LORD”?

Some claim that Jesus was “the Angel of the LORD” in the Old Testament. The following is an actual discussion with one who is very adamant about such a claim. In the quoted discussion below,”T” stands for the Trinitarian, and “BA” stands for us at this website.

DISCUSSION ABOUT “THE ANGEL OF THE LORD”

T—Most of the Christophanies in the Old Testament are accomplished by the entity called “the Angel of the Lord.”

BA—There are no “Christophanies” in the OT. Not a single scripture supports such a thing.“And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior” (2 Timothy 2:10 NIV). Jesus was alive all during the OT, but never appeared to anyone on earth until the NT. read more

Is There A Part, or Portion, of The Holy Spirit?

Is There A Part, or Portion, of The Holy Spirit?

 

 

Is the Bible reliable?
What is the holy Spirit?

It is often said that the holy Spirit is “the third person of the Trinity”, the three-in-one Godhead. Can it be, however, that there can be a part of the holy Spirit, only “a portion” of the holy Spirit? Yes, this is exactly what the scriptures themselves indicate, as we will see from the following scriptures:

“The LORD then came down in the cloud and spoke to him. Taking some of the spirit that was on Moses, he bestowed it on the seventy elders; and as the spirit came to rest on them, they prophesied but did not continue”—Numbers 11:25 NAB read more

Is the Pope Infallible & Mary Sinless?

Is the Pope Infallible & Mary Sinless?

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The Christian Post published an article on December 8, 2024 about the First Vatican Council, which began December 8, 1869. This Roman Catholic Church Council decided that the pope, the leader of the Church cannot make a mistake about certain matters of faith, and that Jesus’ mother, Mary, never sinned. Are these claims actually Biblical? Is the pope infallible and Mary sinless? We’ll see.

Part of this article appears below:

This week in Christian history: . . . First Vatican Council begins read more

Is Sabbath, or First Day of the Week, Keeping, Required?

Is Sabbath, or First Day of the Week, Keeping, Required?

  What Is the Sabbath Day? Definition & Command of Rest

Some preachers and Christians groups insist that Sabbath keeping is required of Christians. They often go so far as to say that unless a person faithfully observes a weekly Sabbath day, they have no relationship with God. They claim that Christians must observe a weekly Sabbath like the ancient Israelites did under the Old Covenant. If a person doesn’t do this, they assert, that person cannot gain eternal life. Notice what one such very devoted sabbath keeper promotes:

Sabbath keeping promoter— “So is the law of the Sabbath now no longer obligatory because it is not mentioned in the NT? Many arguments believe this is to be so. The Sabbath is no longer ‘binding?’ Some contend it has been incorporated in the,‘forsake not the gathering of yourselves together.’ Also a Word from the Apostleship. But is Saturday the Sabbath reveled to Moses on a six day work, rest one by the Gregorian Calendar the obligatory Sabbath or even SUNday? No. However, one day in seven is a Sabbath as commanded by Yahweh as revealed to Moses. The Decalogue remains intact as given by Yahweh to Israel.”  read more

False Messiahs of Jesus’ Prophecy Is Coming True

False Messiahs of Jesus’ Prophecy Is Coming True

“False messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God’s chosen ones”—Matthew 24:24 NLT

One of the many ways that Jesus’ prophecy is being fulfilled can be seen in recent US national politics. The following BBC online article illustrates this.

‘Anointed by God’: The Christians who see Trump as their saviour

Many churchgoers consider Trump their hope as more Americans turn away from religion.

Aleem Maqbool, BBC, November 16, 2024 Religion editor•@AleemMaqbool
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Standing on a podium in a Florida convention centre on the night of the election, a row of American flags behind him and a jubilant crowd looking on, Donald Trump declared: “Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason, and that reason was to save our country and to restore America to greatness.” read more

Were the “Ten Tribes of Israel” Really “Lost”?

Were the “Ten Tribes of Israel” Really “Lost”?

Is the Bible reliable?

Were “the Ten Tribes of Israel” really lost?

Over the centuries, there have been, and still are, many claims, assertions and theories, that after the northern Ten Tribe Kingdom of Israel fell to the Assyrian Empire in about the year 722 BCE, and then were deported to Assyria, they eventually became “lost”. There have been many volumes written about such ideas. Were the ten tribes of Israel really lost? Theories notwithstanding, what is important is what the Bible says. Let’s examine the claims in the light of the scriptures,and we’ll see if there is any validity to such assertions (1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 John 4:1). read more

Bible Knowledge Solves Trinity Mystery

Bible Knowledge Solves Trinity Mystery

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There is no doubt that Almighty God, the God of the Bible exists! But what is he like? Jesus said, “God is a spirit” (John 4:24 ESV). But what exactly is the spirit called God? The Trinity doctrine is usually presented as the main explanation of God, and is widely believed to be true because it is said to be in the Bible. But, even its most scholarly adherents and proponents admit they don’t really understand it, calling it a “mystery”. Can Bible knowledge solve the Trinity mystery? read more

Are the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit Equal?

Are the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit Equal?

It is preached and widely believed that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are equal.

THE HOLY SPIRIT

“God’s Spirit” (1 Corinthians 3:16 NIV), is an “it” (John 1:32 ESV; John 14:17 NAB; Acts 2:33 NAB; Acts 8:16 NAB; Acts 11:15 NAB; Romans 8:17 NAB; Romans 8:26,27 NAB; 1 Peter 1:11 NAB), not a person. Therefore, no equality is possible for it.

THE CLAIM ABOUT JESUS

 “For this reason the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but was also calling God his own Father, thereby making himself equal to God” (John 5:18 NRSV). This scripture is the one primarily used to claim that the Son is equal to the Father. read more

Seventy Weeks Prophecy of Daniel — Jesus and History

Seventy Weeks Prophecy of Daniel — Jesus and History

 
Is the Bible reliable?
Is the Seventy Weeks prophecy of Daniel accurate?

Critics and skeptics of the Bible claim that Daniel’s prophecy of the seventy weeks (Daniel 9:24-27) was written during the 160’s BCE, rather than the Biblically historically accurate date of “the first year of the reign of Darius the Mede” (Daniel 9:1 NLT) [539-538 BCE], and assert that the prophecy does not predict anything about the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The oldest extant manuscript of anything in Daniel 9:24-27 is the Dead Sea Scrolls manuscript 11Q13, dated to circa 100 BCE, which partially quotes Daniel 9:25, “until an anointed one, a prince”. This fact alone that that manuscript predates Jesus’ baptism by about 125 years, is powerful evidence of its prophetic accuracy. (For more facts and information about dating the entire book of Daniel, please see the article, “When Was the Book of Daniel Written?”, on this website). In the meantime, however, this present article investigates the Biblical and historical facts relating to the prophecy of the seventy weeks in Daniel 9:24-27, and its fulfillment. read more

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