{"id":1112,"date":"2018-01-30T16:31:42","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T15:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buch.jehovah-shammah.de\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2018-01-30T16:44:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T15:44:11","slug":"eternal-god-revealing-himself-to-suffering-israel-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buch.jehovah-shammah.de\/index.php\/2018\/01\/30\/eternal-god-revealing-himself-to-suffering-israel-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Eternal God Revealing Himself to Suffering Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHAPTER V<\/p>\n

THE TRINITY OF THE DIVINE PERSONALITIES<\/span><\/center><\/p>\n


\nHAVING seen in the preceding chapter that, though there is a plurality of Divine Personalities, they are one in nature and essence, let us now continue this investigation to ascertain, if possible, how many persons are mentioned in the Tenach.<\/p>\n

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I. THE SPIRIT OF GOD<\/span><\/p>\n

In Gen. 1:1,2 appear the words \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd <\/span><\/b>and <\/b><\/span> \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/span><\/b>. The first word refers to a plurality of Divine Persons, and the second expression singles out one of these and states the special work which He did. In Job 26:13 appears the following statement: <\/b><\/span> \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b>„By His Spirit the heavens are garnished.“ In this passage the personality of the Spirit is clearly seen. The Spirit of God is not an influence emanating from God as heat goes forth from fire, or coldness from ice; but is one of the Divine Personalities active in creation. In Psa. 51:11(13) David in his pleading for mercy and restoration to God’s favor prayed, <\/b><\/span> \u05d5\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05e7\u05b8\u05d3\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05dc\u05be\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7 \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 <\/span><\/b>„And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.“ The Holy Spirit was dwelling in his heart „To revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite“ (Isa. 57:15). Once more, the personality of the Spirit may be seen in Isa. 11:1,2, which is a passage concerning the <\/b><\/span> \u05de\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d7\u05b7 <\/span><\/b> Messiah. <\/b><\/span> \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b8\u05e6\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d7\u05b9\u05d8\u05b6\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05d2\u05bc\u05b5\u05d6\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05e6\u05b6\u05e8 \u05de\u05b4\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b6\u05d4\u05c3 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d7\u05b8\u05db\u05b0\u05de\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05e2\u05b5\u05e6\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05d2\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4\u05c3 <\/span><\/b> „And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit, and the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.“ Here the prophet speaks of the Spirit of the Lord in terms of that which He does for and through the Messiah. Since to the Spirit are ascribed the very elements of personality–wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge and fear–the only conclusion to which one can reasonably come is that the Spirit mentioned here is the Spirit of God, a Divine Personality. That the Spirit is God, hence omniscient and omnipresent is clearly set forth in Psa. 139:7,<\/b><\/span> \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05de\u05b5\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05c3 <\/span><\/b> „Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence.“<\/p>\n

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II. THE SON OF GOD<\/span><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n

Another one of these Divine Beings is addressed as „my son“ by the Lord God of Israel. In Psa. 2 the writer, David, in order to support the prediction that God will enthrone King Messiah upon His holy hill of Zion, quoted a decree which the God of Israel spoke to one whom He addressed as His son, which decree is as follows:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b2\u05e1\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05d7\u05b9\u05e7 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b8\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05da\u05b8\u05c3
\n\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05bc\u05b6\u05e0\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b6\u05da\u05b8 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05bb\u05d6\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e1\u05b5\u05d9\u05be\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5\u05c3
\n\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1\u05b6\u05d8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d6\u05b6\u05dc \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e6\u05b5\u05e8 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b5\u05dd\u05c3 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

„The Lord said unto me, Thou art my son: this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I will give the nations for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.“ Hence this language was addressed not to an angel, but to the Son of God.<\/p>\n

According to parallel passages the reign of Messiah is to be one of universal righteousness, justice, and peace (see Isa. 11 and parallel passages). Since He whom God calls „my Son“ will administer such a universal righteous reign, it is evident that He is not an ordinary man who is a faithful servant of God, for no man (even though he be a son of God in the sense of his being faithful servant of God), regardless of his qualifications intellectually, morally and spiritually, can administer a kingdom in which absolute righteousness and justice is dealt out to everyone. The truthfulness of this statement is borne out by the stubborn facts of history. Therefore this One whom God terms „my Son“ is THE SON OF GOD in a unique and peculiar sense, the Son of God par excellence. This conclusion is corroborated by other statements of this Psalm and parallel passages. As will be seen in Chapter XII, in the „end time“ there will be a confederacy or a United States of the nations. The peoples of the world will oppose the worship of the God of the Hebrews and the Messiah of the Christians. The governments of the world will use all of their resources in order to enforce a resolution, which shall be adopted by a world congress, to blot out both Judaism and Christianity from the globe. Since man is „incurably religious“ he will have a ready substitute to take their place which, doubtless, will be the worship of man, the beginnings of which spiritually-minded Bible students for a number of years have seen slowly but surely developing. The world consolidated politically and economically, headed up into one mighty, colossal organization and entrenched in its position by modern science and „a knowledge, falsely so-called“ together with a philosophy and religion made to order, constitutes a most formidable antagonist to Him whom God calls „my Son.“<\/p>\n

In addition to the outward, visible organization of world power, from other portions of the Tenach one learns that there is a supernatural world of evil, malignant spirits under the leadership of Satan, who inspires and instigates all opposition against God and the people of God. The truthfulness of this position is seen in the contest which Moses, the great law-giver, had with the magicians of Egypt (Ex. 7-13). These magicians actually at first duplicated the miracles of Moses, not by sleight-of-hand tricks, nor wisdom, but by Satanic power. For instance, their rods became serpents just as really as Moses‘ rod became a serpent. Again, in answer to Daniel’s prayer an angel was dispatched by the Lord to him, who was delayed twenty-one days by „the prince of the kingdom of Persia,“ and was not permitted to continue his journey until Michael, one of the chief princes, came to his rescue (Dan. 10). From Psa. 106:34-38 one sees that all idolatry, which is in opposition to the worship of the true God, is inspired by demons. Again, from Isa. 24:21 it is evident that there is a host of evil spirits who are opposed to God: „And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord will punish the hosts of the high ones on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.“ The leader of this host is undoubtedly „the anointed cherub“ who was cast out of the presence of God, who is a most bitter enemy of God, and who raises up opposition to Him on every occasion.<\/p>\n

The combined forces of Satan and his innumerable hosts of servile spirits, uniting with the forces and resources of the world confederacy, constitute the most amazing array of power against God with which no human being can possibly, under any conditions, cope successfully. Only the Omnipotent God can handle such a situation. Hence since he whom God calls „my son,“ at whose right hand the Eternal God goes forth (Psa. 110:5-7), does successfully overthrow and demolish such titanic opposition, he is none other than one of the divine persons referred to by <\/b><\/span> \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd <\/span><\/b>„Gods.“*<\/p>\n

In this connection the question arises „If the one referred to by the expression ‚my Son‘ is God, why is He called God’s Son?“ This is indeed an intelligible question. The mention of „Son“ suggests the correlative term „Father.“ Humanly speaking, a father is older than his son, but, as seen from the preceding argument, THE SON OF GOD is one of the Divine Personalities; hence the Son co-existed with the Father from all eternity (Mic. 5:2). This fact being true, in what sense is He a Son? The only interpretation, which to the writer appears to harmonize with all of the data and which does not conflict with any Scriptural teaching, is that the terms „Father“ and „Son“ are used, not to express the relationship existing between these two Divine Persons in the beginning, but are terms, adapted to man’s understanding, to express the relationship existing between them from the time of the fulfillment and onward of the promise, „For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.“ Therefore Isaiah, in this passage, looking forward toward the future said that the Eternal God would come to earth and be born in the form of a child. His birth is not according to natural generation, but, according to Isa. 7:14, „… behold, the virgin shall conceive and shall bear a son and shall call his name <\/span>Immanuel,<\/i><\/span>“ it is supernatural. All men have natural fathers and mothers, but the Everlasting God in being born of the virgin does not have an earthly father but is begotten by the miraculous power of one of these Divine Eternal Persons; hence strictly speaking, He, the GOD-MAN, is the Son of God. The inspired writer in Prov. 30:4 had this same GOD-MAN in view when he asked the following question: <\/b><\/span>\u05de\u05b7\u05d4\u05be\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b7\u05d4\u05be\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b6\u05dd\u05be\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05b9 \u05db\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05ea\u05b5\u05d3\u05b8\u05e2\u05c3 <\/span><\/b>„What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou knowest?“<\/p>\n

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III. THE ANGEL OF THE LORD<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In Gen. 16, there appears an account of the appearance of <\/b><\/span> \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b> „the angel of the Lord“ to Hagar, the handmaid of Sarah, when she had been driven away by her mistress. In verse 7 this Divine Person is called <\/b><\/span> \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b>„angel of the Lord“; but in verse 13 Moses makes the following statement: „And she called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, THOU ART A GOD THAT SEETH: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me?“ Moses here says that Hagar called the Name of the Lord Who spoke with her „Thou art a God that seeth.“ It is clear from what Moses says that this angel of the Lord was none other than one of the Divine Beings. Again, in the eighteenth chapter one reads of another marvelous appearance of God. In verse 1 the statement is made, <\/b><\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05de\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b5\u05d0 <\/span><\/b>„and the Lord appeared unto him (Abraham) by the oaks of Mamre“; in verse 2 one reads, „three men stood over against him.“ Abraham immediately ran from the tent door to meet them and addressed them as <\/b><\/span> \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 <\/span><\/b>„Lord.“ This term, as is known to all Hebrew scholars, is one of the Divine Names. After the usual oriental hospitality had been extended to the visitors, the Lord <\/b><\/span> \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b> said, „I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son.“ Sarah in unbelief laughed at the idea, because of which conduct the Lord said unto Abraham, „Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? Is anything too hard for the Lord <\/b><\/span> \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b>? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.“ From this quotation it is quite clear that the speaker was Jehovah, <\/b><\/span>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b> who promised to return a year hence and to grant to Abraham and Sarah a son. <\/b><\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05e6\u05b8\u05d7\u05b2\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b> „And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh?“ Furthermore, He asked the question concerning Himself, „Is anything too hard for <\/b><\/span> \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b>the Lord?“<\/p>\n

In the last verse of the chapter appears the statement, „And the Lord, <\/b><\/span>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b>went his way, as soon as he had left off communing with Abraham.“ From these facts is drawn the irresistible conclusion that one of these supernatural individuals who appeared in human form on this occasion was one of the self-existing Divine Personalities, one of the <\/b><\/span> \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd <\/span><\/b>„Gods.“<\/p>\n

The fact of the appearance of one of the Divine Personalities for the purpose of communicating with Abraham His friend, shows the possibility of His assuming human form whenever the occasion arises. Again, in Ex. 3 the Angel of <\/b><\/span>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b>„the Lord,“ appears to Moses in the wilderness in the burning bush. In verse 2 He is called <\/b><\/span>\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b>„the Angel of the Lord,“ but in verse 4 this statement occurs: „And when the Lord <\/b><\/span> \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b>saw that he turned aside to see, <\/b><\/span> \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd <\/span><\/b> (God) called unto him out of the midst of the bush and said, ‚Moses, Moses.'“ In verse 2 the One appearing to Moses is called <\/b><\/span>\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b>„Angel of the Lord,“ but in the latter statement He is called both <\/b><\/span>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b>„Lord“ and <\/b><\/span> \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd <\/span><\/b>„God.“ This identification of the Angel of the Lord with <\/b><\/span> \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b> „Lord,“ and <\/b><\/span> \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd <\/span><\/b> „God“<\/span> is confirmed by the fact that this Angel of the Lord in speaking of His appearance to Moses said, „that they may believe that <\/b><\/span>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b>Lord, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee“ (Ex. 4:5).<\/p>\n

In Mal. 3:1,2: „Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and <\/b><\/span> \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05df <\/span><\/b>the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith the Lord of Hosts.“ The prophet, in the first place, predicts that the messenger of the Lord shall precede Him and prepare the way for Him; and, secondly, that He, <\/b><\/span>\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05df <\/span><\/b>the Lord, will suddenly come to His temple. The messenger who goes before the face of the Lord and prepares His way is undoubtedly Elijah the prophet who is mentioned in the last two verses of Malachi’s prophecy. When Elijah prepares the way, the Lord comes suddenly to His temple. As to who is referred to by <\/b><\/span> \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05df <\/span><\/b> „Lord,“<\/i> there is no doubt that he is speaking of one of the Divine Persons; but who is meant by the expression <\/b><\/span> \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea <\/span><\/b>„Angel of the Covenant?“ If the law of Hebrew parallelism obtains here, the answer is plain, namely, that the names „Lord“ and „Angel of the Covenant“ refer to the same personality. The flow of thought points definitely and positively to the conclusion that such is the case; hence only one individual is here spoken of. From the facts which have been learned from the passages in which the <\/b><\/span>\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b> „angel of the Lord“ occurs, there is but one conclusion to be drawn, namely, that this „angel of the Lord“ is one of the Divine Persons.<\/p>\n

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IV. THE LORD GOD<\/span><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n

Throughout the Tenach appear the words <\/b><\/span>\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b4\u05d4 <\/span><\/b>which, from the context in which they appear, refer also to one of these Divine Persons. Furthermore, one of these Personalities is sometimes addressed as <\/b><\/span>\u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05df <\/span><\/b> „the Lord.“<\/p>\n

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V. THE TRINITY OF DIVINE PERSONALITIES<\/span><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n

Thus far one has seen that the following names, the Lord, the Lord God, Spirit of God, Son of God,<\/i> and the Angel of the Lord<\/i> are applied to one or more of these Divine Personalities. With these facts in mind the reader may advance a step by investigating Isa. 48:12-16. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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„Hearken unto me, 0 Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. Yea, my hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread out the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. Assemble yourselves, all ye, and hear: who among them hath declared these things? He whom the Lord loveth shall perform his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm <\/span>shall be on<\/i><\/span> the Chaldeans. I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him; I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God hath sent me, and his Spirit.“<\/p>\n

Here are three Divine Beings: <\/b><\/span>\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><\/b> „the Lord God“; <\/b><\/span>\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9<\/span><\/b> (sent) „Me“ (the speaker Who has created the universe); and <\/b><\/span>\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9<\/span><\/b> „His Spirit.“ As to the divine nature of the first one mentioned there can be no doubt. The speaker refers to Himself as „Me“ since the Lord God hath sent Him. „Me“ is attached to the verb of which „the Lord God“ is the subject, and as has already been seen, the context shows that He (the speaker) created the world; hence He is God, since other passages ascribed the creation of the world to God. The third one is the Spirit of God, and, as seen above, possesses all the characteristics of God; hence is the third of the Divine Beings.<\/p>\n

The three Divine Persons forming the Trinity again appear in Isa. 63:8-10<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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„For he said, Surely, they are my people, children that will not deal falsely: so he was their Savior. In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, <\/span>and<\/i><\/span> himself fought against them.“<\/p>\n

In verse 8 the prophet refers to what the Lord God said concerning Israel’s being His people. In verse 9 he states that „the angel of His presence saved them.“ As seen in the preceding section, the angel of the Lord is one of the Divine Personalities. In Ex. 23:20,21 appears the angel who was to go before Israel in the journey to the promised land. This angel is none other than „the angel of the Lord,“ for, said God, „My Name is in Him.“ To proclaim the Name of God is to set forth God’s wonderful character (Ex. 34:6,7). Hence when God said that His Name was in this angel He was simply declaring that the angel was not an ordinary created being, but one of the Divine Personalities. In referring to this same Divine Person God said, „My presence shall go with thee and I will give thee rest. And he said unto Him, if Thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence“ (Ex. 33:14,15). Therefore the angel of His Presence in the passage which is under consideration is one of these Divine Persons. In verse 10 the prophet said that Israel „rebelled, and grieved His Holy Spirit,“ Who, as seen above, is a Divine Person; hence this passage likewise teaches that there are three Divine Persons Who constitute <\/span>a Unity.
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Furthermore, Zohar, in commenting on Deut. 6:4, says, „Hear, oh Israel, Jehovah our God, Jehovah is One,“ saying, „Why is there need of mentioning the Name of God three times in this verse?“ Then follows the answer, „The first Jehovah is the Father of all; the second is the Stem of Jesse, the Messiah, Who is to come from the family of Jesse through David; and the third One is the Way, Who is the Lord (meaning the Holy Spirit, Who shows us the way, as pointed out before), and these three are One.“ Likewise, Mr. Claude Montefiore, an eminent Hebrew, says, „I am well aware that in the purest and most philosophical presentation of the Christian doctrine of <\/span>Trinity<\/i><\/span> no infraction of the Divine Unity is intended. It will be needful for the Jewish theologians to consider anew the interpretation of the <\/span>Trinity.“<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Footnote:<\/p>\n

* In this connection it is well to consider a counter interpretation which is frequently placed upon this passage, namely, that the one addressed „Thou art my son“ is any faithful servant of God. In reply to this position it is sufficient to note the fact that if the expression „my son“ means any and all of the righteous servants of God, then there will be many sons who will have universal sway over the world. This conclusion, however, is contrary to the teaching, not only of Psa. 2, but of all of the Tenach. In verse 6, the expression „my king“ refers to one, and it is to him that universal, absolute authority is given. There can be but one absolute monarch at any one time; therefore the interpretation under investigation conflicts with the teaching of the passage. Hence it is incorrect.<\/p>\n

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PART TWO<\/p>\n

CHAPTERS 6-20<\/p>\n

THE HUMANITY OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL, OR ONE OF THE DIVINE PERSONALITIES ASSUMING HUMAN FORM<\/p>\n

PROPHECIES OF GOD’S COMING TO EARTH
\nPROPHECIES OF MESSIAH’S APPEARING
\nTHE TIME OF MESSIAH’S APPEARING
\nOUTLINE OF MESSIAH’S CAREER
\nPURPOSE OF MESSIAH’S COMING<\/p>\n

CHAPTER VI<\/p>\n

PROPHECIES OF GOD’S COMING TO EARTH<\/p>\n

I. EARLY APPEARANCES OF THE LORD ON EARTH <\/span><\/center><\/p>\n

HAVING seen in the preceding chapters that there is a plurality of Divine Personalities, but that they constitute a divine unity consisting of three personalities, the reader is now requested to advance a step further in this investigation to consider the predictions concerning one of these Divine Persons who is to assume human form in order to bless mankind. An excellent approach to this phase of the subject is the record of the appearance of \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/b> <\/span>„the angel of the Lord,“ of which occurrence appears the record in Ex. 3:1-4:17. In 3:2 Moses said, „And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.“ It is apparent to all that this fire was not ordinary fire but was a manifestation of supernatural power and glory. Being attracted by this unusual phenomenon, Moses turned aside to investigate the same. As he approached the bush, <\/span>\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd <\/b><\/span>„God called unto him out of the midst of the bush,“ to which call Moses responded, „Here am I.“ He who is called the „angel of the Lord“ in verse 2 is called <\/span>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/b> <\/span>„the Lord“ and <\/span>\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd <\/b><\/span>„God“ in verse 4. Having instructed Moses to remove his shoes, this angel of the Lord said to Moses, „I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.“ The continuity of thought demands that one understand that the „angel of the Lord“ is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Continuing this conversation, according to verse 13, Moses asked the Lord or Angel of the Lord, if the children of Israel should ask concerning who commissioned him and what is God’s Name, what reply should he make to them? To the first question God said to tell them „I AM hath sent me unto you.“ To the second question He said, „I AM that I AM.“ Giving him further instructions as to what he should say, God said, according to verse 15, that Moses should tell them, <\/span>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05dd \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7 \u05d5\u05b5\u05d0\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05e7\u05b9\u05d1 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d6\u05b6\u05d4\u05be\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d6\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d6\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b9\u05e8\u05c3 <\/span><\/b>„The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.“ With all of this data in hand there can be no doubt in the mind of any that this appearance of the angel in the bush amid the supernatural flames was an appearance of one of the Divine Personalities who claimed that he is the one whom Abraham, Isaac and Jacob worshipped.<\/p>\n

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II. APPEARANCE OF DIVINE PRESENCE AT THE EXODUS
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When Moses delivered Israel from Egyptian bondage, „The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light“ (Ex. 13:21). These pillars of cloud and of fire are again visible manifestations of the Divine Presence with Israel. This fact becomes more apparent from the language of Ex. 14:19, „And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them.“ This same „angel of the Lord“ in verse 24 is called the Lord Himself: „And it came to pass in the morning watch, that <\/span>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 <\/span><\/b> the Lord looked forth upon the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and discomfited the host of the Egyptians.“<\/p>\n

This „angel of the Lord“ who appeared both in the burning bush and at the exodus from Egypt is called by Isaiah the Prophet „the angel of His presence“ <\/span>\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05da\u05b0 \u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 <\/span><\/b>Isa. 63:9. „In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.“ This verse without doubt summarizes God’s dealings with Israel from the time of the deliverance from Egyptian bondage onward. These facts being true, „the angel of his <\/span>\u05e4\u05bc\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 <\/span><\/b>presence“ is the Lord Himself. Why, one may ask, is this one called „the angel of his presence“ (or, „of his faces“)? There can be but one reasonable, plausible answer, namely, he is thus called because He is the only face or personal manifestation of God which man had ever seen up to that time. Furthermore, since it is in the face that character–the real person–is reflected, and since this „Angel of the Lord“ is, as seen above, the Lord Himself, He is in a figure called „the face of the Lord.“<\/p>\n

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III. APPEARANCE OF DIVINE PRESENCE AT MT. SINAI
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On another occasion the Lord revealed Himself in a thick cloud of smoke and flames of fire when He descended to the heights of Mount Sinai in order to give the „ten words.“ From the mountain height thunder pealed, lightning flashed, and there sounded forth the voice of a great trumpet waxing louder and louder.
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„And mount Sinai, the whole of it, smoked, because the Lord descended upon it in fire; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. And when the voice of the trumpet waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice“ (Ex. 19:18,19).<\/p>\n

Now, after Moses returned to the people from his interview with God on the mountain, the Lord spake the „ten words“ as is recorded in Ex. 20:1-17. To confirm further the thought that God was in the midst of the cloud which descended upon Mount Sinai and from it spoke the „ten words,“ note the statement of Moses in Deut. 5:22(19).
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„These words (the „ten words“) the Lord spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them upon two tables of stone, and gave them unto me.“ It was necessary for God to hide His real presence from mortal eyes lest man should die, as is stated in Deut. 5:23-27.<\/p>\n

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IV. APPEARANCE OF DIVINE PRESENCE IN THE TABERNACLE
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Another instance of God’s veiling Himself with His glory occurred when Moses had set up the tabernacle at Sinai.
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„Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle“ (Ex. 40:34,35).<\/p>\n

Thus in the tabernacle appeared the visible manifestation of the Presence of God which is called „the glory of the Lord.“ That the God of Israel was in the midst of this glory is certain from Lev. 1:1: <\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc\u05be\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05dc \u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d3 <\/span><\/b>„And the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tent of meeting …“<\/p>\n

This same outward manifestation of God’s Presence is seen at the dedication of Solomon’s temple, according to I Kgs. 8:10,11: <\/span><\/p>\n

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„And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.“<\/p>\n

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\nV. APPEARANCE OF DIVINE PRESENCE IN THE TEMPLE
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This divine manifestation of God’s presence in the temple remained throughout the days of the monarchy until the Babylonian captivity, at which time, according to Ezekiel, Chapters 9-11, „the glory of the God of Israel“ reluctantly left the holy place to tarry a-while over the threshold of the temple; then over the court; next over the doomed city, and finally it departed to the mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, from which eventually it left the nation. Israel’s great abominations were the occasion of God’s leaving the temple as is seen in Ezek. 8:6; \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05df\u05be\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b8\u05d4\u05b5\u05dd \u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05c2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b5\u05d9\u05ea\u05be\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e2\u05b9\u05e9\u05c2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e4\u05bc\u05b9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05b3\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05de\u05b4\u05e7\u05b0\u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05c3 <\/b><\/span>„And he said unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel do commit here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary?“ …<\/p>\n

After the return from Babylonian captivity and after Zerubbabel had completed the second temple there is no mention of the Presence of the glory of God. Israel’s house was left desolate. Her sin had separated between her and her God. Though He allowed them to remain in the land, God was not in their midst as in former days. „According to Jewish historians themselves there were five things present in the first temple which were lacking in the second: (1) the ark and its contents; (2) the holy fire which descended from heaven to consume the sacrifices in token of God’s acceptance; (3) the Urim and Thummin; (4) the spirit of prophecy; (5) the Shekhinah glory.<\/i> As a matter of fact, we know from Jewish as well as from heathen writers that the Holy of Holies in the second temple through the nearly five centuries of its existence was a vacuum–an empty place–waiting for God to come and take manifest possession of it.“ Finally, in the year 70 of the common era this second temple was destroyed and the nation was scattered to the four corners of the earth and it remains scattered to the present day. Thus God and His outward manifestation is not with Israel. This long period of dispersion and of being without God has been Israel’s long, dark, dreary night which, in the Providence of God, shall be turned into day in the future. Let each reader hope and pray that that day may speedily come.<\/p>\n

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\nVI. FUTURE APPEARANCES OF THE DIVINE PRESENCE ON THE EARTH
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There appear in the prophetic word numerous promises of the appearance of the glory of God upon this earth again in the midst of Israel. Among these promises is the glorious one in Isa. 40:3-5:
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„The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of the Lord; make level in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain: and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.“<\/p>\n

In verses 9-11 below, the prophet with his gaze steadfastly upon the future sees a messenger approaching, a messenger of good tidings for Zion, and shouts to him:
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„O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God! Behold, the Lord \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4<\/span><\/b> will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him: Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and<\/i> will gently lead those that have their young.“ From these verses it is very clear that the prophet sees the time when the Lord God of Israel shall come to Zion in a personal, visible manner as a mighty warrior. Furthermore, they show that He will rule there, dealing out justice and righteousness to all and rendering a recompense to every one. Though He shall be an absolute monarch, He shall have the tenderness of a good shepherd, for He will feed His flock and will gently carry the lambs in His bosom. [In Verse 11 the Lord compares Himself to a shepherd and the house of Israel to His flock which He tends.]<\/p>\n

This personal coming of the God of Israel is to be attended by the manifestation of divine glory (verse 5), similar to but more glorious than on former occasions. This personal glorious appearance of God in Zion shall be revealed to all flesh (all nations). Then will be fulfilled the passage which says, „The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea“ (Hab. 2:14). At that time everyone shall have a personal knowledge of God because He will be in Zion in person and the nations will go to Jerusalem constantly and will be taught of Him (Isa. 2:1-4). <\/span><\/p>\n

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„The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many peoples shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.“<\/p>\n

In Psa. 50:1-6 appears a wonderful prediction when God shall come to Zion as Judge. <\/span><\/p>\n

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„The Mighty One, God, the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth. Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence: A fire devoureth before him, and it is very tempestuous round about him. He calleth to the heavens above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people: Gather my saints together unto me, those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; for God is judge himself.“<\/p>\n

Though in verse 2 the Psalmist speaks of the fulfillment of this passage as if it had already transpired, the context shows clearly that it is a prediction of the time when God shall come to Mount Zion and shall enter into judgment with the nations.<\/p>\n

This use of the perfect tense is known as the prophetic perfect. By the spiritual illumination of the Divine Spirit the prophet saw this coming of the Lord and judgment scene as vividly as if it had already occurred. The word: \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7 <\/span><\/b>„shine forth“ in verse 2 is the same one which is used in Deut. 33:2 by Moses to describe God’s appearance on Mount Sinai when He delivered the law to him.<\/p>\n

The use of this word suggests the scenes at Sinai. It was there that God, to a certain limited extent, „shined forth,“ thus manifesting His Presence and power. When God shines forth out of Zion there will be a duplication of the scenes of Sinai, but on a vaster and more magnificent scale. Again in Psa.80:1(2) the Psalmist prays: \u05e8\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05d6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d2 \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b9\u05d0\u05df \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e1\u05b5\u05e3 \u05d9\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05d4\u05c3 <\/span><\/b>„Give ear, 0 Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that sittest above<\/i> the cherubim, shine forth.“ The Psalmist before whose mind the throne of judgment and glory stood in vision implored the God of Israel in behalf of the chosen people to fulfill His promises by coming and by leading the Hebrew people like a flock back to their ancestral home. Again in Psa. 94:1-3 the Psalmist pleads: \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05be\u05e0\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e0\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b7: \u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c2\u05b5\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b9\u05e4\u05b5\u05d8 \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b5\u05d1 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05de\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc\u05be\u05d2\u05bc\u05b5\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd: \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3\u05be\u05de\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3\u05be\u05de\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05d9 \u05e8\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05b9\u05d6\u05d5\u05bc\u05c3 <\/span><\/b>„0 Lord, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: Render to the proud their<\/i> desert. Lord, how long shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph?“ It is apparent from this passage that the inspired Psalmist understood that when God does shine forth He will render vengeance and recompense to the wicked. Seeing the prevalence of wickedness he prays earnestly for God to appear in this capacity.<\/p>\n

A close study of Psalm 50 which, as stated above, sees the prediction already fulfilled shows the extent of this judgment. Likewise, it gives an indication of the time when it will be fulfilled, namely, after God has kept His silence for a long time (see verse 3). In verse 5 appear those whom God terms „My saints,“ even „those that have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice“ gathered together unto God. Hence they are protected and blessed by Him at this time. In verses 7-15 is a description of how God will deal with the surviving remnant of Israel at the time when He appears in Zion. In verses 16-21 is God’s judgment upon the wicked and rebellious of the world. This same appearance of God to judge the world is seen in Joel 3:12-17 (4:12-17) : <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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„Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. Put ye in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe: come, tread ye; for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. And the Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel. So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God, dwelling in Zion my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.“<\/p>\n

Malachi in 3:1-3 describes this same coming of God in judgment when He shall come suddenly to His temple, purge out all wickedness, and purify the remnant of Israel.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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„Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts. But who can abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers‘ soap: and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto the Lord offerings in righteousness.“<\/p>\n

After God appears in judgment in Zion and has executed His righteous indignation upon all of the wicked, He, as seen in Joel’s passage just quoted, will reign in Zion. At that time Zion will be a peaceful, glorious habitation from which God will reign over the earth.<\/p>\n

Note the picture of blessedness in Isa. 33:17-24. <\/span><\/p>\n

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„Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar. Thy heart shall muse on the terror: Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed the tribute?<\/i> where is he that counted the towers? Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand. Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tent that shall not be removed, the stakes whereof shall never be plucked up, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. But there the Lord will be with us in majesty, a place of broad rivers and streams, wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us. Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey. And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.“<\/p>\n

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\nVII. THE PERSONAL GLORIOUS APPEARANCE OF MESSIAH IN ZION
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From the predictions concerning God’s coming both in judgment and glory which have been quoted one would conclude that only one of the Divine Personalities will appear upon the earth and will judge the peoples. In Dan. 7 appears additional light upon this future glorious event. In verses 1-14 appears the record of the series of visions which were shown to Daniel the prophet who was a high official at the court of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, and who was a faithful prophet of God. In verses 15-28 appears the record of the interpretation of the visions, which was made to him by an interpreting angel. After giving an account of the appearance of the four wild animals, namely, a lion, a bear, a leopard, and a nondescript beast, which came up out of the agitated sea in the order enumerated and each of which succeeded his predecessor, Daniel says:<\/span><\/p>\n

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„I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. I beheld at that time because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake; I beheld even till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed, and it was given to be burned with fire. And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed“ (Dan. 7:9-14).<\/p>\n

It is generally agreed among Biblical scholars that these beasts are symbols of world empires, which position is supported by verse 17. The kingdoms thus represented by them are Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. Wild animals were chosen as fit symbols to depict the selfish warring characteristics of human governments.<\/p>\n

Verse 9, quoted above, is a description of the throne of judgment and of glory which is held in heaven, as is learned from the other predictions. This one who sits upon the throne is called „ancient of days.“ That he is a Divine Being is beyond question. That this is a throne of judgment is evident from verse 10. From verse 11 it is evident that this judgment scene is not set until the fourth empire, namely, Rome, is in its last stages; in fact the verse shows that when this throne of judgment is set, the fourth beast is slain. In non-figurative language this statement teaches that the Roman Empire ceases as a government at that time. Verse 12 shows that the three former beasts were not dealt with in the supernatural way in which the fourth one is disposed of.<\/p>\n

The question doubtless has arisen in the mind of the reader, „How can such an interpretation be true since Rome as a government has ceased to exist centuries ago?“ To this question the answer is very easy. Though the Roman empire has not functioned since the fifth century of the common era, it by no means is dead. In the days of Constantine the Great the empire was divided into the eastern and western divisions, the capital of the latter being Rome, and that of the former, Constantinople. The western half was destroyed by the invasion of the Teutons in 476 but was revived about 800 by Charlemagne and was called „The Holy Roman Empire.“ About 963 Otto the Great of Germany transferred the seat of government to his dominion and renamed it „The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation.“ All of the German emperors from that day until Kaiser Wilhelm in 1918 was deposed claimed to be successors of Caesar, the word „Kaiser“ being Caesar spelled in German. The very civilization of the western world is that of the old Roman empire.<\/p>\n

The seat of the government at Constantinople continued until 1453 when it was captured by the Turks. At that time the government was transferred to Russia. Since then the Russian nation has been the modern successor of the eastern division of the Roman empire. The word „Czar“ is but the Russian way of spelling Caesar. In 1917, however, the Russian empire succumbed to the influence of the Bolsheviki. The civilization of Russia was likewise based upon that of old Rome.
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Though Rome in the form of its modern successors, Germany and Russia, for the time being has been reduced to a subordinate position among the nations, it is destined to reappear as a world empire in the end-time which will be dealt with summarily by the appearance of God upon his throne of judgment in glory.<\/p>\n

In verses 13 and 14 appears the record of the last of this series of visions. In it the prophet saw that „there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man“ who came before the Ancient of Days. Upon his arrival the Almighty conferred upon him a „dominion, and glory, and a kingdom that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which will not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.“ Who is this one „like unto a son of man“ to whom universal dominion and power are granted? This question may be answered by another writer who says „The Jews understood this ‚coming in clouds‘ to refer to a personal Coming, and hence, as various writers have noticed, named as we have noticed, the Messiah, anticipatory, ‚the son of clouds‘.“ This Jewish interpretation is confirmed by a comparison of this passage with parallel ones (see for example Isa. 9:6,7; Psa. 2; Zech. 9:10). These passages teach that the Messiah is to have universal dominion; this one who is brought before the Ancient of Days is given universal dominion which does not pass away; therefore he is the Messiah.<\/p>\n

Since the judgment scene of this passage is in heaven, and since he who is „like unto a son of man“ comes before it „with the clouds of heaven,“ one immediately asks, „Why is the Messiah spoken of as ‚like unto a son of man‘ and ‚why is it that he comes from heaven to earth on this occasion?'“ The answer to the question, „Why is the Messiah said to be like a son of man?“ finds expression in the fact that he is a man as is set forth in Isa. 9:6,7. He does not simply have the appearance of a man but is in reality a man, a descendant of the house of David; hence he is <\/span>\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05df \u05d3\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 <\/b><\/span> „son of David.“ (cf. Jer. 23:5,6), „Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely; and this is his name whereby he shall be called: The Lord our righteousness“ (Also see Ezek. 37:24-28). In regard to the other question, furthermore, let it be noted that no purely angelic being is anywhere spoken of thus. It is true, however, that on various occasions when „the angel of the Lord“ appeared unto various patriarchs, he is spoken of as a man, but the context always makes it plain that he is not a man but that he simply for the occasion assumed the form of man for the purpose of communicating with man. In this passage of Daniel there is no indication that this one has for the occasion assumed a human form; therefore this case is different from all of the theophanies of earlier times.<\/p>\n

Since the Messiah is a real man–the God-man–and since He comes with the clouds of heaven to this judgment seat of the Almighty in heaven, the suppositions underlying Dan. 7:13-28 are that He has been in the world before, and that He has gone back to heaven where, He is invested at this time with absolute authority over the entire world. These presuppositions are lifted out of the realm of hypotheses by the facts stated in Isa. 9:6,7 and Psa. 110. The former of these passages teaches that the Messiah is to be born to the Jewish nation and that He is „Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.“ The latter shows that when the Messiah is rejected by the inhabitants of Jerusalem, He is invited by the Eternal God to ascend to „His right hand“ and to remain there until the Eternal God subjects these enemies under his feet. For full investigation of these passages see Chapters XI and XIII.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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