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Old Testament Revelation Of God

OLD TESTAMENT REVELATION OF GOD

It is possible that the average Christian does not realize the greatness of the God we serve. In fact, it is probable that no man can comprehend His greatness. Giving the matter some thought could increase our appreciation of Him, and what He has done for us.

When we consider that He has brought us from spiritual darkness to light, and from the brink of hell to the hope of heaven, it should make us gratefully humble. The more humble we become, the greater God appears; and the greater He appears, the more thankful we should be that He has loved us so much.

In this study we may consider some attributes of God to which we ordinarily give little thought in a systematic manner, but the ground will still be familiar. As Peter said, it is good to have our pure minds stirred up by way of remembrance. (See 2 Peter 1:12, 13 and 3:1.)

 “Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable” (Psa. 145:3).

I. GOD REVEALED IN HIS NAMES

Genesis 1:1, 2, 26

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness….

Psalm 83:18

18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

“GOD” is generally thought of as an all-encompassing term meaning the Almighty Creator and Ruler of the universe—He is. However, the various usages of the word GOD, especially in the Old Testament, have not always been clearly revealed by the translators from the Hebrew and Aramaic languages. The general term “GOD” tells what God is, but His names reveal who He is in the different contexts of His works.

A.  ELOHIM: The first use of the word in Genesis 1:1 is simply “God” but the Hebrew root word is “Elohim” (variations: El and Eloah), which means “strong and Almighty One,” or “God most high.” The form “Elohim” is a peculiar word, which is sometimes said to express uni-plurality, or unity in plurality. The Trinity is partly concealed, yet initially revealed in “Elohim.” In this first chapter, we see GOD in verse 1, the Holy Ghost in verse 2, and the SON (possibly also the Holy Ghost) in verse 26. It is said that God as “Elohim” is used 2,500 times in the Old Testament.

B. JEHOVAH: In Genesis 2:4 we find “LORD God,” as “Jehovah,” meaning “the self-existent One who reveals Himself.” It is used in Exodus 3:14 as “I AM THAT I AM.” Then Jesus used “Yahweh” generally for “Jehovah” as God’s personal name. “Jehovah” has ten variations in the Hebrew language, only the translators bring three of which out: (1) “Jehovah-jirah” (Gen. 22:14), meaning, “Jehovah will provide.” (2) “Jehovah-shalom,” (Judg. 6:24), meaning “Jehovah is peace.” (3) “Jehovah-nissi” (Exo. 17:15), meaning “Jehovah is my banner. (See Zondervan’s Bible Dictionary).

It is interesting to note that when “LORD” is printed all in capital letters, it refers to God as “Jehovah.”

C. ADONAI: “Lord” (capitalized, but not all capital letters) means “Master,” or “One who rules everything external to Him”—all of His creation. An interesting example is found in Exodus 4:10-12. “And Moses said unto the LORD [Jehovah], O my Lord [Adonai], I am not eloquent….” Since service for the Master is the subject, Moses addresses Jehovah as “Lord.” But the answer in verses 11 and 12 refers to God’s creative power, so He replies as “Jehovah—LORD.”

To the average reader these things seem unimportant, so they usually go without notice; but since we are reading GOD’S WORD, which He inspired holy men of old to write (2 Pet. 1:19-21), we must understand that they wrote correctly. Again, the translators have not always made the understanding easy; but on the other hand, the reader can easily overlook the differentiation they have shown.

II. GOD’S HOLY ATTRIBUTES     

Psalm 145:8-12

8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.

11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

This passage is a concise description of God’s innate personality; His manner of being, or existing. Extensive research of the Scriptures reveals His attributes individually, such as: His omnipotence—all power; His omniscience—all inclusive knowledge and wisdom; His omnipresence—He is everywhere at all times; His holiness, justice, and goodness—moral attributes; His sovereignty—unaccountable to anyone, but always doing right; His transcendence over His world—He WAS before He MADE: His impassibility—no created being can inflict suffering upon Him at their own will, though He can enter into our suffering with us at His own will; His fellowship—He desires to be present with His people and to share reciprocal enjoyments. Of course, He has many more attributes. (Review Psalm 106—His mighty works.)

III. GOD’S HOLY CHARACTER

Isaiah 63:9

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.

Exodus 15:11

11 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

The passage from Isaiah speaks principally of His love under all circumstances. As totally undeserving as we were in our depraved nature, He gave His Son to save us—“God SO LOVED…!” He shares our afflictions, and pities us in our foolish choices, redeeming us, or “buying us back,” with the price of sacred blood. His longsuffering love for a rebellious people fills the pages of the Old Testament history, but culminates gloriously on Calvary’s cross! There was love even in His chastenings and His judgments. And He will continue to love us even if we choose hell!

In Exodus 15:11 we glimpse His moral perfection; perfection in holiness; glorious even beyond the extremity of glory! Awesomely to be feared even as we offer Him our praises! O! the wonder of it all!

We have restricted this study largely to the revelation of God in the Old Testament, but with “laser beams” of glory from the New Testament claiming a place in the record. Volumes have been written, but none like “the volume of the Book” (Psa. 40:7; Heb. 10:7)—the Bible. The Verse above says it well—“Great is the LORD [Jehovah, the great I AM!], and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable.” AMEN!

If you have never accepted or if you have fallen away from Jesus Christ here are three steps you need to take to be saved:

You must admit you are a sinner, confess your sin to Jesus, repent (turn from all you know is wrong), ask Jesus to come in your heart, and begin to follow Jesus by reading and obeying his word and go to a bible believing church that teaches his word. And tell someone what Christ Jesus Has Done For You (Rev 12:10)  

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Bible Version Verse Comparison Charts

What's in your Bible?

• Westcott and Hort's Magic Marker Binge (1/2), (2/2)Would you take a magic marker to your Bible and cross out words from passages? This chart illustrates what was done when the text used by Christianity for 1800 years was replaced with a text assembled by Westcott and Hort in the nineteenth century and now serves as the basis for nearly all modern New Testament translations.
• Various contradictions and omissions
  A table-style view of some differences between Bible versions including verses that are indisputably contradictory.
• Bible Versions and the Preeminence of Christ
  A table-style view of how our Lord is addressed in different Bible versions.

One of the fundamental deceptions being promoted by modern Bible publishers is that the new Bibles are merely in different styles of writing; that they are simply easier to read than the KJV; that nothing is being removed or changed in God's word.

There are many problems with these claims. Here we will focus on the claim that "all versions really say the same thing."

Why is this important? It is simple: if two books say different things, or if two books say inherently contradictory things, or if of two books one says more than the other, they cannot both be God's word. This is simple, basic logic. To say otherwise is to accuse the Holy Spirit of doublespeak.

There are many, many reasons for the differences we are about to examine. One of the primary reasons for these differences is that the underlying original-language text of the Bible that was used for 1800 years has been replaced by modern scholarship with a text that was assembled in the nineteenth century. There are several articles on this website describing this fact and these competing texts (their sources, history, and content), and you are encouraged to read them.

But the purpose of these comparisons is mainly to show you that anyone telling you there is no substantive difference between the KJV and modern Bibles is either ignorant or intentionally deceiving you. You simply cannot see the differences and honestly say they do not exist!

Do these verse charts in some way prove that the KJV is perfect? Of course not, and they are not meant to. What these charts will do is stir you to study. When you see glaring differences between Bible versions that create shrouds of doubt surrounding the veracity of sola scriptura, you should want to know why these differences exist. I do believe that the very nature of the differences can convince someone that the modern Bibles are corrupt, but that is not the primary goal here. The goal is to prove to you that all Bibles do not say the same thing.

Winning Over Worry- Dwaine Galiher

Great Sermon- Winning over Worry

By Dwain Galiher

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Westcott and Hort's Magic Marker Binge!
(Part 2: Acts - Revelation)

Acts
2:30	Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
7:30	And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
7:37	This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
8:37	And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
9:5-6	And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
10:6	He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.
16:31	And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
17:26	And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
20:25	And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
20:32	And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
23:9	And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
24:6-8	Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law. But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
24:15	And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
28:16	And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
28:29	And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
Romans
1:16	For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
1:29	Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
8:1	There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
9:28	For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
10:15	And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
11:6	And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
13:9	For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
14:21	It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
15:29	And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
16:24	The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
1 Corinthians
1:14	I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
5:7	Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
6:20	For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
7:5	Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
10:28	But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:
11:24	And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
11:29	For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
15:47	The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
16:22-23	If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
2 Corinthians
4:6	For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
5:18	And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
11:31	The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
Galations
1:15	But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
3:1	O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
3:17	And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
4:7	Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
6:15	For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
6:17	From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
Ephesians
3:9	And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
3:14	For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
5:30	For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
6:1	Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
6:10	Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Philippians
3:16	Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
Colossians
1:2	To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:14	In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
1:28	Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
2:11	In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
3:6	For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:
1 Thessalonians
1:1	Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2:19	For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
3:11	Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
3:13	To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
2 Thessalonians
1:8	In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
1 Timothy
1:17	Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
2:7	Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
3:16	And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
4:12	Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
6:5	Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
2 Timothy
1:11	Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
4:1	I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
4:22	The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
Titus
1:4	To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Philemon
1:6	That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
1:12	Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
Hebrews
1:3	Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
2:7	Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands:
3:1	Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
7:21	(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
10:30	For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
10:34	For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
11:11	Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
1 Peter
1:22	Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
4:1	Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
4:14	If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
5:10-11	But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
2 Peter
2:17	These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
1 John
1:7	But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
2:7	Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
4:3	And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
4:9	In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
4:19	We love him, because he first loved us.
5:7-8	For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
5:13	These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
Jude
1:25	To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Revelation
1:8	I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
1:11	Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
2:13	I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
5:14	And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
6:1	And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
11:17	Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
12:12	Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
12:17	And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
14:5	And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
16:17	And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.
20:9	And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
21:24	And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

"And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." Revelation 22:19