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How can God (Jesus) have a secret identity? (Protestant view, including Messianic Jewish, if possible)
I love this passage, but especially the part that I have emphasized:
The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast 11 I saw heaven standing open
and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called ...
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How do deniers of Jesus' Divinity reconcile Rev. 22 verses 6 and 16?
Jehovah's Witnesses, as one example of a group who denies that Jesus is God, claim that Revelation 22:13 is a reference to Jehovah God and not Jesus:
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Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses cite William Barclay as to the identity of the speaker in Revelation 22:13 knowing he believed it is Jesus?
This is according to the article, Who or What Is “the Alpha and the Omega”? which also says, "This term occurs three times in the Bible. Revelation 1:8; Revelation 21:6; and here at Revelation 22:...
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God said in the Bible: ”I am who am!” What does that expression mean?
”I am who am!”
What does this expression mean?
God expressed Himself like so in the Bible. But what I want to know is what does it mean? What is its intrinsic meaning?
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El Elohe Isra’el - What does it mean?
So when Jacob names the site of his altar, he declares “El Elohe Isra’el”. I understand the most common translation of this phrase is said to be something along the lines of “God is the God of Israel”....
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How do Jehovahs Witnesses understand Jesus inheritance of Gods name
Hebrews 1:3-4 reads:
the Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of
His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had
provided purification for sins, ...
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Is the 'Ho' in Hosanna! connected in any way to the 'ho' in Jehovah?
While studying Jesus' name and the prophecies fulfilled or reiterated by Gabriel when he addressed Mary to announce the expectant birth, I was led to praise, and the Bible word, "Hosanna" came to mind....
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Isaiah 25:6 "On this mountain, the Lord of Heavenly Forces"
Where does title "Lord of Heavenly Forces" come from?
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What is the Catholic view of what it meant for Jesus to be "called" Immanuel?
Matthew 1:23 (NIV) says:
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means “God with us”). (Matthew 1:23, NIV)
But, nowhere in the Gospels is Jesus ...
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Is Jesus speaking in Isaiah 40-48?
In Isaiah chapters 40-48 there are several different titles for God, for example Creator, Redeemer, Savior, The First and the Last, King of Israel. After considering these titles I came to the ...
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According to Trinitarian belief how is Isaiah 48:16 interpreted?
According to belief in the Holy Trinity, how is Isaiah 48:16-17 interpreted?
According to belief in the Trinity is the Holy One of Israel Jesus Christ? Or is God the Father the Holy one of Israel, ...
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Alpha, Omega, & everlasting God?
One time Jesus said: "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending" (cf. Revelation 22:13). But at another time Jesus said that He is the everlasting God, which supposedly has no ending.
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What is the significance of Jesus saying "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending"? [closed]
All Scriptures are quoted from the King James translation.
Four times in the Revelation Jesus uses that phrase(they are all in red letters):
Revelation 1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and ...
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Why would Jesus begin to be called the Son of God?
The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:35, NIV)
This verse seems ...
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Is Jesus eternally the Son of God the Father? [closed]
Throughout scripture Jesus is identified as the “only begotten of the Father”. Is Jesus eternally the Only Begotten of the Father or did He become the Son at His incarnation?
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Why is Jesus named the Prince of Peace instead of the King of Peace?
In Isaiah 9:6, the child to be born will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government
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Why does Jesus speak of himself in the third person?
There are a number of places where Jesus refers to himself in the third person. The most common is when he uses the title 'Son of Man' (by my count, there are some 78 times Jesus uses that title in ...
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