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Jesus Christ Demands EQUAL Honour to the Father
“so that all will Honour the Son even as they Honour the Father. He who does not Honour the Son does not Honour the Father Who sent Him” (John 5:23. NASB)
Here we have Jesus make a very powerful statement, He says that ALL must “Honour” Him, “EVEN AS” they “Honour” the Father. Further, He also says, that, if He is not “Honoured”, then the Father Himself, Who sent Him, is not “Honoured”.
The Greek adverb used here, “kathṓs”, has the meaning, “according as, just as, even as, in comparison”, which is to say, “EXACTLY AS”, with no difference between the Honour shown to Jesus Christ, and the Honour shown to God the Father.
The Greek verb, “timáō”, has the meaning, “honour, revere, reverence”
In the Book of Isaiah, we read:
“I am YHWH. That is My Name. I will not give My Glory to another, nor My Praise to engraved images” (42:8)
The Hebrew noun used here, is “kâbôwd”, which is used for, “honour, splendour, glory” (Brown, Driver, Briggs Hebrew Lexicon; Gesenius, Hebrew Lexicon)
If Jesus Christ is not YHWH, and 100% COEQUAL with God the Father, then what He says in John 5:23, is blasphemy, something Jesus would never do.
This is one of the strongest verses in the Bible, where Jesus Himself claims to be COEQUAL with the Father.
In John 17:5, we read of Jesus Christ addressing the Father:
“Now, Father, Glorify Me together with Yourself, with the Glory which I had with You before the world was”
Here Jesus is saying to the Father, to Glorify Him, TOGETHER with Himself, with the Glory He always had with the Father, from all eternity.
“which I had”, is in the Greek, “hēi eichon”, which is the imperfect, active. This refers to the past, but as continuing. The same can be seen in John 1:1, where we read,
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”
Here we have the Greek verb, “en”, used three times, which is translated, “was”, and also in the imperfect tense, which is used as “continued, eternal existence”. Jesus Christ, “The Word”, has always COEXISTED “pros”, “by the side of” “The Father”. As GOD, Jesus Christ has no beginning, exactly as the Father and Holy Spirit (Hebrews 9:14, “pneumatos aiōniou”)
In the Book of Revelation, we also see where Jesus Christ is COEQUAL with God the Father:
"And ALL of the Creation, which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things that are in them, heard I saying, to Him Who sits on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be ALL the Blessing, and ALL the Honour, and ALL the Glory, and ALL the Might, for ever and ever. And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped." (5:13-14. so emphasized in the Greek)
Whatever is in the passage, said about God the Father, “ALL the Blessing, and ALL the Honour, and ALL the Glory, and ALL the Might, for ever and ever”, is EQUALLY for Jesus Christ. The Greek conjunction, “kai” (AND to the Lamb), is used many times “expressing emphatic assertion”, as in John 5:23, “EXACTLY AS”.
In John 5:23, we read of Jesus Himself saying that everyone must HONOUR Him, IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, as they HONOUR God the Father. No only so, but, as we see in the passage in Revelation, “ALL The Blessing, ALL The Glory, and ALL The Might”, are EQUALLY for the Father and Jesus Christ, “from eternity to eternity”
In verse 14 it also says that Jesus Christ is WORSHIPPED TOGEITHER WITH God the Father.
It is impossible, if, as some say, that Jesus Christ is “inferior” to the Father, or is “created” by the Father, for any of these passages to be true concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. What is very clear, is that the Father is ALMIGHTY GOD, and Jesus Christ is also ALMIGHTY GOD. The phrase in Revelation 5:13, “to kratos” (strength, might, power), “The MIGHT” (as in Isaiah 9:6, “’êl Gibbôr”, for Jesus Christ, and 10:21, for the Father, MIGHTY GOD), is used EQUALLY for BOTH the Father and Jesus Christ, Who are ALMIGHTY.
“so that all will Honour the Son even as they Honour the Father. He who does not Honour the Son does not Honour the Father Who sent Him” (John 5:23. NASB)
Here we have Jesus make a very powerful statement, He says that ALL must “Honour” Him, “EVEN AS” they “Honour” the Father. Further, He also says, that, if He is not “Honoured”, then the Father Himself, Who sent Him, is not “Honoured”.
The Greek adverb used here, “kathṓs”, has the meaning, “according as, just as, even as, in comparison”, which is to say, “EXACTLY AS”, with no difference between the Honour shown to Jesus Christ, and the Honour shown to God the Father.
The Greek verb, “timáō”, has the meaning, “honour, revere, reverence”
In the Book of Isaiah, we read:
“I am YHWH. That is My Name. I will not give My Glory to another, nor My Praise to engraved images” (42:8)
The Hebrew noun used here, is “kâbôwd”, which is used for, “honour, splendour, glory” (Brown, Driver, Briggs Hebrew Lexicon; Gesenius, Hebrew Lexicon)
If Jesus Christ is not YHWH, and 100% COEQUAL with God the Father, then what He says in John 5:23, is blasphemy, something Jesus would never do.
This is one of the strongest verses in the Bible, where Jesus Himself claims to be COEQUAL with the Father.
In John 17:5, we read of Jesus Christ addressing the Father:
“Now, Father, Glorify Me together with Yourself, with the Glory which I had with You before the world was”
Here Jesus is saying to the Father, to Glorify Him, TOGETHER with Himself, with the Glory He always had with the Father, from all eternity.
“which I had”, is in the Greek, “hēi eichon”, which is the imperfect, active. This refers to the past, but as continuing. The same can be seen in John 1:1, where we read,
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”
Here we have the Greek verb, “en”, used three times, which is translated, “was”, and also in the imperfect tense, which is used as “continued, eternal existence”. Jesus Christ, “The Word”, has always COEXISTED “pros”, “by the side of” “The Father”. As GOD, Jesus Christ has no beginning, exactly as the Father and Holy Spirit (Hebrews 9:14, “pneumatos aiōniou”)
In the Book of Revelation, we also see where Jesus Christ is COEQUAL with God the Father:
"And ALL of the Creation, which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things that are in them, heard I saying, to Him Who sits on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be ALL the Blessing, and ALL the Honour, and ALL the Glory, and ALL the Might, for ever and ever. And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped." (5:13-14. so emphasized in the Greek)
Whatever is in the passage, said about God the Father, “ALL the Blessing, and ALL the Honour, and ALL the Glory, and ALL the Might, for ever and ever”, is EQUALLY for Jesus Christ. The Greek conjunction, “kai” (AND to the Lamb), is used many times “expressing emphatic assertion”, as in John 5:23, “EXACTLY AS”.
In John 5:23, we read of Jesus Himself saying that everyone must HONOUR Him, IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, as they HONOUR God the Father. No only so, but, as we see in the passage in Revelation, “ALL The Blessing, ALL The Glory, and ALL The Might”, are EQUALLY for the Father and Jesus Christ, “from eternity to eternity”
In verse 14 it also says that Jesus Christ is WORSHIPPED TOGEITHER WITH God the Father.
It is impossible, if, as some say, that Jesus Christ is “inferior” to the Father, or is “created” by the Father, for any of these passages to be true concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. What is very clear, is that the Father is ALMIGHTY GOD, and Jesus Christ is also ALMIGHTY GOD. The phrase in Revelation 5:13, “to kratos” (strength, might, power), “The MIGHT” (as in Isaiah 9:6, “’êl Gibbôr”, for Jesus Christ, and 10:21, for the Father, MIGHTY GOD), is used EQUALLY for BOTH the Father and Jesus Christ, Who are ALMIGHTY.
