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The First Coming of Jesus Christ, YHWH
“13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord (Yahweh) their God (Elohim). 17 He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord (Yahweh).” (Luke chapter 1)
Here we have the birth of the Prophet, John “The Baptist”, who was sent to proclaim the First Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
John here has in mind, the passage from the Old Testament Prophet, Malachi;
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the Coming of the Great and Dreadful Day of Yahweh. And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” (chapter 4:5-6)
Clearly, The Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, is The Coming of Yahweh. There can be no doubt about this, with Luke referring directly to the passage in Malachi, as fulfilment in The Coming of Jesus Christ.
In verse 17, this is even clearer. “He (John), will go before Him (YHWH, Jesus Christ)”, and, “to make ready a people prepared for the Lord (YHWH, Jesus Christ).”
Some, who oppose the Bible Teaching, that Jesus Christ IS YHWH, and coequal with God the Father, have tried to weaken this reference in Luke, by arguing, that the “before Him”, cannot refer to Jesus Christ, as He has not been mentioned before this, in this passage. It is very clear from the opening verses of this Gospel, that Luke is writing historically, as is the entire New Testament. Luke is giving his Account of what took place before, during, and after, the Birth of Jesus Christ. It is abundantly clear from all who reads the words in the passage, 13-17, that Jesus Christ is the main Subject, and, that John is referring to Him, before Whom, he is the Fore-runner.
Further, in the same chapter, Luke tells us;
“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the Face of the Lord to prepare His Ways, to give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace. So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel” (Luke 1:76-80)
Here we have another Prophecy in the Old Testament, from the Book of Isaiah, that is directly related to the First Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the Way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A Highway for our God” (Isaiah 40:3)
In this verse, we find the Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, where He is clearly called, both. Yahweh, and Elohim.
We also have the Four Gospels, who are very clear, that the Coming of Jesus Christ, is the Coming of Yahweh. Not God the Father, but the Lord Jesus Christ.
“for this is he having been spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, Make His paths straight.” (Matthew 3:3)
“A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God. As it has been written in the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your Way before You. A voice of one calling in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, Make His paths straight.” (Mark 1:1-3)
“As it has been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, Make His paths straight; Every valley will be filled, And every mountain and hill will be made low, And the crooked will become straightness, And the rough become smooth ways; And all flesh will see the Salvation of God.” (Luke 3:4-6)
“He said, “I [am] a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the LORD, as Isaiah the prophet said” (John 1:23)
I each case, there can be no doubt, that Yahweh is meant. Not someone who “represents” Yahweh, But, Yahweh Himself, as Jesus Christ, Who is the Eternal I am, in the Eternal Godhead.
We also read in Isaiah, where we have Yahweh, Jesus Christ, as the Speaker, Who says, of His own Coming.
“Draw near to Me, hearken to this; in the beginning I did not speak in secret, from the time it was, there was I, and now, the Lord God has sent Me, and His Spirit” (48:16)
This is God the Father, Sending Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, which is clearly taught in the New Testament.
This is not the Prophet Isaiah who is speaking, nor any other human, as these words are clear;
In verse 3, “I have declared the former things from the beginning”, and verse 5, “I have even from the beginning declared it to you”. In verse 12 and 13 the Speaker says, “Listen to Me, O Jacob and Israel, My called; I am He, I am the First, I also am the Last. My hand has also laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens”. In verse 15 we read, “I, even I have spoken, yes, and I have called him”. In the very next verse, we read, “Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I am Yahweh your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go”.
Other passages in Isaiah also to this in chapter 48.
In Isaiah 41:4, we read, “Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am He”. And, 44:6, “Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god”
Only One Who is Himself Yahweh, could have Spoken these Words.
It can be only because of a persons personal theology, or Christology, like the false cults, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, etc, that such clear Bible Testimony on Who Jesus Christ, really IS, can be rejected or disputed. The Bible is very clear on the fact, that Jesus Christ, as the Father, and Holy Spirit, is Yahweh, Almighty God.
“13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord (Yahweh) their God (Elohim). 17 He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord (Yahweh).” (Luke chapter 1)
Here we have the birth of the Prophet, John “The Baptist”, who was sent to proclaim the First Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
John here has in mind, the passage from the Old Testament Prophet, Malachi;
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the Coming of the Great and Dreadful Day of Yahweh. And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” (chapter 4:5-6)
Clearly, The Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, is The Coming of Yahweh. There can be no doubt about this, with Luke referring directly to the passage in Malachi, as fulfilment in The Coming of Jesus Christ.
In verse 17, this is even clearer. “He (John), will go before Him (YHWH, Jesus Christ)”, and, “to make ready a people prepared for the Lord (YHWH, Jesus Christ).”
Some, who oppose the Bible Teaching, that Jesus Christ IS YHWH, and coequal with God the Father, have tried to weaken this reference in Luke, by arguing, that the “before Him”, cannot refer to Jesus Christ, as He has not been mentioned before this, in this passage. It is very clear from the opening verses of this Gospel, that Luke is writing historically, as is the entire New Testament. Luke is giving his Account of what took place before, during, and after, the Birth of Jesus Christ. It is abundantly clear from all who reads the words in the passage, 13-17, that Jesus Christ is the main Subject, and, that John is referring to Him, before Whom, he is the Fore-runner.
Further, in the same chapter, Luke tells us;
“And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the Face of the Lord to prepare His Ways, to give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace. So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel” (Luke 1:76-80)
Here we have another Prophecy in the Old Testament, from the Book of Isaiah, that is directly related to the First Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the Way of the LORD; Make straight in the desert A Highway for our God” (Isaiah 40:3)
In this verse, we find the Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, where He is clearly called, both. Yahweh, and Elohim.
We also have the Four Gospels, who are very clear, that the Coming of Jesus Christ, is the Coming of Yahweh. Not God the Father, but the Lord Jesus Christ.
“for this is he having been spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, Make His paths straight.” (Matthew 3:3)
“A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God. As it has been written in the Prophets: “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your Way before You. A voice of one calling in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, Make His paths straight.” (Mark 1:1-3)
“As it has been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, Make His paths straight; Every valley will be filled, And every mountain and hill will be made low, And the crooked will become straightness, And the rough become smooth ways; And all flesh will see the Salvation of God.” (Luke 3:4-6)
“He said, “I [am] a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the LORD, as Isaiah the prophet said” (John 1:23)
I each case, there can be no doubt, that Yahweh is meant. Not someone who “represents” Yahweh, But, Yahweh Himself, as Jesus Christ, Who is the Eternal I am, in the Eternal Godhead.
We also read in Isaiah, where we have Yahweh, Jesus Christ, as the Speaker, Who says, of His own Coming.
“Draw near to Me, hearken to this; in the beginning I did not speak in secret, from the time it was, there was I, and now, the Lord God has sent Me, and His Spirit” (48:16)
This is God the Father, Sending Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, which is clearly taught in the New Testament.
This is not the Prophet Isaiah who is speaking, nor any other human, as these words are clear;
In verse 3, “I have declared the former things from the beginning”, and verse 5, “I have even from the beginning declared it to you”. In verse 12 and 13 the Speaker says, “Listen to Me, O Jacob and Israel, My called; I am He, I am the First, I also am the Last. My hand has also laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens”. In verse 15 we read, “I, even I have spoken, yes, and I have called him”. In the very next verse, we read, “Thus says Yahweh, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: “I am Yahweh your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go”.
Other passages in Isaiah also to this in chapter 48.
In Isaiah 41:4, we read, “Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am He”. And, 44:6, “Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god”
Only One Who is Himself Yahweh, could have Spoken these Words.
It can be only because of a persons personal theology, or Christology, like the false cults, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, etc, that such clear Bible Testimony on Who Jesus Christ, really IS, can be rejected or disputed. The Bible is very clear on the fact, that Jesus Christ, as the Father, and Holy Spirit, is Yahweh, Almighty God.
