Chapter 2.6
CHRISTOPHANY
Appearance of Jesus before He was born.
First Word
Question: Has Christ appeared as an angel or someone
else? I say YES. We believe as Christians that Christ came to
earth at various times before the New Testament. He is many times referred to as “The angel of
the Lord” or “like the Son of God” and in Genesis as “the Word”.
The appearances in visions of the Lord
looked different to each human mind as they perceived their concept of
God. Ezekiel saw a wheel, Isaiah
saw a lofty throne with a robe with a long train that filled the temple. He appeared as the High Pries Melchizedek
who had no beginning nor end.
He appears often as; “The Angel of the Lord”. An angel
wrestled with Jacob and Jacob told him "I will not let you go
unless you bless me." And the angel did, and he named the place Peniel,
saying, "It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was
spared."
Isiah saw the Glory of Jesus. Jesus appears as the Commander of the Lord’s Army. Jesus was the Fourth Man in
the furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. A man named Manoah talks with Jesus, the Angel of God and ask His name; He responded that it was beyond
his understanding.[1]
The Take Away
What
do you think? Students of the
word have varying opinions about The
Angel of the Lord. Some take the
Bible literally and believe the angel of the Lord is just as it says, AN ANGEL; while others believe it was JESUS. Depending on the scripture and translation I
am reading, I vacillate back and forth. Can the word Lord be the same as God
or is it Jesus;
but then Jesus was God. While this does not change our salvation,
it sure is interesting. Right or wrong doesn’t apply here, it’s just fun studying about our
Lord… and He delights in it.
Psalm 37:23 -
God delights in the person that seeks more of Him
23 The LORD directs the steps of the godly.
HE DELIGHTS IN
EVERY DETAIL OF THEIR LIVES. (NLT)
Acts 17:11 – The
Bereans were commended for examining the Scriptures
11 Now the Berean Jews were of more
noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness AND
EXAMINED THE SCRIPTURES EVERY DAY
TO SEE IF WHAT PAUL SAID WAS TRUE. (NIV2011)
It’s in the Book[2]
[1] Ezekiel 1:3-10 –
Ezekiel’s mind/spirit saw Christ as a wheel -- Isaiah 6:1 – Isaiah’s
mind/spirit saw Christ in a long robe -- Genesis 14:18 – Appears as Melchizedek
King of Jerusalem. -- Psalms 110:4 – Jesus; Priest forever after the order of
Melchizedek -- Hebrews 7:3 – Without Genealogy – Without Beginning or End or
mother or father -- Genesis 16:7 – Appears as the Angel of the Lord -- Genesis
32:24-30 - Jacob wrestles & sees the Glory of Jesus -- Hosea 12:4 – He
struggled with the Angel of the Lord -- John 12:41- 42 – Isaiah see the Glory
of Jesus; Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him. --
Revelation 19:10 – Angels should not be worshipped, only Jesus. -- Joshua
5:13-14 – Joshua worships Jesus; the Commander of the Lords Army -- Daniel 3:25
– Jesus was the Fourth Man in the furnace with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
-- Judges 13:2-18 – Manoah talks with Jesus, the Angel of God
[2] Joshua 1: This Book of
the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall MEDITATE ON IT DAY AND NIGHT, so that you may be
careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make
your way prosperous, and then you will have good succes
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