Lord and God

A reality of the Old Testament was God’s dealings with the Hebrews. Beginning with calling out one man, Abraham who was called out of the race of men, since there was not yet a “race” of Jews. God worked to bring about a righteous holy people for Himself who would (should) evangelize the world. We’ve all heard the phrase “the best laid plans of mice and men” and in this case God too... “do often go astray.” Yes, indeed! But God is not surprised or foiled... all part of the plan.

So, out of the Godhead, One steps out to reveal Himself to man, in this case, to Jews. He is God the Son, second but equal person of the Godhead, Jehovah, who did not reveal His name until Exodus 6:2-3, “I am the LORD. I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.”

This was the anointing that God the Son took upon Himself in the counsel of the Godhead before creation. The plan of salvation was between the Father and the Son, administered by the Holy Spirit. We know that the elect were chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world. He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him, Eph. 1:4.

Christ is the Anointing... first on God the Son (Jehovah) then on the Son of God (Jesus) and then on US! But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things, 1 John 2:20.
...and 2 Cor. 1:21, Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

Jesus was/is Jehovah Incarnate. The divine nature existed before the Incarnation, at which point it was made flesh, but this flesh was created at his conception and birth (flesh and blood cannot be pre-existent). When the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, Gal. 4:4.
MADE = Greek: gin-om-ai, to become; be made. Same word used in John 1:3, All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

This plan of redemption was initiated by the Godhead, executed by the Son, and applied by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is not given in part, He does not come in portions or doses, and He is not taken away.

The deity of Jesus
the Christ is
declared in Scripture.

If one reads ALL the following scripture references, one will have no doubt as to the reality and pre-eminence of Jesus. I understand there are those who don’t want to know... fooled by the devil; blinded by their own evil hearts; living in unbelief (as the Jews). But for everyone else, here Rev. Scofield has laid it all out to “connect the dots” as it were.

(1) In the intimations and explicit predictions of the O.T.

(a) The theophanies indicate the appearance of God as Jehovah, in human form, and His ministry thus
      to man, Gen. 16:7-13; Gen. 18:2-23, especially 18:17; Gen. 32:28 with Hosea 12:3-5; Ex. 3:2-14.

(b) The Messiah is expressly declared to be the Son of God, Psalms 2:2-9; and God, Psalms 45:6;
      Psalms 45:7; Hebrews 1:8; Hebrews 1:9; Psalms 110:1; Matthew 22:44; Acts 2:34; Hebrews 1:13;
      Psalms 110:4; Hebrews 5:6; Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 7:17-21; Zechariah 6:13.

(c) His virgin birth was foretold as the means through which God could be "Immanuel," God with
     us, Isaiah 7:13-14; Matthew 1:22-23

(d) The Messiah is expressly invested with the divine names, Isaiah 9:6-7

(e) In a prophecy of His death He is called Jehovah's "fellow” Zechariah 13:7; Matthew 26:31.

(f) His eternal being is declared; Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:6; John 7:42.

(2) Christ Himself affirmed His deity.

(a) He applied to Himself the Jehovistic I AM. (The pronoun "he" is not in the Greek; cf John 8:24;
     John 8:56-58. The Jews correctly understood this to be our Lord's claim to full deity. John 8:59.
     See also, John 10:33; John 18:4-6 where, also, "he" is not in the original.)

(b) He claimed to be the Adonai of the O.T. Matthew 22:42-45. (See Genesis 15:2 note).

(c) He asserted His identity with the Father: Matthew 28:19; Mark 14:62; John 10:30; John 10:30.
     That the Jews so understood Him is shown by; John 10:31; John 10:32; John 14:8; John 14:9 John
     14:17; John 17:5.

(d) He exercised the chief prerogative of God; Mark 2:5-7; Luke 7:48-50.

(e) He asserted omnipresence, Matthew 18:20; John 3:13; omniscience, John 11:11-14, when Jesus
     was fifty miles away; Mark 11:6-8; omnipotence; Matthew 28:18; Luke 7:14; John 5:21-23; John
     6:19; mastery over nature, and creative power; Luke 9:16-17; John 2:9; John 10:28.

(f) He received and approved human worship; Matthew 14:33; Matthew 28:9; John 20:28-29.

(3) The N.T. writers ascribe divine titles to Christ: John 1:1; John 20:28; Acts 20:28; Romans 1:4;
     Romans 9:5; 2 Thessalonians 1:12; 1 Timothy 3:16; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8; 1 John 5:20.

(4) The N.T. writers ascribe divine perfections and attributes to Christ: (e.g.) Matthew 11:28;
      Matthew 18:20; Matthew 28:20; John 1:2; John 2:23-25; John 3:13; John 5:17; John 21:17;
      Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 1:11-12; Hebrews 13:8; Revelation 1:8; Revelation 1:17-18; Revelation
      2:23; Revelation 11:17; Revelation 22:13.

(5) The N.T. writers ascribe divine works to Christ, John 1:3; John 1:10; Colossians 1:16-17;
      Hebrews 1:3.

(6) The N.T. writers teach that supreme worship should be paid to Christ; Acts 7:59-60;
      1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Philippians 2:9-10; Hebrews 1:6; Revelation 1:5-6;
      Revelation 5:12; Revelation 5:13.

(7) The holiness and resurrection of Christ prove His deity John 8:46; Romans 1:4.