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1. DEFINING THE TRINITY :
Neither confounding the Persons; nor dividing the Substance. For there is one Person of the Father,
another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost& .So the Father is God, the son is God: and the
Holy Ghost is God. And yet they are not three Gods: but one God& The Son is of the Father alone:
not made, nor created, but begotten.& For the right Faith is, that we believe and confess: that our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man& .Equal to the Father, as touching his Godhead: and
inferior to the Father, as touching his Manhood. Creed of Athanasius
" Not MODALISM: three persons in one person
" Not TRITHEISM: three Gods in one God
" It is three separate and distinct persons in one God.
4 Pillars of the Trinity Doctrine:
1. Father is called God at 1 Peter 1:2
2. Son is called God at John 20:28
3. Holy Spirit is called God at Acts 5:3-4
4. There is only one true God John 17:3
2. IS THE TRINITY DOCTRINE FROM PAGANISM?
" In the Watchtower Trinity publication, the Society quotes various individuals to try to prove that the
Trinity doctrine in Christianity is an infiltration of paganism. They state: Historian Will Durant
observed: Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted.& Should You Believe in the Trinity?,
p. 11
" In the context of this quote, Will Durant said: It seems incredible that the Apocalypse and the Fourth
Gospel should have come from the same hand. The Apocalypse is Jewish poetry, the Fourth Gospel is
Greek philosophy.& Just as Philo, learned in Greek speculation, had felt a need to rephrase Judaism in
forms acceptable to the logic-loving Greeks, so John& sought to give a Greek philosophical tinge to
the mystic Jewish doctrine that the Wisdom of God was a living being, and to the Christian doctrine that
Jesus was the Messiah. Consciously or not, he continued Paul s work of detaching Christianity from
Judaism.& Now the pagan world even the anti-Semitic world could accept him as its own.
Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it. The Story of Civilization: Part III, Caesar and
Christ, p. 594-595
Do you believe that the writers of Scripture, such as John and Paul, incorporated Greek philosophy
into their writings because they used terms and ideas that were identical to those found in pagan false
religion? Do you agree with this historian that the Watchtower quotes? Do you believe that the Bible is
the source of paganism in Christianity and that Christianity adopted paganism because the Bible is
from paganism?
" And in the book Egyptian Religion, Siegfried Morenz notes: The trinity was a major preoccupation of
Egyptian theologians& Three gods are combined and treated as a single being, addressed in the
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singular. In this way the spiritual force of Egyptian religion shows a direct link with Christian
theology. Should You Believe in the Trinity?, p. 11
" Siegfried Morenz actually teaches: & the doctrine of creation through the word & was one of the
principal elements in the Egyptian cosmogony.& Less important, but more readily comprehensible, is
the influence of the Egyptian court chronicle upon the literary form of the Israelites chronicle account
of David and Solomon.& Isaiah s famous list of appellations for the Prince of Peace.& is probably
derived from the fivefold titulary of the Egyptian king.& Other passages can, however, be claimed as
Egyptian in inspiration: for instance, the Egyptian& lists of knowledge, which were the basis of the
proverbs which King Solomon spoke.& religious forms of the land of the Nile also had an effect upon
the New Testament and so upon early Christianity.& a concept that figures in the New Testament has
been taken to be ultimately of Egyptian origin, Jesus s parable of Dives and Lazarus.& the association
between ship and tongue in the Epistle of St James, which was originally Egyptian. Romans: the
proverbial coals of fire which were to be heaped upon one s enemy - derived from a Late Egyptian
penitential rite.& the acclamation& God is One & is derived from one employed in the service of
Sarapis.& and this in turn comes from the early Egyptian theologians form One is Amon.
Egyptian Religion, 1973, pp. 251-254
Do you believe that the doctrine of creation through the word was derived from Egyptian
cosmogony ? Do you believe that Israel s chronicle account of David and Solomon was derived from
the Egyptian court chronicle ? What about Jesus parable of Dives and Lazarus and James
association between ship and tongue which are identical to religious concepts in Egypt that existed
prior to the writing of these Biblical ideas? Are we to argue that these concepts in the Bible had their
origin in pagan false religion simply because these concepts existed prior to the Scripture s exposition of
these thoughts? Are we to argue that the Biblical doctrine that God is One is derived from the
early Egyptian theologians form One is Amon because it existed in this pagan culture prior to
Moses writing of Exodus and Deuteronomy? Then how can one tenably argue that the Trinity doctrine
is derived from paganism simply because similar concepts existed in pagan culture prior to the
formulation of Christian creeds such as the creed of Athanasius?
Have you ever seen a counterfeit $3.00 bill? Obviously, since no U.S. $3.00 bill exists, one will search in vain
to find a counterfeit $3.00 bill, for it would be easily recognized. Because the purpose of the counterfeit is to
deceive people into substituting the counterfeit for the genuine, counterfeit money is designed to resemble only
authentic bills. This same principle applies to the spiritual realm. Simply because one can find numerous
similarities between Biblical doctrines and pagan religions, this does not prove that such doctrines are derived
from paganism. Rather, on the contrary, such resemblance actually proves the deceitful tactics of Satan in
counterfeiting God s truth.
3. THE ANTE-NICENE FATHERS AND THE TRINITY DOCTRINE:
" On page 7 of the Watchtower Should You Believe in the Trinity brochure, the Watchtower misrepresents
what the Ante-Nicene Fathers taught concerning the identity of Christ. Their point is that the
testimony of Bible and of history makes clear that the Trinity was unknown through Biblical times and
for several centuries thereafter. Should You Believe in the Trinity, p. 7
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" On example of the deception of the Watchtower is what they say about Clemet of Alexandria. They say
that: Clemet of Alexandria, who died about 215 C.E., called God the uncreated and imperishable and
only true God. He said that the Son is next to the only omnipotent Father but not equal to him.
Should You Believe in the Trinity, p. 7
" But Clement actually taught: ...the Divine Word, He that is truly most manifest Deity, He that is
made equal to the Lord of the universe; because He was His Son, and the Word was in God....I
understand nothing else than the Holy Trinity to be meant; for the third is the Holy Spirit, and the
Son is the second, by whom all things were made according to the will of the Father.& There was, then,
a Word importing an unbeginning eternity; as also the Word itself, that is, the Son of God, who being,
by equality of substance, one with the Father, is eternal and uncreate. çÅ‚The Ante-Nicene Fathers,
vol. 2, pp. 202, 468, 574
4. THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man.
" At JOB 38:7 angels are called sons of God but yet we read at Hebrews 1:5 that no angel is called
God s Son .
" HEBREWS 1:4-6: So he has become better than the angels, to the extent that he has inherited a
name more excellent than theirs. For example, to which one of the angels did he ever say: You are my
son; I, today, I have become your father& .and let all God s angels do obeisance to him. 1
o NOTE: The Greek word Ä„ÁżúŽµÉ proskuneo translated obeisance in the New World
Translation of this passage means worship that belongs only to God. (See Acts 10:25-26)
If angels are called sons of God and Jesus is another son of God like all the other angles, why would
the writer of Hebrews say to which of the angels did he ever say: You are my Son ? Why would he
ask such a question when all angels are called sons ? Could it be that he is indicating that Jesus
relationship to the Father as Son is different than the relationship angels have as sons of God ?
o At John 6:62 Jesus is called the Son of Man ? Was Jesus born of a man ? Is God a Man?2
In what way is Jesus relationship to the Father as His Son different from the angels?
" John 19:7: The Jews answered him: We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die,
because he made himself God s son.
What Law did the Jews understand Jesus to break by his claim to be the Son of God ? Note the
cross-reference in the NWT to Leviticus 24:16: So the abuser of Jehovah s name should be put to
death without fail& .
Why was Jesus claim to be the Son of God considered blasphemy?
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The Jewish people in Jesus day understood the term son of... to mean of the order or nature of...
Therefore, when Jesus claimed to be the Son of God, the Jews understood Him to be claiming to be of
the order or nature of God. Note the following passages:
" 1 KINGS 20:35: Sons of the prophets means of the order of the prophets.
" NEHEMIAH 12:28: Sons of the singers means of the order of the singers.
" EPHESIANS 2:2: Sons of disobedience means having a disobedient nature.
" JOHN 6:62: Son of Man means of the order and nature of Man.
" JOHN 5:18: Son of God means of the order and nature of God.
For this cause therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was
breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with
God. çÅ‚John 5:18
5. THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST: The Son is of the Father alone: not made, nor created, but
begotten.&
" JOHN 1:18: No man has seen God at any time; the only-begotten god who is in the bosom [position]
with the Father is the one that has explained him.
It was thought that the term came from µÅ¼½Å¼Â (monos), meaning only and Å‚µ½½Ä…É (gennao),
meaning begotten. However, further research has determined that the term is derived not from
Å‚µ½½Ä…É but from Å‚µ½Å¼Â (genos), meaning kind or type. Hence the better translation, unique or
Å‚µ½½Ä…É Å‚µ½Å¼Â
Å‚µ½½Ä…É Å‚µ½Å¼Â
Å‚µ½½Ä…É Å‚µ½Å¼Â
one of a kind. çÅ‚The King James Only Controversy, p. 259
The Greek word (Å‚µÅ‚µ½½·ºÄ… gegennaka) for become your father at Hebrews 1:5 is often translated
begotten. If begotten means that Jesus was created (as the WT claims), why does the writer of
Hebrews indicate that Jesus is the only Son of God who was begotten ? Doesn t this prove that
begotten cannot refer to a so-call creation event, but rather to Jesus uniqueness as the only Son of
God by nature and the one who became the Son of Man at the incarnation event that took place in
Mary s womb?
" COLOSSIANS 1:15: He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
FIRST BORN = SUPREMACY OF POSITION:
" PSALM 89:27: David who was the last born son of Jesse (1 Samuel 16:11) is called first-born.
" JEREMIAH 31:9: Ephraim, who was born after Manasseh (Genesis 41:51-52), is called first-born.
" EXODUS 4:22: Israel is called God s first-born son.
" JOB 18:13: An illness is called the first-born of death.
" COLOSSIANS 1:18: Jesus is called the firstborn from the dead.
If firstborn means first-created, why did the apostle Paul use the term prototokos which means
firstborn or preeminent one, rather than the term protoxtioti which means first-created ?
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The whole context of Colossians chapter one is speaking about the supremacy of Christ as being the Creator
rather than being of the creation. It is in this sense that Christ is called the firstborn or preeminent one of
creation. Indeed, & He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; so that he might become the one who is
first in all things; because [God] saw good for all fullness to dwell in him. çÅ‚Col. 1:18-19
Colossians 2:9: For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form. New American Standard Bible
JEHOVAH GOD JESUS CHRIST
ISAIAH 44:24: This is what Jehovah has said, your JOHN 1:3: All things came into existence through
Repurchaser and the Former of you from the belly: I, him, and apart from him not even one thing came
Jehovah, am doing everything, stretching out the into existence.
heavens by myself, laying out the earth. Who was
with me?
NOTE: At Romans 11:36 and Hebrews 2:10 all things are said to be created through the Father.
Since it is untenable to argue that the Father is not the Supreme Creator because all things were created
through Him, it is untenable to argue that Jesus is not the Supreme Creator simply because all things
were created through Him.
THINGS THAT CAME INTO BEING (WERE THINGS THAT NEVER CAME INTO BEING
CREATED) THROUGH CHRIST: BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALWAYS EXISTED:
All CREATION: UNIVERSE THE TRIUNE GOD:
" Time: Past, Present, Future " THE FATHER: Psalm 90:2
" Space: Length, Width, Height " THE SON: John 8:58; Isaiah 9:6; Heb. 7:3
" Matter: Energy, Movement, Phenomenon " THE HOLY SPIRIT: Hebrews 9:14
" Isaiah 9:6: For there has been a child born to us& and his name will be called& Mighty God, Eternal
Father& .
Since Jesus is not the same person as the Father, in what way is Jesus called the Eternal Father ? Some
Hebrew translations of the passage have rendered this phrase as Father of eternity. Since Jesus has
no beginning of days (Heb 7:3), He is indeed the Father of eternity as the One who possesses
eternity.
" PROVERBS 8:22-23: Jehovah himself produced me as the beginning of his way, the earliest of his
achievements of long ago. From time indefinite I was installed, from the start, from times earlier than
the earth.
If wisdom had to be created (was produced ) are we to conclude that Jehovah God had NO wisdom
until He created it?3
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It is obvious that God wouldn t be God if there was a time when He was without wisdom. Therefore, we must
recognize that wisdom is just as eternal as God is. In fact, the same Hebrew word translated everlasting or
time indefinite (owlam) which is used to express God s eternal nature at Psalm 90:2 is used to express the
eternal nature of wisdom at Proverbs 8:23. Thus, if Jesus is wisdom personified, then Jesus must be as
eternal as Jehovah God is!
According to Hebrews 7:3, Melchizedek, who was a picture of Christ, had neither beginning of days nor end
of life& like the Son of God. 4 Indeed, our eternal High/Priest Mediator, Jesus Christ, has no beginning of
days, for nothing that was created came into being apart from Him. (John 1:3)
" REVELATION 3:14: And to the angel of the congregation in Laodicea write: These are the things
that the Amen says, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation by God.....
Beginning [Greek, arÅ"khe ] cannot rightly be interpreted to mean that Jesus was the beginner of God s
creation. In his Bible writings, John uses various forms for the Greek word arÅ"khe more than 20 times, and
these always have the common meaning of beginning. Yes, Jesus was created by God as the beginning of
God s invisible creations. Should You Believe in the Trinity?, p. 14
The Society says that John s use of the word beginning always has the meaning of beginning.
But at Revelation 21:6 and 22:13, John quotes God Almighty as stating that He is the beginning and
the end. 5 Why is Jehovah God called the beginning ?
Since this passage teaches that Jehovah God is the beginning, does this mean that Jehovah God had a
beginning ? Obviously, Not! So, what is Jehovah God the beginning of? Isn t it obvious that He is
the beginning of the whole created universe? Since Jehovah is the beginning of His creation, does
this prove that Jehovah Himself had a beginning ?
If Jehovah God is called the beginning of the created universe and He is not regarded as being part of
what He began (Rev. 21:6), why can t Jesus be called the beginning of creation and He not be
regarded as being part of the creation which He began? If the Greek word arche is used to indicate
Jehovah s power and authority as the originator or beginner of creation, is it tenable to argue that
arche cannot be applied to Christ to indicate His power and authority as the beginner of creation?
Contrary to the Society s claims, the Greek word arche (Ä…ÁÇ·) is used to denote not only someone who is an
originator, but also someone who is a ruler or magistrate. In fact, it is from this Greek word that our English
words architect and archbishop are derived. Notice how arche is translated in the following passages found
in the King James Version of the Bible:
ARCHE = RULER OR MAGISTRATE:
" LUKE 12:11: And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers....
" LUKE 20:20: ...so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
" 1 CORINTHIANS 15:24: ...when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
" COLOSSIANS 2:10: And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and
power.&
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As far as arche being used to refer to the originator of something, notice how archegos (Ä…ÁǷłżÂ) a derivative
of arche is translated in the following passages found in the New American Standard Bible:
ARCHE = ORIGINATOR:
" ACTS 3:15: but put to death the Prince of life.&
" HEBREWS 2:10: ...to perfect the author of their salvation through sufferings.
" HEBREWS 12:2: fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith....
As is evident by the way arche is translated in these passages, the Society s assertion that arche cannot be
applied to Christ as the beginner of God s creation is entirely without merit. At Revelation 3:14, Scripture
is actually teaching that Jesus Christ is the Architect and Ruler of creation, for all creation began with Christ.
6. THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST: Equal to the Father, as touching his Godhead: and inferior to the
Father, as touching his Manhood.
" JOHN 14:28: The Father is greater than I
At John 14:12, Christians are said to do greater works than Jesus. Does this mean that our works
are better than Jesus works?
An elder is in a greater position than a ministerial servant, does this mean that the elder has
a better human nature?
We can see how as touching his Manhood , Jesus is inferior to the Father as the Father was in a greater
position (being in Heaven) than Jesus was here on earth. But this does not prove that Jesus was an inferior
God simply because the Father is in a greater position of authority while Jesus was here on earth.
" 1 CORINTHIANS 15:28: & .the Son himself will also subject himself to the One who subjected all
things to him, that God may be all things to everyone.
At Luke 2:51 Jesus is subject to Mary and Joseph. Does this mean that he is inferior to them?
1 Corinthians 11:3 states that just as God the Father is the head of Christ, the head of a woman
is the man. Does this mean that the woman is inferior to the man because she operates under the
authority of her husband?
Just as submission in a marriage relationship brings unity and harmony into the marriage, so there is a
functional subordination that exists between the Father and the Son. But this subordination does not prove that
Jesus is any less God in His nature than the Father is God.
" JOHN 20:17: ...I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.
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Why was Jesus always so careful to distinguish His relationship with the Father from the
relationship that His followers have with the Father? Why did He say, I go to My Father and your
Father instead of saying, I go to our Father ? Jesus is God s Son by nature, whereas we are
God s sons by adoption (John 1:12).
As the Son of God, Jesus possesses the same nature as God (John 5:18, 19:7), but in the incarnation, Jesus took
on the nature of man and thus became the Son of Man (John 6:64). While in His Divine nature, Jesus still
possesses the power and authority of God, it is in his human nature that Jesus refers to the Father as His
God.
" MARK 13:32: Concerning that day or hour nobody knows& nor the Son, but the Father
From the vantage point of His humanity, Jesus did not know certain things, but from the vantage point of His
Deity, Jesus knows all things (John 16:30).
JEHOVAH GOD JESUS CHRIST
1 KINGS 8:39: then may you yourself hear from the JOHN 2:24-25: But Jesus himself was not entrusting
heavens, your established place of dwelling, and you himself to them because of his knowing them all and
must forgive and act and give to each one according to because he was in no need to have anyone bear
all his ways, because you know his heart (for you witness about man, for he himself knew what was in
yourself alone well know the heart of all the sons of man.
mankind.
" JOHN 16:30: Now we know that you know all things....
" JOHN 18:4: Jesus therefore, knowing all the things coming upon Him, went forth....
" MATTHEW 9:4: And Jesus, knowing their thoughts said....
" JOHN 21:17: ...So he said to him, Lord, you know all things; you are aware that I have affection for
you.
JEHOVAH GOD JESUS CHRIST
JEREMIAH 17:9-10: The heart is more REVELATION 2:18, 23: & the Son of God says&
treacherous than anything else and is desperate. Who So that all the congregations will know that I am he
can know it? I, Jehovah, am searching the heart, who searches the kidneys and hearts, and I will
examining the kidneys, even to give to each one give to you individually according to your deeds.
according to his ways, according to the fruitage of his
dealings.
7. JESUS RECEIVES WORSHIP ALONG WITH THE FATHER:
" REVELATION 5:8-9, 11-14: And when he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-
four elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp and golden bowls that were full of
incense, and the [incense] means the prayers of the holy ones. And they sing a new song, saying: You
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are worthy& . And I heard a voice of many angels& .and the elders& saying with a loud voice: The
Lamb that was slaughtered is worthy to receive the power and riches and wisdom and strength and
honor and glory and blessing. And every creature that is in heaven and on earth and underneath the
earth and on the sea, and all the things in them, I heard saying: To the One sitting on the throne and to
the Lamb be the blessing and the honor and the glory and the might forever and ever. And the four
living creatures when saying: Amen! and the elders fell down and worshiped. New World
Translation
NEW AMERICAN STANDARD: JOHN 14:14
If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.
KINGDOM INTERLINEAR TRANSLATION NEW WORLD TRANSLATION
JOHN 14:14: If ever anything you should ask me in JOHN 14:14: If You ask anything in my name, I
the name of me this I shall do. will do it.
NOTE: The Society s New World Translation leaves out the me in ask Me in this verse because
Jehovah s Witnesses do not believe that Jesus should receive worship by prayer. Not only does Jesus
encourage His followers to pray directly to Him, but Jesus also is the one who answers the prayers!6
" ACTS 7:59: And they went on casting stones at Stephen as he made appeal and said: Lord Jesus,
receive my spirit.
NOTE: Stephen made his prayer (appeal) to Jesus AFTER his vision of Jesus at verses 54-55.
Immediately after Stephen s vision of Jesus, the Jews rushed upon him and after throwing him
outside the city, they began casting stones at him. (vs 57-58) Thus, Stephen DID NOT PRAY TO
JESUS DURING HIS VISION but afterward just before his death.
" 2 CORINTHIANS 12:8-9: In this behalf I three times entreated the Lord that it might depart from
me; and yet he really said to me: My undeserved kindness is sufficient for you; for [my] power is
being made perfect in weakness. Most gladly, therefore, will I boast as respects my weakness, that the
power of Christ may like a tent remain over me.
Here we see that Paul prays to Jesus three times and Jesus is the one answering the prayer. Thus,
Paul realizes that it is Jesus power that is his strength.
" MATTHEW 4:10: Then Jesus said to him:& It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and ti is to
him alone you must render sacred service.
Since Jehovah God is the ONLY one we are to worship, doesn t the fact that Jesus is worshipped
along with the Father and receives and answers prayers, prove that Jesus is God Almighty?
" JOHN 5:23: in order that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He that does not
honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
8. JESUS PLACES HIS NAME ON GOD S HOLY SPIRIT:
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Are there two Holy Spirits ? Is the Holy Spirit, God s Spirit or Jesus Spirit?
" ACTS 16:6-7: Moreover, they went through Phrygia and the country of Galatia, because they were
forbidden by the holy spirit to speak the word in the [district of] Asia. Further, when getting down to
Mysia they made efforts to go into Bithynia, but the spirit of Jesus did not permit them.
" ROMANS 8:9: However, you are in harmony, not with the flesh, but with the spirit, if God s spirit
truly dwells in you. But if anyone does not have Christ s spirit, this one does not belong to him.
9. JESUS POSSESSES THE AUTHORITY TO FORGIVE SINS:
Since only God has the authority to forgive sins, who is Jesus revealing Himself to be?
" MARK 2:5-9, 10: And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic: Child, your sins are
forgiven. Now there were some of the scribes there& reasoning in their hearts: & He is blaspheming.
Who can forgive sins except one, God? but Jesus having discerning immediately by his spirit that
they were reasoning this way in themselves, said to them: Why are you reasoning these things in your
hearts?& .But in order for you men to know that the Son of man has authority to forgive sins& he said
to the paralytic: I say to you, Get up, pick up your cot, and go to your home.
10. JESUS POSSESSES THE AUTHORITY TO GIVE ETERNAL LIFE:
Have you come to Jesus by asking Him to give you eternal life?
" JOHN 10:28: And I give them eternal life, and they will be not means ever be destroyed, and no one
will snatch them out of my hand.
" JOHN 5:39-40: You are searching the Scriptures, because you think that by means of them you will
have everlasting life; and these are the very ones that bear witness about me. And yet you do not want to
come to me that you may have life.
11. JESUS IS THE GREAT GOD AND SAVIOR:
NEW AMERICAN STANDARD: TITUS 2:13
looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus;
KINGDOM INTERLINEAR TRANSLATION NEW WORLD TRANSLATION
TITUS 2:13: awaiting the happy hope and TITUS 2:13: while we wait for the happy hope and
manifestation of the glory of... glorious manifestation of the great God and of
Savior of us of Christ Jesus,
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ÄżŠ¸µÅ¼Å ºÄ…Ä… ÃżķÁżÂ
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GRANVILLE SHARP S GREEK GRAMMAR RULE:
In the case where TWO NOUNS which are DESCRIBING A PERSON are CONNECTED by the word
AND, and the FIRST NOUN HAS THE ARTICLE ( the ) while the SECOND NOUN DOES NOT,
BOTH NOUNS ARE REFERRING TO THE SAME PERSON. Sharp s rule is valid only for singular
nouns not plural nouns, and it is not intended to be applied to proper names.
ISAIAH 43:11; 45:21: I I am Jehovah, and beside me there is no savior...Is it not I, Jehovah, besides
whom there is not other God, a righteous God and a Savior, there being none excepting me? New World
Translation
JESUS CHRIST JEHOVAH GOD
1 PETER 3:14b-15a: ...However, the object of their ISAIAH 8:12-13: ...A conspiracy! and the object of
fear do not you fear, neither become agitated. But their fear you men must not fear, nor must you tremble
at it. Jehovah of armies he is the One whom you
sanctify the Christ as Lord [ºÅÁąż½] in your
should treat as holy.
hearts....
12. JESUS IS THE ALMIGHTY JEHOVAH:
REVELATION 1:7-8: Look! He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, and those who
pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth will beat themselves in grief because of him. Yes, Amen. I am the
Al pha and the OÅ"
Å"me ga, says Jehovah God, the One who is and who was and who is coming, the
Å"Å"
Almighty. New World Translation
REVELATION 22: 12-13: Look! I am coming quickly, and the reward I give is with me, to render to each
one as his work is. I am the Al pha and the OÅ"
Å"me ga, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
Å"Å"
New World Translation
REVELATION 22:20: He that bears witness of these things says, Yes; I am coming quickly. Amen!
Come, Lord Jesus. New World Translation
ISAIAH 44:6; 48:12: This is what Jehovah has said, the King of Israel and the Repurchaser of him,
Jehovah of armies, I am the first and I am the last, and beside me there is no God. ...Listen to me, O Jacob,
and you Israel my called one. I am the same One. I am the first. Moreover, I am the last. New World
Translation
REVELATION 1:17-18; 2:8: And when I saw him, I fell as dead at his feet. And he laid his right hand upon
me and said: Do not be fearful. I am the First and the Last, and the living one, and I became dead, but, look!
I am living forever and ever ....These are the things that he says, the First and the Last, who became dead and
came to life [again] New World Translation
1. REVELATION 1:7-8:
" Jesus is coming.
" Jehovah God, the Alpha and Omega, is coming.
" There are not two beings, but only one...who is coming.
2. REVELATION 22:12-13, 20:
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" The Alpha and Omega is coming quickly.
" The Alpha and Omega is the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
" He who is coming quickly is the Lord Jesus.
3. ISAIAH 44:6; 48:12:
" Jehovah is the first and the last.
4. REVELATION 1:17-18; 2:8:
" The First and the Last is Jesus who became dead and came to life [again].
13. WHO IS JEHOVAH? No man has ever seen God (John 1:18). God is not a man (Hosea 11:9), but He is
spirit (John 4:24). Who is this Jehovah who appears as a man, has hands and feet, eats food and
speaks to men visibly and face-to-face ?
" Genesis 32:24, 28-30: Finally Jacob was left by himself. Then a man began to grapple with him until
the dawn ascended& .for you have contended with God& . I have seen God face to face and yet my
soul was delivered.
" Genesis 18:1-5, 8, 33; 19:1: Afterward Jehovah appeared to him& .When he raised his eyes, then he
looked and there three men were standing& .then he said: Jehovah, if, now I have found favor in your
eyes, please do not pass by your servant& . Let a little water be taken, please, and you must have your
feet washed. And let me get a piece of bread, and refresh your hearts& . Then he himself kept standing
by them under the tree as they were eating& .Then Jehovah went his way& .Now the two angels
arrived at Sodom by evening& .
" Genesis 16:13: Then she began to call the name of Jehovah, who was speaking to her: You are a
God of sight, for she said: Have I here actually looked upon him who sees me?
" Zechariah 14:3-5: And Jehovah will certainly go forth and war against those nations& .And his feet
will actually stand in that day upon the mountain of the olive trees& .Jehovah my God will certainly
come, all the holy ones being with him.
" Zechariah 11:13: At that, Jehovah said to me: Throw it to the treasury the majestic value with
which I have been valued from their standpoint. Accordingly I took the thirty pieces of silver and
threw it into the treasury at the house of Jehovah.
THE JEHOVAH THAT ISAIAH SAW WAS JESUS:
" Isaiah 6:1, 5: In the year that King Uzziah died I, however, got to see Jehovah& . Woe to me!& for
my eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of armies, himself!
" John 12:35, 37-38, 41-42: Jesus therefore said to them: The light will be among you a little while
longer& they were not putting faith in him, so that the word of Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled& .Isaiah
said these things because he saw his glory, and he spoke about him. All the same, many even of the
rulers actually put faith in him& .
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WHO IS JESUS?
Numerous titles and attributes of Jehovah found in the Hebrew Scriptures are applied directly to Jesus
in the Christian Greek Scriptures.
" Jehovah knows all things. (1 John 3:20; " Jehovah s glory is not to be given to another.
Psalm 147:5) Jesus knows all things. (John (Isaiah 42:8) Jesus shares Jehovah s glory.
16:30) (John. 17:5)
" Jehovah is the only one who knows the hearts " God s name is Jehovah (or YahwehçÅ‚YHWH).
of all men. (1 Kings 8:39; Jeremiah 17:9-10) (Isaiah 42:8) Jesus has Jehovah s name. (John
Jesus knows the hearts of all men. (John 2:24- 17:11; John 16:14-15)
25; Rev. 2:18, 23)
" Jehovah is the only God to be mentioned in
" Jehovah is our sanctifier. (Exodus 31:13) Jesus prayer. (Exodus 23:13) Christians are to pray
sanctifies us. (Hebrews 10:10) to Jesus. (John 14:14)
" Jehovah is our peace. (Judges 6:23) Jesus is our " Calling upon Jehovah (Joel 2:32) is the same
peace. (Ephesians 2:14) as calling upon Jesus. (Acts 2:21; Romans 10:9-
13) 9
" Jehovah is our righteousness. (Jeremiah 23:6)
Jesus is our righteousness. ( 1 Corinthians 1:30) " Jehovah the true God is called eternal life.
(1 John 5:20) Jesus is called the eternal life.
" Jehovah is our healer. (Exodus 15:26) Jesus
(1 John 1:2)
heals us. (Acts 9:34)
" Jehovah is the mighty God. (Jeremiah 32:17-
" Jehovah God dwells in us. (2 Corinthians 6:16)
18; Isaiah 10:20-21) Jesus is the mighty God
Jesus is in us. (Romans 8:10)7
(Isaiah 9:6) who is Almighty. (Revelation 1:7-
" Jehovah is the giver of life who will not allow
8) THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD. (1 Timothy
His people to be snatched out of His hand.
1:17; Isaiah 44:8)
(Deuteronomy 32:39) Jesus is the giver of life
" Jehovah is an everlasting light. (Psalm 27:1;
who will not allow His people to be snatched
Isaiah 60:19-20) Jesus is the light of men and
out of His hand. (John 10:28)
the everlasting light of the future city. (John 1:4-
" Jehovah s voice is like the roar of rushing
9; Revelation 21:23)
waters. (Ezekiel 43:2) Jesus voice was like
" Jehovah is the first and the last. (Isaiah 44:6;
the sound of rushing waters. (Revelation 1:15)
48:12) Jesus is the first and the last.
" Jehovah is present everywhere. (Proverbs 15:3;
(Revelation 1:17-18; 22:12-13, 20)
Jeremiah 23:24; I Kings 8:27) Jesus is
" Jehovah is the Alpha and the Omega.
omnipresent. (John 1:48; Matthew 18:20; 28:20)
(Revelation 1:8; Revelation 21:6-7) Jesus is the
" Jehovah s nature does not change. (Malachi
Alpha and the Omega. (Revelation 22:12-13,
3:6) Jesus nature does not change. (Hebrews
20)
13:8)
" Jehovah s title is the Holy One. (Isaiah 47:4)
" Jehovah is the only God we are to serve. (2
Jesus is the Holy One. (Acts 3:14; John 6:69)
Kings 17:35) Jesus is to be served. (Col. 3:24)
" Jehovah is the stumbling stone of Israel.
" Jehovah is the only God to be worshipped.
(Isaiah 8:13-15) Jesus is the stumbling stone
(Exodus 34:14) Jesus receives the same honor
of Israel. (1 Peter 2:6-8)
and worship that the Father receives. (John
" John the Baptist was to prepare the way for
5:23; Revelation 5:11-14 compare with Rev.
Jehovah. (Isaiah 40:3) The Jehovah who came
4:10-11)8 No angel can receive worship.
was Jesus. (Mark 1:1-4; John 1:6-7, 23)
(Revelation 22:8-9)
" Jehovah is the one who was pierced.
" Jehovah the Lord is to be set apart as holy.
(Zechariah 12:10)10 Jesus is the pierced
(Isaiah 8:12b-13) Jesus as Jehovah is to be set
Jehovah. (Rev. 1:7-8)
apart as holy. (1 Peter 3:14b-15a)
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Revelation 7:17) THERE IS ONLY ONE
" The Jehovah who was sold for 30 pieces of
silver (Zechariah 11:13) is Jesus. (Matthew SHEPHERD çÅ‚
çÅ‚John 10:16.
çÅ‚
çÅ‚
27:2-6)
" Jehovah is Lord of Lords. (Deuteronomy
" Jehovah is Lord of the elements. (Psalm 89:8- 10:17) Jesus is Lord of Lords. (Revelation
9) Jesus is Lord of the elements. (Matthew 8:26- 17:14; 19:16) The Father is Lord of all.
27; John 2:7-9) (Matthew 11:25; Acts 17:24) Jesus is Lord of
all. (Acts 10:36) THERE IS ONLY ONE
" Jehovah is the great Judge who gives life to
LORD. (Jude 4)
whom he wishes and who renders to each man
according to his deeds. (Psalm 98:9; " Jehovah is the Savior. (Isaiah 45:21-22) Jesus
Deuteronomy 32:39; Jeremiah 17:9-10) Jesus is is the Savior. (Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 1:1) THERE
the only judge who gives life to whom he IS ONLY ONE SAVIOR. (Isaiah 43:11)
wishes and renders to each man according to
" Jehovah created the universe. (Psalm 102:25-
his deeds. (John 5:21-22; Revelation 2:18, 23)
27) Jesus created the universe. (John 1:3;
" Jehovah is the only one who can forgive sins. Colossians 1:15-19;11. Hebrews 1:10-12)12
(Mark 2:7; Daniel 9:9) Jesus forgives sins. THERE IS ONLY ONE CREATOR. (Isaiah
(Mark 2:10-11; Luke 24:46-47) 44:24)
" Jehovah is the great shepherd who leads his " Isaiah saw Jehovah. (Isaiah 6:1-5) The
people to the spring of the water of life. Jehovah that Isaiah saw was Jesus. (John 12:41)
(Psalm 23:1-2; Revelation 21:6-7) Jesus as the
shepherd of His people, leads them to
springs of the water of life. (John 10:11-18;
Could it be that Jehovah gave Jesus all these qualities, and therefore, Jesus is a lesser God under
Jehovah? No! For Jehovah declares: For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is
no one like Me. çÅ‚Isaiah 46:9
1
Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are from the Watchtower s New World Translation
2
Jesus was not begotten by a man. God is not a Man (Hosea 11:9), and Mary was a virgin (Matthew 1:23-25). Therefore, Jesus is called the Son
of Man in the sense that He has the nature of Man.
3
The New American Translation better translates these passages as it states that God possessed wisdom, rather than produced wisdom. These
passages reveal how God brought forth wisdom to take part in His creation.
4
Melchizedek king of Salem was a high priest of God to whom Abraham bestowed his tithe (Genesis 14:18-20). Melchizedek s name means
Righteous King Priest of Salem (Peace). Thus, he is one of the people in the Old Testament that God used to be a picture of Christ to the Israelites.
Just like Jesus Christ as God has always existed, so Melchizedek was without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning
of days, nor end of life in the sense that this information was not recorded in Scripture so that Melchizedek would better represent the eternal
nature of Jesus Christ our High Priest/Mediator.
5
At Revelation 1:8, Almighty God is revealed to be the Alpha and the Omega. At Revelation 21:6, the Alpha and the Omega states that He is
the beginning and the end. Thus, it is Almighty God who is speaking here at Revelation 21:6 and 22:13.
6
Note there is a textual variance in the manuscripts of this passage. Some manuscripts do not have the me in this passage (like the KJV and NKJV
bibles), however the oldest and best Greek manuscripts that we have available today (including Papri 75 the oldest manuscript of the book of John
at about 125C.E. and the Society s manuscript of the Westcott and Hort manuscripts Codex Siniaticus and Vaticanus) contain the me.
7
Every place where Jesus is said to dwell in someone, the Watchtower Society s New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures mistranslates it to
read Christ is in union with you. However, note that the correct translation of in you can be found in Romans 8:10 of the Society s
Greek/English Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures.
8
Also compare Isaiah 45:23 with Philippians 2:10-11.
9
The New World Translation inserts the word Jehovah for Lord 237 times into their Christian Scriptures without the support of a single Greek
manuscript of the Christian Scriptures. This is the case with Acts 2:21 and Romans 10:13. Note, however, the correct translation of Lord can be
found in the Society s Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures.
10
While the best Hebrew manuscripts available render Zechariah 12:10 as, look upon Me whom they have pierced, the New World Translation
mistranslates it to read, look to the One whom they have pierced.
11
In this passage of Colossians, the New World Translation, adds the word other four times against all Greek manuscripts available. Note the
correct translation of this passage can be found in the Society s Kingdom Interlinear Translation.
12
Paul quotes Psalm 102:25-27 which speaks of Jehovah and applies this passage directly to Christ in Hebrews 1:10-12
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