Angels and the Elders worship Jesus in heaven

(…continues from part 1…)

2)            Hebrews 1:6 “And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.” The angels, like Adam, know who their Creator is: ergo, He must receive worship which is regarded as a sole preserve of God the Creator. In Revelation 7:10-12 verse 10 it reads, “And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.” Occupants of the celestial order know who should receive the latria, and they dare not give it to an undeserving, created person. The saying, “Salvation to our God” means that God alone is the author of the salvation of man; and this salvation is procured for and given to them through the Lamb, as their propitiatory sacrifice. Sōtēria (so-tay-ree’-ah) is the Greek for ‘salvation’.  Sōtēria is so encompassing in its definition; It is not just the Christian sense of deliverance from punishment and admission to eternal life; its meaning properlyis‘safety, deliverance, preservation; welfare or prosperity; victory.’ The soteriology is a total package when the prayer of salvation is truly said, from the heart. Salvation is the work of the Members of the Godhead, needing no human or angelic maintenance. Amen.

“For by him were all things created…visible and invisible” (Colossians 1:16).

Jesus, most certainly, coauthors the salvation that redeems us from the punishment of sin. Colossians 1:12-18 12) “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13) Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14) In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15) Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16) For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17) And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18) And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.” The Holy Spirit silently works in divine conjunction with the Father and the Son; and this must be pointed out just in case someone asks, “Where and what is the soteriological role of the Holy Spirit in these Scriptures?”

Most definitely, it must take the unschooled in Scripture to say, “Jesus never called Himself God.” So, I must take you through God’s protocol, the Bible, to prove that He did call Himself, “God.” John 5:23 “That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.”Let us look at the word ‘honour’ which is timaō (tim-ah’-o): ‘to estimate, fix the value; to revere, venerate.’ The reverential treatment one gives to the Father is aptly due to the Son, according to Jesus. How can Jesus share divine honour with the Father if He is not very God of very God? Selah!

John 10:11“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”

For uttering the words of John 10:30, this was the position of the Jews who understood the wordings of His asseveration: John 10:33 “The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.” Did Jesus make an asseveration of His Deity? Yes, so He did in John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.” You may wonder, “What’s the big deal in being a shepherd?” This is the big deal. The minute Jesus uttered the words of John 10:11, He raced their Jewry minds to Psalms 23 and 80. The opening verse of Psalm 80 reads, “Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.” Read this Psalm carefully and none needs to intimate you with this Shepherd of Israel. Who will a psalmist call on in prayer? He, absolutely, is the One of Psalms 5 and 55. Who is this Shepherd of Israel? Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:23; John 10:14; Hebrews 13:20; 1Peter 2:25 and 5:4 will tell you it is the LORD God of the Bible. Who led Joseph like a flock? Is it not the One and only Jehovah of Psalms 77:20 and 78:52; Isaiah 49:9-10 andIsaiah 63:11? It is the LORD, the Holy Spirit,God, Who dwells between the cherubim, the covering for the Ark of Covenant situated in the holy of holies (Psa 99:1; Exo 25:20-22; 1Sam 4:4; 2Sam 6:2; 2Ki 19:15; Eze 1:13; Eze 10:4).

Psalm 23 commences with “The LORD is my Shepherd;” where the ‘LORD’ is Hebrew   יהוה Yehôvâh. Now, I believe you understand the reason why I said that the utterance of John 10:11 would have raced their Jewry minds to the Psalms. If Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd, then He is the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and of the entire world. Yes, Jesus, the Son of man,did come out of Mary in the annals of human history; but the Christ, dwelling in Him is ‘which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty;’ Who has no beginning and no ending, the Creator!

Get born again. Say this sinner’s prayer.

“Dear heavenly Father, I come to You now in the name of Jesus Christ. I believe in my heart that Jesus is the Son of God. I believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sin. I believe that You raised Him from the dead. I confess with my mouth that Jesus is Lord and I receive Him now as my Lord and my Saviour. I give God all the glory. Amen!”

(…to be continued…)

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