Bible Question: I have always heard that "Angel of the Lord" used in the Old Testament as in Genesis 16:7 refers to the "pre-incarnate" Christ. As the message Sunday used a reference to that, I suddenly began thinking, "Why do they think that?" and began to do some study on it. I found out that some people believe it is because there is "first person" language used but sometimes prophets use "first person" language when giving prophecies so there must be other reasons. |
Bible Answer: Since "Christ" can have more than one meaning, it may help to clarify the question by asking: Is there a pre-incarnate Son of God, to which the answer is unequivocally yes... since God made the worlds by His Son. Thus, the Son of God existed before the worlds were made. Heb 1:2 |