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NASB | Isaiah 9:6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 9:6 For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [Is 25:1; 40:9-11; Matt 28:18; Luke 2:11] |
Subject: Almighty and Mighty God |
Bible Note: Hi Searcher, Just a note this morning. Tim wrote: Secondly, where is there any support in the Old Testament for 'Almighty God' being a higher level of God than a 'Mighty God'? As I have written before, Jesus is called Mighty God, but never Almighty God. Think about the phrase ‘Almighty God’. Why have it if it didn’t itself impy that there are other Gods? Notice the distinction Jesus himself made and the the fact that he never thought of himself as God Almighty, when he spoke of his Father as “the only true God,” that is, the only God who should be worshiped where he says in John 17:3 ”This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ”. And note his reply to “the god of this system”-2 Cor 4:4) at Mat 4:10, ‘It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service. The texts of J1-14,16-18,20,22-24 (21 different Hebrew translations that use Jehovah) Also the texts of J7,8,13,14,16,18 (six different Hebrew translations of the Greek that use Jehovah in Revelation 4:11 says similar to the NWT “You are worthy, Jehovah, even our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created.” My posts too have clearly shown in the Hebrew (OT) Scriptures, the word “god” can mean “mighty one” or “strong one.” (Exodus 12:12; Psalm 8:5) and as above in the Greek Scriptures at 2 Cor. 4:4. John 1:1 according to: The 3 translations by Moffatt, Schonfield and Goodspeed(An American Translation)has: "...and the Word was divine." Todays English Version reads:"...and he was the same as God." The Revised English Bible reads:"...and what God was, the Word was." 1808 "and the word was a god" The New Testament, in An Improved Version, Upon the Basis of Archbishop Newcome's New Translation: With a Corrected Text, London. 1864 "and a god was the Word" The Emphatic Diaglott (J21, interlinear reading), by Benjamin Wilson, New York and London. 1935 "and the Word was divine" The Bible-An American Translation, by J. M. P. Smith and E. J. Goodspeed, Chicago. Christian 1975 "and a god (or, of a divine Das Evangelium nach kind) was the Word" Johannes, by Siegfried Schulz,Göttingen, Germany. 1978 "and godlike sort was Das Evangelium nach the Logos" Johannes,by Johannes Schneider,Berlin. 1979 "and a god was the Logos" Das Evangelium nach Johannes,by Jürgen Becker, Würzburg, Germany. Translations that reflect the same meaning as the NWT are: The New Testament in an Improved Version(1808) The New Testament in Greek and English(A.Kneeland, 1822.) A Literal Translation Of The New Testament.(H.Heinfetter, 1863) Concise Commentary On The Holy Bible(R.Young, 1885) The Coptic Version of the N.T.(G.W.Horner, 1911) Das Evangelium nach Johannes(J.Becker, 1979) The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Anointed(J.L.Tomanec, 1958) The Monotessaron; or, The Gospel History According to the Four Evangelists(J.S.Thompson, 1829) Das Evangelium nach Johannes(S.Schulz, 1975) Before Jesus came to earth, he was “a god,” “existing in God’s form.” After his resurrection, he returned to an even higher position in the heavens than he had previously. (John 1:1; Philippians 2:6-11) Further, as I’ve clearly shown in previous posts, the designation “god” carries an additional implication. Judges in Israel were called “gods”—once by Jesus himself. (Psalm 82:6; John 10:35) Jesus is Jehovah’s appointed Judge, “destined to judge the living and the dead.” (2 Timothy 4:1; John 5:30) Clearly, he is well named Mighty God but never Almighty God which is only applied to Jesus’ God, his Father Jehovah. Truthfinder |