Is Jesus Jehovah/Yahweh?
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Let’s begin by saying that Jehovah’s Witnesses recoil at this possibility. They are determined that the concept is not found in Scripture, that this is not true. We believe, aside from the changes made to their New World Translation to make the doctrine more difficult to discern, that they hold to a huge misconception: Jehovah and the Father are fully interchangeable. However, the historical, biblical osition is that Jehovah, Yahweh, the one True God (Deut. 6:4) encompasses the three Persons of the triune Godhead, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
All three Persons are distinct manifestations of the the one God, each with unique roles. The Holy Spirit is Spirit and never seen, just His influence. Jesus was seen throughout the Old Testament as the Angel of the Lord, and in the New Testament He was birthed of a virgin having been conceived by Mary when by the Holy Spirit come upon her. This is His incarnation (made flesh) as the Son of God, the Son of Man. After His death He was given a glorified body (as believers will one day) and manifested Himself to many before ascending to His Father. His Father is the first Person of the Godhead and is positionally superior as a husband is to a wife—fully equal, but positionally in the leadership role. This is how Jesus came to pray to His Father while walking on earth as the God-Man.
Therefore, Jehovah and the Father are not fully interchangeable. Remember, “Jehovah” is nowhere to be found in the New Testament Greek or Aramaic. The Watchtower has wrongly—and inconsistently—inserted His name which has helped lead to this confusion.
Have you met him?
Do you know Him?
Is He your Lord, God, and Savior?
JEHOVAH
Exod. 3:14-15
Ps. 136:2-3
Gal. 1:1
Eph. 4:6
Isa. 10:21
Ps. 136:3; Deut. 10:17; 1 Tim. 6:15
Isa. 44:6; 48:12
Ps. 93:2; Isa. 40:28
Isa. 43:11; Hosea 13:4
Ps. 23:1; Ecc. 12:11; Gen. 48:15
Zech. 12:10; Acts 20:28
Luke 11:2; 22:42; Gen. 20:17; 21:33
Gal 1:1; Acts 2:24; 10:40; Rom. 10:9
Isa. 44:8; 8:14; 26:4; Ps. 18:31; 2 Sam. 22:32
Isa. 42:8; 48:11; Ps. 24:7-10
Isa 44:24; Gen. 1:1
Isa. 45:23; Rom. 14:11
Exod. 20:5; Deut. 5:9; Mt. 4:10
TITLE
I AM
Lord & God …
God the Son …
All in All …
Mighty God …
Lord of lords …
First & Last …
Eternal …
Savior …
Shepherd …
Pierced …
Prayer …
Who resurrected Jesus …
Rock …
Glory …
Creator …
Every knee bows to Him …
Worship Him …
JESUS
John 8:58, 24; 13:19 …
(vv. 24 & 19, “He” is not in the Greek)
John 20:28 …
John 1:1 …
Col. 3:11; Acts 10:36; Rom. 10:12 …
Isa. 9:6 …
Rev. 17:14; 19:16; Acts 10:36 …
Rev. 1:17-18; 2:8; 22:13 …
Isa. 9:6; Micah 5:2 …
Titus 2:13; Luke 2:11; Acts 4:12 …
John 10:11, 14; 1 Pet. 5:4; 2:24-25 …
Isa. 53:5; Rev 1:7 …
John 14:14; Acts 7:59; 1 Cor. 1:2 …
John 2:19; 10:17, 18: 11:25, 26 …
1 Cor. 10:4; Rom. 9:32-33; 1 Pet. 2:7-8 …
John 17:5; Heb. 1:3; Rev. 5:12; Matt. 16:27;
1 Cor. 2:8 …
John 1:3; Col. 1:16, 17: Heb. 1:10 …
Phil. 2:10 …
Heb. 1:6; Matt. 28:17; 14:33 …