22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else. 23 By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. 24 Only in Jehovah, it is said of me, is righteousness and strength; even to him shall men come; and all they that were incensed against him shall be put to shame. 25 In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
Jehovah in verse 22 makes the clear statement that he is God and there is none else. How do we know that this Jehovah is the Father? Because in John 17:3 Jesus says that his Father is the one true God.
Verse 23, Jehovah declares in Righteousness that every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that he is God and give account to Him. This is the Father's declaration.
Verse 24 and 25, our strength and righteousness come from Jehovah and we will declare this truth, however those who go against our Great God will be ashamed.
Romans 14:11 (DNKJB)
11 For it is written, As I live, saith Jehovah, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Paul refrences Isaiah 45:23 and this is clearly about the Father as in verse 12 Paul says:
"So then every one of us should give account of himself to God."
We will give an account to Jehovah and confess to Him. All will acknowledge Jehovah as the one true God, either in this life or on the day of judgment.
However, note that there is a mediator in the judgement process. In verse 10 of Romans 11, Paul says that "for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ."
The Father has committed judgment to the Son. Our confession of sins is to the Father in the name of his Son Jesus Christ. We confess to Jehovah in the name of Jesus Christ our High Preist.
Philippians 2:9-11 (KJV)
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
What name did the Father give the Son that is above every name? He gave the Son the name Jehovah, as it's the Son's by inheritance as being the literal Son of Jehovah God. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Jehovah to the glory of God the Father. Jesus name means "Salvation of Jehovah", Jehoshua is the hebrew name for Jesus. So within the name of Jesus is the Divine name of his Father Jehovah. In the old testament we see that there are two Jehovah's, the Father and the Son. Genesis 19:24 attests to this as two Jehovah's take part in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha. In Genesis 18, Jehovah appears face to face with Moses along with two angels. This could only be the Son as no man had seen the Father nor heard his voice according to John 5:37. Remember, Jesus Christ is the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15). God is invisible to us humans as we cannot see him and live. Jesus as the Angel of Jehovah also uttered the words "I AM THAT I AM". This was the Father speaking through his Son. So the Father is stating that he is the Great "I AM" and that is his name. In John 8:58, Jesus tells the Jews "Before Abraham was I am". Upon hearing this they picked up stones to cast at Jesus. What is the significance of this statement by Jesus.
The word "was" comes from the Greek "ginomai" amd means, "to come into existence." The word "am" comes from the Greek "eimi" and means, "to exist". The Greek literally reads, "Before Abraham 'came into existence' I existed."
This beautiful statement by Jesus means two things in my view, it confirms his preexistence and also his inherited right to the Divine name "Jehovah". This inheritance is due to his literal begotten Sonship.
Papyrus 46 which are some ancient greek manuscripts of the new testament preserve the Divine name of God in hebrew with brackets over it. The name for God "yod, hay, waw, hay" known as the Tetragrammaton is often applied to Jesus in these manuscripts as opposed to "Lord" How this reads in these manuscripts rendered in our English would be "Jehovah Jesus Christ" instead of "Lord Jesus Christ".
This is significant as this confirms that the Divine name applies to Jesus just as much as it does the Father. This is because as the literal Son of Jehovah, Jesus inherits the name by birthright. My son is no less a "Rodriguez" than me just because he is younger than me and was begotten from my DNA. It is not just an honorary title for him nor an adopted title, it is who he is by DNA.
John 5:23-24 (KJV)
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.
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
In Philippians 2:11, the confession of Jesus being Jehovah is to glory of God the Father. Many get confused as to which name we call on for salvation and to whom will we confess as there seems to be a contradiction in Isaiah 45:23 and Philippians 2:10-11. Once passage seems to indicate that we confess and bow to the Father and the other that we bow and confess to his Son. How do we reconcile this? It's actually very simple and the above passage in John 5 clarifies this dilemma:
"That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father."
When we give worship to the Son it goes to the Father. When we bow and confess to Jesus Christ that he indeed is Jehovah it will be to the Father's glory as if we bowed and confessed to Him. See there is no contradiction between Isaiah 45:23 and Philippians 2:10-11. In verse 9 of Philippians it says that the Father has given the Messiah the name that is above every name and this name is Jehovah Jesus Christ. Jehovah is the Divine name of the Father "I AM" and Jehoshua has the Divine name within it and means "Salvation of Jehovah" as Jesus is the Son of Jehovah that brings his Father's salvation to men and women. Remember, Jesus is the Word of God and the mediator between man and God. Everything the Father does is through his Son. All our worship to the Father goes through his Son. This is why we will bow and confess to Jesus as this worship will go to the Father ultimately. So there is no contradiction at all, remember Jesus said that him and his Father are one. Not one in substance as in consubstantiality although they are of the same substance. They are in Spirit and purpose. They have an intimate Father-Son relationship.
There are three extremes, the trinitarian view that makes the Father and Son one being and the Untitarian and Jehovah Witness view that make an artificial distinction between the Father and Son. The tri theist view that makes Jesus a seperate but equal God which leads to polytheism. The JW view makes Jesus a lessor God. The Unitarian view strips Jesus of his Divinity. Us Non trinitarian SDA's have the biblical view, which is that Jesus is God due to his literal Sonship making him equal in nature with the Father and that he has privy to all the counsels of the Father. Jesus is not a lessor God nor a separate God but is the true Son of the Almighty Jehovah making him equal as even the Jews understood this concept of Sonship equating equalness with the Father. The Father is the head of his Son in authority and precedes him in age but in Divine nature they are equal.
Romans 10:8-13 (KJV)
8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
For Salvation we confess that Jehovah Jesus is the Son of God (1 John 4:15) and believe "commit to" in our heart that Jehovah God the Father raised him from the dead. Our heart works in conjunction with our confession. Confessing without belief is dead. True belief is making a commitment to what we confess in.
Whosoever believeth on Jehovah God and his Son Jesus Christ will not be ashamed. You cannot have one without the other. There is no way to the Father but by his Son. The beloved disciple John says that denial of either Father or Son is antichrist (1 John 2:18-26).
Joel 2:32 (ASV)
32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.
Whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah will be delivered/saved. This applies to the Father and the Son as they both bear the name "Jehovah".
Any worship, confession that we give/make to the Son goes to the Father. We must always acknowledge both. When we confess that Jesus is Jehovah it is to the glory of God the Father. When we bow to Jesus it's the same as bowing to the Father. Babylon wants to obscure the precious truth of the Father and Son by either making them the same being (consubstantiality) or devaluing Christ divinity. Either extreme is error. All will know at our Saviour's second advent and on judgement day that he is truly Divine and is the literal Son of the Most High God.
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