The significance of Jehoshua being the only begotten Son of God

 Scripture refers to Jehoshua as God's only begotten Son, yet this is rarely used in the churches in relation to describing the identity of the Messiah. This is nothing less than a Satanic plot to obscure the true identity of Jehoshua from the church. I believe this Satanic plot started in the 1800's with the C.I. Scofield reference bible and the subsequent dispensationalist infiltration of the churches. These abominable movements birthed the modern Hebrew roots, Messianic Jew and Messianic movement. The end game goal of these Judaizers is to remove Jehoshua from his rightful Davidic throne and Kingship, which he already posseses. Let's look at why this title "only begotten Son" is vital for understanding who the true and biblical Jehoshua is.

Genesis 22:2

"And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah. And offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of"

Hebrews 11:17

"By faith Abraham, being tried, offered up Isaac: yea, he that had gladly received the promises was offering up his only begotten son"

The above two passages are identical and they are key in understanding what the title "only begotten Son" or "begotten Son" mean when being used of Jehoshua Messiah. Isaac is called Abraham's "only begotten Son" even though he had Ishmael so clearly this title doesn't mean one is literally the only Son of their father. Isaac is called Abraham's only begotten because he was the Son of the promised inheritance of the blessings of the Abrahamic covenant. The above verse in Genesis is a type of Jehovah God offering His only begotten Son Jehoshua on the cross for a ransom atonement. 

The Abrahamic covenant is the blessing of the anointed seed of Abraham multiplying and possessing the gates of it's enemies. It also the promise of inheritance of the heavenly Canaan (New Jerusalem, new heavens and new earth). Jehoshua is the fulfillment of this covenant according to the new testament. This covenant is also interrelated to the Davidic covenant:

Psalm 2:7

"I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee"

Contrary to popular church doctrine this is not about literal birth, whether the virgin birth or the eternal generation of the Son or the one time begetting of the Son before the Genesis creation. This begetting of Jehovah's Son is spiritual and it is a begetting into Kingship:

Psalm 2:6

"Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion"

The above verse proves that verse 7 is a declaration of Kingship and not a literal conception or birth. 

Psalm 2:7 is quoted directly in the new testament 3-5 times and applied to Jehoshua in both his baptism and his resurrection/ascension. 

Matthew 3:16-17

16 And Jehoshua when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him; 17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 

Psalm 2:7 was the original quotation in the baptism accounts of Jehoshua in both Matthew and Luke.  Mark's account has the modern version but either way it's an adaptation of the Psalm 2:7 verse. John chapter 1 apparently also had the Psalm 2:7 quotation originally although it still has a strong trace of it in verse 14.

Before we get into the various verses that Psalm 2:7 is either directly or indirectly quoted in the new testament, let's go to the root of this phrase concerning Jehoshua and why it used of him and what it means concerning him.

2 Samuel 7:14

"I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men"

This is Jehovah speaking to David and making a Father-Son covenant relationship with David's royal offspring. This chapter (7) is referred to as the Davidic covenant. This Sonship is directly tied to the throne of David if you read the surrounding verses. King Solomon was the first recepient of this covenant after his father David.

1 Chronicles 28:5-6

5 And of all my sons (for Jehovah hath given me many sons), he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel. 6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts; for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.

This is a very important passage in terms of understanding who Jehoshua is and why he is called the Son of God and the importance of the throne of David in the new covenant church. David says that Jehovah chose Solomon to sit upon the throne of the Kingdom of Israel. This throne is also called the throne of Jehovah God (1 Chronicles 29:23). David then quotes what Jehovah said to him and says that Jehovah chose Solomon to be His (Jehovah's) son and that Jehovah would be Solomon's father. This is exactly a fulfillment of the Father-Son covenant Jehovah made with David in 2 Samuel 7. Also, note how the throne of David is connected to being chosen as Jehovah's Son.

Do you see the importance of Jehoshua being Jehovah's only begotten Son? The title of begotten Sonship is rooted in the Davidic covenant and tied to the throne of David. The obscuring of this beautiful truth only can lead to one thing and that is the denial of Jehoshua's enthroned Davidic Kingship. Guess what? Most of Christianity either denies or minimizes that Jehoshua is God's only begotten Son, and not coincidentally, also denies that he is currently sitting on the throne of David in New Jerusalem. 

John 1:14

"And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth"

Most so called Christians read this as a birth fulfillment of Jehoshua being a preexisting spirit being and then becoming flesh via the virgin birth. Most of Christendom reads this as God coming down from heaven and becoming flesh. This would be a bery cosmic/universal view of John's gospel, however upon further inspection this chapter in the gospel of John is nothing less than a Kingdom fulfillment narrative. 

"the only begotten from the Father" is the same thing as "only begotten Son" or "begotten Son" and is obviously referring to Psalm 2:7. It's important to remember that Psalm 2:7 is not about literal birth or conception, which should help guide us in understanding about John 1:14. When you read the surrounding verses of John 1:14 then you see that this passage is not about the literal birth of Jehoshua but rather about his anointing as King. Jehoshua's anointing as King took place at the Jordan river, which was the identifying event that really began him being hailed as the King of Israel.

Acts 13:32-33

32 And we bring you good tidings of the promise made unto the fathers,33 that God hath fulfilled the same unto our children, in that he raised up Jehoshua; as also it is written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

Contrary to what many believe, this verse is not about Jehoshua's resurrection as the sermon Paul just got done preaching defined the raising up of Jehoshua in connection with his baptism at the Jordan river. 

Acts 13:22-24

22And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; to whom also he bare witness and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who shall do all My will.23 Of this man`s seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jehoshua;24 when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

Also, the raising up of David was when he was anointed as King (1 Samuel 16:13) as soon as Jehovah removed Saul as King in the prior chapter. This was years before David sat on the actual throne, showing that once someone was anointed as King they were the rightful King. This is noteworthy in regards to understanding verses 32-33. The raising up of David (his anointing) is likened to Jehoshua being brought forth unto Israel as their Saviour, which Paul connects with the baptism of John i.e. the Jordan river. It was at the Jordan river where Jehoshua was anointed with the Spirit of Jehovah and it was immediately after this that he was proclaimed King of Israel. 

Back to verses 32-33, notice that Paul identifies what he is about to say as the good news (glad tidings) i.e. the gospel. This is important to grasp because it shows us the message we should be preaching. The promise that Paul says was made to the Fathers of Israel is the fulfillment of the Davidic covenant, which Paul says is the gospel (verse 32).

Verse 33, again the raising up of Jehoshua is in connection with him being brought forth unto Israel as their Davidic Saviour. Paul then quotes Psalm 2:7:

"Thou art my Son; This day have I begotten thee"

 

As stated above, this quotation is in connection with the raising up of Jehoshua as Israel's Davidic Saviour at the Jordan river. As mentioned earlier in the study, Psalm 2:7 is a coronation hymm of an Israelite Davidic King and Paul's quotation of this passage in connection with Jehoshua's baptism shows that he was coronated as King of Israel right then and there. 

Hebrews 1:5

"For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him a Father, And he shall be to me a Son?"

Hebrews 1 is all about the ascension of the Messiah into heaven and has no less than 6 Davidic covenant fulfillment texts quoted or alluded to. In this one verse above, the author of Hebrews quotes two Davidic covenant texts, 2 Samuel 7:14 and Psalm 2:7. 

The 2nd Samuel 7:14 quotation is within the Davidic covenant, the oath that Jehovah made with King David concerning his royal seed. This is Jehovah establishing a covenant relationship with the Davidic Kings, see 1 Chronicles 28 for how being the Son of God and sitting on the throne of David are intertwined. 

The Psalm 2:7 quotation is likely going back in time to Jehoshua's baptism but could also be applied to his resurrection/ascension as they were both significant Kingship coronation events. Either way, the quotation of Psalm 2:7 proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jehoshua fulfilled completely the Davidic covenant at his resurrection and ascension into heaven. 

The angels were told by Jehovah God that they were His begotten Sons. We know that angels are Sons of God but this title of "only begotten Son" is reserved for the Davidic King of Israel, i.e. the royal seed of David. 

Hebrews 1:4

"having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they"

The more excellent name that Jehoshua inherited is not the name "Jehoshua" but rather the name mentioned that the angels don't have right to in verse 5 and weren't called by, which is the name/title "only begotten Son". This is the name (only begotten Son) that one must believe on to be saved:

John 3:16-18

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.17 For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.18 He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

The giving of Jehovah's only begotten Son was from the Jordan river (when Jehoshua became the only begotten/King of Israel) to the cross. Also, note that the gospel isn't that God sent Himself but that He sent someone else i.e. His only begotten Son. Notice the prominence of this title only begotten Son in the gospel. This should tell us something and that something is that Jehoshua's identity is not that he is God the Son or God but that he is the only begotten Son of Jehovah God. Whenever the gospel is preached it is this identity of Jehoshua that is to be used.

Our citizenship is in heaven

 Philippians 3:20

"For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jehoshua Messiah"

This verse is often quoted by Christians but they truly believe it? So many Christians live lives that show the opposite of Paul's declaration that we as followers of the Messiah have our citizenship in heaven.

When we truly believe that our citizenship is in heaven and live that out in a real way then we will not entangle ourselves in the affairs of this life:

2 Timothy 2:3-4

3 Suffer hardship with [me], as a good soldier of Messiah Jehoshua.4 No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

Being a soldier of Jehoshua means willing to suffer hardship because to be his soldier means you are not of this world and you stand against the philosophies of this age. The philosophies of this age are what Paul warned against in Colossians 2:8:

"Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Messiah"

This warning from Paul in Colossians 2 comes right after he established the fact that the Kingdom of Jehoshua was already a present reality for the first century saints. Paul also referenced Psalm ,89;27 to show that Jehoshua was the now reigning Davidic King (Colossians 1:15). Paul wanted to establish the present Davidic reign of the Messiah in order to get the Colossians to reject any Philosophies that would take away their devotion to the new Davidic Kingdom of Jehoshua. 

The Judaizers were in direct view of Paul's warning to the Colossians, but this warning can apply to any philosophy or ideology that seeks to take one away from absolute loyalty to King Jehoshua. This would include the politics of this world as just about every political party believes in philosophies/ideologies that contradict the commandments of the Davidic King, Jehoshua Messiah. Also, political parties often present their candidate/s as messiah type figures and often times even Christians buy into these false messiah's. 

Colossians 3:1-3

1 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth.3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

When we are begotten from above we are spiritually seated with the Son of God in the holy of holies. Paul quotes Psalm 110:1 which is a prophecy of the fulfillment of the Davidic covenant. The fulfillment of the Davidic covenant is when the royal offspring of David would be set on the throne, establishing it forever. Paul says Jehoshua is at the right hand of Jehovah God on the throne of David and since we are raised with him, sitting with him in heaven, we should have our mind set on heavenly things. This means we need to be Kingdom minded just as Jehoshua stated in the sermon on the mount. 

Jehoshua said his Kingdom was not of this world and it does not come with observation, thereby we have no stake in the political affairs of this life. Jehoshua said his Kingdom is within us and therefore we must be minded about his Kingdom, which is a heavenly one. To get involved with politics shows that one does not take the words of Jehoshua and Paul seriously, because it shows that the person has their mind set on earthly things. Political affairs and loyalty to country is the ultimate example of earthly things and the affairs of this life.

Ephesians 1:20-23

20 which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly [places],21 far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:22 and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

This is an important set of verses to understand because it shows indeed that Jehoshua is already reigning from the throne of David in New Jerusalem. The phrase "heavenly places" denotes the holy of holies. The Messiah was resurrected from the dead and ascended into heaven and placed at the right hand of Jehovah God, thereby fulfilling the Davidic covenant as verse 20 is alluding to Psalm 110:1. This is why Paul says to have our mind set on heavenly things because we are raised with the Son of God in the holy of holies (Colossians 3) and have all the spiritual blessings he has in the heavenly places. Those blessings are Kingship/Queenship and Priesthood (Acts 13; Isaiah 55; Psalm 110, sure blessings of David).

  

In other words, we are reigning as Kings, Queens and Priests now under the Davidic covenant and Melchizedek priesthood and our thrones are in heaven in the holy of holies. Even though we are physical here on earth, spiritually we are in heaven but this only if we build our treasure in heaven and have our mind set on heavenly matters and not get entangled in the affairs of this life. Again, the affairs of this life especially pertain to politics and have loyalty to earthly kings and governments. Why is this important to grasp? Because involvement in politics eventually leads to agreeing with ungodly laws and practice, most notably wars. It also often leads to messiah type devotion to the leaders of your favorite political party and/or the leader of a country. 

Verse 21 of Ephesians 1, when Jehoshua was set at Jehovah's right hand he was enthroned as King of Israel and set far above all other rulers in heaven (angelic) and earth (human governments).  Jehoshua has the name above all other names (only begotten Son) in this age and the one to come. 

Verse 22 of Ephesians 1, Jehovah put all things under the feet of Jehoshua showing that his reign on the throne of David is a present reality. Jehovah gave Jehoshua to be head over all things concerning the ekklessia (congregation). It's important to understand that the Messiah is our head and no one else. So many so called Pastors and others in leadership in the so called church try to position themselves as lords over their congregations, however it is only Jehoshua that has been placed as head over the ekklessia. When so called leaders in the church try to lord their authority over others they are attempting to usurp the Kingship of the Son of God. 

Jehoshua was prophesied to be the King of Israel and affirmed to be such by Nathaniel (John 1:49), therefore if Jehovah placed him as head over all things concerning the ekklesia then the ekklesia is Israel (Galatians 6:16). The ekklesia is identified as the new covenant Davidic Kingdom in Acts 15, therefore the ekklesia, the Davidic Kingdom and Kingdom of Israel are one and the same. Verse 23 of Ephesians 1, the new covenant ekklesia is the fullness of Jehoshua and we as the new covenant Davidic Kingdom are the fullness of the Messiah and we fill all in all. This means that wherever we are the Messiah is present and his Kingdom is present. We fill all in all as we advance the Kingdom throughout the uttermost parts of the earth. 

Luke 17:20-21

20 And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God cometh, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:21 neither shall they say, Lo, here! or, There! for lo, the kingdom of God is within you.

It's amazing that most Christians today ignore this all important statement by Jehoshua and take the position of the pharisees in waiting for an earthly brick and mortar Kingdom. The Messiah made it clear that his Kingdom will not be earthly and will not come with observation. Despite this declaration by the Son of God, the Hebrew roots, Messianics and most Christians are promoting that Jehoshua will come back to rule in earthly Jerusalem with a Geo-political Kingdom with the Mosaic worship system reestablished. This is an antichrist perversion of the gospel because it directly goes against what Jehoshua said about the nature of his Kingdom. 

The Messiah saying that the Kingdom of God would be within us perfectly goes with Colossians 1:27:

"to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Nations, which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory"

The context of Colossians chapter 1 is the present Kingdom and Kingship of the Son of God and Paul says that the Messiah in us is the hope of glory. To be the Messiah is to be the King of Israel and just as we have the Kingdom within us, we have the Kingdom's King within us. The Davidic King lives within our hearts when we are begotten from above, therefore we have no need of an earthly King. The Davidic King is the only begotten Son of Jehovah God and when we have faith that he is the Son of God, we have the Spirit of Sonship ourselves:

Galatians 4:6

"And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father"

We have the Spirit of the Son of Jehovah in our hearts as we are also Sons.  Paul said in Colossians 1:27 that we have the Messiah in us, which is the hope of glory. Jehoshua said we have the Kingdom within us. All these things are the same. The hope of glory of the Messiah living in us relates the glory that he received at his ascension into heaven, which are the sure blessings of David (Acts 13). To have this glory in our hearts shows that we also have the sure blessings of David and that is why we are called and referred to as Kings, Queens and Priests throughout the new testament. 

All of this should show us where our loyalty and attention should be and that is New Jerusalem where we are said to have our names enrolled:

Hebrews 12:22-23

22 but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect.

We are the firstborn of Jehovah God because we are the new covenant Israel. Old covenant Israel was called Jehovah's first-born (Exodus 4:22; Jeremiah 31:9). The new covenant church is the church of the first-born (Israel) and the membership book for this church is located in the heavenly Jerusalem.

In Galatians 4 Paul says that New Jerusalem is our home and mother and that it is the free one:

25 Now this Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia and answereth to the Jerusalem that now is: for she is in bondage with her children. 26 But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is our mother.

Paul is making the contrast between earthly Jerusalem and New Jerusalem. He says that earthly Jerusalem is in bondage along with her children and that New Jerusalem is free. Clearly, Paul is telling the saints that their citizenship is in heaven and not on earth and that those who still have their kingdom here on earth are in bondage. Paul compares the bondage of earthly Jerusalem with the Mosaic Sinai covenant, which gendereth to bondage. These people still hanging on to the old covenant are still esteeming earthly Jerusalem as their home and where their citizenship is. Paul says that the true children of Jehovah have their citizenship in the New Jerusalem, which is in heaven, and are in the new and better covenant.

While Paul is contrasting earthly Jerusalem and it's worship system with New Jerusalem and the new covenant, this concept can also be applied to today's church and it's involvement in politics and adherence to denominational creeds. Many so called Christians are entangling themselves in the political affairs of this life and yoking themselves up to political parties and politicians, thereby showing that their citizenship is on the earth and not in heaven. Also, their attendance and membership at denominational churches show that they still are in bondage to the religious systems of this earth.

Having your citizenship in heaven also means coming out of the Babylonian church system, which is all of Christendom:

Revelation 18:4

"And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues"

Clearly, the Kingdom of the Messiah is a heavenly one headquartered in New Jerusalem and we are commanded to have our mind set on this Kingdom not on the Kingdoms of this earth and their useless religious systems, many of which are Christian. 

Ephesians 1:3

"Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jehoshua Messiah, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Messiah"

The spiritual blessings that we have in the Messiah are the exact ones that he received upon his ascension into heaven (Acts 13). These are the sure blessings of David, which is the Davidic Kingship and Melchizedek priesthood (Psalm 110:1). This language about having the spiritual blessings of David with Jehoshua in the heavenly places shows that our reign as kings and priests is a present reality and that it is heavenly and not earthly in the sense of reigning over others in a political-military fashion. 

Ephesians 2:5-6

5 even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Messiah (by grace have ye been saved), 6 and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly [places], in Messiah Jehoshua:

When we are begotten from above by the Spirit of Jehovah, we are made alive and raised up spiritually to sit with Jehoshua in the holy of holies (heavenly places). This shows that even though we are physically on earth, spiritually we are in heaven reigning as Kings, Queens and Priests as that is the function of the Messiah in the heavenly places .

Hebrews 13:13-14

13 Let us therefore go forth unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.14For we have not here an abiding city, but we seek after [the city] which is to come.

The author of Hebrews was talking about earthly Jerusalem and it's temple religion. He is basically telling his Israelite brethren to leave them both behind in terms of where they view their citizenship and where the worship. He tells them that their city is the one to come, which is New Jerusalem (Revelation 3:12) as they have no abiding city here. This in it's immediate context is about earthly Jerusalem, the temple and the old covenant but it also could be appied to any city, country or religious system in our present day. In other words, we are citizens of heaven and no business getting involved in the political or religious affairs of earth. 

Hebrews 11:9-10

9 By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a [land] not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:10 for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

Ultimately, Abraham was not looking for the earthly Canaan as the fulfillment of the land grant Jehovah bestowed on him but he was looking for the city which Jehovah built. We know this to be New Jerusalem which is called prophetically "Jehovah Shamma", meaning Jehovah is there - Ezekiel 48:35:

"It shall be eighteen thousand [reeds] round about: and the name of the city from that day shall be, Jehovah is there"

Hebrews 11:13

"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth"

These refers to the patriarchs and matriarchs of the faith and that they considered themselves pilgrims and strangers on this earth. By proclaiming themselves as such they declared that they were waiting for a better country, which is a heavenly one:

"For they that say such things make it manifest that they are seeking after a country of their own" (Hebrews 11:14).

Those that entangle themselves in the affairs of this life and make this earth their home say the exact opposite, which is that they are not seeking the eternal heavenly country. The above is a citizenship statement and that those that faith in Jehovah God count themselves as strangers and pilgrims on this earth. If we are strangers on this earth then what business do we have associating with political parties and candidates?

Hebrews 11:15-16

15 And if indeed they had been mindful of that [country] from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return.16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.

Our mindset concerning politics and our earthly homeland should be that of Abraham and Sarah who did not look back but pressed forward to the celestial city of Jehovah God, New Jerusalem. Those who have the same mentality as Abraham and Sarah in not looking back to their earthly homeland and desiring a heavenly country are pleasing to God. The opposite is true in that those who count their citizenship as here on earth andnhave loyalty to earthly governments and monarchs are not well pleasing to God and he is ashamed of them.

The city that Jehovah God has prepared for Israel is not the earthly Jerusalem that Paul and others say is done away with and means nothing but rather it's the New Jerusalem that is in heaven currently (Revelation 3:12; Revelation 21).