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honor and distinction of the Messianic
Kingdom by and through which man
kind would he blessed and uplifted.
az He was promised q special Bride
class to be selected from among the
redeemed race of men-a class having
his own disposition of loyalty to God
and to righteousness, and faithful un-
to death--which like himself, would be
exalted in the chief resurrection from
the earthly to heavenly condition. far
above principalit,es and powers and
every name that is named.
6) He was promised that his own
eternity participation In the qualities
of the divine nature; he would possess.
not only glory and honor, but also in
herent life, deathlessness. immortality.
For these joys he left his glory. he
was made flesh, he sacrificed his
earthly life and. being raised from the
dead. he entered into his promised joy.
Since, he is waiting in expectation for
the completion of the Church. his
J Bride, the members of his Body. as
sured that then the Father will give
him the heather for an inheritance
and the uttermost parts of the earth
for his possession, that he may bind
Satan, put down sin and uplift the
sinner and bring everlasting order out
of enrth's confusion by destroying the
wilfully wicked.
A God but Not tho God.
As all Bible scholars know, the word
elohim in the Old Testament Hebrew
Is of plural form, somewhat like our
English word sheep. Thus we read in
Genesis, "The elohim Gods said, lot
us make man in our image" This
would very properly apply to the
Heavenly Father and the Heavenly
Son, in full accord with our text.
"Without him the Logos) was not
anything made that was made" The
word elohim signifies, literally, the
mighty, the potoerful, the great. Surely
it would be strictly proper to consider
the LoDos mighty, great powerful as
the active agent of the Almighty One,
Jehovah, who is also styled the Mighty
Elohim.
This word elohim not only is used in
respect to the Heavenly Father and
his Heavenly Son, but 1t is also used
in respect to angels as the messengers
of God and of Christ, mighty to the do
ing of the will of God psalm viii, 81.
"Thou hast made man little lower
than the angels (elohim)." Still fur
ther notice that this word elohim is
used in respect to men; when Divinely
appointed and active as Gods agents
they were mighty, or clohim. Thus
we read of the seventy judges of Is.
racl appointed by Moses. "The master
shall bring him unto the judges (elo
HIM" EXODUS xxi, 81.
We have given a very literal render.
Ing of our text, showing the fine dis
tinction of the Greek original In a way
that our English version does not show
1t. AS Bible students we have not In
the past been sufficiently critical In
.. our study Of Gods Word, but now, in
Divine providence, 1t is possible fol-
those even who have practically nc
knowledge of the Greek and Hebrew
to understand the Scripture presenta
tions thoroughly. II any amongst ms
large congregation are unsuccessful il
finding authoritative works that show
/, the interpretations and mistranslations
of the Holy Scriptures, I shall bt
pleased to have them write to me fol
y information.
: Our text in the common English yer
sion misrepresents the true thought o
the original, but as we have rendered
1t the matter is so simple and cleal
that n child may understand Jehoval
God Is from everlasting to everlasting
n and had no beginning. The LogOs hat
4 beginninG-he he himself was the be
i ginning. I'm the beginning was tn
: Logos and the Logos was God"-h
$ was mighty one, the beginning o
}, creation, the first and the last cree
!, tion of the God, the Almighty One
= 'of whom, by whom and through
$ whom are all things"
: All honor and majesty and worship
d belong primarily to the great Fathe
: of lights and to him Jesus directed tn
attention of his followers, saying
Q after this manner pray ye-Ou
n Father which art in heaven halowe
d be thy name" II Is always therefor
. eminently proper In the highest sens
y of the word that our petitions shoul
t. ascend to ''the Father of Lights, fror
> whom cometh every good and ever
$ perfect gift"
n 1t has pleased the Father to so homo
l. his First Begotten Son, and to so II
o ward his faithfuness unto death. an
n to so make him the Head In all thing
A. over the Church which is his Body
Vt that 1t is eminently proper that, in th
H. language of the Master, IAN me
10 should honor the Son, even as the
honor the Father" Uohn V. 23l. The
10 should not honor the Son instead q
s the Father, however for the latter d.
1t clares, "My glory will not give I
n. another" The exalted Christ is to h
a, honored, yea, worshlped, because IL
,f Father has highly exalted him an
d given him n name above every othl
t. name, that mt name of Jesus ever
knee Should how and evarv tnnpI