In
addition, the gospel quotes both devils and demons proclaiming Jesus to be the Son of God [and therefore
equal to the latter]. As is written: «And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, “Thou art
Christ, THE Son of God...”- Luke 4:41. And it goes without saying that, if the devil proclaims any sort of
theology, you know for sure that such theology is outright false.
And the Hebrew scripture bears witness of the former, when it goes on to say: “BLESSED IS THE MAN
THAT WALKETH NOT IN THE COUNSEL OF THE UNGODLY”- Psalm 1:1; “Lo, their
good is not in
their hand: THE COUNSEL OF THE WICKED IS FAR FROM ME”- Job 21:16; “THE LORD BRINGETH
THE COUNSEL OF THE HEATHEN TO NOUGHT”- Psalm 33:10; “HIDE ME FROM THE SECRET
COUNSEL OF THE WICKED; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity”- Psalm 64:2; “The thoughts
of the righteous are right: but THE COUNSELS OF THE WICKED ARE DECEIT”»- Proverbs 12:5 (King
James Version). And it goes without saying that none is more wicked than a demon.
And the fact that the words of the demons cannot be trusted is such an undeniable truth that, even the
Christian writings bear witness to it, when they go on to say: "... He (the Devil) was a murderer from the
beginning, and abode not in the truth, because THERE IS NO TRUTH IN HIM. When he speaketh a lie, he
speaketh of his own: for HE IS A LIAR..."- John 8:44.
In short, to be obsessed with the idea of God ever “coming down to Earth in a human form” [so that He is
forced to be born, grow up, attain emotional maturity,
learn wisdom, and overcome the ignorance that
characterizes toddlers] is tantamount to blasphemy. Why? Simply because it is a veiled denial of the God of
the Hebrew Scripture (of God’s very nature!).
In other words, Torah states that the Creator is omnipresent [so He doesn't need to come to Earth in any
shape or form, as He has always been here!]; Torah states that God is eternal [so it would be wrong to portray
Him as been born-- as that would imply that God actually had a beginning]; Torah states that God is all
knowing [so that, unlike human beings, He doesn't need to learn anything]; and, finally, Torah states that God
is all powerful [so He doesn't need to grow,
to mature, or to overcome anything].
And the fact that so many people still cling to the backward idea of the God of Israel “coming down to
Earth” in the form of a normal human being speaks volumes about the sad spiritual state of our present
generation.
Why? Simply because even ancient Babylonian pagans knew that the divinity does not dwell with flesh and
blood (“… and there is none other that can shew it before the king, EXCEPT THE GODS, WHOSE
DWELLING IS NOT WITH FLESH”- Daniel 2:11, KJV).
Curiously, the New Testament seems to acknowledge this fact, when it states that, when Paul began
preaching the gospel, a pagan multitude mistakenly took him for a god [disguised in a human form]; but he
reproached the multitude, encouraging them to abandon such vain ideas. As is written:
“And when the people saw what Paul had done,
they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia,
THE GODS ARE COME DOWN TO US IN THE LIKENESS OF MEN…Which when the apostles,
Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes… crying out… why do ye these things? We also are men
of like passions with you, and preach unto you THAT YE SHOULD TURN FROM THESE VANITIES
UNTO THE LIVING GOD”- Acts 14:11, 14, & 15, KJV .
Truth be told, if you were to read the five books of Moses [without any Christian bias], it would be self
evident that the former teaches no one can see God's literal manifestation, and live to talk about it. As is
written:
“And He (God) said, THOU CANST NOT SEE MY FACE: FOR THERE SHALL NO MAN SEE ME, AND
LIVE”- Exodus 33:20, KJV. Thus, our master Moses teaches that, whenever God seems to have physically
appeared
to some person, if such person has survived the encounter, it is clear that He didn't really see God's
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literal manifestation.
What did he see instead? He most likely saw one of God's many messenger's (or “angels”). Thus, Scripture
teaches that, the God who delivered the Israelites from the Egyptian bondage and later guided them thru the
wilderness in the form of a cloud [and pillar of fire] wasn't literally God, but rather an angel sent by God.
And the former is attested by the verses that goes on to say: “... and when we cried unto the Lord, He heard
our voice, AND (HE) SENT AN ANGEL, and brought us forth out of Egypt”- Numbers 20:16; And also says
in another place: “Behold, I SEND AN ANGEL BEFORE THEE, TO KEEP THEE IN THE WAY, AND TO
BRING THEE INTO THE PLACE WHICH I HAVE PREPARED. Beware of him, and
obey his voice,
provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him”- Exodus 23:20-21.
In fact, king Solomon [the wisest of all men] acknowledges the impossibility of an infinite God literally
dwelling on Earth, as the whole Universe (the heavens of heavens) isn't large enough to stand all of His
glory. As is written: “BUT WILL GOD INDEED DWELL ON THE EARTH? BEHOLD, THE HEAVEN
AND HEAVEN OF HEAVENS CANNOT CONTAIN THEE”- 1 Kings 8:27.
Does the former mean Christianity is a false and/or invalid religion? Of course not! It only means that, not
knowing God's Law, Christian believers worship what they don't really know. But since God is not so
interested in our precise theology as much as He is in our sincere repentance and obedience, all God fearing
Christian believers can rest assured that they too will have a good share in the world to come.
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