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El Mundo que ha de venir
En el mundo que ha de venir, el Santo de Israel (sea su nombre bendito) hará que cada justo herede
trescientos diez mundos, como se intima en el verso en Proverbios 8:21- «Para otorgarles “yesh” a aquellos
que me aman...». Si bien el significado de la palabra “yesh” (que a veces se traduce como “sustancia”,
“riqueza”, o “heredad”) es incierto, el valor numérico de la palabra original, es de trescientos diez. Es decir,
la letra Hebrea “yod” [que tiene un valor numérico de diez], seguida por la letra “shin” [cuyo valor
numérico es de trescientos. Otra cita donde se intima que el propósito de la existencia humana es
prepararnos para ser [en una esfera más alta de existencia], algo similar a lo que el ángel de la presencia
Divina es a esta existencia, se encuentra en Proverbios 82:6. El texto dice: “Yo dije, VOSOTROS SOIS
DIOSES, Y TODOS VOSOTROS HIJOS DEL ALTÍSIMO”. Otra inferencia adicional, se encuentra en el
texto en Éxodo 4:16, que dice: “Y ÉL (ENTIÉNDASE AARÓN) HABLARÁ POR TI AL PUEBLO, Y ÉL
SERÁ TU PORTAVOZ, Y TU JUGARÁS EL PAPEL DE DIOS PARA ÉL”.
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Is God a created being?
Hebrew Scripture hints at the idea that the true [and ultimate] Creator [blessed be He] is a being so infinite,
so much beyond our limited concept of existence, and so much greater than His finite Creation, that even
“the heavens of the heavens” (in other words, the whole universe) cannot contain Him. As is written: “But
will God indeed dwell on the Earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how
much less this house that I have builded?”- 1 Kings 8:27, KJV. But if so, then with whom did Adam and Eve
speak in the Garden of Eden? Who spoke to Moses from the midst of the burning bush? Who spoke to Israel
from atop Mount Sinai, saying: “I am the Lord thy God...”- Exodus 20:1, KJV. And who was seen by the
elders of Israel, in the verse that goes on to say: “And they saw the God of Israel...”- Exodus 24:10?
Well, the fact is that, as the infinite Creator is “too large to literally fit inside His finite creation”, whenever
He wants to deal with His finite creatures He simply sends them another finite creature [an angel, a spirit, a
prophet, another human being, a whirlwind, an ass, a fish, a serpent, a drought, a physical process, an alien
being, etc]-- someone [or something] appointed to act [and speak] on behalf of his Creator. Thus, when God
wanted to bring punishment upon wicked king Ahav, He sent a spirit. As is written: «And there came forth
the spirit, and stood before the
Lord
, and said: “I will entice him”. And the
Lord
said unto him:
“Wherewith?”. And he said: “I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets”. And
He said: “Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also; go forth, and do so”»- 1 Kings 22:21-22.
Likewise, when God wanted to deliver Israel from Egyptian bondage, he sent then an angel. As is written:
“and when we cried unto the LORD, He heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of
Egypt”- Numbers 20:16.
Finally, when God wanted Israel to obey His voice, He appointed an angel upon them, in order for the latter
to provide them with guidance and revelation on behalf of the Creator. As is written: “Behold, I send an
angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Take heed
of him, and hearken unto his voice; be not rebellious against him; for he will not pardon your transgression;
for My name is in him”- Exodus 23:20-21.
And maybe it is the latter angel [which Hebrew tradition identifiers with the name of “Metatron”] the one
who speaks in the otherwise controversial verse that goes on to say, “Ye are My witnesses, saith the
Lord
...
that I am He; BEFORE ME THERE WAS NO GOD FORMED...”- Isaiah 43:10.
How do we explain the fact that the God speaking in the former verse seems to have been “formed”? Who
“formed” him? A greater God? Does the infinite God have any beginning? Of course not! The explanation is
that, the person speaking in the former verse, is an angel [a messenger from God]; and, as such, he was
indeed formed (created) by the Almighty God he was currently representing.
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