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Does Revelation 11:15 show the equality of Jesus and God?

Does Revelation 11:15 show the equality of Jesus and God?

Revelation 11:15 states that "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ." Doesn't this verse show the equality of Jesus and God? Answer: Absolutely not! Significantly, "our Lord" in this verse is not Jesus but God Himself, and Jesus is clearly distinguished from God as "His Christ." While the term "Lord" is often used in the New Testament to refer to either God or Jesus, there is always a distinction made between the two. God and Jesus are never used synonym


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Does Philippians 2:11 show that Paul taught that Jesus and God are equal?

Does Philippians 2:11 show that Paul taught that Jesus and God are equal?

In Philippians 2:11 Paul states "that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Doesn't this show that he taught that Jesus and God are equal? Answer: Not at all. In Philippians 2:5-11, we have another Pauline statement of Jesus' subservient position to God: "The attitude you should have is the one Christ had: Although he existed in the form of God he did not think that by force he should try to become equal with God. Instead, he emptied himself and took the form of a slave and cam


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

A Verse In John 8 You Don't Want To Miss

A Verse In John 8 You Don't Want To Miss

Continued from Part 6 John’s Jesus states:  “Even in your Law it has been written, that the testimony of two men is true [i.e., valid or admissible; see Deuteronomy 17:6, 19:15].  I am he who bears witness of myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness of me” (John 8:17-18).  Does this passage show Jesus and God to be ontologically one?  If Jesus and “the Father” were not two distinct entities how could they be considered two witnesses?  If Jesus and God are one than there would in reality


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz