Daniel 7:13-14 commentary

 

I saw in the night visions and behold one like THE SON OF MORTALS came with the Clouds of Heaven Hebrews 12:1 and came to the Ancient of days and they brought him near before him And there was given him dominion and glory and a kingdom that all people nations and languages should serve him His dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed

Comments: Daniel 7:13-14 is a companion scripture to Matthew 28:18 where Jesus told his disciples that all powers had been surrendered to him [Martin] both the powers in the heavens and the powers upon earth. Add Revelation 20 to that, and we see that the powers under the earth are included in that surrender. Nothing was given to Jesus as a gift, but, rather, everything surrendered to him, because he won the cosmic war.  

Jesus retains his humanity to this day and forever. Though all the fullness continues to reside in him in physical form, he is still human--one of us. Seeing him relate to his father as a human does not detract from his equal and autonomous authority within the Godhead, as Jesus is YHWH

It is not possible for mortals to comprehend how this can be, but it is sinful to create a gender-based hierarchy based upon a non-existent hierarchy within the Godhead.

Where there are no consequences for insubordination, there can be no subordination. Therefore, there is no hierarchy within the Godhead. Even in his humanity, Jesus was never for one second subordinate. He was not required to die on the cross. He volunteered for it. As a mortal, he was an obedient son though never a subordinate one. This is a vital distinction. Jesus’ obedience was purely voluntary out of love for those he became, but he could have walked away from the cross without personal consequence. Where there are no consequences for insubordination, there can be no subordination.

What do we think those twelve legions of angels would have been for, the ones that Jesus could have called before allowing himself to be taken and crucified? Jesus didn’t need twelve legions of angels to deliver him from Pilate’s horde. He proved that when he said two words, identifying himself as the God of the Burning Bush, “I AM.” [John 18:5-6] When he said that the armed horde fell backwards onto the ground. Even at that moment, all the fulness of the Godhead resided in Jesus in physical form. So, what would the angel armies have been for? They would have been for the final battle with the powers of darkness who already thought they had just won the war against the powers of light.

Had the princes of this world known they would never have crucified the LORD OF GLORY…. God could have won the cosmic war right then, but if Jesus had walked away from calvary and called for those angel armies, scripture would not have been fulfilled, and humanity would have been lost. 

When the Almighty took on human flesh, it was forever. Though The WORD set aside His glory in heaven for a few short years when He became THE SON [Hebrews 1:5, Psalm 2:7], He never lost his deity and authority. He did not think it thievery to be equal with God [Philippians 2:5-8 kjv]. He boldly claimed Jehovahistic identity [John 18:5-6]. Jesus was and is fully God and fully human, though, ever since He conquered death at the resurrection, He is no longer mortal.  

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Jesus is the Almighty

 Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly O daughter of Zion shout O daughter of Jerusalem behold thy King [Psalm 47:2] comes to thee....

Comments: YHWH is the Great King over all the earth Psalm 47:2


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Zechariah 2:5 commentary

 For I declares YHWH will be unto her [Jerusalem] a wall of fire round about and will be the glory in the midst of her

Comments: Zechariah 2:5 Just as there was a cloud by day and pillar of fire by night leading the Israelites for forty years through the wilderness, there will be a visible wall of fire protecting Jerusalem during the first 1000 years of Christ’s Kingdom. The “glory in the midst of her” can only be referring to the Holy Place of the Holy Ones [the Holy of Holies] in the millennial Temple.

Genesis 18:22 commentary

 And the persons turned Their faces from there to go toward Sodom but Abraham withstood before YHWH

Comments: Genesis 18:22 These persons are not mortals. But they are persons. Genesis 18:1 says they are YHWH. That means they are not mortals. Also, they cannot be called men, as the Hebrew word, enowsh, can be used for mixed companies of both women and men.

If these three persons are indeed the Godhead—and verses :1-:5 says and shows they are—then one of the persons should appear as female. In every Hebrew text, the Holy Spirit--the Ruach--is feminine. Also, the Greek texts never refer to the Holy Spirit as he. Christians only believe the Holy Spirit is male because of English-translation-theology.

Zechariah 2:1-2 commentary

       1: I lifted up my eyes again and looked and behold a person with a measuring line in their hand 2: Then said I Where do you go? And [the person] answered To measure Jerusalem to see what is the breadth thereof and what is the length thereof

Comments: Zechariah 2:1-2 The Hebrew doesn't say Zechariah saw a mortal, ‘âdâm—which means mortal/human, it says the prophet saw aish (ish), which usually refers to male humans, but the word is also used generically for person or for mixed crowds of both women and men. Translators supplement the text with male nouns and pronouns, though we cannot know for certain if the person Zechariah saw actually appeared to be male or not. It is assumed the appearance is male, but the text never explicitly says that. What is known is that, in this case, the person Zechariah sees appears to be human but is not. In reality, this person is some kind of celestial being.

Zechariah 1:14 commentary

 

 Cry thou saying Thus says YHWH of Armies I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy

Comments: RR Zechariah 1:14 There is a reason our Creator is jealous for Jerusalem and Zion (Zion in this case refers to God’s people Israel/Jacob Zechariah 1:17). Both the city and the people are key to fulfillment of Bible prophecy—in defeating the adversary—the satan (pronounced saw-tawn) and his hordes, in winning the eons-long cosmic war, and in ushering in God’s eternal kingdom of peace. Possession of planet earth is the prize the satan is after, with destruction of the Hebrew people and possession of Jerusalem being key. 

The Most High has already declared Himself to be the winner in the cosmic conflict between YHWH of ARMIES and the satan and his hordes. YHWH is the good lord. The satan is the cruel task master who wants only death and destruction for the human race.

Believers in Jesus, the Messiah, are on the winning side because of His death and resurrection. The ransom was paid on the cross (humans were taken hostage at the Fall), and the war was won. Not by might not by power but by My Spirit says the LORD. Prophecy was fulfilled when Messiah was born, died, and rose again. There is more prophecy yet to be fulfilled. The Battle of Armageddon is not the end Psalm 149:6-9, Ezekiel 39:1-8, Revelation 16:16, 19:11-21.

Even at the end of the first 1000 years, after the satan and his hordes are temporarily loosed from their millennial prisons to initiate the final conflict, planet earth, the nation of Israel, Zion and Jerusalem, will still be their targets Ezekiel 38:8-10, Revelation 20:7-10.

Why? Because the satan mistakenly believes that if he can prevent prophecy from being fulfilled that he can win the war, win possession of planet earth, and finally achieve his goal of becoming the Most High Isaiah 14:12-14.