Understanding The Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations


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Monday, February 21, 2011

Stephen said he saw Jesus sitting at the right hand of God, doesn't that prove there's another Person in the Godhead?

(Mark 16:19 Acts 7:55-56)

This scripture does not indicate two gods/persons as one would think. This is a figurative and not a literal meaning. (Matt 26:64, Mark 14:62, Luke 22:69, I Peter 3:22) God in his Spirit form doesn’t have a right or left hand as we know it, for example;

1. God fills the Universe without a left or right side in a natural sense

2. God in a natural sense, doesn’t have hands – God has hands from a Spiritual understanding of his Word in the Old Testament. God’s hand in the Old Testament is a position of power in the Godhead.

3. When God says, He will deliver an army into the hands of another, He doesn't mean hands in a literal sense. He means, I will be with you and you will win the battle.

4. God's Right Hand means, God's Ultimate Power and Authority. Translate the scripture in this manner. Look up the scriptures at the end of the text. When you see the right hand of God used, insert “power and authority.” Since the scriptures are written in Greek and Hebrew and translated into English, inserting “power and authority” will give you a better understanding of the text in English.

In Hebrew, when the Bible speaks of the "right hand," it is speaking of the highest position of power not location in the literal sense. Sometimes we might say, this is my right hand man. Right hand man means, this is the person that I trust and he has the power and authority to do things on my behalf and with my blessings. This doesn’t necessarily mean that this person has to be near my right hand or right side.

Look at this scripture; Psalms 77:10. This scripture says, And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. Remember, God, in a natural sense doesn’t have hands, neither can we determine where the right hand of God is located because He fills the Universe. The above scripture shows the supreme position of the Son of God. This scripture shows God's glorified body is in the supreme position of power and authority in heaven. God would not allow anyone in the position of his "Right Hand of Power" except himself, for He has declared, I will not give my glory to another (Isaiah 42:8).

When Paul was on the road to Damascus, Paul understood that Jesus Christ was in the highest position of the “Right Hand Of the Power of God.” And since, there is only one God - God tells us his name – Jesus Christ (Acts 1:1-9).

Again, we see that God is one Person and we also see that the power and the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is in Christ Jesus (Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38, John 1:1, 10, 14, Colossians 1:14-19, 2:9, Revelation 1:8).

Research the following scriptures for a better understanding of the ways God has spoken of the power of his "Right Hand." (Exodus 15:6 Psalms 16:8 Psalms 20:6 Psalms 44:3 Psalms 77:10, Psalms 80:17, Psalms 98:1, Isaiah 40:5 Isaiah 48:13, 62:8, Isaiah 48:13, Matthew 26:64, Mark 16:19, Acts 5:31, Romans 8:34, Hebrews 1:3, Hebrews 8:1, Hebrews 10:12, I Peter 3:22, Revelation 5:1).

This is an edited excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations. www.google.com will daniels understanding the trinity.

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