Three Manifestations of one God

The word manifestation is one of the key words that is used throughout this book. One would have to understand manifestations and how those manifestations were used in the Bible to understand the oneness of God. God has used more than three manifestations to communicate with man. However, God used three major manifestations of himself for the salvation of man (I Timothy 3:16).

God manifested himself as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These manifestations of God aren’t more than one person as we have been led to believe. God is one Person. We will address how God used some of these manifestations to communicate with man (Hebrews 1:3).. The Random House Webster’s College Dictionary helps us understand manifest and manifestation;

1. Manifest – Readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident.
Manifestation - Outward or perceptible indication: materialization.

To start, I would like to give you a brief overview of the titles that God has used. Titles are a major area of concern for Christians in terms of the manifestations of God. The main issue is that most Christians who have erred - have also mistakenly taken the titles of God to mean the names of God (Matthew 28:19). God did not say to baptize in his titles, rather, God said to baptize in the name. Therefore in our research, we should look for a name, wherein we should be baptized rather than titles. The name in Matthew 28:19 is revealed in Acts 2:38, and the entire book of Acts.

Let’s take each of these manifestations and give you an understanding of how they were used in the liberation of Israel from Egypt and the overall plan of salvation for man. God has manifested himself in the midst of a burning bush. (Exodus 3:2-6). God had appeared as a cloud by day and fire by night (Exodus 13:21-22, 33:9-11,40:34-38). God has appeared in a thick cloud, smoke, thunder and lightning (Exodus 19:16). God has appeared as the Father in the Old Testament scriptures and Ephesians 4:6. God has appeared as a Man - the Son (Matt 1:21, Ephesians 4:4). God has appeared as the Holy Ghost with the phrase “in you all” (Ephesians 4:4-6).

Let’s look at it another way. God the Father begot himself a body and became a person in the form of Jesus Christ whom He referred to as his Son, the anointed flesh of God - The Messiah (John 14:8-9, John 1:10, II Corinthians 5:19). After Jesus was crucified, this same God, changed and glorified himself in the body of Jesus Christ. God glorified himself. He would not give his glory to another (Isaiah 42:8). God's glorified body was received up into heaven, and this same God changed himself again and came back to earth in the form of the Holy Spirit. "The Spirit of Christ or The Spirit of God,” both are correct because Jesus Christ is God - The Spirit of God. Understanding this fact, one can understand 1Timothy 3:16. “And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of Angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” This is another strong scripture that proves that Jesus Christ is a manifestation of God himself and there is no other God or persons in the Godhead. Let’s look at how God our Saviour and Our Lord Jesus Christ fully satisfies this scripture. (Isaiah 43:10-12, Luke 2:11).

1. Jesus Christ is the God who was manifested in the flesh (John 1:1, 10, 14, II Corinthians 5:19, Revelation 1:8).

2. Jesus Christ is the God who was justified in the Spirit (Matthew 3:16-17, 28:18).

3. Jesus Christ is the God who was seen of angels (Psalms 148:2 (Spirit), Matthew 4:11 (Flesh), Hebrews 1:6-8.

4. Jesus Christ is the God who was preached unto the Gentiles (Mark 16:15-16, Acts 9:15-16).

5. Jesus Christ is the God who was believed on in the World (Matthew 28:17, Acts 2:36-47).

6. Jesus Christ is the God who was received up into glory (Mark 16:19)


In summary, in the book of Timothy, we can see that there is no question that the manifestation of Jesus Christ is God himself. God can change himself into any form He chooses, to communicate with man, to save man, and still be the same God - one God. God tells us in Hebrews 1:1-3 that at different times and in various ways He has spoken to the prophets. But in these last days he has spoken to us through his fleshly body – Jesus Christ – his Son. Therefore, we should not be confused (Hebrews 1:3,8). There are not, two gods, three gods, nor three persons of God. One God changed himself into many forms to communicate with man. However, for salvation, God changed himself into the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost (I Timothy 3:16, Colossians 2:8-12).

This is an edited excerpt from my book, "Understanding the Trinity, Three Persons vs Three Manifestations. To order call 1-888-280-7715