45. There Is One God, and the Lord Is That God

From the abundance of passages presented from the Word in the preceding section, it can be seen that the Lord is called Jehovah, the God of Israel and of Jacob, the Holy One of Israel, the Lord and God, as well as King, the Anointed, and David. And it can be seen from those passages — though so far as through a veil — that the Lord is God Himself, the origin and subject of the Word.

But even though people throughout the world know that there is one God, and no one possessed of sound reason denies it, it accordingly remains now to confirm it from the Word, and also that the Lord is that God.

[2] 1. That there is one God. This is confirmed by the following passages from the Word:

Jesus (said), “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. (Therefore) you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul....’ ” (Mark 12:29-30)

Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah! You shall love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.... (Deuteronomy 6:4-5)

...one came to (Jesus) and said, “Good Teacher, what good thing must I do to have eternal life?” (Jesus) said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One — God.” (Matthew 19:16-17)

...that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone are Jehovah. (Isaiah 37:20)

I am Jehovah, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me.... ...that they may know from the rising of the sun and its setting that there is (no God) besides Me. I am Jehovah, and there is no other. (Isaiah 45:5-6)

O Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, who dwells between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. (Isaiah 37:16)

Is there a God besides Me? (And) a Rock? I know not one. (Isaiah 44:8)

...who is God, except Jehovah? And what rock is there, except our God? (Psalms 18:31)

[3] 2. That the Lord is that God. This is confirmed by the following passages from the Word:

“Surely God is in you, and there is no other, no other God.” Truly You are God, who are hidden, O God of Israel, the Savior! (Isaiah 45:14-15)

Have not I, Jehovah? And there is no other God besides Me, a just God, and there is no Savior besides Me. Look to Me to be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. (Isaiah 45:21-22)

I...am Jehovah, and besides Me there is no savior. (Isaiah 43:11)

I am Jehovah your God..., and you shall acknowledge no God but Me, and no savior but Me. (Hosea 13:4)

Thus said Jehovah, the King of Israel, and its Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts: “I am the First and I am the Last, and besides Me there is no God.” (Isaiah 44:6)

...Jehovah of Hosts is His name, and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel. God of the whole earth shall He be called. (Isaiah 54:5)

In that day...Jehovah shall become King over all the earth. In that day there shall be one Jehovah, and His name one. (Zechariah 14:8-9)

Because the Lord alone is the Savior and Redeemer, and because we are told that Jehovah is the Savior and Redeemer, and none but Him, it follows that the one God is no other than the Lord.

Bears represent the power of the literal external stories and ideas of Bible, separate from their deeper meanings. Since they are wild carnivores, this is usually used in a negative way, showing how people can read the Bible, misunderstand it and twist the ideas they find there to justify their evil desires. But it can also be used in a positive way, showing how people can read the Bible with open minds and draw power from it, even without understanding its true depth.

In 2 Kings 2:24, this signifies the literal sense of the Word separate from its internal sense.

In Daniel 7:5, this signifies the second state of the church when the Word is read, but not truly understood. (Apocalypse Revealed 574[2])

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 781; Apocalypse Revealed 47; The Apocalypse Explained 781 [10], [12])