Who is Yehoshua (Jesus)?
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In his letter to the Galatians, Paul stated that “when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law.” These “classic statements,” totally lack support in Torah. Only one Old Testament passage refers to Yehuveh sending any son to speak to any people: “He [Yehuveh] said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against Me: they and their fathers have transgressed against Me, even unto this very day.” It was obviously Ezekiel himself who was sent to rebellious Israel, not Yehoshua (Jesus). Galatians 4:4. [Prayerfully compare in context both the Old and New Testament cross-references to support each phrase of Paul’s statement: “the fullness of time”: Genesis 49:10; Daniel 9:24-26; Malachi 3:1; Mark 1:15; Acts 1:7; Ephesians 1:10; Hebrews 9:10; “God sent forth His son”: Isaiah 48:16; Zechariah 2:8-11; John 3:16; 6:38; 8:42; 10:36; 1 John 4:9, 10, 14; “made of a woman”: Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6, 7; Jeremiah 31:22; Micah 5:2-3; Zechariah 6:12; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31, 35; 2:7, 10, 11; John 1:14; Romans 1:3; 9:5; Philippians 2:6-8; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 2:14; 10:5-7; 1 John 4:2; “made under the law”: Matthew 3:15; 5:17; Luke 2:21-27; Romans 15:8; Colossians 2:14]; Ezekiel 2:3 [consider similar “sent” references in Isaiah 48:16; Zechariah 2:8-11].
Furthermore, note that Ezekiel is called “the son of man” ninety-three times, while this phrase is used in reference to Yehoshua (Jesus) only eighty times in all four gospels. Rather than being a phrase to exalt someone, “the son of man” clearly states human frailty and turns attention from Yehuveh’s servants to Yehuveh Himself: “Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.” “Yehuveh shall comfort Zion: . . . I, even I, am He that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass?” Yet in direct contrast to these Old Testament statements, the phrase “the son of man” is used to exalt Yehoshua (Jesus) in the New Testament [“That ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, . . . .”]. Is this not the highest blasphemy? Psalms 146:3; Isaiah 51:12 [also consider Numbers 23:19; Job 25:6; 35:8; Psalms 8:4; 80:17; 144:3; Isaiah 56:2; Jeremiah 49:18, 33; 50:40; 51:43; Daniel 7:13; 8:17]; Matthew 9:6.
Is Yehoshua (Jesus) Divine?
Christianity claims that Yehoshua (Jesus) is the second person of the godhead, which many believe also includes the Holy Spirit in a grouping they call the Trinity. Being divine means being an elohim (god) able to do everything which Yehuveh Himself can do. Claiming that Yehoshua (Jesus) is divine is a bold assertion, which bears fearful consequences. If this teaching is true, and if indeed it is key to our salvation, then our lives depend on it. If, however, it is false, this is the highest blasphemy with the most “deadly” bearing on our lives, for “he that blasphemeth the name of Yehuveh, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of Yehuveh, shall be put to death.” Obviously, then, it is crucial that we know whether Yehoshua (Jesus) was indeed the divine son of Yehuveh, or absolutely not a person with the powers and responsibilities of Elohim. Leviticus 24:16.
Gael Bataman
Originally Written: 16 December 2008
Latest Update: 31 May 2010
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