Jesus, Throughout Scripture

Jesus, Through Scripture
(01/08/2012)

How to Approach the Bible

Ask God the Holy Spirit

If you approach the Bible with pre-conceived notions such as it contains errors and contradictions, and are not willing to objectively challenge the plain readings of Scripture, then you will walk away with that same attitude. But if you ask God to show you, honestly, if this really is His Word and to help you understand what it says and means, He promises you will understand it.

1 Corinthians 2:14 
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Receive the Bible as It Is the Word of God
1 Thessalonians 2:13 
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

If you think that the Word of God has been tampered with, it is true.  But that has always been the case. But there are three things to consider

1. Man in the flesh never liked God's Word and always wanted to supplant his own.
2. Satan has always hated God and His  Word and wanted to have his own
3. God is bigger than man and satan and so, He has kept it faithfully, perfectly throughout by His Word
4. God has exalted His Word above His Name, and we all know how powerful His Name is

(Psalms 138:2 [KJV])

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

He also promised to preserve His Word in its entirety

(Psalms 12:6-7 [KJV])

The words of the LORD [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

(Isaiah 40:7-8 [KJV])

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people [is] grass.  The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

(1 Peter 1:24-25 [KJV])

For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:  But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

(Matthew 5:18 [KJV])

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

(Matthew 24:35 [KJV])

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

(Luke 16:17 [KJV])

And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

(Mark 13:31 [KJV])

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

(John 10:35 [KJV])

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

He also put warnings on anyone who would dare to tamper with His Word, and that they would try

(Deuteronomy 4:2 [KJV])

Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

(Proverbs 30:5-6 [KJV])

Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

(Revelation 22:18-19 [KJV])

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book.

That Never Deterred the Enemy and Man from Trying

(Genesis 3:1 [KJV])

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

(2 Corinthians 2:17 [KJV])

For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

(Acts 20:28-31 [KJV])

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

But this has not ever happened in the English King James Bible, nor has one of God's words ever been lost.  It is the only 100% accurate translation into English of the pure Word of God.  The tampering is in other versions and other books, which God never used much or at all-nor will ever use, made by men who took the Bible, changed the words and came up with "another gospel" (Galatians 1:8-9) to match their preconceived notions of who God is.  None has God's Gospel of being saved by grace through faith

(Ephesians 2:8-9 [KJV])

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

in them.  Usually the claim is made that an angel revealed this to the originator.  None of those books can be 100% accurate, not one predicts the future, not one contains the Gospel.  Not one contains anything new as it was merely copied and then deliberately altered from the original Word of God. 

In addition, the Bible is the only set of sixty six books, written by forty different authors over thousands of years, without a single contradiction or error, that actually has a backup. All one has to do is go to the Greek and Hebrew manuscript copies and translate.  There are more of these than any other ancient book in existence today. If you do not believe that the Bible is the 100% Word of the Living God, the problem is not with the Bible.

Do not Re-Interpret It according to Your Pre-Conceptions

There is an old saying that says,

"If the first sense makes perfect sense, seek no other sense."

In other words, if what you read makes sense as it is plainly written, but does not mean what you expected it to, then it does not follow that it is incorrect, but rather that both your expectations and your conclusions are.

2 Peter 1:20-21
Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

Further, if what you are reading does not match what you are told, that is simply because you were misinformed. Now read on further to see what the truth really is and see for yourself. In other words, do not be gullible.  The Bible is not open to interpretation.  It is only open to reading.

Test the Bible's claims and the claims of those who believe it

The Bible is a set of books that have been challenged, searched, poked, prodded, picked apart, examined and attacked more than any other BOOK BY FAR, and has withstood the test of time. It has shown that it can stand up to anything and anyone.  I have no fears, nor does God, of putting His Word and words to any test.

1 John 4:1-4
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

1. The Bible teaches God is three persons, cover to cover-there are no exceptions and the examples are way too numerous to deny it.  It does not say that there is more than one God. It never did. Trinity means Tri-Unity, not Three Gods.
2. Bible teaches Jesus alone is God who became man, the God-Man. He was 100% man/100% God, not half and half. Half and half is something that people put into coffee.
3. Bible teaches that Jesus was THE Son of God, a title of Deity, unlike any other child of God.

4. The Jews knew this, refused to believe it, and crucified Him for it
5. The Bible teaches all men are sinners and not God, not able to become God, or gods

God is not afraid of being tested:

(Malachi 3:10 [KJV])

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it].

SOME TITLES FOR JESUS

These titles are often throughout the Bible, cover to cover. Others appear a few times; still others only once. All titles will have at least one Bible reference, except for the obvious ones which are too numerous and obvious.

• CREATOR (JOHN 1)
• CHRIST
• LORD
• SAVIOUR
• IMMANUEL (ISAIAH 9:6)
• WONDERFUL (ISAIAH 9:6)
• KING OF KINGS (1 TIMOTHY 6:15)
• LORD OF LORDS (REVELATION 17:14)
• KING OF SALEM (GENESIS 14:18, HEBREWS 7:2)
• KING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (HEBREWS 7:2)
• KING OF PEACE (HEBREWS 7:2)
• PRINCE OF PEACE (ISAIAH 9:6)
• MIGHTY GOD (ISAIAH 9:6)
• EVERLASTING FATHER (ISAIAH 9:6)
• CHIEF CORNERSTONE (MATTHEW 21:42)
• FIRSTBORN OVER ALL CREATION (COLOSSIANS 1:15)
• THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD (COLOSSIANS 1:15)
• THE AMEN (REVELATION 3:14)
• THE FAITHFUL AND TRUE WITNESS (REVELATION 3:14)
• THE BEGINNING OF THE CREATION OF GOD (REVELATION 3:14)
• HEAD OF THE CHURCH (EPHESIANS 5:23)
• THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL (MARK 1:24)
• THE JUDGE OF ALL THE EARTH (GENESIS 18:25)
• LIGHT OF THE WORLD (JOHN 8:12, 9:25)
• THE SON OF GOD (HEBREWS 4:14, ET AL)
• THE APOSTLE AND HIGH PRIEST OF OUR PROFESSION (HEBREWS 3:1)
• ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD (JOHN 3:18)
• SON OF MAN (THROUGHOUT THE GOSPELS)
• THE WORD (JOHN 1:1)
• THE WORD OF GOD (REVELATION 19:13)
• THE WORD OF LIFE (1 JOHN 1:1)
• THE ALPHA AND OMEGA (REVELATION 1:8)
• THE BEGINNING AND THE ENDING (REVELATION 1:8)
• THE FIRST AND THE LAST (REVELATION 1:11)
• THE I AM (JOHN 8:58)
• LORD OF ALL (ACTS 10:36)
• TRUE GOD (1 JOHN 5:20)
• ETERNAL LIFE (1 JOHN 5:20)
• BREAD OF LIFE (JOHN 6:35)
• THE BRIDEGROOM (LUKE 5:34, JOHN 3:29)
• THE DELIVERER (ROMAN 11:26)
• GOOD SHEPHERD (JOHN 10:11)
• MELCHIZEDEK (GENESIS 14:18, HEBREWS 7:1-3)
• HIGH PRIEST (HEBREWS 2:17, ET AL)
• SON OF DAVID (MATTHEW 1:1, ET AL)
• LAMB OF GOD (JOHN 1:29)
• THE ROCK (1 PETER 2:8, 1 CORINTHIANS 10:4, THROUGHOUT THE BIBLE)
• A LIVING STONE (1 PETER 2:4)
• THE MEDIATOR (1 PETER 2:5)
• THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE (JOHN 11:25)
• THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD (JOHN 8:12)
• THE TRUE VINE (JOHN 15:1)
• MESSIAH (DANIEL 9:25-26)
• THE LAST ADAM (1 CORNITHIANS 15:45)
• OUR ADVOCATE (1 JOHN 2:1)
• THE RIGHTEOUS (1 JOHN 2:1)
• THE MIGHTY GOD (ISAIAH 9:6)
• THE ALMIGHTY (REVELATION 1:8)
• THE ARM OF THE LORD (ISAIAH 51:9, ISAIAH 53:1, JOHN 12:38)
• THE AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH (HEBREWS 12:2)
• THE AUTHOR OF ETERNAL SALVATION (HEBREWS 5:9)
• THE BELOVED SON (MATTHEW 3:17)
• THE BLESSED AND ONLY POTENTATE (1 TIMOTHY 6:15)
• THE BRANCH OF THE LORD (ISAIAH 4:2, ZECHARIAH 6:12)
• A PROPHET (DEUTERONOMY 18:18)
• THE TRUE BREAD (JOHN 6:32)
• THE CAPTAIN OF THEIR SALVATION (HEBREWS 2:10)
• THE CHIEF SHEPHERD (1 PETER 5:4)
• THE CHRIST OF GOD (LUKE 9:20)
• THE CONSOLATION OF ISRAEL (LUKE 2:25)
• THE HEADSTONE OF THE CORNER (PSALM 118:22, LUKE 30:17, ACTS 4:11, 1 PETER 2:7)
• COUNSELOR (ISAIAH 9:6)
• THE COMMANDER TO THE PEOPLE (ISAIAH 55:4)
• THE DAYSPRING FROM ON HIGH (LUKE 1:78)
• THE DELIVERER (PSALM 18:2, ET AL)
• THE DESIRE OF ALL NATIONS (HAGGAI 2:7)
• THE DOOR OF THE SHEEP (JOHN 10:7)
• GOD'S ELECT (ISAIAH 42:1)
• GOD'S SERVANT (ISAIAH 42:1)
• EVERLASTING (MICAH 5:2)
• AN EVERLASTING LIGHT (ISAIAH 60:19)
• EVERLASTING FATHER (ISAIAH 9:6)
• FAITHFUL WITNESS (REVELATION 1:5)
• FIRST BEGOTTEN OF DEAD (REVELATION 1:5)
• THE FORERUNNER FOR US (HEBREWS 6:20)
• GLORY OF THE LORD (ISAIAH 40:5)
• GOD (ISAIAH 40:3, JOHN 20:28, ET AL)
• GOD BLESSED (ROMANS 9:5)
• GOOD SHEPHERD (JOHN 10:11)
• A GOVERNOR OF ISRAEL (MATTHEW 2:6)
• OUR GREAT HIGH PRIEST (HEBEWS 4:14)
• THE HEAD OVER ALL THINGS TO THE CHURCH (EPHESIANS 1:22)
• THE HEIR OF ALL THINGS (HEBREWS 1:12)
• HOLY CHILD (ACTS 4:27, 30)
• THE HOLY ONE (ACTS 3:14)
• THE JUST ONE (ACTS 3:14)
• THE HOLY ONE OF GOD (MARK 1:24, LUKE 4:34)
• THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL (ISAIAH 49:7)
• A HORN OF SALVATION (LUKE 1:69)
• THE I AM OF THE OLD TESTAMENT (JOHN 8:58)
• THE IMAGE OF GOD (1 CORINTHIANS 11:7, 2 CORINTHIANS 4:4, COLOSSIANS 1:15, HEBREWS 1:3, ET AL)
• HEIR OF ALL THINGS (HEBREWS 1:2)
• IMMANUEL/EMMANUEL (ISAIAH 7:14, MATTHEW 1:23)
• THE LORD JEHOVAH (ISAIAH 12:2)
• OUR STRENGTH (ISAIAH 12:2)
• OUR SONG (ISAIAH 12:2)
• OUR SALVATION (ISAIAH 12:2)
• JESUS THE PROPHET OF NAZARETH (MATTHEW 21:11)
• JUDGE OF ISRAEL (MICAH 5:1)
• RULER IN ISRAEL (MICAH 5:2, MATTHEW 2:6)
• THE KING OF ISRAEL (JOHN 1:49)
• THE KING ETERNAL (1 TIMOTHY 1:17)
• THE KING IMMORTAL (1 TIMOTHY 1:17)
• KING OF THE JEWS (MARK 15:18, JOHN 18:39, 19:3, 19:19, 19:21)
• KING OF SAINTS (REVELATION 15:3)
• THE LAMB OF GOD(JOHN 1:29)
• LORD GOD ALMIGHTY (REVELATION 1:8)
• ISRAEL'S LAW GIVER (ISAIAH 33:22)
• A LEADER OF ISRAEL (ISAIAH 55:4)
• A WITNESS TO ISRAEL (ISAIAH 55:4)
• A COMMANDER TO ISRAEL (ISAIAH 55:4)
• THE WAY (JOHN 14:6)
• THE TRUTH (JOHN 14:6)
• THE LIFE (JOHN 14:6)
• THE LION OF THE TRIBE JUDAH (REVELATION 5:5)
• SHILOH (GENESIS 49:10)
• THE LORD OF ALL (GALATIANS 4:1)
• THE LORD OF GLORY (1 CORINTHIANS 2:8, JAMES 2:1)
• THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS (JEREMIAH 23:6, 33:16)
• A MAN OF SORROWS (ISAIAH 53:3)
• THE MAN CHRIST JESUS (1 TIMOTHY 2:5)
• THE MIGHTY ONE OF JACOB (ISAIAH 49:26)
• THE BRIGHT AND MORNING STAR (REVELATION 22:16)
• A NAZARENE [OR "BRANCH"](ZECHARIAH 6:12, MATTHEW 2:23)
• THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD (JOHN 3:18)
• OUR PASSOVER (1 CORINTHIANS 5:7)
• THE PRINCE OF KINGS OF THE EARTH (REVELATION 1:5)
• THE PRINCE OF LIFE (ACTS 3:5)
• A PROPHET (LUKE 24:19)
• GOD (LUKE 1:68, THROUGHOUT THE BIBLE)
• THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL (LUKE 1:68)
• THE REDEEMER OF JOB (JOB 19:25)
• THE RESURRECTION (JOHN 11:25)
• THAT SPIRITUAL ROCK (1 CORINTHIANS 10:4)
• THE ROOT OF DAVID (REVELATION 22:16)
• THE OFFSPRING OF DAVID (REVELATION 22:16)
• THE ROSE OF SHARON (SONG OF SOLOMON 2:1)
• THE SEED OF THE WOMAN (GENESIS 3:15, GOSPELS)
• A MAN CHILD (REVELATION 12:5, 13)
• THE SHEPHERD & BISHOP OF YOUR SOULS (1 PETER 2:25)
• THE SON OF THE BLESSED (MARK 14:61)
• SON OF DAVID (MATTHEW 1:1, ET AL)
• MY SON (MATTHEW 3:17, 17:5)
• THE SON OF THE HIGHEST (LUKE 1:32)
• GREAT (LUKE 1:32)
• THE SON OF MAN (WHOLE BIBLE, GOSPELS)
• THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (MALACHI 4:2)
• THE TRUE LIGHT (JOHN 1:9, 1 JOHN 2:8)
• THE TRUE VINE (JOHN 15:1)

JESUS, THROUGHOUT THE BIBLE

JESUS AS CREATOR

(Genesis 1:1)

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

(John 1:1-3)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

JESUS IS THE LIGHT
(Genesis 1:3-5)

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

There were no stars to light the sky and earth yet. Notice it does not say that God CREATED that light. He merely let it shine on the earth, and started the rotation of the earth (night and day).

(John 8:12)

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

(John 9:5)

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

JESUS AS SUSTAINER

(Colossians 1:16-17)

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

JESUS AS THE SEED OF THE WOMAN

The Logical Path of the Seed of Eve

1. Gospel foretold-Seed is to be Jesus
2. The line of the seed-Isaac, child of faith and promise
2. Gospel Fulfilled-Seed is Jesus, by faith, promise
3. Gospel Preached (throughout, first to Jews, then to Gentiles)

The Gospel foretold-The Seed is to be Jesus

(Genesis 3:15)

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

The line of the seed-Isaac, child of faith, child of promise

The reason that Isaac is a child of promise is because Sarah was 90 years old and incapable of bearing a child. HE accepted that Sarah would bear Isaac by having faith in God's promise.  Isaac foreshadowed Jesus Christ in many ways.  There are many intentional similarities as well:

1. Isaac, impossibly born by a miracle (Genesis 21:2, Romans 4:19)
2. His birth was foretold, like Jesus (Genesis 18:10, 14)
3. Isaac  was a child of promise (Genesis 18:10, 14)
4. Isaac was a child through whom all of the world would be blessed (Genesis 17:21)
5. Child nearly sacrificed, as a test of Abraham's faith (Genesis 22:10-11)
6. At the sacrifice which was stopped, the prophecy of the Messiah Himself as God, Jesus, the Lamb would be provided (Genesis 22:8)
7. Isaac was "obedient unto death" (Philippians 2:8, Genesis 22:6)
8. Isaac carried the wood for his death to the place of sacrifice, as did Jesus carry His Cross (Genesis 22:6)
9. Isaac was "as good as dead" and "resurrected spiritually" (Genesis 22:10-11, Hebrews 11:19)
   
   

This list is not exhaustive, nor can it be taken lightly, since some of the key elements of our salvation in Christ were foreshadowed in Isaac, giving the perfect illustration of salvation

THE LINE OF THE SEED, ISAAC TO JESUS CHRIST

(Matthew 1:1-16 [KJV])

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;

And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;

And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; And Jacob begat Joseph the husband ofMary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

(v.2)Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob;.....(v.16)And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, wh ois called Christ.

(Luke 3: 23-38)

And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

(v.23) And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph,.........(v. 34) which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham,

(Genesis 17:17-19)
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

(Genesis 21:12)

And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

(Genesis 22:18)

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Gospel Fulfilled-Seed is Jesus, by faith, promise

(Galatians 3:14-17)

That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

(Acts 3:25)

Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

DEATH AS AN INNOCENT MAN BY CRUCIFIXION

(Isaiah 53:4-8 [KJV])

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.  He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

(Psalms 22:6-18 [KJV])

But I [am] a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying], He trusted on the LORD [that] he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. But thou [art] he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope [when I was] upon my mother's breasts.

I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou [art] my God from my mother's belly. Be not far from me; for trouble [is] near; for [there is] none to help. Many bulls have compassed me: strong [bulls] of Bashan have beset me round. They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.I may tell all my bones: they look [and] stare upon me. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.

(Zechariah 12:10 [KJV])

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his] only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for [his] firstborn.

(Zechariah 13:7 [KJV])

Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man [that is] my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.

(Matthew 27:35)
And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

(Mark 15:24)
And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

(Luke 23:33)
And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

(John 19:18)
Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

(1 Corinthians 15:4-8 [KJV])

And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

(John 20:18-31 [KJV])

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and [that] he had spoken these things unto her. Then the same day at evening, being the first [day] of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you. And when he had so said, he shewed unto them [his] hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus to them again, Peace [be] unto you: as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on [them], and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; [and] whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained. But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: [then] came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust [it] into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.  And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen, and [yet] have believed.  And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

HE WAS CRUCIFIED SPECIFICALLY FOR CLAIMING TO BE GOD (IN JUDAISM, SON OF GOD=GOD THE SON, BLASPHEMY) AND THE KING OF THE JEWS

(John 19:7 [KJV])

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

(John 10:29-33 [KJV])

My Father, which gave [them] me, is greater than all; and no [man] is able to pluck [them] out of my Father's hand.  I and [my] Father are one.   Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

(Luke 22:66 [KJV])

And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,  Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: And if I also ask [you], ye will not answer me, nor let [me] go. Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am. And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

(Matthew 26:63-66 [KJV])

But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.  What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

BURIAL IN A BORROWED TOMB OF A RICH MAN

(Isaiah 53:9 [KJV])

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither [was any] deceit in his mouth.

(Matthew 27:58-60)
He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

(Mark 15:43-46)
Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.
And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

(Luke 23:52)
This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

(John 19:41-42)
Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

RESURRECTED FROM THE DEAD
(Matthew 28:1-7)
In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

(Mark 16:2-7)
And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, .as he said unto you.

(Luke 24:13-31 [KJV])

And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem [about] threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass, that, while they communed [together] and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

And he said unto them, What manner of communications [are] these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days? And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found [it] even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?  And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.  But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed [it], and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

PREACHED TO THE JEW FIRST

(Galatians 3:8)
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

THEN PREACHED TO THE GENTILE
(1 Corinthians 15:3-8)
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

APPEARANCES OF THE PRE-INCARNATE CHRIST

MELCHISEDEC, PRIEST OF THE MOST HIGH GOD-IS JESUS CHRIST

(Genesis 14:18-20)

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

(Hebrews Chapter 7)

For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest:

(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

• Abraham gave Him tithes-a sign of deity
• He was the High Priest of the Most High God
• There was no priesthood in Israel yet
• He was called the King of righteousness,
• He was called also the King of Salem, which is, King of peace
• Without father
• Without mother
• No beginning (eternal)
• No end (eternal)
• Made like unto the Son of God
• Forever a priest, eternal, unlike an earthly priest of the Old Testament
  
  

JESUS APPEARS TO HAGAR, SARAI'S HANDMAIDEN

(Genesis 16:7-13)

And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

(Genesis 18:1-14 [KJV])

And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.  And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead [it], and make cakes upon the hearth.

And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave [it] unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set [it] before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. And they said unto him, Where [is] Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard [it] in the tent door, which [was] behind him. Now Abraham and Sarah [were] old [and] well stricken in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

One of the reasons that we know that this is Jesus is because He accepts worship (bowing down, being called LORD). In other instances, when it is an angel, the angel tells the person not to bow down, but to worship God. Here that does not happen in these instances in Scripture. Another reason is that He says HE Himself will return according to the time of life.

AN Angel of the LORD

(Revelation 19:10)
And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

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Genesis 18:1-14 ()
And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.

And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

Genesis 32:24-30

The name of this man who wrestles with Jacob is not revealed, because it is God Himself in the person of the pre-incarnate Christ, the God-Man. If this was the Father, Jacob would have died.

(Genesis 32:24)
And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

Numbers 22:22-35

AN angel of the LORD is not the same as THE Angel of the LORD. Only THE Angel of the LORD accepted worship. It is obviously then the Pre-Incarnate LORD Jesus Christ.

(Numbers 22:22-35)
And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. 
And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. 
But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side. 
And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again.
And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff.
And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.

Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive.

And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

Joshua 5:13-15

Again, THE Angel of the LORD came as a man, and accepted worship. Add to that that this is the Captain of the hosts (angels) of God.

THE Captain of the LORD'S Host of Angels

(Joshua 5:13)
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? 
And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

Judges 2:1-4

And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD.

1. Called AN Angel of the LORD first
2. Later, THE Angel of the LORD
3. This is also in first person, "I"

Judges 6:11-22

And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.
And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.
And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.

Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.


And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

1. An angel of the LORD is revealed as THE Angel of the LORD
2. Later revealed as God Himself by Gideon 
   
   

Judges 13:1-22

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.
Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.

And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.

And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day.
And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am.
And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him?
And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware.
She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.
And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.
And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD.

And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?


So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on.
For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.
But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD. And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.

1. Called "THE angel of the LORD" numerous times
2. Called "a man of God"
3. Countenance like the countenance of an angel of God
4. Answered when asked by Manoah if this was the same man his wife saw, "I AM"
5. Said His Name was secret when asked