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Churches of God
No. 224A
Isaiah 45:9-13
(Edition 1.0 20191104-20191104)
Let us now examine the least quoted verses in
the Isaiah text and perhaps the Bible entirely. The Trinitarians do not refer
to it and the Ditheists and Binitarians also do not
refer to it as it states quite clearly that Christ was created.
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Isaiah 45:9-13
In dealing with the nature of God let us examine the following texts and
the implications and why Ditheists and Binitarians don’t quote this
verse. We know why Trinitarians don’t quote it because it destroys their
case and that is the real reason why Armstrongism and the offshoots of WCG and
COG (SD) don’t quote it either.
Isaiah 45:11 (RSV) states "thus says the Lord THE HOLY ONE of
Israel, and HIS MAKER:....
The text is quite encompassing in what Christ is saying on behalf of the Lord
of Hosts. Further it is clear that Christ is being identified as the Holy One
of Israel and the Lord of Hosts is identified as his Maker and Creator of the
Earth and mankind and the Hosts of Heaven and also commander of the Hosts of
Heaven.
God says here that He aroused him, (that is Yahovah of Israel or
Christ) in Righteousness.
Isaiah
45:9-13 "Woe to him who strives with his Maker, an earthen vessel with the
potter! Does the clay say to him who fashions it, `What are you making'? or
`Your work has no handles'? 10Woe to him who says to a father, `What
are you begetting?' or to a woman, `With what are you in travail?'" 11Thus
says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: "Will you question
me about my children, or command me concerning the work of my hands? 12I
made the earth, and created man upon it; it was my hands that stretched out the
heavens, and I commanded all their host. 13I have aroused him in
righteousness, and I will make straight all his ways; he shall build my city
and set my exiles free, not for price or reward," says the LORD of hosts.
From Acts 2:25-35, Peter quoting Psalm 16:8-11 in 2:25-28 makes it clear
that Christ is the Holy One of God who wasn’t abandoned in Sheol or the grave
to see corruption; that is the decay of the body.
Acts 2:25-28
For David says concerning him, `I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at
my right hand that I may not be shaken; 26therefore my heart was
glad, and my tongue rejoiced; moreover my flesh will dwell in hope. 27For
thou wilt not abandon my soul to Hades (Sheol), nor let thy Holy One see
corruption. 28Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou wilt
make me full of gladness with thy presence.'
So also in Acts 13:35:
Acts
13:35 Therefore he says also in another psalm, `Thou wilt not let thy Holy One
see corruption.'
The text in Psalm 16:2 has had the last word translated as Lord changed
by the Sopherim from Yahovah to Adonai as with the other 133 places where it
was changed and which are listed by Bullinger (Comp. Bible Ap. 32).
Psalm 16:2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my LORD
[Yahovah]: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
If the Holy One of Israel has a maker then logically he was created and
not co-equal with his God which is exactly what Hebrews 3:2 says in the Greek
(poiesanti) and RSV and also what Revelation 3:14 says. In spite of these
clear texts identified in Acts with Christ the Ditheists and Binitarians refuse
to deal with it. And the WCG offshoots deny that the One True God is even
mentioned in the OT which is a blatant misrepresentation.
See also the paper Isaiah 9:6 (No. 224).
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