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Saturday, May 12, 2007

60 Questions on the Godhead (21-25)

21. Whom do some designate as the last person in the trinity? The Holy Ghost. But Jesus said that He was the first and last. Revelation 1:17-18

The response given to this question is completely disconnected from the question itself. We speak of the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Trinity because it is the Spirit who proceeds from the Father through the Son. ‘First and Last’ is merely a title of Yahweh.

22. How many persons did John see sitting on the throne in heaven? One. Revelation 4:2.

It is here assumed that ‘one’ must mean ‘one person’ but this is nothing more than circular reasoning. There is nothing in the text to suggest one and only one person as it would be just as easy to assume ‘one being’ upon the throne, which is what the book of Revelation supports. John sees at least two persons on the throne in Revelation, the Father and the Lamb.

Jesus said in Revelation 3:21, “The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne” (ESV). Notice how Jesus makes a definite distinction between himself and the Father as well as explicitly stating that they share the same throne.


23. If Jesus is the first and the last, why did God say in Isaiah 44:6 that He was the first and the last? Because Jesus is the God of the Old Testament incarnate.

No argument from Trinitarians here. But it must be pointed out that the title is appropriate for any of the three persons of Yahweh.

24. Did Jesus tell Satan that God alone should be worshipped? Yes. Matthew 4:10

Again, no argument from Trinitarians on this point—God alone should be worshipped, but it is imperative that we worship the God of Scripture which is the Triune God, Yahweh.

25. Does the devil believe in more than one God? No. James 2:19.

James 2:19 actually has reference to demons (Gk. daimonia) which is a plural noun, not specifically the devil (i.e. Satan). But Trinitarians share in monotheism.