QUESTION:
Jesus, is He Jehovah?
ANSWER:
“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” [Isaiah 9:6]
“Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” [John 8:58]
“I and My Father are one.” [John 10:30]
“All those names were completely brought together in one body, Christ Jesus. Now, He appears in the Name of Jehovah-Jireh, "the Lord will provide Himself a sacrifice." He appears in the Name of Jehovah-RAPHA, "the Lord that healeth thee of thy diseases," and Jehovah the banner, and Jehovah the shield and so forth. Whatever He is to His people, He appears in these seven compound redemptive Names.” [Jehovah-Jireh, Brooklyn, NY 56-1209e]
“Every man knows that he's got to be born again by the Spirit of God. You've got to receive the Holy Ghost. To turn It down is just the same as to turn Jehovah of the Old Testament, down in that day, or Jesus in His day: Same penalty and worse if you turn down the Holy Ghost. And it's not very well-thought-of. It's talked about.” [The Angel Of The Lord, Phoenix AZ 51-0414]
“Every man that's ever amounted to a hill of beans in this life, has been a man who trusted Him and knowed He was the Son of the living God, the incarnated Jehovah here on earth.” [What Think Ye Of Christ? 54-0321 Chicago IL]
“God, in the Old Testament, had seven compound redemptive Names. And when this picture was taken, that you see out there of the Pillar of Fire, as I regard it that way... And the night that it was taken is when Brother Bosworth asked a Baptist preacher in a debate, in Houston, Texas, this question: He said, "If you will answer me this one question, yes or no, I'll walk off the platform." He said, "Was the redemptive Names of Jehovah applied to Jesus? yes or no?" That settled it. If the redemptive Names of Jehovah was not applied to Jesus, He was not Jehovah-jireh or Jehovah-rapha. The Lord's... or Jehovah-jireh, "the Lord's provided sacrifice"... And if He was Jehovah- jireh, He's Jehovah-rapha, also, "the Lord that heals all our diseases"; they're inseparable. Just like you can't separate them. You can't separate God from His nature and His motives. And if He is Jehovah-jireh tonight, "the Lord will provide a sacrifice," if He wasn't that, then He wasn't the Lord's sacrifice and He wasn't the Saviour. And if He is Jehovah-jireh, He's also Jehovah-rapha, "the Lord that healeth all thy diseases." [Jehovah-Jireh, 57-0309E Phoenix AZ]
“Grant it tonight, Lord, that many things may be done. Send Your Spirit. Give people faith to... Sometimes it startles them, Father. They can't realize the--the Presence, this great thing, the Jehovah of the Old Testament, Jesus of the New, the Holy Spirit of this day, standing here tonight to make good any promise that He made. Bless us, Lord.” [Who Is God? Cleveland, OH 50-0815]
“He identified Himself as the Son of man here, now, to fulfill. Now, when He came on earth, remember, He identified Himself to the public, outside, He identified Himself as Son of man. He came in three sons' name; He came as Son of man, Son of God, Son of David. Now, Son of man is a "prophet." Even Jehovah Himself called Ezekiel, said, "Son of man." Jehovah, speaking to a man, prophet, called him, "Son of man." And Jesus identified Himself as Son of man, 'cause the Scriptures cannot be broken.” [The Identified Christ Of All Ages, Topeka, KS 64-0617]
“He was a Hebrew, and he would have never worshiped anything or called anything Lord, 'less he knowed it was Lord. And he knew, as a teacher under Gamaliel, that the Angel of the Lord, which was the Logos that went out of God, which was Christ that led them through the wilderness, was in the form of a Light, a Pillar of Fire. And when It struck him down, and he looked up and seen It there, he said, "Lord." Now, he would have never called nothing but That, Lord. But, being a Hebrew, he knowed that That was Jehovah. That's the reason he had the revelation, could say that Jesus of the New Testament was Jehovah of the Old. That was his revelation, 'cause he had seen Jehovah. And he said, "Lord, Who are You?" He said, "I am Jesus, and it's hard for you to kick against the pricks." [The Investments, Beaumont, TX 64-0314]
“He's still Jehovah God. Jesus Christ remains just the same yesterday, today, and forever. Don't be afraid; just set still; trust God; believe with all your heart. Be sure of your step; then move on with God. Pray and love Him. Love is the most powerful force there is in the world. There's nothing as great as love; power only lays in love. We'll get into these things later in the week.” [God's Provided Way Of Approach To Fellowship, Klamath Falls, OR 60-0709]
“I'm going to talk to you about the High Priest. "He is a High Priest that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities." He is Jehovah-Jireh, "the Lord's provided sacrifice." He is Jehovah-Rapha, "the Lord that heals all thy diseases." Do you believe that? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] He is Jehovah-Manasseh. A buckler, a shield, our peace, He is still. Well, how many believes that all those redemptive names of Jehovah was applied to Jesus? ["Amen."--Ed.] Sure, He had to be. If He--if He... Why, they're inseparable, so He had to be all of them. And if He is still Jehovah-Jireh, He is Jehovah-Rapha. If He's Jehovah-Jireh... He's Jehovah-Jireh, is "the Lord's provided sacrifice for salvation," then He's Jehovah-Rapha that "heals all of our diseases." Amen. Healing can only come by God.” [God Identifying Himself By His Characteristics, Denham Springs, LA 64-0320]
“Immediately after that, the Lord Jesus appeared to us. And right then I heard a Voice that said, "The Jehovah of the Old Testament is Jesus of the New." And there He was, after a while, revealed after those Seven Golden Candlesticks. Then notice that. How many remembers that text? I wrote it on the back of a--of a box of--of cartridges I had in my pocket. "Jehovah of the Old Testament is Jesus of the New." God in Heaven knows that that was true.” [A Thinking Man's Filter, Jeffersonville, IN 65-0822E]
“In confirmation of Thy Word, O God, to fulfill what Jesus Christ, Your Son, said, do I lay hands upon this, my sister, who's confident that she's standing in the Presence, not of her brother, but in the Presence of Jehovah God. And I pray Thee, God, to bless her for her faith, and may she go and be well; in the Name of Thy Son Jesus, we ask it. Amen. God bless you, sister. Go and testify now.” [Demonology, Owensboro, KY 53-1112]
“Jesus of Nazareth, as that great Voice spoke yonder that day a few weeks ago standing by the side as I was crossing over that log around the tree, and that Spirit that came down through them treetops and said, "Jesus of the New Testament is Jehovah of the Old." O God, on this Rock I stand, all other grounds is sinking sand, all other grounds is sinking sand. For some thirty years, Lord, I've cried out through this valley here. That Message, I haven't moved one inch from it, from where I started, just the same Message, the same thing, calling people back, not to sensation, but to a experience of meeting God and being born of His Spirit. Oh, what will be left but a judgment. Them who is rejecting that Message, Lord, there's nothing left.” [A True Sign That's Overlooked, Jeffersonville, IN 61-1112]
“O Life-giver, the great Jehovah-jireh, God's provided Sacrifice for the sinner, Great Jehovah-rapha, God's provided Sacrifice for the sick, Jehovah-manasseh, our joy, our buckle our shield, come near in the Person of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit bathe this audience. We're nearing something, the ending of the age. We're responsible people for preaching the Gospel. That's all we can do. God, there--this little group of people gathered out here in the tabernacle tonight for the hearing of the Word... "Faith cometh by hearing, hearing of the Word." [Expectations, Jonesboro, AR 53-0507]
“That's that great Person the Lord Jesus. He was Jehovah, God inveiled in flesh. The Bible said, "Whatever you do in word and deed, do it all in His Name." The Bible said the whole family in heaven is named Jesus, and the whole family on earth is named Jesus. Let's pray in His Name, live in His Name, teach in His Name, die in His Name, buried in His Name, baptized in His Name, resurrect in His Name, go to heaven in His Name. That's His Name, and His Bride is named Mrs. Jesus. He'll take a people out of the Gentiles for His Name's sake.” [Questions And Answers, Jeffersonville, IN 54-0515]
“The Bible said, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Believest thou this? He's Divine. Believest thou this? He's the Son of God. Believest thou this? He's here now. Believest thou this? He's the One that's made Lazarus come from the grave. He's the same great Jehovah God. Let's stand and accept Him.” [Believest Thou This? Los Angeles, CA 51-0506A]
“There come a time that Paul had this experience that brought him to this decision. For, Paul was a great, mighty man amongst the Jews, and a--a great theologian, but he wasn't too sure of his standing. But one day, on the road down to Damascus, a Light, Pillar of Fire, came down from Heaven. And Paul, being a Jew, was acquainted that this Light, Pillar of Fire, had been the Thing that had, the God that had led his people out of Egypt. They had followed this Pillar of Fire. So, being a Jew, he said to Him, quickly, "Lord, Who art Thou?" He knew Him as "Lord," but, "Who art Thou?" And the Voice came back from the Pillar of Fire, "I am Jesus, and it's hard for you to kick against the pricks." From that time on, Paul knew that the Jehovah of the Old Testament was Jesus of the New. And he had something that he could hold to, and that's how he could write that great book of Hebrews.” [A Absolute, Houston, TX 63-0304]“When I seen them rainbows about as wide across as that halo is, that Angel of the Lord, but there were three of them running into one, oh, how it helped my heart to know that God, that Jesus is not just a man as people think He is, just a prophet, as this modern idea today thinks that Jesus was just a prophet. He's Jehovah of the Old Testament made flesh and dwelt among us. And there that sure did comfort me. Then thinking on that subject, that God had sought so many people!” [The Message Of Grace, Jeffersonville, IN 61-0827]
Bible References: Isaiah 9:6; John 8:58; 10:30
[Answer provided by Bro. Ken Andes, Minister, Lynden, Washington, USA]