The Lord in Acts

[Bob Carabbio]

Praying for you brother.

Much appreciated. There's two types of healings -

Elimination of the issue,
and
Being maintained, and supported IN the Issue.

The Cardios gave me until 2004, so the joke's on them.

 

[EclipseEventSigns]

I wanted to write about the tetragrammaton - the name of God - Yahweh as it occurs in the Aramaic Peshitta. Aramaic is related to Hebrew in many ways. The words, grammar and even the alphabet are extremely similar. The Greek New Testament does not contain the tetragrammaton at all even once in the text. But....the Aramaic Peshitta has the tetragrammaton many, many times. Almost every time the Greek uses "kurios", the Peshitta uses the tetragrammaton in the form of "marya" - which is Lord Yah.

Someone has compiled a list:
Acts 1:24, 2:20, 2:21, 2:34, 2:36, 2:38, 3:19, 3:22, 4:24, 4:26, 4:29, 5:9, 5:14, 5:19, 6:3, 7:30, 7:31, 7:33, 7:37, 7:49, 8:26, 8:39, 9:10, 9:15, 9:27, 10:36, 11:21, 11:21, 12:7, 12:11, 12:17, 12:23, 13:10, 13:11, 13:12, 13:49, 14:3, 14:25, 14:26, 15:17, 15:17, 16:32, 18:9, 18:25, 18:26, 19:10

In all those places the name of God as Yahweh occurs in the Aramaic.

 

[Complete]

There is only One Lord- 1 Corinthians 8:6​

There is only One Sovereign and Lord Jude 1:4​

'But to us there is but one God, the Father,
of whom are all things, and we in Him;
and one Lord Jesus Christ,
by whom are all things, and we by Him.'
(1Cor. 8:6)

'Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you
of the common salvation,
it was needful for me to write unto you,
and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith
which was once delivered unto the saints.
For there are certain men crept in unawares,
who were before of old ordained to this condemnation,
ungodly men,
turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness,
and denying the only Lord God,
and our Lord Jesus Christ. '
(Jude 1:3-4)

* Praise God! @civic, Thank you.

Kurios( Lord ) is the Greek word in the LXX for YHWH.​

* Kurios means 'owner', (and is so translated in Luke 19:33. It expresses the authority and lordship arising from and pertaining to ownership. Hence, while it is used of each Person of the Trinity, it is similarly used of the lower and human relationship of 'master'. So much depends on the presence or absence of the Greek Article. 'Ho', when used of the Divine relationship. It is used of Christ in Acts 2:34, with the article (ho Kurios).

'For David is not ascended into the heavens:
but he saith himself, The LORD (Ho Kurios ) ['Jehovah' - according to Matt.22:44 & Psa.110:1]
said unto my Lord, (Kurios) ['Adonai' - according to Matt.22:44 & Psa.110:1]
Sit Thou on My right hand,
Until I make Thy foes Thy footstool.
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly,
that God hath made that same Jesus,
whom ye have crucified, both Lord (Kurios) and Christ.'
(Act 2:34-36) (see also Matt,22:43-45)

* G2962 Kurios - Yes, as you say, @civic, it is used many times in the book of Acts, of the Lord Jesus Christ. Yet only in 2:34 (above), [quoted from Psalm 110:1], is the Greek word, 'Ho' (the Greek article - G3588) specified: when the words, 'the Lord' is used many times in Acts? Yet only here does the concordance state that the words, 'the Lord', is 'ho Kurios', showing that the Greek article is present. If you have a knowledge of Greek grammar, would you please explain this to me, please?

Jesus is called God in Acts​

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We can see that there is only One Savior who is Lord from both the Old and New Testaments. Now there is a particular poster who claims the book of Acts never refers to Jesus as God. We will see that the word Lord in many places is used in the book of Acts as an equivalent to God.​

Isa 43:11​

11"I, even I, am the Lord,(YHWH)​

And there is no savior besides Me. ​

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Isa 45:21-23​

Is it not I, the Lord? (YHWH)​

And there is no other God besides Me,​

A righteous God and a Savior;​

There is none except Me.​

22"Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth;​

For I am God, and there is no other.​

23"I have sworn by Myself,​

The word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness​

And will not turn back,​

That to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance.​

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Below we see in fact it is the name of Jesus alone by which men must be saved. There is no other name which can save a man.​

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Acts 4:12​

12"And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."​

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Here we see Stephen pray to Jesus as he was being stoned which would be forbidden if He were not God. We also see that Stephen was full of the Holy Spirit when he was praying to Jesus.​

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Acts 7:59-60​

59 They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" 60Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" Having said this, he fell asleep.​

* Praise God!

Jesus is Lord(YHWH) of all with no exceptions​

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Acts 10:36​

"The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all)​

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Acts 14:3​

3 Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands.​

* Praise God!

We see below that it was the name of Jesus whom they proclaimed as Lord. It was Jesus who was preached to the gentiles.​

Acts 15:15-18​

15 "With this the words of the Prophets agree, just as it is written,​

16'AFTER THESE THINGS I will return,​

AND I WILL REBUILD THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID WHICH HAS FALLEN,​

AND I WILL REBUILD ITS RUINS,​

AND I WILL RESTORE IT,​

17SO THAT THE REST OF MANKIND MAY SEEK THE LORD,​

AND ALL THE GENTILES WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME,' ​

18SAYS THE LORD, WHO MAKES THESE THINGS KNOWN FROM LONG AGO.​

Acts 15:23-26​

"The apostles and the brethren who are elders, to the brethren in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are from the Gentiles, greetings.​

24"Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed you with their words, unsettling your souls, 25 it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. ​

The phrase the word of God is synonymous with the word of the Lord (Jesus,YHWH)​

Acts 15:35​

But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching with many others also, the word of the Lord.​

Again it is the Lord Jesus who was prayed to and who answers prayers.​

Acts 16:14-15​

14 A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul. 15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.​

Below we see to believe in the Lord (Jesus) is the same as believing in God. In fact we see that they first believed in the Lord Jesus and later referred to that as believing in God therefore calling the Lord Jesus God !!​

Acts 16:31-34​

31They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." 32And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house. 33And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household. 34 And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household.​

So we can see that Jesus was preached in the book of Acts as the only One who can save men from their sins. We see He is indeed the Savior. We see He was prayed to under the power of the Holy Spirit and that Jesus answered prayer. They also called the word of God the word of the Lord making Jesus equal with God. We also see that those who believed in the Lord Jesus actually believed in God, therefore calling Jesus - God.​

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We also see the Peter in fact calls Jesus YHWH when he refers to Joel below. When Peter calls Jesus Lord it is the same as calling Him YHWH,​

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Joel 2:32​

32 "And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the Lord​

Will be delivered;​

For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem​

There will be those who escape,​

As the Lord has said,​

Even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.​

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Acts 2:21​

1 'AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.'​

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Acts 2:34-36​

4 "For it was not David who ascended into heaven, but he himself says:​

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'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD,​

"SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,​

35 UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET."'​

36 "Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ — this Jesus whom you crucified."​

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Acts 4:10-12​

0 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead — by this name this man stands here before you in good health. 11 "He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone. 12 "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."​

* Praise God!

It is the same Lord YHWH whom Stephen prayed to as he was dying for his faith in the Lord Jesus who saved him. To deny this is to turn a blind eye to the scriptures. We know from scripture that only God can save (Is 43:11) but we see in Acts that the Lord Jesus saved men from their sin. Had God not become man He could not of died for our sins. Had Jesus not been God He could not save us from sin.​

Acts 7:59-60​

59 They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!" 60 Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them!" Having said this, he fell asleep.​

* 'Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was:
and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.'
(Ecc 12:7)

Jesus, Savior,Lord and God were interchangeable names for the one true God in Acts and the Epistles.​

And of course we have YHWH who will be pierced, and He will pour out His Spirit. We know from the NT it was Jesus who would send the Helper,Comforter, Holy Spirit to His disciples and who was pierced.​

Zech 12:10-11​

10 "I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.​

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Acts 2:36-40​

36 "Therefore let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made Him both Lord and Christ — this Jesus whom you crucified."​

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37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?" 38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 "For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself."​

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Acts 3:17-20​

"And now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did also. 18 "But the things which God announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. 19 "Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord;​

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hope this helps !!!​

Thank you @civic, - a joy to read.
In Christ Jesus
Chris

 

[Fred]

Acts 2:20 (Joel 2:31; 3:4 in the LXX)
The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood,
before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.
From the writings of Peter:
2 Peter 3:2-4, 10
(2) that you should remember the words spoken beforehand by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken by your apostles. (cf. 'the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,' Jude 17)
(3) Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts,
(4) and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all continues just as it was from the beginning of creation.”
(10) But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up.

The above is from post 8.


Notice how the ending of Malachi 4:5 (3:22 in the Septuagint) reads the exact same way as in Joel 2:31 (3:4 in the Septuagint) and Acts 2:20. It is interesting how almost the final words of the final prophetic book correspond to not only what was taught in the Book of Joel but what was also affirmed by Peter in which Luke recorded. That being Jesus is "Lord" in that He is YHWH.

Malachi 4:5 (3:22 LXX)
Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.
Joel 2:31 (3:4 LXX)
The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.
Acts 2:20
The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.

Malachi 4:5 (3:22 LXX)
πρὶν ἐλθεῖν ἡμέραν κυρίου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ
Joel 2:31 (3:4 LXX)
πρὶν ἐλθεῖν ἡμέραν κυρίου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ
Acts 2:20
πρὶν ἐλθεῖν ἡμέραν κυρίου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ

 

[101G]

There is only One Lord- 1 Corinthians 8:6
There is only One Sovereign and Lord Jude 1:4

Kurios( Lord ) is the Greek word in the LXX for YHWH.

Jesus is called God in Acts

We can see that there is only One Savior who is Lord from both the Old and New Testaments. Now there is a particular poster who claims the book of Acts never refers to Jesus as God. We will see that the word Lord in many places is used in the book of Acts as an equivalent to God.

That equivalent is the "EQUAL SHARE IN THE ECHAD" of his own-self just as Philippians 2:6 clearly states, "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:"

There is only One Lord- 1 Corinthians 8:6

and that one Lord is the Spirit, the Holy Spirit. 1 Peter 1:10 "Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:" 1 Peter 1:11 "Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow." where was the Spirit ..... of Christ? in the prophets of the OT, ...... well question who moved those OT prophets to prophesized? answer 2 Peter 1:21 "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."

101G.

 

[101G]

Notice how the ending of Malachi 4:5 (3:22 in the Septuagint) reads the exact same way as in Joel 2:31 (3:4 in the Septuagint) and Acts 2:20. It is interesting how almost the final words of the final prophetic book correspond to not only what was taught in the Book of Joel but what was also affirmed by Peter in which Luke recorded. That being Jesus is "Lord" in that He is YHWH.

Malachi 4:5 (3:22 LXX)
Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.
Joel 2:31 (3:4 LXX)

this Malachi 4:5 "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:" this verse refer to the two witness of Revelation 11. which are John the Baptist, and the Lord Jesus the Christ. John the Baptist is clearly identified as the Elijah that is to come. especially by the very next verse. Malachi 4:6 "And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse."
and this verse is fulfilled in Luke 1:16 "And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God." Luke 1:17 "And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

this is like reading a newspaper from yesterday. "And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children" Malachi 4:6 "And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers" this is word for word. and this, as said of the coming of John the Baptist, and the Lord Jesus the two witnesses.

101G.

 

[Fred]

Acts 14:3
3 Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands.

Thanks for bringing up this passage which also proves Jesus is YHWH.

 

[civic]

Thanks for bringing up this passage which also proves Jesus is YHWH.

Indeed brother!!

 

[101G]

Thanks for bringing up this passage which also proves Jesus is YHWH.

and 1 John 2:1 proves that Jesus is the Holy Spirit. well now that narrow it down, God is only one person.

when Christian truly understand the term H259, ECHAD in the OT .... and or G243 Allos in the NT, then one will clearly see that "GOD" is only one person, EQUALL SHARE IN A "NATURAL BODY" TO DIE FOR OUR SINS. THEN RAISED IN A NOW GLORIFIED BODY IN THE RESURECTION.

1o1G

 

[Fred]

and 1 John 2:1 proves that Jesus is the Holy Spirit. well now that narrow it down, God is only one person.

He shall glorify Me (John 16:14).

Your confusion with pronouns continues.

 

[101G]

He shall glorify Me (John 16:14).

Your confusion with pronouns continues.

GINOLJC, to all.
John 16:14 "He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you." supportive scripture, Isaiah 63:5 "And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me." and was he not glorified with his "OWN SPIRIT?" let's check the record, John 17:5 "And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was."
WHAT? ..... OWNSELF? "therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me". and was not that GLORIFICATION happen on the day od Pentecost? let's check the record again, Acts 2:33 "Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear." STOP THE PRESS, the Lord Jesus "shed forth" the Holy Spirit? question time ..... what do shed forth mean? pour out,
shed forth: G1632 ἐκχέω ekcheo (ek-che'-ō) v.
ἐκχύνω ekchuno (ek-chï '-nō) [by variation]
1. to pour forth.
2. (figuratively) to bestow.
[from G1537 and cheo “to pour”]
KJV: gush (pour) out, run greedily (out), shed (abroad, forth), spill
Root(s): G1537
(pour) out? let's check the record again, Joel 2:28 "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:"

this is the LORD, the one whom you call the Father is speaking......

101G

 

[Fred]

GINOLJC, to all.
John 16:14 "He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you." supportive scripture, Isaiah 63:5 "And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me." and was he not glorified with his "OWN SPIRIT?" let's check the record, John 17:5 "And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was."
WHAT? ..... OWNSELF? "therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me". and was not that GLORIFICATION happen on the day od Pentecost? let's check the record again, Acts 2:33 "Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear." STOP THE PRESS, the Lord Jesus "shed forth" the Holy Spirit? question time ..... what do shed forth mean? pour out,
shed forth: G1632 ἐκχέω ekcheo (ek-che'-ō) v.
ἐκχύνω ekchuno (ek-chï '-nō) [by variation]
1. to pour forth.
2. (figuratively) to bestow.
[from G1537 and cheo “to pour”]
KJV: gush (pour) out, run greedily (out), shed (abroad, forth), spill
Root(s): G1537
(pour) out? let's check the record again, Joel 2:28 "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:"

this is the LORD, the one whom you call the Father is speaking......

101G

You confusion of the pronouns continues...

 

[101G]

You confusion of the pronouns continues...

Confusion? or your lack of understanding. if you cannot respond with scripture, just don't respond.

101G.

 

[Fred]

Confusion?

...is all yours.