The Jewish, the Christian and the Mohammedan religion are referred to as “monotheistic”, that is to say, they believe in the existence of one God. But they did come to completely different results about God. Their teachings and their expectations are opposing one another totally.

How can one explain the various developments, if the place of origin was the same? Did God not make Himself plain enough? Have the Jews as the chosen carrier of His testimony not recognized the manifestation of Himself? Did the Christians misinterpret the same? And did the Moslems completely ignore it, being confused by the former law? God has given an all-sufficient testimony of Himself, but we must distinguish between His own witness contained in His Word, given in complete harmony through all His prophets, and between the scribes and what they made of it. The one who truly believes, values only what God said in His own Word. What men say about Him and His Word is irrelevant, but it was the actual cause of bringing the various denominations and religions into existence. The Lord wishes to introduce Himself the way He is, not the way we make Him.

Through the prophet Isaiah He states, “Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen, that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he; before me there was NO GOD formed, neither shall there be after me. 1, even 1, am THE LORD, and beside me there is NO SAVIOUR.” (chapter 43: 10-11). A true witness must have seen and have heard something, he must have been present as the occurring event, before he can give testimony. The Word came to the prophets. God used them to testify to the things they have seen, heard and experienced. The people of Israel are collectively called “the servants” and “the witnesses”. Through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, they were chosen to carry the most holy testimony of God Himself. The commission of the church is to testify to God’s self-manifestation, which is the actual realization of the greatest mystery ever known.

Of John the Baptist we read, “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.” (John 1: 6-8). The most trustworthy witness was the Lord Himself, who said, “He that cometh from above is above all; he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth; he that cometh from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath received his testimony hath set his seal to this, that God is true.” (John 3: 31-33). Paul writes, “Let God be true, but every man a liar.” (Romans 3: 4). Almost the same wording as it is found in Isaiah 43 was addressed to the eye and ear witnesses of that day, “the apostles”, who experienced all what had happened with the Messiah, “… and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” (Acts 1: 8b).

The apostles also have testified separately to this. John writes, “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life … that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you …” (I John 1: 1-3). Peter gave his testimony, “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye witnesses of his majesty.” (II Peter 1: 16).

The harmony of the Old and the New Testament and the total coinciding of the prophets and the apostles should be overwhelming to everyone. For ever the same God speaks and acts. John writes, “… who bore witness of the Word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.” (Rev. 1: 2). The prophets and the apostles never said, “I think so”, “maybe”, “perhaps” or “it could be”. In their words and testimonies lies the absolute certainty, because they heard, they saw, they experienced.

In this exposition we are neither going to involve ourselves with the ideas of the many scholars and theologians, nor with what they write or explain. We shall exclusively stay with the Holy Scriptures, which is the measuring rod and only foundation. Nobody is able to understand the deep Bible mysteries; that is true. Because what is written in I Corinthians 2: 14 will reveal itself right to the end, “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.”

Paul also writes about the things, which eye has not seen, ear has not heard, etc., but have made known, “But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.” (I Corinthians 2: 10). Through the Word of God we come to know the mysterious hidden but also manifested wisdom of the Almighty (I Corinthians 2: 7 ) .

The genuine believers are led into all the Truth of the Word according to John 16: 13, “… when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth.” The statement of Romans 8: 14 is still true: “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” The spirit of man has no access to that supernatural dimension.

God is from eternity: He is a being in spirit-form (John 4: 24). He was hidden in His own majesty until He came forth. In I Timothy 6: 16, we read of Him, “… who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see; to whom be honour and power everlasting Amen.” Eternity never began, and therefore, it can never end. When God stepped out of eternity, time began. The Bible describes that moment as “the beginning”. In the beginning, God, the unknown and unseen, emerged from His fullness of majesty and appeared in a visible form, in a theophany, which is a spiritual body.

In Genesis 1: 1, we read, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” That “beginning” was not the endless eternity but points out the commencing of time, when God started to act out His great plan. John writes about that moment of God in action, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1: 1). Firstly, God created heaven and all that is therein, then He created the earth and the sea and all therein. This planet, called “the earth”, was formless and void; there was no light and no life on earth. Darkness was upon the face of the deep. Then God spoke, “‘Let there be light’: and there was light.” (Genesis 1: 3). Everything came into existence by the power of His spoken Word. His Word has creative power within itself (Hebrews 11: 3). The majestic creation of the universe testifies to the majesty of the Creator.

No one should try to comprehend God with his intellectual knowledge, nor should anyone endeavour to explain Him through theological terminologies. He is above all comprehension and above every knowledge that will ever exist, as it is written, “… Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee.” (I Kings 8: 27). In Isaiah 66: 1, we read, “Thus saith the Lord: The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool.” The Almighty fills everything; He is infinite and omnipotent. He did not remain the unknown, hidden God without name or shape—He has made Himself known in various ways since time began.

The Jewish, the Christian and the Mohammedan religion are referred to as “monotheistic”, that is to say, they believe in the existence of one God. But they did come to completely different results about God. Their teachings and their expectations are opposing one another totally.

How can one explain the various developments, if the place of origin was the same? Did God not make Himself plain enough? Have the Jews as the chosen carrier of His testimony not recognized the manifestation of Himself? Did the Christians misinterpret the same? And did the Moslems completely ignore it, being confused by the former law? God has given an all-sufficient testimony of Himself, but we must distinguish between His own witness contained in His Word, given in complete harmony through all His prophets, and between the scribes and what they made of it. The one who truly believes, values only what God said in His own Word. What men say about Him and His Word is irrelevant, but it was the actual cause of bringing the various denominations and religions into existence. The Lord wishes to introduce Himself the way He is, not the way we make Him.

Through the prophet Isaiah He states, “Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen, that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he; before me there was NO GOD formed, neither shall there be after me. 1, even 1, am THE LORD, and beside me there is NO SAVIOUR.” (chapter 43: 10-11). A true witness must have seen and have heard something, he must have been present as the occurring event, before he can give testimony. The Word came to the prophets. God used them to testify to the things they have seen, heard and experienced. The people of Israel are collectively called “the servants” and “the witnesses”. Through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, they were chosen to carry the most holy testimony of God Himself. The commission of the church is to testify to God’s self-manifestation, which is the actual realization of the greatest mystery ever known.

Of John the Baptist we read, “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.” (John 1: 6-8). The most trustworthy witness was the Lord Himself, who said, “He that cometh from above is above all; he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth; he that cometh from heaven is above all. And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath received his testimony hath set his seal to this, that God is true.” (John 3: 31-33). Paul writes, “Let God be true, but every man a liar.” (Romans 3: 4). Almost the same wording as it is found in Isaiah 43 was addressed to the eye and ear witnesses of that day, “the apostles”, who experienced all what had happened with the Messiah, “… and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” (Acts 1: 8b).

The apostles also have testified separately to this. John writes, “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life … that which we have seen and heard declare we unto you …” (I John 1: 1-3). Peter gave his testimony, “For we have not followed cunningly devised fables when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye witnesses of his majesty.” (II Peter 1: 16).

The harmony of the Old and the New Testament and the total coinciding of the prophets and the apostles should be overwhelming to everyone. For ever the same God speaks and acts. John writes, “… who bore witness of the Word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.” (Rev. 1: 2). The prophets and the apostles never said, “I think so”, “maybe”, “perhaps” or “it could be”. In their words and testimonies lies the absolute certainty, because they heard, they saw, they experienced.

In this exposition we are neither going to involve ourselves with the ideas of the many scholars and theologians, nor with what they write or explain. We shall exclusively stay with the Holy Scriptures, which is the measuring rod and only foundation. Nobody is able to understand the deep Bible mysteries; that is true. Because what is written in I Corinthians 2: 14 will reveal itself right to the end, “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.”

Paul also writes about the things, which eye has not seen, ear has not heard, etc., but have made known, “But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.” (I Corinthians 2: 10). Through the Word of God we come to know the mysterious hidden but also manifested wisdom of the Almighty (I Corinthians 2: 7 ) .

The genuine believers are led into all the Truth of the Word according to John 16: 13, “… when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth.” The statement of Romans 8: 14 is still true: “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” The spirit of man has no access to that supernatural dimension.

God is from eternity: He is a being in spirit-form (John 4: 24). He was hidden in His own majesty until He came forth. In I Timothy 6: 16, we read of Him, “… who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see; to whom be honour and power everlasting Amen.” Eternity never began, and therefore, it can never end. When God stepped out of eternity, time began. The Bible describes that moment as “the beginning”. In the beginning, God, the unknown and unseen, emerged from His fullness of majesty and appeared in a visible form, in a theophany, which is a spiritual body.

In Genesis 1: 1, we read, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” That “beginning” was not the endless eternity but points out the commencing of time, when God started to act out His great plan. John writes about that moment of God in action, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1: 1). Firstly, God created heaven and all that is therein, then He created the earth and the sea and all therein. This planet, called “the earth”, was formless and void; there was no light and no life on earth. Darkness was upon the face of the deep. Then God spoke, “‘Let there be light’: and there was light.” (Genesis 1: 3). Everything came into existence by the power of His spoken Word. His Word has creative power within itself (Hebrews 11: 3). The majestic creation of the universe testifies to the majesty of the Creator.

No one should try to comprehend God with his intellectual knowledge, nor should anyone endeavour to explain Him through theological terminologies. He is above all comprehension and above every knowledge that will ever exist, as it is written, “… Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee.” (I Kings 8: 27). In Isaiah 66: 1, we read, “Thus saith the Lord: The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool.” The Almighty fills everything; He is infinite and omnipotent. He did not remain the unknown, hidden God without name or shape—He has made Himself known in various ways since time began.