When God/Elohim revealed Himself in the Old Testament, then it was as Lord/Yahweh – we have understood that. In the New Testament, He revealed Himself in the Son. The Holy Scripture explains to us who the Son is:

“And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” (Lk. 1:43).

“My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.” (Lk. 1:46b-47).

Thus He is Lord from the very beginning; as Son He was begotten and born. After His resurrection, He was only called “Lord” in the Gospel of John:

“Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.” (Jn. 20:2).

“And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.” (Jn. 20:13).

“Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.” (Jn. 20:18).

“And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.” (Jn. 20:20).

“The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.” (Jn. 20:25).

“And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.” (Jn. 20:28).

“Wherefore I give you to understand, … that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.” (1. Cor. 12:3).

As Lord, as the I am He was before Abraham. “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” (Jn. 8:58).

As Son He testifies, “… and have believed that I came out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.” (Jn. 16:27b-28).

“… and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.” (Jn. 17:8b).

“… by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.” (Jn. 16:30b).

“Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.” (Jn. 17:11b).

All promises and symbolic shadow images of the Old Testament became and are becoming reality in the course of the New Testament.

The Redeemer had to be Son of Abraham and Son of David (Mat. 1:1).

He had to be Son of Man and Son of God (Lk. 1:35).

He had to be the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world (Jn. 1:29).

He had to be the Mediator of the New Covenant (Heb. 9:15).

He had to be the Advocate (1. Jn. 2:1-2).

He had to be High Priest (Heb. 2:17).

As the only begotten Son, He is the Firstborn among many brethren (Rom. 8:29; Gal. 3:26; Heb. 2:11). We also have to consider as what our Redeemer is shown when He became man. Upon the question whether He was the Son of God, “Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” (Mat. 26:64).

Not as a second person of God, but as Son of Man He is at the right Hand of God. This designation is found more than seventy times in the four gospels, but not once from Romans until the last verse in the Epistle of Jude. From Rom. 1 on, He is described as Son of God in connection with the completed work of Redemption and the Church.

Therefore, it does not state “Son of God” in Jn. 3:13, but rather “Son of Man”: “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.”

In Mat. 25:31 we read: “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory …”

In Mat. 25:1-13 He comes as the Bridegroom, and the virgins who are ready will go with Him to the marriage.

It is absolutely imperative that we read God’s Word correctly, place it properly, and receive the revelation by the Holy Spirit. We see the three main manifestations of God as Father in heaven, in the Son on earth, and in the Church through the Holy Spirit. Then we see the various areas of responsibility of the Redeemer when He became man. He can be all in all: Son of God, Son of Man, Son of David, Son of Abraham, Lamb of God, indeed, the Lion of the tribe of Judah. He is Mediator and Advocate; He is King, Priest, Prophet. Blessed be our Lord and God who has granted us the adoption as sons in His only begotten Son (Gal. 4:4-7)! Now we are the children of God, and in the completion we shall be transformed into the image of the Son of God (1. Jn. 3:1-3; and others). The Redeemer became man as we are so that we can become as He is in the first resurrection.

Since the First Council of Nicaea (325 AD), Christianity has been misled. Until then, as in Judaism from the beginning, the valid belief was in one God Who does not tolerate any other gods besides Him (Ex. 20; a. o.). The church fathers who came from paganism all hated the Jews and fashioned a triune Godhead after the pagan pattern. In the Nicene Creed it says the following about Jesus Christ: “… the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made ...” There is absolutely no testimony in the Bible of such a son, who was supposedly begotten and born of the Father in heaven before the beginning of time. That is the doctrine of the antichrist, and it is contrary to 1. Jn. 4:2-3. The Son of God was begotten by the Holy Ghost. He is the Anointed, the Christ, and was born in Bethlehem. In the entire Old Testament, He was the Lord/Yahweh; in the New Testament we know Him as Son – Yahshua/Jesus. The doctrine of the trinity, the so-called “three eternal persons,” is not found anywhere in the Bible. It was imposed as the first dogma – the pillar of the church in the Roman Empire – and has been adopted by all the other Christian churches worldwide.

When God/Elohim revealed Himself in the Old Testament, then it was as Lord/Yahweh – we have understood that. In the New Testament, He revealed Himself in the Son. The Holy Scripture explains to us who the Son is:

 “And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?” (Lk. 1:43).

“My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.” (Lk. 1:46b-47).

Thus He is Lord from the very beginning; as Son He was begotten and born. After His resurrection, He was only called “Lord” in the Gospel of John:  

 “Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.” (Jn. 20:2).

 “And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.” (Jn. 20:13).

 “Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.” (Jn. 20:18).

 “And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.” (Jn. 20:20).

 “The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.” (Jn. 20:25).

 “And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.” (Jn. 20:28).

 “Wherefore I give you to understand, … that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.” (1. Cor. 12:3).

As Lord, as the I am He was before Abraham. “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” (Jn. 8:58).

As Son He testifies, “… and have believed that I came out from God. I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.” (Jn. 16:27b-28).

 “… and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.” (Jn. 17:8b).

 “… by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.” (Jn. 16:30b).

 “Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.” (Jn. 17:11b).

All promises and symbolic shadow images of the Old Testament became and are becoming reality in the course of the New Testament.

The Redeemer had to be Son of Abraham and Son of David (Mat. 1:1).

He had to be Son of Man and Son of God (Lk. 1:35).

He had to be the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world (Jn. 1:29).

He had to be the Mediator of the New Covenant (Heb. 9:15).

He had to be the Advocate (1. Jn. 2:1-2).

He had to be High Priest (Heb. 2:17).

As the only begotten Son, He is the Firstborn among many brethren (Rom. 8:29; Gal. 3:26; Heb. 2:11). We also have to consider as what our Redeemer is shown when He became man. Upon the question whether He was the Son of God, “Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” (Mat. 26:64).

Not as a second person of God, but as Son of Man He is at the right Hand of God. This designation is found more than seventy times in the four gospels, but not once from Romans until the last verse in the Epistle of Jude. From Rom. 1 on, He is described as Son of God in connection with the completed work of Redemption and the Church.

Therefore, it does not state “Son of God” in Jn. 3:13, but rather “Son of Man”: “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.”

In Mat. 25:31 we read: “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory …”

In Mat. 25:1-13 He comes as the Bridegroom, and the virgins who are ready will go with Him to the marriage.

It is absolutely imperative that we read God’s Word correctly, place it properly, and receive the revelation by the Holy Spirit. We see the three main manifestations of God as Father in heaven, in the Son on earth, and in the Church through the Holy Spirit. Then we see the various areas of responsibility of the Redeemer when He became man. He can be all in all: Son of God, Son of Man, Son of David, Son of Abraham, Lamb of God, indeed, the Lion of the tribe of Judah. He is Mediator and Advocate; He is King, Priest, Prophet. Blessed be our Lord and God who has granted us the adoption as sons in His only begotten Son (Gal. 4:4-7)! Now we are the children of God, and in the completion we shall be transformed into the image of the Son of God (1. Jn. 3:1-3; and others). The Redeemer became man as we are so that we can become as He is in the first resurrection.

Since the First Council of Nicaea (325 AD), Christianity has been misled. Until then, as in Judaism from the beginning, the valid belief was in one God Who does not tolerate any other gods besides Him (Ex. 20; a. o.). The church fathers who came from paganism all hated the Jews and fashioned a triune Godhead after the pagan pattern. In the Nicene Creed it says the following about Jesus Christ: “… the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made ...” There is absolutely no testimony in the Bible of such a son, who was supposedly begotten and born of the Father in heaven before the beginning of time. That is the doctrine of the antichrist, and it is contrary to 1. Jn. 4:2-3. The Son of God was begotten by the Holy Ghost. He is the Anointed, the Christ, and was born in Bethlehem. In the entire Old Testament, He was the Lord/Yahweh; in the New Testament we know Him as Son – Yahshua/Jesus. The doctrine of the trinity, the so-called “three eternal persons,” is not found anywhere in the Bible. It was imposed as the first dogma – the pillar of the church in the Roman Empire – and has been adopted by all the other Christian churches worldwide.