Who is Jehovah?
by B.C. Pratt
Jehovah means the Eternal, the Immutable One, He who WAS, and IS, and IS TO COME. Jehovah is indicated by capital letters, "LORD".
(Genesis 21:33 KJV) And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
(Exodus 6:2-3 KJV) And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: {3} And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
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Jehovah-LORD |
Jesus Christ |
ALMIGHTY |
(Genesis 17:1 KJV) And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. |
(Revelation 1:8 KJV) I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. |
LORD OF LORDS |
(Deuteronomy 10:17 KJV) For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward: |
(Revelation 17:14 KJV) These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. |
SAVIOR |
(Isaiah 43:11 KJV) I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
(Hosea 13:4 KJV) Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me |
(Luke 2:11 KJV) For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. |
KING |
(Zechariah 14:9 KJV) And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.
(Hosea 13:10 KJV) I (LORD) will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? |
(Luke 1:31-33 KJV) And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. {32}He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: {33} And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
(Matthew 21:5 KJV) Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
(Mark 15:2 KJV) And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
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CREATOR |
(Isaiah 45:18 KJV) For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else. |
(Hebrews 1:8, 10 KJV) But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. ... {10} And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
(Colossians 1:13,16 KJV) Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: ...{16} For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
(Ephesians 3:9 KJV) And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: |
STONE OF STUMBLING |
(Isaiah 8:13-14 KJV) Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. {14} And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. |
(1 Peter 2:7-8 KJV) Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, {8} And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. |
PIERCED |
(Zechariah 12:10 KJV) And I (LORD) will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. |
(John 19:34 KJV) But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
(John 19:36-37 KJV) For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. {37} And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. |
EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO HIM AND EVERY TONGUE SHALL CONFESS |
(Isaiah 45:23-24 KJV) I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. {24} Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. |
(Philippians 2:10-11 KJV) That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; {11} And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. |
JUDGE |
(Isaiah 33:22 KJV) For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us. |
(John 5:22 KJV) For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
(Romans 2:16 KJV) In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. |
Conclusion: Jehovah (LORD) in the Old Testament is Jesus Christ in the New Testament.
(Matthew 1:23 KJV) Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, GOD WITH US.
(Hebrews 13:8 KJV) Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Question: Who, then, are Jehovah's witnesses?
(Isaiah 43:1, 10-12 KJV) But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. {10}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. {11} I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. {12} I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
Compare that with what Paul writes about us today:
(2 Corinthians 5:20 KJV) Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
(2 Corinthians 6:1 KJV) We then, as workers together with him,...
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