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ALEPH TAV, APOLOGETICS PREPARATION, EVIDENCE FOR THE TRINITY, TRINITY

IS THE TRINITY TRUE?  (Part 0.3)

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DIRECTORY TO POST IN THIS SERIES

Step 1- Part 0.3

OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IN THIS SESSION WILL BE ON VERSE 1 and 2

For a better look at the Interlinear PASSAGE FOR GENESIS 1:2 Click Here

Ruach= Spirit, Wind, Breath

roo-ahk

*ruach is in the common singular construct. Do not think of as you have to choose one meaning over the other- that’s the Western mindset. Now you must put on your Hebrew Mindset and not override what the Hebrew is teaching us. Ruach consists of all three meanings at the same time; it means spirit, wind and breath -all in one thought!

ELOHIM = Supreme One, Mighty One

el-low-heem

*elohim is in the masculine plural form. Elohim is not only used for GOD, but on occasion it is used in scripture in reference to human rulers, angels, or judges.

el-low-heem appears 2, 598 times in scripture.

The primary emphasis is on power and might.  GOD is the Most High Elohim. Not all Elohim are equal.  Scripture also applies the title to “little gods” as elohim (lower case E). Just as we recognize GOD spelled with a capital G, (as a Proper Noun), there are also little ‘gods’ that we express and recognize with a lower case ‘g.’

As you can see, Elohim is a BIG WORD. 

More on this later.

RUACH ELOHIM

ruach el-o-heem

Both words are proper nouns. Proper Nouns identify a person, place or thing. Genesis 1:2 does not identify the Spirit as a proper noun in the masculine tense in this verse. Yet, we have it on good authority that GOD, Elohim is masculine and describes Himself grammatically with proper nouns. (Genesis 1:1 and 2 both introduce Elohim on the pages of scripture in the masculine plural form.

* Since scripture is clearly indicating that the “Spirit” belongs to GOD, (masculine plural) –making no assumptions and doubting nothing, we can safely say that, the Spirit of GOD is being spoken of grammatically as a proper noun and not a place or a thing… and not an entity.

Important Note: There is no place in the biblical canon where Elohim is not expressed in the masculine plural form, in reference to GOD.

Elohim is plural. The ending ‘im‘ (pronounced ‘EEM’) places the word “GOD” in the plural form, meaning more than one.

All I want you to consider right now is that, GOD knows plural from singular. He knows how to express His Name in singular or in plural. He expresses His Name in the plural form. He could have given His name and identity as eh-loh-ah – but He did not, deliberately. This is His language and at the opening of His Story, His very first message to mankind, He presents to us His Identity in pluralistic form.

GOD’s Oneness is much bigger and more consequential than the literal sense alone can convey.

Sit with this for awhile.

When GOD gives You His Name, the Oneness of Elohim could only be expressed in the pluralistic form.

He is One and More Than One at the same time!

And that’s just the beginning!

Excerpt from another teaching…

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THE LORD LOVES A GOOD DISCUSSION! Proverbs 2 (ALL)

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We Are Building a Case:

So far we have established the following...

By examining only two passages of scripture (Genesis 1:1-2) and following the pattern in scripture; In this lesson, we discovered 17 additional appearances of Spirit of GOD, through use of the Interlinear.

  • Spirit of God (ruach Elohim) — e.g., Genesis 1:2, Job 33:4

Beyond the references to the Spirit of GOD (aka ruach elohim, ruach YHVH, ruach kodsho), one of the primary purposes of this lesson is to provide insight into the number of times the Spirit of GOD is mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures and what He does for us, for mankind.

In general, the Spirit of GOD is referred to a minimum of 94 times on the pages of scripture. The more we pay attention to His functions, roles and responsibilities in the Kingdom of Heaven, the more we will begin to see the Triune nature of how GOD and His Holy Spirit operate. We will be able to see their unity from which they both minister to us.

By doing this, you will also begin to see how easily we read past every mention of the Holy Spirit and read in to the verse our own preconceived notions, ignoring Him and inserting "GOD" instead, like we're just reading another name for GOD. This is a very fine line to address. So let's go back and read Genesis 1:1-2 again, which illustrates this point from the beginning.

  • 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
  • 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

If we read this and tell ourselves that GOD just changed His name in the middle of 2 verses, then we are just doing ourselves an injustice. And as you may come to see later in this course, we can inhibit our own ability to operate in the spiritual realm because we don't even understand the person and power of the Holy Spirit.

How can we operate in His Power and receive it in it's fullness when we do not even understand who He is? If we do not understand the value of what GOD is giving to us, we either just dismiss it as irrelevant or sit it on a shelf and say "Glory, Halleluyah" and walk around powerless, without wisdom, knowledge, understanding, power, and cutting off the counsel of GOD.

You can't have a relationship with someone who treats you like you do not exist. GOD wants a full relationship. We have to treat Him like He exist. This can only happen when we begin by receiving what He is saying to us, as opposed to dismissing it. Just like we do not care for our thoughts, ideas or words being dismissed, how much more should we reverence (respect, honor, pay attention to) the Words of GOD?

Continuing in the Context...

I am going to continue to add scriptural proofs as we go. More than likely we will cover over all 94 appearances of the Holy Spirit in the Hebrew Scriptures, or come very close to it. At that point, you will have to decide if you are reading your own biases and presuppositions into the text (eisegesis) or allowing the scripture to tell you who the Holy Spirit is (exegesis).

  • eisegesis (eye-suh-gee-sis)
  • exegesis (ex-suh-gee-sis)

So the question becomes, if GOD tells you 94 times who His Spirit is and what He is sent to do for you, will you listen? Will you hear Him?

If GOD demonstrates MULTIPLE-MULTIPLE-MULTIPLE times His Triune nature on the pages of scripture, without using the word 'trinity' (which wasn't even in existence at the time scripture was written- It's an English word and concept, not Hebrew or Hebraic), because He shows you who He is, without labels. Will you believe Him?

But the word TRINITY is not in the Scripture?

(For those who would argue the point with you that the word 'trinity' does not exist on the pages of scripture, I would only say to them, "Why would it be?"

The Testimony of Latin, French and English

'Trinity' is a 13th century word which derives from Old French trinite  "the Holy Trinity" (11c.), from Late Latin trinitatem (nominative trinitas) "Trinity, triad" (Tertullian), from Latin trinus "threefold, triple," from plural of trini "three at a time, threefold," related to tres (neuter tria) "three". It expresses, "the meaning or state of having three parts, the concept of threeness" which is from late 14c., also "three parts, a triad."

Note: Why is anyone expecting a 11th or 14th century word to be found in a Hebrew source document, written between the 15th to the 13th century BCE, in the Paleo‑Hebrew alphabet, also known as Proto‑Hebrew or Old Hebrew script.

Latin is only 2,700 years old. French is approx. 1180 to 1400 years old. The English language is roughly 1500 years old. These languages, from which the word trinity emerges, are linguistically, brand new! Hebrew predates the entirety of these languages, which means none of our concepts or terminology, such as the 'trinity' even existed at the time. It's not going to be in a Hebrew document over 3,000 years ago.

This is a baseless and frivolous argument in my opinion. It makes no sense and is only intended to provoke Christians to attempt to reason with an ill-conceived premise, as if it contained some form of validity. It does not. Its just an age old tactic of avoidance and dismissal.

The Trinity is not some Fly-By-Night Religious Theory.

Brief Overview of Church History

The realization that GOD possesses a triune nature was not 'invented' in the 19th or 20th century. Nor the 18th or 17th century, etc. The Early Church Fathers recognized the triune nature of GOD and taught so, far before the Council of Nicea was ever convened in 325 AD, to refute the same Arian heresies that are continuing today! (Details arriving soon in Part 2 - Post 0.1).

Before the concept of Christianity ever appeared on the scene the greatest Rabbi's and Hebrew Scholars and Sages of all time, recognized the triune nature of GOD. The recognition of what GOD was revealing about Himself is not new and most certainly did not begin with Christianity.

In all honesty, we just recognized it too! You could say, we provided confirmation of what scripture was saying centuries before Jesus ever came to make it plain. The Christians finally caught up to what the Rabbi's had already recognized, discussed, examined and taught. It's literally on the pages of scripture. You have to choose to avoid seeing it.

To claim that the trinity can only be valid if the Bible explicitly uses the word 'trinity' is the same as going back to the Garden of Eden and listening to a voice that is outside the voice of GOD. It's the same exact scenario. Reading the Bible as GOD's voice, listening to His Words and then allowing some stranger you have never seen before, or someone you think you know, create doubt in your mind; tell you what they think they heard Him say or what He meant, and convince you that their words carry more weight than His.

We can believe GOD, or believe the intruder in the Garden. It's a choice. Notice, I am not asking you to believe me. My goal is to show you all the patterns and connections in scripture in order for you to see for yourself. Hopefully to prevent, anyone from being talked out of their destiny, calling and relationship with the Most-High by a smooth talker, who wields their zealous nature in twisting 2-3 scriptures and offering them as evidence of truth. as a means to talk you out of the promise.

You need to be more studied than the serpents that are laying in wait.

Sunsets don't literally spell out the words, 'beautiful, awe-inspiring, or simply gorgeous'- either. The sunset has it's language that predates our own ability to put the right words together that are able to convey the splendor and majesty that we are in the process of beholding. You just see it.

What we know is that we are astounded by what we see... and words could never capture the depth and truth of what a sunset has to say. So, all we can say is that they are simply beautiful. And those words didn't exist either. So we did what we do. We developed the best language we could, to give praise to what we were able to behold.

I grant you that there are some people who completely miss the language of a sunset. They may just be distant relatives of those who are not able behold the trinity, either.

The Word Trinity is not in the Bible.

The Concept of the Trinity is in the Bible.

We have this confidence. Moses, saw Father, Son and Holy Spirit working together, understood what was happening and wrote about it. The Prophets of GOD saw, understood and recognized what was happening and wrote about it. The Apostles recognized the triune nature of GOD and spoke, wrote and taught about it. The Early Church Fathers recognized the Triune Nature of GOD and published official decrees, policies, rules and directives to support, mandate and enforce understanding. (To be fair, they were probably exhausted with those who refused instruction).

Although, there are some things in life, such as the ability to perceive a thing, perceive truth, which are called 'gifts'. Everybody does not possess the ability to see beneath the surface, or what's right in front of them, nor can they see what's into the distance. These are gifts of perception (1 Corinthians 12).

At some point you will make peace with the fact that everyone will not see what you see, hear what you hear or understand. Jesus taught about this, e.g., Matt 13:13. GOD has tried to convey concepts and teachings also, to no avail. Which is why we should not get lured into to banned battles or baseless arguments). So don't be dismayed. Truth takes time.

This is why we allow the scriptures to do all the talking - and for that to happen, we have to read. We have to read a lot! Amen.

The word TRINITY does not have to be in scripture. But, we on the other hand, need to be in scripture before there is even a possibility for us to see the Trinity. GOD is not telling you He has a triune nature in Latin, Greek, English. He is showing you through His Divine Being, language, actions, directives and behaviors. When the GODHead is showing us who He is. Believe Him.

See you on the pages of scripture! Amen.

Why am I going to such great lengths to explain this or provide so much detail? Because many people from all over the world are opening up these pages and I have no idea what they know, how much they know or where we need to begin. With that in mind, I want to provide enough basic information for you to peel back the layers of this onion for anyone that inquires of you. So you can untangle layers of doctrinal error and pull their knowledge level up from where ever they are. Amen.

Just a few thoughts to consider as we continue through this course.

Additional Scriptural Proofs of His Character and Nature:

  • Spirit of the Lord (ruach YHWH) — e.g., Isaiah 42:1, Joel 2:28
  • Holy Spirit (ruach haqodesh) - e.g., Ps 51:11, Isa 63:10-11
  • YHVH ELOHIM is a person AND He has a Spirit - which operates separate and apart from Him, fulfilling the Purposes and Plans of GOD.
  • We have cited 17 (minimum) passages of scripture so far that identify the Spirit of GOD as a person, executing assignments as given by GOD. (Ref Part 0.02)

ELOHIM is One and More Than One at the same time!

ELOHIM is always expressed in the Masculine Plural form. This statement can be verified by using the interlinear for all 16 passages of scripture cited in Part 0.2 and 2, 570+ verses of scripture in which Elohim appears.

  • Elohim is always in the masculine plural form - This statement can be verified by using the interlinear for all 16 passages of scripture cited in Part 0.2 and 2, 570+ verses of scripture in which Elohim appears.

GOD and HIS Spirit BOTH Speak. (And GOD Said...)

  • The LORD GOD, YHVH ELOHIM and the Spirit of GOD both speak. (in only 18 passages of scripture so far, we have demonstrated this definitively in Ex 31:1, 2 Chronicles 24:20) - As the pinnacle of GOD's creation, only mankind - created in His image and likeness -also speaks.

The Spirit of GOD Gives LIFE! (just like GOD)

  • Job 27:3
  • Job 33:4

The Spirit of GOD is the Spirit of Prophecy

  • 1 Sam 10:10, 10:20, 18:10, 19:20, 19:23, Isa 61:1,

The Spirit of GOD Dwells Upon a Person Because of the Anointing given to them by GOD.

  • 1 Samuel 16:13 (previous typo corrected)

The Spirit of GOD restrains darkness, comforts, instructs, prevents enemy attacks, provides, guides, deposits insight and wisdom, gave them the pattern for the Tabernacle, i.e., gives us the patterns we need, commissions us for leadership

  • Gen 1:2, Ex 31:3, Num 24:2, 1 Sam 1:1, 10:7, 10, 19;20, 1 Chron 28:12, Isa 61:11, Dan 5:11, 14, Num 11:16-17, Judges 3:10, 6:34

The Spirit of the LORD gives us rest. (Thank You Jesus)

  • Isaiah 63:11-14, 10

I am currently working on Part .04 - The First Stepping Stone. In the meantime, I await your response to Step 1 - Part 0.3.

GOD BLESS,

DIRECTORY TO POST IN THIS SERIES

RECAP: GENESIS CHAPTER ONE

Genesis 1:1-31 King James Version

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

That was simple right? Be certain that you took every step. This will ensure that as we build there will be no gaps in understanding!

ALEPH TAV, APOLOGETICS PREPARATION, EVIDENCE FOR THE TRINITY, TRINITY

IS THE TRINITY TRUE?  (Part 0.2)

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DIRECTORY TO POST IN THIS SERIES

Step 1- Part 0.2

OUR PRIMARY FOCUS WILL BE VERSE 2

Genesis 1:2 King James Version

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

15 POINTS OF CONTACT WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

On an absolute basic level, verse 1 is telling us that GOD created the heavens and the earth.

Verse 2 is explicitly telling us, AND the SPIRIT OF GOD is moving upon the face of the Waters.

This is our first indication that GOD and His SPIRIT are two separate presences.

Scripture is telling us, from the English language alone, on a purely superficial level alone (because there’s even more information packed into verse 1 and 2) , that GOD and His Spirt are two separate beings.

We are seeing a duality so far. GOD and His SPIRIT working together.

ARE YOU SEEING IT?

NOTE: I will not know if your intention is to walk through this course unless you engage by commenting, asking questions or responding to questions, etc. Without engagement, I will consider that you are just browsing through the site. Engagement and Participation are the methods by which you will receive the most benefit.

THE LORD LOVES A GOOD DISCUSSION! Proverbs 2 (ALL)

REMINDER: DID YOU COMPLETE THE READING HOMEWORK?

Read: Book of Revelation Ch 1:8, 1:11, 21:6, and 22:11

IF NOT, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY AND PLEASE STOP AND READ THESE PASSAGES NOW.

A Brief Introduction to the Gifts of the Spirit

GOD can send His Spirit to Abide in You.

In Gen 41:38, observe that Pharoah was aware that GOD's Spirit was in operation and was required in order to resolve the situation in the kingdom. (This is an opportunity to collect notations and citations in scripture of how our enemies know more than we do sometimes).

Genesis 41:38 KJV

And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?

In Genesis 31, the LORD YHVH is speaking in verse 1. GOD YHV H is still speaking in verse 2. He is still speaking in verse 3 - the mic has not changed hands. Note His Words, "I have filled him (speaking of Bezaleel) with the Spirit of GOD."

Exodus 31:1-3 KJV (Ref also Ex 35:31)

  • 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
  • 2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:
  • 3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

Ex 31, GOD is speaking . YHVH just said, He has filled Bezaleel with "The Spirit of GOD." GOD filled Bezaleel with HIS Spirit. GOD has put HIS Spirit in the man of GOD chosen to complete the work.

The Spirit of GOD Interacts Throughout Creation, Continuously

And the Spirit of GOD came upon him... From the Book of Numbers to 2 Chronicles we see seven additional times that the LORD is sending His Spirit to move upon His People...

When the Spirit of GOD Moves...

Numbers 24:2 KJV (Ref: Num 23:16 for context)

And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him.

1 Samuel 11:6 KJV (continuation of event in Ch 10)

6  And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the Lord (YHVH) fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

The Spirit of GOD is The Spirit of Prophecy!

1 Samuel 10:10 KJV

1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord  (YHVH) hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

6 And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.

10And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

1 Samuel 19:20 KJV

And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

1 Samuel 19:23 KJV

And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

2 Chronicles 15:1 KJV

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

The Spirit of GOD Speaks to Mankind

2 Chronicles 24:20 KJV

And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.

1 Chronicles 28:12 KJV (Ch 28 GOD gives David Instructions)

And the pattern of all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:

The Spirit of GOD is Breath

The Spirit of GOD is UPON ME

Job 27:3 KJV

All the while my breath is in me, and the Spirit of God is in my nostrils;

JOB 33:4 KJV

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

The Spirit of GOD ACTIVATES You to GOOD WORKS

Isaiah 61:1 KJV

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

The Spirit of GOD Gives Wisdom & Understanding

Daniel 5:11 KJV

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the Spirit of the Holy God; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of GOD, was found in him;

Daniel 5:14 KJV

I have even heard of thee, that the Spirit of GOD is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.

IN THE BEGINNING...

The Spirit of GOD did not and does not just appear one time in scripture in isolation. He is always moving amongst GOD's People covering, comforting, teaching, instructing, helping, etc. He was with us since the beginning... and He will be with us till the end...

I can almost hear a question...

Before, I respond to it. Let's make another note.

Someone once said to me, "GOD is an essence, not a presence. You don't use personal pronouns to refer to GOD."

I want you to note that YHVH refers to Himself with a personal pronoun. GOD - YHVH ELOHIM, the one who created language and gave it to us, uses personal pronouns when speaking of Himself. Surely, He - the author and finisher of language itself, could have chosen another way to teach us to identify Him when He is speaking. He uses personal pronouns in the Hebrew language and we in turn have translated them into English.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE

GOD ACTS & HIS SPIRIT MOVES...

That being the case, we have seen two very important things so far. GOD YHVH ELOHIM is a person AND He has a Spirit - that operates separate and apart from Him, fulfilling the purposes and plans of GOD.

Throughout the Bible GOD, ELOHIM is addressed with the personal pronoun "He", accentuating His personhood, as a person operating in His authority as our Creator, Judge, Redeemer, Leader, Protector, Defender, Provider, Healer, etc. This distinction is extended to His Holy Spirit, to whom we are also in debt. Isn't it a small thing to ask that we give them the honor to which they are due, right? (paragraph added for emphasis (05/18/26).

COMING UP:

If you are following the information so far, then you are ready for Part 3. If not, please review all of these passages and read then completely in context so that you can see the interaction between GOD and His Spirt moving in unity throughout the earth.

When you are ready continue forward. There is more information coming so that we can build line upon line and precept upon precept.

We will be going back for another look at Genesis 1:1 so that we can strengthen this foundation and continue to build from the beginning.

MOVE NEXT TO: Part .03 - The First Stepping Stone. In the meantime, I await your response to Step 1 - Part 0.2.

GOD BLESS,

As this course is under development, I will update and/or revise portions of this series as we move forward in order to respond to questions or comments that come up along the way. I may have responded to any questions that you have on any post in an update. Please check or send me a question or comment. Thank You.

RECAP: CHAPTER ONE

Genesis 1:1-31 King James Version

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

That was simple right? Be certain that you took every step. This will ensure that as we build there will be no gaps in understanding!

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ALEPH TAV, APOLOGETICS PREPARATION, EVIDENCE FOR THE TRINITY, TRINITY

IS THE TRINITY TRUE?  (Part 0.1)

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In this series the objective is to present the Triune Nature of GOD from the Hebrew Perspective by demonstrating that the Trinity is not a contrived concept invented by Christians.  It is reflected on the pages of scripture and once made visible in the reading of the biblical text, it cannot be ignored or unseen.

It simply exists and reveals itself once we stop reading the scriptures as a bible story or a battleground for a contest of wills.

Usually, we are just reading over data that bears weight on the conversation, proving that the Trinity exists whether we see it or not. The world operates because of the Triune nature of GOD. In the area of apologetics, it would be nice to identify as we study scripture on a daily basis, so that we can apply these valuable insights as we learn.

That being the case, some of you may find this approach useful in one on one, or small study groups.

To that end, I hope this helps.

Step 1- Part 0.1

YOU HAVE TO RE-READ GENESIS 1 ALL OVER AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Since we are doing this at a distance, I want to be sure we take nothing for granted. So, please re-read Genesis 1 all over again.

FIRST! We have to break some old habits…

In order to stop yourself from reading over details that you have always missed before because of the way in which we have naturally learned to read in the English language, I have placed key words and phrases in bold lettering – just to help them stand out. We will come back to them later, multiple times.

(a) This would be a good time to take one of your KJV Bibles and highlight the words that I have placed in bold. This will help your recall later.

(b) You may have a sneaking suspension that you are about to hear something you have heard before. It’s possible. But, I am pretty sure you have not heard it all. So, please, I urge you to stay focused. This will be important as we continue.

(c) If I counted correctly, GOD/ELOHIM should appear below a total of 32 times. Please double check me. If you have a different count, please note in the comments section below.

(d) We began in the Book of Genesis, rightfully so. After you read all of chapter 1 on this page. In the comments box below, answer the following question.

INTERACTION REQUIRED: Do you know what is meant by the expression…

Step 1

  • (1) alpha and omega?
  • (2) aleph and tav?
  • (3) Yes, I know them both? or No, I do not know them?
  • (4) In the comments section below, tell me what you understand them to mean or express in biblical terms.
READ Genesis 1 (ALL):

Genesis 1:1-31 King James Version

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

For the Best Help, please be interactive: DID YOU READ IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH and MAKE YOUR NOTATIONS, AND COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS?

THE LORD LOVES A GOOD DISCUSSION! Proverbs 2 (ALL)

NOTE: I will not know if your intention is to walk through this course unless you engage by commenting, asking questions or responding to questions, etc. Without engagement, I will consider that you are just browsing through the site. Engagement and Participation are the methods by which you will receive the most benefit.

That was simple right? Be certain that you took every step. This will ensure that as we build there will be no gaps in understanding!

I am currently working on Part .02 - The First Stepping Stone. In the meantime, I await your response to Step 1 - Part 0.1 .

GOD BLESS,

As this course is under development, I will update and/or revise portions of this series as we move forward in order to respond to questions or comments that come up along the way. I may have responded to any questions that you have on any post in an update. Please check or send me a question or comment. Thank You.

SELF PACED- HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Note: If you are not familiar with the term "alpha and omega" from a biblical perspective, read the passages of scripture assigned in the Book of Revelation before moving forward.

Some of you may be saying to yourself, "Why not just tell me what it means?" I'm not going to do that.

In my experience teaching, what I have found to be absolutely, positively and definitively true without exception is this... People believe themselves or hold on to the very first thing they ever heard, whether its true or not.

While it's very hard to dismantle untruth once it has taken hold, it can be done, but the only lasting way, is when they see with their own eyes and hear with their own ears, or touch or taste for themselves.

That being the case, tell me what you see for yourself. Then we will talk about it.

If you disbelieve in the Trinity but want to know why Christians believe it regardless of what anyone else says or thinks... follow ALL of the instructions in this series and then you will know.

The majority of Christians get the revelation of the Trinity without having had access to or the need to go through this strategic process of study. Some do not, but with insight to a few passages of scripture that help them to build upon their current base of knowledge, they understand.

Some people want to know, but don't have the patience to study it out for themselves. This is an endeavor to help those who truly want to know for themselves and are now willing to put in the work.

Others, who have not gained these insight by revelation or inspiration, acquire them through education. Others completely understand the Trinity, but have difficulty explaining the revelation to others who do not.

I am confident you will no longer have to believe anybody or trust anyone. You will know for yourself and be able to substantiate it to anyone who doesn't expect to go from total and complete unbelief to full of faith in a few verses.

We have to have the patience to be taught, definitively.

If your ready, this will help you delineate the details.

HOMEWORK:

PLEASE READ: Book of Revelation Ch 1:8, 1:11, 21:6, and 22:11

I strongly suggest reading all of chapters 1, 21 and 22 in full, if you read the verses listed and do not have full clarity.

God Bless,

NEXT Step: PART 0.02

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ALEPH TAV, APOLOGETICS PREPARATION, EVIDENCE FOR THE TRINITY, TRINITY

IS THE TRINITY TRUE?  (START HERE)

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This is a very big question. A huge majority of people ask the question but they do not possess the patience to seek out the answer thoroughly. But BIG questions take time. So we have to make time.

Notice that, this post is being identified as Part 0.1 in order to convey the multifaceted layers required for this investigation. Consider this the first brick or stone that we are laying for the foundation. This is important.

If you are not gaining much from jumping around the pages of scripture and find it more confusing than enlightening, consider this the first stepping stone to obtaining a thorough understanding of the Trinity in Scripture.

While BIG questions take time to study, they also require a great deal of time and energy to answer in detail- particularly the way in which I map them out.

I can help you answer these questions, but in order to do that, I am going to require something from you!

  • PARTICIPATION
  • & INTERACTION
  • THROUGHOUT THIS SERIES

Consider this series as ON DEMAND. If there is not demand, I wont need to take the time out to create post in order to answer the question for anyone. So it’s completely up to you!

If you’re truly interested…

I prefer to walk through this material in an interactive way. I find it best. However, in order to do that, I need to hear from you in order to gage the best way to communicate this material over the internet via this website.

Those that desire to be walked through the process of understanding the answer to this question, step by step- from the beginning must communicate the following….

(1) Sign up in the comment section by simply stating, “I want to understand the Triune Nature of GOD, Step by Step, from the Hebrew.”

(2) Confirm you have reviewed each step of the investigation with understanding, or post questions if you are not following in understanding, so that I can attempt to help clarify the material for you.

If there is no feedback, responses or communication, I will consider this information is not required via this forum and will continue to cover in private or group sessions only.

POST YOUR COMMENT NOW TO LET ME KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE TRINITY – FROM THE BEGINNING- AN THAT YOUR WILLING TO COMMIT THE TIME FOR THE DISCUSSION IN REVIEWING AND DIGESTING THE MATERIAL.

If that is you, post your response now. THANK YOU!

NOTE: I will not know if your intention is to walk through this course unless you engage by commenting, asking questions or responding to questions, etc. Without engagement, I will consider that you are just browsing through the site. Engagement and Participation are the methods by which you will receive the most benefit.

THE LORD LOVES A GOOD DISCUSSION! Proverbs 2 (ALL)

If you dedicate the time to follow this process and study out the material that I will supply, I am extremely confident that you will know that you know! - meaning you will know the material inside and out and no one will be able to create doubt, introduce confusion or take this knowledge from you in any way - plus you will be able to step it out for others so that they become well grounded in the knowledge of the Trinity for themselves.

I am currently working on Part .01 - The First Stepping Stone. I await your response.

GOD BLESS,

NOTE: I'm not making any assumptions about where anyone is in their knowledge base, so we will be starting from the ground up. Thank You!

As this course is under development, I will update and/or revise portions of this series as we move forward in order to respond to questions or comments that come up along the way. I may have responded to any questions that you have on any post in an update. Please check or send me a question or comment. Thank You.

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