(Psa 82:6) I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

This was said to:

(Psa 82:1) A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

Yah told the rulers of Israel that he has already declared them to be Judges (Elohim) and Children of the Most High. The rulers of Israel seen themselves as Sons of Yah by his word. Jesus was the anointed ruler of Israel even though he was rejected. Being a ruler he is a Son of Yah. This is why the rulers who came against him was so opposed to him calling God his Father which would make him a Judge (Elohim). It was emphasized that we must believe he was the Son of God which means he was a rightful judge (Elohim) of Israel.

Begotten Son:

(Act 13:33) God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

(Rom 1:4) And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

Jesus was begotten at his resurrection born from the dead.

Jeffery W. Campbell

(Eph 2:8) For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
(Eph 2:9) Not of works, lest any man should boast.

As opposed to:

(Jas 2:17) Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

Paul as well as James gives examples of salvation.

Abraham was told he would have a Son in his old Age – Abraham believed God, this is faith
Abraham was told he had to sacrifice that child (He was stopped) – Abraham obeyed God, this is works

Noah was told the earth would be destroyed by a flood – he believed God, this is Faith
Noah was told how to Escape the Flood through the Ark – Noah built the Ark, this is works

Lot was told the city would be destroyed – He believed God, this is faith
Lot was told to warn his family – He warned them, this is works

The Grace of God is to speak to us a warning of the end through the word that Jesus preached. Jesus also told us how to escape. If we believe those words we have faith but if we do not obey them we will not escape. It is not enough to just believe the Bible we must also obey it and build are Ark which is the Image of Jesus.

When Paul said it is not by works he was referring to earning salvation as if God owed it to you. It is not enough to just obey God and not enough just to believe God. You must have both. Obeying God is evidence you believe him and if you truly believed him you would be moved with fear to obey.

I can not earn salvation but I must prove myself worthy of it.

Jeffery W. Campbell

Notice he kept the Law so much so Jesus loved him. In deu 18:18-19 It speaks of Jesus in which what ever he commands will be required. Jesus Gave the man a new command to sell all he had and give it to the poor. The man could not do it.

If a Father tells a son don’t steal and that son had great wealth already he will gladly obey. If the same Father tells his Son to give his wealth away and the son does not do it he never obeyed his Father in the first place. The son agreed with the first command which is the only reason he obeyed. If you keep a law you agree with then you are serving yourself. It is they who keep the Law they do not agree with thay are proven servants.

Jeffery W. Campbell

H7886
שׁילה
shı̂ylôh
shee-lo’
From H7951; tranquil; Shiloh, an epithet of the Messiah: – Shiloh.

Moses is the Shiloh mentioned by Jacob. Moses had the scepter when the people gathered to him from Egypt as a Levi. Moses then became the law giver. Moses was told another Prophet like him would be raised up. This was Jesus, another Shiloh who was of the tribe of Judah. If Jacob was referring to Jesus he would not have mentioned the end of Judah’ legislative power seeing he is of Judah. Jacob was clearly referring to Moses. Moses was told in Due. 18:18 another like him would be raised up (another Shiloh) this is Jesus.

Jeffery W. Campbell

This is presented to suggest Jesus said that he descended from heaven and that is why he can ascend back. They believe Jesus claimed no man has ever ascended and that he is in heaven. The clear confusion is Jesus at the time he said this had not yet ascended to heaven. It makes no since that Jesus was claiming he was already in heaven. It also makes Jesus a liar Elijah ascended into heaven how can it be that Elijah first came down from heaven?

(2Ki 2:11 KJV) And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

The translation as well as the interpretation is contradicting scripture. Lets look at the Greek.

Και (and) ουδεις (none) αναβεβηκεν (ascended ) εις ( to) τον (The) ουρανον (Heaven) ει (if) μη (Not) ο (Those)  εκ  (There) του  (That) ουρανου (desends) καταβας (Heaven) ο (The) υιος (Son) του (the) ανθρωπου (man) ο (that) ων (sojourn) εν (there) τω (The) ουρανω (heaven)

(Joh 3:13)
And none will ascend to heaven if they do not descend from heaven even the sons of man there in heaven.

Jesus is simply saying all who ascend to heaven will descend back down. Those who make the attempt to preserve tradition understanding of the verse deny Elijah ascended. They claim Elijah died as he went up and Jesus was alive when he ascended. This claim is not biblical there is no mention of Elijah dieing in his assenting. It is also not going to help their argument. Jesus was not embodied in there Doctrine of his decent from heaven to be incarnated. One cannot make the claim Jesus was referring to a embodied ascension seeing they believe Jesus was incarnated when he supposedly descended. So the argument Elijah died and became spirit so it does not count is false.

The term Son of Man in the language Jesus was speaking at the time Ben Adam is also confused by preconceived belief. It is belived Jesus is the only one called son of man and it refers to deity.

(Eze 2:1 KJV) And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.

We can clearly see in Eze Jesus is not the only son of man. Son of man simply means a descendant of man which Jesus being called Son of man should prove his humanity to the logical mind. Ben in scripture is also plural it is translated children as well throughout scripture. So changing Son to Sons is correct In the translation knowing Elijah is in heaven as well as possibly Enoch. The translation needs to make sense. Jesus is simply saying if you go to heaven you will return which is the biblical doctrine of Christianity.

Jeffery W. Campbell

Take the fight to your mind. Sin is without that which is done physically by man. If one considers it sin to commit the act he/she will fight outside of themselves. If it is considered sin to imagine the act he/she will fight within themselves. In your fight you will fail as well as have victory. Where is the best place to fail in your imagination or in the very act?

Jesus made the imagination sin so we will fight are minds and hearts. He knew we would not always win. In the end, since we have fought inside ourselves, we find we never actually did the sin outside of ourselves.

(Mat 23:26) Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.

Sin is a process. One sees or hears a sin which enters the mans heart then springs up to the imagination which becomes a desire. After this process is complete the man is tempted to commit the sin. If we see it as sin to imagine sin or look upon it then the process is halted. The act of sin is not committed. If one sins without this process it is not a willful sin.

Jeffery W. Campbell

The Most High told Aaron and Miriam that a simple prophet would receive a message from a dream or vision Moses however was not the same. Yah told them Moses receives messages from Yah mouth to mouth, meaning The Most High spoke to him directly. This direct connection meant Moses was the emissary of Yah himself.

(Num 12:10) And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous.
(Num 12:11) And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned.

The most high plagued Miriam but did not touch Aaron because he was the anointed High Priest. Aaron pleaded with The Most High through Moses. Notice, Aaron was speaking to Yah but was directing his speech to Moses. An emissary would be in the place of the one which he/she is representing.

A company representative is sent to a client. The client receives the representative as the company itself. If the client had a request it would be presented to the representative as if presented to the company as a whole.

Moses represented Yah to the people, so speaking to Moses was speaking to Yah himself. Imagine this not being understood and the people began to think Moses was Yah. This is what happened to Jesus. Not understanding Jesus as an emissary between yah and man they began to think he was Yah himself. Aaron spoke to Moses and called him lord asking him to forgive sin. Aaron was directing his speech to Moses but the request was to Yah. Should I think Moses was Yah because Aaron did this?

(Deu 18:18) I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
(Deu 18:19) And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

We are told Jesus would be as Moses, an emissary to the Most High. If one would say this emissary was Yah himself then this would mean Moses was as well.

Jeffery W. Campbell

(Joh 10:34) Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
(Joh 10:35) If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

Jesus, while debating the Elohim of Israel quoted Psalms 82:6. Notice he clearly denies any theory of three persons in one Elohim (God). He said those in whom The WORD comes are called Gods. If there is in his day only one Elohim and the three in one requires Jesus to be the WORD how is it they to whom he comes are also Elohim? The confusion is this mainstream Christians are unaware that during Jesus’ day the rulers of Israel seen themselves as Elohim and the only ones who could call Yah their Father.

(Psa 82:6) I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

Yah said to the rulers that he had already called them Elohim and children of the most high. They did not understand how Jesus, who was a peasant man could call Yah his father not being of the ruling class.

(Joh 10:36) Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

Jesus in this argument clearly knew they where upset because he claimed to be a son of God this was done in verse 30:

(Joh 10:30) I and my Father are one.

Jesus called Yah his Father this would mean he was an Elohim. Their problem with Jesus claiming Yah was his Father is also seen in John 5:18:

(Joh 5:18) Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Notice the statement “but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God”. How would calling Yah your father make you equal to him in their understanding they did not have a concept of the trinity? The answer is simple by calling Yah (God) his father he was making himself equal to the RULERS of ISRAEL (gods). If you notice in their arguments their problem was Jesus claiming God was his father. While striving to stop him, they themselves said they had Yah as their Father:

(Joh 8:41) Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

This was because they felt only the rulers of Israel are children of the most high by Psalms 82:6. So by Jesus calling Yah his Father this would mean he was claiming to be like them. Those who are locked in the trinity delusion see the trinity in Jesus calling Yah his Father but fail to realize the argument was not about a trinity which was not known by the Jews. They would have never thought Jesus calling Yah his father was a claim to the Trinity seeing they did not even have the concept.

Elohim which is translated Theos and God means a Law giver a Ruler or Great one, it does not mean deity and never did.

Jeffery W. Campbell

There are two deceptions presented with John 8:58. One, is that I AM is a holy name of the most high which Jesus claimed as his own. Two, is that I AM is referring to Jesus existing before Abraham “Before Abraham was, I am.” It is amazing how both positions are presented even though they cancel one another out. First,  look at the presentation of the I AM as a holy name. The cause of this error is found in Exodus 3:14.

PART 1

(Exo 3:14) And God said unto Moses, I AM  THAT I AM : and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

(Exo 3:15) And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

To dispel the myth that I AM is a name, all one has to do is go to the Septuagint. In which, the Greek is very close if not the same as the New Testament Greek.

Exodus 3:14
“You will say I AM (Ὁ ὢν) has sent me unto you”

John 8:58
“Before Abraham was I AM (Ἐγώ εἰμι)”

Anyone notice they didn’t even say the same thing? There are two phrases translated as I AM in the bible, Ego Emi, which means generally, I am something. The second, Ho on, which means generally the existing one. Now look in the English I AM means I am something. It also means I am as in I think therefore I am, to exist. So when you see “I AM that I AM” it means I am the existing one. Neither one of these are names they are statements of being. It was the modern day copyists who capitalized the I AM’s to deceive the church into thinking they are names.  In Exodus 3:15 Yah gives his actual name: “Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God”. The LORD is actually his name YHVH or YHWH which means the existing one. The Hebrews feared saying his name  so they said, “The Lord” instead which is a translation of Adonai. I AM is a statement of being not a name. If you are a Christian scholar and you missed that, you need to turn in your degrees. You are a shining example of the ends justifies the means.

PART 2

To dispel the claim Jesus was claiming pre-existence, all one needs to do is read the verse John 8:58 in context.

(Joh 8:51) Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

((Jesus is speaking about the resurrection into eternal life.))

(Joh 8:52) Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
(Joh 8:53) Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

((Jesus had argued with them before about saying Abraham was dead:

(Luk 20:37) Now (concerning) that the dead are (will be) raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
(Luk 20:38) For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

((Jesus did not consider Abraham as dead. Those who disputed with Jesus was looking at carnal things like the dead in flesh. Jesus was speaking of spiritual things as in eternal life.))

(Joh 8:54) Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:
(Joh 8:55) Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.

((Jesus demonstrating that Israel did not have a concept of the Trinity but only received the Father as Most high Elohim. He said “it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God”))

(Joh 8:56) Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
(Joh 8:57) Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

((In context Jesus is speaking to men who believed Abraham to be dead. Jesus said, “Abraham rejoiced to see my day.” He did not say he had seen Abrahams day. Those who he was speaking to thought he had claimed to have seen Abraham in a vision.))

(Joh 8:58) Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Now putting all that was said in this conversation look at John 8:58 again. Jesus was speaking about eternal life this comes by the resurrection. The conversation goes into Abraham being alive even though his flesh is dead. Then Jesus said, “before Abraham was, I am”.  The word was in this phrase  is translated from the word ginomai.

ginomai
ghin’-om-ahee

A prolonged and middle form of a primary verb; to cause to be (“gen” -erate), that is, (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literally, figuratively, intensively, etc.): – arise be assembled, be (come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, be done, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.

You will notice it means to be made or assembled, this word was translated many times as made. What Jesus was speaking of was the resurrection, before Abraham will be assembled or made I am or I will be.  Jesus was resurrected before Abraham.  Jesus  referred to those who had flesh but was dead: “let the dead bury the dead”. Life begins in the resurrection. Jesus was the first to receive it.

Jeffery W. Campbell

We can see the Angel of the Lord said “saith the LORD” separating himself from the words.

(Zec 3:6) And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,
(Zec 3:7) Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.

Here the Angel of the LORD said “Thus saith the LORD “ once again separating himself from the words he is speaking.

(1Ch 21:12) Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
(1Ch 21:13) And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.
(1Ch 21:14) So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
(1Ch 21:15) And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

In 1Chronicals 21:12 we can see it is the Angel of the LORD who will be sent to destroy. In verse 15, we can clearly see the LORD tell the Angel it is enough.

(Zec 1:12) Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
(Zec 1:13) And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.

In Zechariah 1:12 we can see the Angel of the LORD having a conversation with the LORD to which he had to be reassured by the LORD. The term, the Angel of the LORD, is not a code for the Trinity. Any logical person can see the Angel of the LORD is not the LORD.

Jeffery W. Campbell