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The Trinity/Binity, Part 15: Definitive Proof That Holy Spirit Is Not a Distinct Personage

Missing Where It Would Be Expected The holy spirit lacks any significant mention in relationship with Jesus' and the Father. At Matthew 24:36 [ pa | in ] Jesus said, "Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father." Where is the mention of the holy spirit here? Nobody else knows the day and hour, but "only the Father", and it mentions the Son, but why did Jesus not specify the holy spirit? Does it know or does it not? Well, nobody knows but the Father. Thus, only the Father is God. Holy spirit does not appear as a personage on or near the throne of God along with the lamb in heaven in the Revelation. ( Revelation 5:6 , 13 [ pa | in ] ; 6:16 [ pa | in ] ; 7:9, 10 [ pa | in ] , 17 [ pa | in ] ; 22:1 [ pa | in ] ) In fact, at Acts 7:55-56 [ pa | in ] , Stephen also observed Jesus at God's right hand, but again, no third figure. All he saw was Jesus sitting at th...

The Trinity/Binity, Part 12 (2): Is There Proof That Jesus Is God? (Exodus to Isaiah)

DOES EXODUS 3;14 [2013 NWT] [ pa | in ] PROVE THAT JESUS IS GOD? Some cite our own translation as proof that Jesus is God, saying that Jehovah became Jesus because it was needed. We believe that God’s name is arguably translated as "Causes to Become" and that the summary of the meaning of his name at Exodus 3:14 is translated in the 2013 NWT as "I Will Become What I Choose to Become." (Compare parallel translations of Exodus 3:12 [ pa | in ] which also use the same Hebrew expression tranlated as "I will prove to be" [1984 NWT Reference], rather than "I am".) We believe this means that he becomes whatever is necessary to accomplish his purposes. So some have run with this to claim that he became the man, Jesus. (For proof otherwise, see the subheading "GOD HAS NEVER BEEN A MAN THAT DWELLS ON EARTH" in Part 13 : What Definitively Proves That Jesus Is Not God?) A literal interpretation of Exodus 3:14 is not in keeping with its inte...

Hellfire and the Underworld

Fear of punishment in an afterlife has haunted the dreams of mankind for millennia. Many ideas about this punishment have been put forth by various religions. But it might surprise you to know that the fear of the dark underworld where souls undergo judicial punishment by fire did not begin with Abrahamic religions, but from other religions and national groups. The fact that the earth's core is molten is indeed associated with the destruction in the lake of fire with Deuteronomy 32:22 , but that is merely an illustration of its destructiveness. (See DOES DEUTERONOMY 32:22 BURNING ALIVE IN HELLFIRE? below.) However, unlike the Trinity, or inherent immortality of the soul, it is understandable how hellfire could be read into the Scriptures given all the references to souls being tossed into the fire and certain entities being "tormented". In fact, Luke 16:19-31 and Revelation 14:9-11 understandably seem to provide a very clear representation...

Salvation vs.

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