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The Septuagint constantly translated the Hebrew plural name Elohim, when used for the true God, by the singular Theós, "God", never by the plural "theoi", meaning "gods."Paul is not speaking of a 'ghostly [gaseous/airy] essence', not an 'incorporeal form of men-shade'. The Bible does not teach 'spirits of the dead' as every pagan religion teaches - an 'immortal soul/spirit'. He is not here: for he is risen...The Resurrection:
"Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust [it] into my side: and be not faithless, but believing." [John 20:27]"And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb." [Luke 24:42]
"And he took [it], and did eat before them." [Luke 24:43]".
The primary reason for this is that the Hebrew word "elohim" is a plural of majesty, but the noun itself is singular. Plural of majesty emphasizes the greatness of the noun elohim. Therefore the Hebrew word "elohim" would mean, "Mighty one of mighty ones."
The word "theós" also denotes the heathen gods or idols (Acts 14:11; 1 Cor. 8:5); magistrates (John 10:34, 35); by false application to Satan (2 Corinthians 4:4); to the belly which some people make their god or in which they place their supreme happiness (Philippians 3:19).
2 Cor 4:4 But God hath blinded the minds of the unbelievers of this world, Theophylact, and Augustine, all plead for the above meaning; and St. Augustine says that it was the opinion of almost all the ancients. (Wakefield, Adam Clarke Commentary)
The King James translators made the same erroneous translation of the covenant name of the Almighty. They changed the name "Yahweh", which means, He is," to the Anglo-Saxon word, "LORD." Why? They cared less about the truth of scripture than orthodoxy, and they decided to conform and relate to their manmade tradition. It was too much work, too big a leap of faith, and too unorthodox to step outside of their paradigms and comfort zone. "The Origin of the English Word for God," Part One Craig Bluemel
It is stated that Moses hid his face and was afraid to look upon God, who announced Himself from the bush as "the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob"; yet in the second verse, we read that "the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of the bush"; so that agency was angelic, though the power was of God.
Again, in the instance already cited, Jacob says that he had "seen God face to face"; while from Hosea we find that it was not the Most High God that Jacob saw, but one of the Elohim, or angels. The prophet (Hosea xii, 3, 4) referring to the incident, says, "Jacob by strength had power with God; yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed."
The angels are referred to by David in these words-- "Bless the Lord, ye His angels, that excel in strength, that do His commandments, hearkening unto the voice of His word" (Psalm 103:20).
Three of them appeared to Abraham (Gen. 18:1-5) and he futher states "And the men said unto Abraham, So do as thou hast said. And Abraham took butter and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat."
Heb.13:2, says: "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels UNAWARES."
1Sa 18:10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul,
Job 42:11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning:
Exo 16:3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD
Deu 32:39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
43 Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for He will avenge the blood of His servants, and will render vengeance to His adversaries, and will be merciful unto His land, and to His people.
John 8:28 Then Jesus said to them, "When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. "And then this disciple [John] believed."
Jn 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
Luke 24:36-39 And as they thus spoke, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and said unto them, Peace be unto you. But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are you troubled? And why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, as you see me have.
What then does he mean by the Spirit?
John 6:63... the words that I speak unto you, they are Spirit, and they are life.
John 14:10 Believe you not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself; but the Father that dwells in me, he does the works.
12 ..He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto my Father.
42 ..but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that you have sent me.
Matthew 16:17 ..for flesh and blood has not revealed it unto you, but my Father which is in heaven.
John 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which has sent me draw him.. John 14:23 .. If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our garden <3438> with him.
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