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Is Jesus ever called "Almighty" in the Scriptures, or is only the Father called such?

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Hello! I'm not discussing whether Jesus is God or not; He is. However, I'm wondering if there are some terms that are only used of one of the Persons of the Godhead. My question in this thread is if the specific term "Almighty" (Hebrew, Shadday; Greek, pantokrator) is ever used with reference to Jesus in the Scriptures, or if it's only used of the Father. If it's used of Jesus, where? Thanks!
 
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Hello! I'm not discussing whether Jesus is God or not; He is. However, I'm wondering: Is the specific term "Almighty" (Hebrew, Shadday; Greek, pantokrator) ever used with reference to Jesus in the Scriptures, or is it only used of the Father? If so, where? Thanks!

Revelations 1:8
 
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There is only ONE GOD. The Persons in the Godhead can't be unequal. FYI, Jesus, created everything. Jesus saves. Jesus and the Father sent the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 43:10-11

Remember Jesus didn't stop people or angels from worshiping Him.
Hebrews 1:6

etc.

I'll return after I go through my notes.
 
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There is only ONE GOD. The Persons in the Godhead can't be unequal. FYI, Jesus, created everything. Jesus saves. Jesus and the Father sent the Holy Spirit.

But God the Father wasn't revealed until Jesus revealed Him. I agree, one God, but God the Father wasn't known until the N.T.

Rev. 1:8 does call Jesus Almighty. I didn't remember this verse. :)

Edit: Please disregard this erroneous post, I don't know what I'm talking about. Thank you all.
 
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Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
 
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Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

I could be disingenuous and claim that was yet for the future, but I won't :) This is what I get for shooting off the top of my head. (Sulks away quietly).
 
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Hello! I'm not discussing whether Jesus is God or not; He is. However, I'm wondering: Is the specific term "Almighty" (Hebrew, Shadday; Greek, pantokrator) ever used with reference to Jesus in the Scriptures, or is it only used of the Father? If so, where? Thanks!
Sorry, just read the OP more carefully, disregard what I wrote.


These two verses clear up some of the haze surrounding the diety of the Christ.

John 5:18
For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

John 5:23
So that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

The only way that you can see the Father is by observing the Son.

The truth is that we have never known the Father, heard the Father, or even seen the Father. The Christ was in charge of creation from the very start.
 
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Hello! I'm not discussing whether Jesus is God or not; He is. However, I'm wondering: Is the specific term "Almighty" (Hebrew, Shadday; Greek, pantokrator) ever used with reference to Jesus in the Scriptures, or is it only used of the Father? If so, where? Thanks!

Isaiah 9: 6

6 For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace
.
 
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The inference is there, though some would strain at a gnat and question it. God through Christ made everything: John 1:1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
Colossians 1:15
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.
Hebrews, 1:1. God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high...
That may or may not answer your question.
 
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Hello! I'm not discussing whether Jesus is God or not; He is. However, I'm wondering: Is the specific term "Almighty" (Hebrew, Shadday; Greek, pantokrator) ever used with reference to Jesus in the Scriptures, or is it only used of the Father? If so, where? Thanks!

It's used interchangeably for both God and Jesus in the Revelation. But if you'd like, look over this encyclopedia article about Philo of Alexandria. You need only read over the table of contents. If it piques your interest you can read further. Don't be surprised when you find the words of both Paul and John in it.

Philo of Alexandria | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
 
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Hello! I'm not discussing whether Jesus is God or not; He is. However, I'm wondering: Is the specific term "Almighty" (Hebrew, Shadday; Greek, pantokrator) ever used with reference to Jesus in the Scriptures, or is it only used of the Father? If so, where? Thanks!

What do you believe the word "almighty" actually means?
 
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Hello! I'm not discussing whether Jesus is God or not; He is. However, I'm wondering: Is the specific term "Almighty" (Hebrew, Shadday; Greek, pantokrator) ever used with reference to Jesus in the Scriptures, or is it only used of the Father? If so, where? Thanks!
Speaking of the Messiah, "His name shall be called, Wonderful, Counselor, Almighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace". Isaiah 9:6
 
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I edited the OP to clarify that I'm mainly wondering if there are some terms that are only used of one of the Persons of the Godhead in general, and if the term "Almighty" is used exclusively of the Father in particular.

So far, it appears that the main verses people cite for the term "Almighty" being applied to Jesus are Isaiah 9:6 and Revelation 1:8. Regarding Isaiah 9:6, the term isn't "Almighty" but "Mighty." So Revelation 1:8 appears to be the more relevant verse. However, as @hedrick points out, some see the speaker being the Father while others see the speaker being the Son. How might we determine the true speaker in Revelation 1:8? Thanks!
 
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I edited the OP to clarify that I'm mainly wondering if there are some terms that are only used of one of the Persons of the Godhead in general, and if the term "Almighty" is used exclusively of the Father in particular.

We might need to make a distinction between the Son and Jesus as the Son incarnate to discuss that question.
 
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