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John 1
16From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace. 17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
Another very stark example is found in Exodus.
Exodus 3
1Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro,a the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush
and then ...
5“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”d 6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”
At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
Now ... first and foremost Jesus is NOT a created being.
The word angel means messenger. Sometimes the word angel is used in reference to the actual created angelic beings .... sometimes referenced to a human being and ... yes ... sometimes in relation to the divine. When used in relation to the divine this in NO WAY diminishes or dismisses that Jesus IS God. Jesus was/is the divine messenger ... He is God.
So one can do a search on angels ... angel of the Lord etc. but be very very certain of the context in which the word angel is being used.
If no one has never seen God ( No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son).. and an a "angel of the Lord" appeared to Moses ... then who appeared on Mt. Sanai must be Jesus, who made the covenant with Israel etc. including the 10 commandments.
Everything was created through Jesus for him and by Him.
John 1:3
Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
He is our creator as well.
Jesus does the works of the Father since the beginning and throughout history ... they are co-equal in everything and always have been.
John 14:9
New International Version
Jesus answered: "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
Jesus has been doing the Fathers work since the beginning and throughout history.
John 5:17
King James Version
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
The works of Christ are the works of the Father, both because they are one God, and also because the Father does not work except in (through) the Son.
Very compelling evidence indeed my friend. I completely forgot about the aspect that no one has ever seen The Father which is also reinforced in John 6. Excellent work!!
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