Reply to the article:
“The Revelation of the Triune God According to the Pure Word of the Bible” by Witness Lee
Witness Lee is
one of the favorite writers to me. I acknowledge that one of work “The Economy
of God” was a brain storming one to me. Here I wish to give a analysis of
Witness Lee’s ideas and it’s comparisons with my new theory on Godhead. Here is
the point by point comparison of his article. Please have his article with you
while reading this.
I.
God is Uniquely
ONE
This is the fundamental concept in Bible and I too believe in it.
My theory is full in accordance with the truth of One and only unique God, only
who can say אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר
אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה I am what/who I am.
II.
God is Triune
He concluded “God is Triune” because of the following reasons.
Among these some of the reasons my theory accepts but some I feel needs a
comparison.
A] I is US:
He says God is used pleural pronouns for God. I am not fully in
agreement with this. I will give the answer to this at the end of this article.
B]Father, Son and Holy Spirit:
He just mentioned the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are being
mentioned in Bible but I gave a clear explanation how the One God is expressing
Himself as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the scripture.
C]All Three are God:
Witness Lee here states that the Father is
God, Son is God and Holy Spirit is God. I accept this concept and considered in
my speech as the second fundamental fact about God in Bible( the 1st
fact I mentioned is the concept of ONE God)
D] All three are eternal:
1] Father is eternal: I agree
with this. The one and only God who is the Father of all, is eternal.
2] Son is
eternal : I beg to differ on it. The God who is manifested as the Flesh/Son
is eternal, not the Flesh is eternal. “Bible never teaches about an eternal
Son, but calls Jesus as Eternal Father( Isaiah 9:6)” this is not my statement
but a statement by Witness Lee in his book “The Economy of God”
Let us examine the supporting scriptures he gave,
a)
Hebrews 1:12 “Thou art the same,
and thy years shall not fail.”
This scripture
is originally in Psalms 102 the whole Psalms is addressing YHWH, the LORD.
Psalms is not telling about the Son but about YHWH, the Father!!!!
Then you may
wonder how can I explain this scriptures! In the Psalms 102 the author was
praising the God who is beyond perception and comprehension, that “Thou art the same, and thy years shall
not fail” And what Paul is telling about?? Paul is telling there, about the
second coming of Jesus(When the firstborn is brought again). As per my theory
the Son is the manifestation of God in the visible form(flesh) or all the
fullness Godhead in the form of flesh(Col2:9) So when we see the visible form
of God(Son/body) we are exactly seeing/perceiving God who is beyond all means
of perception. So we can praise Him face to face that “Thou art the same,
and thy years shall not fail” That is being prophesied by Paul. So
the Flesh is not eternal but the God who is revealing/manifesting Himself as
the flesh is eternal. That’s the reason why Isaiah prophesied “the child who is
born shall be called as the Everlasting Father” (9:6)
b)
Hebrew 7:3 That verse is about Melchizedek. There is no clue that that is about the Son.
“I say only one
thing. The one and only God is eternal and that eternal God manifesting or
coming down to our perception as the the Word, Holy Spirit and The Flesh/Son.
So the God whom we see and perceive in the form of flesh is eternal, but that
form/ body is not eternal.”
E]All three exists at the same time.
I accepts it and my theory
clearly how it happens. During Jesus’s baptism the one and Only God who is
unperceivable expressed Himself as the Word (the voice heard there, He is my
son…, sound is a form of Energy) as the Holy Spirit(like a dove) and as the
flesh/ Son. All the three manifestations of the unperceivable God the Father
are in the same time!!! My theory explains how it could happen. When the
Original Electromagnetic Wave of Discovery channel as the sound and
visuals(light) we hear and see it(Perceive it). The original wave will be
present everywhere unchanged even when it
is being manifested as the sound and light to you. In the same way , the
God who is omnipresent and beyond perceptions will be everywhere even when He
is manifesting to you as the Holy Sprit, the Word and the Flesh.
F] All three are One
I agrees the fact that all three are one. And I
affirm once again, the one and only God the Father, who is unperceivable &
incomprehensible expressing Himself in the domain of Spirits as Holy Spirit, in
the domain of physical world as the Word and in the domain of visible world as
a Man/flesh/Son of God.
III.
The Mystery
Now the 3rd
section in this article is about the Mysteries. Ie, the scriptures that cannot
be explained by any of the existing theological doctrines. Let us examine one
by one and I will explain each through the new theory.
1.
John 1:1 says, “the Word was with God, and
the Word was God.” By the clause, “the Word was with God,” we understand that
the Word and God are two, for the Word was with God. But “the Word was God”
indicates that the Word and God are one, for the Word was God. Are They one or
two? They are both. This is a mystery.
Explanation: My theory says, only the incomprehensible and
unperceivable God the creator was there before the creation. When that God,
manifested Himself in the form of tremendous energy/The Word/eternal power of
God, it torn apart the vacuum into matter and antimatter. So in the beginning,
means in the beginning of TIME or when the first particle created, there was
Word/Eternal power of God as a perceivable form of God. So it is 100% true that
“In the beginning there was Word”. But John knows that, there is an original
form of God, which is unperceivable exists and the Word is one of the
perceivable form of that unperceivable God. So John stated “the Word was with
God” When we come to our TV channel example, the Original wave which is
unperceivable, expresses itself in one of its perceivable form as the Sound.
The Sound is always with the original wave, means sound doesn’t have any
existence without the original wave. In the same way, when the God in
unperceivable form, expresses himself in the form of Word, that Word is always
with the original form of God. But in mean time for the creation, or for the
physical world, the Word is one of the perceivable form of the unperceivable
God, ie, the Word was God. The Word is the fullness of Godhead in the form of
the Physical energy. So the Word is the perceivable form of God, the fullness
of Godhead, to the physical World, So in the same time the Word is with God and
the Word is God. (As if in the same time the Sound from TV is the perceivable
form of the fullness of the discovery channel in the domain of audiability and
the same sound is always with its original Wave of Discovery channel.)
2. Second
Corinthians 3:17 says that “the Lord is that Spirit.” Here the Lord and the
Spirit are one, for the Lord is the Spirit. Then, in the same verse, it speaks
of “the Spirit of the Lord.” This indicates that They are two. Are the Lord and
the Spirit one or two? It is a mystery.
Explanation: As per my explanation, the
God who is incomprehensible and unperceivable expressing in the domain of
Spirits as Holy Spirit to interact to various spirits(Human Spirits, angels,
evil spirits etc.) So the Holy Spirit is the fullness of Godhead in the form of
Spirit, Holy Spirit is God Himself. Meantime as the Holy Spirit is the
manifestation of God in the form of Spirit, it can be called as Spirit of God.
Coming to the core example, the Original wave of Discovery channel manifests as
Sound. So that sound can be called as Discovery channel. When we hear that
sound, we say We heard discovery channel. In meantime, what we are hearing is
the “Sound” of discovery channel. So in conclusion, that “Sound” is the
Discovery channel as far as the hearing is concerned, mean time, it is audio of
Discovery channel as far as the whole means of perception are concerned. That’s
why Bible says, “God is Spirit” and “Spirit of God”
3. Notice
how, in Hebrews 1:8-9, the Son is addressed as God, then God is referred to as
His God; “Unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and
ever…therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee….” How can you explain
this? Can you say, “O God, Thy God”? This is also a mystery.
Explanation: To get an answer we need
to read from verse 6. Verse 6 says “And again, when he bringeth in the
firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship
him.” Here God is saying all the angels to worship Jesus. But in the verses 7
and 8 are from the Psalms. Verse 7 is the worship to YHWH, the Father God, in
Psalm 104:4 and verse 8 is from Psalms 45:6. There the sons of Korah was
praising the King of Israel(Messianic concept) till verse 5. And in verse 6
they affirm that the God is ruling Israel. Again from verse 7 onwards they are
Praising the King. And this verse is misinterpreted by Witness Lee. The Sons of
Korah addressed YHWH as God and saying that God is anointing the King. Here in
Hebrews Paul is bringing the same verse towards the Son, as per my previous
explanation about the verses in Hebrews, in the second coming of Jesus, we are
going to see the visible form of the unperceivable God and all the praises
which were given to God will be given face to face. So during the second coming
of Jesus, Paul’s prophesy that says the Son will be called as the God will be
fulfilled, not just this prophesy, but also Isaiah 9:6 will be fulfilled on
that day. Verse 9 says, “therefore God, even
thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness” in Psalms 45:7 says “Thou
lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath
anointed thee with the oil of gladness
So when we
compare both the scriptures it is clear that, it is about the king of
Israel(Messianic) and God, can be read as this, you loved righteousness….. so
the God, your God, has anointed……. Here just giving a stress to the term God.
So read both the scriptures and you will be clear of concept.
4.
Finally, in Revelation 1:4; 4:5; and 5:6 we
read that the one Spirit (Eph. 4:4) of God is called “the seven Spirits.” Here
again is a mystery. Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, we must learn to
simply take the pure Word.
Explanation: No doctrines in theology
could explain this till now. There is only One Holy Spirit, but bible says
about 7 spirits of God. Here, the theory which I am forwarding has a clear
explanation to this. As per my theory, the One original wave is expressing
itself as sound and light. When I switch on the TV I can hear and watch
Discovery channel. If my neighbour also switches on his TV in
mean time, he can also hear and watch the same Discovery channel. This doesn’t mean
that there are two Discovery channels. The God who is beyond all means of
perception can express Himself in the visible form, ie, Jesus to many people in
the same time. Say for example, if the God wishes to talk face to face to 100
people in the same time, He will manifest to them in the form of flesh or as
Jesus. That doesn’t mean there are 100 Jesus(s). In the same manner God can
express Himself as Holy Spirit to 100 people in the same time, that doesn’t mean
there are 100 Holy Spirits. So in conclusion, the unperceivable God can express
Himself as Holy Spirit to any number of men( human spirits) in the same time,
that is expressed there in Bible as 7 Spirits of God as the 7 denotes “the
fullness” related to God.
Finally the last point which
I told that I would explain in the end.
A] I is US: He says God is used pleural pronouns for God. I
am not fully in agreement with this. Because none of the scriptures clearly
mentioned the “Us” used there denotes the plurality of God or just denotes the
congregation there with God. Let’s examine each scripture mentioned.
1.
Isaiah 6:8 “Whom shall I send, and
who will go for us?” If you read the chapter 6 from the beginning in all the
place God is singular and there are angels with God. Let’s ask some questions
to the scripture there,
a) Who is
sending? – I(God YHWH (Singular)
b)Who is
sitting on the Throne? – YHWH God, Singular
c)Whom all Isaiah
saw there – God and angels – Plural.
d)Who is
speaking to Isaiah? – God YHWH – Singular
So when you
read by keeping the concept that Isaiah was seeing a divine council where the
One and only God as KING(Isaiah 6:5) and plenty of angels present. So when God asks “
whom shall I send?” it is singular as it is the God, who is sending the
messenger/prophet not the any of the angels. But when He asks “Who will go for
us?” He includes the whole council(Us)
as the God is revealed to Isaiah as a King.
2. Genesis 1:26, Genesis 3:22 and 11:7.
In
these scriptures pleural pronouns were used. When we analyze these scriptures
there is a clear fact that when an action is denoted the pronouns or nouns used
are singular. Eg: Gen 1:27 “God created man in His own image”; 1:26“God said” ;
3:22“LORD God said” ; 3:23“LORD God sent him out of Garden” ; LORD scattered
them(All nouns and pronouns are singular). So all the actions are done by the
God as Singular. Then what could be the pleural pronouns, we have to borrow the
jewish concept of divine council. Jesus never denied that belief while he was
here on earth,Remember, He even talked about the observation of Sabat. Also
there is proof in Bible where the God came down on the earth with angels. In
Gen 18, the LORD God 2 angels manifested to Abraham as 3 men. There also used
the plural pronouns as the God was not alone there, but was accompanied by two
angels, but there also whenever actions were denoted singular pronouns were
used. Gen 18:10 “And he said, I will certainly return unto thee”;
18:14” I will return unto thee”; Gen 18:17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham
that thing which I do;
Whenever the
plural pronoun is used please keep in mind that the God and his angels.
