A MORE COMPLETE EXPLANATION...


Just because there are various manifestations of Gd in the Bible, does not mean that each manifestation is to be regarded as separate and Unequal to Gd, but somehow one and the same as Gd, and that each manifestation of Gd is to be treated differently. The Hebrew Scriptures tells us that Gd is One.


Hear, O Israel: The Eternal is our Gd, the Eternal is one. [Deuteronomy 6:4]


But how do we know that the term, ‘One,’ at the end of the above verse, does not refer to some sort of compound unity, that Gd is made up of different parts that total up to one? The reason we know this is that the word, "one," is an adjective. Here it is describing a proper noun, which is the word, "The Eternal." Most people forget that the word that is here translated as, "The Eternal," is actually a name, the holiest name for Gd, told to us in Exodus 3:14-15. When the word, "one" modifies a person's name, it must mean that the person is only One, not a compound One, but rather an absolute One.


Some may say that, as an example, a man named Bill Jones may be "Dad" to his kids, but "Honey" to his wife, and "Mr. Jones" to his employees. However, in all instances Bill Jones has the same knowledge, the same power, and the same will. In the Christian's New Testament, Jesus at one point claims to have different knowledge than other parts of the Christian Trinity. For example, Matthew 24:36 or Mark 13:32.


But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. [Matthew 24:36]


But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. [Mark 13:32]


In another verse, Jesus does not have the same power as other parts of the Christian Trinity, for example, Luke 23:34, where he must ask the part of the trinity called the Father to forgive, instead of doing it himself:


Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. [Luke 23:34]


And in Matthew 26:42 or Mark 14:36, Jesus's will is not the same as the will of the Father.


He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. [Matthew 26:42]


And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. [Mark 14:36]


Indeed, Jesus often contrasted himself with the Father or with Gd, for example, in John 14:28, or Luke 18:18-19.


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. [John 14:28]


And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, Gd. [Luke 18:18-19]


Furthermore, Jesus supposedly said that the punishment for blaspheming against one part of the Trinity is not the same punishment for blaspheming against another part of the Trinity.


And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. [Matthew 12:32]


The persons of the trinity cannot be one and the same. They are separate, they have different strengths, different will, different knowledge from each other, and therefore the concept of the Trinity is not Monotheistic.


There are more than just three manifestations of Gd in the Hebrew Scriptures. There is of course, the Spirit of Gd, as we read in Genesis 1:2:


And The Spirit Of Gd (Ruach Elohm) moved over the face of the waters. [Genesis 1:2]


But there is also an Evil Spirit of Gd, as we read in I Samuel 16:23:


And it came to pass, when The Evil Spirit Of Gd (Ruach Elohm Raah) was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. [I Samuel 16:23]


There is also a Lying Spirit Of Gd in I Kings 22:23:


Now therefore, behold, the Eternal hath put a lying spirit (Ruach Sheker) in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Eternal hath spoken evil concerning thee. [I Kings 22:23]


In Exodus 12:23, we are told that Gd will smite the Egyptians. But later in the same verse, we see that it is the Destroyer who smites the Egyptians.


For the Eternal will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the Eternal will pass over the door, and will not suffer the Destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. [Exodus 12:23]


One could then say that the Destroyer should be seen as a Person in Gd, just as the Spirit Of Gd is seen as a Person in Gd. To this we could add that the Lying Spirit Of Gd should be seen as a Person in Gd, and the Evil Spirit Of Gd should be seen as a Person in Gd. This would mean that instead of the Trinity in the Father, the son, and the Holy Spirit, one should have the Father, the son, the Holy Spirit, the Lying Spirit, and the Evil Spirit, as well as the Destroyer. Should we add to this the Burning Bush?


Why did the Christian community stop at the three of the trinity, when they could have also had more persons in the supposed Compound unity of Gd? The reason is that the highest deities in the other religions of the area also came in threes:




And so the Christian community took their own trinity of only the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit, disregarding the Lying Spirit, the Evil Spirit, and the Destroyer, not to mention the Burning Bush.


Jews are taught that Gd is One, Gd is Indivisible, and this is found throughout the Hebrew Scriptures. For example, as we read in Isaiah 44:6:


I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no Gd. [Isaiah 44:6]


When Isaiah tells us that Gd said, "I am the first," it means that Gd has no father. When Isaiah tells us that Gd said, "I am the last," it means that Gd has no literal son. And when Isaiah tells us that Gd said, "Besides me there is no Gd," it means that Gd does not share being Gd with any other Gd, or demi-Gd, or semi-Gd, or persons.


This is why Gd told us in the Ten Commandments, in Exodus 20:3, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." Even if you think they are gods, you cannot have them before Gd. You do not pray to them in order to get to Gd, and you don't pray in their names.


Christians may tell us, "Behold Your Gd," but the last time we heard something similar was in Exodus 32:4, when the ex-slaves pointed to the Golden Calf and said, "Eilay elohecha -- these are your gods."


Gd is One and Gd is Indivisible.