lesson 2.2 the Pre-incarnate Christ

What does Theo mean?

What does phaino mean?

What does theophany mean?

God

To appear

A visible appearance of God to humans

What does Christos mean?

What does phaino mean?

What is a Christophany?

Christ

To appear

A specific type of theophany where the appearance is a pre-incarnate manifestation of Jesus Christ

The angle of the Lord is _

(Aka the angle of _)

Angel is the word for _

This means?

Jehovah

Jehovah

Messenger

One sent

The term nature describes _ not _

By nature we mean that angles are what king of beings?

Note: angles can take on human or other types of visible appearance

Function, nature

Spirit beings

The angel of the LORD in the OT is often a messenger who is _ in self revelation

This is called a _ or _

The angel of the Lord in the New Testament is a messenger who is a _ _ _

This messenger is sent by _

Why is this messenger not Christ?

Jehovah

Theophany

Christophany

Created angelic being

Jehovah

Christ has now taken upon himself human flesh

The angle of the LORD identified as Jehovah/God

What are the 5 examples of the appearances of the angle of the Lord?

1. Hagar

2. Abraham

3. The burning bush

4. Gideon

5. Maonah

Who/what is found in Genesis 16:7-13?

The angle of the Lord speaks in 1st person as God promising to multiply descendants

The angle of the Lord identifies by this person as thou God seeest me

Hagar

Who/what is found in Genesis 22:11-18

The angle of the Lord stops him from sacrificing his son and speaks as God. (Uses the term _)

Abraham

Me

Who/what is found in Exodus 3:1-6

The angle of the Lord appears in this object, yet the text identified him as _

In the same context God declares in 3:14 I am that I am

This phrase is later claimed by Jesus in the book of _

The burning bush

God

John

Who/what is found in Judges 6:11-24

The narritive shifts between the LORD and the angel of the LORD (This is the same person)

Gideon

Who/what is found in Judges 13

The angel of the Lord ascended into the flame of the alter

He declares we shall surly die because we have seen God

Manoah

The angle of the Lord will accept _

Created angles will not accept this.

Worship

2. The angel of the Lord as a distinct person from Jehovah (God)

• Genesis 24:7 Abraham says that Jehovah will send _ _

• Zechariah 1:12-13- the angel of the Lord _ to Jehovah

• Exodus 23:23-23, -32:34, _ angel

• Isaiah 63:7-10- the angel of his _

His angel

Speaks

Mine

Presence

3. The angel of the Lord is the _ person of the Trinity

A. The angel of the Lord could not be either the father or the Holy Spirit

• Since the angel of the Lord is the _ _,

• He could not be the father- the one who _

• The angel of the Lord cannot be the Holy Spirit, as the attribute of _

• This means the quality of not having a physical, tangible form

• This form is always possessed by the Holy Spirit

• The Holy spirit's ministry is never characterized by _ attributes

second

Sent one

Sends

Immateriality

Physical

B. The second person is the _ God of the New testament

(John 12:44-45, John 1:18)

Visible

Other christophanies

What are the four christophanies mentioned

1. The three men who visited Abraham

2. The man who wrestled with Jacob

3. The Captain of the host of the Lord

4. The fourth man in the fiery furnace

Who visited Abraham?

This is specifically the _

• The LORD appeared unto Abraham

• Three men stood by him

• The LORD knew that Sarah had laughed within herself

• The men, the two angels, went towards Sodom, but Abraham stood and talked with the LORD

The Three men

LORD

Who wrestled with Jacob

• Jacob called the name of the place penile

• What does his name mean?

• I have seen God face to face and my life is preserved

The man

Face of God

Who did Joshua meet?

• Joshua worshiped the man

• The man accepted worship

• Loose thy shoe… The place whereon thou standest is Holy

The captain of the host of the Lord

What is the christophany found in Daniel?

• The form of the fourth is like the Son of God

The fourth man in the fiery furnace

T/F The preincarnate second person of the Holy Trinity is not active in the Old testament

False