Also WHERE is the Holy Spirit if the Spirit is a SEPARATE person?
Simon Brown.
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
My meeting with Sir Anthony Buzzard and his Testimony.
Also WHERE is the Holy Spirit if the Spirit is a SEPARATE person?
Sunday, 27 October 2019
The (unique) WORDS by Job 23:13, GOD is ONE BEING with NO MEDIATOR!
A detailed Bible-study infographic examining Job 23:13, the Hebrew expression connected with “He is one,” and the Bible's presentation of God as sovereign and one. It also compares Job 9:33, Job 16:21 and 1 Timothy 2:5, where Jesus Christ is identified as the one mediator between God and mankind. Research by Simon Brown.
QUICK FACTS: JOB 23:13 — WHAT DOES “HE IS ONE” REALLY MEAN?
Does Job Describe God as One — and What Does Job Reveal About the Need for a Mediator?
Research by Simon Brown
Job contains some remarkable statements about God, His absolute authority, and mankind's need for someone to stand between God and man.
One particularly interesting verse is:
“But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? What his soul desires, even that he does.”
Job 23:13 — WEB
Other translations render the opening words differently:
“But He is unique…”
“But He is unchangeable…”
“But He is one…”
So what does the Hebrew actually tell us?
JOB 23:13 — “HE IS ONE”
The Hebrew begins:
וְהוּא בְאֶחָד
vehu be'echad
The important word is:
אֶחָד — ECHAD
The familiar Hebrew word echad means one.
It is the same basic Hebrew word famously found in:
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God. Yahweh is one.”
Deuteronomy 6:4 — WEB
However, we should be careful.
Job 23:13 is not simply another wording of the Shema, and translators disagree over exactly how be'echad should be expressed in English in this particular construction.
The central thought of Job 23:13 is that God is resolute and sovereign:
“Who can turn him?”
And:
“What his soul desires, even that he does.”
No creature can overrule Him.
NOTICE THE SINGULAR LANGUAGE
Job speaks about God as:
HE
HIM
HIS
The verse presents God as a singular personal subject.
This is consistent with the overwhelming language about God throughout the Hebrew Scriptures.
Consider Yahweh's own words:
“I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.”
Isaiah 44:6
And:
“I am Yahweh, who makes all things; who alone stretches out the heavens; who spreads out the earth by myself.”
Isaiah 44:24 — WEB
Then we have Israel's great confession:
“YAHWEH IS ONE.”
Deuteronomy 6:4
Jesus himself later repeated this as the most important commandment:
“The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.’”
Mark 12:29
Job 23:13 therefore fits naturally within the Bible's wider presentation of the sovereignty and oneness of God.
But there is another fascinating part of Job's story.
JOB LONGED FOR A MEDIATOR
This is where the argument becomes particularly interesting.
Job says:
“There is no umpire between us, who might lay his hand on us both.”
Job 9:33 — WEB
Job recognizes the enormous gulf between himself and God.
He longs for someone who could stand between them.
Later Job says:
“Oh that there were one to plead for a man with God, as a son of man pleads for his neighbor!”
Job 16:21
This is extremely important.
Job's words do not prove that God had no heavenly agent of any kind, nor does Job 23:13 settle the separate question of whether Christ personally existed before his human birth.
But Job clearly expresses the human need for someone to mediate between God and man.
And when we reach the New Testament, we find an extraordinary answer.
THE ONE MEDIATOR FINALLY APPEARS
Paul writes:
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”
1 Timothy 2:5
Notice the structure:
ONE GOD
and
ONE MEDIATOR
Who is the mediator?
Paul tells us:
“THE MAN CHRIST JESUS.”
This distinction is enormously important.
Paul does not identify the mediator as the one God in this sentence.
He distinguishes:
God
from
the mediator between God and humanity — Jesus Christ.
JESUS BECAME OUR HIGH PRIEST
The book of Hebrews likewise describes Jesus as our great High Priest:
“For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens.”
Hebrews 7:26
Jesus gave himself for mankind.
Paul continues:
“who gave himself as a ransom for all.”
1 Timothy 2:6
And Isaiah had prophetically described God's suffering servant:
“He poured out his soul to death… yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”
Isaiah 53:12
The man Job longed for—a mediator between God and man—finds a striking New Testament counterpart in:
JESUS CHRIST.
WAS JESUS ALREADY THE MEDIATOR BEFORE CREATION?
Here we need to distinguish what Scripture explicitly says from what different theological systems infer.
First Peter says of Christ:
“who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake.”
1 Peter 1:20 — WEB
This tells us Christ was foreknown before the foundation of the world.
Biblical Unitarians generally understand this as Christ existing beforehand in God's foreknowledge and purpose, rather than as a conscious divine person already living beside God.
Trinitarian Christians understand Christ's pre-existence differently.
But Job 23:13 itself cannot settle that debate.
What we can say with certainty is that when Paul explicitly identifies the mediator, he writes:
“THE MAN CHRIST JESUS.”
GOD AND HIS MEDIATOR ARE DISTINGUISHED
This pattern occurs repeatedly in the New Testament.
Jesus prayed:
“This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.”
John 17:3
Paul wrote:
“yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ…”
1 Corinthians 8:6
And:
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.”
1 Timothy 2:5
The distinction is remarkably consistent:
THE ONE GOD — THE FATHER
and
JESUS CHRIST — HIS SON AND THE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MAN.
QUICK FACTS
Job 23:13 describes God using singular language and emphasizes that no one can overturn His sovereign purpose.
Deuteronomy 6:4 declares that Yahweh is one.
Mark 12:29 shows Jesus reaffirming that confession as the greatest commandment.
Job 9:33 records Job's longing for someone who could stand between himself and God.
1 Timothy 2:5 identifies the one mediator as “the man Christ Jesus.”
1 Peter 1:20 says Christ was foreknown before the foundation of the world, although Christians disagree over what this implies concerning personal pre-existence.
And John 17:3 records Jesus addressing his Father as “the only true God.”
CONCLUSION
Job's words are powerful, but we do not need to make them say more than they actually say.
Job 23:13 presents a sovereign God whom no one can turn from His purpose.
Job 9:33 reveals Job's longing for someone to stand between God and man.
And centuries later, Paul gives us the answer:
“THERE IS ONE GOD.”
and
“ONE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MEN.”
Who is that mediator?
“THE MAN CHRIST JESUS.”
1 Timothy 2:5
That distinction deserves to be allowed to stand exactly as Scripture gives it.
Research by Simon Brown
wwwrealdiscoveriesorg-simon.blogspot.com
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John 1:1
- John 1:1 — Does "The Word Was God" Mean Jesus Is Almighty God?
- IS THE WORD JESUS IN JOHN 1:1?
- What Is the Truth About John 1:1 to 5?
- WHY John 1:1 is not about Jesus!
Hebrews 1:10 – Did God Really Say to the Son, “You Laid the Foundation of the Earth”?
- WHO IS THE ONE TRUE GOD? New video!
- The Greatest Commandment Ever Given — Who Is the One True God?
- Mark 12:29 — Why Did Jesus Quote the Shema?
- Deuteronomy 6:4 — The Shema: "Hear, O Israel, Yahweh Our God Is One"
- John 10:30 — What Did Jesus Mean by "I and the Father Are One"?
- John 8:58 — What Did Jesus Mean by "Before Abraham Was, I Am"?
- John 20:28 — Did Thomas Really Call Jesus Almighty God?
- John 14:9 — "He Who Has Seen Me Has Seen the Father" Explained
- John 17:3 — Jesus Confirmed That the Father Alone Is the Only True God
- John 17:5 — Did Jesus Exist with the Father Before the World Began?
- 2 Peter 1:1 — Another Trinitarian Misunderstanding?
- Colossians 1:15–17 — Does "Firstborn of All Creation" Mean Jesus Was Created?
- Hebrews 1:2 — Did God Create the Universe or the Ages Through His Son?
- Who Is the Alpha and the Omega?
- Did the Doctrine of the Trinity Originate with Jesus Christ and His Apostles?
- Is Jesus God, or the Son of God? What Does the Whole Bible Teach?
- Scriptures Proving Yahweh: The One True God of Israel Is the Creator Alone.
- John 6:38 — How Did Jesus Come Down From Heaven?
- John 1:1 — Does "The Word Was God" Mean Jesus Is Almighty God?
- IS THE WORD JESUS IN JOHN 1:1?
- What Is the Truth About John 1:1 to 5?
- WHY John 1:1 is not about Jesus!
Hebrews 1:10 – Did God Really Say to the Son, “You Laid the Foundation of the Earth”?
- WHO IS THE ONE TRUE GOD? New video!
- The Greatest Commandment Ever Given — Who Is the One True God?
- Mark 12:29 — Why Did Jesus Quote the Shema?
- Deuteronomy 6:4 — The Shema: "Hear, O Israel, Yahweh Our God Is One"
- John 10:30 — What Did Jesus Mean by "I and the Father Are One"?
- John 8:58 — What Did Jesus Mean by "Before Abraham Was, I Am"?
- John 20:28 — Did Thomas Really Call Jesus Almighty God?
- John 14:9 — "He Who Has Seen Me Has Seen the Father" Explained
- John 17:3 — Jesus Confirmed That the Father Alone Is the Only True God
- John 17:5 — Did Jesus Exist with the Father Before the World Began?
- 2 Peter 1:1 — Another Trinitarian Misunderstanding?
- Colossians 1:15–17 — Does "Firstborn of All Creation" Mean Jesus Was Created?
- Hebrews 1:2 — Did God Create the Universe or the Ages Through His Son?
- Who Is the Alpha and the Omega?
- Did the Doctrine of the Trinity Originate with Jesus Christ and His Apostles?
- Is Jesus God, or the Son of God? What Does the Whole Bible Teach?
- Scriptures Proving Yahweh: The One True God of Israel Is the Creator Alone.
- John 6:38 — How Did Jesus Come Down From Heaven?
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Subject: The title of this commentary is: FOREKNOWLEDGE AND PREDESTINATION DOES NOT MEAN PREEXISTENCE.
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
WHY would the authors of Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1, and John 20:28 FORGET to mention “Yahweh" The GOD and Father of Creation?
IMPORTANT UPDATE — NEW RESEARCH AVAILABLE
This subject has now been completely rewritten and expanded with additional research and evidence.
READ THE NEW UPDATED ARTICLE HERE: 2 Peter 1:1 — Who Is Peter Referring To? A Study of the Greek Text.
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Friday, 18 October 2019
MUST READ: Bill & Stephanie Schlegel: From Trinity to One God.
When we hear great news, it is often to good to be true, so before jumping through the roof, I did a search on Bill and Stephanie Schlegel, and saw what Sir Anthony Buzzard told me about Tritarianarins Bill and Stephanie Schlegel, was certainly TRUE.
This wonderful NEWS, caused me to JUMP with JOY, seeing and reading about Tritarianarins Bill and Stephanie Schlegel, who was dismissed from his job at the Israel branch of MacArthur’s Trinitarian college.
Schlegel came to understand the TRUTH, that God is not triune, and Jesus is truly the Literal SON of His One true GOD.
There are very FEW who are willing to swallow their TRINITY pride, and repent, and be brave enough to leave the false TRINITY faith, as my wife Emma and I did, when we also discovered the shocking truth, which is so rare in a world full of countless confusions, BLACK HOLES and DECEPTIONS within Christianity, caused by the enemy.
And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. Revelation 12:9.
I find ALL of my Trinitarian friends do not want to know me anymore, and worse still, they HIDE OUT THE WAY, and are not willing to hear the Biblical facts and the PROVED history about how the TRINITY was established over 300 years after Christ, from the first Catholics and bishops, at the Council of Nicaea.
Trinitarians refuse to believe I am trying to help them see this most terrible deception, and yet they instead think I am their enemy.
Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “‘“You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” Matthew 13:14.
As Bill and Stephanie Schlegel, Emma and I were one of most believing in the greatest deception within Christianity, which caused us to also SEEK and FIND as Jesus said, and we certainly did find the TRUE Son of GOD, the MAN Christ Jesus, and going THROUGH the true Messiah, by leaving one of COUNTLESS FALSE Christ’s, climbing OVER countless Christian deceptions, to get on the right side of TRUTH, now making it possible to get to the ONE TRUE GOD, hence, ONE TRUE GOD, NOT A TRIAD God, and truly be set FREE.
The question is?
How can ALL Trinitarians and the countless false faiths, come to know the truth?
Well, we need to keep praying for them.
We need to keep carefully SHOUTING from the roof tops so we can be heard, with the Biblical facts, showing and demonstrating the truth and nothing but the truth of GOD and His Son.
As Mr Buzzard told me: I note that Paul said “woe is me if I do not proclaim the Gospel”
But the MAIN answer is given by Jesus in the end of his teaching: For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’ Matthew 13:15
Did you see what Jesus said: and turn, and I would heal them?
It seems to me that it is the Biblical facts we provide showing and demonstrating the truth to all who do not believe the word of GOD, that will eventually cause a FEW to go to Jesus in repentance, confessing and as Jesus says: turn, and I would heal them.’
But what does Jesus mean: turn, and I would heal them?
Jesus is saying TURN from our PRIDE, from worshipping false Christ’s, and false gods and our sinful nature, repent BELIEVE and follow the TRUE Christ, taking up our Cross by letting go of the desires of the flesh and the desires of the world, to do the will of GOD, through Christ Jesus.
By taking up our Cross to follow GOD through His Son Jesus we are abiding in the word of Jesus.
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, John 8:31.
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Matthew 7:24
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. John 5:24
I am adding this great news and video to my face book and channel and pray that this testimony by Bill and Stephanie Schlegel and their confession, and conversion will be a testimony for MANY more, while there is still time, Amen.
So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, Matthew 10:32.
“And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God, Luke 12:8.
You can watch the testimony by Bill and Stephanie Schlegel and their confession, and conversion here: https://youtu.be/9LA9Uq-8xMc
Videos reads:
Bill and Stephanie Schlegel describe how they came to a belief in the One God of the Bible, and His Messiah Jesus. They had been living in Israel where Bill taught Bible geography, history and Hebrew to college students. Through the study of the Scriptures Bill came to realize that the God of the Bible is not a Trinity, but is One person, and that Jesus is the Messiah, whom the One God (the Father) raised from the dead and exalted to His right hand. It took a few months, but Stephanie as well eventually came to understand this biblical truth. Their new found faith caused some big changes in their lives, including the loss of a job, church, friends and an international move. This is the first time Stephanie has told “her side” of the story on video.
Sunday, 13 October 2019
The TRUE Meaning and Misunderstanding of Colossians 1:16 and 1:17.
IMPORTANT UPDATE — NEW RESEARCH AVAILABLE
This subject has now been completely rewritten and expanded with additional research and evidence.
READ THE NEW UPDATED ARTICLE HERE: WHY Colossians 1:16 Is NOT About the Genesis Creation
Wednesday, 9 October 2019
The TRUE Meaning and Misunderstanding Of Colossians 1:15.
IMPORTANT UPDATE — NEW RESEARCH AVAILABLE
This subject has now been completely rewritten and expanded with additional research and evidence.
READ THE NEW UPDATED ARTICLE HERE: Colossians 1:15 — The True Meaning and Misunderstanding.
Tuesday, 8 October 2019
John 1:10 — What Did John Really Mean?
John 1:10 — What Did John Really Mean?
A Study of the Greek Word ἐγένετο (egeneto)
Research by Simon Brown
John 1:10 is one of the most frequently quoted passages by Trinitarians in an attempt to prove that Jesus created the Genesis world.
Most modern Bible translations render the verse something like this:
"He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, yet the world did not know Him."
Because of this wording, millions of Christians naturally conclude that John is speaking about the original creation recorded in Genesis.
But is that really what John wrote?
I believe this verse deserves much closer examination.
The Key Word
The Greek word translated "was made" is:
ἐγένετο (egeneto)
This single word is the foundation of the entire discussion.
The Greek verb ἐγένετο occurs over 200 times throughout the New Testament and carries a wide range of meanings, including:
- came to pass
- happened
- occurred
- became
- took place
- came about
- was fulfilled
Notice that these meanings do not automatically refer to the creation of something. Instead, they frequently describe events taking place or prophecies being fulfilled.
Matthew 1:22
One clear example is found in the account of Jesus' birth.
"Now all this has come to pass (ἐγένετο), so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled."(Matthew 1:22)
Here the same Greek word ἐγένετο clearly means:
"came to pass."
It certainly does not mean:
"came into existence."
Nor does it describe the creation of anything.
Instead, it describes God's prophetic plan being fulfilled exactly as He promised.
My Understanding of John 1:10
After comparing the use of ἐγένετο throughout the New Testament, I believe John may be using the word in exactly the same prophetic sense.
For this reason, my own understanding of John 1:10 is:
"He was in the world, and through Him the world came to pass, yet the world did not know Him."
In other words, I understand John to be saying that God's purpose for the world is accomplished through His Messiah.
The entire plan of redemption, foretold by the prophets for centuries, reaches its fulfilment through Jesus Christ.
The world's salvation, God's Kingdom, the New Covenant, the resurrection, eternal life, and the New Creation all come to pass through Him.
Yet despite His coming, the world failed to recognise Him.
Does This Agree With Other Scriptures?
I believe it does.
Paul writes:
"Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we exist."(1 Corinthians 8:6)
Notice Paul's careful distinction.
There is:
One God—the Father—from whom are all things.
And there is:
One Lord—Jesus Christ—through whom are all things.
Throughout Paul's writings, Christ is repeatedly presented as the One through whom God carries out His redemptive work.
Everything in God's plan comes through His Son.
The New Creation
The New Testament continually teaches that God's new creation comes through Christ.
Paul writes:
"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation."(2 Corinthians 5:17)
Likewise,
"He has rescued us from the authority of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of His beloved Son."(Colossians 1:13)
Everything associated with God's eternal purpose comes through Jesus Christ.
This includes salvation.
The Kingdom of God.
The resurrection.
The New Covenant.
The New Creation.
In this sense, I believe John is saying that the world, as God intended it to become through His Messiah, comes to pass through Christ.
Jude Confirms the One True God
Jude concludes his letter by writing:
"To the only God our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen."(Jude 1:25)
Notice the order.
The Father alone is called:
"the only God."
Yet all glory is given through Jesus Christ our Lord.
This perfectly reflects the consistent New Testament pattern.
The Father is the source.
The Son is God's appointed Messiah through whom His purposes are accomplished.
The Birth of Jesus
Matthew again uses the same Greek word when describing the fulfilment of prophecy.
"Now all this has come to pass (ἐγένετο), so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled."(Matthew 1:22)
Matthew immediately quotes Isaiah's prophecy:
"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel."
Again, ἐγένετο means "came to pass."
It refers to God's promises becoming reality.
My Conclusion
After studying the use of ἐγένετο throughout the New Testament, I believe John 1:10 has often been understood too narrowly.
Rather than describing the Genesis creation, I believe John may be speaking about the fulfilment of God's redemptive purpose through His Messiah.
Accordingly, I understand John 1:10 to read:
"He was in the world, and through Him the world came to pass, yet the world did not know Him."
This understanding harmonises, in my view, with passages such as Matthew 1:22, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Colossians 1:13, and Jude 1:25, all of which present the Father as the one true God who accomplishes His eternal purpose through His Son.
Thursday, 3 October 2019
Does GOD share His glory, and prove Jesus is GOD? Isaiah 42:8, John 17:5.
IMPORTANT UPDATE — NEW RESEARCH AVAILABLE
This subject has now been completely rewritten and expanded with additional research and evidence.
READ THE NEW UPDATED ARTICLE HERE: QUICK FACTS: DOES JOHN 17:5 PROVE JESUS WAS GOD BEFORE THE WORLD EXISTED?
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A detailed Bible-study image examining John 17:5 and Jesus’ prayer concerning the glory he had with the Father before the world existed. The study asks whether this proves Jesus is God and considers the verse within the wider context of John 17.














