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    Queen Esther got a reaction from Blanchie DeGrate in Daily text, Tuesday, May 2 2017   
    Let your brotherly love continue.—Heb. 13:1.
    https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/5/2
    Why is it vital that we let our brotherly love continue? The simple answer is that Jehovah requires us to show brotherly love to one another. We cannot claim to love God and at the same time refuse to love our brothers. (1 John 4:7, 20, 21) Additionally, we need one another. This is especially true in times of trouble. Paul knew that some of the Hebrew Christians to whom he was writing would soon need to leave their homes and material possessions. Jesus had described how difficult that time would be. (Mark 13:14-18; Luke 21:21-23) So more than ever before, those Christians needed to strengthen their affection for one another. (Rom. 12:9) Soon the destructive winds of the greatest tribulation of all time will be released. (Mark 13:19; Rev. 7:1-3) It is not enough for us just to meet together regularly. Paul reminded the Hebrew Christians that they should use such occasions to incite one another “to love and fine works.”—Heb. 10:24, 25. w16.01 1:6-8
     
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    Queen Esther reacted to Queen Esther in Texto Diario, Martes 2 de mayo 2017   
    Que su amor fraternal continúe (Heb. 13:1).
    https://wol.jw.org/es/wol/dt/r4/lp-s/2017/5/2
    ¿Por qué es tan importante que este amor continúe? En pocas palabras, porque es un mandato de Jehová. No podemos decir que lo amamos a él si no amamos a nuestros hermanos (1 Juan 4:7, 20, 21). Pero hay otra razón, y es que nos necesitamos, sobre todo cuando hay problemas. Pablo sabía que muchos de los cristianos hebreos iban a perder sus casas y sus pertenencias. Jesús ya había dicho que vivirían tiempos muy difíciles (Mar. 13:14-18; Luc. 21:21-23). Era más importante que nunca fortalecer su cariño por los demás (Rom. 12:9). Dentro de muy poco tiempo se desatarán los vientos destructivos de la gran tribulación (Mar. 13:19; Rev. 7:1-3). No basta con ir a las reuniones. Pablo les dijo a los hebreos que aprovecharan esas ocasiones para hacer crecer el amor entre todos y animarse a realizar buenas obras (Heb. 10:24, 25). w16.01 1:6-8
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    Queen Esther got a reaction from ARchiv@L in Vanessa Jackson e Rodrigo Jay cântico No. 134 - Maravillosa canción y voces especiales, Mamá e hijo ❤   
    Vanessa Jackson e Rodrigo Jay cântico  No. 134  -  Maravillosa canción y voces especiales,
    Mamá e hijo ❤
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    Queen Esther reacted to Queen Esther in Vanessa Jackson e Rodrigo Jay cântico 60 entre o fará forte.... Disfruta !   
    Vanessa  Jackson  e  Rodrigo  Jay  cântico  No. 60  entre  o  fará  forte !  Disfruta ❤
    (  Lo siento, doble ... un error de tipo ;-(  )
     
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    Queen Esther reacted to Queen Esther in cântico 111 por Vanessa Jackson HE WILL CALL.... Disfruta !   
    cântico 111 por Vanessa Jackson,     HE WILL CALL.......  Disfruta ❤
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    Queen Esther reacted to Micah Ong in How do we make sense of Romans 10:13 "Everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved" and Acts 4:10,12. The answer might surprise you!   
    Romans 10:13 For “everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.” 
     
    This would be a contradiction to the statement in the book of Acts.
     
    Compare Acts 4:10 "let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that in the name of Jesus Christ the Naz·a·rene..."
    verse 12 "there is no salvation in anyone else, for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved.
     
    It is a contradiction in the 'New World Translation.'
     
    But Romans 10:13 from the Koine Greek(common Greek manuscripts as close as you can get to the original) you find in the Kingdom Interlinear Bible as found on the JW Library app; there is no 'Jehovah' but 'Kupiou' or 'Lord.'  Remember Thomas said "My Lord and my God."
     
    So there is no contradiction but it is by Jesus name we get saved.
     
    Compare also
     
    Philippians 2:9,10 For this very reason, God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every other name, 10 so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend—of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground.
     
    I know his name Jesus means Jehovah saves.  But that is quite different to just Jehovah which means "I Am who I Am" or "I shall become."  In Ancient Jewish times it was more about the meaning of the name than the name it self.
     
    Jehovah had many names back then.
     
    El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty) El Elyon (The Most High God) Adonai (Lord, Master) Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah) Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner) Jehovah-Raah (The Lord My Shepherd) Jehovah Rapha (The Lord That Heals) Jehovah Shammah (The Lord Is There) Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness) Jehovah Mekoddishkem (The Lord Who Sanctifies You) El Olam (The Everlasting God) Elohim (God) Qanna (Jealous) Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide) Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace) Jehovah Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts)  
    So one could reasonably conclude that Isaiah 43:10 “You are my witnesses,” declares Jehovah,
    “Yes, my servant whom I have chosen,

    Would apply to the nation of Israel back then that were part of the old covenant.  But in Isaiah 62:2 he speaks of his people having a new name. Acts 1:7,8 "He said to them: “It does not belong to you to know the times or seasons that the Father has placed in his own jurisdiction. 8 But you will receive power when the holy spirit comes upon you, and you will be witnesses of me(Jesus) in Jerusalem, in all Ju·deʹa and Sa·marʹi·a, and to the most distant part of the earth.”
    Yes witnesses of Jesus!
    Wouldn't then that be "Christians" as Jesus followers were known of back then in Antioch - followers of Christ. 
    Remember Jesus came to fulfill the law and bring in a new covenant, "that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend..." and "there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved."

    So it makes sense then that YHWH isn't in the Christian Greek Scriptures and his disciples never preached that name. Please re-read our promises in the scriptures.  Our hope is more wonderful than you think.  Our God is a wonderfully loving God.  We just need to worship him with spirit and truth! Christian regards
      Micah    
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    Queen Esther got a reaction from Carol Ann Torres in Jehovah - His wonderful creation honors his name ❤   
    Jehovah - His wonderful creation honors his name.....
    From the small Calibri who feeds his baby till a small frosh who carries his children to a better place to grow up, they all do exactly that what their creator has told them to do.  Will we do so?
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    Queen Esther got a reaction from Blanchie DeGrate in Enjoy the Kingdom song No. 111 - HE WILL CALL.......❤   
    Enjoy  the  Kingdom  song  No. 111  -        HE  WILL  CALL.......❤
     
    (  a  wrong  click  by  my  finger  and  now  double,  sorry   difficult  to  delete ! )
     
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    Queen Esther reacted to Queen Esther in Jehovah - His wonderful creation honors his name ❤   
    <3 ♫ <3 ♫ <3 .•*¨`*•..¸♥☼♥¸.•*¨`*•.♫ <3 ♫ <3 ♫ <3
     
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    Queen Esther got a reaction from Blanchie DeGrate in Jehovah - His wonderful creation honors his name ❤   
    <3 ♫ <3 ♫ <3 .•*¨`*•..¸♥☼♥¸.•*¨`*•.♫ <3 ♫ <3 ♫ <3
     
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    Queen Esther reacted to Blanchie DeGrate in Jehovah - His wonderful creation honors his name ❤   
    Awesome!!!! Thank you again Sis! ???
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    Queen Esther got a reaction from Blanchie DeGrate in Another wonderful kingdom song, Vanessa Jackson & Rodrigo Jay, No. 60, Enjoy ! ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫   
    Thank  you  dear  Blanchie ❤   Yes,  a  special  couple  for  our  nice  songs,  Mom  and  son ;-))
    I  still  found  the  song  No. 111  with  Sister  Vanessa....  try  post  it  now !
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    Queen Esther reacted to Queen Esther in Another wonderful kingdom song, Vanessa Jackson & Rodrigo Jay, No. 60, Enjoy ! ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫   
    Thank  you  dear  Blanchie ❤   Yes,  a  special  couple  for  our  nice  songs,  Mom  and  son ;-))
    I  still  found  the  song  No. 111  with  Sister  Vanessa....  try  post  it  now !
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    Queen Esther reacted to Blanchie DeGrate in Another wonderful kingdom song, Vanessa Jackson & Rodrigo Jay, No. 60, Enjoy ! ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫   
    Beautiful, beautiful voices!! I love them!!?❤️?Thank you ?
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    Queen Esther got a reaction from Blanchie DeGrate in Another wonderful kingdom song, Vanessa Jackson & Rodrigo Jay, No. 60, Enjoy ! ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫   
    Another  wonderful  kingdom  song,  Vanessa Jackson & Rodrigo Jay,  No. 60,  Enjoy !
    ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫
     
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    Queen Esther reacted to Queen Esther in Another wonderful kingdom song, Vanessa Jackson & Rodrigo Jay, No. 60, Enjoy ! ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫   
    Another  wonderful  kingdom  song,  Vanessa Jackson & Rodrigo Jay,  No. 60,  Enjoy !
    ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫
     
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    Queen Esther got a reaction from Blanchie DeGrate in Jehovah - His wonderful creation honors his name ❤   
    Yes,  really a wonderful video !  For all creations, we have to be grateful and praise to Jehovah❤️?
    PS.  A sister friend on FB just rescued before few days a Hummingbird -Baby and she posted some photos... so tiny and beautiful ! I love these birdies? The Baby is now in a special Tea-box for recovering and soon free again >>>>>>>>>  Perhaps I can post the photos here??
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    Queen Esther got a reaction from Blanchie DeGrate in Jehovah - His wonderful creation honors his name ❤   
    Jehovah - His wonderful creation honors his name.....
    From the small Calibri who feeds his baby till a small frosh who carries his children to a better place to grow up, they all do exactly that what their creator has told them to do.  Will we do so?
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    Queen Esther got a reaction from Blanchie DeGrate in Vanessa Jackson e Rodrigo Jay, Kingdom song No. 134, wonderful singing together ❤ Vanessa Jackson e Rodrigo Jay, Kingdom song No. 134, wonderful singing together ❤ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫   
    You  are  very  welcome  dear  Johnnifer ❤  I  am  happy, you  love  it  too !
    ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫
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    Queen Esther reacted to Queen Esther in Jehovah - His wonderful creation honors his name ❤   
    Yes,  really a wonderful video !  For all creations, we have to be grateful and praise to Jehovah❤️?
    PS.  A sister friend on FB just rescued before few days a Hummingbird -Baby and she posted some photos... so tiny and beautiful ! I love these birdies? The Baby is now in a special Tea-box for recovering and soon free again >>>>>>>>>  Perhaps I can post the photos here??
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    Queen Esther reacted to Martha Braun Amistadi in Jehovah - His wonderful creation honors his name ❤   
    A day in the life of Hummingbirds and pretty frog families. Amazingly wonderful! Praise to Jehovah. :-O
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    Queen Esther got a reaction from Blanchie DeGrate in Vanessa Jackson e Rodrigo Jay, Kingdom song No. 134, wonderful singing together ❤ Vanessa Jackson e Rodrigo Jay, Kingdom song No. 134, wonderful singing together ❤ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫   
    @Martha Braun Amistadi  Thank you so much, dear sister Martha?  I feel the same, touched my heart alot, yes !  Of sure a big joy for Jehovah too❤️
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    Queen Esther got a reaction from ARchiv@L in Request...   
    @The Librarian  Oh  yes,  I  want  some  more  categories  in  the  Gallery  area....   I  will  thinking  about  and  write  you  my  idea's  ;-)   Thank  you !
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    Queen Esther reacted to Martha Braun Amistadi in Vanessa Jackson e Rodrigo Jay, Kingdom song No. 134, wonderful singing together ❤ Vanessa Jackson e Rodrigo Jay, Kingdom song No. 134, wonderful singing together ❤ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫.♪ ♫ ♪ ♫   
    Queen Esther,
    Thank you dear sister, for posting this beautiful duet. Mother and son both singing praises with such heartfelt expression, touches my heart deeply. We all surely do love Jehovah!
    <3
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    Queen Esther reacted to Bible Speaks in One Of The Saddest Things Done In The Name of Religion - To Not Teach That God Had a Name?   
    @Micah Ong I have this morning. awakened and saw your response.Please read these scriptures I think these will help you understand.
    New World Translation
    Revelation 1:8

    8 “I am the Alʹpha and the O·meʹga,”*+ says Jehovah* God, “the One who is and who was and who is coming, the Almighty.
    New World Translation
    Revelation 21:6
     
    New World TranslationRevelation 22:13 13 I am the Alʹpha and the O·meʹga,*+ the first and the last, the beginning and the end.

    Alpha and Omega
    Names of the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet; they are used together three times in Revelation as a title for God. In these contexts this expression means the same as “the first and the last” and “the beginning and the end.”—Re 1:8; 21:6; 22:13.
    6 And he said to me: “They have       
    come to pass! I am the Alʹpha and the O·meʹga,* the beginning and the end.+ To anyone thirsting I will give from the spring* of the water of life free.*+
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    14 "So the Word became flesh+and resided*among us, and we had a view of his glory, a glory such as belongs to an only-begotten son+from a father; and he was full of undeserved kindness and truth.+15 (John bore witness about him, yes, he actually cried out—this was the one who said [it]—saying: “The one coming behind me has advanced in front of me, because he existed before me.”)+ 16 For we all received from out of his fullness,+even undeserved kindness upon undeserved kindness.+17 Because the Law was given through Moses,+the undeserved kindness+ and the truth+came to be through Jesus Christ. 18 No man has seen God at any time;+the only-begotten god*who is in the bosom [position]+ with the Father is the one that has explained him."
    JESUS CHRIST
    The name and title of the Son of God from the time of his anointing while on earth.
    The name Jesus (Gr., I·e·sousʹ) corresponds to the Hebrew name Jeshua (or, in fuller form, Jehoshua), meaning “Jehovah Is Salvation.” The name itself was not unusual, many men being so named in that period. For this reason persons often added further identification, saying, “Jesus the Nazarene.” (Mr 10:47; Ac 2:22) Christ is from the Greek Khri·stosʹ, the equivalent of the Hebrew Ma·shiʹach (Messiah), and means “Anointed One.” Whereas the expression “anointed one” was properly applied to others before Jesus, such as Moses, Aaron, and David (Heb 11:24-26; Le 4:3; 8:12; 2Sa 22:51), the position, office, or service to which these were anointed only prefigured the superior position, office, and service of Jesus Christ. Jesus is therefore preeminently and uniquely “the Christ, the Son of the living God.”—Mt 16:16; see CHRIST; MESSIAH.
    Prehuman Existence. The person who became known as Jesus Christ did not begin life here on earth. He himself spoke of his prehuman heavenly life. (Joh 3:13; 6:38, 62;8:23, 42, 58) John 1:1, 2 gives the heavenly name of the one who became Jesus, saying: “In the beginning the Word [Gr., Loʹgos] was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god [“was divine,” AT; Mo; or “of divine being,” Böhmer; Stage (both German)]. This one was in the beginning with God.” Since Jehovah is eternal and had no beginning (Ps 90:2; Re 15:3), the Word’s being with God from “the beginning” must here refer to the beginning of Jehovah’s creative works. This is confirmed by other texts identifying Jesus as “the firstborn of all creation,” “the beginning of the creation by God.” (Col 1:15; Re 1:1; 3:14) Thus the Scriptures identify the Word (Jesus in his prehuman existence) as God’s first creation, his firstborn Son.
    That Jehovah was truly the Father or Life-Giver to this firstborn Son and, hence, that this Son was actually a creature of God is evident from Jesus’ own statements. He pointed to God as the Source of his life, saying, “I live because of the Father.” According to the context, this meant that his life resulted from or was caused by his Father, even as the gaining of life by dying men would result from their faith in Jesus’ ransom sacrifice.—Joh 6:56, 57.
    If the estimates of modern-day scientists as to the age of the physical universe are anywhere near correct, Jesus’ existence as a spirit creature began thousands of millions of years prior to the creation of the first human. (Compare Mic 5:2.) This firstborn spirit Son wasused by his Father in the creation of all other things. (Joh 1:3; Col 1:16, 17) This would include the millions of other spirit sons of Jehovah God’s heavenly family (Da 7:9, 10; Re 5:11), as well as the physical universe and the creatures originally produced within it. Logically, it was to this firstborn Son that Jehovah said: “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness.” (Ge 1:26) All these other created things were not only created “through him” but also “for him,” as God’s Firstborn and the “heir of all things.”—Col 1:16; Heb 1:2.
    Not a co-Creator. The Son’s share in the creative works, however, did not make him a co-Creator with his Father. The power for creation came from God through his holy spirit, or active force. (Ge 1:2; Ps 33:6) And since Jehovah is the Source of all life, all animate creation, visible and invisible, owes its life to him. (Ps 36:9) Rather than a co-Creator, then, the Son was the agent or instrumentality through whom Jehovah, the Creator, worked. Jesus himself credited God with the creation, as do all the Scriptures.—Mt 19:4-6; see CREATION.
    GOD
    Anything that is worshiped can be termed a god, inasmuch as the worshiper attributes to it might greater than his own and venerates it. A person can even let his belly be a god. (Ro 16:18; Php 3:18, 19) The Bible makes mention of many gods (Ps 86:8; 1Co 8:5, 6), but it shows that the gods of the nations are valueless gods.—Ps 96:5; see GODS AND GODDESSES.
    Hebrew Terms. Among the Hebrew words that are translated “God” is ʼEl, probably meaning “Mighty One; Strong One.” (Ge 14:18) It is used with reference to Jehovah, to other gods, and to men. It is also used extensively in the makeup of proper names, such as Elisha (meaning “God Is Salvation”) and Michael (“Who Is Like God?”). In some places ʼEl appears with the definite article (ha·ʼElʹ, literally, “the God”) with reference to Jehovah, thereby distinguishing him from other gods.—Ge 46:3; 2Sa 22:31; see NW appendix, p. 1567.
    At Isaiah 9:6 Jesus Christ is prophetically called ʼEl Gib·bohrʹ, “Mighty God” (not ʼEl Shad·daiʹ [God Almighty], which is applied to Jehovah at Genesis 17:1).
    The plural form, ʼe·limʹ, is used when referring to other gods, such as at Exodus 15:11 (“gods”). It is also used as the plural of majesty and excellence, as in Psalm 89:6: “Who can resemble Jehovah among the sons of God [bi·venehʹ ʼE·limʹ]?” That the plural form is used to denote a single individual here and in a number of other places is supported by the translation of ʼE·limʹ by the singular form The·osʹ in the Greek Septuagint; likewise by Deus in the Latin Vulgate.
    The Hebrew word ʼelo·himʹ (gods) appears to be from a root meaning “be strong.” ʼElo·himʹ is the plural of ʼelohʹah (god). Sometimes this plural refers to a number of gods (Ge 31:30, 32; 35:2), but more often it is used as a plural of majesty, dignity, or excellence. ʼElo·himʹ is used in the Scriptures with reference to Jehovah himself, to angels, to idol gods (singular and plural), and to men.
    When applying to Jehovah, ʼElo·himʹ is used as a plural of majesty, dignity, or excellence. (Ge 1:1) Regarding this, Aaron Ember wrote: “That the language of the O[ld] T[estament] has entirely given up the idea of plurality in . . . [ʼElo·himʹ] (as applied to the God of Israel) is especially shown by the fact that it is almost invariably construed with a singular verbal predicate, and takes a singular adjectival attribute. . . . [ʼElo·himʹ] must rather be explained as an intensive plural, denoting greatness and majesty, being equal to The Great God.”—The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, Vol. XXI, 1905, p. 208.
    The title ʼElo·himʹ draws attention to Jehovah’s strength as the Creator. It appears 35 times by itself in the account of creation, and every time the verb describing what he said and did is in the singular number. (Ge 1:1–2:4) In him resides the sum and substance of infinite forces.
    At Psalm 8:5, the angels are also referred to as ʼelo·himʹ, as is confirmed by Paul’s quotation of the passage at Hebrews 2:6-8. They are called benehʹ ha·ʼElo·himʹ, “sons of God” (KJ); “sons of the true God” (NW), at Genesis 6:2, 4; Job 1:6;2:1. Lexicon in Veteris Testamenti Libros, by Koehler and Baumgartner (1958), page 134, says: “(individual) divine beings, gods.” And page 51 says: “the (single) gods,” and it cites Genesis 6:2; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7. Hence, at Psalm 8:5 ʼelo·himʹ is rendered “angels” (LXX); “godlike ones” (NW).
    The word ʼelo·himʹ is also used when referring to idol gods. Sometimes this plural form means simply “gods.” (Ex 12:12; 20:23) At other times it is the plural of excellence and only one god (or goddess) is referred to. However, these gods were clearly not trinities.—1Sa 5:7b (Dagon); 1Ki 11:5 (“goddess” Ashtoreth); Da 1:2b (Marduk).
    At Psalm 82:1, 6, ʼelo·himʹ is used of men, human judges in Israel. Jesus quoted from this Psalm at John 10:34, 35. They were gods in their capacity as representatives of and spokesmen for Jehovah. Similarly Moses was told that he was to serve as “God” to Aaron and to Pharaoh.—Ex 4:16, ftn; 7:1.
    In many places in the Scriptures ʼElo·himʹ is also found preceded by the definite article ha. (Ge 5:22) Concerning the use of ha·ʼElo·himʹ, F. Zorell says: “In the Holy Scriptures especially the one true God, Jahve, is designated by this word; . . . ‘Jahve is the [one true] God’ De 4:35;4:39; Jos 22:34; 2Sa 7:28; 1Ki 8:60 etc.”—Lexicon Hebraicum Veteris Testamenti, Rome, 1984, p. 54; brackets his.
    The Greek Term. The usual Greek equivalent of ʼEl and ʼElo·himʹ in the Septuagint translation and the word for “God” or “god” in the Christian Greek Scriptures is the·osʹ.
    The True God Jehovah. The true God is not a nameless God. His name is Jehovah. (De 6:4;Ps 83:18) He is God by reason of his creatorship. (Ge 1:1; Re 4:11) The true God is real (Joh 7:28), a person (Ac 3:19; Heb 9:24), and not lifeless natural law operating without a living lawgiver, not blind force working through a series of accidents to develop one thing or another. The 1956 edition of The Encyclopedia Americana (Vol. XII, p. 743) commented under the heading “God”: “In the Christian, Mohammedan, and Jewish sense, the Supreme Being, the First Cause, and in a general sense, as considered nowadays throughout the civilized world, a spiritual being, self-existent, eternal and absolutely free and all-powerful, distinct from the matter which he has created in many forms, and which he conserves and controls. There does not seem to have been a period of history where mankind was without belief in a supernatural author and governor of the universe.”
    Proofs of the existence of “the living God.” The fact of the existence of God is proved by the order, power, and complexity of creation, macroscopic and microscopic, and through his dealings with his people throughout history. In looking into what might be called the Book of Divine Creation, scientists learn much. One can learn from a book only if intelligent thought and preparation have been put into the book by its author.
    In contrast to the lifeless gods of the nations, Jehovah is “the living God.” (Jer 10:10; 2Co 6:16) Everywhere there is testimony to his activity and his greatness. “The heavens are declaring the glory of God; and of the work of his hands the expanse is telling.” (Ps 19:1) Men have no reason or excuse for denying God, because “what may be known about God is manifest among them, for God made it manifest to them. For his invisible qualities are clearly seen from the world’s creation onward, because they are perceived by the things made, even his eternal power and Godship, so that they are inexcusable.”—Ro 1:18-20.
    Jehovah God is described in the Bible as living from time indefinite to time indefinite, forever (Ps 90:2, 4; Re 10:6), and as being the King of eternity, incorruptible, invisible, the only true God. (1Ti 1:17) There existed no god before him.—Isa 43:10, 11.
    Infinite, but approachable. The true God is infinite and beyond the mind of man fully to fathom. The creature could never hope to become equal to his Creator or understand all the workings of His mind. (Ro 11:33-36) But He can be found and approached, and He supplies his worshiper with all that is necessary for the worshiper’s welfare and happiness. (Ac 17:26, 27; Ps 145:16) He is ever at the zenith of his ability and willingness to give good gifts and presents to his creatures, as it is written: “Every good gift and every perfect present is from above, for it comes down from the Father of the celestial lights, and with him there is not a variation of the turning of the shadow.” (Jas 1:17) Jehovah always acts within his own righteous arrangements, doing all things on a legal basis. (Ro 3:4, 23-26) For this reason all of his creatures can have complete confidence in him, knowing that he always abides by the principles he establishes. He does not change (Mal 3:6), and there is no “variation” with him in the application of his principles. There is no partiality with him (De 10:17, 18; Ro 2:11), and it is impossible for him to lie.—Nu 23:16, 19; Tit 1:1, 2; Heb 6:17, 18.
    His attributes. The true God is not omnipresent, for he is spoken of as having a location. (1Ki 8:49; Joh 16:28; Heb 9:24) His throne is in heaven. (Isa 66:1) He is all-powerful, being the Almighty God. (Ge 17:1; Re 16:14) “All things are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of him,” and he is “the One telling from the beginning the finale.” (Heb 4:13; Isa 46:10, 11;1Sa 2:3) His power and knowledge extend everywhere, reaching every part of the universe.—2Ch 16:9; Ps 139:7-12; Am 9:2-4.
    The true God is spirit, not flesh (Joh 4:24; 2Co 3:17), though he sometimes likens his attributes of sight, power, and so forth, to human faculties. Thus he speaks figuratively of his “arm” (Ex 6:6), his “eyes,” and his “ears” (Ps 34:15), and he points out that, since he is the Creator of human eyes and ears, he certainly can see and hear.—Ps 94:9.
    Some of God’s primary attributes are love (1Jo 4:8), wisdom (Pr 2:6; Ro 11:33), justice (De 32:4; Lu 18:7, 8), and power (Job 37:23; Lu 1:35). He is a God of order and of peace. (1Co 14:33) He is completely holy, clean and pure (Isa 6:3; Hab 1:13; Re 4:8); happy (1Ti 1:11); and merciful (Ex 34:6; Lu 6:36). Many other qualities of his personality are described in the Scriptures.
    His position. Jehovah is the Supreme Sovereign of the universe, the King eternal. (Ps 68:20; Da 4:25, 35; Ac 4:24; 1Ti 1:17) The position of his throne is the ultimate for superiority. (Eze 1:4-28; Da 7:9-14; Re 4:1-8) He is the Majesty (Heb 1:3; 8:1), the Majestic God, the Majestic One. (1Sa 4:8; Isa 33:21) He is the Source of all life.—Job 33:4; Ps 36:9; Ac 17:24, 25.
    His righteousness and glory. The true God is a righteous God. (Ps 7:9) He is the glorious God. (Ps 29:3; Ac 7:2) He enjoys eminence above all (De 33:26), being clothed with eminence and strength (Ps 93:1; 68:34) and with dignity and splendor. (Ps 104:1; 1Ch 16:27;Job 37:22; Ps 8:1) “His activity is dignity and splendor themselves.” (Ps 111:3) There is glory of splendor in his Kingship.—Ps 145:11, 12.
    His purpose. God has a purpose that he will work out and that cannot be thwarted. (Isa 46:10; 55:8-11) His purpose, as expressed at Ephesians 1:9, 10, is “to gather all things together again in the Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth.” By means of Christ all intelligent creation will be brought into full harmony with God. (Compare Mt 6:9, 10.) None existed before Jehovah; therefore he has seniority over all. (Isa 44:6) He, being the Creator, existed before any other gods, and ‘none will exist after him,’ because the nations will never produce a real, live god that is able to prophesy. (Isa 43:10; 46:9, 10) As the Alpha and the Omega (Re 22:13), he is the one and only Almighty God; he will bring to a successful conclusion the issue over Godship, being forever vindicated as the only Almighty God. (Re 1:8; 21:5, 6) He never forgets or forsakes his purposes or covenants, which makes him a God of dependability and loyalty.—Ps 105:8.
    A communicative God. Having great love for his creatures, God provides ample opportunity for them to know him and his purposes. His own voice has been heard by men on earth on three occasions. (Mt 3:17; 17:5; Joh 12:28) He has communicated through angels (Lu 2:9-12;Ac 7:52, 53) and through men to whom he gave directions and revelations, such as Moses, and especially through his Son, Jesus Christ. (Heb 1:1, 2; Re 1:1) His written Word is his communication to his people, enabling them to be completely equipped as his servants and ministers, and directing them on the way to life.—2Pe 1:19-21; 2Ti 3:16, 17; Joh 17:3.
    Contrasted with the gods of the nations. The true God, the Creator of the glorious heavenly bodies, has glory and brilliance beyond the ability of fleshly sight to endure, for “no man may see [God] and yet live.” (Ex 33:20) Only the angels, spirit creatures, have vision that can behold his face in a literal sense. (Mt 18:10; Lu 1:19) Nevertheless, he does not expose men to such an experience. In loving-kindness he enables men to see his fine qualities through his Word, including the revelation of himself by means of his Son, Christ Jesus.—Mt 11:27; Joh 1:18; 14:9.
    God gives us an idea of the effect of his presence in the book of Revelation. The apostle John had a vision that approximated seeing God, in the sense that it revealed the effect of beholding him on his throne. God was not like a man in appearance, for he has not revealed any figure of his to man, as John himself said later: “No man has seen God at any time.” (Joh 1:18) Rather, God was shown to be like highly polished gems, precious, glowing, beautiful, that attract the eye and win delighted admiration. He was “in appearance, like a jasper stone and a precious red-colored stone, and round about the throne there [was] a rainbow like an emerald in appearance.” (Re 4:3) Thus, he is lovely in appearance and pleasant to look at, causing one to lose oneself in wonderment. About his throne there is further glory and an atmosphere of calmness, serenity; the appearance of a perfect rainbow of emerald indicates that, reminding one of the enjoyable quieting calm that follows a storm.—Compare Ge 9:12-16.
    How different the true God is, therefore, from the gods of the nations, who are often depicted as being grotesque, angry, fierce, implacable, merciless, whimsical as to their favors and disfavors, horrifying and fiendish, and ready to torture earthly creatures in some kind of inferno.
    “A God exacting exclusive devotion.” “Even though there are those who are called ‘gods,’ whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many ‘gods’ and many ‘lords,’ there is actually to us one God the Father.” (1Co 8:5, 6) Jehovah is the Almighty God, the only true God, and he rightfully exacts exclusive devotion. (Ex 20:5) His servants must keep others out of, or excluded from, his proper place in their hearts and actions. He requires his worshipers to worship him with spirit and truth. (Joh 4:24) They should stand in reverent awe of him alone.—Isa 8:13;Heb 12:28, 29.
    Among other mighty ones called “gods” in the Bible is Jesus Christ, who is “the only-begotten god.” But he himself plainly said: “It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.” (Joh 1:18; Lu 4:8; De 10:20) The angels are “godlike ones,” but one of them stopped John from worshiping him, saying: “Be careful! Do not do that! . . . Worship God.” (Ps 8:5; Heb 2:7; Re 19:10) Mighty men among the Hebrews were called “gods” (Ps 82:1-7); but no man was purposed by God to receive worship. When Cornelius began to do obeisance to Peter, that apostle stopped him with the words, “Rise; I myself am also a man.” (Ac 10:25, 26) Certainly the false gods invented and fashioned by men down through the centuries since the rebellion in Eden are not to be worshiped. The Mosaic Law warns strongly against turning from Jehovah to them. (Ex 20:3-5) Jehovah the true God will not forever tolerate rivalry from false, worthless gods.—Jer 10:10, 11.
    After Christ’s Millennial Reign, during which he brings to nothing all authority and power that is in opposition to God, he hands over the Kingdom to his God and Father, who will then become “all things to everyone.” (Ro 8:33; 1Co 15:23-28) Eventually, all those living will acknowledge God’s sovereignty and will praise his name continually.—Ps 150; Php 2:9-11; Re 21:22-27; see JEHOVAH.
    Hope this helps to understand the Almighty God Jehovah and the Mighty God Jesus Christ. The Bible is clear. Jehovah God is the God of Heaven and Earth. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Hope this helps? Have a good day and thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. 
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