Part 1b The preincarnate Son of God
Having discussed sub-headings 1. The only begotten Son and 2. The Son as the logos at creation, in "Part 1a - The preincarnate Son of God", we now discuss subheaadings 3. The preincarnate Logos as the angel i.e. the messenger of YHWH, 4. The Logos known as God, and 5. The Son of God, the captain of the Lord’s army, The Lord of hosts.
References
3. The preincarnate Logos/Son as the messenger of YHWH
Tim Warner, ‘Messenger of YHVH, who bears Gods name and speaks as God’
Tim Warner, ‘The Son’
No one has seen God - John 1:18; John 6:46; John 8:56-59; 1 John 4:12
God is invisible - Col. 1:15; 1 Tim. 1:17; 1 Tim. 6:16; Heb. 11:27;
Angel of God leads Israel out of Egypt – Numbers 20:16, Isa. 63:9
Angel of God delivers law to Moses - Acts 7:37-39, Malachi 3:1
Brings Israel into the promise land – Judges 2:1
4. The Logos known as God
Philippians 2:9-11 – The Father has made his Son God
Hebrews 1:1-2,5,8-9 - The Father through David calls Him God
Psalm 45 – David calls Him God
1 John 5:20 – John Calls him God
Titus 2:11-13 – Paul calls him God
5. The Son of God, the captain of the Lord’s army, The Lord of hosts.
Archangel Michael – Daniel 10:13,21; Daniel 12:1; Jude 1:9; Revelation 12:7
His eyes are like a flame of fire - Rev. 1:14
His head are many crowns - Zech 6:11-12 LXX
He was clothed in a robe having been dipped in blood - Isaiah 63:1-6
His name is called Logos of God - John 1, Hebrews 4:11-13
He will shepherd them with an iron rod - Psalm 2:9
He treads the vat of the wine of the fury and wrath of God - Joel 3:13, Rev. 14:17-20, Isaiah 63:1-4
Captain over God’s army - Joshua 5:13-15
Angels not to be worshipped - Revelation 19:10, 22:8-9, John 9:35-38, Colossians 2:18-19
Jesus, The Lord of Hosts - John 12:35-41, Isaiah 6, Isaiah 53 –