PART II follows the presentation of the Christ as the son of God.

PART III shall attempt to follow the twisted trail from scripture to "tradition of men" and "doctrines of demons."

PART IV - The chronology of the Gospel of God: Will attempt to show, from the scriptures, the time frame of the events portrayed in the prophecies of the Old Testament, in their fulfillment in the New Testament;

Gal 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

GOD CREATES ADAM: Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

GOD GIVES A LAW: Gen 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

TEMPTOR SPEAKS: Gen 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

WOMAN ACTS: Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

CHRONOLOGY OF THE SEED PROMISE: GOD SPOKE INTO EXISTENCE, THE SEED OF WOMAN, IN PROMISE TO SATAN: Gen 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this... 15 .... I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

AND, IN PROMISE, TO ABRAHAM: Gen 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Gen 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

PREACHING THE GOSPEL UNTO ABRAHAM Gal 3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham...,

ABRAHAM WAS NOT YET A FATHER OF ANYONE WHEN GOD STATED "I HAVE MADE THEE..." ETC. THE PROMISE BECAME REALITY IN THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM: Acts 7:5 And he ....promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child....

Rom 4:13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, 17 As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations, before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

SARAH'S FAITH WAS ALSO A CAUSATIVE FACTOR Hebrews 11:11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive Seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

PAUL SAYS THAT ADAM PRECEDED CHRIST: 1 Cor 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46 Howbeit that was NOT FIRST which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

BUT, JESUS SAYS THAT HE PRECEDED ABRAHAM: John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily,verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

GOD, WHENEVER SPEAKING OF THINGS YET FUTURE, SPEAKS OF THEM AS THOUGH THEY ALREADY EXIST, BECAUSE THEY ARE DEPENDENT UPON HIS OATH AND HIS PROMISE, WHICH CANNOT FAIL. THEY BECOME "FACT" AND ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS "REAL", THOUGH STILL IN PROSPECT. THUS DOES ABRAHAM BECOME THE FATHER OF THE FAITHFUL. Rom 4:17 ..... God, .....calleth those things which BE NOT, as though they were.

PROMISE TO ISAAC: Gen 26:4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

PAUL'S COMMENTARY: Rom 9:7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. 9 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come and Sara shall have a son. Gal 4:28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

JUDAH CHOSEN TRIBE Gen 49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come;.....

PAUL'S UNDERSTANDIING: Heb 7:14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda;

PROMISE TO ISRAELITES; "LIKE UNTO MOSES": Deut 18:15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

Deu 18:18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

LUKE'S UNDERSTANDING: Acts 3:22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. Acts 7:37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.

JESSE THE STEM Isa 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a BRANCH shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

PAUL'S UNDERSTANDING: Rom 15:12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

PROMISED BRANCH: Jer 23:5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous BRANCH, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

SEED OF PROMISE; KINGDOM TO BE ESTABLISHED: 2 Sam 7:12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

VIRGIN BIRTH; A SIGN Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

PROMISES WERE MADE TO CHRIST, CAUSING JOY: Gal 3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Heb 12:2 Looking unto Jesus....who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross.....

NAME TO BE MADE GREAT; BLESSING TO NATIONS: Gen 12:2 .... I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 3..... and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

SPECIAL CHILD: Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

TO BE EXALTED: Isa 52:13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

RECEIVE A SPECIAL INHERITANCE: ISA 53:12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong;

Heb 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

THE BRANCH; TO BE A TEMPLE BUILDER: Zech 6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:

A MAN WHO SAID HE WOULD RAISE THE TEMPLE: John 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 21 But he spake of the temple of his body.

BUT THE CHURCH IS HIS BODY: Eph 1:22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body...

WHICH HE PROMISED HE WILL BUILD: Mat 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

OF A DIFFERENT WORLD: John 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world....

USING LIVING STONES: 1 Pet 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

MEN ARE BOTH PRIEST, AND SACRIFICE: 1 Pet 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal PRIESThood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

A TEMPLE BUILT OF MEN: 1 Cor 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

1 Cor 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 2 Cor 6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

JESUS, THE CORNERSTONE OF THE TEMPLE OF GOD: Eph 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

THE SERVANT OF GOD Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

ANOINTED OF GOD Isa 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

JESUS STOOD AND READ, IN THE SYNAGOGUE, ON THE SABBATH: Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

JESUS CLOSED THE BOOK AND SAID TO THEM "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears."

A MAN RAISED: Acts 2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a MAN approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken,and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

FAITH OF THE PROPHET DAVID: Act 2:25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:

Act 2:29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. 30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that OF THE FRUIT OF HIS LOINS, ACCORDING TO THE FLESH, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 31 He seeing this before (future) spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not (past) left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.

REALITY OF CHRIST: ACT 2:32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

EXTOLLED: Eph 1:19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world (age), but also in that which is to come: 22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

AND EXALTED: Phil 2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

MADE BETTER THAN ANGELS Heb 1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day (Resurrection) have I begotten thee?And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? 6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world (Resurrection), he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

PROMISE TO US IN CHRIST GAL 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

GAL 3:29 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

JESUS ACTUALLY CAME INTO REAL EXISTENCE AT HIS BIRTH... "made of a woman, made under the law" (GAL 4:4)

SUBJECT TO HIS PARENTS... And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them:(Luke2:51)

SUBJECT TO THE GROWTH PROCESS COMMON TO ALL THE SONS OF MEN... "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. (Luk 2:52)

NO DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER CHILDREN OF MEN.. "Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; (Gal 4:1)

SUBJECT TO TUTORS... But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. (Gal 4:2)

WHEN THE FULNESS OF TIME WAS ACCOMPLISHED, GOD SENT HIS SON, HAVING BEEN BORN OF A WOMAN, TO ACCOMPLISH HIS MISSION:.... "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, Gal 4:4.

Jesus was a man, ordained of God, to personify his logos. He preceded Abraham, but followed Adam, in the natural order of God's creation.

And,.....He was the SON OF GOD.

I have privately published a book on the subject of the pre-existant deity of Christ, fact or fiction? I will be glad to study this theme with any serious bible student.

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