I N D E X
15
A2 EXALTATION.
The accompaniments of Deity restored.
B2
a2
Name.
2
b
Every knee.
2
c
In heaven.
In earth.
Under earth.
b2
Every tongue.
2
a
Lord.
Looking at the structure, what do you say is the name which is above every name given to Christ at His
exaltation?
A - I should say `The Lord', only that title is used of Christ before the day of His glory.
B - I think upon examination you will see that the title is invested with a great fulness in this passage. Kurios,
`Lord', is the constant translation of the Hebrew `Jehovah'. He Who humbled Himself even unto death will be
confessed in that day as Jehovah.
The Testimony of a Quotation
The words of Philippians 2:10,11 are a direct quotation from Isaiah 45. I want you to repeat your comment upon
this passage in Philippians 2 before I read the quotation from Isaiah so that we may place them together.
A - I said that every tongue is not going to confess that Jesus Christ is GOD, but Lord to the glory of God, Who is
not Christ, but the FATHER.
B - I will now read Isaiah 45:18-22:
`For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; GOD HIMSELF that formed the earth and made it ... I am the
LORD; AND THERE IS NONE ELSE ... There is NO GOD ELSE BESIDE ME ... Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the
ends of the earth: FOR I AM GOD, and there is NONE ELSE'.
Are you satisfied that `the Lord' here is GOD HIMSELF and none else?
A - Most certainly, that is the plain language of the Scripture.
B - You are sure `the Lord' here does not mean a lesser Deity, `God in a subordinate sense'?
A - No, the passage will not allow the thought. This is the Creator of heaven and earth Who is speaking.
B - I will continue the quotation from Isaiah 45:
`I have sworn by Myself, the word is gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return,
THAT UNTO
ME every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear' (verse 23).
Will you dare repeat your comment upon Philippians 2 with this testimony before you?
A - No, I dare not. I must come like Thomas and kneel before Him Who is both Saviour and Creator, both God
and man, and say `My Lord and my God'.
B - Praise God for that confession. Difficulties you will still have, problems unsolved and beyond your
understanding but your heart will be free, and the consciousness of loyalty to the Lord is beyond description.
A - It would appear that the `Jesus' of the New Testament is none other than the `Jehovah' of the Old Testament.
Is this borne out by any other quotations?
B - Yes. For example Isaiah 6. There we have a vision of the Lord. Before His glory the Seraphim veil their
faces while they cry:
`Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD (Jehovah) of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory'.