WPC [9l{Q.oQ[m;ʕST¨>;1o|W#(A)g7@f4Sfr A@Ѫ^/LN;6Sd=>LYOo?D;OV Ⱦ+t#!?L6+Zs {QcD3'iRq0:|$B ;k<ۧ5t9"oԢO//+9g>M/%j4KW}KNf[lku|TǗD| -)cjMxHĐҬmиb::RZ(>x}X[ϱ/=HG>24KUvFVS۶?t>;\ w(3>4yGI^# UrN % 0:Z!Uj>{wb4^  m 0V============ 0N4Canon TR8600 series.**.0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,8DocumentManagement::ModifiedBooleanTRUE\  `&Times New RomanPage of &8\ermons3|xm\ U SabellianismModalismEloheem alahQuran AdonAdonoyJehoveeModalisticEloahShaddaiAdonim NASB YLTthusly(.3$ !USUS.,  (O$ THE FIRST AND THE LAST  ~ +'USUS.,  _   THEBIBLICALGODHEADISTHETHEOLOGICALTRINITY !USUS.,  _  8XXdd8  @4XXTHEBIBLICALGODHEADISTHETHEOLOGICALTRINITY#XX4#   @!!|XXBy:BrotherMikeSutherland#XX|N#Ԉ  @ |XXProofread02/21/2026#XX|#Ԉ  @*    WewanttoemphasizethattheBibleteachesaTrinitythattheKingJamesBiblecallsthe 8  GODHEAD. XXXXTheterm Godhead isthescripturaltermforthetheologicaltermTrinity.The $ t BiblicaldoctrineoftheGodheadisindirectoppositiontothethreemajornonTrinitarianheresies  d ofArianism,Sabellianism,andModalism.YoudonotevengetoutofGenesischapteronebefore  P yourealizethatthereismorethanonePERSONidentifiedasGod.#XXXX#TheGodheadismadeupofatri  < unityofthreepersonswhoseessenceisbutoneGod.TheyarenotthreeseparateGodsbecausethe  (  BiblesaysthereisbutoneGodinDeuteronomy6:4,Isaiah44:68,Isaiah45:5,1Corinthians8:4,    and1Timothy2:5:   8  XXXX    8  4Hear,OIsrael:TheLORDourGodisoneLORD:Deuteronomy6:4#XXXXP#XXXX8@     8 ` #XXXX#XXXX    8  6ThussaiththeLORDtheKingofIsrael,andhisredeemertheLORDofhosts;Iam `  thefirst,andIamthelast;andbesidemethereisnoGod.7Andwho,asI,shallcall, L andshalldeclareit,andsetitinorderforme,sinceIappointedtheancientpeople? 8 andthethingsthatarecoming,andshallcome,letthemshewuntothem.8Fearye $t not,neitherbeafraid:havenotItoldtheefromthattime,andhavedeclaredit?yeare ` evenmywitnesses.IsthereaGodbesideme?yea,thereisnoGod;Iknownotany. L Isaiah44:68#XXXXw#XXXX8   8  #XXXX~ #XXXX    8  5IamtheLORD,andthereisnoneelse,thereisnoGodbesideme:Igirdedthee,  thoughthouhastnotknownme:Isaiah45:5#XXXX #XXXX8@    8 ` #XXXX #XXXX    8  4Asconcerningthereforetheeatingofthosethingsthatareofferedinsacrificeunto  idols,weknowthatanidolisnothingintheworld,andthatthereisnoneotherGod p butone.1Corinthians8:4#XXXXd #XXXX8h  \hphp 8  #XXXX #XXXX    8  5ForthereisoneGod,andonemediatorbetweenGodandmen,themanChrist 4  Jesus;1Timothy2:5#XXXXF#XXXX !p   #XXXX,#  Whatthisallmeansisthatthereisaunityofessencethatisbestdescribedas ONEGOD. "H! TheTrinityismadeupofGodtheFather,GodtheSon(theWord),andGodtheHolyGhost.All #4" threearecoequal,coeternal,andcoexistent.SinceallthreeareGodtheyhavealwaysexisted;even $ # intheOldTestamentwheremanyhereticsarguethatnotallmembersoftheGodheadappear.The % !$ veryfirst35mentionsforanynameforGodintheOldTestamentistranslatedfromtheHebrew &!% word Eloheem(StrongsHebrew430:Eloheem).InEnglish,itiswhatweknowasauniplural '"& noun.InHebrew,nounscanbesingular,dual,andplural.Singularrepresentsone.Dualrepresents (#' twoandonlytwo.Pluralrepresentsthreeormore.TheHebrewwordusedforGodinGenesis1:1 l)$( isEloheem!notAllah,alah,aleorelah!andthiswordEloheemappears32timesin X*%) Genesischapteronealone.Altogether,itappears2,570timesintheOldTestament.ITISA D+&* PLURALNOUNWHICHESTABLISHESTHEPLURALITYINUNITYOFDEITY.Whatis 0,'+ representedintheword Eloheemisanentitymadeupofthreeormoreelements.Thisnegatesand d destroysanyidentitywiththeIslamicAllahoftheQuran(Koran)because,grammatically,theword P Allahdoesnotevenallowplurality.AnexampleofaunipluralEnglishnounistheword team. < Itisstatedinthesingular,butitmeansmorethanonePERSON.Theidenticalsituationoccurswith (  theHebrewword Eloheem.Itisstatedinthesingular,butitmeansmorethanonePERSON:in   thiscase,theunipluralnoun,God,referstotheTrinity.ThisunipluralnounisusedofGod2,570   timesinthe OLD Testament.ThatinitselfisoverwhelmingsupportfortheTrinity.Weknowfrom   Genesis1:12thatGodandtheSpiritofGodwereatthecreation:  x 8  XXXX    8  1InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavenandtheearth.2Andtheearthwaswithout P  form,andvoid;anddarknesswasuponthefaceofthedeep.AndtheSpiritofGod <  moveduponthefaceofthewaters.#XXXX#ԀXXXXGenesis1:12#XXXX#8@   (  FromJohn1:13andColossians1:1317weknowthattheLordJesusChrist,the d  Word,wasatthecreation.Theseversesread:P    8  XXXX    8  1InthebeginningwastheWord,andtheWordwaswithGod,andtheWordwas ( God.2ThesamewasinthebeginningwithGod.3 Allthingsweremadebyhim; and  withouthimwasnotanythingmadethatwasmade.John1:13#XXXX/#XXXX   8  #XXXX#XXXX    8  13Whohathdeliveredusfromthepowerofdarkness,andhathtranslatedusintothe x kingdomofhisdearSon:14Inwhomwehaveredemptionthroughhisblood,eventhe d forgivenessofsins:15WhoistheimageoftheinvisibleGod,thefirstbornofevery P creature: 16Forbyhimwereallthingscreated,thatareinheaven,andthatare < inearth,visibleandinvisible,whethertheybethrones,ordominions,or , principalities,orpowers:allthingswerecreatedbyhim,andforhim: 17Andhe | isbeforeallthings,andbyhimallthingsconsist.#XXXX(#ԀXXXXColossians1:1317#XXXXQ #l     TheIncarnateWordgivesaddedemphasistothestatementthat Godspokeeverythinginto D  existence.TheonlythingthatGodtouchedinthecreationwasmanwhohe FORMED fromthedust 0! oftheground.AddtothelistabovethepluralpronounsusedoftheGodheadinboththeOld  " TestamentandtheNewTestamentandtheprooffortheTrinitybecomesirrefutable._We_Ԁwilladdress  # thosepluralpronounsafterabriefaside. #  Awordofwarningisinorderhere.Inthefollowingdiscussionconcerningthepluralpronounsfor $! deity(God,etal),whenIgivetheKingJamestranslationforatitleofdeityfollowedbyitsHebrew %l" root,itisinNOWAYintendedtoquestiontheaccuracyoftheKingJamesBibleortocastdoubt &X # uponitstext.ItspurposeisanattempttotietogethertheHebrewsingularandpluraltitlesforGod 'D!$ withtheirNewTestamentcounterpartsasaproofforthetheologicalTrinity,bettercalledthe (0"% BiblicalGodhead.Tobeclear,weareopposedtotheHebrewRootsmovementandtheSacredName )#& movement. l*$' TheEnglishlanguagehasbuttwogrammaticalnumbers:singularandplural.However,theHebrew X+$( languagehasthreegrammaticalnumbers:singular,dual(twoandonlytwo),andplural(threeor d more).VarioustitlesforGodhavealreadybeenused1,915timesfromGenesis1:1through P Deuteronomy6:3beforeitwasstatedinDeuteronomy6:4: XXXXHear,OIsrael:TheLORDourGodis < oneLORD#XXXX'#.Thebreakdownofthosetitleswouldinclude:LORD(Jehovah)1,375times;Lord(Adon (  3times,Adonoy16times)=totalof19times;God(Eloheem=plural)514times;GOD(Jehovee)   6times;andJehovahonce.So,thename GodintheHebrewpluralisused514timesbeforeitis   statedthattheLORDourGodisoneLORD.WhatwehaveistheLORD(Jehovah=singular)our   God(Eloheem=plural=3ormore)isONELORD(Jehovah=singular).Thatisastatementofthe  t Godhead(Trinity).Thefirst35timesanytitleisusedfordeityintheBibleitisthepluralHebrew  ` title Eloheem.TheKingJamesBibletranslatedit Godall35times. L  Whenspeakingofthepluralpronounsappliedtodeity(God,etal),weseethosepronounsusedin 8  Genesis1:26,Genesis3:2223,Genesis11:67,Isaiah6:810,Isaiah41:1025,Jeremiah30:510, $  Jeremiah51:710,John17:5,John17:11,andJohn17:2123whichread(Asyouread,takenote t  ofthewordsthatareunderlinedandinboldfacetype): `  8  XXXX    8  26AndGodsaid, Letusmakemaninourimage, afterourlikeness:andletthem 8  havedominionoverthefishofthesea,andoverthefowloftheair,andoverthe ( cattle,andoveralltheearth,andovereverycreepingthingthatcreepethuponthe  earth.Genesis1:26#XXXX6-#XXXX8   8  #XXXX.#XXXX    8   22AndtheLORDGodsaid,Behold,themanisbecomeasoneofus, toknow t goodandevil:andnow,lestheputforthhishand,andtakealsoofthetreeoflife, d andeat,andliveforever:23ThereforetheLORDGodsenthimforthfromthegarden P ofEden,totillthegroundfromwhencehewastaken.Genesis3:2223#XXXX{/#XXXX8@   < 8 ` #XXXXu1#XXXX    8  6AndtheLORDsaid,Behold,thepeopleisone,andtheyhaveallonelanguage;and x thistheybegintodo:andnownothingwillberestrainedfromthem,whichtheyhave d imaginedtodo.7 Goto,letusgodown, andthereconfoundtheirlanguage,thatthey P maynotunderstandoneanothersspeech.Genesis11:67#XXXX1#XXXX@    8  #XXXX3#XXXX    8  #XXhXQ4#XXhX8AlsoIheardthevoiceofthe Lord, saying, WhomshallIsend,andwhowillgo " forus? ThensaidI,HereamI;sendme.9Andhesaid,Go,andtellthispeople,Hear # yeindeed,butunderstandnot;andseeyeindeed,butperceivenot.10Maketheheart #  ofthispeoplefat,andmaketheirearsheavy,andshuttheireyes;lesttheyseewith $! theireyes,andhearwiththeirears,andunderstandwiththeirheart,andconvert,and %l" behealed.Isaiah6:810#XXXX4#XXXX&X #   8  #XXhXW7#XXhX10Fearthounot;for I amwiththee:benotdismayed;for I amthyGod: I will (0"% strengthenthee;yea, I willhelpthee;yea, I willupholdtheewiththerighthandof ) #& myrighteousness.11Behold,alltheythatwereincensedagainsttheeshallbe t*$' ashamedandconfounded:theyshallbeasnothing;andtheythatstrivewiththeeshall `+$( perish.12Thoushaltseekthem,andshaltnotfindthem,eventhemthatcontended d withthee:theythatwaragainsttheeshallbeasnothing,andasathingofnought.#XXXX7#XXXX13 P For I theLORDthyGodwillholdthyrighthand,sayinguntothee,Fearnot; I will < helpthee.14Fearnot,thouwormJacob,andyemenofIsrael; I willhelpthee,saith ,  theLORD,andthyredeemer,theHolyOneofIsrael.15Behold, I willmaketheea   newsharpthreshinginstrumenthavingteeth:thoushaltthreshthemountains,and   beatthemsmall,andshaltmakethehillsaschaff.16Thoushaltfanthem,andthe   windshallcarrythemaway,andthewhirlwindshallscatterthem:andthoushalt   rejoiceintheLORD,andshaltgloryintheHolyOneofIsrael.17Whenthepoorand  l needyseekwater,andthereisnone,andtheirtonguefailethforthirst, I theLORD X  willhearthem, I theGodofIsraelwillnotforsakethem.18 I willopenriversinhigh H  places,andfountainsinthemidstofthevalleys: I willmakethewildernessapool 8  ofwater,andthedrylandspringsofwater.19 I willplantinthewildernessthecedar, (  theshittahtree,andthemyrtle,andtheoiltree; I willsetinthedesertthefirtree,and |  thepine,andtheboxtreetogether:20Thattheymaysee,andknow,andconsider,and l  understandtogether,thatthehandoftheLORDhathdonethis,andtheHolyOneof X  Israelhathcreatedit.21Produceyourcause,saiththeLORD;bringforthyourstrong D reasons,saiththeKingofJacob.22Letthembringthemforth, andshewuswhat 0 shallhappen: letthemshewtheformerthings,whattheybe, thatwemayconsider   them, andknowthelatterendofthem; ordeclareusthingsfortocome. 23Shew  thethingsthataretocomehereafter, thatwemayknowthatyearegods: yea,do  good,ordoevil, thatwemaybedismayed, andbeholdittogether.24Behold,yeare  ofnothing,andyourworkofnought:anabominationishethatchoosethyou.25 I  | haveraiseduponefromthenorth,andheshallcome:fromtherisingofthesunshall l hecalluponmyname:andheshallcomeuponprincesasuponmorter,andasthe X pottertreadethclay.Isaiah41:1025#XXXX:#XXXX8  #XXXXF#XXXXD 8  5 ForthussaiththeLORD;Wehaveheardavoiceoftrembling, offear,andnot  ofpeace.6Askyenow,andseewhetheramandothtravailwithchild?whereforedo p  Iseeeverymanwithhishandsonhisloins,asawomanintravail,andallfacesare \! turnedintopaleness?7Alas!forthatdayisgreat,sothatnoneislikeit:itiseventhe H" timeofJacobstrouble;butheshallbesavedoutofit.8Foritshallcometopassin 4# thatday,saiththeLORDofhosts,thatIwillbreakhisyokefromoffthyneck,and  $  willburstthybonds,andstrangersshallnomoreservethemselvesofhim:9Butthey  %! shallservetheLORDtheirGod,andDavidtheirking,whomIwillraiseupunto %" them.10Thereforefearthounot,OmyservantJacob,saiththeLORD;neitherbe & # dismayed,OIsrael:for,lo,Iwillsavetheefromafar,andthyseedfromthelandof 'l!$ theircaptivity;andJacobshallreturn,andshallbeinrest,andbequiet,andnone (X"% shallmakehimafraid.Jeremiah30:510#XXXXG#XXXX)D#&   8  #XXXXWL#XXXX    8  7BabylonhathbeenagoldencupintheLORDShand,thatmadealltheearth +%( drunken:thenationshavedrunkenofherwine;thereforethenationsaremad.8 d Babylonissuddenlyfallenanddestroyed:howlforher;takebalmforherpain,ifso P beshemaybehealed.9 WewouldhavehealedBabylon, butsheisnothealed: < forsakeher,andletusgoeveryoneintohisowncountry:forherjudgmentreacheth ,  untoheaven,andisliftedupeventotheskies.10TheLORDhathbroughtforthour   righteousness:come,andletusdeclareinZiontheworkoftheLORDourGod.   Jeremiah51:710#XXXXL#XXXX8  #XXXX)P#XXXX  8  #XXXXP#XXXX    8  5Andnow,OFather,glorifythoumewiththineownselfwiththeglory whichIhad  d withtheebeforetheworldwas. John17:5#XXXXP#XXXX8@   T  8      8  11AndnowIamnomoreintheworld,buttheseareintheworld,andIcometothee. 0   HolyFather,keepthroughthineownnamethosewhomthouhastgivenme,that   theymaybeone,asweare. John17:11#XXXXQ#XXXX8@   l  8      8  21Thattheyallmaybeone; asthou,Father,artinme,andIinthee,thattheyalso H  maybeoneinus: thattheworldmaybelievethatthouhastsentme.22Andtheglory 8 whichthougavestmeIhavegiventhem; thattheymaybeone,evenasweareone:  ( 23Iinthem,andthouinme,thattheymaybemadeperfectinone;andthattheworld  mayknowthatthouhastsentme,andhastlovedthem,asthouhastlovedme.John  17:2123#XXXXS#XXXX   #XXXX{V#XXXX#XXXXV#Abriefsynopsisisinorderhere.Fromthetenpassagesofscripturejustquoted,Ipointoutthe d following.InGenesis1:26,withGod(Eloheem)speaking,itis XXXXLetusmakemaninourimage#XXXXW#.  P InGenesis3:2223withtheLORD(Jehovah)God(Eloheem)speaking,itisstated XXXXBehold,the @ manisbecomeasoneofus#XXXXX#. InGenesis11:67,withtheLORD(Jehovah)speaking,itissaid XXXX Go 0 to,letusgodown. #XXXXY#ԀInIsaiah6:810,withtheLord(Adonoy)speaking,itisstated XXXXWhomshall   Isend,andwhowillgoforus#XXXXjZ#. ItissignificanttopointoutthatIsaiah6:910isquotedseven t timesintheNewTestament.WhenIsaiah6:910isquotedinActs28:2527bytheapostlePaul, d  itisstatedthatitwasspokenbytheHolyGhost.Thatidentifiestheword Lord(Adonoy)ofIsaiah P! 6:8withtheHolyGhostoftheNewTestament;thethirdpersonoftheGodhead.InJeremiah30:5, <" wehavetheLORDspeakingsaying, XXXXWehaveheardavoiceoftrembling#XXXX\#. InJeremiah51:9we (# havetheLORDspeakingsaying, XXXXWewouldhavehealedBabylon#XXXX]#. InJohn17wehavetheLord $  JesusChristspeakingandstating, XXXXFather,keepthroughthineownnamethosewhomthouhast %! givenme,thattheymaybeone,asweare#XXXX^# and XXXXasthou,Father,artinme,andIinthee,that %" theyalsomaybeoneinus#XXXX]_#. XXXXIsaiah41:1025#XXXX `#Ԁdeservesamoreindepthdiscussionwhichwilltake & # placenow. 't!$ XXXXIsaiah41:1025#XXXX`#ԀisrichwithpluralpronounsthatareidentifiedwithGod.TheLORDappliesthe (`"% singularpronoun Itohimself20differenttimesinIsaiah41beforeheswitchesandappliesplural )L#& pronounsfivetimestohimselfinIsaiah41:2223.XXXXAgain,theLORDstates, Letthembringthem *8$' forth, andshewuswhatshallhappen: letthemshewtheformerthings,whattheybe, thatwemay +$%( considerthem, andknowthelatterendofthem; ordeclareusthingsfortocome. 23Shewthe d thingsthataretocomehereafter, thatwemayknowthatyearegods: yea,dogood,ordoevil, that T wemaybedismayed. #XXXXAb#Isaiah41isaverypowerfulchapter.Isaiah41isapreincarnate D manifestationoftheLordJesusChrist.NoteinIsaiah41:4thattheLORDsaysthatheis thefirst, 4  andwiththelast;Iamhe.TheHolyGhostappliesthattitletotheLordJesusChristfourtimesin   Revelation1:8,Revelation1:11,Revelation21:6,andRevelation22:13.ItisthatAlphaandOmega   titlethatoccursthreetimesinthebookofIsaiah.Wehavealreadydiscussedthatonpages6465   located4co7O  5  here6g7Og   7r,rGg.Thetitle HolyOneismentionedthreetimesinIsaiah41:oneeachinverses14,16,   and20.Thatisnoaccident.IbelieveitisaveiledreferencetotheGodhead.Thetitle HolyOne  l isusedsixtimestodescribetheLordJesusChristintheNewTestament.Mark1:24andLuke4:34 X  directlystatethattheLordJesusChristis theHolyOneofGod.InreferringtotheLordJesus D  Christas theHolyOneActs2:37andActs13:35quotePsalm16:10oftheresurrectionoftheLord 0  JesusChrist.The HolyOneisalsocalled thyredeemerinIsaiah41:14.   Consideringthe2,570usesoftheunipluralnameforGodinthe OLD Testamentandthepreceding l  tenpassagesofScripturedocumentingtheuseofpluralpronounsindescribingtheGodhead,can \  therebeanydoubtaboutthepluralityofpersonsintheGodheadintheOldTestament?Asabrief H  aside,XXXXifyouareanadvocateoftheArian,Sabellian,orModalisticheresiesthatdenytheTrinity, 4 thenyouhaveaconundrumherethatburiesyourtheology.Whoarethe weand usinthese   passagesofscripture?!?WeknowthatDeuteronomy6:4unequivocallystatesthat TheLORDour   GodisoneLORD.Deuteronomy6:4isoneofthe prooftextsforthosewhodenytheTrinity.So,  howdoweexplainwhatisseenasanapparentcontradictionbysome?MyfirstruleofBiblical  interpretationisthattherearenocontradictionsintheBible.IfIstarthavingdoubtsastowhether l certainpassagesarecontradictory,thenIhaveeithermisunderstoodthepassagesorhavewrongly X dividedtheminapplication.Itisimpossibleto#XXXXl#XXXXԀreadyourBiblethroughandnotpickuponthefact D thattherearethreepersonsactingasGodinnumerouspassagesthroughouttheBible.Inmany 0 separatepassages,allthreeofthemarecalledGod.Theyhaveequalauthority,equalpower,equal  presence,andequalknowledge.Theyneveroperateatcrosspurposeswithoneanother.Theyactin l unisonasONE.ThatONEisexpressedinunequivocaltermsbytheLordJesusChrist,Matthew, X Mark,John,Paul,andJames.TheLordJesusChristappliedDeuteronomy6:45andPsalm110:1 D  tohimselfinMatthew22:3646andMark12:2837.InseveralpassagesofscriptureintheNew 0! Testament,theLordJesusChristeitherstatesdirectlythatheisGod,or,thecontextinwhichheis " speakingand/oractingprovesthatheisGod.So,nowwaitaminute!Wehaveatleasttwobeings # thatarestatingthattheyareGod;oneintheOldTestamentandoneintheNewTestament.Many #  times,thatOldTestamentbeingisGodtheFather.Manytimes,thatNewTestamentbeingisGod $|! theSon;theLordJesusChrist.Itdoesnotstopthere.Wehaveyetathirdbeingthatisidentifiedas %h" GodintheNewTestamentinActs5:34.ThatthirdbeingisGodtheHolyGhost.Itisgrossly &T # incorrecttousethetermtheHolyGhostofGod.So,nowwehavethreebeingswhoeitherstate '@!$ directlythattheyareGod,orthatthescripturesstateareGod.TheLordJesusChriststatesdirectly (,"% inRevelation1:8:#XXXXo#XXXX IamAlphaandOmega,thebeginningandtheending,saiththeLord,whichis, |)#& andwhichwas,andwhichistocome,theAlmighty.Heisstatingthatheisthe SelfExistingOne h*$' (IAMTHATIAM).HeisthePRESENT.HeisthePAST.HeistheFUTURE.Healwayshasbeen, T+$( andis,andwillcontinuetobethe SelfExistingOne.TherecanbebutoneAlmightyandtheLord @,%) JesusChristsaysthatheistheAlmighty.HundredsoftimestheGodoftheOldTestamentstates d directlythatheisGod(GOD)orheistheLORD(Lord).ItissaidofGod43timesintheOld P TestamentthatheistheAlmighty.So,howisitthatDeuteronomy6:4canbeabsolutelytruewhen < itstatesthat TheLORDourGodisoneLORD#XXXXv#XXXXԀandalsostatetheabsolutetruththatthreebeings (  areGodalso.Oh,butyousay,howcanthreebeoneandbothbetrue?LetGodandhiswordbetrue   buteverymanbealiar.#XXXXz#   XXXXTheexplanationforhowthreecanbeoneistheBiblicaldoctrineoftheGodhead.Itisno   coincidencethattheword GodheadoccursthreetimesintheNewTestament.TheBiblicalterm  t Godheadisreferredtoas TheTrinitybytheologians.ImuchpreferthetermtheGodheadinthe  ` KingJamesBible.AsmyfriendPastorJohnAsquithhassaidmanytimes: Idonothaveatheology. L  IhaveaKingJamesBible.IcanusemyKingJamesBibletocorrectthetheologicalheresiesofthe 8  Arians.TheArianshatetheKingJamesBible.Mosthereticslikerunningtothe originallanguages $  or theoldestandbestmanuscriptswhentheKingJamesBibledestroystheirdoctrine.Whilethe t  strongestdirectstatementssupportingtheGodhead(Trinity)occurintheNewTestament,an `  HONESTreaderandBiblestudentcannotreadandstudytheOldTestamentwithoutcomingtothe L  conclusionthatthereismorethanonepersonwhoactsasGodevenintheOldTestament.Sincethe 8  ArianswillnotbelievetheKingJamesBible,oranyrealBibleforthatmatter,Iamgoingtouse $ their originallanguagesidolagainstthem.  Intheversethatstates, TheLORDour God isoneLORD#XXXX{#XXXX,noticetheword God thatisthevery  middlewordintheverse.Asanaside,noticethatthephrasecontainssevenwords;sevenbeingthe  numberofperfection.Thatword God #XXXX܁#XXXXistranslatedfromtheHebrew PLURAL noun eloheem t meaningthattheword God #XXXX#XXXXreferstomorethanonebeing.Infact,itreferstoTHREEORMORE d beings.InHebrew,therearethreedifferentnumberstatesfornouns.Thereissingular(one),dual T (two),andplural(threeormore). God #XXXX#XXXXisapluralnounmeaningthatitreferstothreeormore @ beings.Theterm GodheadisoneofthoseEnglishtermsthatwerefertoasaunipluralnoun 0 meaningitisasingularnounthatappliestomorethanoneperson.TheEnglishlanguageisfullof  examples.SomewouldincludeArmy,Navy,team,group,andsoforth.Itwouldbecorrecttosay l thatIamontheteam,butbymyselfIamnottheteam.Inthesamesense,itwouldbecorrecttosay X thattheSonofGodisintheGodhead,butbyhimselfhecannotbetheGodhead.Thesamecould D  besaidforGodtheFatherandGodtheHolyGhost.Noneofthethreeexist(s)outsidetheGodhead.#XXXX3# 0! Continuingon,thereisaverystrongstatementidentifyingtheGodhead(Trinity)inIsaiah48:1617 " whereweread: # 8  XXXX 16Comeyenearuntome,hearyethis;Ihavenotspokeninsecretfromthebeginning; $|! fromthetimethatitwas,thereamI:andnowtheLordGOD,andhisSpirit,hathsent %h" me.17ThussaiththeLORD,thyRedeemer,theHolyOneofIsrael;IamtheLORD &T # thyGodwhichteacheththeetoprofit,whichleadeththeebythewaythatthou '@!$ shouldestgo.#XXXX8#ԀXXXXIsaiah48:1617#XXXX?#(,"%     ThesingularformofEloheemisEloah.ThefirsttimethesingularformofEloheemisused h*$' isinDeuteronomy32:1517whereitisusedtwiceofourROCK. Eloheemthepluraloccursinthe T+$( singular EloahinDeuteronomy32:15becauseitisareferencetoasinglememberoftheGodhead. @,%) ThatsingularmemberistheLordJesusChrist.TheLordJesusChristisreferredtoastheRockin d 1Corinthians10:4.XXXXDeuteronomy32:1517#XXXXǍ#Ԁreads: P 8  XXXX    8  15ButJeshurunwaxedfat,andkicked:thouartwaxenfat,thouartgrownthick,thou (  artcoveredwithfatness;thenheforsook God whichmadehim,andlightlyesteemed   the Rock ofhissalvation.16Theyprovokedhimtojealousywithstrangegods,with   abominationsprovokedtheyhimtoanger.17Theysacrificeduntodevils,notto God ;   togodswhomtheyknewnot,tonewgodsthatcamenewlyup,whomyourfathers   fearednot.#XXXXK#ԀXXXXDeuteronomy32:1517#XXXX# l   WeknowthattheLordJesusChristis THERock (discussedlater).Itisinterestingtonotethatthe D  singularformofEloheemonlyoccursatotalof52timesinourBiblesinrelationtoGod.Ofthose 4  52occurrence42appearinthebookofJob.Whatisevenmoreintriguingisthatofthe48times   AlmightyisusedtorefertoGodintheOldTestament,31ofthoseshowupinJob.Ofthe9 p  appearancesofAlmightyintheNewTestament,alleightofthemthatappearinthebookof \  RevelationarereferencestotheLordJesusChrist.TherecanbebutoneAlmighty.IntheOld H  TestamenttheAlmightyisknownbyseveraldifferentnamesincludingEl,Eloheem,Eloah,IAM, 4 ElShaddai,Jah,Elyon,Adon,Adonai,Adonim,Jehovah,andsoforth.GodsaidinExodus6:3:   8  XXXX3AndIappeareduntoAbraham,untoIsaac,anduntoJacob,bythenameofGod  Almighty,butbymynameJEHOVAHwasInotknowntothem.#XXXX,#ԀXXXXExodus6:3#XXXX#     IntheNewTestamenttheAlmightyistheOldTestamentJehovahincarnatedastheLord X JesusChrist.Thename Jesusappears983timesintheNewTestament.Everyoneofthemisa D reminderthat JehovahsavessincethatistheliteralmeaningofJesus.Therefore,fromthe 0 foregoing,wecansaytheAlmightyinthebookofRevelationistheAlmightyoftheOldTestament.    IfyouhaveaKingJamesBible,andyoushould,thenthethirdpersonoftheTrinityisNOT l theHolySpirit.IntheKingJamesBible,thethirdpersonoftheTrinityistheHolyGhost!Theterm X  HolyGhostisused90timesintheKingJamesNewTestamentwhiletheterm HolySpiritis D  usedbutfourtimes.IfyouhaveaKingJamesBible,youhadbetterbebaptizinginthenameofthe 0! Father,theSon,andtheHolyGhostandNOTtheFather,theSon,andtheHolySpirit.Ifyouhave " aKingJamesBible,thenyoubetterbeenteringinto THEMOSTHOLYPLACEor THE # HOLIESTandnotthe holyofholies.Thephrase holyofholiesoccurs13timesintheCatholic #  NewAmericanBible(NAB),9timesintheNewAmericanStandardBible(NASB),17timesinthe $|! YoungsLiteralTranslation(YLT),19timesintheLivingBible,and23timesinTheMessage.It %h" isneverusedintheKingJamesBible.Theterm holyofholiescameintoourIndependentBaptist &T # ChurchesthroughapostateBiblecollegesthatadvocateanyversionbuttheKingJamesBible. '@!$   Thereneverhasbeenatime,norwillthereeverbeatime,whentheTrinitywillceasetoexist (,"% astheGodhead.Itissignificantthattheword GodheadisonlyusedthreetimesintheNew |)#& Testament.WeemphaticallyemphasizethatallthreepersonsoftheGodheadpossesspersonality h*$' characteristicsthatidentifythemasdistinctpersons.Bythatwemeanthatneithermemberofthe T+$( Godheadissomemysticalforce.Werejectthedoctrineofmodalism,sometimescalled @,%) Sabellianism,becauseitrejectstheBiblicalpresentationoftheTrinityasONEGodinthreedistinct d persons.ModalismseesGodoperatingintheaffairsofmeninthreedifferentmodes.Anglican P scholarE.W.Bullingerexpressed(his)modalisminhisCompanionBibleinhisnoteonJohn1:14 < thusly: Thenew MODE ofHisbeing.PutbythefigureSynecdoche(ofthepart),Appendix6,for (  Hishumanity.     Perhapsthebestpracticalpicture,oranalogy,oftheTrinityiswateritself.Werealizethat   theanalogybreaksdownwhenanalyzedtoitsfullestextent.Watercanexistinthreedifferentstates.   Itcanexistasliquid,ice,andsteam.Nomatterwhatstateitisin,itisstillwater.TheGodheadis  x madeupofthreedifferentpersons.Nomatterwhichpersonisunderconsideration,HEisstillGod.  d UnliketheGodhead,werealizethatwatercannotexistinallthreestatesatthesametime.Water P  ismadeupofthreemolecules(H2O).Removeoneormoremoleculesanditceasestoexistaswater. <  Inthesamesense,ifyoucouldremoveoneormoremembersoftheTrinity(Godhead),thenthe (  Trinitywouldceasetoexist.WealsorealizethatunliketheGodheadthatwaterhastwoidentical x  members. d    TheTrinityisaBibledoctrinethatappearsabundantlyinboththeOldTestamentandthe P  NewTestament.ThestrongeststatementoftheTrinityintheNewTestamentisfrom1John5:68 <  whereweread: ( 8  XXXX    8  6Thisishethatcamebywaterandblood,evenJesusChrist;notbywateronly,but  bywaterandblood.AnditistheSpiritthatbearethwitness,becausetheSpiritis  truth.7Fortherearethreethatbearrecordinheaven,theFather,theWord,andthe t HolyGhost:andthesethreeareone.8Andtherearethreethatbearwitnessinearth, ` theSpirit,andthewater,andtheblood:andthesethreeagreeinone.1John5:68#XXXX#XXXXL   #XXXXu#Here,wegiveawordofwarningtothosewhohavehadtheirsensesexercisedtodiscernbothgood $ andevil.TheseverseshavecomeunderthevilestattacksfrommoderndayUnitarianandArian t hereticswhohavetakenJehoiakimspenknifeandslicedthewordsof1John5:7outoftheirBible ` perversions.WealsoseethedoctrineoftheTrinitystatedinActs7:5556wheretheBiblesays: L 8  XXXX 55Buthe,beingfulloftheHolyGhost,lookedupstedfastlyintoheaven,andsawthe $! gloryofGod,andJesusstandingontherighthandofGod,56Andsaid,Behold,Isee " theheavensopened,andtheSonofmanstandingontherighthandofGod.Acts " 7:5556#XXXXǫ#XXXX#      SomewouldarguethattheSonofmanisnotamemberoftheGodhead,butthatisnottrue. %\" WhenGodwasIncarnated,HewasIncarnatedinthefleshoftheSONOFMAN.Itisincorrectto &H # saythattheLordJesusChristwas robedinthefleshofman.HewillalwaysbetheSonofman. '4!$ WecallHimtheoneandonlyGodMan.Followingtheresurrection,whentheSpiritoftheLord ( "% JesusChristwasreunitedwithhisphysicalbody,HebecametheeternalGodMan.Wediscussthis p) #& doctrineinfulllateron.#XXXXh# \*#'     ThedoctrineoftheTrinityisthedoctrineoftheGodhead.Theword trinityisthe H+$( theologicaltermfortheBibleterm,Godhead.LetsreadJohn14:10,Acts17:29,Romans1:20, 4,%) Colossians1:1320,andColossians2:810whereitiswritten: d 8  XXXX    8  10BelievestthounotthatIamintheFather,andtheFatherinme?thewordsthatI < speakuntoyouIspeaknotofmyself:buttheFatherthatdwellethinme,hedoeththe (  works.John14:10#XXXXñ#XXXX8  #XXXX#  8  XXXX    8  29ForasmuchthenaswearetheoffspringofGod,weoughtnottothinkthatthe    Godhead islikeuntogold,orsilver,orstone,gravenbyartandmansdevice.Acts  t 17:29#XXXX#XXXX8`    d` x` x 8  #XXXX#XXXX    8  20Fortheinvisiblethingsofhimfromthecreationoftheworldareclearlyseen,being <  understoodbythethingsthataremade,evenhiseternalpowerand Godhead; sothat (  theyarewithoutexcuse:Romans1:20#XXXXo#XXXX8@   |  8  #XXXX#XXXX    8  4Inwhomthegodofthisworldhathblindedthemindsofthemwhichbelievenot, T  lestthelightofthegloriousgospelof Christ,whoistheimageofGod, shouldshine @  untothem.#XXXX]#XXXXԀ2Corinthians4:4#XXXX#XXXX8h  0hphp 8  #XXXX #XXXX    8  13Whohathdeliveredusfromthepowerofdarkness,andhathtranslatedusintothe  kingdomofhisdearSon:14Inwhomwehaveredemptionthroughhisblood,eventhe  forgivenessofsins:15 WhoistheimageoftheinvisibleGod, thefirstbornofevery | creature:16Forbyhimwereallthingscreated,thatareinheaven,andthatarein l earth,visibleandinvisible,whethertheybethrones,ordominions,orprincipalities, X orpowers:allthingswerecreatedbyhim,andforhim:17Andheisbeforeallthings, D andbyhimallthingsconsist.18Andheistheheadofthebody,thechurch:whoisthe 0 beginning,thefirstbornfromthedead;thatinallthingshemighthavethe  preeminence. 19ForitpleasedtheFatherthatinhimshouldallfulnessdwell; 20 l And,havingmadepeacethroughthebloodofhiscross,byhimtoreconcileallthings \ untohimself;byhim,Isay,whethertheybethingsinearth,orthingsinheaven. H  Colossians1:1320#XXXX#XXXX8  #XXXXо#XXXX4! 8  #XXXX&#XXXX    8  8Bewarelestanymanspoilyouthroughphilosophyandvaindeceit,afterthe  # traditionofmen,aftertherudimentsoftheworld,andnotafterChrist. 9Forinhim #  dwellethallthefulnessoftheGodheadbodily. 10Andyearecompleteinhim, $! whichistheheadofallprincipalityandpower:Colossians2:810#XXXX#XXXX8@   %t" 8  #XXXX#XXXX    8  1God,whoatsundrytimesandindiversmannersspakeintimepastuntothefathers 'L!$ bytheprophets,2HathintheselastdaysspokenuntousbyhisSon,whomhehath (8"% appointedheirofallthings,bywhomalsohemadetheworlds;3Whobeingthe )$#& brightnessofhisglory,andthe expressimage ofhisperson,andupholdingallthings t*$' bythewordofhispower,whenhehadbyhimselfpurgedoursins,satdownonthe d+%( righthandoftheMajestyonhigh;Hebrews1:13#XXXX#XXXXd   #XXXX#XXXX  Werepeatithereagain:theBiblicalphrase  THEGODHEAD isareferencetothe < theologicalTrinity.Aswecansee,2Corinthians4:4,Colossians1:15,andHebrews1:3statethat (  theLordJesusChrististheimageoftheGodhead.Hebrews1:3isveryemphaticinthisregardwhen   itusesthephrase expressimage.Hebrews1:3istheonlyplacewherethephrase expressimage   isusedintheKingJamesBible.Colossians1:19saysthatitpleasedGodtheFatherthatallthe   fulnessoftheGodheadshoulddwellintheLordJesusChrist.Colossians2:9isthefinaljewelinthe  t crown.ItsaysthatallthefulnessoftheGodheaddwellsinthebodyoftheLordJesusChrist.  ` Hallelujah!Hallelujah!ThatsenoughtomakeaspiritualScroogeshout!Youcannotmaketomuch L  oftheLordJesusChrist#XXXX$#!XXXXWorthyistheLambthatwasslaintoreceivepower,andriches,and 8  wisdom,andstrength,andhonour,andglory,andblessing!#XXhX# $    WeseethedoctrineoftheTrinityillustratedinthebaptismoftheLordJesusChristthatis t  recordedinMatthew3:1617,Mark1:911,Luke3:2122,andJohn1:3134.Theseversesstate: `  8  XXXX    8  16And Jesus, whenhewasbaptized,wentupstraightwayoutofthewater:and,lo, 8  theheavenswereopeneduntohim,andhesawthe SpiritofGod descendinglikea ( dove,andlightinguponhim:17Andloavoicefromheaven,saying, Thisismy  belovedSon, inwhomIamwellpleased.Matthew3:1617#XXXX#XXXX8@    8  #XXXX#XXXX    8  9Anditcametopassinthosedays,that Jesus camefromNazarethofGalilee,and  wasbaptizedofJohninJordan.10Andstraightwaycomingupoutofthewater,he p sawtheheavensopened,andthe Spiritlikeadove descendinguponhim:11And \ therecameavoicefromheaven,saying, ThouartmybelovedSon, inwhomIam L wellpleased.Mark1:911#XXXX#XXXX8h  <hphp 8  #XXXXa#XXXX    8  21Nowwhenallthepeoplewerebaptized,itcametopass,that Jesus alsobeing x baptized,andpraying,theheavenwasopened,22Andthe HolyGhost descendedin h abodilyshapelikeadoveuponhim,andavoicecamefromheaven,whichsaid, X   ThouartmybelovedSon; intheeIamwellpleased.Luke3:2122#XXXX#XXXX8@<   D! 8  #XXXX#XXXX    8  31AndIknewhimnot:butthatheshouldbemademanifesttoIsrael,therefoream  # Icomebaptizingwithwater.32AndJohnbarerecord,saying,Isaw theSpirit   $  descendingfromheavenlikeadove,anditabodeuponhim.33AndIknewhimnot: $! but hethatsentme tobaptizewithwater,thesamesaiduntome,Uponwhomthou %" shaltseetheSpiritdescending,andremainingonhim,thesameishewhichbaptizeth &t # withthe HolyGhost. 34AndIsaw,andbarerecordthatthisisthe SonofGod. #XXXXa#ԀXXXXJohn '`!$ 1:3134#XXXX]#(P"%     TheTrinityisalsoseenintheteachingoftheLordJesusChristfromJohn14:16,John14:26, *($' andJohn15:26wherethefollowingiswritten: x+%( 8  XXXX    8  16And I willpray theFather, andheshallgiveyouanother Comforter, thathemay P abidewithyouforever;John14:16#XXXX#XXXX8  @ 8      8  26But theComforter,whichistheHolyGhost, whom theFather willsendin my   name, heshallteachyouallthings,andbringallthingstoyourremembrance,   whatsoeverIhavesaiduntoyou.John14:26#XXXX#XXXX8@     8  #XXXX#XXXX    8  26Butwhen theComforter iscome,whom I willsenduntoyoufrom theFather,   l eventheSpiritoftruth,whichproceedethfromtheFather,heshalltestifyofme: \  John15:26#XXXX!#XXXXH    #XXXX#Ԁ 4    TheScripturalcommandmentforbaptismalsorequiresthedoctrineoftheTrinity.Matthew   28:19says: p  8  XXXX    8  19Goyetherefore,andteachallnations,baptizingtheminthenameofthe Father,  H  andofthe Son, andofthe HolyGhost: Matthew28:19#XXXX#XXXX8   Theword nameinMatthew28:19isinthesingularandeachmemberoftheGodheadis  individuallycalledout.Inthiscase,thetextmakestheword nameaunipluralnoun.    WealsoseethedoctrineoftheTrinitydescribedintheclosingwordsof2Corinthians13:14  wherewesee: t 8  #XXXX#XXXX    8  14Thegraceofthe LordJesusChrist, andtheloveof God, andthecommunionof L the HolyGhost, bewithyouall.Amen.#XXXX#ԀXXXX2Corinthians13:14#XXXX#<   AfterhavingstudiedthedoctrineoftheTrinitythroughly,wecanunequivocallystatethattheArian, | Sabellian,orModalisticantiTrinitariandoctrinethatdeniestheexistenceoftheTrinityisaSatanic, h antichristdoctrinethatcameslitheringupoutofthepitsofhell,butwewillnotburnatthestake T  thosewhodisagreewithuslikeJohnCalvindidtoMichaelServetus.Yet,ontheotherhand,ifafter @! havingbeentaughtthetruthyoucontinuetodenythedeityoftheLordJesusChristandthedeityof ," theHolyGhost,thenyouarepossessedofthespiritofantichristanditwillbetheveryonethatyou # denythatwillcastyouintohellandthelakeoffire.2John2:26saysthatyouhavebeenseducedby $  thespiritofantichrist. $! IamconvincedthatwhatIhavepresentedinthelasthourorso(inthese12pages)isbuta %x" microcosmofwhattheBiblehastosayabouttheGodhead(Trinity).