Genesis 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.
What does "us" and "our" mean? Who is He talking about besides Himself in these plural forms? Or what else is going on?
2006-10-23 17:06:52 · 19 answers · asked by mjfly 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
JESUS AND ANGELS WERE BEFORE THE WORLD WAS
John 17:1-26 and 8:58;
Jesus was with God before the world was and all was created through him Col.1:15-17; Rev.3:14; John 3:13-17 He is the only one that qualifies to be Savior of the world that has been LOST from Eden [ All was perfect before Eden ];
Job 38:4-7 All the angels were there to see earth become the focus for habitation, angels are called morning stars and sons of God [ Rev.22:16 Jesus is called the bright and morning star ]; Rev.5:11 and Matt.26:53 Angels are of a large number.
Job 2:1,2 Satan was with the sons of God Isa.14:12-14; Eze.28:13-15 the cherub anointed over Eden called serpent Gen.3:1-5; as Lucifer means Day Star [ and area leaders are compared to him after Eden ];
Luke 20:34-37 angels do not die. Adam sinned in the first 1000 years day and died at age 930 in the day he sinned and no man lived to be 1000, 962, 969 and Noah 950 and the life sustaining earth was lost in the flood and life got shorter because of the imperfections of sin [ WE HAVE A SAVIOR TO BRING IT ALL BACK John 3:16 ];
When Jesus was age 30 in the Roman Empire the sixth of the whole seven that satan will be in Matt.4:1-11 Jesus refused the offer Satan made to him. Rev.17:10-14 Jesus second coming is in the 8th of the seven full that Satan will be in as the world he is in will end Matt.24:3,7,14,15,22,34,36-38 [ ONLY GOD KNOWS THE DAY AND THE HOUR ];
John 3:13-17 Jesus returned to heaven to be on the right hand of God until God makes his enemies be on the footstool earth Psm.66:1;
Matt.22:42-45; Acts 2:27-35; Heb.1:1-13; Rom.16:20; Luke 10:18 SATAN AND HIS ANGELS AS ENEMIES ARE TO BE CAST DOWN TO FOOTSTOOL EARTH Rev.12:3,4,6-12 and Michael and his angels cast Satan and his angels out of heaven to have a short time in the 8th before the reign of Christ begans.
John 14:3 a place is prepared for those to be raised up at the last day to be with Christ John 6:39,40,44 and Michael of the last days Dan.12:1-13 [ as in the past Jude 9 ]; is there to the end 1Thes.4:15-17 and the priest of God and Christ are with him Rev.20:1-6 as his first resurrected heavenly body for the new heavens 2Pet.3:13; Rev.3:12 coming down out of heaven from God, to resurrect 12,13; the earthly body for the new earth Isa.65:17; 66:1,22; All resurrected Acts 24:15; John 5:26-28; Dan.12:2;
Jude 6; 1Pet.3:18-20; 2Pet.2:4 [ the angels that sinned before the flood wait for the judgement day to be judged by the saints 1Cor,6:2,3 ];
Isa.26:19; Heb.9:27 It is appointed unto man once to die and after the judgement.
1Cor.15:22-28,51-53 As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Rev.21:1-5 all is made perfect as before Eden Rev.21:8 the second death as all see all that God has to offer the SAVED, any lost has self to blame.
The final cleansing of the earth Rev.20:7-10 Fire rains down to consume Gog and Magog and Satan is thrown into the lake of fire where the beast and false prophet have been for 1000 years.
2006-10-23 18:37:23 · answer #1 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God the Father and God in human form (The pre-incarnate Christ)
We believe Jesus Christ to be both God (that's the Christ part) and a man (that's the Jesus part) - also why he considered himself to be sub-serviant to The Father.
The pre-incarnate Christ can be seen in Genesis 3 where it says "The Lord" was walking in the Garden and in Genesis 18 where Abraham had 3 visitors and 1 of them was "The Lord".
2006-10-24 00:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is talking about the Trinity - God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
2006-10-24 00:11:41 · answer #3 · answered by padwinlearner 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think he is talking about the triune God- Father, Son, Holy Spirit. Because God is three in one, he uses the plural to show the triune in the beginning. This is just my interperation of it.
2006-10-24 00:12:40 · answer #4 · answered by Daisy Crockett 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God (Elohim) is in the plural form.
What you have here in Genesis 1 is the basis of the Trinity Doctrine.
2006-10-24 00:17:20 · answer #5 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jen is right. God was speaking to the angels and Jesus. but what god meant by our image is our inner self our spirit not our physical body. also where GOD talks about the WORD that is Jesus. any place in the OT that speaks about the word is talking about him. and where it talks about the holy spirit that is GODs love... its the most powerful thing there is on this earth or in heaven.
2006-10-24 01:53:51 · answer #6 · answered by Peace 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He ment him and his son, NOT the Trinity, which ISNT true in the first place.
God is just himself, his son is one person, and the holy spirit is one thing, they are all seprate. Learn to read the whole bible and not just the parts you take out of context that looks to agree with you.
2006-10-24 00:42:08 · answer #7 · answered by aqu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's referencing the trinity -- God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
2006-10-24 00:08:48 · answer #8 · answered by movielovingirl 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is God the Father speaking to God the Son (Jesus) and God the Holy Spirit. Very difficult to understand, but that is what is happening.
2006-10-24 00:11:32 · answer #9 · answered by k-net 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ELOHIM....The plural of God in Hebrew.
The Trinity...Many times in the Abrahamic Covenant (Old Testament) the word "Elohim" is used to denote God.
2006-10-24 00:08:51 · answer #10 · answered by Adyghe Ha'Yapheh-Phiyah 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋