If God refers to Jesus as His Witness in Isaiah 43:10 would it not be fitting that His servants also be referred to as Witnesses?
2007-06-02 15:58:00 · 9 answers · asked by BabyFace99 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes.
Jehovah's Witnesses both witness personally and bear witness to others regarding God's personal name, his majestic personality, and Kingdom purposes. In doing so, they align themselves with Jesus Christ and the prophets.
(Isaiah 43:10) “You are my witnesses,” is the utterance of Jehovah
(Isaiah 43:12) So you are my witnesses,” is the utterance of Jehovah, “and I am God.
(Hebrews 12:1-2) Because we have so great a cloud of [Jehovah's] witnesses surrounding us, let us also put off every weight and the sin that easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, as we look intently at the Chief Agent and Perfecter of our faith, Jesus
(Revelation 1:5) Jesus Christ, “the Faithful Witness”
(Acts 5:38,39) Do not meddle with these men, but let them alone; (because, if this scheme or this work is from men, it will be overthrown; but if it is from God, YOU will not be able to overthrow them;) otherwise, You may perhaps be found fighters actually against God.”
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2007-06-05 07:17:13 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This scripture pertains to people living then, although as you will read below, Jesus is the greatest Witness of his father Jehovah that ever lived.
The name Jehovah (or Yahweh, as the Roman Catholic Jerusalem Bible and some scholars prefer) appears almost 7,000 times in the original Hebrew Scriptures. Most Bibles do not show it as such but substitute “God” or “Lord” for it. However, even in these Bibles, a person can usually tell where the original Hebrew text uses Jehovah because in those places the substituted words are written in large and small capitals, thus: GOD, LORD. Several modern translations do use either the name Jehovah or the name Yahweh. Hence, the New World Translation reads at Isaiah 42:8, “I am Jehovah. That is my name.”
The Scriptural account that Jehovah’s Witnesses draw on for their name is in the 43rd chapter of Isaiah. There the world scene is viewed as a courtroom drama: The gods of the nations are invited to bring forth their witnesses to prove their claimed cases of righteousness or to hear the witnesses for Jehovah’s side and acknowledge the truth. Jehovah there declares to his people: “Ye are my witnesses, saith Jehovah, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am Jehovah; and besides me there is no saviour.” Isaiah 43:10, 11, American Standard Version.
Jehovah God had witnesses on earth during the thousands of years before Jesus was born. After Hebrews chapter 11 lists some of those men of faith, Hebrews 12:1 says: “So, then, because we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also put off every weight and the sin that easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” Jesus said before Pontius Pilate: “For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.” He is called “the faithful and true witness.” (John 18:37; Revelation 3:14) Jesus told his disciples: “You will receive power when the holy spirit arrives upon you, and you will be witnesses of me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the most distant part of the earth.”
2007-06-02 23:13:12 · answer #2 · answered by BJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually your thought is correct, but your scripture should be Rev 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, “the Faithful Witness,” “The firstborn from the dead,” and “The Ruler of the kings of the earth.”
All loyal and true servants are witnesses for God.
2007-06-03 18:57:32 · answer #3 · answered by TeeM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's certainly nothing wrong in referring to God's servants as witnesses, but if you're speaking of a fitting "name" to call them, Acts 11:26 is pretty specific, and it isn't "Witnesses".
2007-06-04 08:50:01 · answer #4 · answered by steervase 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2007-06-02 23:04:05 · answer #5 · answered by misslilly 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
we are a witness for Jesus
2007-06-02 23:12:16 · answer #6 · answered by Gifted 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How did you come to that interpretation? Are you a Bible scholar? A Bible exegete. Read the verse in the context of the chapter and you will have a different interpretation.
Peace and blessings!
2007-06-02 23:47:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
God doesn't refer to Jesus at all. Your question is odd.
2007-06-02 23:01:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
arent we already called his witnesses??
2007-06-02 23:01:44 · answer #9 · answered by BrOokLyN 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋