The Challenge of the Christian Theology and more …
/ Ewald Frank
Sprache englisch
Andere Sprachen
12. In heaven and on earth
- Preface
- Introduction
- Does all happen by chance?
- The time is near
- The only valid measuring rod
- The old dispute
- Self-evidence?
- The testimony of historians
- History confirms it
- God’s confession
- God manifests Himself
- In heaven and on earth
- The Lord visits His prophet
- The »I am«
- Was the Son born in heaven?
- Spirit and Truth
- Very peculiar
- Respect for the Great Mystery
- Everyone defends his or her own doctrine
- The rock
- The Great Commission
- Thou shalt have no other gods …
- Maryology
- Believe as the Scripture says
- An unbelievable tragedy
- The end-time
- A challenge to all
- No one can bypass Jesus Christ
- New creation
- The Son and the sons and daughters of God
- The two beginnings
- The course of church history
- No man’s influence
- Conclusion
The omnipresence of God should not be disputed, for everything He created lives and exists only because of Him.
The Lord God came to Mount Sinai accompanied by thunder, lightening and the sound of a trumpet, surrounded by fire (Ex. 19). »Thou camest down also upon Mount Sinai, and didst speak with them from heaven, and gavest them right ordinances, and true laws, good statutes and commandments« (Neh. 9: 13). The Lord God came down upon Mount Sinai, but His voice was heard from heaven: »… Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.« (Ex.
20: 22). God can do all things: He can appear in a bodily shape as Angel of the covenant, surrounded by fire, speaking to Moses face to face and let His voice sound mightily from heaven to the earth. Of course, as Spirit He is omnipresent, even if He at the same moment reveals Himself in bodily form. Who dares to say what He may or may not do, or how He should manifest Himself? As the Angel of the covenant He could be with Israel and guide His people in the pillar of cloud and fire during day and night (Ex. 13: 21), at the same time He could sit on His throne in heaven. The Lord could even accompany His people as the spiritual rock Moses struck, supplying them with water (1 Cor. 10: 4).
The same God can appear as a dove upon His Son on earth and have His Voice again sound from heaven saying, »This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.« (Mt. 3: 17). The same words were heard on the Mount of Transfiguration, »This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.« (Mt. 17: 5), as Peter testified, »And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.« (2 Pt. 1:18). The cloud of Glory overshadowed them (v. 5) and the Voice was heard from heaven, and the Apostles were eyewitnesses also hearing His Voice.