Stephen E. Jones

Jehovah's Witness Quotes: Unclassified quotes: November 2007

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The following are quotes added to my Jehovah's Witness unclassified quotes database in November 2007.
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2007: Oct, Dec.

1/11/2007
"Jesus Claimed to Be Yahweh. Yahweh (YHWH; sometimes appearing in English translations as 
`Jehovah' or in small capital letters as `LORD') is the special name given by God for himself in the Old 
Testament. It is the name revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14, when God said, `I AM WHO I AM.' Other titles 
for God may be used of humans, such as Adonai ('Lord') in Gen. 18:12, or false gods, such as elohim 
('gods') in Deut. 6:14. Yahweh, however, only refers to the one true God. No other person or thing was to 
be worshiped or served (Exod. 20:5), and his name and glory were not to be given to another. Isaiah wrote, 
`This is what the LORD says.... I am the first, and I am the last; apart from me there is no God' (Isa. 44:6) and, 
`I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another, or my praise to idols' (42:8). Jesus 
claimed to be Yahweh. He prayed, `And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory 
which I had with thee before the world was' (John 17:5). But Yahweh of the Old Testament said, `my glory 
will I not give to another' (Isa. 42:8). Jesus also declared, `I am the first and the last' (Rev. 1:17)- precisely the 
words used by Jehovah in Isaiah 42:8. He said, `I am the good shepherd' (John 10:11), but the Old Testament 
said, `Yahweh is my shepherd' (Ps. 23:1). Further, Jesus claimed to be the judge of all people (Matt. 
25:31f.; John 5:27f.), but Joel quotes Jehovah as saying, `for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every 
side' (Joel 3:12). Likewise, Jesus spoke of himself as the `bridegroom' (Matt. 25:1) while the Old Testament 
identifies Jehovah in this way (Isa. 62:5; Hos. 2:16). While the Psalmist declares, `The LORD is my light' (Ps. 
27:1), Jesus said, `I am the light of the world' (John 8:12). Perhaps the strongest claim Jesus made to be 
Yahweh is in John 8:58, where he says, `Before Abraham was, I am.' This statement claims not only 
existence before Abraham, but equality with the `I AM' of Exodus 3:14. The Jews around him clearly 
understood his meaning and picked up stones to kill him for blaspheming (cf. John 8:58 and 10:31-33). The 
same claim is made in Mark 14:62 and John 18:5-6." (Geisler, N.L., "Baker Encyclopedia of Christian 
Apologetics," Baker Books: Grand Rapids MI, 1999, p.129. Emphasis original)

2/11/2007
"As a link of connection between the testimony of the Old and New Testament to the person of the 
Messiah, I would now entreat the reader's calm and prayerful consideration of the first two chapters of the 
Epistle to the Hebrews. The writer is proving the pre-eminence of Christ over all other prophets, and the 
essential difference betwixt his and the angelic nature. If exorbitant views of his Divine dignity had crept 
into the church, here, at least, we should look for the correction of error, and for definition of the truth. And 
how then is he described? `God, who at sundry times and in divers manners [Or `in many fragments.' 
polumeros little by little, Cf. 1 Cor. xiii. 9] spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these 
last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the 
worlds; `Who being the brightness of his glory [ex merous], and the express image of his person 
(upostaseos), and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our 
sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; being made so much better than the angels, as he 
hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. `For unto which of the angels said he at any 
time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to 
me a Son. And again, when he bringeth in the first-begotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of 
God worship him. And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of 
fire. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the 
sceptre of thy kingdom: Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, 
hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. And Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid 
the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: they shall perish: but thou 
remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they 
shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.' [Heb. i. 1-12.] I would only here again 
remind you, that we have a Divine interpretation of the Divine Scriptures." (Bickersteth, E.H., "The 
Trinity : Scripture Testimony to the One Eternal Godhead of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Spirit," [1957], Kregel: Grand Rapids MI, Third Printing, 1965, pp.76-77) 

3/11/2007
"Statements which in the Old Testament are made distinctly of Jehovah, God, taken in the New Testament 
to refer to Jesus Christ. (1) Ps. 102:24-27-' I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy 
years are throughout all generations. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are 
the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; 
as vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall 
have no end.' In Heb. 1:10-12-`And thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and 
the heavens are the works of Thy hands. They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as 
doth a garment. And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, 
and thy years shall not fail'-this statement is interpreted as referring to JESUS CHRIST." (Torrey, R.A., 
"What The Bible Teaches: A Thorough and Comprehensive Study of What the Bible Has to Say 
Concerning the Great Doctrines of Which it Treats," [1957], Oliphants: London, Third impression, 1963, 
pp.77-78. Emphasis original)

3/11/2007
"(2) Is. 40:3, 4-' The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD (Jehovah), 
make straight in the desert the highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and 
hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.' In Matt. 3:3; Luke 
1:68, 69, 76-` Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people. And hath raised 
up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David. And thou, child shall be called the prophet 
of the highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways'-JESUS is the Lord before 
whose face the messenger goes." (Torrey, R.A., "What the Bible Teaches: A Thorough and Comprehensive 
Study of What the Bible Has to Say Concerning the Great Doctrines of Which it Treats," [1957], Oliphants: 
London, Third impression, 1963, p.78. Emphasis original)

3/11/2007
"(3) Jer. 11:20-' But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see 
thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.' Jer. 17:10-' I, the LORD, search the heart, I 
try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.' In Rev. 
2:23-`And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth 
the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works'-it is JESUS who does 
what ie distinctly said of Jehovah in the Old Testament passage." (Torrey, R.A., "What the Bible Teaches: 
A Thorough and Comprehensive Study of What the Bible Has to Say Concerning the Great Doctrines of 
Which it Treats," [1957], Oliphants: London, Third impression, 1963, p.78. Emphasis original)

3/11/2007
"(4) Is. 60:19-' The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light 
unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.' (See also Zech. 2:5.) 
This is said of Jesus in Luke 2:32-`A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel."' 
(Torrey, R.A., "What the Bible Teaches: A Thorough and Comprehensive Study of What the Bible Has to 
Say Concerning the Great Doctrines of Which it Treats," [1957], Oliphants: London, Third impression, 1963, 
p.78)

3/11/2007
"(5) Is. 6:1, 3, 10-`In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sitting upon a throne high and lifted 
up, and his train filled the temple. And one cried unto another and said, Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of 
hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy and 
shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and 
convert and be healed.' (Compare Jno. 12:37-41--' But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet 
they believed not on him. That the Saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled which he spake, Lord, who 
hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? Therefore they could not 
believe, because that Esaias said again, He hath blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts; that they 
should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts and be converted, and I should heal them. 
These things said Esaias when he saw his glory, and spake of him.') In the Old Testament passage it 
was when he saw the glory off Jehovah of hosts that Isaiah spoke these things, but in the New Testament 
John says it was when Isaiah saw the glory of JESUS CHRIST that he said this. The inference is simple." 
(Torrey, R.A., "What the Bible Teaches: A Thorough and Comprehensive Study of What the Bible Has to 
Say Concerning the Great Doctrines of Which it Treats," [1957], Oliphants: London, Third impression, 1963, 
pp.78-79. Emphasis original)

3/11/2007
"(6) Is. 8:13, 14-' Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself: and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of 
Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.' (Compare 1 Pet. 2:7, 8-' Unto you therefore 
which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, 
the same is made the head of the corner, and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence, even to them which 
stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. `) In the Old Testament 
Jehovah is the stone of stumbling, etc. In the New Testament it is JESUS CHRIST." (Torrey, R.A., "What 
the Bible Teaches: A Thorough and Comprehensive Study of What the Bible Has to Say Concerning the 
Great Doctrines of Which it Treats," [1957], Oliphants: London, Third impression, 1963, p.79. Emphasis 
original)

3/11/2007
"(7) Is. 8:12, 13--' Say ye not, a confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, a confederacy; neither 
fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the LORD of hosts Himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be 
your dread.' (Compare 1 Pet. 3:14-' But and if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed are ye: and 
fear not their fear neither be troubled; but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to 
give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness 
and fear.')" (Torrey, R.A., "What the Bible Teaches: A Thorough and Comprehensive Study of What the 
Bible Has to Say Concerning the Great Doctrines of Which it Treats," [1957], Oliphants: London, Third 
impression, 1963, p.79. Emphasis original)

3/11/2007
"(8) Num. 21:6, 7-' And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much 
people of Israel died. Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken 
against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us, and 
Moses prayed for the people.' (Compare 1 Cor. 10:9-' Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also 
tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.')" (Torrey, R.A., "What the Bible Teaches: A Thorough and 
Comprehensive Study of What the Bible Has to Say Concerning the Great Doctrines of Which it Treats," 
[1957], Oliphants: London, Third impression, 1963, p.79. Emphasis original)

3/11/2007
"(9) Ps. 23:1-' The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.' Is. 40:10, 11-' Behold, the Lord GOD will come 
with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold his reward is with him, and his work before him. He 
shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and 
shall gently lead those that are with young.' (Compare Jno. 10:11-`I am the good shepherd: the good 
shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.') In the Old Testament Jehovah is the good shepherd; in the New 
Testament JESUS." (Torrey, R.A., "What the Bible Teaches: A Thorough and Comprehensive Study of 
What the Bible Has to Say Concerning the Great Doctrines of Which it Treats," [1957], Oliphants: London, 
Third impression, 1963, pp.79-80. Emphasis original)

3/11/2007
"(10) Ezek. 34:11, 12, 18-' For thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek 
them out. As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so 
will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy 
and dark day. Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down 
with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the 
residue with your feet? ` (Compare Luke 19:10-' For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that 
which was lost.' In the O. T. Jehovah, in the N. T. JESUS `seeks and saves the lost." (Torrey, R.A., "What 
the Bible Teaches: A Thorough and Comprehensive Study of What the Bible Has to Say Concerning the 
Great Doctrines of Which it Treats," [1957], Oliphants: London, Third impression, 1963, p.80. Emphasis 
original)

3/11/2007
"(11) Lord in the Old Testament always refers to GOD except where the context clearly indicates otherwise: 
Lord in the New Testament always refers to JESUS CHRIST except where the context clearly indicates 
otherwise. PROPOSITION: Very many statements which in the Old Testament are made distinctly of 
Jehovah, God, are taken in the New Testament to refer to Jesus Christ; i. e., in New Testament thought and 
doctrine Jesus Christ occupies the place that Jehovah occupies in Old Testament thought and doctrine.' 
(Torrey, R.A., "What the Bible Teaches: A Thorough and Comprehensive Study of What the Bible Has to 
Say Concerning the Great Doctrines of Which it Treats," [1957], Oliphants: London, Third impression, 1963, 
p.80. Emphasis original)

10/11/2007
"In the New Testament, there are passages in which what is said in the Old Testament concerning Jehovah 
is applied to Jesus Christ. Compare Numbers 14:2 ; 21:5, 6 ; Ps. 95:9, with 1 Cor. 10:9. Here the tempting of 
Jehovah is the tempting of Christ. ... In Heb. 1:10, 11, what is attributed to Jehovah in Ps. 102:26, is attributed 
to Christ. In John 12:40, 41, it is asserted that the language of Isaiah (6:9, 10) concerning Jehovah refers to 
Jesus Christ. Isa. 45:23, compared with Rom. 14:10, 11 ... shows that the judgment-seat of God is the 
judgment-seat of Christ. ... Joel 2:32 compared with Rom. 10:13, proves that the name of Jehovah is the name 
of Christ. In Eph. 4:8, 9, Christ gives the gifts that in Ps. 68:18 are given by Jehovah." (Shedd, W.G.T., 
"Dogmatic Theology," [1888], Zondervan: Grand Rapids MI, Reprinted, 1969, Vol. I, p.315)

11/11/2007
"Old Testament descriptions of God are applied to him. This application to Christ of titles and names 
exclusively appropriated to God is inexplicable, if Christ was not regarded as being himself God. The peculiar 
awe with which the term 'Jehovah' was set apart by a nation of strenuous monotheists as the sacred and 
incommunicable name of the one self-existent and covenant-keeping God forbids the belief that the Scripture 
writers could have used it as the designation of a subordinate and created being. Mat. 3:3 = `Make ye ready 
the way of the Lord'-is a quotation from Is. 40:3 = `Prepare ye ... the way of Jehovah.' John 12:41 = `These 
things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him' [i. e., Christ] - refers to Is. 6:1 - `In the year 
that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne;' So in Eph, 4:7, 8 - `measure of the gift of Christ ... 
led captivity captive `-is an application to Christ of what is said of Jehovah in Ps. 68:18. In 1 Pet. 3:15, 
moreover, we read ... `sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord'; here the apostle borrows his language from Is. 
8:13, where we read: `Jehovah of hosts, him shall ye sanctify.' When we remember that, with the Jews, God's 
covenant-title was so sacred that for ... Jehovah there was always substituted ... Adonai, in order to 
avoid pronunciation of the great Name, it seems the more remarkable that the Greek equivalent of `Jehovah' 
should have been so constantly used of Christ. Cf. Rom. 10:9 = `confess ... Jesus as Lord'; 1 Cor. 12:3 = `no 
man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit' We must remember also the indignation of the Jews at 
Christ's assertion of his equality and oneness with the Father. [Jn 10:31-33] .... Yet James, the strongest of 
Hebrews, in his Epistle uses the word `Lord' freely and alternately of God the Father [Jas 1:7; 3:9; 4:10,15; 
5:4,10-11,14-15] and of Christ the Son [Jas 1:1; 2:1; 5:7-8]. This would have been impossible if James had not 
believed in the community of essence between the Son and the Father." (Strong, A.H., "Systematic Theology," 
[1907], Judson Press: Valley Forge PA, Twenty-fifth printing, 1967, p.309) 

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