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To: sf4dubya; blasater1960; All

Thanks blasater for your response on the last question!

Just another question, I would like to hear your reply on...

When the Angels appeared to Abraham, they were in the form of a human being, they even had the ability to eat food, so in essence G-d has allowed some kind of divine intervention that can transition a spiritual entity to come fourth in a physical entity...In fact those Angels when they went to Sodom were to blind the people in Sodom with obviously super-natural abilities....

So my question to you is do you believe G-d has the Power to transition his divine likeness into a Perfect Human Being? or does he only have the Power to transition Angels into human form from your perspective?

One more thing: Do you think the writings of Enoch are valid? I have been reading the writings in Enoch where the Angel U’riel teachig Enoch regarding the Universe/Heavenly realm...
Thanks Tarah!


143 posted on 08/13/2012 11:40:52 AM PDT by TaraP (On Christ the Solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.)
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To: TaraP

“When the Angels appeared to Abraham, they were in the form of a human being, they even had the ability to eat food...”

Hi Tara. This is one most people get wrong (imho). Most people think one of the angels is god in the flesh or preincarnate Jsus. It actually isnt!

At the very begining, Abraham is visited by G-ds Shekinah or Presence...THEN the three angels (physically as men) appear. Each Angel has a specific task. The first one gives Sarah the message that she will have a child....then he takes off. Now, you have G-ds Shekinah present with the remaining two Angels and then they take off for Sodom to perform their tasks there. G-ds Shekinah was still present and they discussed the fate of Sodom.

So, Angels can be physical manifestions of men (Job wrestled one) These three ate. But G-d become a man? No All references of G-d having human like features are anthropomorphisms..An arm, feet, face, backside or even, wings. Two times...and when Torah tells you something twice...pay close attention!....in Deut 4, G-d says “You saw NO FORM...only a voice from the fire....So what ever you do, do NOT give me a form...anything in heaven or on earht, male or female...nada!


159 posted on 08/13/2012 12:55:31 PM PDT by blasater1960 (Deut 30, Psalm 111...the Torah and the Law, is attainable past, present and forever.)
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