The Angel of the Lord Bunkie Brew
Episode Description:
Shawn’s teaching challenges the Trinitarian view by explaining that the "Angel of the Lord" in the Old Testament should be understood as a "messenger of YHWH," rather than a pre-incarnate Jesus, as the original Greek and Latin terms for "angel" mean "messenger." Hebrews 1:1-2 supports this interpretation by stating that God previously spoke through prophets, not the Son, until recent times, highlighting a clear distinction between the traditional Trinitarian interpretation and what the scripture explicitly states.
Hebrews and Acts argue against the belief that Jesus was the messenger or "Angel of the Lord", emphasizing instead that Jesus is the incarnate Word of God, distinct and not an angelic messenger. This interpretation challenges the Trinitarian view by asserting that, according to scripture, God communicated to Israel through prophets and ultimately through His Son in the last days, not through angelic forms prior to the incarnation.