“Tell me your view concerning Messiah: whose son is He?”

We know that messiah is a descendant or “son of” also “righteous Branch” of David, (there is no question about that), (Jeremiah 23:5; Isaiah 11:1; Romans 1:2-3; Luke 1:32). We also know Messiah will rule as our King (Malkeinu), (Isaiah 9:5-7; Revelations 19:16). According to the Essenes’ of the Second Temple period Messiah was to come twice, once as a suffering servant or priest, and a second time as conquering King. The Pharisee’s wanted messiah to come as conquering King, the first time around. Things were hard for the Jewish people at that time (as they have been many times in History), after being taken captive way too many times, being conquered and ruled by foreign powers they were struggling to maintain their identity, fighting against Hellenism and trying to define what they believed. The Jewish people were looking for the conquering King however those who put faith in Messiah Yeshua found comfort in the Suffering Servant who was preparing them to endure persecution. Yeshua asked the Pharisee’s “whose son” is the Messiah and they couldn’t answer Him. In the discussion He refers to this passage in Psalms that says,

“ADONAI said to my L-rd (Adon), ‘sit at my right hand’” Psalms 110:1.

If you look at Malachi 3:1 you can see this statement repeated. Yeshua is in fact saying that these passages refer to Messiah Yeshua as Adon (L-rd) as well. Malachi also refers to Messiah as “the messenger of the Covenant” who “will suddenly come to His temple.” Seeing as Yeshua is the Word (D’var) that spoke the world into existence and uphold’s the world it would make sense that it is “His temple.” As I like to say, “context is everything, without it you have nothing. Anything can be reinterpreted however you want without proper context.”

Adonai is used in conjunction with HaShem (The Name), the tetragramaton, for example in the KJV L-rd G-D is how they translate Adonai HASHEM, and L-RD G-d, in Hebrew Tanakhs you see it translated Adonai ELOHIM or ADONAI Elohim. Adonai is the equivelant of Kurios in Greek, Elohim is equivelant of Theos. There is no direct translation of HaShem / the Tetragramatton, the Great I Am. Adonai is used for men, angels, G-d, there are many L-rds but one L-rd of L-rds, or one Adonai over all Adonai’s. In modern Spanish it would translate to Senior which mean’s mister, sir or mister, but is also used for Senior Yeshua. Adonai is a term of respect and honor that amounts to L-rd-Kurios-Senior. Its used alot in the Tanakh to refer to Elohim. In the NT and the LXX it uses Kurios in the place of Adonai and Theos in the place of Elohim.

Adon is used more commonly for Mr or Sr. As Sarah calls here husband Adon in Genesis 18 when she says “my lord.”

There is a distinction in the G-dhead in the Brit Chadashah it says there is One L-rd (Kurios-Adonai) for us Yeshua, the Messiah, and One G-d (Theos-Kurios), the Father of us all. And it also says “Grace and Shalom be to you through G-d our Father, our L-rd Yeshua and the Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit).” 1 John 5:7 says and these three bear witness the Father, the Word and the Spirit, agree.

Whenever the Torah says and “the Word of ADONAI” (D’var ADONAI) “came to me and said,” it is referring to pre-incarnate Yeshua. Rabbinic commentary on Psalms 110:1 states that “my L-rd” (Adon) refers to a person other than David most likely Messiah. Who is “my L-rd” and who other than ADONAI is called Adon? A father doesn’t normally call his son Adon. This means that Messiah is a unique individual and has a unique relationship with the Father, Elohim.

“We ‘know’ that, as you say, ‘An idol has no real existence in the world, and there is only one G-d’ for even if there are so-called ‘gods,’ either in heaven or on earth-as in fact there are ‘gods’ and ‘lords’ galore – yet for us there is on G-d, the Father, from whom all things come and for whom we exist; and one L-rd, Yeshua the Messiah, through whom were created all things and through whom we have our being.” (1 Corinthians 8:4b-6)

There is one G-d (Theos-Elohim) and one L-rd (Kurious-Adonai). The Messiah is L-rd or Adonai. The Father is G-d or Elohim. They are distinct and unique. This is reflected in this passage as well. Romans 1:7, which says, “Grace to you and peace from G-d our Father and the Lord Yeshua Messiah.” This benediction is repeated in the following passages 1 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2; Galatians 1:3; Ephesians 1:2; Colossians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:2; 1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4; Philemon 1:3; 2 Peter 1:2; 2 John 1:3. The distinction between Yeshua our L-rd (Adon) and Savior and Yeshua’s Father our G-d (Elohim) is made clear. The relationship to the Father is established through His Son, our Messiah, Yeshua. Here is very similar passage to Psalms 110 found in Genesis 19:24 which states,

“ADONAI caused sulfur and fire to rain down upon S’dom and ‘Amora from ADONAI in heaven.”

You can see two separate beings referred to as ADONAI. The passage uses the words “and” and ”from” to distinguish one individual from the other. This is also echoed in Jeremiah 50:40 which states,

“‘as when G-d (Elohim) overthrew S’dom, ‘Amora and their neighboring towns,’ says ADONAI”

This is also repeated in Amos 4:11. In Amos and Jeremiah one is being referred to as Elohim raining down fire on S’dom and ‘Amora, while the other is speaking (The D’var ADONAI). By the witness of two or three all things are established. Its ironclad. I’ve discussed The L-rd G-d Revelation before outlining that The Father is Elohim of the Tanakh and The Son, Yeshua, is Adonai. Here is another passage that bears the need of consideration,

“‘Thus says ADONAI, The King of Israel, and His Redeemer ADONAI of Host’s, I Am the First, and I Am The Last, and besides me there is no god,” (Isaiah 44:6).

“Thus says ADONAI and His Redeemer, ADONAI of Hosts” is one of the most profound statements about the Messiah, Israel’s Redeemer. It is all throughout the Torah. ADONAI is Messiah and He is going to save Israel from their sins, establishing a Brit (renewed) Chadash (covenant) written upon the hearts of those who accept Messiah become Children of Elohim, (Jeremiah 31:31, 33-35); John 1:12; Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22;20; 1 Corinthians 11:25; Hebrews 8:8,13; 9:15; 12:24). Do you know ADONAI’s Redeemer personally? If not you can. Another interesting passage that we should look at is found in Isaiah 43:10-12 which states,

“‘Your are my witnesses,’ says ADONAI, ‘and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you can know and trust me and understand that I Am He – no god was produced before me, nor will any be after me. I, yes, I Am ADONAI; besides me there is no deliverer. I have declared, saved and proclaimed – not some alien god among you. Therefore you are my witnesses,’ says ADONAI, ‘I Am G-d.’”

This passages clearly says ADONAI is the Messiah, the deliverer and besides Him there is no deliverer. The Divine Name of THE L-RD (referred to as the Tetragramaton) is translated ”Ego Eimi” or “I Am” in the Greek Septuagint. In John 8:13-24 we see Yeshua declaring you must believe “I Am He” to be saved. He goes on to declare He is the one who Avraham believed in and was “I Am” before Avraham existed, (John 8: 54-58). Yeshua clearly claims that ADONAI is His Father and that He is ADONAI and more specifically The Great I Am, (Exodus 3:14-15; 6:2-3). In John 8:59 we see that they sought to kill Yeshua for the same reason He was later tried and crucified. They did not believe His claim that He was Adonai or Ben Elohim (Son of G-d) and considered Him to be a blasphemer. When standing before the Cohen Hagadol Yeshua was asked “Are you the Mashiach, Ben-HaM’vorakh?” Yeshua answered “I Am” in Mark 14:61-62. In John 18:2-6 we see Y’hudah’s betrayal of Yeshua. Yeshua asks “Who do you want?” They respond Yeshua of Natzeret and then He responds by saying “I AM.” When He says this they fall backward on the ground as if dead. Then they rise up again Yeshua said “I told you, ‘I AM’ so if I’m the one you want, let these go.” There was so much power in Yeshua declaring He was I AM that the detachment of Roman soldiers and the Temple Guards who had come to take him to the head of the cohanim fell to the ground as dead and rose again. This is powerful. John seems to emphasize the many “I AM” statements of Yeshua. John more than others seems to focus on the Revelation as Yeshua as the Great “I AM.” For example Yeshua is recorded saying “I AM The Bread of Life” (6:48,51), “I AM The Light of The World” (8:12; 9:5), simply “I AM” (8:24,28,58; 13:19; 18:5,6,8), “I AM The Gate” “I AM The Good Shepherd” (10:11,14), “I AM The Son of Elohim” (10:36), “I AM One (Echad) with The Father” (10:38; 14:10,11,20), “I AM The Resurrection and The Life” (11:25), “I AM The Way – and The Truth and The Life” (14:6), and “I AM The Real Vine” (15:1,5). John the beloved of Yeshua, the closest to Him has the clearest revelation of who He is. In John’s first epistle we find the clearest teaching on the nature of Elohim of any of the writers of the Brit Chadasha. In the First Epistle of John chapter 5 in verses 6 through 9 it states that, “He is the one who came by means of water and blood, Yeshua HaMashiach not with water only, but with the water and the blood. And The Spirit bears witness, because the Spirit is The Truth. There are three witnesses in heaven: The Father, The Word and The Holy Spirit; and these three are one. And there are three that testify on earth: the Spirit, the water and the blood and these three are in agreement. If we accept human witness, Elohim’s witness is stronger, because it is the witness which Elohim has given about His Son.” This is the complex part that is hard to understand for some however this is clearly in the earliest of texts. Whether you accept the text or not the witness of the other texts that I have provided are more than enough to be certain that Yeshua is called Adon. ADONAI chose His Messenger, and He, Himself, was His Messenger.
Do you accept His Messenger?
There is a clear connection in the Tanakh with Messiah as Malkienu (King) and as a Priest who is a Suffering Servant. The Moshiach is also The D’var ADONAI who is speaking in the first person about Himself, as Adon and the second person about His Father, as Elohim.

In Isaiah 9:6 Messiah is given the title “Pele-Yo’etz El Gibbor Avi-’Ad Sar-Shalom” which translates Wonder of a Counselor (or Wonderful Counselor), Migthy G-d, Father of Eternity (or Eternal Father, Everlasting Father) and Prince of Peace. That is a powerful appellation for Messiah, and pretty clear. It goes to show that Messiah as L-rd (Adon) and G-d (Elohim) is throughout the Tanakh. This is “The Emma’us Road Revelation” or what is called “The L-rd G-d Revelation.” Messiah Yeshua is also called Immanu’El which means G-d With Us, (Matthew 1:23). In Luke 24:27 we see Yeshua revealing himself throughout the Tanakh to His Talmidim starting with Moshe and then throughout all the prophets. This culminates with His Talmidim (Disciples) calling Him L-rd (Kurious) and G-d (Theos) (John 20:28). The Greek word Theos is the equivalent of the Hebrew word Elohim and the English term G-d. The Greek word Kurious is equivalent to the Hebrew word Adonai and the English word L-rd. There is no direct translation for the Divine Name of ADONAI into Koine Greek.

How can Yeshua be Adon and/or Elohim, when ADONAI our Eloheinu is One (Echad)?

First off two terms are used that we must explore. Echad and Eloheinu which is the personal form of Elohim this translates as Our L-rd. First it is common knowledge that Echad literally means Plural Unity. Echad is not the Greek numeral one. Echad is used to refer to Husband and wife who become one (Echad) flesh. Does this mean that they have one body? No they have two bodies.
How can we be monotheistic and believe G-d has more than one form?
Judaism before the 6th century taught that ADONAI had many manifestations, that G-d was multifaceted. As a response to Christianity and the early Messianic movement they have sought to focus on the singular understanding of G-d. Even in Genesis Chapter One we see Elohim say “let Us make.” Elohim is a plural name for G-d or gods depending on the context and usage. G-d can clearly be seen to be composed of distinct and unique persons of Ruach HaKodesh (the Holy Spirit), Father (Elohim) and Son, Yeshua (Adonai). This may be challenging to some however this can clearly be seen in the D’var Adonai Revelation. Yeshua is the W-rd of God made flesh, (John 1:1-12). Yeshua is D’var ADONAI (The Word of THE L-RD). It is clear in the Tanakh that more than one being is called ADONAI, It is also clear that Messiah is ADONAI. The Tanakh does implicitly say that ADONAI’s Messiah is His “begotten” Son and it does state that the Messiah is also ADONAI Himself. Yeshua is referred to as Adon ADONAI, D’var ADONAI and The Angel Of ADONAI in the Torah. The Tanakh speaking of Messiah does say today “I have begotten” You as Son. Today is a temporal decree. The Sonship of Messiah happened at the Incarnation through the Virgin Birth and completed at the Resurrection.

“I will proclaim the decree: ADONAI said to me, ‘Your are my son; today I became your fathers’” (Psalms 2:7).

Acts 13:33 says “As also it is written in the second psalm, You are my Son, this day I have begotten You” which clearly ties this passage to Yeshua. Yeshua is the Firstborn of the dead, and the Firstborn of many Brethren, (Romans 8:29; 1 Corinthians 15:22,45; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 1:6; Revelation 1:5). Yeshua is the “only begotten Son,” (John 3:18; Hebrews 1:5; 5:5). Yeshua is clearly referred to as L-rd (Adon), The Mighty G-d (El Gibbor), Eternal Father (Avi-’Ad), HaShem (ADONAI) and G-d (Elohim) in the Tanakh. So then ADONAI does have a Son and His name is Yeshua HaMashiach. Yeshua is the L-rd G-D of the Tanakh. We pray to the Father (Avinu - our Father) in Yeshua’s name with the aid of the Ruach HaKodesh. The Ruach HaKodesh reminds us of the Word’s of Yeshua, who in turn points us back to The Father. No one has seen the Father at any time. The Theophanies of the Tanakh are Yeshua manifested as Adon ADONAI, and the D’var ADONAI. Messiah is also called “The Angel of ADONAI” throughout the Tanakh, (Psalms 45:6). In John 20:28 we see Timothy referring to Yeshua as “My L-rd” (Kurious) and “My G-d” (Theos). There are direct correlation’s between the Tanakh and Gospels that point to the deity of Yeshua. In the gospels we clearly see Yeshua as creator (John 1:1-2,12; Colossians 1:15-16; Genesis 1:1), As begotten Son of ADONAI (Hebrews 1:5), Who is worshiped (Hebrews 1:6), Who is called G-d (Theos-Elohim) by ADONAI (Hebrews 1:6-9), and L-rd (Kurious-Adonai) by ADONAI (Hebrews 1:10). According to the Brit Chadasha Yeshua replaced the physical temple with His body as the eternal sacrifice and perfect heavenly temple, (1 Corinthians 15:40; 3:16-18; Hebrews 8:5; 9:23; 11:16; 12:22). Yeshua promised to tear down the Temple and rebuild it in three days, (Matthew 26:61; 27:40; Mark 14:58; 15:29; John 2:19; ). Yeshua is the perfect and eternal sacrifice, who died once for all sins, (Hebrews 7:27; 9:14, 26; 10:5,12,26; 11:4; Romans 12:1; Hebrews 13:15).

According to Matthew 16:13-19 Yeshua asked Peter who you say I Am?

So who do you say Messiah is?

Sound off now.

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