Godhead

The Godhead

Introduction

A note to the reader

The following is designed to explore and contrast different views of the godhead and their development over time.

It is left to the reader to conclude which of the following is the scriptural view of the godhead as brought to us by the prophet messenger William Marrion Branham.

May the following inform, provoke, clarify and be an aid to understanding the tremendous doctrine of the godhead.

Graphic representations of the varies views can be found here (Link)

Knowing God and His Name, Scripture background

The scriptures promises that God will reveal Himself to His people.  In the Old Testament He reveals Himself as the LORD, the ‘I am’.

EXODUS 3:13-14

13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, [when] I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What [is] his name? what shall I say unto them?

14  And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

EXODUS 29:46

46 And they shall know that I [am] the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I [am] the LORD their God.

JEREMIAH 24:7

7 And I will give them an heart to know me, that I [am] the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

EZEKIEL 28:26

26 And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD their God.

EZEKIEL 36:23

23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I [am] the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

EZEKIEL 39:22

22 So the house of Israel shall know that I [am] the LORD their God from that day and forward.

DANIEL 11:32

32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do [exploits].