One Name, One Throne Podcast
Welcome to One Name, One Throne Podcast — where we exalt Jesus as the One true God manifested in flesh, the only Name that saves, and the King who sits alone on the throne. This podcast is dedicated to teaching Oneness Apostolic doctrine, rooted in the revelation of the mighty God in Christ. Whether you're hungry for truth, wanting to go deeper in Scripture, or standing firm in Apostolic identity, this is your place to grow, learn, and be equipped.
One Name, One Throne Podcast
One God, One Throne: Unveiling Foundational Truths
Uncover the foundational principles of authentic apostolic doctrine in this revealing episode. We delve into the essential understanding of the singular nature of God, illuminating the biblical truth that there is only one sovereign God. Journey through scripture to explore the powerful imagery of the unique throne in the heavenly realm, where ultimate authority rests with one who is seated.
This teaching unpacks the profound connection between God and the Lord, emphasizing their inseparable unity as revealed through the inspired word. Gain insight into the significance of the Lord's position of honor and power. We examine the consistent witness within scripture to one God whose presence and authority are uniquely manifested.
Learn why this core understanding is vital for a genuine and transformative faith. We address crucial aspects of this fundamental truth, drawing from key scriptural passages that shed light on the apostolic perspective of God's being and His ultimate authority. Discover the importance of this revelation for all who seek a deeper relationship with the Divine.
Key themes explored:
- The absolute truth of one God.
- Understanding the significance of the single throne.
- Exploring the scriptural unity of God and the Lord.
- Insights into divine authority and power.
- The essential nature of this understanding for believers.
Tune in to deepen your understanding of these core tenets of apostolic faith!
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SPEAKER_00:Peace be with you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome to this deep dive. Today, we're diving into something, well, Pretty huge. Really at the heart of who God is. We're going to be looking at the truth that there is one throne and one seated on it.
SPEAKER_02:Amen. That's right. I mean, this isn't just some side topic, right? It's like this is the foundation. This is the core of our faith, who God is and how he shows himself to us. So, yeah, we definitely need to let the Bible like directly speak to this so we can really understand this.
SPEAKER_00:Definitely. Definitely. You know, for this deep dive, I guess you could say our mission is actually pretty simple. We're just going to seek clarity right from the word. On this big idea, one God and his one undivided presence on his throne in heaven. So I guess the best place to start is Revelation. That's where heaven is really like unveiled to us.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, for sure. So if you have your Bible, turn with me. Revelation chapter four, verse two. OK, so John writes, and immediately I was in the spirit. And behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. Right away you see it, that image. One throne, one sitting on it. That's the picture we've got to keep in our minds.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah, and then verse 8 just explodes with this description of him. It says, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was and is and is to come. It's like, wow, that threefold holy just hits you. And then that, he always was and is and will be. It's powerful. I mean, when you first read this vision, what stood out to you the most?
SPEAKER_02:You know, honestly, it's that intense city right away that focus one throne there's no other thrones around it no you know multiple beings there just pure unified power and holding on to that image is so important as we go through the rest of revelation and we see how jesus is shown especially in chapter one
SPEAKER_00:oh man chapter one is where it gets so good like when we read about jesus in revelation one those descriptions they they echo what we just saw on the throne you can't miss it like think about revelation 1.8 the lord says i am alpha and omega the beginning and the ending Which is and which was and which is to come, the Almighty. That sounds familiar, right? It's almost word for word the same, right? That eternal being, ultimate power, it's all there. And as you go through Revelation 1, it just gets stronger. Verse 11, Jesus says he's Alpha and Omega, the first and the last. And then verses 17 and 18, he says, I am the first and the last. I am he that liveth and was dead. And behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And have the keys of hell and of death. It's a lot to take in. But it's all pointing to the same being, right? Eternal, all-powerful, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, the Almighty, which was and is to come, the first and the last, the one who liveth and was dead and is alive forevermore. It's not just similar ideas. It's the same being. Why do you think these descriptions are used for both the one on the throne and then for Jesus?
SPEAKER_02:Well, if we're just reading the book, right, letting it speak, it's showing us that the one on the throne is the same Jesus Christ that we see later on. It's not like our idea we're putting on it. It's right there in the book. And remember, verse one, it says this is the revelation of Jesus Christ. So this whole book is showing us who he really is.
SPEAKER_00:So it's like it's an unveiling. The book is showing us that Jesus is the one on that one throne. That's pretty. Pretty amazing. But let's back up even more to the Old Testament. I mean, that's the foundation, right? What does that tell us about God? Is it the same message, this one God idea?
SPEAKER_02:Oh, absolutely. The Old Testament is crystal clear over and over. One God. It's like hammered into the foundation. Deuteronomy 6.4 is the big one, right? Hear, O Israel, our God is one Lord. And this wasn't just for them back then. This is about God's very nature. And that goes through the whole Bible. This oneness, it's everything.
SPEAKER_00:Such a clear statement. And the New Testament repeats it too, just to make sure we get it. Like Galatians 3.20, Paul just says God is one. No arguing, just straight up truth.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, no debate. And Isaiah too, the prophet Isaiah, man, his words are powerful. In Isaiah 45.2122, God's saying, there is no God else beside me, a just God and a savior. There is none beside me for I am God and there is none else. It's like he's driving the point home. No one else, just him. What jumps out to you from those Old Testament verses?
SPEAKER_00:It's that finality, right? When he says there is none else, like there's no room for another God. It's just him. And Isaiah keeps going like in chapter 46 for He says, remember the former things of old, for I am God and there is none else. I am God and there is none like me. I mean, none like me. That just makes it so clear.
SPEAKER_02:Absolutely. And then there's this powerful prayer in Isaiah 37.1 scene. Oh, Lord of hosts, God of Israel, thou art the God, even thou alone. It's acknowledging that God is totally in control and he's the only one. So, you know, the Old Testament, it just lays down this rock solid foundation. One God. No question.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah, it's so clear. Like you can't read those verses and think there's multiple gods up there. So with that in mind, you know, one God. How did Jesus talk about himself and how did the people around him understand what he was saying? Like, did they get that he was claiming to be God?
SPEAKER_02:This is where things get really interesting. So there's tons of times in the New Testament where Jesus says stuff and the Jewish people around him, they heard it as him saying he was God. For example, John 5.46 to 18. Remember when he heals on the Sabbath and they want to kill him. It wasn't just about breaking the Sabbath rules. They wanted to kill him because he called God his own father. And they saw that as making himself equal to God.
SPEAKER_00:Wow. So they got what he was saying. They knew he was claiming to be God. And then there's John 8.5659. This one's a big one, right? When Jesus says, before Abraham was, I am. And the reaction is intense. They want to stone him right there. Why such a huge reaction?
SPEAKER_02:Because when he said, I am, the Jewish people understood that as the name of God. You know, Jehovah, the one revealed to Moses in Exodus 3.14 For Jesus, a man, to say that, to them it was blasphemy, the worst kind. It shows just how seriously they took his claim.
SPEAKER_00:And it doesn't stop there. John 10, 30, Jesus just says, I am my father or one. Again, boom, they're ready to throw stones.
SPEAKER_02:Yep. And in verse 33, they say, why? For blasphemy, because that thou, being a man, makes thyself God. They understood what he meant. Oneness with the Father to them was him saying he was God the Father. It wasn't like they misunderstood, they got it, and it freaked them out.
SPEAKER_00:It happened again and again too. John 10.3839, Jesus says the Father is in him. They try to grab him because, again, they hear him saying he is the father, God in the flesh. Their reactions are so consistent. It shows they really knew what Jesus was claiming.
SPEAKER_02:Absolutely. It's not like they thought he was just another prophet or a nice teacher. Right. They heard him claiming to be God based on their understanding of the one God from the Old Testament.
SPEAKER_00:OK, so Jesus's own words, the people's reactions, it's all pointing to his divinity. And it lines up with that Old Testament idea of one God. Now, how does the New Testament connect Jesus to Jehovah, the God of the Old Testament?
SPEAKER_02:There are some amazing links in the New Testament that show this connection. Like, look at Isaiah 40.3, the prophecy, prepare ye the way of the Lord, Jehovah. Then check out Matthew 3.3, that's John the Baptist, right? And it says he's fulfilling that prophecy, preparing the way for Jesus. So Jehovah, the one whose way needed preparing, that's Jesus.
SPEAKER_00:Wow, that's direct. And what about the ascension? The Psalms talk about that, right?
SPEAKER_02:Yeah, Psalm 68.18 talks about Jehovah ascending. But then Ephesians 4.7-10 applies that same passage to Jesus is sending. So the one going up, first it's Jehovah, then it's Jesus, same event, same person.
SPEAKER_00:And there's more, like in Revelation at the very end.
SPEAKER_02:Right, Revelation 22.6 says the Lord God of the Holy Prophet sent his angel. But just a little bit later in verse 16, Jesus says, I, Jesus, have sent mine angel to testify unto you. It's like, wait, both of them sent the angel. It's the same authority, same action, same God.
SPEAKER_00:Okay, so those are some specific examples. But beyond that, aren't there tons of things that the Old Testament says about Jehovah that the New Testament says about Jesus, like the same characteristics, same actions.
SPEAKER_02:Oh yeah, tons. Like Isaiah 44.3, it talks about Jehovah pouring out water on the thirsty and his spirit on their children, you know, giving spiritual life. And in the New Testament, Jesus is the one offering that living water to the Holy Spirit in John 4.Nello to 14 and John 7.37-39. Same role, giving life.
SPEAKER_00:What's another one that really sticks out?
SPEAKER_02:Well, there's Isaiah 44.6. It says, Thus saith the Lord, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts I am the first and I'm the last. And beside me, there is no God. So king of Israel, that's Jehovah there. But then in John 1.49, Jesus is called king of Israel. And ultimately, he's the king of kings in Revelation 19.16. Same kingly authority, same God.
SPEAKER_00:What about creation? Who does the Old Testament say created everything?
SPEAKER_02:Isaiah 44.24 is clear. But then, the New Testament says creation is Jesus' work. John 1.3, Colossians 1.16, Hebrews 1.10, all those talk about Jesus being the creator. So, the God who created everything in the Old Testament is revealed as Jesus in the New.
SPEAKER_00:Man, that's a lot of evidence. So we see the titles, the roles, the characteristics, the actions, all pointing to the same conclusion, right? Jesus is Jehovah God, but in human form. So this leads us to this idea of oneness, right? One God. And he's shown to us as Jesus Christ.
SPEAKER_02:Exactly. The whole Bible just keeps saying one God, one God. And when you look at everything, it shows us that Jesus isn't a separate God, but the fullness of God, like embodied. He is God the Father, Jehovah from the Old Testament. But now he's come as Jesus.
SPEAKER_00:Colossians 2.9 really says it all, doesn't it? For in In him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, not just a part of God, but the whole thing residing in Jesus.
SPEAKER_02:That's it. It's like... Everything God is, his power, his glory, all of it is in Jesus. So when we talk about Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, those aren't separate persons, but different ways God shows himself, different roles he takes on, different titles he has, different ways his attributes and functions are expressed. Think of it like one person that could be a father, a husband, a son, but it's still the same guy.
SPEAKER_00:So Son of God.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah.
SPEAKER_00:That's God as a human, as Jesus. Like it says in Luke 1.35, it's not some other being who existed before. It's God becoming human to show Yeah,
SPEAKER_02:that's it. God became the Son when he became human. It wasn't like there were two of them before.
SPEAKER_00:And that changes everything, right? Yeah. Like John 8.24, Jesus says, It takes on a whole new meaning when we see that he goes back to the I am God's name.
SPEAKER_02:So believing in Jesus is believing in God.
SPEAKER_00:Absolutely. To believe that Jesus is the I am, that's believing he is God. And it changes how we see baptism too. Like Acts 2.38, we're baptized in the name of Jesus. It's his name that saves us, that we identify with. And the Holy Ghost, how does that fit in?
SPEAKER_02:It's not a third person. It's the Spirit of Christ, the one Spirit of God, like Romans 8.9 says. It's God living inside us, not some separate being.
SPEAKER_00:Wow, it changes how you see everything. Not three different persons, but one God showing himself in different ways. That's deep stuff.
SPEAKER_02:It is. It really is. Like when Peter realizes who Jesus is in Matthew 16.16-17, Jesus says, Flesh and blood have not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. We can't figure this out on our own. It has to be revealed to us by God.
SPEAKER_00:So we got to set aside our own ideas, right? Like what we think we know, all those man-made doctrines and traditions. We got to let the Bible and the Holy Spirit teach us. It's the only way to truly get this.
SPEAKER_02:Exactly. We've got to let the Bible speak, let its message of one God sink in, and that'll change how we see God, how we see Jesus, everything.
SPEAKER_00:So as we wrap up this deep dive, let's remember what the Bible has shown us. One throne in heaven and the one sitting on it. That's Jesus Christ, the full, complete manifestation of the one true God.
SPEAKER_02:And it's a call to each of us to really dig into the scriptures, to pray about what they're saying, and to ask God to reveal this truth to us personally.
SPEAKER_00:Think about it. Jesus Christ, the fullness of God, the one and only God we can truly know. It changes how we see salvation worship, our whole relationship with him. Peace be with you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
