The Philippines is in the Bible

     THE most common attack of our Detractors [one of the most Notorious of them is Eric from Toronto, Canada who always patronizing my blog and promoting it],  especially those who believed in the TRINITY Doctrine, or those who follow a doctrine not found in the Bible is the teaching of the INC regarding the Prophecy of the Bible that pertains to Bro. Felix Y. Manalo as the LAST MESSENGER of God.

They oftenly said to us:

“You are saying that we believe a teaching that is not found in the Bible, you often ask us where in the Bible we can read the word “Trinity”? Why? Is there a word “Philippines” in the Bible? This is a proof that the members of the INC also believed in a teaching that is not found in the Bible.

Asking a question such as: 

Is the word “Philippines” in the Bible?

Is a sign of ignorance, because the Philippines got its name only on March 16, 1521 [16^th Century] when it was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan, and during that time it was named FELIPINAS [PHILIPPINES in English] which means  LAS ISLAS DE FELIPE “THE ISLES OF PHILIP” which was named after the King of Spain during that time – King Philip II, and the Bible was completed since 96 AD [First Century]. How could you find that word in the Bible? So it is absurd to even ask that question, and a real sign of GRAVE IGNORANCE among our detractors.

And another thing the INC never taught ever that the word PHILIPPINES is found in the Bible. So there is no reason for them to ask us that question at all, for it is not an INC’s doctrine.

But does the location, place or the land which was NO NAME YET by the time the book of Prophet Isaiah was written, which was named later  the PHILIPPINES really not mentioned in the Bible?

Well, before we go to that issue, let us ask our Detractors, a related question:

Does the word “IRAN”, IRAQ” and “TURKEY” in the Bible?

Of course no one among them would dare to answer YES. For it is an undeniable fact that these words cannot be found in the scriptures, for these names does not exist yet during the time when the Bible was written.

So we will ask them again:

Does the country of IRAN, IRAQ, and TURKEY mentioned in the Bible?

Do you think they would dare to answer NO? if ever they would dare to answer No, then they are committing a very big mistake for these countries were indeed mentioned in the pages of the Holy Scriptures.

The word IRAN, IRAQ, and TURKEY, of course can’t be found in the Bible because that names do not exist yet? But do those countries already existed when the Bible was written?  Would you dare to answer NO? Especially you ERIC?

No one would dare to answer NO as I said already, because it is a fact that all countries in the world already existed during that time, only their names weren’t, for some of them were NOT YET  DISCOVERED nor NAMED YET during the time the Bible was written.

But those countries are mentioned in the Bible for these countries already existed during the Bible was written. Since their names were not yet IRAN, IRAQ, and TURKEY, the author of the Bible as instructed of course by the Almighty used their OLD NAMES during that time.

PERSIA is the old name of IRAN, and it is mentioned in the Bible:

2 Chronicles 36:20  “And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of PERSIA:” [King James Version]

IRAQ is mentioned in the Bible as MESOPOTAMIA:

Acts 7:2  “And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in MESOPOTAMIA, before he dwelt in Charran,” [KJV]

TURKEY as ASIA MINOR  or plainly ASIA:

Acts 16:6  “and having gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in ASIA,” [Young’s Literal Translation]

Of course the word ASIA there would never mean the MODERN ASIA that we knew today as one of the seven continents, since that passage pertains to the propagation of the Gospel by Apostle Paul to the Gentile Nations.

The GREEK DICTIONARY has this to say about that word:

“G773

Ἀσία

Asia = “orient”

1) Asia proper or proconsular Asia embracing Mysia, Lydia, Phrygia, and Caria, corresponding closely to TURKEY today” [Thayer’s Greek Definition]

These countries were mentioned by the Bible using their OLD NAMES, that’s why those were used for those NAMES already existed during that time as an identification of the said countries.

So is it wrong to say that IRAN, IRAQ, and TURKEY is in the Bible?

Would you mind answering this question our beloved detractors?

Now let’s go back to the PHILIPPINE ISSUE:

Does the PHILIPPINES have a name already existed during the time when the Bible was written?

Of course the answer would be a definitely NO! For what I have mentioned already that the Philippines only got its name in 1521 [16^th Century].

Does the PHILIPPINES have an OLD NAME during the time when the Bible was written?

Of course the answer again would be a big NO!,  for there is no record in History that the Philippines used an OLD NAME, like CHINA which was called CATHAY before.

Does the land, place, or country which was named later the Philippines already existed during the time when the Bible was written?

Would anyone among our Detractors, especially you ERIC, would dare to answer this question NO?

Of course no one with the normal state of mind would ever dare to answer that question NO. For it is an undeniable fact that all the lands in the whole world existed since the time of creation, so it is even proper and logical to say that the land or place which was later named the Philippines, already existed even before the time of Moses or even long before than the time when the Bible was written.

Does the land, place, or country which was later named Philippines mentioned in the Bible?

This is the PROPER QUESTION that they should ask the INC. 

If we ask them this question, I know that they would dare to answer NO, but the question is:

Can they prove that the country which was later called the Philippines is not mentioned in the Bible?

So let us go now where in the Bible the country of the Philippines which was no name at that time was mentioned:

Isaiah 46:11  “Calling a RAVENOUS BIRD from the EAST, the man that executeth my counsel from a FAR COUNTRY: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.” [KJV]

The Bible specifically said that the RAVENOUS BIRD, which is a MAN that will EXECUTE GOD’s COUNSEL will come from a FAR COUNTRY FROM THE EAST.

What is the Characteristic of this FAR COUNTRY from the EAST?

Isaiah 24:15  “Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the EAST, even the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the ISLES OF THE SEA.” [Revised Version]

See? Very clear were the descriptions of the Bible regarding the FAR COUNTRY from the EAST from where the RAVENOUS BIRD will come from. This passage said : “ISLES OF THE SEA” it is clear then that the FAR COUNTRY being mentioned is composed of ISLANDS.

There we have it our dear readers, these following Biblical Descriptions.

It is a FAR COUNTRY from ISRAEL from where the Prophecy was written, from the EAST, and it is composed of ISLANDS.

But the EAST is composed of three divisions.  NEAR EAST, MIDDLE EAST, FAR EAST,  which EAST is being mentioned by the PROPHECY?

Let us go have a look at Isaiah 46:11 in the Hebrew Bible, the original language of the OLD TESTAMENT:

The word EAST mentioned in the passage in English is mentioned in Hebrew as “MIZRACH”

And MIZRACH means:

“EAST. The Hebrew term, KEDEM, properly means that which is before or in front of a person, and was applied to the east, from the custom of turning in that direction, when describing the points of the compass, before, behind, the right and the left representing respectively east, west, south and north. Job 23:8-9.

The term as generally used refers to the lands lying immediately eastward of Palestine, namely, Arabia, Mesopotamia and Babylonia; on the other hand, MIZRACH, is used of the FAR EAST with a less definite signification. Isa 42:2; Isa 42:25; Isa 43:5; Isa 46:11.” [Smith’s Bible Dictionary]

This dictionary said, MIZRACH is used of the FAR EAST and he also mentioned Isaiah 46:11 as you can see above. So the RAVENOUS BIRD, the MAN that God will send to execute his counsel will come from a FAR COUNTRY from the FAR EAST, composed of ISLANDS.

Is the PHILIPPINES located in the FAR EAST?

"It cannot be without significance that the country which stands almost at the geographical center of the FAR EAST, THE PHILIPPINES, should also be that in which Christianity has taken the deepest root." (Asia and the Philippines,  written by a Jesuit Priest Horacio dela Costa, page.169)

And a prominent Historical Book affirms also:

"The PHILIPPINES were Spain's share of the first colonizing movement in the FAR EAST; The name means the ISLANDS OF PHILIP and refers to that grim ruler, King Philip II." [WORLD HISTORY by E. R. Boak, Preston Slosson, Howard Anderson, Page 445]

Can anyone among our detractors dare to prove that this is not the PHILIPPINES? If it is not the PHILIPPINES, can you kindly tell us which country it is that bears the said Characteristics as mentioned in the Bible?

Do you think Isaiah would not mention the name PHILIPPINES if that name already existed during the time he wrote the prophecy?  An undeniable truth that our country during that time have NO NAME YET, that’s why it was only described by the scriptures.

Remember Isaiah 46:11, is a prophecy about the coming of God’s Last Messenger and not about the emergence of a country.

The subject matter there is the RAVENOUS BIRD, it just so happen that the country where he would come from has no name yet. That’s why the prophecy did not mention any name of a country, and just described how we can be able to know and identify the country that is being spoken of.

So it is very illogical and absurd to insist that the name of the PHILIPPINES should be found in the Bible, because those people who are insisting that, is displaying their GRAVE IGNORANCE in BIBLICAL and HISTORICAL FACTS.

Some would say this upon realizing the teaching of the INC regarding the Philippines:

“It was so hard to believe that God would chose his LAST MESSENGER from a POOR and belonging to the 3^rd world country like the PHILIPPINES, why not He chose from AMERICA, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, etc? Why not from a strong COUNTRY which have highly educated persons, and from a STRONG RACE?”

Those people who oftentimes said this statement, are those who have a lack of knowledge about the scriptures, and often rely only on what they believed which is only the product of their own understanding and opinions. For they do not know the criteria of God in choosing his people and his messengers.

The Bible has this to say:

1 Corinthians 1:26  “for see your calling, brethren, that NOT MANY ARE WISE ACCORDING TO THE FLESH, NOT MANY MIGHTY, NOT MANY NOBLE;”

1 Corinthians 1:27  “BUT THE FOOLISH THINGS OF THE WORLD DID GOD CHOOSE, THAT THE WISE HE MAY PUT TO SHAME; AND THE WEAK THINGS OF THE WORLD DID GOD CHOOSE THAT HE MAY PUT TO SHAME THE STRONG;”

1 Corinthians 1:28  “AND THE BASE THINGS OF THE WORLD, AND THE THINGS DESPISED DID GOD CHOOSE, AND THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT, THAT THE THINGS THAT ARE HE MAY MAKE USELESS”. [Young’s Literal Translation]

The Bible has given us enough explanation on this issue. God chooses the weak to put shame the strong. He chooses the Foolish so that the Wise may put to shame, and so on.

Bro. FELIX Y. MANALO came from a WEAK COUNTRY and RACE. He has no HIGH STANDING in society, he has no HIGH EDUCATION, but God had chosen him to become his LAST MESSENGER, to SHAME the STRONG and the WISE.

Which he had done many many  times, during his battle against OTHER RELIGION’S FALSE DOCTRINES which often came from the STRONG COUNTRIES and RACE, which he succeeded, and contributed to the unstoppable growth of the Iglesia Ni Cristo until today. A fulfillment of God’s promise to his Messenger in these last days and to the CHURCH OF CHRIST [Iglesia Ni Cristo] which emerged in the time of the ends of the earth:

Isaiah 41:10  “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”

Isaiah 41:11  “Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.”

Isaiah 41:12  “Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.” [KJV]

So fellow brethren if anyone [or specifically Eric] ask you this question:

Is the word “Philippines” in the Bible?

You can simply say:

“The word PHILIPPINES is not in the Bible, but the country of the Philippines which was no name yet during that time the Bible was written was clearly mentioned as the FAR COUNTRY from the FAR EAST [MIZRACH], composed of ISLANDS as the place where the Ravenous Bird or the Messenger of God in these last days would come from or appear  as stated in Isaiah 46:11 and Isaiah 24:15.”

If he ask you again, just ignore him, for he is just displaying his GREAT IGNORANCE and CLOSE MINDEDNESS…

So as we go back to the TRINITARIANS we can ask them this:

Can you show us a PROPERLY TRANSLATED VERSE in the Bible that describes your Trinity which is the FATHER, the SON, and the HOLY SPIRIT, as the THREE PERSONS in ONE GOD?

The PHILIPPINES has a passage in the Bible that described it, but do that belief that I mentioned regarding the TRINITY have a passage in the Bible that described it?

Can you show us a verse or verses other than the popular 1 John 5:7 of the King James Version which was proven even by the Trinitarian Bible Scholars to be a FORGED or a MISTRANSLATED VERSE?

We have proven that the COUNTRY of the PHILIPPINES is indeed was mentioned in the Bible. It is the FAR COUNTRY located in the FAR EAST composed of ISLANDS…

So it is QUITE RIGHT to say that the PHILIPPINES is in the BIBLE.

Now it’s time for you our beloved DETRACTORS to show yours. Prove to us that your TRINITY IS IN THE BIBLE….

A Message to all the Brethrens in TORONTO Area

Dear Brethrens in TORONTO CANADA,

There is a fellow who is flooding the INTERNET with TONS of LIES against the INC, visiting our fellow BRETHRENS BLOGS and FORUMS and ATTACKING our BELOVED CHURCH by spreading numerous LIES and HERESIES, and saying  certain things that are BLEMISHING the CLEAN name of our CHURCH.

Among the ID’s he’s using are ERIC, TRUECHRISTIAN, AMIRA, BRIDEOFLAMB, etc... 

1.   He is still an INC member, who joined because of the Request of his dying MOTHER in LAW, of course to MARRY his FILIPINA WIFE.

2.     His WIFE is an active INC Member, and a MEMBER of the CHOIR in their CONGREGATION.

3.     He is an AMERICAN who is living in CANADA, and working as an ENGLISH PROFESSOR.

4.   He is not ATTENDING INC Worship SERVICES anymore, which of course very easy to be determined by verifying it from the attendance record among those AMERICAN WHITE MAN who have a FILIPINA WIFE who is a CHOIR MEMBER.

There you have it brethrens, you can start in using these clues, in identifying him.

We must take ACTION to put an end of his MADNESS, LUNACY, and HERETICAL ACTS.  The Bible said we must condemn this kind of people.

Galatians 1:8  “But even if we or an angel from heaven SHOULD PREACH TO YOU A GOSPEL THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE WE PREACHED TO YOU, MAY HE BE CONDEMNED TO HELL!” [Good News Bible]

We must CONDEMN those FELLOWS who is an INC Member and yet preaching a doctrine that is different from what we have learned from Christ and the Apostles, trough the MESSENGER sent by God in these LAST DAYS.

We must REMOVE the WICKED MAN from among us.

1 Corinthians 5:11  “Now, what I meant was that you should not associate with PEOPLE WHO CALL THEMSELVES BROTHERS OR SISTERS IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH but live in sexual sin, are greedy, WORSHIP FALSE GODS, USE ABUSIVE LANGUAGE, get drunk, or are DISHONEST. Don't eat with such people.”

1 Corinthians 5:12  “After all, do I have any business judging those who are outside the Christian faith? Isn't it your business to judge those who are inside?”

1 Corinthians 5:13  “God will judge those who are outside. REMOVE THAT WICKED MAN FROM AMONG YOU.” [God’s Word Bible]

Eric is guilty of those THREE OFFENSES [those capitalized] mentioned above, he is WORSHIPING a FALSE GOD – for he does not believe that the FATHER is the ONLY TRUE GOD [John 7:1,3, 20:17], He is using ABUSIVE WORDS against the CHURCH by calling it a CULT and our MESSENGER a FALSE PROPHET. He is DISHONEST, for no one in the CONGREGATION nor our brethrens who knew him personally knew of his anti INC acts. And he deliberately inventing INC doctrines that the INC never taught and he is saying that it is an INC Doctrine, misleading those who do not knew about the INC.

So let us all unite in LOCATING him, IDENTIFYING him, and REMOVE him from our CHURCH…

Let us all be VIGILANT in defending our faith as the BIBLE said…because the INSTRUMENTS of the DEVIL are scattered even in the INTERNET:

Jude 1:3  “My dear friends, I really wanted to write you about God's saving power at work in our lives. But instead, I must write and ask you to DEFEND THE FAITH THAT GOD HAS ONCE FOR ALL GIVEN TO HIS PEOPLE.” [Contemporary English Version]

God bless to all of you Brothers and Sisters in Christ…

Happy Birthday Ka Eduardo V. Manalo

May the God our Father bless you more and your family in this very special occasion, may He grant you good health and long life for this will not only benefit yourself but for the benefit of our Church in the whole world.

Once again Happy 56^th Birthday Brother Eduardo V. Manalo

May God grant you and the Iglesia ni Cristo an unparalleled success, a glorous Victory until the day we meet its True owner and Saviour - our Lord Jesus Christ…

Ang Tunay na Kahulugan ng Isaias 9:6

Request ni Romeo Contreras:

ISAIAH 9:6 Sapagka't sa atin ay ipinanganak ang isang bata, sa atin ay ibinigay ang isang anak na lalake; at ang pamamahala ay maaatang sa kaniyang balikat: at ang kaniyang pangalan ay tatawaging Kamanghamangha, Tagapayo, MAKAPANGYARIHANG DIOS, Walang hanggang Ama, Pangulo ng Kapayapaan.

isa pong hula yn s ating panginoong Jesus..xa po ay tinawag n makapangyarihang Dios jn..at ito po ay ginagamit ng mga mngangaral n ngtuturong c cristo ay dios..maari ko po b itong mlinawan,,mga kapatid?

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Isang HEBREW BIBLE, ang orihinal na wikang ginamit sa
pagkakasulat ng AKLAT NI ISAIAS

ISA sa pinakapaboritong talata na palasak na palasak  na ginagamit ng mga naniniwalang si Cristo ay Diyos ay ang nasa ISAIAS 9:6 na ating sisipiin:

Isaias 9:6  “Sapagka't sa atin ay IPINANGANAK ANG ISANG BATA, sa atin ay ibinigay ang isang ANAK NA LALAKE; at ang pamamahala ay maaatang sa kaniyang balikat: at ANG KANIYANG PANGALAN AY TATAWAGING Kamanghamangha, Tagapayo, MAKAPANGYARIHANG DIOS, WALANG HANGGANG AMA, Pangulo ng Kapayapaan.”

Walang mababasa sa Biblia na ang BATA ang MAKAPANGYARIHANG DIYOS o siya ang WALANG HANGGANG AMA.

Ang sabi sa talata:

ANG KANIYANG PANGALAN AY TATAWAGIN…

hindi sinabing:

ANG BATA AY TATAWAGING MAKAPANGYARIHANG DIYOS… o kaya ay

ANG BATA AY ANG MAKAPANGYARIHAN DIYOS, WALANG HANGGANG AMA, ETC.

Dahil imposible na ang MAKAPANGYARIHAN DIYOS ay ipanganak ng isang tao at lumabas sa daigdig bilang isang BATA. Ganito sabi ng Biblia:

Bilang 23:19  “ANG DIOS AY HINDI TAO na magsisinungaling, NI ANAK NG TAO na magsisisi; Sinabi ba niya, at hindi niya gagawin? O sinalita ba niya, at hindi niya isasagawa?”

Niliwanag ng Biblia na ang Diyos ay HINDI TAO, NI ANAK NG TAO. Kaya kung ipipilit na ang talagang Diyos ang BATA na IPINANGANAK na binabanggit sa Isaias 9:6, ay napakaliwanag na KOKONTRAHIN noon ang talatang iyan.

Kaya nga atin na ngayong natitiyak ngayon pa lang na ang salitang MAKAPANGYARIHANG DIYOS at iba pa, ay hindi talaga tumutukoy sa bata. Dahil ang TUNAY NA DIYOS ay hindi ipinanganganak at hindi maaaring maging ANAK NG TAO.

Kaya nga dahil sa ang banggit ay:

ANG KANIYANG PANGALAN AY TATAWAGIN…

Samakatuwid ang mga salitang: KAMANGHAMANGHA, TAGAPAYO, MAKAPANGYARIHANG DIOS, WALANG HANGGANG AMA, PANGULO NG KAPAYAPAAN.” Ay hindi tumutukoy sa bata kundi sa kaniyang PANGALAN, maliwanag kung gayon na ang PANGALAN na ipantatawag sa bata ay ang may LITERAL MEANING o ang siyang may katumbas ng mga salitang nabanggit at hindi ang mismong bata ang tinutukoy ng mga salitang ito.

Ano ang PANGALANG ito?

Ating tunghayan sa isang salin ng Biblia na inilathala ng mga JUDIO:

Isaiah 9:6 “For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto us; and the government is upon his shoulder; and his name is called PELE-JOEZ-EL-GIBBOR-ABI-AD-SAR-SHALOM; [The Jewish Publication Society, 1917 ]

Sa Filipino:

Isaias 9:6 “Sa atin ay ipinanganak ang isang bata, isang anak na lalake ay ibinigay sa atin; at ang pamamahala ay nasasa kaniyang balikat; at ang kaniyang pangalan ay tatawaging PELE- JOEZ-EL-GIBBOR-ABI-AD-SAR-SHALOM”

Ang pangalang PELE- JOEZ-EL-GIBBOR-ABI-AD-SAR-SHALOM, ay isa sa mga PANGALAN ng Panginoong JESUS o iyong tinatawag sa English na THEOPHORIC NAME.

Ano ba ang ibig sabihin ng salitang THEOPHORY?

"Theophory^[1] refers to the practice of embedding the name of a god or a deity in, usually, a proper name. Much Hebrew theophory occurs in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament..."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophory_in_the_Bible

Ang THEOPHORY ay ang paglalagay ng PANGALAN ng Diyos sa PANGALAN na itinatawag sa TAO.

Dahil may mga PANGALAN sa Biblia na nagtataglay ng PANGALAN ng Diyos, Mga halimbawa:

Ezrael – Help of God

Gabriel, Gavriel – Man of God, God has shown Himself Mighty, Hero of God or Strong one of God

Gaghiel – Roaring Beast of God

Gamaliel – Reward of God

Hamaliel – Grace of God

Hanael – Glory of God

Immanuel – God with us

Imriel – Eloquence of God

Iruel – Fear of God

Ishmael, Ishamael – Heard by God, Named by God, or God Hearkens

Yisrael – Struggles with God or Prince of God

Elijah (Elias) – Whose God is Jah, God Jah, The Strong^{[dubious – discuss]} Jah, God of Jah, My God is Jah. Reference to the meaning of both (Eli)-(Jah)

Isaiah – Salvation of Yahweh

Jeremiah – "Raised by YahwehYahweh exalts"Yahweh Appointed""Yahweh's Chosen"

Jeshaiah – Salvation of Yahweh

Ang mismong PANGALAN ni JESUS:

Yehoshua (Joshua, Jesus) – Yahweh saves, Yahweh is Savour, Yahweh is my Salvation

Kaya nga ang banggit ay ANG KANIYANG PANGALAN at hindi sinabi na ANG KANIYANG MGA PANGALAN, dahil ang PELE-JOEZ-EL-GIBBOR-ABI-AD-SAR-SHALOM, ay ISANG MAHABANG PANGALAN LAMANG, wala itong tuldok ni kuwit sa pagitan.

Kaya isang pagkakamali ang naggawa ng mga nagsipagsalin ng Biblia na isalin ang LITERAL na KAHULUGAN nito sa wikang ENGLISH at iba pa. Tama ang ginawa ng mga Judio na pinanatili ang Orihinal nitong anyo sa Wikang Hebreo. Dahil sa ito ay ISANG PANGALAN, at hindi ISANG PANGUNGUSAP.

Ang PELE-JOEZ-EL-GIBBOR-ABI-AD-SAR-SHALOM ay Isang THEOPHORIC NAME na ipinantatawag kay JESUS, tulad ng kaniyang isa pang THEOPHORIC NAME na EMMANUEL, na may LITERAL MEANING na “SUMASAATIN ANG DIYOS”.

Pero hindi nangangahulugan na si Cristo ang Diyos na sumaatin, kundi kahulugan lamang ng kaniyang PANGALAN iyon,  Sapagkat niliwanag ni Cristo iyan:

Juan 8:28-29  “Sinabi nga ni Jesus, Kung maitaas na ninyo ang Anak ng tao, saka ninyo makikilala na ako nga ang Cristo, at WALA AKONG GINAGAWA SA AKING SARILI, KUNDI SINALITA KO ANG MGA BAGAY NA ITO, AYON SA ITINURO SA AKIN NG AMA. AT ANG NAGSUGO SA AKIN AY SUMASA AKIN; hindi niya ako binayaang nagiisa; SAPAGKA'T GINAGAWA KONG LAGI ANG MGA BAGAY NA SA KANIYA'Y NAKALULUGOD.”

Maliwanag kung gayon na ang DIYOS na SUMAATIN ay hindi si Cristo kundi ang AMA na NAGSUGO sa KANIYA.

Kaya nga hindi komo ganun na ang kahulugan ng isang PANGALAN ang ibig sabihin noon ay iyon na rin ang kalagayan nung tinatawag sa PANGALANG iyon.

Kumuha pa tayo ng isa pang halimbawa:

Isaias 8:1  “At sinabi ng Panginoon sa akin, Kumuha ka ng malapad na tabla, at sulatan mo ng panulat ng tao, Kay MAHER-SALALHASH-BAZ;”

Kung isasalin ang MAHER-SALALHASH-BAZ sa English ay MAKE HASTE TO PLUNDER, na sa TAGALOG ay, MAGMADALI UPANG MAKAPANGULIMBAT o MAKAPAGNAKAW.

Kung ating uunawain iyan gaya ng kanilang pagintindi sa ISAIAS 9:6 na dahil sa iyan ang meaning nung pangalan ng ANAK ni ISAIAS hindi ba lalabas niyan na ang ANAK ni Isaias ay isang MAGNANAKAW?

Lagi po nating TATANDAAN na iba ang KAHULUGAN ng PANGALAN sa KALAGAYAN ng taong PINATUTUNGKULAN.

Halimbawa ang pangalan mo ay REX,  ang ibig sabihin niyan ay HARI, Ibig bang sabihin niyan ay Hari ka talaga?

Ang Pangalan mo halimbawa ay ROSARIO na ang ibig sabihin ay BULAKLAK SA ILOG, Ibig bang sabihin noon hindi ka tao at isa kang bulaklak na nasa ilog?

Ganiyan lang naman kasimple unawain iyan eh, nilalabo lamang nila, dahil sa mali nilang pagkaunawa sa ISAIAS 9:6.

Kaya nga pakakatandaan natin na ang PELE-JOEZ-EL-GIBBOR-ABI-AD-SAR-SHALOM ay isang PANGALAN lamang [Theophoric Name] na may kahulugan na:  “KAMANGHAMANGHA, TAGAPAYO, MAKAPANGYARIHANG DIOS, WALANG HANGGANG AMA, PANGULO NG KAPAYAPAAN”.  

Hindi nangangahulugan na kung ano ang ibig sabihin ng PANGALAN ay iyon na rin ang talagang KALAGAYAN ng pinatutungkulan.

Bukod doon niliwanag ng Diyos sa aklat din ni Isaias kung ano ba talaga kalagayan ni Cristo:

Isaias 53:3  “SIYA'Y HINAMAK AT ITINAKUWIL NG MGA TAO; ISANG TAONG SA KAPANGLAWAN, AT BIHASA SA KARAMDAMAN: at gaya ng isa na pinagkublihan ng kanilang mukha ng mga tao, na siya'y hinamak, at hindi natin hinalagahan siya.”

Niliwanag ng Diyos na si Cristo ay:  “ISANG TAONG SA KAPANGLAWAN” Kaya maliwanag na siya ay TAO at ang Diyos mismo ang nagpatunay sa pamamagitan din ni Isaias.

Ano ang katibayan na si Cristo nga ang tinutukoy?

1 Pedro 2:23  “NA, NANG SIYA'Y ALIPUSTAIN, AY HINDI GUMANTI NG PAGALIPUSTA; nang siya'y magbata, ay hindi nagbala; kundi ipinagkatiwala ang kaniyang sarili doon sa humahatol ng matuwid:”

1 Pedro 2:24 “Na siya rin ang nagdala ng ating mga kasalanan sa kaniyang katawan sa ibabaw ng kahoy, upang pagkamatay natin sa mga kasalanan, ay mangabuhay tayo sa katuwiran; na DAHIL SA KANIYANG MGA SUGAT AY NANGAGSIGALING KAYO.”

Kaya nga kung ipipilit na Diyos si Cristo sa Isaias 9:6, ay KOKONTRAHIN nito ang sinabi ng Diyos sa Isaias 53:3 na si Cristo ay TAO.

Maliwanag kung gayon na nagkamali lamang sila ng pagkaunawa sa nasabing talata, na lagi naman nilang ginagawa mapatunayan lang na totoo ang kanilang baluktot na paniniwala na si CRISTO ay TUNAY NA DIYOS.

Nawa ay nakatulong ang sagot nating ito…