“We said, ‘The following passages make clear that the kingdom of
God that was evangelized was the Lord’s kingdom and at the same time
the Father’s kingdom:
The Father has given all things into the hand of the Son. (John 3 : 35 )The Father has given the Son power over all flesh. (John 17 : 2 )All things have been handed to me by the Father. (Matthew 11 : 27 )All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. (Matthew 28 : 18 )And also these passages:
Jehovah Sabaoth is his name, and he will be called the Redeemer, the
Holy One of Israel, God of all the earth. (Isaiah 54 : 5 )I saw and behold, there was someone like the Son of Humankind.He
was given dominion, glory, and a kingdom. All people and nations will
worship him. His dominion is a dominion of an age that will not pass,
and his kingdom is one that will not perish. (Daniel 7 : 13 , 14 )When the seventh angel sounded, great voices rang out in the heavens
saying, “The kingdoms of the world have become kingdoms of our
Lord and his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.” (Revelation
11 : 15 ; 12 : 10 )
[ 8 ] “We also used the Word to teach them that the Lord came into the
world not only to redeem angels and people but also to unite them to God
the Father through himself and in himself. He taught that if people believe
in him, he is in them and they are in him (John 6 : 56 ; 14 : 20 ; 15 : 4 , 5 ).
“Upon hearing that they asked, ‘Then how can your Lord be called
Father?’
“We said, ‘That is based on the passages we already read to you, and
also on the following passages: “A Child is born to us, a Son is given to
us, whose name is God,Hero, Father of Eternity”(Isaiah 9 : 6 ). “You are
our Father. Abraham did not know us and Israel did not acknowledge us.
You, Jehovah, are our Father; our Redeemer from everlasting is your name”
(Isaiah 63 : 16 ). When Philip wanted to see the Father, Jesus said, “Have
you not known me, Philip? Those who see me see the Father” (John 14 : 9 ;
12 : 45 ). Who else then is the Father except the One whom Philip was see-
ing with his eyes?
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