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of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah."
The ,^gels at the birth of Jesus announced that He had come in the "Name of the Lord". Jesus Himself confirmed that He came in His Father's Name:"IamcomeinmyFather'sname"(John5:43). Matthew21:9confirms this stating, "And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest". Philippians 2: 9-11 tells us, "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above
every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
All of these scriptures support the fact that Jesus was the King of Glory or theLordofGlory. However,theJewswhoknewthatElohimwastheonly God, did not accept Him as the Lord of Glory, the Father was manifest in flesh. Paul said of the Jews "for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory" (I Corinthians 2:8). When the mighty God and Lord of Hosts was made flesh He became a Son, while at the same time He
still remained the one Lord. The redeemer is the Lord of Hosts (Isaiah 14-4- God, the LORD of hosts" Qeremiah
WhentheWordofGodbecameflesh,theonegreatGodwasmanifest in fleshasGod-Man. HebecameaSonandremainedtheonlygreatGod,with
out changing his divinity or attributes. Some theologians do believe Christ wasanangelbeforeHebecameflesh. However,inreality,Christistheword
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