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1 Timothy 6:15-16

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tacklebox Jan 4, 2006

15 For at the right time Christ will be revealed from heaven by the blessed and only almighty God, the King of kings and Lord of lords.16 He alone can never die, and he lives in light so brilliant that no human can approach him. No one has ever seen him, nor ever will. To him be honor and power forever. Amen. (NLT)My question is this: Is verse 16 talking about Christ or God?-Chris

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groh_frog Jan 4, 2006

Wow, the KJV seems to say it a little differently:"14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: 15 Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords; 16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen."Grace and Peace...

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_Disciple_ Jan 4, 2006

My question is this: Is verse 16 talking about Christ or God?Hi Chrisgood question, but i think it's quite obvious, it's about Jesus Christ.You can read Rev 19:11-16, where He is named with many names. Also with The Name King of Kings!Jesus is given all power and authority! (Eph 2:15-23, Col 1:15-20)

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tacklebox Jan 4, 2006

I have come across many verses that mention God and Jesus so close together that it clouds whether or not the verses are true "diety of Christ" verses. JW's and others use this confusion to uphold their veiws. I took 3 semesters of Koine (New Testament) Greek, but that was 10 years ago, and I have forgotten just about everything I learned and have lost my Greek N.T. (I wasn't a Christian until about 2 years ago.)I guess I was wondering if there are any "Greek scholars" out there that can give shed some grammatical and syntax light on this since the pronouns in Greek are more discriptive than in English.-Chris

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arbustum Jan 8, 2006

i believe its actually talking about God, jesus sits at his right hand in that glory, although the brilliance of that light and incredible glory are described in genesis and (im really not very well read on the old testament) but moses met with him, noone else could approach, they'd fall down dead if they tried and i cant quote for you the exact verse but on nearly every occasion he'd descend the mountain with a glowing face because so great was the Gory of God that he had to cover his head, the people coudn't deal with the shine!

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