Jehoshua is on the throne of David in New Jerusalem and He is the King of a New Israel
Unfortunately, Ellen Gould White attributed the giving of the Mosaic law by the hands of Jehoshua Messiah as it's administrator yet scripture absolutely contradicts this. The bible teaches that angels were the administrator's of the covenant and they were the messengers used by Jehovah God to give the law. Of course, Jehovah God wrote the 10 commandments with His own finger i.e His Spirit.
Acts 7:52-53 (KJV) 52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. Here in verse 52, Stephen refers to Jehoshua as the coming Just One who the old testament prophets prophesied of. Notice that according to the prophets Jehoshua was to come in the future thereby discrediting that He already existed as a preexistent divine being. In verse 53, Stephen mentions the angels who administered the giving of the law as completely distinct entities from the Just One who is Jehoshua Messiah. Remember the key verse in Hebrews 1:1-3 Hebrews 1:1-2 1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, because of whom also he made the worlds; It's only in the last days that God the Father spoke to His people by the Son of God Jehoshua. This clearly flies in the face of Ellen White's assertion that Jehoshua was the administer of the Mosaic law and 10 commandments. To give something as detailed as the law Jehoshua would have to communicate it's precepts which would mean that God spoke through Him prior to the last days which Hebrews obviously refutes. Hebrews 1:4-8 4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.5For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?6And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.7And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. The main theme of Hebrews 1 is to make the strong and solid distinction between Jehoshua and angels. Hebrews outlines the absolute truth that Jehoshua is not nor has ever been an angel. Infact, Jehoshua is now far superior to the angels including Michael. The angels worship the Son of God who sits on the throne of David (verses 8 and 9). Ever wonder why in Acts 7:38 Stephen mentions the angel of Jehovah without even hinting that it is the preexistent Son of God? Acts 7:37-38 (KJV) 37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us: In verse 37, Stephen mentions the Messiah Jehoshua who is the future prophet that Jehovah God raised up. In verse 38, Stephen mentions the angel of Jehovah as a separate distinct entity from the prophet mentioned in verse 37 who we know to be Jehoshua Messiah. Galatians 3:19-22 (KJV) 19Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.20Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.21Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.22But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. The Mosaic law was added until the arrival of the seed which is Messiah. Paul here indicates that the seed was not here during the time of the old covenant but that it would come at the end of the old covenant dispensation. In the end of verse 19 Paul reiterates Stephen's statement that the angels were the administrator's of the Mosaic law. In one verse Paul makes a sharp distinction between the seed Jehoshua Messiah and the angels. Jehoshua during the time of the old covenant dispensation had not arrived yet as the seed of David. He was to come and Paul makes absolutely no connection between Jehoshua and the angels who he says were the administrator's of the law. The mediator of the old covenant law was Moses. In verse 22, Paul mentions the promise of faith of Jehoshua Messiah without connecting Him in any way to the angels mentioned in verse 19 who ordained the law. Luke 20:36-38 (KJV) 35But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:36Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.37Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.38For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. This is another damaging passage to Ellen White's claim that Jehoshua was the angelic messenger who administered the old covenant law. Jehoshua mentions Moses experience at the burning bush regarding his communication with the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Notice that Jehoshua does not even hint that He was present at this awesome event. As we have already read, Stephen in Acts 7:38 said that it was Jehovah God's angel who was His representative at Sina. Acts 7:30 (KJV) 30 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. Ellen White claims that the preexistent Son of God was this angel who appeared to Moses as a flame of fire at Sina. What does scripture say about this false claim? Lets go to the book of Hebrews for the answer: Hebrews 1:7-8 (KJV) 7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. The author of Hebrews eliminates any possibility that Jehoshua was at Sina as the angel of Jehovah. The author says that angels are spirits and a flame of fire and that Jehovah God never told any angel: "Thy throne, O' God is for ever and ever" This Jehovah told to His only begotten Son Jehoshua. The obvious conclusion is that the angel of Jehovah that was present at Sina could not possibly have been Jehoshua because the author of Hebrews says that no angel who ever appeared as a flame of fire was given the throne. Obviously from reading verses 8 and 9 of Hebrews, God gave His Son the throne of David and an everlasting Kingdom. The author of Hebrews makes a clear and strong distinction between angels who appear as spirits and flames of fire and the only begotten Son who is the anointed King of Israel. Hebrews 1:13-14 (ASV) 13But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation? Remember, in verse 7 of Hebrews angels are said to be spirits and flames of fire. It was these angels that God never said: "Sit thou on my right hand". If that's the case, how in the world was Jehoshua the angel that appeared to Moses as a flame of fire at Sina? The answer is simple, He wasn't!! Also, Jehoshua was not a preexistent spirit being according to the author of Hebrews as angels are exactly that. If He was a spirit being, then the author of Hebrews wouldn't have said "Unto which of the angels hath He said at anytime, Sit thou on my right hand" as that would be a false statement. A preexistent angel or spirit being does not meet the qaulifications to be the Messiah and King of Israel. To meet these qaulifications, one must be a human being and be from the family stock of David (2 Samuel 7:12-14).
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