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How many divine beings are to be exalted? The Father and the Son alone are to be exalted {YI, July 7, 1898 par. 2}

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How many divine beings are to be exalted?

The Father and the Son alone are to be exalted {YI, July 7, 1898 par. 2}

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How many divine beings are praised by the whole creation?

And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, [be] unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

Rev 5:13

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How many divine beings were praised by Adam and Eve

The angels united with Adam and Eve in holy strains of harmonious music, and as their songs pealed forth from blissful Eden, Satan heard the sound of their strains of joyful adoration to the Father and Son” (SR 31.2).

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How many divine beings are we invited to believe in?

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. (John 14:1-3)

John 14:1-3

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How many divine beings were involved in the plan to save mankind, the counsel of peace?

And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. (Rev 7:10)

“... and the counsel of peace shall be between them both” (Ze 6:13)

Rev 7:10; Ze 6:13

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How many divine beings were involved in the plan to save mankind, the counsel of peace?

The great plan of redemption was laid before the foundation of the world. And Christ, our Substitute and Surety, did not stand alone in the wondrous undertaking of the ransom of man. In the plan to save a lost world, the counsel was between them both; the covenant of peace was between the Father and the Son. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." The Majesty of heaven, the King of glory, would become a servant. The only-begotten Son, in whom the Father delighted, was given for the ransom of a fallen race. {ST, December 23, 1897 par. 2}

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How many divine beings are ministering to the afflicted?

God and Christ and angels are all ministering to the afflicted, the suffering, and the sinful. Give yourself to God for this work, use His gifts for this purpose, and you enter into partnership with heavenly beings. {COL 373.1}

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How many divine beings should we pray to?

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Matt 6:9

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How many divine beings should we pray to?

And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [God], and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

Acts 7:59

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How many divine beings have a spirit?

But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. (See Rom 8:14, 1 Cor 2:11, 1 John 4:2, 1 Pet 1:11, Gal 4:6, Phil 1:19)

Rom 8:9

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How many divine beings have a physical form?

Father's Form: I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment [was] white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne [was like] the fiery flame, [and] his wheels [as] burning fire. (Dan 7:9)

And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. (John 5:37)

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How many divine beings have a physical form?

Son's Form: And in the midst of the seven candlesticks [one] like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire; And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance [was] as the sun shineth in his strength.

Rev 1:13-16)

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How many divine beings have a physical form?

I saw a throne, and on it sat the Father and the Son. I gazed on Jesus' countenance and admired His lovely person. The Father's person I could not behold, for a cloud of glorious light covered Him. I asked Jesus if His Father had a form like Himself. He said He had, but I could not behold it, for said He, "If you should once behold the glory of His person, you would cease to exist." {FLB 40.4}

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How many divine beings have a physical form?

The theory that God is an essence pervading all nature is received by many who profess to believe the Scriptures; but, however beautifully clothed, this theory is a most dangerous deception. . . . If God is an essence pervading all nature, then He dwells in all men; and in order to attain holiness, man has only to develop the power within him. These theories [pantheism, etc.], followed to their logical conclusion, . . . do away with the necessity for the atonement and make man his own savior. . . . Those who accept them are in great danger of being led finally to look upon the whole Bible as a fiction. . . . {FLB 40.5}

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What about the holy spirit?

The believers in all ages are to be one, and the Holy Spirit is the living essence that cements, animates, and pervades the whole body of Christ's followers. 2MR 335

Note: the holy spirit is spoken of as being shed abroad, poured out; it is represented as water, rain, air, wind breath, life, tongues of fire, a dove, etc..

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How many Divine Beings were present at Jesus Baptism?

Never before had angels listened to such a prayer as Christ offered at his baptism, and they were solicitous to be the bearers of the message from the Father to his Son. But, no; direct from the Father issues the light of his glory. The heavens were opened, and beams of glory rested upon the Son of God, and assumed the form of a dove, in appearance like burnished gold. The dove-like form was emblematical of the meekness and gentleness of Christ. While the people stood spell-bound with amazement, their eyes fastened upon Christ, from the opening heavens came these words: "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." 2 SP 60, 61

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What does the Bible call that light from God that assumed the form of a dove?

And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: Mk 1:10

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: Matt 3:16

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. Lk 3:22

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How many divine beings sit on thrones?

And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him (see Psalms 45:6, Matt 5:32, 23:22, Heb 12:2, Rev 7:15)

Rev 22:1, 3

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How many divine beings sit on thrones?

I saw a throne, and on it sat the Father and the Son. I gazed on Jesus' countenance and admired His lovely person. The Father's person I could not behold, for a cloud of glorious light covered Him. I asked Jesus if His Father had a form like Himself. He said He had, but I could not behold it, for said He, "If you should once behold the glory of His person, you would cease to exist." EW 54

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From how many divine beings does light come, to the Advent people?

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Js 1:17

A light would come from the Father to the Son and from the Son to the praying company. EW 54.2

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How many divine beings have a kingdom?

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. (See Matt 6:33, Matt 12:28, Mark 1:14-15, Mark 4:11, Mark 9:1, Luke 22:30, John 18:36)

Eph 5:5

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How many divine beings have their own glory?

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed when he shall come in his own glory, and [in his] Father's, and of the holy angels.

Luke 9:26

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Persecutors have not known how many divine beings?

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

John 16:2,3

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How many divine beings created all things?

Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; (See John 1:1-3)

Heb 1:2

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How many divine beings created all things?

And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: (Eph 3:9)

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell? (Proverbs 30:4)

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What about the holy spirit?

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit <07307> of God moved upon the face of the waters. (Ge 1:2)

Thou sendest forth thy spirit <07307>, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth. Ps 104:30

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath <07307> of his mouth. Ps 33:6

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What about the holy spirit?

The Spirit <07307> of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

Job 33:4

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How many divine beings created all things?

The Father wrought by His Son in the creation of all heavenly beings. "By Him (“his dear son” v.13) were all things created, . . . whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him, and for Him." Colossians 1:16. PP 34

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How many divine beings are involved in the judgment?

I saw in the night visions, and, behold, [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Dan 7:13

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How Many Divine Beings Love Us?

“And the counsel of peace shall be between them both.” The love of the Father, no less than of the Son, is the fountain of salvation for the lost race. {GC 416.4}

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How many divine beings love us?

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Jn 14:21

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How many divine beings made a sacrifice for us?

Before the universe has been clearly presented the great sacrifice made by the Father and the Son in man's behalf” {GC 671.1}.

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How many divine beings rejoice when one sinner repents?

"I say unto you that likewise joy shall be in Heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance." "Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth." If God and Christ and angels rejoice when even one sinner repents and becomes obedient to Christ, should not man be imbued with the same spirit, and work for time and for eternity with persevering effort to save, not only his own soul, but the souls of others? {RH, January 2, 1879 par. 7}

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How many divine beings did Adam commune with?

To Adam in his innocence was granted communion, direct, free, and happy, with his Maker. {ST, January 30, 1879 par. 19}

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How many divine beings did Adam commune with?

It was the Son of God that gave to our first parents the promise of redemption. {PP 366.1}

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How many divine beings did Adam commune with?

To Adam in his innocence was granted communion, direct, free, and happy, with his Maker. After his transgression, God would communicate to man only through Christ and angels. {ST, January 30, 1879 par. 19}

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How Many divine beings can man communicate with?

To Adam in his innocence was granted communion, direct, free, and happy, with his Maker. After his transgression, God would communicate to man only through Christ and angels. {ST, January 30, 1879 par. 19}

Note: Divine Being(s) only Communicate to Man Through Christ

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How many divine beings are we to know and fellowship with?

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. (John 17:3)

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How many divine beings are we to know and fellowship with?

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. (1 John 5:11, 20)

That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 1 Jn 1:3

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How many divine beings are we to know and fellowship with?

Let us avail ourselves of the means provided for us that we may be transformed into His likeness, and be restored to fellowship with the ministering angels, to harmony and communion with the Father and the Son. {SC 22.1}

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The Role of the Spirit in this fellowship

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. II Co 13:14

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Php 2:1, 2

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The Role of the Spirit in this fellowship

“The sinner then stands before God as a just person; he is taken into favor with Heaven, and through the Spirit has fellowship with the Father and the Son.” ST, November 3, 1890 par.

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Sinners will flee from how many divine beings?

And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

Rev 6:16

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Paul, Peter, James, and John in their greetings to the churches tell us that grace and peace come

from how many divine beings? Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Co 1:3

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. II Co 1:2

Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Ga 1:3

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Paul, Peter, James, and John in their greetings to the churches tell us that grace and peace come

from how many divine beings?

(See all the greetings in the following epistles:

Eph 1:2, Phil 1:2, Col 1:2-3, I Thess 1:3, II Thess 1:2, I Tim 1:2, II Tim 1:2, Tit 1:1,4, Phile 1:3, James 1:1, I Pet 1:2, II Pet 1:2, I John 1:3, II John 1:3, Jude1:1, Rev 1:1)

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How many divine beings does the antichrist deny?

Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

1 John 2:22

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How many divine Beings commanded Paul to be an Apostle?

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

1 Tim 1:1

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Before how many divine beings does Paul charge Timothy?

I charge [thee] before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

1 Tim 5:21

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Before how many divine beings are our names registered when we become children of God, and how many divine

beings are said to own us?

Your names will stand registered before the holy, exalted angels and before the Creator of the universe and Christ, the Majesty of heaven, in a very poor light. Opposite them will be a record of sins, of mistakes, failures, neglects, and such ignorance in spiritual knowledge that the Father and His Son, Jesus our Advocate, and ministering angels will be ashamed to own you as children of God. {3T 224.1}

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Names of how many divine beings will be written on believers?

Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, [which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and [I will write upon him] my new name.

Rev 3:12

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How many divine beings love each other?

But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

John 14:31

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How many divine beings love each other?

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. (John 15:9) I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare [it]: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

John 17:23,26

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How many divine beings glorified each other?

Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, [saying], I have both glorified [it], and will glorify [it] again. (John 12:28)

These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: (John 17:1)

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How many divine beings have authority?

“God is a moral governor as well as a Father. He is the Lawgiver.” LDE 241.1

“The Son of God was next in authority to the great Lawgiver.” 2SP 9.1

“Satan in Heaven, before his rebellion, was a high and exalted angel, next in honor to God's dear Son.” 1 SP 17.1

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After Satan’s Rebellion:

“It was Gabriel, the angel next in rank to the Son of God, who came with the divine message to Daniel.” DA 234.2

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The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of how many divine beings?

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Rev 11:15

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How many divine beings counsel together?

Christ, the Word, the only begotten of God, was one with the eternal Father--one in nature, in character, in purpose--the only being that could enter into all the counsels and purposes of God” (PP 33).

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Before the assembled inhabitants of heaven the King declared that none but Christ, the Only Begotten of God, could fully enter into His purposes, and to Him it was committed to execute the mighty counsels of His will” (PP 36).