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Who is the Angel in Exodus 23?

Friendly Face Posts: 112 **3/14/17 10:37 am**

Exodus 23:20-23
I have heard different opinions about this. I was told this is Jesus himself, and I have been told it was an Angel of the Lord.

Please give your opinions with evidence and references please.

Thanks

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Musicman4him

Oh well, guess it was not gossip.

Friendly Face Posts: 112 **3/20/17 3:52 pm**

In the COG, i guess if it's not gossip or backbiting, it won't be responded to.

Oh well

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bonnie knox

[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 14803 **3/20/17 4:02 pm**

Well, fwiw, I did look up the passage you referenced when you first posted. My answer was "I don't know," and I certainly didn't have any "evidence" or
"references."
I figured it would be unnecessary to make a post just to say I didn't know. But I do want you to know I didn't ignore your post.

Nature Boy Florida

Acts-pert Poster Posts: 16633 **3/20/17 4:30 pm**

Who knows?

Go ahead and tell us what you think - then we can respond.
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Quiet Wyatt

[Insert Acts Pun Here] Posts: 12804 **3/20/17 5:30 pm**

I find the interpretation most satisfactory which sees the Angel of the LORD as a pre-incarnate manifestation of the Son of God. I don't really have time to debate it today, however, and at any rate, it definitely is not something I would want to devote a lot of energy to debating.

Bro Bob

Golf Cart Mafia Underboss Posts: 3945 **3/20/17 6:14 pm**

I did the same thing Bonnie did. Exactly the same thing.

Resident Skeptic

Acts-dicted Posts: 8065 **3/21/17 4:50 am**

A manifestation of God for a specific purpose. I cannot say it was God's "son" since no son had been born at that point.
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Musicman4him

This was not a debate!

Friendly Face Posts: 112 **3/21/17 1:07 pm**

This question was asked not for debate purposes, but I'm doing a study and wanted your opinion. Thanks for the ones who gave insight.

Resident skeptic, Jesus has always been in the Godhead from the beginning of time. example in Genesis....."Let US make man in our image". Some folks believe the Son only existed when he was born on earth by Mary, this is not so. So this could be the Son referenced here. I'm going to research some more. Also when Jacob wrestled with "the angel", it has been said before that this was also Jesus.

Bro Bob

Golf Cart Mafia Underboss Posts: 3945 **3/21/17 1:37 pm**

* While on topic, read Gen 18 where "The Lord appeared unto Abraham on the plains of Mamre."

Is it 3 men, all of whom are angels? If all three are angels, why are they collectively called Lord or Jehovah?

If one of them is God, Jehovah, how can it be said no man has ever seen God?

* When God asked Cain why his countenance had fallen in Gen 4, was that God or some subordinate doing the asking? Did Cain see God?

* We are made in his image. One would assume that means he has a primary body (that he can use or alter) which is similar in appearance to ours. Some get very upset when you say God has a body.

I don't mind the questions. I just don't have the answers.

I don't know.

Resident Skeptic

Re: This was not a debate!

Acts-dicted Posts: 8065 **3/21/17 2:47 pm**

Da Sheik

Acts Enthusiast Posts: 1861 **3/21/17 2:57 pm**

I honestly don't know but I will say this much. I don't believe a theophany is necessary to prove the eternal existence of Jesus.