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For God to actually be the "God of gods", these other gods must really exist; therefore, it seems to me that they must be these other sons of God whom we have already spoken about. It might interest you to know that this word "god" is taken from the Hebrew word "Elohim", or "Elohiym", which is actually the plural form of "el", or "ale"; although it is normally translated in the singular form. Consider what the Hebrew lexicon reveals regarding this word:

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'elohiym {el-o-heem'}

1) plural, KJV
  1a) rulers, judges
  1b) divine ones
  1c) angels
  1d) gods
2) (plural intensive - singular meaning)
  2a) god, goddess
  2b) godlike one
  2c) works or special possessions of God
  2d) the (true) God
  2e) God

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Considering the above definitions, it certainly seems to fit that these sons of god are the Angelic Ministers in the Courts of Heaven; as well as the Spiritual Warriors who fight evil; and the Angelic Messengers or Envoys, from the Hebrew "malak" or "aggelos", sent to impart certain information to humanity. I also discuss this topic in other articles which I encourage you to read. These include "The Urantia Book: A Dangerous New Age Doctrine!", "Satan: King of Tyrus, King Of Empires! Part One" and others. Considering the reality of these facts, we would all be wise to take heed to the following advice from the Apostle Paul:

"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."


From a human perspective, these spiritual beings are all gods to us; but, as we have already seen, they are lower in rank that Jesus Christ because they were apparently created by Him. Jesus truly is preeminent, and the Beloved of His Father. He occupies first place in the Divine One's Heart. Consider again some of the verses I shared earlier:

"And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence."


"Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For 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? . . . But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?"


"Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually."


Thus, contrary to what is believed by the supporters of that demonic tome, the Urantia Book, the Unbelief Book, Jesus Christ is not just one of many "Creator Sons" of God; He is truly unique. He is above them all, and in fact created them all, based upon the Scriptural evidence that we have looked at. In fact, let us not forget that God's whole Plan of Salvation has the ultimate goal of creating new sons and daughters of God from the pool of human beings right here on Planet Earth. Just as I have pointed out in other articles such as "The Children of Light: Are You One of Us?", one of these days we are going to see the complete fulfillment of the Salvation Plan, when we are finally raised to Eternal Life in incorruptible spiritual bodies just like Jesus Christ. In that day, we will truly be the sons and daughters of God in every sense of the word! It is going to be one glorious day for all of us!

This brings us to the final revelation I wish to share in this series; and it all goes back to our discussion concerning Jesus Christ as Melchizedek, the High Priest of God. Have you ever wondered what we are going to be doing once we are resurrected? From previous verses that we have looked at, we know that we will be miraculously transformed, so that we will be just like Jesus, correct? Aside from the fact that it means that we will all possess super powerful spiritual bodies just like Him, what else could it possibly mean? From everything I have studied on this issue, the answer seems quite clear; and it truly thrills me! Exactly what is Jesus' current role in the Courts of Heaven? Here again is the Scriptural answer for you:

"Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us."


"Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them."


Just like the Levitical Priesthood of ages gone by, having offered up Himself as the Perfect and Final Sacrifice, Jesus now occupies the position of High Priest who intercedes for the people of Earth night and day before the Throne of God. As Paul stated, unlike the ancient Levitical Priesthood, Jesus will not be replaced by anyone, for He is Eternal. It is my belief then, based upon the Scriptural evidence, that we may possibly fulfill a similar but smaller role during the Millennium, and perhaps even afterwards. Consider the following verses to see why this may be so:

"Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ."


"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:"


"And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen."


"And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth."


"Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."


Can it be any more thrilling than that? I may be wrong, but it seems to me that this may be the identity of the order of priests known as Melchizedek. From the time of Moses, until the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem by the Babylonians in about the year 587 B.C., and then again during the Second Temple period up until 70 A.D. when it was once again destroyed by the Romans, the Jews always had a high priest. However, there were also lower priests as well who worked in the Temple. As John the Revelator tells us, there is now no longer any need for a physical temple because as he wrote:

"And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it."


This is exactly where we may fit into the picture! Just as Jesus is the High Priest who currently intercedes for us before the Throne of God, perhaps during the Millennium, we will be interceding for the people of Earth before the Throne of Jesus Christ. In other words, perhaps we will be their intercessory priests. Wouldn't this be amazing? The reason that I speculate that we may be doing this, is for the very same reason that Jesus currently makes the perfect Intercessor and High Priest for us. The following verse provides a clue:

"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin."


Who could possibly make better intercessors for the remaining people of Earth than those who have lived among them as fellow human beings? Of course, we will then be in our Resurrected Super-Bodies, but we will certainly not forget our former experiences; that is, our sufferings, our problems, our sins, shortcomings and weaknesses, our trials and tribulations, etc. Perhaps for this reason we will be pleading their cause before the Throne of Jesus. Right now we all tend to become upset at times with some of these rebellious God-haters and Christ-mockers. They can certainly test one's patience. All we can do is pray that God will work in their lives and break their pride and their haughty arrogant spirits. By doing this, we are already interceding for them; even if we are praying for judgment upon them in order to wake them up.

As I have shown in other articles such as "Are Personal Tragedies Due to Sin", sometimes this is what some people need before God's Voice can get through to them. It isn't until the Lord has taken everything away from them, that they finally realize how small and insignificant they really are; and how far astray they have gone. Man is truly an odd beast to think that he can defy his Creator; yet today this is happening at unprecedented levels, exactly as we see in the Scriptures:

". . . The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good."


"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation."


"But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts."


You may recall that earlier in this series, I mentioned that Melchizedek actually means "King of Righteousness". As I have pointed out in some of my Endtime articles, the Book of Revelation tells us a number of times that we too, as members of the Order of Melchizedek, will be given priestly Robes of Righteousness; which we are informed is symbolic of our sins being washed away by the shed Blood of Jesus Christ, our Sacrificial Lamb:

"And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled."


"After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;"


"And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."


"And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints."


So then, please don't worry if some people currently don't understand you, or if they consider you to be a fool because of your Christian beliefs and your "invisible faith" in your "invisible Friend". If they mock you and ridicule you, it doesn't make a bit of difference, because God knows the true score. It is by the very method which some people claim is foolishness, that they could be saved if they would only believe:

"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men."


At the same time, let us not forget Peter's admonition regarding those who do humbly approach us with a sincere heart and an honest desire to know the truth:

"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"


Ask the Lord to give you His Love, and His Wisdom, and His Spiritual Discernment so that you too can feed His true sheep with the only Words that bring Life. At the same time, do your best to avoid the goats and the reprobates who just want to waste your time and drain you of your spiritual energy. Most of all, persevere in your faith in the Lord! Run with patience the race that is set before you! Look not to the left hand, nor to the right, but let your eyes look right on; right on Jesus Christ, the Author and the Finisher of your faith! If you are faithful to do these things, at His Return, He will say to you "Well done thou good and faithful servant; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord!":

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."


"Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil."


"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."


"His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord."


With these thoughts, I will bring this article to a close. It is my hope that you have found it informative, enlightening, and I pray that it has been a blessing in your life as well. If you have an account with Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or with any other social network, I would really appreciate if you'd take the time to click or tap on the corresponding link that is found on this page. Thanks so much, and may God bless you abundantly!


For additional information and further study, you may want to refer to the list of reading resources below which were either mentioned in this article, or which contain topics which are related to this article. All of these articles are likewise located on the Bill's Bible Basics web server. To read these articles, simply click or tap on any link you see below.

A Biblical Cafeteria, or the Whole Course?
Are Personal Tragedies Due to Sin
Exposing the 'Judge Not' Fallacy
Is God a Racist?
Nephilim: The Giants of Genesis
New Jerusalem: Heavenly City and Mountain of the Lord's House
Roman Catholicism, Water Baptism and the Holy Trinity
Satan: King of Tyrus, King Of Empires!
The Book of Enoch: Truth or Heresy?
The Children of Light: Are You One of Us?
The Gay and Lesbian Agenda: To the Point!
The Urantia Book: A Dangerous New Age Doctrine!
Who Hindered the Antichrist?

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