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Doctrine of Angel of Jehovah

June 1, 2011

The Angel of Jehovah—A Brief Summary
(1)     The angel of Jehovah is Jehovah, as He speaks in the first person for Jehovah (Gen. 16:10 22:15–17 Judges 2:1). He does not say, “Thus speaks Jehovah,” as a prophet would (Judges 6:8).

(2)     He speaks of Himself in the first person as God (Gen. 31:11–13 Ex. 3:2–6).

(3)     The Angel of Jehovah is distinguished from Jehovah (Isa. 63:7–10 Daniel 3:19–28 Zech. 1:12–13).

(4)     The Angel of Jehovah and Jehovah are sometimes so closely intertwined in a passage, that it is difficult to determine Who is Who (Zech. 1:14–21).

(5)     After the incarnation of Jesus Christ, there is no longer the need for the appearance of the Angel of the Lord as the Angel of the Lord. This is because the Angel of the Lord is Jesus Christ (John 1:18 6:46 1Tim. 6:13–16 Heb. 1:4).

(6)    Finally, no prophet is ever called an angel of God; they are called prophets or men of God, but never angels (which also means messenger in the Hebrew).