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Adventistische Schriften über: "Did Moses and the 70 elders on Sinai have fellowship with Christ or with God the Father, and why is this distinction necessary?"
Answer
Moses and the seventy elders had fellowship on Sinai with Jesus Christ, who appeared in the glory of God. The Scriptures emphasize that Christ is the One through whom God has revealed Himself to humanity at all times, being the Word of God and the \"angel of the presence of God.\" This distinction is necessary because Christ is the Mediator and visible representative of the Deity, without whom no person could endure the full glory of the Father.
The Identity of the Lord on Mount Sinai
»That the One who spoke the law, who called Moses up the mountain and spoke with him, our Lord Jesus Christ, is evident from the following considerations: Christ is the One through whom God has revealed Himself to humanity at all times. ... This angel was the angel of the presence of God, the angel in whom the name of the great Yahweh was. The expression can refer to no one other than the Son of God. Again: Christ is called the Word of God. He is so called because God gave His revelations to humanity in all ages through Christ.«
The Elders See the Glory of Christ
»They were among those who, together with the seventy elders and Moses, went up the mountain and beheld the glory of God. They saw the glorious light that covered the divine form of Christ. The floor of that cloud appeared like \"a paved work of sapphire stone and like the heavens themselves in their clarity.\" These men were in the presence of the Lord’s glory and ate and drank without being destroyed by the purity and unparalleled glory that radiated onto them.«
The Glory of God and the Visibility of the Deity
»And they saw the God of Israel. And beneath His feet it was like a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in their clarity. They did not see God Himself [the Deity], but they saw the glory of His presence. They contemplated His glory, purity, and mercy until they could draw nearer to Him.«
Christ as the Speaker of the Law
»Who spoke these words? The One who led them out of Egypt. And who was the leader of Israel out of Egypt? It was Christ. So who spoke the law from Mount Sinai? It was Christ, the radiance of the Father's glory and the image of His being, who is the revelation of God to humanity.«
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