🕯️Overview - Understanding God At A Deeper Level

God invites us to know Him as He truly is — through how He guides us, by what we learn, and by what we unlearn. Knowledge and understanding aren't easy to find; we must study, seek and ask for them. Those who won't seek or ask are unlikely to receive. Many believers carry a mixture of truth and distortion, shaped by childhood experiences, teachings of men from various faith streams, or a lack of awareness of Scripture. We hope this section will help you find the truth and knowledge you see, through God's power and self‑revelation found throughout Scripture.
Scripture reveals to us that as we draw closer to God, we must not take His holiness for granted. Intimacy with Him calls for greater care, humility, and reverence - and our life depends upon it; something the Church t fails to communicate today. We must not — even unintentionally - violate His holiness or undermine His righteous nature.
Our only standing with Jehovah is because of the righteousness of Yeshua (Jesus), our High Priest, in the Order of Melchizedek, who ministers in the unseen Heavenly Temple. Believers who share in His priesthood may enter the Heavenly courts, but not venture into the Holy of Holies where God abides. Nearness is a privilege, but it carries responsibility, and we must be robed in Yeshua's righteousness even to be invited to enter His Heavenly courts.
Because God is holy, His people must seek to be holy themselves. Modern "Christianity" dismisses the Law and avoids this conversation, even though Scripture does not. Walking with God means honoring His holiness in our lives, worship, and choices. We are to become a temple suitable for the Holy Spirit's indwelling.
🕊️ What Yeshua Actually Taught About Law and Prayer
Yeshua consistently directed His disciples to:
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Pray to the Father
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In His (Yeshua’s) Name
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By the empowerment of the Spirit
This is the pattern He gave in the Lord’s Prayer: “Our Father in Heaven…”
And again in John 14–16, He repeatedly says: “Ask the Father in My Name.”
So remember this normative pattern Yeshua taught us about prayer and requests:
To the Father → Through the Son → By the Spirit
Names of God?
What’s in a Letter, What’s in a Name?
The people of Israel received a series of “Names” for God as He chose to reveal Himself to them. One of these is Yahweh, the foundational or “root” name. Out of reverence, Jewish tradition avoids pronouncing it, often using HaShem — “The Name” — instead. “God” is not a personal name but a descriptive term pointing to the One who exists beyond the seen realm.
God’s names are revelations of His attributes.
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Yahweh Shalom — “The God who is our peace”
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Yahweh Shammah — “The God who is there (everywhere)”
These expressions build on the root name Yahweh and highlight facets of His nature.
No single word can fully describe Him. Imagine standing at the base of a vast mountain like Everest. From one vantage point, you see a slope; from another, a waterfall; from another, a sheer cliff. Each viewpoint reveals something true, yet none captures the whole. God’s names function the same way — each one reveals a different aspect of His being, depending on where you “stand” to look.
The Importance of Words as Symbols
Everything we know about God is what He chooses to reveal. Because He is the One we seek to love and understand, we must not misunderstand what He has spoken. God is Holiness, and anything unholy in His presence is either destroyed or banished so that the distinction between God and Not‑God remains intact. His holiness is never compromised. This is why the words inspired by the Holy Spirit matter — they carry the meaning God intended.
Words themselves are symbols. They point to something beyond themselves. Sometimes a single word is enough; often, several are needed to convey the fullness of a concept. This is true in both the seen and unseen realms.
Hebrew: A Language Overflowing with Meaning
Hebrew is unlike English. It is dense with layers of meaning, symbolism, and imagery. That’s why translating Hebrew or Aramaic into modern languages is challenging, and why honest mistakes can occur.
Hebrew has 22 letters, plus 7 final forms used at the end of words. Each letter carries multiple conceptual meanings. English letters do not.
For example, the English letter “c” means nothing by itself. It only gains meaning when combined with other letters.
But the Hebrew letter Aleph (א) can mean: mighty, strong, ox, divine, transcendence, wholeness, absolute, potential, crown, transformation, duality, self‑realization — all by itself.
A single Hebrew letter can require a dozen English words to express its range of meaning.
This is why translation is difficult, and why literal word‑for‑word rendering often misses the intent of Hebrew idioms, poetry, and prophetic imagery. For deeper exploration, see the Hebrew Language section of this site.
This overview is meant to whet your appetite — to help you appreciate the depth of what God is communicating to the limited human mind and the narrow human perspective.
God's Written Word - Scriptures
How We Know God: His Self‑Revelation
Because we are part of God’s creation, we can only know Him as He chooses to reveal Himself. That revelation is trustworthy, intentional, and worth pursuing. Many ancient cultures worshiped many “gods,” but only one can be the Creator — the One who existed before anything else. Since our Messiah is Jewish and the bridge to the Father, we look to the ancient Jewish Scriptures to understand the Godhead who existed before creation.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
In 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) were rediscovered — just one year before Israel became a nation again. These scrolls, written in ancient Hebrew and Aramaic, predate the Masoretic Text by about a thousand years and confirm the accuracy of the Hebrew Scriptures.
Only English Bibles published after 2012 include updates based on the DSS. Older translations often contain inherited errors. For example, Deuteronomy 32:8 should read “sons of God” (bene elohim), not “sons of Israel.” This matters because it affects our understanding of the spiritual world and the nations. When translations disagree, the DSS help clarify the original meaning. This is why we distinguish between:
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Scriptures — the original Hebrew and Aramaic texts
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Bible translations — human attempts to render those texts into other languages
Only the Scriptures themselves are authoritative.
Why Translations Can Mislead
There are over 900 English Bible translations, and they do not all say the same thing. Some differences are innocent; others reflect theological agendas, denominational traditions, or doctrinal assumptions added by men. Scripture warns against mixing God’s Word with human ideas — a concept expressed in Hebrew as kilayim, the prohibition against improper mixtures.
This is why Kingdom believers must be cautious. A “favorite translation” may be comforting, but comfort is not the same as accuracy. When doctrine is built on mistranslation, confusion follows.
Three Authoritative Sources of Truth
Scripture identifies three ways God reveals truth — and each must be tested.
1. The Scriptures themselves
The original texts are authoritative. Translations are helpful, but they are not infallible.
2. Direct revelation by the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh)
The Spirit never contradicts what He has revealed before. Discernment is essential because deceptive spirits also speak. God’s character and His patterns never change.
3. The personal appearance or words of Yeshua
If Yeshua appears or speaks, His words are authoritative — but even here, discernment is required. Scripture warns that false messengers and anti‑Messiah figures will perform signs to deceive. Any message that contradicts God’s established revelation must be rejected.
Why This Matters
Understanding the difference between Scripture and translation protects us from modern, man‑made theology. It keeps us anchored in what God actually said — not what later traditions, councils, or translators assumed He meant. If we want to know God as He truly is, we must return to the sources He gave us.
Scientific Collaboration
When Science Catches Up to Scripture
Modern archaeology, physics, astronomy, and even cutting‑edge theories like quantum mechanics and string theory increasingly affirm truths that Scripture recorded thousands of years ago. Far from disproving the Bible, scientific discovery often reveals patterns, structures, and realities that Scripture hinted at long before modern instruments existed.
Archaeology: Unearthing the World of Scripture
Archaeology continues to confirm the historical accuracy of the biblical record. Artifacts, inscriptions, ancient cities, and cultural practices described in Scripture repeatedly surface in excavations across Israel and the Near East. These discoveries validate the people, places, and events that form the backbone of the biblical narrative.
Science and the Nature of Reality
Scientific tools such as carbon dating and material analysis help us understand the age and origin of ancient artifacts. But science also points to realities Scripture has long described — realms beyond the visible and dimensions beyond human perception.
Quantum Mechanics and Higher Dimensions
Most people assume our world has three dimensions, but quantum physics reveals at least ten, and string theory argues for eleven. Scripture has always spoken of unseen realms, heavenly dimensions, and spiritual beings operating beyond human sight. Modern physics simply gives vocabulary to what Scripture already affirmed.
Space‑Time and the Fabric of Creation
The Bible describes God as existing outside of time — the One who declares the end from the beginning. Physics now treats time as a dimension woven into the fabric of the universe. Time exists only where change exists, and Scripture teaches that death, decay, and entropy were not part of God’s original creation.
Astronomy and the Structure of the Universe
Astronomy confirms the existence of dark matter and dark energy — invisible forces that shape the cosmos. Scripture has long spoken of realities that are unseen yet foundational. The visible universe is only a fraction of what exists, just as the Bible has always taught.
Additional Scientific Correlations Worth Noting
You invited me to chime in, so here are a few more powerful examples:
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The universe had a beginning — confirmed by the Big Bang, long after Genesis declared, “In the beginning…”
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The earth hangs on nothing — Job 26:7 described this millennia before gravity and orbital mechanics were understood.
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All humans share a single genetic origin — modern genetics confirms a single ancestral population, aligning with Scripture’s teaching of one human family.
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Circumcision on the eighth day — modern medicine shows vitamin K and clotting factors peak on day eight, exactly when God commanded circumcision.
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The water cycle — Ecclesiastes and Job describe evaporation, condensation, and precipitation long before meteorology existed.
These are not coincidences. They are reminders that the Author of Scripture is also the Author of creation.
Why This Matters
Science and Scripture are not enemies. When both are understood correctly, they harmonize. Scientific discovery often reveals the depth, precision, and foresight of God’s Word — not its weakness. For believers seeking truth, this should strengthen confidence that Scripture is not myth or legend, but revelation from the One who designed the universe itself.
Unreliable/Non-Authoritative Sources
Why We Must Guard What We Trust
To know God rightly, we must rely on authoritative sources — the ones God Himself has provided. These reveal His names, His character, and His patterns of action. God does not change, hedge His bets, or revise His expectations. His words accomplish what He sends them to do, and His covenants are eternal and non‑negotiable. Anything that contradicts or dilutes what God has revealed is not authoritative.
The Danger of Mixing Truth With Human Ideas
Hebrew culture gives us a crucial concept: kilayim — the prohibition against mixing unlike things. Mixing creates confusion, distortion, and impurity. Scripture applies this principle physically (yoked animals, mixed fabrics, mixed crops) and spiritually (mixing God’s laws with human traditions).
Yeshua confronted this directly: the traditions of men had been elevated above the Law of Moses. The same problem persists today whenever human doctrines are blended with God’s Word. When truth is mixed with error, the result is confusion and misdirection, not clarity.
Examples of Non‑Authoritative Sources
1. Denominational Doctrines and Creeds
Any doctrine that departs from or goes beyond Scripture is not authoritative. This includes Gentile theological inventions such as:
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Supersessionism
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Replacement Theology
These teachings contradict the existence of the modern nation of Israel and the prophetic testimony of both Testaments. They mislead new believers and distort the Kingdom message Yeshua proclaimed. God is not seeking “inclusiveness of all beliefs,” but wholehearted submission to His truth.
Clarity comes from returning to the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek meanings — not from later traditions.
2. Pastoral Sermons That Conflict With Scripture
Pastors and teachers are held to a higher standard because they can easily mislead by mixing Scripture with denominational traditions. Topics like water baptism illustrate how confusion arises when human rules override God’s Word.
A mature believer should test every teaching against Scripture alone. If something sounds questionable, ask for clarification from the text — not from creeds or denominational dogma.
3. Bible Translations Treated as Scripture
Many believers do not distinguish between:
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Scripture — the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek
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Translations — human attempts to express Scripture in modern languages
Translations vary widely because languages differ, cultures differ, and translators bring assumptions with them. Some translations unintentionally obscure meaning; others intentionally embed theological bias.
Understanding God rightly requires recognizing this difference and returning to the original languages when needed.
Why This Matters
When believers rely on non‑authoritative sources, they inherit confusion instead of truth. When they return to God’s actual revelation — unpolluted by modern theology — they gain clarity, confidence, and alignment with God’s eternal purposes.
Truth About God
What Scripture Declares Is True
Scripture presents a consistent, unchanging revelation of who God is and how He relates to humanity. These truths stand in direct contrast to the lies and distortions introduced by religion, culture, and human tradition.
1. God Exists Eternally and Unchangingly
God has always existed as echad — the unified, eternal One who exists outside of time and beyond its end. Scripture calls Him “The Ancient of Days” emphasizing His timeless nature. Yeshua affirms this same eternal constancy: He is “the same yesterday, today, and forever.” See Numbers 23:19, Hebrews 13:8, and James 1:17).
God revealed Himself to Abraham over 3,600 years ago — long before the rise of Islam (600 years after Yeshua) or Mormonism (1829). Islam contradicts Scripture; Mormonism adds to it. Both actions violate God’s warning not to add or subtract from His revelation. (See Revelation 22:18). Yahweh and Allah are not the same being. The God of Israel is revealed in ancient Scriptures validated by the Dead Sea Scrolls, not in later writings rooted in human tradition. Dead Sea Scrolls. not in later writings rooted in human tradition. Both Islam and Mormonism are based on multiple "holy books" that have become "lost" or are changed to reflect the traditions of men.
2. Humanity Is Fatally Stained by Sin
Every human is born under the curse of sin. Without redemption and transformation, no one can stand in God’s holy presence. Sin is not a minor flaw — it is a fatal condition requiring divine intervention.
3. All Sin Will Be Judged — But God Has Provided a Remedy
Every sin, intentional or unintentional, violates God’s righteousness and must be judged. Yet God, in His mercy, provided a remedy through the blood of Yeshua — the spotless Lamb of God — whose sacrifice covers even willful sin for those who sincerely repent and thereafter obey God.
4. Life Continues After Physical Death
Human beings exist in two realms:
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the seen, physical realm
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the unseen, spiritual realm
When the body dies, the spirit and soul continue. Scripture consistently affirms this reality.
5. Redemption Is Costly — and Conditional
God’s love compelled Him to offer the most costly redemption imaginable: the death of His Son, Yeshua. But this gift is not automatically applied. Only those who trust, surrender, and obey Him receive restoration and fellowship with God.
To be in God’s Orv (light) rather than the Choshekh (darkness) of the Lake of Fire, one must submit to Yeshua as Lord.
Break Free From Religion's Lies
Believing lies about God leads to distorted actions, broken lives, and spiritual confusion. Even one false belief can produce hopelessness, pain, and spiritual bondage.
The truth is this: God went beyond all expectation in offering Yeshua — His only Son — as the sole path to restored fellowship. Sin is not a small matter; redemption is not cheap; and salvation is not generic. It is found only in Yeshua.
Why We Use Hebrew Names and Terms
You may notice we use Hebrew names and terminology. This is intentional. These are the words that actually appear in Scripture. English “equivalents” often fail to convey the original meaning.
Because Hebrew words carry multiple layers of meaning, English translations frequently add words to clarify concepts. This can help, but it can also obscure the original message.
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“Church” does not accurately reflect the meaning of the Hebrew/Greek ekklesia, which referred to gatherings of “The Way,” not modern church institutions.
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“Jesus” is an English name that does not exist in Hebrew. The Messiah’s actual name is Yeshua. A Hebrew speaker would not recognize “Jesus” as referring to the promised Messiah.
For deeper study, tools like the Hebrew concordance at BibleHub and translations such as the Orthodox Jewish Bible or Complete Jewish Bible can help bridge the gap between ancient Hebrew meaning and modern English understanding.
Law of Moses and the Levitical Priesthood
God’s Justice System and the Need for a Mediator
The Law of Moses reveals God’s justice system — a multi‑layered structure of holiness, sacrifice, priesthood, and atonement. Leviticus and Exodus describe how God established a priesthood to mediate between Himself and His people, because His holiness cannot coexist with human sin.
Today, Yeshua the Messiah serves as our High Priest in the order of Melchizedek, a priesthood superior to the Levitical priesthood. He ministers in the heavenly Temple, not the earthly one, and His priesthood is eternal, not for the lifespan of a person who dies.
Why the Church Cannot Replace Israel
If the Church had replaced Israel, as some claim, it would be responsible for:
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rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem
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restoring a Levitical priesthood
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recovering the Ark of the Covenant
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re‑establishing animal sacrifices
But Scripture contradicts this idea. The New Testament affirms that Yeshua’s priesthood is not Levitical, and His sacrifice is once for all. Any theology requiring the Church to rebuild Israel’s priesthood is fantasy, not Scripture. We address these issues more deeply elsewhere on the site.
Understanding the Offerings of Leviticus
To appreciate what Yeshua accomplished, believers must understand the offerings described in the first chapters of Leviticus:
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Olah — the ascent offering (relationship and devotion)
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Minchah — the tribute offering (access to the King)
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Shelamim / Zevah — the peace offering (fellowship and wholeness)
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Hatta’at (Chatat) — the purification offering (removal of sin’s corruption)
These offerings reveal how God deals with sin, impurity, and broken fellowship. Without this foundation, it is difficult to grasp the depth of Yeshua’s suffering, death, burial, resurrection, and the establishment of the New Covenant.
Why the Law Matters for Understanding Yeshua
If we do not understand the Old Testament judgment system, we cannot fully appreciate:
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the seriousness of sin
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the costliness of atonement
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the holiness of God
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the necessity of a perfect sacrifice
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the meaning of Yeshua’s priesthood
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the depth of His obedience and suffering
Modern Christianity often treats sin casually, especially sins involving the shedding of innocent blood. But Scripture does not. God’s holiness has not changed. His standards have not changed. His expectations have not changed.
Our Righteousness Is Not Enough
No one can rely on a “fairly good life.” Even small sins defile us and separate us from God. Scripture commands: “Be holy, for I am holy.” God’s attributes are eternal and unchanging.
Our hope is not in our own righteousness but in the righteousness of Yeshua — the only sacrifice God accepts to satisfy His wrath and restore fellowship. Without Yeshua’s finished work, heaven would be empty.
The Human Problem and God’s Solution
Satan corrupted humanity in the Garden, infecting the human race with a sin nature passed down to every generation. At TheDanielPlace.org, our goal is to help you understand:
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the God who created you
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what He intended you to be
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what humanity became instead
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why your own righteousness cannot save you
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and why trusting in Yeshua’s work is the only path to restoration
The Law reveals the problem.
Yeshua became the solution.
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God is Self-Existent, outside of any Space-Time, yet sustains all Space-Times.
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God is both Holy and Righteous, and He and the Seraphim will destroy violations of these aspects of God-ness. This occurred in both the Old Testament, with the two eldest Sons of Aaron (Leviticus), and in the New Covenant, with the instant deaths of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11).
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The God (of the Scripture) is a Singularity (e.g., "echad" ONE) God.
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God's Oneness is expressed through several manifestations (or personalities).
How One Can Be Many - An Analogy
Consider the substance "water." Chemically, it's H2O - one substance, but water assumes different forms and manifests different properties depending on its environment, and each has a separate Name that distinguishes one specific state of H2O.
One name for H2O as a solid is ice, the name of H2O as a liquid is water, the name for H2O as a gas is steam, and H2O in has a fourth state of plasma. Each form of H2O reveals different characteristics of H2O and is therefore named.
Generally, we don't worry about being scalded by 'ice' or being frozen by 'steam.' We drink water, not ice, steam, or plasma. Asking someone for a glass of ice is not the same thing as asking for a glass of water, which is the liquid form of water. Let's be more precise.
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If we want to try out our new ice skates, we go on a frozen lake or an ice rink where the temperature is less than 32 degrees F (or 0 degrees C), which is called "ice."
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If we are looking to ride on a train drawn by a steam engine, the boiler in the engine needs to heat the water to more than 212 degrees F (100 degrees C), thereby converting the water into its gaseous "steam" state.
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If we want a drink of H2O, it must be a liquid, not too hot or too cold, around 40 to 110 degrees F, or it can burn us. H2O in this state is referred to as "drinking water."
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Finally, at very high temperatures, the nature of H2O dissociates into a "plasma," where the water molecule is stripped of its electrons and becomes a soup of positively charged ions and free electrons. In all these cases, we were discussing H2O expressed in various forms in different environments.
In all these situations, despite the different names, we are still dealing with only one specific molecule, H2O, which has vastly different properties and states.
Let's try to apply this water analogy to God. In that case, we can encounter "God-ness" in one way called the Father (Named Yahweh) or in another as Holy Spirit/Spirit (named Ruach HaKodesh) in the Scripture, or as Son of Man, or Son of God (Named "Yeshua" in Scripture, but translated "Jesus" in English Bibles). Or we can encounter God-ness as the "Angel of Yahweh" in the Scripture (as Moses did in the burning bush). All of these different expressions carry one subset of "God-ness" attributes and authority as God sees fit to manifest.
To sum up, there is ONE (echad) God, who can be encountered as multiple personal expressions.
Of course, the analogy breaks down because water was created, but God was not; He was the Creator of water and all other natural and living beings. Water is not intelligent, does not have free will, and is not self-existent, but God, in all His personalities, is.
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Sidebar: In Scripture, God reveals himself using different “Names.” As this occurs, we discover His diverse nature. Scripture speaks of the “Angel of the Yahweh (malakh YHWH) which is מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה in Hebrew. Note this is NOT the Angel of Jeshua. This “angel of Yahweh” speaks in the first person as Yahweh, not as an angel messenger of Yahweh.
This occurs when the Angel of “YHWH” spoke to Abraham, commanding him (in the first person) not to sacrifice Isaac. See Gen. 22:11-16.
Later, in the burning bush’s appearance to Moses, God is identified as both an Angel of Yahwah, and as Yahweh in Exodus 3:2-4 in Verse 2 (מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה (Malakh YHWH) but in verse 4, אֱלֹהִים (Elohim speaks.) Yet English translators in both cases render it “God called to him” in many English translations. This can be a bit unclear.
The term Elohim doesn’t always mean “The One (echad) God.” Elohim is not a Name of Yahwah, but a descriptive term that can include other unseen spiritual beings, who are part of the Elohim council. See Psalm 82 (in Hebrew), as well as Judges 2:1-4, 6:11-24, and Judges 13:3-22.
Translators have a challenging task in conveying Hebrew in various languages and across different cultures. These sorts of revelations about God are only clear when you look at the Hebrew and Strong’s Concordance, not just read an English translation. Some Jewish translations,, which transliterate Hebrew words, are also helpful.
Word-for-Word Versus Functional Translations (Paraphrases)
When a translation into another and language is not a word-for-word literal translation, it is called “functional” or a “thought translation” - sometimes a paraphrase (using different words to convey the intended concept being expressed in the original language).
Functional translations are useful in sections of the Scripture that are poetry or that are idioms. For example, a person from Timbuktu would not understand the American idiom “I am pulling your leg” (meaning I am kidding you, or telling you a fib). Hebrew has many idioms that require “functional translations” to render the IDEAS into English correctly. In such cases, word-for-word Translations would make no sense and be quite misleading.
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God As the Creator
God created a “boundary” to separate singular “holiness and righteous being) from all other things He was bringing into existence. This boundary is called a “distinction” between a Holy, righteous, graceful, merciful God, and everything else created, which had the property of not-holiness. This protective distinction shielded His Holiness from the contamination of unholy influences, preserving his perfect righteousness, grace, mercy, divine love, self-existence, omnipotence, multi-realm, and multi-dimensional presence, as well as self-awareness. God surrounded His throne and presence with Seraphim, whose task it was to destroy anything unholy before it came too close to God’s presence. These angels are also called the "burning ones" and surround God's throne. They radiate energy (perhaps Orv), and act also as veils are sometimes called sacred fire, able to take coals from the very Altar of God.
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Attributes (Given or Withheld)
Created places-and-beings would not share all of these attributes of their creator God, but may be given some of them, as God determines. It pleased Him to create mankind to bear aspects of His image.
When created, the entity’s “name” often reflected a dimensional set of attributes given. For example, molecules lack both self-awareness and free will. Water responds to its environment, which determines its state. When the temperature drops below 32 degrees F, H2O (water) must freeze; pure water doesn’t choose to freeze or not - its created nature predetermines it.
On the other hand, human beings are aware of God-given law but may choose to obey or disobey it. This attribute is called free will. When humans obey, God considers it as 1) love, but 2) when humans intentionally disobey, God considers it as sin, contempt, an offense against His character that (unless atoned for) results in His judgment of separation. We see this in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve intentionally chose to disobey God and eat from the Tree of Knowledge. Free will is also an attribute of God, and is part of the Image of God (His attributes) that we carry as one aspect of our “human-ness.”
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God uses Separation to distinguish things that are His from secular or everyday things.
God can select a distinct subset of what He creates to set it apart from Him. This is called separation. God creates distinctions by separation. Israel was set apart to be God’s sacred people, to distinguish them from all other pagan people (Gentiles) who were not-chosen people. Moses was selected from God’s chosen people to be His agent and lead Israel out of Egyptian captivity. Being set apart implies being made holy or prepared for a sacred task and imparts both authority and accountability. This leads to a hierarchy of accountability. The High Priest, who is granted access to God’s presence/holiness, is more accountable than an “ordinary” priest who is not allowed to come into God’s Holy Presence. God’s Chosen people collaborating are more accountable than any particular “leader” of those people. Ultimately, an individual is also accountable, but in a more limited sense.
Accountability is related to the scope of wrath or atonement for sins committed at any of these levels. The sin of a King or Priest can cause an entire nation to encounter God’s Wrath. Christianity today doesn’t emphasize this as it did previously. Thus, when a nation turns away from God (or invites other “false gods” to draw near by worshipping them), it’s more serious than when you or I individually turn away from God, and the wrath is nationwide, not limited to a person or their family members.
Unappreciated Conclusion: We and our families can be subjected to the wrath of God because of what the Christian Church, or even unbelievers in our nation, choose to embrace, even if we don’t agree with or participate in it personally.
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God uses the Selection of an Individual to achieve specific tasks.
Generally, selection comes from a group of people who have already been separated. Once God selects someone, they are often anointed by God as required by the duties of their selection.
God told Moses that he would be like Yahweh unto Israel. Apart from Yeshua, that is the highest level of anointing given to any human being under either the Old or New Covenants. It’s ‘Divide the Red Sea’ anointing (Exodus 14:21-22), passed onto Joshua, who “caused the earth to stop rotating" (Reference Joshua 10:12-14). That is Power-of-God, creation-level anointing.
Before we seek great anointing, we must consider the accountability that comes with it. Moses sinned by striking the Rock a second time when Israel needed water. God had instructed Moses to speak only to the rock (Numbers 20:1-13), and it would provide water.
The Rock represented Yeshua and His atoning sacrifice, who died only once for the sins of all, and was never stricken again.
The sin of disobedience committed by Moses caused Yahweh to reject Moses and prevent him from entering the Promised Land during his lifetime. One, quick, unthinking emotional reaction - what a terrible consequence! What human being can bear such a high level of anointing and accountability? Only Yeshua, Son of Man!
Today, Selection could be thought of as Holy Spirit baptism, not because of your merit, but because Yeshua died for you and promised to send the Holy Spirit to abide in you. However, you need to accept this outpouring from God, because Yeshua told Nicodemus that unless one is born of water and the Spirit, they cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Nicodemus had no idea what Yeshua was talking about, because the Holy Spirit had not yet been poured out, and Pentecost had not yet occurred, making the Kingdom of God alive on Earth - the true First Fruits Festival that the Jews celebrated each year.
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God uses Election as the commissioning of the one selected for a specific task.
For example, the Holy Spirit may commission one to be a prophet/teacher, another a shepherd/pastor of the flock, another as a vessel for healing, or as an evangelist, or whatever specific role that person is to fulfill. It’s an invitation into a deeper understanding and relationship with God, and often a commission to do work on a specific aspect of bringing the Kingdom (of God) on earth.
In summary, here is a pattern that repeats throughout the Scripture
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Separation creates a distinction or boundary within a group, e.g., among all nations, or in the case of Israel.
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Selection identifies the vessel, Israel (or a specific individual among those separated).
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Election anoints the selected vessel, as when God commissioned Moses through a burning bush to go to Pharaoh and deliver Israel.
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God Creates Realms, Planets, Creatures, and Plants
God created the seen realm (the cosmos, the Earth we live on, its fish, birds, reptiles, other types of animals, and many types of plants that generate oxygen needed for the living creatures. The living creatures produce the carbon dioxide that plants need. He also created all that is unseen.
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God Created Human Being-ness
After all this cosmic and planetary, and plant and creature creation, God took a living Spirit with a Soul and entangled it with a physical body to create a Human spirit and soul to act through a physical body made of earth. The soul contains the Image of God, which can be expressed through the physical body. However, sin causes the Soul to reflect sinfulness rather than God’s image, so humans are separated (driven out) from God’s Holy presence. Humans also have self-awareness, awareness of God, and Free Will. These are all attributes of “human-ness.”
‘Human-ness’ is the set of attributes and properties that are unique to being a human being, both spiritual and physical characteristics.
Each human, man or woman, is also given a Name at birth, that Scripture indicates is written on the hand of God. Any particular “human” has a subset of all possible human attributes and properties that are possible for humans. These “distinctions” differentiate humans from other creatures that have “fish-ness”, “bird-ness”, reptile-ness, and from “plants,” and so forth.
🐒 The Case Disqualifying Evolution As Creation 👨
Human DNA consists of approximately 3.2 billion base pairs and contains around 20,000 gene sequences. This level of diversity is approximately 1.6069 x 10 (raised to the 6019th) power.
That number of combinations is far larger than the number of atoms in the entire seen universe, which is approximately 10 raised to the 80th power. Atoms.
To exhaust all 2 (raised to the 19,999th) power combination of human gene sequences by evolution in 13.9 billion years (the universe has existed), you would have to create 3.666 X 10 (raised to the 6001 power) of gene combinations each second. That clearly isn’t happening every second, so the premise of Creation by Evolution is disproven to logical and rational people.
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Evolution fails the test of universality: It doesn’t explain the lack of rapid adaptation in species under existential threat.
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According to evolutionists, humans are the only exception: They show a leap in complexity, cognition, and symbolic behavior unmatched by any other species ever observed.
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Therefore, the theory is not just incomplete—it’s selectively applied and logically inconsistent.
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The fact that unbelievers in this day of science teach this in schools is unbelievable and intentionally deceptive because it only exists as a possible way to deny intelligent creation and a Creator.
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If you do the math (probability calculation), it is clear that “evolution” was not the source of Humanity, but humanity is the product of an intelligent Creator.
Since humans are an entanglement between a physical body and an unseen spirit and soul that exist in an unseen, higher-dimensional realm, we made three videos on this very topic. You will find it in the Beginner, Learner, and Deep Dive sections.
Since some of these properties are spiritual, and spiritual properties survive physical death, then their cause cannot have been evolution, which is only a seen physical process, without any spiritual component. This again disqualifies evolution as an explanation for the existence of human beings.
God Creates Seen and Unseen
There is a hierarchy to creation, whether seen or unseen realms. Scripture informs us that there are at least two or more) realms, one of which is seen by humans (called the Earthly realm, the universe of the cosmos), and all of the others are called the unseen realm. Each of these realms is bounded, meaning there is a “boundary distinction” between each realm that separates it from other realms.
There are various ideas about how realms are organized. Scripture makes it clear that there are both “doors or passages” between realms, but also “windows” between them. This was the best description people who lived and wrote 5,000 years ago could conceptualize, so that is how Scripture expressed it. However, today we can conceptualize other ways of expressing these “doors and windows” into the unseen realms. Let’s ask a question: are these realms somehow stacked on top of each other, or are they nested like Russian dolls? TheDanielPlace.org has two videos that explore that very question in its Deeper Dive Section.
God is the Creator, Sustainer, and controls the Laws/Principles and Spacetimes of every realm He created.
God Created Unseen Beings (Elohim, Angels) in the Unseen Realms
Scripture makes it clear that one or more unseen realms existed before the Earthly Realm and Cosmos were spoken into existence by God, unseen spiritual realms (Heaven, and others) already existed, were inhabited by unseen spiritual beings, identifies as various types of angels The various beings can be conceptualizes as being in different “Classes” of “elohim beings” that fulfilled different “Roles” in the unseen realm. By “elohim” beings, we mean a being from the unseen realm, a general term, not a God-Singularity name. Psalm 82, in the original Hebrew, makes this clear: “when God-the Singularity, Elohim, takes His stand in the congregation of the divine among the elohim gods.” In Hebrew, the term “elohim” refers to many heavenly beings, collectively known as all elohim. The English Bibles translate the one word “elohim” into two completely different words, so Elohim is not a Name of God, but rather a general term for unseen heavenly beings. See Strong’s term 430(e).
🌌God Created Places in the Unseen Realm
Scripture also reveals that there are other unseen realms, including those for God-opposing beings, and Heaven (Strong’s H8064 and G3772), as well as “Paradise” (Strong’s H8064 and G3772), which are open to God-loving, obedient beings.
Various names are given to these realms, ranging from the “Lake of Fire” Strong’s G3041 and G4442, to “Hell or Gehenna” Strong’s G1067, to “Sheol” (Strong’s H7585), to “Hades or Hell” (Strong’s G86 and G1067), to “Abraham’s Bosom” (Strong’s H2436 and G2859), “Outer Darkness” (Strong’s G4655 and G1857), and other. God has created all of these unseen realms and made “distinctions” among them.
English translations then blur the distinctions between these and also use multiple terms for the same place in translating different passages. This is very confusing and misleading.
God Separate Personalities
If God is echad (one) God, how can God be expressed as separate persons, each having their own will? How do we know they do?
The second question is easier to answer. During Yeshua’s prayer in the Garden before His Capture and Crucifixion, He prayed that if there were another way to achieve the same end, it was His will to adopt that, but then He said, “Not My Will, but Thy Will be done. He also said He came to do the Will of the Father, and that He obeyed the Father’s Will in all things.
There are several points we can learn from this.
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If you want a summation of the purpose of human life, it is to do the Will of the Father, period. This is why the Law of Moses persists until the existing seen creation is destroyed, passes away, and a New Heaven and a new earth are created.
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If you want to see the “prototype” of the perfect human being, untainted by sin - what Adam and Eve could have been, look no further than Jesus. He had free choice, just as Adam had, but He chose to believe God and submit his personal will to the Will of God.
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If we are genuinely saved, and truly submitted even to death to living by the Will of God, then it is our will to live by Torah (the Law of Moses), as best we can and renounce, destroy and put away the things and weak will of our sin-stained/infused flesh.
At theDanielPlace.org, we believe that the Scriptures of the Old Testament, in the original languages, are such an authoritative source. They are augmented (not replaced) by the Scriptures of the New Testament. Most of us only read English Bible translations of these Scriptures.
Today, websites like BibleHub.com and others offer numerous translations, allowing users to easily compare them with the original Hebrew text. The Dead Sea Scrolls also clarify the oldest copies that exist in the original languages, but were not integrated into translations before 2012.
While many Americans own English Bible translations, AI reported that WiFiTalents’ 2025 Bible Reading Statistics and Gitnux Bible Illiteracy Report showed that only 15% of Most American Christians read their Bibles daily, while 56% of Christians read their Bibles weekly, perhaps on Sunday while they are attending church and following along in the sermon passage.
The most popular English translation, the NIV, is problematic. It omits some verses, superimposes gender neutral language, weakens key doctrines related to the deity of Jesus, virgin birth, and takes a “dynamic equivalence” (paraphrase) approach.
TDP recommends using www.biblehub.com, which provides online access (via cellphone or computer) to parallel and word-by-word translations of the original language. See our Bible Selection Panel in the Beginner’s Path for more information.
Today, in Gentile-only Christian churches, Pastors and Teachers proclaim who God is, what He is like, and the rules and traditions of their denominational doctrine. This often leads to believers accepting only part of the truth or even false doctrines, which puts their walk with the Holy Spirit in jeopardy and provides open doors for demons and false spirits to pollute their minds about who God is, who the Messiah is, and what’s expected about submission to King Yeshua (Jesus. Strong’s assigns two codes - H4397, messenger angel, and H3068, God’s name YHWH - and then uses them together. There is a more profound mystery here.
How Three Different Manifestations Be United?
Creation exists in different “states” of being. In Genesis, it says, “Now the earth was formless and void, the earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Note that in the beginning, the earth had already been created, at least partially. It was in darkness- “choshekh” (disorganization, chaos, decay, and spiritual darkness) - as the Holy Spirit hovered over it. This was just a lack of brightness; it is a spiritual statement. What happened? God said, “Let there be light” - “owr” (a spiritual light of life, messianic light, radiance of God’s face, stability, and lack of decay, evil, chaos; “owr” is the opposite of choshekh. Perhaps banishment from God really means to be thrown into a “choshekh” realm, outside of God’s presence. See Strong’s term H216
Be aware, theDanielPlace.org utilizes many translations to avoid being adulterated by the inclusion of false doctrines and the traditions of me. We will point out different translations when appropriate. We also avoid translations that are slanted to post-Constantinian heresies, which, regrettably, are widespread today across Western Christian Churches.
God’s “Being-ness” (A Plurality Within a One-ness)
(expressed in a plural personality) Apart from His eternal “being-ness,” this One Singularity, which the Hebrews said was described by the word “echad.” Behold, O Israel, the Lord your God is One (echad) God.
Echad is Strong Concordance’s term H259, which expresses the concepts of “one, united, first” in a single word. So, “one” God, which was a Singularity, is “first” and “united.” As Scripture speaks further, it becomes clear that the One God, who existed first, could be a unified plurality.
The first verse of the Bible makes this statement, “in the beginning, elohim (plural) created bara (singular), the Heavens and the Earth (note the order of creation here. Here is the first hint of God’s plurality, which appears in the very first verse of the Bible.
Note it does not say, “elohim baru” which would be “gods, (they) created (plural), but the word for created is “bara” (I or He) singular created.
Why One is also a Plurality?
Let’s say, first off, I don’t know what! What follows is not authoritative, but rather my personal speculation, as I haven’t found a clear statement in Scripture, nor have I had a personal visit from Yeshua, the Son of Man, my Messiah, or a definitive statement whispered to me by the Ruach HaKodesh.
Reading Scripture carefully, I find that there are at least four manifestations of God in the Scripture I have found so far. Christianity is well acquainted with God, manifest as Father, Son of Man, and Holy Spirit, three different personalities (or persons) of Go. But in a couple of passages, God is also referred to as “The Angel of Yahweh,” a term that is quite intriguing. So, whether it’s three or four personalities of the One God, it’s definitely more than one personality.
Because God must not only bring into existence (create) both “seen” and “unseen” creations, He must also arrange for them to be self-sustaining and operate according to divine principles. This raises the question: Do the realms interact with one another? Scripture highlights both the time and methods that facilitate such interactions.
And must also be present within each creation to communicate with its living beings. While some of this is dedicated to beings (elohim), or gods (false gods) in the unseen realm, and by “watchers” in our realm, who are from the unseen realm, creation itself is sustained by God.
Today, the Higgs Boson (often referred to as the “God particle” or “field”) is understood as both a field that gives all created things mass, allowing them to interact with gravity and other forces, and a particle. This force exists in the nucleus of every atom of all matter ever created and currently in existence. Scripture speaks of this in straightforward and precise terms that even a farmer can understand. See (Colossians 1:16, Rev. 4:11, John 1:1-3, 1 Cor. 8:6, and Hebrews 11:3).
Do You Obey Your God?
The God of the bible? The God of the Scriptures? The Hebrew God, Yahweh, or the God of Moses, or the God of Abraham? Is it the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? Do we trust in the Triune God? Is Yahweh the same as Allah? Is Jesus the same as Isa? Did Isa's death save anyone? Who is the real Messiah, and was he the Son of God, or Son of Man, or divine? Is the Law of Moses (Torah) still in effect? Jesus, or was it Yeshua, claimed he was 1) sent to the Jews, and 2) sent to create the Kingdom of God on earth, as it was in Heaven. Does today's "church" a mix of Jews and Gentiles, or just mostly Gentiles? Is today's Christian church that threw out all the Jews 1700 years ago and has persecuted them through various "inquisitions" ever since, the Kingdom of God on earth? Hum.
“Western culture is saturated with noise yet starving for clarity, truth and wisdom. Beneath the chaos, five timeless questions continue to echo…”
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Does God truly exist, or is evolution the origin of all things?
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Why is it crucial today to understand what saving faith in Yeshua is?
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Are we living in the Second Latter Days era, at the end of the Age of the Gentiles? If so, what is our role in it? Are Kingdom believers ready for persecution of true believers (in Yeshua) by the world and some apostate Christian churches?
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Given where the world is headed, how does obedience to God’s Law shape our journey as Kingdom believers, whether of Jewish or Gentile origin?
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Is Today’s Christian Church a genuine part of Yeshua’s Kingdom, or simply confused, lukewarm and complacent? Which denominations have abandoned their original faith in the Jew Yeshua, the Torah, and Yahweh God? Has much of the Church already become a tool of the anti-Christ?
👤 Personal Experience
I regret that for 70 years, I did not recognize this. Many younger Christians today are also unaware of the apostasy within many denominations, which masks what the Lord expects each of us to understand, both in terms of saving faith and obedience to the Law of Moses, often described as the Ten Commandments (or Torah by a subset of God-fearing Jews).
Every Christian (and Christian leader) should take seriously Matthew 7:21-23 in light of Matthew 5:17 and cease teaching that the Law of Moses was canceled as a result of Jesus’ sacrifice, as this position directly contradicts what Jesus Himself. Perhaps this error stems from a careless translation of Ephesians 2:14; however, it also may be intentional by denominations who preach Replacement Theology doctrines.
🕊️ The Invitation and the Warning
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TheDanielPlace.org is a spiritual sanctuary—welcoming seekers, skeptics, and saints.
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Dialogues may challenge and conflict with deeply held views of some denominations and adherence to systemic theologies. However, they are rooted in love, our best understanding of Truth, and hopefully God's grace.
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We invite you to explore the site thoroughly—your eternal future could depend on it. That said, we offer one gentle note.




