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The scriptures tell us,
“No one has ever seen God, but God
the only Son, who is at the Father’s side, has made him
known”
(John 1:18). It is clear from the passages just men-
tioned, that Abraham and others have both seen Jehovah God
and spoken with Him. We can thus easily conclude from John
1:18 that the one seen by Abraham was God the only Son, or
the pre-incarnate Messiah—known to us today as Jesus.
The fact that Jesus is God is clearly shown by John the
Apostle. John quotes a passage (John 12:40) from the book of
Isaiah (Isa. 6:10). This Isaiah passage comes just after a de-
scription of Jehovah:
“…I saw the LORD seated on a throne, high and exalted,
and the train of his robe filled the temple. …Holy, holy, holy is
the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.…my
eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty”
(Isa. 6:1, 3, 5).
In John’s next passage, he states that Isaiah described Je-
sus, and spoke of Him:
“Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke
about him”
(John 12:41).
Jehovah, the King, is known by Christians as Jesus, the
coming King of Kings. Samson’s father, Manoah, saw the Angel
of the Lord and asked Him His name (as had Jacob). The Angel
gave him His name in Hebrew, which interprets as “Wonder-
ful.” Later, Manoah stated that he had seen God (Judges
13:17-22). Isaiah 9:6 tells us that a Son is given (Son of God)
and a child is born (Son of Man). This God-Man was to be
born of a virgin (Isa. 7:14) and would be called Immanuel,
which means “God with us.” Several names are given in Isaiah
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