Doctrine of the Angel of Yahweh

Doctrine of the Angel of Yahweh

1. The Angel of Yahweh is identified as Yahweh, the God of Israel (Gen. 16:7–13; 22:11–18; Ex. 3:2 [cf. Acts 7:30–35]; Judg. 6:11–23).
2. The Angel of Yahweh is distinct from Yahweh (Gen. 24:7, 40; Ex. 23:20; 32:34; Num. 20:16; 1 Chron. 21:15–18; Zech. 1:12–13).
3. The Angel of Yahweh is the Second Person of the Trinity:
   1. The Second Person is the visible God of the New Testament (John 1:18; 6:46; 1 Tim. 6:16; 1 John 4:12).
   2. The Angel of Yahweh never appears after the Incarnation.
   3. Both the Angel of Yahweh and Jesus Christ are sent by the Father.
   4. Since both the Father and the Holy Spirit cannot be seen by man, and since Christ has been seen, it is concluded that Christ is the Angel of Yahweh or the visible member of the Godhead in the Old Testament. The appearance of Christ in the Old Testament is called a theophany.