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Humanity’s foremost problem. El Mundo que ha de venir. Is God a created being?
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Humanity’s foremost problem
The single World problem that towers above the rest is humanity's unrestrained lust for money, sex, power, and recognition. And the former is but the natural result of a life that has openly denied the existence of a Divine Judge; a Wise and Almighty being who punishes evil, and rewards righteousness. As is written: «They have belied the Lord, and said: “ It is not He [the cause for rewards and punishments], neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine”… And it shall come to pass at that time, that I [the Creator] will search Jerusalem with lamps; and I will punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart: “The Lord will not do good, neither will He do evil” »- Jeremiah 5: 12, & Zephaniah 1: 12 (Jewish Publication Society Bible, 1917 Edition).
And this denial of the Holy Judge leads humanity into wicked behavior-- in other words, away from the moral code portrayed by the Ten Supreme principles comprising God’s holy Law. As is written: “ They that forsake the Law [of the Almighty] praise the wicked…He that turneth away his ear from hearing the Law, even his prayer is an abomination ”- Proverbs 28: 4& 9, JPS 1917 Ed.
But when a man repents, and commits himself to the life of justice, mercy and humility that pleases the Creator, everything else falls into it's proper place. Therefore, even if only a small minority, God fearing people round the World ought to become living role models for those who have strayed away from the path.
How? …
(1) By their open repentance and conversion;
(2) By their voluntary submission to God's kingdom upon all aspects of their lives;
(3) By openly proclaiming Him as the Supreme Judge, King, Savior, and deliverer of all mankind;
(4) By openly turning away from evil, pursuing instead the life of justice, mercy, and humility that pleases the Holy One.
As is written:
(1) “ If My people, upon whom My name is called, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their evil ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land”- 2 Chronicles 7: 14;
(2) “Trust in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord, and depart from evil”- Prov. 3: 5-7;
(3) «… Shall not the Judge of all the Earth do justly? … Say among the nations: “The Lord reigneth”. The world also is established that it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity … I, even I, am the Lord; and beside Me there is no Savior … And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt honor Me”- Genesis 18: 25, Psalm 96: 10, Isaiah 43: 11, Psalm 50: 15; (4) «… let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by almsgiving, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor … Seek ye the Lord, all ye humble of the earth, that have executed His ordinance; seek righteousness, seek humility … Happy is he that considereth the poor; the Lord will deliver him in the day of evil [the Day of Judgment! ] … Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore [in everlasting life! ] »- Daniel 4: 24, Zephaniah 2: 3, Psalm 41: 2, Psalm 37: 27 (JPS 1917 Ed. )
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El Mundo que ha de venir
En el mundo que ha de venir, el Santo de Israel (sea su nombre bendito) hará que cada justo herede trescientos diez mundos, como se intima en el verso en Proverbios 8: 21- «Para otorgarles “yesh” a aquellos que me aman... ». Si bien el significado de la palabra “yesh” (que a veces se traduce como “sustancia”, “riqueza”, o “heredad”) es incierto, el valor numé rico de la palabra original, es de trescientos diez. Es decir, la letra Hebrea “yod” [que tiene un valor numé rico de diez], seguida por la letra “shin” [cuyo valor numé rico es de trescientos. Otra cita donde se intima que el propó sito de la existencia humana es prepararnos para ser [en una esfera má s alta de existencia], algo similar a lo que el á ngel de la presencia Divina es a esta existencia, se encuentra en Proverbios 82: 6. El texto dice: “Yo dije, VOSOTROS SOIS DIOSES, Y TODOS VOSOTROS HIJOS DEL ALTÍ SIMO”. Otra inferencia adicional, se encuentra en el texto en É xodo 4: 16, que dice: “Y É L (ENTIÉ NDASE AARÓ N) HABLARÁ POR TI AL PUEBLO, Y É L SERÁ TU PORTAVOZ, Y TU JUGARÁ S EL PAPEL DE DIOS PARA É L”.
Is God a created being?
Hebrew Scripture hints at the idea that the true [and ultimate] Creator [blessed be He] is a being so infinite, so much beyond our limited concept of existence, and so much greater than His finite Creation, that even “the heavens of the heavens” (in other words, the whole universe) cannot contain Him. As is written: “But will God indeed dwell on the Earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? ”- 1 Kings 8: 27, KJV. But if so, then with whom did Adam and Eve speak in the Garden of Eden? Who spoke to Moses from the midst of the burning bush? Who spoke to Israel from atop Mount Sinai, saying: “I am the Lord thy God... ”- Exodus 20: 1, KJV. And who was seen by the elders of Israel, in the verse that goes on to say: “And they saw the God of Israel... ”- Exodus 24: 10?
Well, the fact is that, as the infinite Creator is “too large to literally fit inside His finite creation”, whenever He wants to deal with His finite creatures He simply sends them another finite creature [an angel, a spirit, a prophet, another human being, a whirlwind, an ass, a fish, a serpent, a drought, a physical process, an alien being, etc]-- someone [or something] appointed to act [and speak] on behalf of his Creator. Thus, when God wanted to bring punishment upon wicked king Ahav, He sent a spirit. As is written: «And there came forth the spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said: “I will entice him”. And the Lord said unto him: “Wherewith? ”. And he said: “I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets”. And He said: “Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also; go forth, and do so”»- 1 Kings 22: 21-22.
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Likewise, when God wanted to deliver Israel from Egyptian bondage, he sent then an angel. As is written: “and when we cried unto the LORD, He heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt”- Numbers 20: 16.
Finally, when God wanted Israel to obey His voice, He appointed an angel upon them, in order for the latter to provide them with guidance and revelation on behalf of the Creator. As is written: “Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Take heed of him, and hearken unto his voice; be not rebellious against him; for he will not pardon your transgression; for My name is in him”- Exodus 23: 20-21.
And maybe it is the latter angel [which Hebrew tradition identifiers with the name of “Metatron”] the one who speaks in the otherwise controversial verse that goes on to say, “Ye are My witnesses, saith the Lord... that I am He; BEFORE ME THERE WAS NO GOD FORMED... ”- Isaiah 43: 10.
How do we explain the fact that the God speaking in the former verse seems to have been “formed”? Who “formed” him? A greater God? Does the infinite God have any beginning? Of course not! The explanation is that, the person speaking in the former verse, is an angel [a messenger from God]; and, as such, he was indeed formed (created) by the Almighty God he was currently representing.
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