Paradox in Ezekiel 28 passages

Alahim is invisible and intangible and no eye has ever seen him or approached him. Not even the angels.

1Ti 6:16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man (oudeis) can approach unto; whom no man (anthropos) hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Oudeis  should be correctly translated as : NOT EVEN ONE

Anthropos is correctly translated as man

1Ti 6:16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which NOT EVEN ONE (oudeis) can approach unto; whom no man (anthropos) hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

While words and its translation can be helpful to see but it is important that the spiritual insights come from Messiah. Trinitarism looks at Eternal Son of Alahim and all OT appearances of the Angel of the Yahuah as the pre-existing Eternal Son of Alahim. Reading scriptures at face value would make one arrive to this conclusion.

But then when Alahim gives the insights to see his perspective then comes correction.

Looking at 1 Tim 6:16 that NOT EVEN ONE can approach Alahim shows that he is utterly transcendent and even Angels never saw Alahim until Messiah was risen from the dead and glorified. I may sound off track but this back ground is important to understand the Ezekiel 28 passages so please hold on for some scriptures and then I will straight go into Ezekiel 28.

1Ti 3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: Alahim was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

I have looked up Heb 1:6 word to word in Greek and it clearly says in Greek ‘in the world to come’ which our bible translations (none of them) mention this. Strange isn’t it? That’s why we need the help of Messiah being at his feet always asking him to do the revealing with us having limited access to carnal translations which are works of men.

Heb 1:6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of Alahim worship him.

Here is the original Greek with word to word translation to English

Heb 1:6 ταν δὲ πάλιν εἰσαγάγῃ τὸν πρωτότοκον εἰς τὴν οἰκουμένην, λέγει· καὶ προσκυνησάτωσαν αὐτῷ πάντες ἄγγελοι Θεοῦ.

(Hotan : When ) (de: and/moreover) (palin: furthermore) (eisago: brought) (ho: that) (prototokos: firstborn) (eis: into) (ho: that) (oikoumene: world) (lego: saying) (kai:and) ( proskuneo: worship) (autos: him) (pas: all) (aggelos: messengers) (theos: Alahim)

In English: And when futhermore he brought that firstborn into that world saying "And worship him all angels of Alahim"

The world that the firstborn was brought into is in reference to the world to come and this was fulfilled when he was glorified. He was seen as their Alahim for the first time by angels

Heb 2:5 ¶ For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak.

That's why the writer of Hebrews uses the word ‘PALIN’ which means 'futhermore/again' because Messiah was brought into the world we live in as a MORTAL and again(Palin) when raised to the world to come revealed as the One true Alahim.

The context of the world is the one to come which was put in subject to MAN and Mankind receives this dominion of that world through transmission from the Son (who took the Intermediate position) to the adopted sons. 

The declaration would make no sense if Angels would have seen who their Alahim was because they would have already seen him and known him.

‘Seen of Angels’ in 1 Tim 3:16 is a further proof of Alahim’s transcendence and his immanence in Messiah.

So all the OT appearances were ANGELS used in mediation by Alahim representing him and thus they spoke as Alahim himself.

Ex 23:20 ¶ Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

Carnal man will not understand spiritual things and hence trinitarism sees these OT appearances as Eternal Son of Alahim because they don’t understand Alahim’s transcendence and his immanence. They would compare scriptures to 1 Corin 10 which says the Rock that followed them was Messiah and neither let us tempt Messiah as some of them tempted and fell and conclude ETERNAL SON OF GOD. I don’t blame them because I was also blinded by this being carnal and not understanding the depth of Alahim’s love and mercy for me in drawing me into the holy of holies.

Please look at 2 aspects from Gal 3:19 to see what I am saying:
     1)      Till the seed should come to whom the promise was made i.e. Messiah
     2)      Law ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator

Ga 3:19 ¶ Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Sinai was on fire as Exodus passages say Alahim had descended on it and the people entreated Moses that they not hear Alahim’s words lest they die and Moses went alone into that thick darkness and he was given the law written by the finger of Alahim and yet we have Paul and Stephen both testifying that the law was given by the hands of the angels in the hands of the mediator.  Alahim has no hands feet, finger etc yet if the law was written on the tablets of stone by the finger of Alahim then it is definitely Alahim but HOW? Through Mediation of Angel of the Yahuah who is not the Eternal Son of Alahim as Trins say.

Act 7:53  Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. 

Ex 31:18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of Alahim.

Angels stood in Mediation until Alahim’s exact representative bearing his image i.e. Messiah would come to whom the promises were made and we read in Heb 2:16 that he did not take on Angels but the SEED OF ABRAHAM.  Being glorified and brought into the world to come there was a need for the declaration to the Angels who were reconciled to Alahim in perfection through Messiah “Let all the angels of Alahim worship him” because they were seeing the Alahim they mediated for, for the first time.

Lastly please look at Zec 3 passage where the Angel of the Yahuah who spoke as Alahim saying “Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment”

Zec 3:4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

This angel also said Zec 3:2 And the YAHUAH said unto Satan, The YAHUAH rebuke thee, O Satan; even the YAHUAH that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

Jude records this as the archangel of the Yahuah as Michael

Jude 1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Yahuah rebuke thee.

The body of Moses was not the literal body of Moses as tradition blindly teaches but the imperfection of high priesthood assigned to sinful man according to the law and the raiment will be changed (high priest hood changed) by Messiah who is the perfect high priest not of this tabernacle and the one who is the only one who descended and ascended far above all things that he might fill all things. Satan would be rebuked by him. The shadows and types will all be done away with once the reality came and the shadows would continue based upon the promise of sanctification of the priests in Messiah. So we see here the Mediation of Michael the arch angel who spoke as Alahim yet did not bring a reviling accusation against Satan.

Col 1:20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

Eph 1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Messiah, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:

We can understand the gathering of IMPERFECT creatures in Messiah on earth but who are these creatures in heaven who needed a GATHERING in Messiah. Weren’t we taught angels were perfect creatures?

1Ti 5:21 I charge thee before Alahim, and the Yahuah Yahusha Messiah, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

I am not teaching ‘election by grace’ for angelic beings but am showing the imperfection of any creature apart from CHRIST. PERFECTION ONLY COMES FROM CHRIST.

The Angelic Mediation stood as a SHADOW and imperfect until Messiah came who is the IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD, the one and only true mediator. The Pattern that was guarded by Alahim throughout all ages in his hidden wisdom which is now revealed.

Ps 18:10 And he (GOD) rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

Now with the back ground understood let’s see an overview of Ezekiel 28 passages:

Once we have understood that things in heaven were not yet reconciled to Alahim in Messiah the Angelic mediation stood as a Shadow for Messiah. The Shadow is never perfect.

Wisdom, beauty apart from Messiah is not perfect wisdom or beauty and hence the language is PARADOX.

Because Satan who was a Covering Cherub in Mediation for Alahim and was lifted up in pride and desired the seat of Alahim, Alahim said this of him.

Eze 28:2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Yahuah GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a Alahim, I sit in the seat of Alahim, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not Alahim, though thou set thine heart as the heart of Alahim:

Can Satan be compared to Alahim’s elect Daniel who was the wisest among all the ancients and understood the hidden mysteries of Alahim ? So much as so that Alahim told him to shut up the words and seal the book as only the wise would understand? Daniel was the wisest of all who understood the events of GT as shown to him.

Eze 28:3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:

Da 12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

If Satan would be wiser than Daniel he would submit himself to the will of Alahim and not rebel against him. He wouldn’t have crucified the Yahuah of glory.

1Co 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of Alahim in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which Alahim ordained before the world unto our glory:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Yahuah of glory

Lastly

Eze 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

Ezekiel 28:15 sounds as contradiction to what I am saying but again please look up the word for ‘till’ in Hebrew. It can be translated as ‘yet’, ‘and’, ‘unto’ so translators who always believed in perfection of Alahim’s creation and then the fall would obviously use ‘till’ there. But once you understand that no creature apart from being in Messiah can be perfect can you understand that Satan couldn’t have been perfect apart from Messiah.

Eze 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, YET iniquity was found in thee.

To make the case stronger Messiah says ‘He was a murderer from the beginning”. “He abode not in truth”.

Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

From day 1 he was imperfect and in the testing program of his Mediation being a Covering Cherub he failed. The word ‘first estate’ in Jude 1:6 is the same word used in John 8:44 as ‘beginning’

Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

He left his own habitation by his crookedness. What may seem 'POSITIVES' in Ezekiel 28 are actually his ‘DEFICIENCIES’ because apart from Messiah there is no perfection for any creature be it angels or mankind.

Hence 'Sealest up the Sum' is not Satan being a Pattern for anyone to follow but the opposite. The One who Stops the Pattern/tries to destroy it. Messiah is the true Pattern