The Word of the Lord (Christ) and His appearances in the pre-Christian Targums
John Chapter 1 states that Jesus had existed prior to His incarnation in the Hebrew Scriptures as a Divine, eternal Person named "The Word of the Lord"
John 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was WITH God, and the Word WAS God. 2 HE was WITH God in the beginning. 3 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it......14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of Grace and Truth.
Clear references to someone named "The Word of the Lord" exist in the Old Testament, Just one example.
Gen 15:1 The Word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
"The Word of the Lord" (The pre-incarnate Christ) is shown clearest in the ancient Aramaic Targums. What were …More
Interesting YouTube channel. What fun to hear these debates supporting the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. I remember how surprised I was when I first learned that, even though members of the LDS church baptize in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, they don't actually believe in the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.