Les Feldick explains that Jehovah and Jesus are the same person.
On the Damascus road, Saul asked "Who art thou, Lord?" and the answer was "I am Jesus." Les teaches that this revealed Jesus as the Jehovah of the Old Testament, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He further explains that Jehovah is God the Son in the Old Testament and Christ in the New Testament, with no difference in personality.
Acts 9:5 — In this verse the Lord answers Saul's question "Who art thou, Lord?" with "I am Jesus," the text Les uses to show Saul that Jesus is Jehovah.
Acts 9:4-5 records Saul's encounter on the road to Damascus. After a light from heaven shines around him, Saul falls to the earth and hears a voice: "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" Saul answers, "Who art thou, Lord?" and the Lord replies, "I am Jesus whom thou persecutest." The Old Testament frequently uses the divine name rendered as LORD (Jehovah) for the God of Israel. In Genesis 2:4, the combined title "LORD God" appears. In Exodus 3:14, God tells Moses, "I AM THAT I AM." These verses provide the Old Testament background that Les uses to connect Jehovah with Jesus.
Les Feldick emphasizes that Saul, as a devout religious Jew, immediately recognized that the voice from heaven belonged to Jehovah—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Because Saul held the name in such awe, he would not have spoken it aloud, but he was in effect asking, "Who art thou, Jehovah?" The voice answered, "I am Jesus." Les says this shocked Saul because the Jesus he had been persecuting was actually the God he thought he was serving. Les goes on to teach that Jehovah is God the Son in the Old Testament and Christ in the New Testament. They are the same person with no difference in personality; the only difference is that He has become flesh. Les also points back to Genesis 2:4, where the title "LORD God" is connected to the communicator of the Trinity—God the Son, who is Jesus in the New Testament.
Les notes that a religious person normally thinks of God's abode as heaven, "up there somewhere." When Saul saw the penetrating light from heaven, he knew it was coming from the presence of God. Saul knew the voice was from the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the only Lord he recognized, Jehovah.
Les explains that as a devout Jew, Saul had such awe for the name Jehovah that he would not have spoken it aloud. Yet in his thinking, he was asking "Who art thou, Jehovah?" because that was the God he knew and thought he was serving.
When Jehovah answered "I am Jesus," Saul instantly understood that the Jesus whose name he had tried to stamp out was actually the God of Abraham. Les says this "blew his mind" and "melded him like wax" because his enemy was in reality the God he worshiped.
Les points to Genesis 2:4, where the text begins using the title "LORD God." He teaches that this is the communicator of the Trinity, God the Son, who is Jehovah in the Old Testament and Jesus in the New Testament.
Saul Knows the Light Is from Heaven
Les explains that Saul knew the blazing light was from heaven, the place a religious Jew would associate with God, so Saul was already aware he was in the presence of deity.
I Am Jesus
The voice answered "I am Jesus," and Les shows how this instantly forced Saul to recognize Jesus as the Jehovah of the Old Testament.
The God of Abraham
Les says Saul was thinking "Who art thou, Jehovah?" and the answer "I am Jesus" showed that the enemy Saul persecuted was really the God of Abraham.
Who Art Thou, Jehovah?
Les explains that a religious Jew like Saul knew only one Lord, Jehovah, and would naturally have asked "Who art thou, Jehovah?"
Saul's Shock
Les describes Saul's shock that Jehovah would claim to be Jesus of Nazareth, the one Saul hated and considered an imposter.
Awe for the Name
Les notes Saul's deep reverence for the name Jehovah, and that he would not have spoken it aloud, so he asked "Who art thou, Lord?" instead.
Jehovah Is God the Son
Les teaches that Jehovah is God the Son in the Old Testament and Christ in the New; the personality is identical, with the only difference being that He became flesh.
Genesis 2:4 and the Communicator
Les shows from Genesis 2:4 that the "LORD God" title points to the communicator, God the Son, who is Jesus in the New Testament.
Acts 9:4: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
This is the beginning of Saul's encounter with the Lord from heaven.
Acts 9:5: And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
This verse directly answers the question by identifying the Lord as Jesus.
Acts 9:6: And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
Saul's immediate response shows he recognized the Lord's authority without argument.
Genesis 2:4: These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Les uses this verse to connect the title "LORD God" to the communicator, God the Son.
Exodus 3:14: And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Les mentions this as part of the Old Testament background of the name Jehovah, connected to the I AM of Exodus.
Yes. Les teaches that Jehovah is God the Son in the Old Testament and Christ in the New Testament. The only difference is that the same person has become flesh as Jesus. Saul's Damascus road encounter revealed this when Jehovah answered, "I am Jesus."
Les says Saul, like other devout Jews, had such awe for the name that he would not speak it. So when the voice from heaven asked why Saul was persecuting Him, Saul's question was, in essence, "Who art thou, Jehovah?" even though his words were "Who art thou, Lord?"
Saul gave no argument. He immediately asked, "Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?" Les says Saul was converted on the spot, realizing he was dealing with the very God he had thought he was serving.
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