ABRAHAM AND ISAAC – A BEAUTIFUL IMAGE OF GOD THE FATHER AND HIS SON

The offering of Isaac was designed by God to prefigure the sacrifice of his Son. Isaac was a figure of the
Son of God, who was offered a sacrifice for the sins of the world. God desired to impress upon Abraham
the gospel of salvation to men, and in order to make the truth a reality, and to test his faith, he required
Abraham to slay his darling Isaac. All the agony that Abraham endured during that dark and fearful trial
was for the purpose of deeply impressing upon his understanding the plan of redemption for fallen
man. He was made to understand in his own experience how great was the self-denial of the infinite
God in giving his Son to rescue man from ruin. {YI March 1, 1900, par. 3}

What a beautiful truth Trinitarians are missing when they look at Abraham and Isaac on mount Moriah.
Have you ever thought why there were only TWO people involved in the sacrifice on the mount? Why only
Abraham and His Son Isaac? Why wasn’t Sarah involved? The sacrifice of Isaac on the Mount was clearly
to be a symbol of God sending His own Son Jesus to be a sacrifice for us. But if God is a Trinity, then why
were there not THREE people on the mount that day? Why only TWO? Take a look at the following inspired
quote:

"Can anyone consider the condescension of God in preparing the gospel feast, and its great cost, and treat
the invitation slightingly? No man, nor even the highest angel, can estimate the great cost; IT IS KNOWN
ONLY TO THE FATHER AND THE SON." (The Bible Echo, Oct.28, 1895)

Wow! The great cost of the sacrifice is known ONLY TO GOD THE FATHER AND HIS SON. Why? Why is it
known only to those TWO? What about “God the Holy Spirit”? It is because there have only ever been and
ever will be TWO beings on the throne of heaven – God the Father and His only begotten Son. And the Holy
Spirit is the Father’s own divine life and power which He gives to us through His Son Jesus. God is NOT a
trinity god. God is the Father and He has a Son, which is why we only see Abraham and Isaac on the mount.
This is both Biblical and logical and yet many miss it due to the false teachings of men. So let us PROVE it
from the scriptures:

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Revelation 5:13 …’And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such
as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be
unto HIM THAT SITTETH UPON THE THRONE, AND UNTO THE LAMB for ever and ever.’

Revelation 7:10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb.

Revelation 21:22-23 ...'And I saw no temple therein: for THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY AND THE LAMB are
the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of
GOD did lighten it, AND THE LAMB is the light thereof.'

Who is on the throne of heaven and the new earth for all eternity? Who is worshipped for all eternity? The
trinity? No! God the Father AND His Son Jesus (the “lamb”).

Zechariah 6:13 ...'the counsel of peace shall be between them BOTH.'

2 John 1:9 ...'He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath BOTH THE FATHER AND THE SON.'

Luke 10:22 ...'All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, BUT THE
FATHER; and who the Father is, BUT THE SON, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.'

1 Corinthians 8:5-6 ...'For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there
be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but ONE GOD, THE FATHER, of whom are all things, and
we in him; AND ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST, by whom are all things, and we by him.'

1 John 1:3 ...'and truly our fellowship is WITH THE FATHER, AND WITH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST.'

John 17:1-3 ...'FATHER ... this is life eternal, that they might know THEE THE ONLY TRUE GOD, AND JESUS
CHRIST, whom thou hast sent.'

"In the Bible every duty is made plain. Every lesson given is comprehensible. EVERY LESSON REVEALS TO
US THE FATHER AND THE SON." (Testimonies for the Church, Vol.8, p.157)

"After the earth was created, and the beasts upon it, THE FATHER AND SON carried out their purpose,
which was designed before the fall of Satan, to make man in THEIR OWN IMAGE. They had wrought
together in the creation of the earth and every living thing upon it. AND NOW GOD SAYS TO HIS SON, 'LET
US MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE'." (The Spirit of Prophecy, Vol.1, p.24)

Friends, the clear truth is that there are only TWO beings on the throne of heaven – God the Father and
His only begotten Son. But Satan has introduced a counterfeit god – the trinity – to steal our devotion away
from the “only true God” (John 17:3) and place it where it ought not to be. Friends, we CANNOT be saved
by a false god. So it is imperative that we seek the truth and worship the “one true God the Father” (1
Cor.8:6).

John 4:22-24 …’Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But
the hour cometh, and now is, when the TRUE WORSHIPPERS shall worship THE FATHER in spirit and in
truth: for THE FATHER seeketh such to worship HIM. GOD is a Spirit: and they that worship HIM must
worship HIM in spirit and in truth.’

Are you a “true worshipper”?? Then you should NOT be worshipping any trinity god. But does this mean
we reject the Holy Spirit? Absolutely not. We believe 100% in the Holy Spirit. But we believe what the Bible

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says, not what man says. We are clearly told in the Bible that the Holy Spirit is the Father’s own divine
Spirit (His very life and power), which He gives to us through His Son Jesus, just as Acts 2:32-33, Titus 3:4-
6 and Revelation 5:6 confirms.

Please learn the lesson of Abraham and Isaac. Only TWO people were involved in the sacrifice on the
mount. Which represented God the Father and His only begotten Son Jesus Christ. And what a beautiful
truth it is! God gave His VERY OWN SON as a sacrifice to save us from sin.

Romans 8:3 …’For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, GOD SENDING HIS
OWN SON in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh.’ What love!

For much more truth regarding the one true God and His only begotten Son, please see the website:

http://www.end-times-prophecy.org/god-three-angels-message.html

http://www.end-times-prophecy.org/jesus-son-of-god.html

http://www.end-times-prophecy.org/trinity.html

Genesis 22:10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

“Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the friend of
God.” James 2:23. And Paul says, “They which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.”
Galatians 3:7. But Abraham’s faith was made manifest by his works. “Was not Abraham our father justified
by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works,
and by works was faith made perfect?” James 2:21, 22. There are many who fail to understand the relation
of faith and works. They say, “Only believe in Christ, and you are safe. You have nothing to do with keeping
the law.” But genuine faith will be manifest in obedience. Said Christ to the unbelieving Jews, “If ye were
Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham.” John 8:39. And concerning the father of the
faithful the Lord declares, “Abraham obeyed My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My
statutes, and My laws.” Genesis 26:5. Says the apostle James, “Faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being
alone.” James 2:17. And John, who dwells so fully upon love, tells us, “This is the love of God, that we
keep His commandments.” 1 John 5:3. {PP 153.4}

Through type and promise God “preached before the gospel unto Abraham.” Galatians 3:8. And the
patriarch’s faith was fixed upon the Redeemer to come. Said Christ to the Jews. “Your father Abraham
rejoiced that he should see My day; and he saw it, and was glad.” John 8:56, R.V., margin. The ram offered
in the place of Isaac represented the Son of God, who was to be sacrificed in our stead. When man was

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doomed to death by transgression of the law of God, the Father, looking upon His Son, said to the sinner,
“Live: I have found a ransom.” {PP 154.1}

It was to impress Abraham’s mind with the reality of the gospel, as well as to test his faith, that God
commanded him to slay his son. The agony which he endured during the dark days of that fearful trial
was permitted that he might understand from his own experience something of the greatness of the
sacrifice made by the infinite God for man’s redemption. No other test could have caused Abraham such
torture of soul as did the offering of his son. God gave His Son to a death of agony and shame. The angels
who witnessed the humiliation and soul anguish of the Son of God were not permitted to interpose, as in
the case of Isaac. There was no voice to cry, “It is enough.” To save the fallen race, the King of glory yielded
up His life. What stronger proof can be given of the infinite compassion and love of God? “He that spared
not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?”
Romans 8:32. {PP 154.2}

The sacrifice required of Abraham was not alone for his own good, nor solely for the benefit of succeeding
generations; but it was also for the instruction of the sinless intelligences of heaven and of other worlds.
The field of the controversy between Christ and Satan—the field on which the plan of redemption is
wrought out—is the lesson book of the universe. Because Abraham had shown a lack of faith in God’s
promises, Satan had accused him before the angels and before God of having failed to comply with the
conditions of the covenant, and as unworthy of its blessings. God desired to prove the loyalty of His
servant before all heaven, to demonstrate that nothing less than perfect obedience can be accepted, and
to open more fully before them the plan of salvation. {PP 154.3}

Heavenly beings were witnesses of the scene as the faith of Abraham and the submission of Isaac were
tested. The trial was far more severe than that which had been brought upon Adam. Compliance with the
prohibition laid upon our first parents involved no suffering, but the command to Abraham demanded the
most agonizing sacrifice. All heaven beheld with wonder and admiration Abraham’s unfaltering
obedience. All heaven applauded his fidelity. Satan’s accusations were shown to be false. God declared
to His servant, “Now I know that thou fearest God [notwithstanding Satan’s charges], seeing thou hast
not withheld thy son, thine only son from Me.” God’s covenant, confirmed to Abraham by an oath before
the intelligences of other worlds, testified that obedience will be rewarded. {PP 155.1}

It had been difficult even for the angels to grasp the mystery of redemption—to comprehend that the
Commander of heaven, the Son of God, must die for guilty man. When the command was given to
Abraham to offer up his son, the interest of all heavenly beings was enlisted. With intense earnestness
they watched each step in the fulfillment of this command. When to Isaac’s question, “Where is the lamb
for a burnt offering?” Abraham made answer, “God will provide Himself a lamb;” and when the father’s
hand was stayed as he was about to slay his son, and the ram which God had provided was offered in
the place of Isaac—then light was shed upon the mystery of redemption, and even the angels
understood more clearly the wonderful provision that God had made for man’s salvation. 1 Peter 1:12.
{PP 155.2}