Christianity Is a Religion That Believes in Incarnation of God2

God's first and second incarnation





The whole Bible?the Old and New Testaments, written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, consistently explains the incarnation of God. For instance, the prophet Isaiah prophesied that God would come in the flesh, over 700 years before Jesus came to this earth.

Isa 9:6 『For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.』


Here, a son refers to Jesus. The above verse says that the Mighty God is born as a child. This means that God has come to this earth in the flesh. Thus, the prophecies of the Old Testament prophets, also clearly testify to the incarnation of God.


We must not commit again the foolishness of not recognizing God even though He is dwelling among us. God prophesied that He would appear a second time to us for our salvation.


Heb 9:27-28 『Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.』


The Bible clearly shows that as Christ took on human flesh to sacrifice Himself as a sin offering at His first coming, so He is to become incarnate in human form at His second coming. If Christ didn't come in the flesh, the words "first time" or "second time" would not be needed. Spiritually, Jesus is with us always, to the very end of the age (Mt 28:18-20). However, He is also to come in the flesh visible to the human eye. That's why the Bible says that Christ will appear a second time.


This is the teaching taught by Jesus and the apostles 2,000 years ago, and also the truth preserved by the early Church of God. As the human ideas and philosophies dominated the church during the Dark Ages, the spiritual teachings given by God gradually disappeared. The common notion that God cannot be a man is also an idea influenced by philosophy.


Although time goes by, the truth does not change. Christianity must be based on the teaching that God came in the flesh. It is the same when He comes a second time. There are many prophecies about the second coming of Christ in the Bible. Some prophecies show that God will appear a second time in the flesh as a human just like one of us in order to save mankind, and some show that God will come from Zion, where His appointed feasts are celebrated; and it is also prophesied that God will come as the Spirit and the Bride and give the water of life to human beings (Ro 11:26; Isa 33:20; Mt 24:32-33; Rev 22:17). All the prophecies of the Bible are being fulfilled exactly.


The same thing occurs even today; some people receive God who has come in the flesh, while others reject Him, saying, "How can God become a human being like one of us?" just as it was at His first coming. However, Christianity is a religion that believes in the incarnation of God, not a religion that denies His coming in the flesh. If anyone denies God's incarnation, he is not a Christian but the one controlled by the spirit of the antichrist. This is what the Bible teaches.




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