Originally Posted by RJ Mac

BVidlar: I agree whole heartedly with your last post and I don't believe anyone has seen God face to face.
I believe as you stated in the pre-incarnate appearances of the Messiah in a form in which He could
communicate with men. Whether it be as the Messenger of God, a pillar of fire or a burning bush, the
Messiah worked and communicated with men.

I found another interesting verse to think about concerning the Angel of the Lord and that is Mal.3:1;
"... And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple and the Messenger (Angel) of the
covenant in whom you delight, behold He is coming, says the Lord of Hosts.
The same word for angel is used but translated Messenger in relation to the coming Messiah.

Question is, could not Messenger be used in place of angel in all those other references, eliminating
the confusion, blending this prophecy with those events to show that Jesus is the Messenger, now in
the form of a man. No man has seen God, but they have seen His likeness, Heb.1:3;

I never said that men had seen God, I only said that it was God speaking from the burning bush.

RJ Mac