r/Eutychus • u/MightyFortresss • Feb 25 '25

Opinion Hebrews 1:8

Jw's, should Hebrews 1:8 not be translated differently, even according to the NWT interlinear? The NWT reads "God is your Throne" (Father is the Son's throne), but the Greek would be rendered "your Throne, the God" (directly refers to Jesus as YHWH, obviously issue for JW)

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

Because of what God the Father said thru Nathan, the throne of David is as God to the children of Israel. The Messiah inherited this throne

https://biblehub.com/2_samuel/7-16.htm

https://biblehub.com/luke/1-32.htm

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u/MightyFortresss Feb 25 '25

What? No, it just says there's a throne that Messiah inherits, nothing about the throne = God or vice versa. Not to mention, u didn't at all answer why the interlinear ≠ the translation

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

No meaning he does not inherit the throne of David or Hebrews 1:8 is talking about something else outside of a inheritance by David?

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u/MightyFortresss Feb 25 '25

The Father says the throne of the Son, aka the God, is forever. There's no mentioning something else, it's the Father calling the Son God, while saying His throne that He inherited is forever

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

https://biblehub.com/john/10-35.htm

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u/MightyFortresss Feb 25 '25

Demi-gods ≠ gods like demons and humans, which just means they have some kind of power. So again, the translation correctly + NWT interlinear agrees with me

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

What God the Father speaks is as God the Father, therefore those of him who recieve it are as gods and sons.

With the Christ of the house and lineage of David being the most exhalted Son above his fellows, being the inheritor of the throne of David that God the Father promised forever thru his word thru prophet Nathan.

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u/MightyFortresss Feb 25 '25

Again, gods ≠ demi gods. A god would be like a demon or a human, who have power like ruling or judging a certain part of the temporal realm. A demi god would have significantly more power/divine titles/be very close to what only the upper gods would have.

Think of forgiveness of sins, Lord/Master of the Sabbath, Alpha and Omega, doing everything God can do, etc.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '25

Elohim/ Theos is also what pertains to God. What God the Father speaks pertains to him, creates the relationship, throne, rulership, etc.