Devarim (Deuteronomy) 6:4
שׁמע ישׂראל יהוה אלהינו יהוה אחד׃
Sh'ma Yis'ra'eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad.
HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE.
There is only ONE God, there aren't two separate God's the Father+ the Son.
There is only ONE (ECHAD) ELOHIM (God).
Echad doesn't mean "one" in a singular sense it is plural, Yachid means "one" singular.
Echad means "UNITED ONE".
Sorry, I didn't mean to twist your words.. I just misunderstood you. Here.. I will show you the Holy Spirit is not an angel.
Acts 5
1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.
2 And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself?
4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”
"lie to the Holy Spirit" ........"You have not lied to men but to God"...
I would conclude Holy Spirit is God, and the Holy Spirit fits into this Godhead.
Romans 8:9
But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.
What Scripture were you leaning on to conclude the Holy Spirit is an angel? I only see Scripture pointing towards His deity.
Sorry I took so long. I had to work. Didn't want you to think I was avoiding your question or finding another site to take someone elses commentary. ;-)
Let's start in Ex.3:2-6) And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
3And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
4And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
We see the angel of the Lord in the burning bush and God calling moses out of it. Although this is an angel, he spoke as GOD!
Now let's dig deeper. Ex.23:20-23)
Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
21Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
22But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
23For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off.
Now we see that after Israel left Egypt, God sends an Angel to KEEP THEE IN THE WAY, AND TO BRING THEE INTO THE PLACE WHICH I HAVE PREPARED. God tells them to beware of him and obey his voice. the voice of the angel. Provoke him not, for he(the angel) will not pardon your transgressions! But how is an angel able to do this? "FOR MY(GOD'S) NAME IS IN HIM!" God then goes on to say that if they obey his( the angel's) voice and do all that I(God) speak, then God will be an enemy unto their enemies.You should know that Israel rebelled. Is:63:9-10) In all their affliction he(God) was afflicted, and the angel of his(God's) presence saved them: in his(God's) love and in his(God's) pity he(God') redeemed them; and he(God) bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
10But they rebelled, and vexed his(God's) holy Spirit: therefore he(God) was turned to be their enemy, and he(God) fought against them.
Now we have 3 titles for the angel that God sent. "The angel of the Lord," The angel of His Presence," and His "Holy spirit!" One might think that this isn't refering to an angel because only God is Holy. But what were we told in Exodus at the burning bush. The angel told moses to take off his shoes because the ground he stood on was holy ground. This angel also spoke as if he was God. Why? Because God's name is in him! Besides, don't forget that angels are ministering SPIRITS! So Israel rebelled against His Angel. They did not obey his voice. So how did God turn to be their enemy?
Judges 2:1-4)
And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you.
2And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?
3Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.
How did Israel rebel towards the angel's voice? BY MAKING COVENENTS WITH THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND AND BY NOT THROWING DOWN THEIR ALTARS! So how was God turned to be an enemy of Israel? By NOT driving them out of the land and having them as THORNS in their sides; THERE GODS SHALL BE A SNARE UNTO YOU.
Each time the angel spoke it was as if he was God himself! Let's go to the new testament.
Luke1:11-13 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
12And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
18-20 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
19And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
20And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
SO NOW WE HAVE A NAME FOR THIS ANGEL! We see that Gabriel STANDS IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD. We also see that because Zacharias didn't believe his WORDS(voice), he was made dumb and unable to speak. Why? Because just as Israel did in the wilderness, he did not hearken onto the SPIRIT OF TRUTH!
Nehemiah 9:18 Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;
19Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.
20THOU GAVEST ALSO THY GOOD SPIRIT TO INSTRUCT THEM, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
Gabriel's purpose is to instruct us in truth!
Daniel 8:15-16 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
16And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. Once again Gabriel is instructing or teaching. So how was Daniel able to recieve the truth?
Daniel 9:20-23 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;
21Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
22And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
23At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
He as we should also, kept the commandments!
Gabriel's job is to lead us and guide us into all truth.
Luke 1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth. Gabriel never shows on his own but is always sent by God.
30-31 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
John 14:15-17 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
24-26 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.
25These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.
26But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 16:12-13 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
13Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Just as in Daniel when he kept the commandments, Gabriel was sent to him to instruct him. Now Jesus states that if we keep the commandments, He will send another Comforter, that he may abide with us forever. There was no need for gabriel to be sent at this point because the TRUE LIGHT was sent into the world. And just as the angel had YHWH'S name in him when he was sent, so much more when Jesus states that He comes in His Father's Name!
Before Jesus came the Spirit or angel spoke not of himself, but whatever he was told by YHWH. So now we can get a better understanding of 1John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. Does this point to the trinity? No! John then states the meaning of the context of this verse with heaven's Physical counterpart:
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three AGREE IN ONE. The Father The Son(Word) and the Spirit(angel) are in AGREEMENT! OF ONE PURPOSE! John isn't hinting at a trinity, he's giving us a protocol. This same protocol is in Rev.1-1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and SIGNIFIED IT BY HIS ANGEL unto his servant John:
What happened to the Holy ghost. He's still there. He's the angel!
1John 5:10 He that believeth on the Son(Word) of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son(Word).
Who sent record of God's word to man? THE ANGEL OF HIS PRESENCE, THE ANGEL OF THE LORD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, OR BY HIS PROPER NAME....GABRIEL! This is the same one Rev 2:11 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. Remember 1John 5:7? This is the protocol!
Rev. 2-11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. We agree that it was the Holy Spirit that spoke to the the churches. But from there we seperate when one chooses to once again MAKE A COVENANT WITH THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND; NOT THROWING DOWN THEIR ALTARS! So again what does God do? He does NOT throw them out of the land and has become a THORN in their side. THEIR GODS SHALL BE A SNARE! I choose to obey the voice of the Spirit. Rev.22:16
I Jesus have sent mine ANGEL TO TESTIFY UNTO YOU THESE THINGS IN THE CHURCHES. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. To whoever reads this I love you! Do not take MY WORD FOR IT OR ANYONE ELSES! YOU WORK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING! In Judges 2:13 we find out that Israel forsook the Lord and served BAAL AND ASHTAROTH. That's a good starting point. research these names learn what that religion involved. study the different names over the history of man. research christmas and easter. Learn why people cut down trees and decorate it with gold and silver. Learn why people paint easter eggs. I WILL NEVER TELL YOU I HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS! I'M HUMBLE AND I AM NOT ASHAMED TO BE WRONG IF IT IS POINTED OUT IN SCRIPTURE. But I take my salvation SERIOUSLY! I BEG YOU TO TAKE YOUR SALVATION SERIOUSLY AS WELL!