The incarnate Yahweh has the Name of the Most High. He is the Word of God in human form. He is accompanied by the armies of heaven. The language is obviously drawn from the Old Testament phrase “Lord of hosts,” which refers to divine beings. Traditional approaches to eschatology have recognized that Jesus returns with a divine (“angelic”) army, but the divinization of the earthly children of God and their entrance into Yahweh’s family council are often overlooked because of the unfortunate translation of hagioi (“holy ones”) as “saints.” The armies of heaven who witness the final demise of
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