This presentation is about the sovereignty of God that He can manifest in any form He desires even in manifestation in Human form to fulfill His perfect will for mankind especially the plan of Salvation.

1. THEOPHANY &
CHRISTOPHA
NY
DEEPER LIFE
By: Ptr. Paul John Morales Azores

2. TEXT
READ
GENESIS 16:1-16

3. INTRODUCTION
• KNOWING GOD AND BE CHRIST-LIKE IS ONE OF OUR
MAJOR GOAL AS BELIEVERS.
• WITHOUT THIS:
• WE ARE POWERLESS
• WE ARE USELESS
• WE HAVE NO GOAL
• WE HAVE NO VISION
• WE CANNOT PERFORM THE GREAT COMMISSION
• GOD IS THE SOURCE OF ALL POWERS
• ALL POWER IS IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST (MATTHEW 28:18)

4. MANISFESTATIONS AND DEALINGS OF GOD
•THEOPHANY- is a manifestation of God in the
Bible that is tangible to the human senses. In its
most restrictive sense, it is a visible appearance
of God in the Old Testament period, often, but
not always, in human form.
•CHRISTOPHANY- the visible and bodily
manifestation of God the Son before His
incarnation.

5. GOD IS A SPIRIT
•John 4:24
•God [is] a Spirit: and they
that worship him must
worship [him] in spirit and in
truth.(KJV)

6. NO MAN HAVE SEEN GOD
•John 1:18
•No man hath seen God at any
time; the only begotten Son,
which is in the bosom of the
Father, he hath declared
[him].(KJV)

7. CHRIST AND THE FATHER ARE ONE
(JOHN 10:30)
•John 14:10-11
•Believest thou not that I am in the Father,
and the Father in me? the words that I
speak unto you I speak not of myself: but
the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth
the works. Believe me that I [am] in the
Father, and the Father in me: or else believe
me for the very works' sake.(KJV)

8. GOD MANIFEST AS THEOPHANY AND
CHRISTOPHANY
1. Genesis 12:7-9 – The Lord appeared to Abraham on his
arrival in the land God had promised to him and his
descendants.
2. Genesis 18:1-33 – One day, Abraham had some visitors: two
angels and God Himself. He invited them to come to his home,
and he and Sarah entertained them. Many commentators
believe this could also be a Christophany, a pre-incarnate
appearance of Christ.
3. Genesis 32:22-30 – Jacob wrestled with what appeared to
be a man, but was actually God (vv. 28-30). This may also have
been a Christophany.

9. GOD MANIFEST AS THEOPHANY AND
CHRISTOPHANY
4. Exodus 3:2 - 4:17 – God appeared to Moses in the
form of a burning bush, telling him exactly what He
wanted him to do.
5. Exodus 24:9-11 – God appeared to Moses with Aaron
and his sons and the seventy elders.
6. Deuteronomy 31:14-15 – God appeared to Moses
and Joshua in the transfer of leadership to Joshua.
7. Job 38–42 – God answered Job out of the tempest
and spoke at great length in answer to Job’s questions.

10. Frequently, the term “glory of the Lord”
reflects a theophany
•Exodus 24:16-18
•And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai,
and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day
he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
And the sight of the glory of the LORD [was] like
devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of
the children of Israel. And Moses went into the midst
of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and
Moses was in the mount forty days and forty
nights.(KJV)

11. Frequently, the term “glory of the Lord”
reflects a theophany
•the “pillar of cloud” has a similar function in
•Exodus 33:9
•And it came to pass, as Moses entered
into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar
descended, and stood [at] the door of
the tabernacle, and [the LORD] talked
with Moses.(KJV)

12. A frequent introduction for theophanies may
be seen in the words “the Lord came down,”
•Genesis 11:5
•And the LORD came down to see the city and the
tower, which the children of men builded.(KJV)
•Exodus 34:5
•And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood
with him there, and proclaimed the name of the
LORD.(KJV)

13. A frequent introduction for theophanies may
be seen in the words “the Lord came down,”
•Numbers 11:25
•And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and
took of the spirit that [was] upon him, and gave [it] unto the
seventy elders: and it came to pass, [that], when the spirit
rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.(KJV)
•Numbers 12:5
•And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood
[in] the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam:
and they both came forth.(KJV)

14. ANGEL OF THE LORD AS CHRISTOPHANY
•In the Old Testament, an angel appeared to
individuals identified as:
-angel of the Lord- Genesis 16:7
-angel of God- Genesis 21:17
-angel of his presence- Isaiah 63:9
-messenger of covenant- Malachi 3:1

15. ANGEL OF THE LORD
•Genesis 16:7
•And the angel of the LORD
found her by a fountain of water
in the wilderness, by the
fountain in the way to Shur.(KJV)

16. ANGEL OF GOD
•Genesis 21:17
•And God heard the voice of the lad; and
the angel of God called to Hagar out of
heaven, and said unto her, What aileth
thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath
heard the voice of the lad where he
[is].(KJV)

17. ANGEL OF HIS PRESENCE
•Isaiah 63:9
•In all their affliction he was afflicted, and
the angel of his presence saved them: in
his love and in his pity he redeemed
them; and he bare them, and carried
them all the days of old.(KJV)

18. MESSENGER OF COVENANT
•Malachi 3:1
•Behold, I will send my messenger, and he
shall prepare the way before me: and the
Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to
his temple, even the messenger of the
covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he
shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.(KJV)

19. •If we will study the context of the angel’s
appearances, it reveals that He is more
than another angel: He is God.
•The expression usually signifies a
preincarnate appearance of Christ, and
is sometimes called a “Christophany,”
meaning the visible and bodily
manifestation of God the Son before His
incarnation.

20. CHRISTOPHANY WAS RECOGNIZED BY:
HAGAR
•Genesis 16:13
•And she called the name of the
LORD that spake unto her, Thou
God seest me: for she said, Have I
also here looked after him that
seeth me?(KJV)

21. CHRISTOPHANY WAS RECOGNIZED BY:
ABRAHAM
•Genesis 22:14
•And Abraham called the name of
that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said
[to] this day, In the mount of the
LORD it shall be seen.(KJV)

22. CHRISTOPHANY WAS RECOGNIZED BY:
MOSES
•Exodus 3:14
•And God said unto Moses, I AM
THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt
thou say unto the children of Israel,
I AM hath sent me unto you.(KJV)

23. CHRISTOPHANY WAS RECOGNIZED BY:
GIDEON
•Judges 6:22
•And when Gideon perceived that he
[was] an angel of the LORD, Gideon
said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because
I have seen an angel of the LORD
face to face.(KJV)

24. CHRISTOPHANY WAS RECOGNIZED BY:
MANOAH
•Judges 13:18
•And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why
askest thou thus after my name, seeing it [is]
secret?(KJV)
•Judges 13:22
•And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely
die, because we have seen God.(KJV)

25. ORDINARY ANGEL CANNOT BE WORSHIPPED,
BUT CHRISTOPHANY CAN
•Revelation 22:8-9
•And I John saw these things, and heard [them].
And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to
worship before the feet of the angel which
shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me,
See [thou do it] not: for I am thy fellowservant,
and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them
which keep the sayings of this book: worship
God.(KJV)

26. CONCLUSION
• THE “LORD’S MESSENGER” WAS ALSO USED.
•Haggai 1:13
•Then spake Haggai the LORD'S
messenger in the LORD'S message
unto the people, saying, I [am] with
you, saith the LORD.(KJV)

27. CONCLUSION
• THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD “ANGEL” IS “MESSENGER”
•GOD MANIFEST TO BRING MESSAGE
•CHRIST “CHRISTOPHANY” MANIFEST AS
“ANGEL” TO GIVE MESSAGE.
•TODAY, WE ARE GOD’S MESSENGER!
•WE ARE COMMISSIONED, ORDAINED,
CHOSEN AND SENT MESSENGER! SO
PREACH THE WORD!

28. •YOU CAN INTRODUCE GOD IF YOU KNOW GOD!
•YOU CAN BE CHRIST-LIKE IF YOU WALK AND
COMMUNE WITH CHRIST!
•WE CAN HAVE POWER, IF WE ARE CONNECTED
TO THE ALL POWERFUL GOD!
•TO GOD BE THE GLORY!