Pre-incarnate Christ

Theology Proper (God)
Angel of the LORD: The Pre-Incarnate Christ?
ByRev. Ian M. Thomas June 30, 2026
Reading Time: 9 minutesQuestion 2110. The Angel of the LORD is the most intriguing figure in the Old Testament, and the question of his identity is one of the most rewarding studies a believer can undertake. He steps into the story unannounced, speaks as God in the first person, accepts worship that no created angel would dare accept,…
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What Is a Christophany? Christ Before Bethlehem
ByRev. Ian M. Thomas June 30, 2026
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 2109. A Christophany is an appearance of the Son of God before His incarnation – the eternal Christ showing Himself to people in the Old Testament, centuries before Bethlehem. The word is built like its cousin “theophany”: Christos, “Christ”, plus phaino, “to appear”. Where a theophany is any visible appearing of God, a Christophany…
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Angel of the LORD: The Pre-Incarnate Christ?