Job's Redeemer and the Lord Jesus Christ. "Agency" can't answer this one either!

 By Artison Rex From Facebook 

Job's Redeemer and the Lord Jesus Christ. "Agency" can't answer this one either!

The Book of Job anticipates a final, personal encounter with YHWH as the cosmic judge, and Job insists that no other—meaning, no intermediary or agent—will fulfill this role. Yet, in the New Testament, Jesus claims that all judgment is given to Him (John 5:22). This creates a powerful theological connection: if only YHWH is the final judge, and Jesus is the one who judges, then Jesus must be YHWH.

Let's break this down step by step.

1. Job’s Expectation: Seeing YHWH as the Final Judge

In Job 19:25-27, Job expresses his deep conviction that, at the end of time, he will see YHWH himself—not through another, but with his own eyes:

“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last He will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!”

(Job 19:25-27, ESV)

Key Points:

• YHWH is the one Job expects to see.

• "Not another" rules out the possibility that Job is expecting a mere angel, agent, or prophet.

• This happens "at the last", indicating an eschatological, end-times fulfillment.

• Job refers to YHWH as his "Redeemer," a term later applied to Jesus.

2. Jesus as the Exclusive Judge in the New Testament

Now, compare Job’s statement with John 5:22-23, where Jesus makes a staggering claim about judgment:

“The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.”

(John 5:22-23, ESV)

Key Points:

• The Father does not judge anyone.

• Jesus is given all judgment.

• Honoring Jesus is equal to honoring the Father.

3. Implications: Jesus Must Be YHWH

A. Only YHWH Is Judge

• The Old Testament consistently affirms that YHWH alone is the cosmic judge:

• Isaiah 33:22 – “For YHWH is our judge, YHWH is our lawgiver, YHWH is our king; He will save us.”

• Psalm 9:7-8 – “But YHWH sits enthroned forever; He has established His throne for justice, and He judges the world with righteousness.”

If YHWH is the only judge, and Jesus says all judgment has been given to Him, then Jesus is not a mere agent—He is YHWH.

B. Job Expects to See YHWH, and the NT Says We Will See Jesus

• Revelation 22:3-4 – “The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His servants will worship Him. They will see His face.”

• Matthew 25:31-32 – Jesus describes Himself as the Son of Man who sits on His glorious throne and judges all nations.

If Job expected to see YHWH as judge, and the NT affirms that Jesus is the one we will see and be judged by, then Jesus is YHWH.

4. Parallels Between Job’s Redeemer and Jesus

Job calls his final hope his "Redeemer" (גֹּאֲלִי, Go'ali), a term used for YHWH as Israel’s savior in the Old Testament:

• Isaiah 44:6 – “Thus says YHWH, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, YHWH of hosts: ‘I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no God.’”

• Psalm 19:14 – “O YHWH, my rock and my Redeemer.”

Yet, in the New Testament, Jesus is explicitly called Redeemer:

• Titus 2:13-14 – “…our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness.”

If Jesus is the Redeemer whom Job longed for, and if Job expected this Redeemer to be YHWH Himself, then Jesus is YHWH.

5. Jesus, the Judge of All Nations, Fulfills the Day of YHWH

The Day of YHWH in the Old Testament describes the final judgment of the world by YHWH:

• Joel 3:12 – “Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side.”

• Zechariah 14:5 – “Then YHWH my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.”

In the New Testament, this role is given to Jesus:

• Matthew 25:31-32 – “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. Before Him will be gathered all the nations, and He will separate people one from another.”

• "Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment." (John 5:28-29, ESV)

• While Job says clearly that his eyes will behold Yahweh in the Resurrection and "not another." The Bible clearly relates that it is Jesus Christ the Lord who will be present and visible in the "last day." 

• Speaking of Jesus Christ the NT says, that "every eye will see Him."

• "Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen." (Revelation 1:7, ESV)

This verse emphasizes the visible and undeniable nature of Christ’s Second Coming. Since Job prophecies that he would behold God and "not another" and since the Bible relates the dead are raised by Christ and it is Him they behold.

 Agency is refuted! It is impossible to reconcile "agency" with Job's words.

Moreover, Revelation 1:7 references Zechariah 12:10, which prophesies that those who pierced Him [God] (a reference to His crucifixion) will mourn when they see Him again.

Thus, it becomes impossible; considering the words on the page to argue that Jesus is anything but God. Or, else Job's prophetic words are devoid of truth.

6. Conclusion: Jesus Is the YHWH Job Longed to See

• Job expected to see YHWH Himself as Judge and Redeemer.

• The Old Testament says YHWH alone is the Judge.

• Jesus says the Father judges no one, but all judgment is given to Him.

• Jesus is the Redeemer, the one whom Job longed to see.

• Jesus is the one who judges the nations in the NT, fulfilling the "Day of YHWH."

Thus, if Job expected to see YHWH as judge and no other, yet Jesus is the judge of all, then the only conclusion is that Jesus Christ is YHWH, the Cosmic Judge and Redeemer.