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“…BUT HE, BEING FULL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
GAZED INTO HEAVEN AND SAW THE GLORY OF GOD,
AND JESUS STANDING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, AND

SAID, ‘LOOK! I SEE THE HEAVENS OPENED AND
THE SON OF MAN STANDING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD’”

Acts 7:55-56
“…WHEN HE HAD BY HIMSELF PURGED OUR SINS,
(HE) SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE MAJESTY ON HIGH…”

Heb.1:3

“…AND BEHOLD, A THRONE SET IN HEAVEN, AND ONE SAT ON THE THRONE…
AND THERE WERE SEVEN LAMPS OF FIRE BURNING BEFORE THE THRONE,
WHICH ARE THE SEVEN SPIRITS OF GOD…”
Rev. 4:2,5

How many thrones will we find in Heaven-just one upon which a three-in-one God sits, or will Jesus
have His own throne? Daniel has already shown us the Ancient of Days sitting on His throne apart
from the Son of God that is brought before Him in order to receive His own dominion and kingdom
(Dan.7:9). Think of the promise Jesus gives to all overcoming believers, “To him who overcomes I will
grant to sit with Me on MY THRONE, as I overcame and sat down with My Father on HIS THRONE”
(Rev. 3:21). So then, the Father has His throne and the Son has His throne. What then do you expect to
see when you get to Heaven? Will you see just one throne in Heaven and one three-in-one God sitting
upon it? Not according to such Scriptures as we see above.

These glimpses into heaven have purpose. We do not need to speculate about what we shall see
when we have already been given slight glimpses into the eternal realm that exists right now. These
glimpses into Heaven do not portray a three-in-one God sitting upon a single throne, do they? Rather
we see Christ as a separate identity presently seated at the right hand of God the Father (Heb. 1:3).
Likewise Philip saw Christ standing at the right hand of the Majesty upon high (Acts 7:55-56). Then we
see that Christ offers to every overcoming believer to sit with Him on His throne as He sat with His
Father on His throne (Rev. 3:21).

Now look carefully at the passage above from Rev.4:2-5 pertaining to the Spirit of God. Although He is
called “He” and “God” by Peter in Acts 5:3-4, we find no throne set in heaven for the Spirit as we do for
the Father and the Son. Why so? Because the truth is that the Scriptures do not portray the Godhead
as equal even though all three are clearly called God. The Father is greater than the Son, and the Son
is greater than the Holy Spirit. We are taught that they are all equal, but they are not presented as
equal by the Scriptures. Can we prove that? Consider the evidence:

“…I AM GOING “…THERE IS ONE GOD “…THEN COMES THE END, WHEN HE (JESUS)
TO THE FATHER, AND FATHER OF ALL, DELIVERS THE KINGDOM TO GOD THE FATHER,
FOR MY FATHER WHO IS ABOVE ALL, WHEN HE PUTS AN END TO ALL RULE AND ALL
IS GREATER THAN I.” AND THROUGH ALL, AUTHORITY AND POWER… IT IS EVIDENT THAT
HE (THE FATHER) WHO PUT ALL THINGS UNDER
Jn. 14:28 AND IN YOU ALL.”
Eph. 4:6 HIM (JESUS) IS EXCEPTED.
NOW WHEN ALL THINGS
WHEN HE, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, HAS COME… ARE MADE SUBJECT TO HIM,
HE WILL NOT SPEAK ON HIS OWN AUTHORITY BUT THEN THE SON HIMSELF
WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO HIM (THE FATHER)
WHATEVER HE HEARS HE WILL SPEAK… HE WILL WHO PUT ALL THINGS UNDER HIM,
GLORIFY ME (JESUS) FOR HE WILL TAKE OF WHAT IS THAT GOD (THE FATHER)
MINE AND DECLARE IT TO YOU. ALL THINGS THAT
THE FATHER HAS ARE MINE. THEREFORE I SAID THAT MAY BE ALL IN ALL.
HE WILL TAKE OF MINE AND DECLARE IT TO YOU.” 1 Cor. 15:24-28

Jn. 16:13-15

In light of the above, where do we get the biblical basis for a three-in-one God in which all three
identities are equal? In light of the depictions of Heaven above, on what basis do we tell God’s people
that when they get to Heaven they will see one throne with a single expression of a three-in-one God
sitting upon it? Where is the Scriptural support for this theory? It does not exist. Rather what we have is
the misinterpretation of some passages about the oneness of God. Let us consider a few: