Biblical Father-Son Types
Duality. Duality in the sense of complementary, of greater-lesser, of source-recipient (or channel), or outer-inner. This duality is first and foremost revealed to us in the relationship between the Father and the Son.
- John 10:30: I and the Father are one.
- John 14:28: The Father is greater than I.
Not dualism. Dualism is a philosophical view which holds that the mind and body are distinct and separable from one another (i.e. mind-body dualism) or the spiritual view that there are only two fundamental concepts, "good" and "evil" (i.e. cosmological dualism)..
Typology. Numerous "types" in the Bible and in Nature parallel the Father-Son relationship,
having greater-lesser, source-recipient, or outer-inner characteristics as shown below.
Divine Beings in major Biblical events
How many Divine Beings were (or will be) involved in the Plan of Redemption, Creation of Man, giving of the Law, Christ's Baptism, the Great Commission, the Second Coming, and in the New Jerusalem? See how well you do in the following quiz.
| Question |
Answer |
| 1. How many
Beings were involved in the plan of redemption before the foundation
of the world? |
Answer |
| 2. How many
Beings were involved when God said, "Let us make man in our
image"? |
Answer |
| 3. How many
Beings were present when the law was proclaimed on Mount Sinai? |
Answer |
| 4. How many
Beings were present at Christ's baptism? |
Answer |
| 5. How many
Beings are we to baptize in the name of (the Great Commission)? |
Answer |
| 6. How many
Beings will be present at the Second Coming? |
Answer |
| 7. How many Beings will the great multitude (coming out of the great tribulation) "cry out" to? |
Answer |
| 8. How many
Beings will be present in the New Jerusalem? |
Answer |
| 9. How many
Beings are involved in our mediation? |
Answer |
| 10. How many
Beings are we heirs with? |
Answer |
| 11. How many
Beings bear witness about Christ? |
Answer |
| 12. How many
Beings must one deny to be called the antichrist? |
Answer |
| 13. How many
Beings are we to honor? |
Answer |
| 14. How many
Beings are one? |
Answer |
| 15. How many
Beings serve in the Heavenly Sanctuary? |
Answer |
Dual types in Creation
Creation week. The Creation Story (Genesis 1:1 - 2:3) unfolds in largely dualistic forms.
| Day |
Greater |
Lesser |
Plus |
Ref. |
Commentary |
| 1 |
Heavens (outer) |
Earth (inner) |
|
Gen. 1:1 |
|
| 1 |
Day/morning |
Night/evening |
Day |
Gen. 1:5 |
|
| 2 |
Waters below |
Waters above (sep. from below) |
Sky |
Gen. 1:7 |
Water above and below |
| 3 |
Seas |
Earth (sep. from Seas) |
|
Gen. 1:10 |
|
| 3 |
Trees bearing seed |
Plants bearing seed (fast growing) |
Vegetation |
Gen. 1:12 |
|
| 4 |
Greater light (Sun) |
Lesser light (Moon) |
Stars |
Gen. 1:16 |
Sun
and moon |
| 5 |
Sea creatures |
Birds (can be domesticated) |
Great sea creatures |
Gen. 1:20-21 |
|
| 6 |
Beasts |
Livestock (domesticated) |
Creeping things |
Gen. 1:25 |
|
| 6 |
Man |
Woman (sep. from Man) |
|
Gen. 1:27 |
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Also note: Days 1, 2 and 3 correspond to days 4, 5 and 6 in that the first three set the framework or "form" while the last three "fill" the framework or form with occupants, called "host" (i.e. multitude or great number).
| Day |
Form |
Day |
Filled (with "host") |
| 1 |
Light |
4 |
Light bearers: Sun, Moon and Stars |
| 2 |
Separated waters, Sky |
5 |
Sea creatures, Birds |
| 3 |
Land, vegetation |
6 |
Land creatures, Mankind |
Dual types in Nature
Other evidences of duality in nature.
| Types |
Father |
Son |
Notes |
| Nature |
| Gold
and silver |
Gold |
Silver |
The money system of the world for millennia. |
| Double
rainbow |
Outer rainbow |
Inner rainbow |
Inner rainbow is
10 times the light intensity |
| DNA double helix |
Coding strand |
Template strand |
Only the template strand is used for transcription. |
| Brain hemispheres |
Left (dominant) |
Right (non-dominant) |
Left: ethics as rules and measures; Right: ethics as holistic and metaphorical. See Lateralization of brain function |
| Diet
before the Fall |
Trees bearing fruit with seed |
Plants yielding
seed |
Genesis 1:11-12;
Animals ate the 3rd category of food ("green plants",
Gen. 1:30) |
| Diet after the Fall |
Tree of Life removed |
Green plants added |
Genesis 3:18,22-24;
After the Flood, man could eat clean animals who eat the green plants |
| Healing elements |
Oil—from tree |
Wine—from vine |
Luke 10:34: "He
went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine." |
| Heavenly fruit |
Fruit of the Tree of Life |
Fruit of the vine |
Matthew 26:29; Luke
22:18; Revelation 22:2 |
Dual types in Scripture
| Types |
Father |
Son |
Notes |
| Bible |
| Adam
and Eve |
Adam |
Eve |
Genesis 2:21-23;
Eve was taken from within Adam—that is, from one of his ribs |
| Creation of Adam |
Breathe of God |
Dust of the ground |
Christ is the 2nd
Adam. "Adam" is a word play on the Hebrew word Adamah
or "earth". "Adam" literally means "to
be red". |
| Begotten Son |
Begotten of God |
Begotten of Man |
Jesus was "born" twice—once from God and once from Man. John 1:18 No one
has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom
of the Father, He has declared Him." |
| Wrath and resurrection |
Father's "wrath" on His Son |
Father's call to resurrect His Son |
Romans 8:11 |
| Father's Promise |
Sent His Spirit—i.e. His Presence/Power |
Sent His Son |
At Pentecost the
Father fulfilled His Promise of sending His Spirit (through His
Son) |
| Worship |
In Spirit |
In Truth |
John 4:23: "the
true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth";
John 1:17: "grace and truth came through Jesus Christ" |
| Fellowship |
With the Father |
With the Son |
1 John 1:3: "...and
indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus
Christ." |
| Born again |
Of spirit |
Of water |
John 3:5: "unless
one is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom
of God"; Water baptism (=repentance) |
| Prophet and Priest |
Prophet—speaks for God |
Priest—speaks to God |
2 Peter 1:21: "For
no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke
from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit."; The
priesthood is by inheritance and a ministry of water and blood.
The priest is an intercessor, a mediator. |
| The Testimony |
Spirit testifies |
Came by water and
blood |
1 John 5:6: "This
is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the
water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the
one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth." |
| Joseph's
silver cup |
Jacob |
Judah |
The punishment for
taking the silver cup meant for Benjamin is taken by Judah. |
| Table
of showbread |
Outer crown |
Inner crown |
The inner crown
held the 12 loaves of bread in 2 stacks |
| Zechariah's crowns |
Of gold |
Of silver |
Zechariah 6:11-13 |
| King Saul and Jonathan |
King Saul |
Jonathan |
1 Samuel 19:1-24 |
| King David and Prince Solomon |
King David |
Solomon |
1 Kings 1; 1 Chronicles 28, 29 |
| Love and faith |
Love |
Faith |
Revelation 14:12;
John 14:15; Gal. 2:20; keeping the commandments is a manifestation of love to God and man. |
| Throne |
Father on the throne |
Christ seated on the right hand of the throne |
Ephesians 1:20; Colossians 3:1; Hebrews 1:3; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2 |
| Grace and Glory |
Grace |
Glorified |
Romans 8:30; "until grace is lost in glory" (RH June 4, 1895, par.7) |
| Do not be troubled |
Believe in God |
believe also in Christ |
John 14:1-3 |
| Eternity and Time |
who is and who was and who is to come |
the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End |
The Father "lives" in Eternity while the Son entered our Time (measured by Beginning and End). Revelation 1:8. |
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