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Job 19:25 and the Other Verses of Job 19:23–29

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“As Moses lifted up the serpent [the serpent made of bronze described in Numbers 21:8–9] in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that whosoever believes in Him will have eternal life, for God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten [uniquely born] Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

“…for by grace you are saved through faith and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not as a result of works, lest any man should boast.”

Above is the content of John 3:14–16 and the content of Ephesians 2:8–9, respectively.  Itʼs worthwhile to refrain from receiving the mark referenced in Revelation 13:11–18 and to instead receive eternal life for free by believing that Jesus is the Savior.  Before doing any Bible studying and before praying to God the Father, it is useful for a person who has believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Savior to try to think of any sins that one might have committed since one last confessed oneʼs known post-salvation sins to God the Father, and if one has indeed committed any, to then silently confess those sins to God the Father—confessing only one time for each sin—in accordance with what is mentioned in 1 John 1:9:  

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

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When studying the Word of God, it is beneficial to keep in mind the content of Hebrews 4:12:  

“Indeed, the Word of God is alive and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and the spirit and of the joints and the marrow and is a critic of thoughts and intents of the heart.”

Note:  The heart refers to the mind.  

It is also beneficial to keep in mind the content of 2 Timothy 3:16–17 when studying the Word of God:  

“All Scripture is God breathed and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God might be mature, having been thoroughly furnished unto all good work.”

It is the responsibility of a pastor-teacher to endeavor to correctly understand the Word of God and then to accurately teach the Word of God, as per the content of 2 Timothy 2:15:  

“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the Word of Truth.”

A pastor-teacher is a communicator rather than a crutch on which to be leaned.  In that regard, a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ should refrain from putting oneʼs trust in and thereby serving as a devoted follower of and thus worshiping a pastor-teacher.  Likewise, a believer should refrain from putting oneʼs trust in and thereby serving as a devoted follower of and thus worshiping anyone other than the Trinity [God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit], as per Joshua 24:15, the content of which references Joshua speaking to the Israelites:  

If it is disagreeable/bad/evil/wrong/wretchedness/displeasing in your sight to serve/worship Jehovah / Yahweh / I am I am / the existing One, choose for yourselves today whom you serve/worship:  whether the gods ['elohiym / false gods] which your fathers have served/worshiped which were beyond the river or the gods ['elohiym / false gods] of the Amorites in whose land you are living.  As for me and my house, we serve/worship Jehovah / Yahweh / I am I am / the existing One.

Note:  Joshua, the leader of the Israelites after Joshua had been serving as the assistant of Moses while Moses was the leader of the Israelites, set the example for the Israelites.  Joshua chose to put his trust in and thereby serve as a devoted follower of and thus worship God the Father rather than Joshua choosing to put his trust in and thereby serve as a devoted follower of and thus worship the lesser of multiple evils amongst multiple choices of 'elohiym [el-oh-HEEM].  The word 'elohiym with a lowercase e can refer to false gods, to angels, or to human rulers or judges.  The word 'Elohiym with a capital E refers to the Trinity.  The word 'elohiym can also be used to refer to might as in mightiness.  In that regard, the use of the word 'elohiym in reference to false gods, to angels, or to human rulers or judges involves the connotation of mightiness in comparison to an average human.  When a person puts oneʼs trust in and thereby serves as a devoted follower of and thus worships an angel or human, that angel or human is that personʼs false god.  Regarding the foregoing, the content of Joshua 24:15 involves Joshua calling attention to the choices that the Israelites had, and that content involves Joshua permitting the Israelites to make their choices while Joshua led by example with his choice.  

The gift of pastor-teacher is for the purpose of each pastor-teacher functioning as a messenger who communicates the Word of God rather than functioning as a priest between the Trinity and mankind.  In that regard, the time period that can be referred to as the Church Age started fifty days after the Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected, and all Church Age believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are priests.  The Lord Jesus Christ is the High Priest of Church Age believers, and believers should be willing to acknowledge/confess/profess to people the believersʼ faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, as per Hebrews 4:14–15:  

Therefore, since we have a great High Priest Who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the acknowledgment/confession/profession.  Indeed, we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One Who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.

Also, the Lord Jesus Christ is the High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek [mel-KIZ-uh-dek], who was the ruler of Salem when Abraham was still named Abram.  Melchizedek was both a king and a priest, as per Genesis 14:18, which references Melchizedek greeting Abram:  

Then Melchizedek king of Salem has brought out bread and wine, and he is a priest of 'El [AYL] 'Elyown [el-YOHN] / God [focusing on God the Fatherʼs power] Most High.

The Lord Jesus Christ is also both a king and a priest because the Lord is the Priest according to the order of Melchizedek, as per Hebrews 7:14–17:  

Indeed, it is evident that our Lord has arisen from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.  Also, it is still much more evident:  that according to the similarity of Melchizedek, Another of a different type of priest arises, Who has become such not on the basis of a law of fleshly command / physical requirement but according to the power of an indestructible life.  Indeed, it is attested:  “YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER, ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK.”

Note:  The Lord Jesus Christ is from the tribe of Judah.  Also, the Lord Jesus Christ is qualified to be a priest because He was resurrected and therefore has an indestructible body.  The above content in all capital letters is a reference to Psalm 110:4.  

Because a king is royalty, a king who is a priest is a royal priest.  In that regard, Church Age believers are royalty because they are members of the Lord Jesus Christʼs family.  Therefore, all Church Age believers are royal priests, as per 1 Peter 2:9–10:  

However, you are A CHOSEN PEOPLE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR ACQUISITION/PRESERVATION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him Who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light, for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are GODʼS PEOPLE.  You had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY.

Note:  Before the Church Age, Gentiles were not Godʼs people.  In the Church Age, both Jewish and Gentile believers are Godʼs people.  The content of 1 Peter 2:10 references Hosea 2:23.  In that regard, Peter uses references involving Israel in the Old Testament to refer to Church Age believers.  

Itʼs the message rather than the messenger that should be the focus of the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.  Put succinctly:  itʼs the message rather than the messenger.  In that regard, it is beneficial to keep in mind the content of Revelation 22:8–9, which was written by the apostle John, who, in addition to writing The Revelation to John, wrote The Gospel According to John, The First Epistle of John, The Second Epistle of John, and The Third Epistle of John:  

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things, and when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things, but he says* to me, “Do not do that.  I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brethren the prophets and of those who keep the words of this book.  Worship God.”

*Note:  The word says is in the Greek historical present tense.  By means of the Greek historical present tense, past action or future action can be described from the perspective of someone seeing the action as it occurs.  

Regarding messages, believers should use the Word of God to examine what is being communicated.  That is what the Bereans who are mentioned in Acts 17:10–12 did:  

The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, who, when they arrived, went into the synagogue of the Jews.  Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all eagerness / readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.  Therefore, many of them believed, and not a few prominent Greek women and men.

Note:  The phrase not a few means “quite a few.”  

Today, the return of the Lord Jesus Christ to meet believers in the Lord Jesus Christ in the clouds on the occasion of the Rapture is one day closer than it was yesterday.  The Rapture involves both deceased and living believers in the Lord Jesus Christ meeting the Lord in the clouds in the atmosphere of the earth, receiving glorified immortal resurrection bodies similar to the Lord Jesus Christʼs glorified resurrection body, and going to Heaven with those resurrection bodies.  Before the Rapture occurs, deceased believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are in Heaven without glorified bodies.  While it is possible that the Rapture will occur on the day of the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah [yahm tuh-ROO-uh or yohm tuh-ROO-uh]—which is what some people call Rosh Hashanah and which some people celebrate for two days—the next occurrence of which will possibly be during August, September, or October of 2026, it is worthwhile for believers in the Lord Jesus Christ to get into the habit of being prepared every day for the return of the Lord, just in case the Rapture will occur on a day other than the day of the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah.  Furthermore, it is worthwhile to be in the habit of being prepared for the Rapture so that if it does occur on the day of the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah, one can be prepared for that day because of already being in the habit of being prepared.  Examples of being prepared for the Rapture include applying the content of 1 John 1:9 whenever one sins, being unselfish, and whenever circumstances are such that an opportunity arises, sharing the gospel—the good news that believing that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Savior Who was judged on the cross for the sins of humanity is the means by which a person is able to have eternal life.  Regarding sharing the gospel, one could also have a written or printed message containing the gospel with that written or printed message located somewhere where it could be easily noticed so that if a person or people were to read or hear that written or printed message either before or after the Rapture occurs, that person or people would thereby read or hear the gospel by means of that written or printed message.  

Regarding information about the Rapture, it is beneficial to keep in mind the content of 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 and 1 Corinthians 15:51–52:  

1 Thessalonians 4:13–18

Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope, for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again—and we do indeed believe that Jesus died and rose again—so also God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.  Indeed, this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive who remain until the coming of the Lord will not precede those who have fallen asleep, for the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout of command, with a voice of an archangel and with a trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.  Then we who are alive who remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.  Therefore, comfort one another with these words.

1 Corinthians 15:51–52

Behold, I tell you a mystery:  we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet, for a trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.

After the Rapture will be the seven-year Tribulation.  The believers who will be alive on the earth when the Rapture occurs will escape the Tribulation.  1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 covers that topic.  In that regard, in the book 1 Thessalonians, the content of 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 is immediately followed by the content of 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11.  

1 Thessalonians 5:1–11

Now as to the times and the epochs, brethren, you have no need of anything to be written to you, for you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord is coming just like a thief in the night.  While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will not escape.  However, you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief, for you are all sons of light and sons of day.  We are not of night nor of darkness; therefore, let us not sleep as others, but let us be alert and sober.  Indeed, those who sleep do their sleeping at night, and those who get drunk get drunk at night.  However, since we are of day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and benevolence/goodwill, and as a helmet, the hope / absolute confidence of deliverance, for God has not destined us for wrath but for obtaining deliverance through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.  Therefore, comfort one another and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

Note:  In this context, the day of the Lord is the time period that consists of the Rapture, the seven years of the Tribulation, and the Second Advent.  In that regard, deliverance from the Tribulation is the deliverance in this context.  Also, unspecified is who will be saying “Peace and safety!”  In this context, sleeping refers to a lack of alertness.  The alertness in this context involves being ready for the Rapture.  In order to be ready for the Rapture, a believer needs to be filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit and to pay attention for historical trends such as people saying “Peace and safety!” and for historical trends that match the pattern of the world being on the brink of tremendous calamities like those that will occur during the Tribulation.  Regarding being filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit, once a believer commits a sin after salvation, that believer is no longer filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit and is out of fellowship with the Trinity.  After that believer has confessed/acknowledged to God the Father all of that believerʼs known unconfessed post-salvation sins, fellowship with the Trinity and the filling with the power of the Holy Spirit are restored.  The procedure for confessing/acknowledging to God the Father all of oneʼs known unconfessed post-salvation sins is mentioned in 1 John 1:9:  “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  Fellowship with God the Father and God the Son is mentioned in 1 John 1.  Being out of fellowship with God the Holy Spirit is referenced in Ephesians 4:30.  In that regard, when a believer sins, that believer grieves the Holy Spirit.  Losing the filling of the power of God the Holy Spirit is referenced in 1 Thessalonians 5:19.  In that regard, when a believer sins, the power of God the Holy Spirit is quenched in that believer.  After a believer has confessed/acknowledged to God the Father all of that believerʼs known unconfessed post-salvation sins, that believer is then filled with the power of God the Holy Spirit again and in fellowship with the Trinity again.  

The verse of the day for April 29th is Job [JOHB] 19:25.  The full name of the book Job is “The Book of Job.”  Because it is useful to study verses that share the same context, below is content related to Job 19:23–29.  

Note:  Job [JOHB] suffered tremendously.  Observing Job and his sufferings were three acquaintances who were merely so-called friends rather than true friends.  Those three acquaintances were unfair in their comments about Job and his sufferings.  The names of those three men are Eliphaz [el-ee-FAHZ], Bildad [beel-DAHD], and Zophar [tsoh-FAHR].  A fourth observer was a respectful younger man named Elihu [el-ee-HOO].  He was fair in his comments about Job and his sufferings.  The content of Job 19 involves Job speaking in response to Bildad.  

In some of the below notes for Job 19:23–29, there are references to the Rapture, the Great White Throne Judgment of unbelievers, and the Lordʼs 1,000-year Millennial reign on the earth.  With regard to the Rapture, the Great White Throne Judgment of unbelievers, and the Lordʼs 1,000-year Millennial reign on the earth, below is a synopsis of human history as categorized into time periods known as dispensations.  In the below synopsis, there is the term hypostatic union [high-PUH-stat-ick YOON-yuhn].  This refers to the Lord Jesus Christ being 100% Deity and 100% humanity.  The English word hypostatic is derived from the Koine [KOI-nay] Greek word ὑπόστασις [pronounced hoo-PAH-stah-sees and transliterated as hypostasis].  After the Lord Jesus Christ was judged for the sins of humanity, His body was in the grave for three days and three nights.  He was then resurrected, and He was on the earth for forty days after He was resurrected.  He then ascended to Heaven, and ten days after that, the Day of Pentecost [PEN-tih-kahst] occurred.  The Day of Pentecost was the beginning of the Church Age.  The word Pentecost is derived from the Koine Greek word πεντηκοστή [pronounced pen-tay-kah-STAY and transliterated as pentēkostē].  That word is derived from the Koine Greek word πεντήκοντα [pronounced pen-TAY-kahn-tah and transliterated as pentēkonta], which means “fifty.”  Therefore, the word Pentecost is derived from the fact that that day occurred fifty days after the Lord was resurrected.  In that regard, the Church Age began fifty days after the Lord was resurrected.  The Church Age will end with the Rapture.  The Rapture involves both deceased and living believers in the Lord Jesus Christ meeting the Lord in the clouds in the atmosphere of the earth, receiving glorified immortal resurrection bodies similar to the Lord Jesus Christʼs glorified resurrection body, and going to Heaven with those resurrection bodies.  Before the Rapture occurs, deceased believers in the Lord Jesus Christ are in Heaven without glorified bodies.  Absent from the Bible is anything specifically indicating the precise date and time when the Rapture will occur, although it is possible that the Rapture will occur on the day of the Feast of Trumpets / Yom Teruah [yahm tuh-ROO-uh or yohm tuh-ROO-uh]—which is what some people call Rosh Hashanah and which some people celebrate for two days—the next occurrence of which will possibly be during August, September, or October of 2026.  

Regarding the word judgment, the proper way to spell that word is without an e between the dg and the m.  In that regard, the e of the root word judge is dropped when the suffix ment is added to that root word.  The formation of the word judgment is shown below.  

judge −e +ment

= judg +ment

= judgment

Another way to categorize human history is by means of civilizations.  Civilizations begin only with believers.  Regarding the timing of civilizations and dispensations, the first civilization began with Adam and ended on the occasion of the Great Flood (also known as the Flood).  That civilization is known as the antediluvian civilization and the predulivian civilization.  In that regard, the prefixes ante and pre mean “before.”  Also, there are various spellings of the adjectives that refer to the time before the Flood.  Those spellings include antediluvian, ante-diluvian, prediluvian, and pre-diluvian.  

After the Flood, there were only eight believers on the earth:  Noah, his wife, their three sons, and their sonsʼ wives.  With the removal of the unbelievers from the earth on the occasion of the Flood, a new civilization was started.  That civilization is known as the postdiluvian civilization (also known as the postdiluvial civilization).  Regarding the terminology, the prefix post means “after,” and the adjectives diluvian and diluvial mean “having to do with a flood.”  Also, there are various spellings of the adjectives that refer to the time after the Flood.  Those spellings include postdiluvian, post-diluvian, postdiluvial, and post-diluvial.  The postdiluvian civilization will end on the occasion of the Second Advent of the Lord Jesus Christ.  On the occasion of the Second Advent, the Lord will remove all unbelievers from the earth.  Their removal will be by means of physical death just as the removal of all unbelievers was by means of physical death on the occasion of the Flood.  This is called the Baptism of Fire, which is either a metaphorical description because fire can be used to represent judgment or a literal reference to the use of fire in the judgment of unbelievers on the occasion of the Second Advent.  The Baptism of Fire is referenced in Matthew 3:11–12; Luke 3:15–17; and 2 Thessalonians 1:7–9.  

Just as a new civilization started after the Flood, so also a new civilization will start after the Baptism of Fire.  That civilization is called the Millennium.  The Millennium is both a civilization and a dispensation.  The Eternal State is also both a civilization and a dispensation.  

Job 19:23

“Who grants/gives that my words may be written?  Who grants/gives that they may be engraved in a document 

Job 19:24

that with an iron stylus and lead they may be engraved in the rock forever?

Note:  Job wanted the preservation of what he was saying on this occasion.  

Job 19:25

“However, I myself have known my Redeemer/Deliverer/Vindicator/Avenger, the Living and the Subsequent/Latter/Last; on the dust/earth/ground, He arises / comes on the scene / stands.  

Note:  In Job 19:25, the Hebrew word that is translated as “Redeemer,” “Deliverer,” “Vindicator,” or “Avenger” is גֹּאֲלִ [pronounced goh-ah-LEE and transliterated as Go'ali], which is an inflected form of the root word גָּאַל [pronounced gah-AL and transliterated as ga'al].  (Hebrew is written and read from right to left.)  The word ga'al is a verb, and the inflected form Go'ali is a participle.  That participle is used like a noun in Job 19:25.  

The usage of Go'ali in Job 19:25 evokes—in other words, brings to mind—the function of a kinsman-redeemer.  Under the regulations of the Mosaic Law, a kinsman-redeemer takes care of family members and avenges family members when injustice is done to those family members.  The term Mosaic Law refers to the laws communicated by Moses to the ancient Israelites.  Because Moses communicated those laws, they are known collectively as the Mosaic Law.  Now that the Lord Jesus Christ has been judged for the sins of humanity, the Mosaic Law has been fulfilled.  The functions of a kinsman-redeemer are teaching illustrations for learning about the Lord Jesus Christ.  While absent from the content of The Book of Job is anything indicating Job being under the regulations of the Mosaic Law, Jobʼs awareness about functions of a kinsman-redeemer could have resulted from men functioning as kinsman-redeemers before Jobʼs time on the earth, during his time on earth, or both before and during his time on earth.  

In Job 19:25, the Hebrew adjective that is translated as “the Living” is חָי [pronounced KHAH-ee and transliterated as Chay].  That adjective is an inflected form of the root word חַי [pronounced KHAH-ee and transliterated as chay].  The adjective Chay is used as a noun in Job 19:25.  

The Hebrew adjective that is translated as “the Subsequent/Latter/Last” in Job 19:25 is אַחֲרוֹן [pronounced akh-ahr-OHN and transliterated as 'Acharown].  That adjective is an inflected form of the root word אַחֲרוֹן [pronounced akh-ahr-OHN and transliterated as 'acharown].  The adjective 'Acharown is used as a noun in Job 19:25.  

The context of Job 19:25 and the surrounding verses is such that the phrase the Living and the Subsequent/Latter/Last is an appositive, which is a word or phrase that is in apposition to another word or phrase—in other words, that is grammatically parallel with that word or phrase and has the same referent as that word or phrase.  The appositive phrase the Living and the Subsequent/Latter/Last refers back to the phrase my Redeemer/Deliverer/Vindicator/Avenger.  

Jobʼs use of the phrase my Redeemer/Deliverer/Vindicator/Avenger and the phrase the Living and the Subsequent/Latter/Last are references to either God the Father or God the Son.  If Job was referring to God the Father, Job was indicating that he recognized that God the Father would rescue Job from his suffering or deliver him through it and that God the Father would reveal that Job was innocent regarding the accusations that had been directed at Job.  That revealing of Jobʼs innocence would vindicate Job and thereby avenge him regarding the unjust treatment that he had been receiving from his three faux [FOH] friends—in other words, fake friends—who were actually narcissistic acquaintances masquerading as friends, and who, instead of truly comforting or helping Job, engaged in character assassination by launching self-righteous personal attacks on Job.  

Also, if Job was referring to God the Father, Job was indicating that he recognized that God the Father indeed exists even though He was unseen during Jobʼs ordeals.  In addition, if Job was referring to God the Father, Job was indicating that he recognized that God the Father would ultimately have the last word regarding why Job was suffering.  In that regard, Jobʼs reference to arising / coming on the scene / standing on the dust/earth/ground might be a literal reference to Job expecting God the Father to visually manifest Himself standing on the ground, or that might be a metaphorical reference to God the Father by means of an anthropomorphism [an-thruh-puh-MOR-fiz-uhm].  An anthropomorphism is a usage of terminology involving a physical characteristic to describe a characteristic of the Trinity.  An anthropomorphism involving arising / coming on the scene / standing on the dust/earth/ground could be a metaphor that calls attention to God the Father caring enough about Job to be involved in resolving the matter of Jobʼs suffering, including the suffering involving the false accusations that were directed at Job.  Also, Jobʼs use of the present tense in referring to the arising / coming on the scene / standing has a rhetorical effect. In that regard, the use of the present tense in referring to the arising / coming on the scene / standing can help a reader or hearer of the Word of God imagine what is described as though the reader or hearer is watching that as it occurs.  

If Job was referring to God the Son with the phrase my Redeemer/Deliverer/Vindicator/Avenger and the phrase the Living and the Subsequent/Latter/Last, Job was indicating that he recognized that God the Son would rescue Job from his suffering or deliver him through it and that God the Son would reveal that Job was innocent regarding the accusations that had been directed at Job.  There could also be a double reference if Job was referring to God the Son.  In that regard, Jobʼs use of Go'ali could refer to God the Son as the Redeemer/Deliverer in the sense of taking the form of the Human the Lord Jesus Christ and being judged for the sins of humanity so that anyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Savior will have eternal life.  If Jobʼs use of Go'ali was indeed that double reference, it is possible that God the Holy Spirit inspired Job to say what Job said without Job recognizing that it was a double reference involving a reference to the Lord being judged for the sins of humanity.  Also, if Jobʼs use of Go'ali was indeed that double reference and if Job was aware that it was a double reference involving a reference to the Lord being judged for the sins of humanity, it is possible that Job was unaware that the Lord would be known as the Lord Jesus Christ.  In that regard, the completion of the Canon of Scripture over a period of time has involved what can be referred to as progressive revelation.  The term progressive revelation refers to more and more of the Word of God being revealed in the Canon of Scripture as the Canon of Scripture was completed.  The Canon of Scripture was completed in the 1st century A.D.  

Also, if Job was referring to God the Son, Job was indicating that he recognized that God the Son indeed exists even though He was unseen during Jobʼs ordeals.  If Jobʼs use of Go'ali was indeed the double reference involving a reference to the Lord being judged for the sins of humanity, Jobʼs use of phrase the Living could be an indication that Job was aware that the Savior Who would be judged for the sins of humanity already existed at the time that Job was speaking what is in the content of Job 19:25.  In that regard, God the Son has always existed before He took the form of the Human named the Lord Jesus Christ.  

In addition, if Job was referring to God the Son, Job was indicating that he recognized that God the Son would ultimately have the last word regarding why Job was suffering.  In that regard, Jobʼs reference to arising / coming on the scene / standing on the dust/earth/ground might be a literal reference to Job expecting God the Son to visually manifest Himself standing on the ground, or that might be a metaphorical reference to God the Son by means of an anthropomorphism, and such an anthropomorphism could be a metaphor that calls attention to God the Son caring enough about Job to be involved in resolving the matter of Jobʼs suffering, including the suffering involving the false accusations that were directed at Job.  Also, if Jobʼs use of Go'ali was indeed the double reference involving a reference to the Lord being judged for the sins of humanity, Jobʼs use of the adjective 'Acharown could be a double reference involving God the Son taking the form of the Human named the Lord Jesus Christ.  I that regard, it is possible that Job used 'Acharown in the sense of referring to God the Son as the Subsequent or the Latter and that such a reference to God the Son as the Subsequent or the Latter could be in reference to the First Advent of the Lord, the Second Advent of the Lord, or both.  

If Jobʼs use of Go'ali was indeed the double reference involving a reference to the Lord being judged for the sins of humanity and if Jobʼs use of the adjective 'Acharown was indeed a double reference involving God the Son taking the form of the Human named the Lord Jesus Christ and if Job used 'Acharown in the sense of referring to God the Son as the Last, then Job might have been referring to the Lord being the last Person to stand on the earth before the Lord destroys the current heavens and current earth and creates new heavens and a new earth.  Those heavens might be the first heavens (also known as the first heaven), which is the atmosphere of the earth, or those heavens might refer to the atmosphere of the earth and outer space, the latter of which is the second heavens (also known as the second heaven).  Those heavens donʼt seem to refer to the Third Heaven (also known as the Third Heavens or simply as Heaven), which is where the throne room of God the Father is located.  There is nothing in the Bible indicating that the Third Heaven is anything less than perfect; therefore, it is possible that it is unnecessary for the Third Heaven to be replaced.  

Job 19:26

“After they have completed the circuit [from dust back to dust] of my skin, then from my flesh I see 'Elowahh [el-OH-ah; also spelled as 'Eloah and 'Elohah] / God, 

Note:  The content before the comma in this verse references the decomposition of Jobʼs body after he would experience physical death.  In that regard, while unspecified in this verse and the surrounding verses is to whom the pronoun they refers, it is possible that the usage of that pronoun in this verse refers to life forms that contribute to the decomposition of Jobʼs body after he would experience physical death.  Regardless of to whom the pronoun they refers in this verse, Job would eventually experience physical death.  As a result of experiencing physical death, Jobʼs body would eventually return to dust.  Because Adam, the first human, was made from dust, the returning of Jobʼs body to dust would complete a circuit.  

The use of a present tense in the phrase I see is a reference to the future.  Such a use of a present tense has a rhetorical effect.  In that regard, using a verb in a present tense to refer to the future can help a reader or hearer of the Word of God imagine future events as though the reader or hearer is watching those events as they occur.  

Job indicated that he would see God the Father after Job experienced physical death.  The fact that Job would see God the Father while Job is in a body is an indicator that each believer in the Lord Jesus Christ receives a new body after physical death.  In that regard, this verse indicates that when believers physically die, they are made alive again in some form.  The form is unspecified in this verse and the surrounding verses.  In that regard, it is possible that each Church Age believer who goes to Heaven before the Rapture receives an interim body until he or she receives his or her resurrection body on the occasion of the Rapture, and it is possible that each believer who died before the Church Age began and each believer who will die during the Tribulation receives an interim body until he or she receives his or her resurrection body on the occasion of the Second Advent.  The adjective interim [IN-tuhr-im] means “having to do with an intermediate time period.”  

Absent from the content of Job 19:26 is anything indicating that the soul of Job would suffer somewhere after the physical death of Job and before Job would see God the Father.  The absence of any such reference to suffering somewhere after physical death and before seeing God the Father is especially noteworthy because The Book of Job involves acquaintances of Job falsely claiming that Jobʼs sufferings were the result of Jobʼs sins.  In that regard, if there were a place where a person is supposed to suffer so that that personʼs sins can be purged before that person can be in the presence of God the Father, then it would be logical for the content of this verse to contain a reference to suffering for the purpose of purging sins.  Regarding the foregoing, the content of Job 19:26 is evidence that the notion of a place called purgatory is a false notion.  

Regarding each believer receiving an interim body until he or she receives his or her resurrection body, information related to this matter is in Luke 16:19–26.  In that regard, before the Lord Jesus Christʼs resurrection and ascension to Heaven, deceased believers in the Lord Jesus Christ resided in a pleasant compartment of Hades [HAY-deez] called Paradise and also called Abrahamʼs Bosom.  The word Hades comes from Greek.  A synonym for the word Hades is the word Sheol [SHEE-ohl].  The word Sheol comes from Hebrew.  Sheol/Hades is somewhere under the surface of the earth in a location that is inaccessible to those humans who have not yet experienced physical death.  Sheol/Hades can also be referred to as the netherworld.  Also, the phrase the netherworld can alternatively be spelled as the nether world.  The word nether means “located down or below.”  

After the Lord was resurrected and He ascended to Heaven, the believers who were in Abrahamʼs Bosom were transferred to Heaven.  Now that the Lord has been resurrected and has ascended to Heaven, deceased believers go to Heaven rather than going to Abrahamʼs Bosom.  Unspecified in the Bible are details about how believers were transferred to Abrahamʼs Bosom other than the content of Luke 16:22 mentioning angels carrying the poverty-stricken believer named Lazarus to Abrahamʼs Bosom.  Also, unspecified in the Bible are details about how believers were transferred from Abrahamʼs Bosom to Heaven or how believers are transferred to Heaven.  

Deceased unbelievers resided and still reside in a compartment of Hades called Torments.  They will reside there until the Great White Throne Judgment of unbelievers, which will occur after the Lordʼs 1,000-year Millennial reign on the earth.  Another compartment of Hades is Tartarus, which is where those fallen angels who mated with human females—as mentioned in Genesis 6—are currently incarcerated.  

Paradise / Abrahamʼs Bosom is referenced in Luke 16:19–22.  The words of the Lord Jesus Christ are in red.  

Luke 16:19–22

“Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.  Also, a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores and longing to be fed with the things which were falling from the rich manʼs table.  Nevertheless, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.  Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abrahamʼs bosom, and the rich man also died and was buried.”

Torments is referenced in Luke 16:23–26.  The words of the Lord Jesus Christ are in red.  

Luke 16:23–26

“In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and sees* Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.  Then he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue because I am in agony in this flame.’  Nevertheless, Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things and likewise Lazarus bad things.  Nevertheless, now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.  Also, in all these things, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and none may cross over from there to us.’”

*Note:  The word sees is in the Greek historical present tense.  

The content of Job 19:26 is repeated below for reference.  

Job 19:26

“After they have completed the circuit [from dust back to dust] of my skin, then from my flesh I see 'Elowahh [el-OH-ah; also spelled as 'Eloah and 'Elohah] / God, 

Job 19:27

Whom I myself see, and Whom my eyes have seen and not estranged / not alienated / not as a stranger.  My kidneys have failed / have been used up / have been spent / have been consumed within me!  

Note:  The use of a present tense in the phrase Whom I myself see is a reference to the future, and that use of a verb in a present tense to refer to the future can help a reader or hearer of the Word of God imagine what is described as though the reader or hearer is watching that as it occurs.  Also, the use of the perfect tense in the phrase my eyes have seen is a reference to the future.  The perfect tense in this verse has a rhetorical effect.  In that regard, why would verbs in the perfect tense be used to refer to what will happen in the future?  Doing so in reference to something being indicated can communicate that what will occur in the future is 100% certain to happen and that because it is 100% certain to happen, it is as though it has happened already.  

Regarding the phrases not estranged, not alienated, and not as a stranger, the context of Job 19:23–29 involves Jobʼs relationship with God the Father.  In that regard, it is illogical to use the phrase not another in this verse because such a usage is unrelated to the context of Jobʼs relationship with God the Father.  If the phrase not another were to refer to someone other than Job seeing God the Father, then in order for such a reference to fit the context of Job 19:23–29, there would need to be a reference or references to a relationship between God the Father and someone other than Job.  There is an absence of any such references in Job 19:23–29.  

The kidneys refer to the emotions.  In that regard, Job is indicating that his emotions were spent.  In other words, Job was emotionally drained.  

Job 19:28

“However, you say, ‘For what reason / Why / How shall we persecute?’  The root of the matter has been found in me.  

[or]

“However, you say, ‘For what reason / Why / How shall we persecute?  The root of the matter has been found in him.’  

Note:  The content of some manuscripts can be translated as “in me,” and the content of some manuscripts can be translated as “in him.”  Either Job is indicating that the root of the matter is in himself, or he is indicating that his accusers were saying that the root of the matter was in Job.  Either way, Job is calling attention to the fact that his three accusers were metaphorically fishing around for a reason to accuse Job.  Fishing around for a reason to accuse someone is one of the modus operandi of narcissists.  

Job 19:29

“Be afraid because of the sword, for wrath—the punishments of the sword so that you may know there is judgment.”

Note:  People who falsely accuse others will somehow be punished in accordance with the wrath of God the Father.  In the above translation, there is an em dash between the word wrath and the phrase the punishments because there is an absence of a verb between that word and that phrase.  It is possible that the absence of the verb reflects Job being emotionally drained when he said this.  Regardless of the reason for the absence of the verb there, this verse serves as a warning against falsely accusing someone.  The context of the accusing described in this passage involved Jobʼs three accusers making their accusations based on their assumptions about Jobʼs suffering.  They assumed that Job was suffering because he was disobeying the Word of God, when Job was actually suffering for testing.  In that regard, a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ should refrain from assuming that someoneʼs suffering is due to that person disobeying the Word of God.  It is possible that a believer could be experiencing suffering for testing.  

Sincerely,

John