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The Deity of Christ in the Gospel of Matthew - Part 2

...hat he is omnipresent, throughout space and time. God’s presence in a specific location on earth in no way negates his presence in heaven or his omnipresence. Notice how God is equated with his name, a point we will return to in a later article (Lord willing). This temple was eventually destroyed because of the persistent sin of the people and a new “house of the Lord” (Ezra 1:3,5 etc) was constructed when people returned from captivity in Babylon. Matthew sees the birth of Jesus Christ as a new depth in this continuing saga of God coming to dwell with his people. He points out that he is the fulfilment of the prophecy of Immanuel — “God with us...