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Luke 3:2
The word of God came to John (the baptist), the son of Zacharias, in the
wilderness.

The word of God came to men of God anointed by God. This is what Yahshua is
referring to. As the apostle Peter declared:

II Peter 1:21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke
as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

Let us be very specific, lest there should be any doubt in identifying those who are
being called gods. Christ’s reference of those to whom the word of God came was in this
particular instance a reference to those the prophet Asaph was speaking unto. Asaph was
the author of Psalm 82, so when the Lord declares, ““If he called them gods, to whom the
word of God came...,” He is referring generally to all those who received the words of the
Law and the prophets. Yet He is also referring specifically to those who received the specific
words he was quoting from Psalms 82. Asaph was a priest and prophet, and he is the author
of this Psalm. To whom was Asaph writing? Was he writing to men or to angels? We know
he was writing to men, and we are among those to whom he wrote.
Some might still hesitate to believe. They may say, “If you call man a god, then you are
setting up man to be worshiped.” Let me be very plain. I am not saying that man is the
original God, whose name is Yawheh (I AM that I AM). I am saying that man is the
offspring of the original God. Man is the offspring of Yahweh even as an acorn falls from an
oak tree and produces something in the exact image of the original.

Malachi 2:10
"Do we not all have one Father? Has not one God created us?”

I Corinthians 8:5-6
For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there
are many gods and many lords, yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from
whom are all things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Yahshua Christ, by
whom are all things, and we exist through Him.

There are many gods, but there is only one Father of all. As sons of God, we are as
gods, but “we exist for Him.” Though these sons of God are also to rule as lords, there is one
who is “Lord of lords” and “we exist through Him.” Therefore, mankind is to worship the
One for whom we exist, and the One through whom we exist. Does it diminish God the
Father in any way to say that He is the Father of gods? No! Just the opposite. Yahweh is
magnified by this fact.
Before we leave the discussion of the identification of who is being spoken of in Psalms
82:6, let me cite the following verse.

Hebrews 1:5
For to which of the angels did He ever say: "You are My Son, today I have begotten