>>>[[YHWH is two. Man is two (male and female)]]
The above does not say exactly how Yahweh is supposed to be two. If one uses the illustration of man as male and female, are we to assume that God is two beings, one male being and one female being,<<
"Assuming" always gets one into trouble. Christ clearly defined no genders in heaven, so SEX, male and female are NOT what's the image and likeness of God, but rather simply the NUMBER TWO, and the complementary nature of the two beings in question, whether of the flesh or of the Spirit.
Two rooms in the tabernacle and temple. Two rooms make one tabernacle. Two rooms make one temple. Both structures depicted a shadow of my God above. Most Holy = Father Holy = Son.
God is described as a complementary two very often in the Bible. Alpha and Omega, First and Last, Beginning and End etc. All those phrases depict dual complementary images, just as the male and female are in the IMAGE AND LIKENESS of God, the complementary parts of the one flesh. Father and Son are the complimentary parts of the one God.
>>as are human beings, and that these two beings are joined as one in some kind of marriage, as man and wife?<<
Why DOES THAT offend you? Those chosen to be the bride of Christ (I'm MALE by the way) are to be joined in marriage to the Christ. MY GENDER IS DROPPED my friend when I become one with my Savior IN MARRIAGE. A female's gender is dropped when the union of the spirit happens TO HER. And ALL who are chosen join to Christ in the spirit AS A MARRIAGE, so Christ is joined to the Father IN A SPIRITUAL MARRIAGE ARRAGEMENT.
The Apostle Paul made this VERY UNION plain to those with eyes to see:
Eph 5:31-32
31 "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh." 32 This is a profound mystery-but I am talking about Christ and the church.
>>That the human race consists of two different kinds of beings does not mean that God also is two different beings (in one being?).<<
Christ made the assertion HIMSELF. "I and the Father are One."
>>At any rate, the Bible says that God is one, not two.
Deuteronomy 6:4 - Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one.<<
YHWH IS UNITED.
That means UNITED not a numerical singularity. The Hebrew word means both the number AND it also means UNIFICATION. YHWH is one, as man is one, even though there are two that exist in each NATURE.
God is a nature of existence NOT a being of singularity.
>>>This one Yahweh speaks to the Lord (Jesus) whom he has appointed, the one he anointed (christened):
>>Psalm 110:1 - Yahweh says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, Until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet."<<<
When one in power has another sit at their right hand, that denotes something very obvious. Christ, sitting at the right hand of One with power, is NOT sitting above that One (higher in power), NOR sitting below that One(lower in power) but sitting BESIDE THAT ONE(EQUAL IN POWER.) You could say Christ was given HEADSHIP for a day.
Eph 1:20-22
20 which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be HEAD over everything for the church,
While Christ is HEAD over everything, guess who's sitting BESIDE HIM?? DADDY. Two heads are better than one.
That was the reward given to the submissive half of God. Then, once all creation has been reconciled, the one who's reward was to SIT BESIDE the Father in God (not greater than, not less than), temporarily as HEAD, he WILLINGLY goes back underneath as the God in subjection to the God Head, the Father, so GOD CAN BE ALL IN ALL. (The caps are literal)
Father = Head (God)
Christ = Subjection (God)
Male = Head (Man)
Female = Subjection (Man)
Rom 1:19-20
19 since what may be known about God is PLAIN to them, because God has made it PLAIN to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
TWO. The DIVINE NATURE IS TWO. Just like everything else in creation. You are now without excuse. You can't tell God you didn't know! Because I just told ya so. :-)
