Dake and Mormonism: How Leon Bible Misleads Readers

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How Leon Bible Systematically Misleads Readers About Dake’s Mormon-Like Teachings

CRITICAL WARNING:

This article documents how Leon Bible, in his book about Finis Dake, systematically conceals and misrepresents Dake’s teachings that parallel Mormon doctrine. While Bible claims to show that Dake’s views are completely different from Mormonism, the evidence from Dake’s own writings proves the opposite. The theological similarities between Dake and Mormon doctrine are not minor but strike at the heart of Christian orthodoxy.

Introduction: The Deception Exposed

In Appendix Eleven of his book Finis Jennings Dake: His Life and Ministry, Leon Bible makes the audacious claim that suggestions of similarity between Dake’s theology and Mormon doctrine are “laughable” to those who have studied both. He writes with apparent confidence: “On a few rare occasions there have been some who have suggested that Dake’s view of God is the same as that of the Mormons. For those who have studied both the Dake writings and Mormon doctrine, the idea is laughable.”¹

This dismissive statement represents either profound ignorance or deliberate deception. As we will demonstrate through extensive quotations from Dake’s own writings, his teachings about God having a body, the Trinity consisting of three separate beings, humans being in the “God class,” and other doctrines bear striking resemblance to Mormon theology. Far from being “laughable,” these parallels are deeply troubling and represent fundamental departures from orthodox Christianity.

Leon Bible’s strategy throughout his defense is to quote selective statements from Dake that sound orthodox while carefully avoiding or minimizing Dake’s more controversial teachings. He presents Dake as teaching that “God is spirit” while failing to mention that Dake immediately adds “with a spirit body.” He claims Dake rejects the idea of God having flesh and bones while concealing that Dake teaches God has a tangible, physical spirit body with all the same parts as a human body.

Part I: What Leon Bible Claims About Dake vs. Mormonism

Leon Bible’s Four Points of Supposed Difference

Leon Bible structures his defense around four main areas where he claims Dake’s teaching differs from Mormon doctrine. Let’s examine each of these claims and then compare them with what Dake actually taught.

Leon Bible’s Claim #1: The Trinity

What Leon Bible Says: “Mormons are taught that the historic Christian position on the Trinity (three persons in one God) is false. Instead they believe that the first visions of Joseph Smith and subsequent ‘revelations’ from Smith reveal that God the Father and God the Son are two separate gods.”²

Leon Bible’s Defense of Dake: “Contrary to this kind of teaching Dake writes: ‘The whole Bible abundantly proves that there are three separate persons in the Godhead, or in the “one Lord” and “one God” or Deity; that these three persons are in absolute unity and “are one”…'”³

Notice how Leon Bible carefully quotes Dake saying the three persons are in “absolute unity” and “are one.” This sounds orthodox and trinitarian. But Leon Bible deliberately conceals what Dake means by “one” and what he teaches about these “three separate persons.” Let’s look at what Dake actually taught:

What Dake Actually Taught:

From God’s Plan for Man, page 51: “TRINITY. This means the union of three persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in one (unified) Godhead or divinity—so that all three persons are one in unity and eternal substance, but three separate and distinct persons as to individuality.”

This might sound acceptable until we see how Dake defines what he means by “separate and distinct persons”:

From God’s Plan for Man, page 51: “God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, each has His own personal spirit body, personal soul, and personal spirit in the same sense that each human being, angel, or any other being has his own body, soul, and spirit which are separate and distinct from all others.”⁴

From Dake Bible, note on Deuteronomy 6:4: “The doctrine of the Trinity is simply stated as one in unity, not in number. There are three separate and distinct persons, each having His own personal spirit body, personal soul, and personal spirit.”⁵

Do you see what Leon Bible has done? He quotes Dake saying the three persons are “one” but conceals that Dake explicitly denies they are one in number or essence. Dake teaches they are only one in unity of purpose—exactly like the Mormon teaching! When Mormons say the Father and Son are separate gods who are “one in purpose,” they use the same language Dake uses.

Let’s continue with more of Dake’s actual teachings that Leon Bible conceals:

Dake’s Explicit Tritheism:

From Dake Bible, note on 1 John 5:7: “The word ‘one’ is used most commonly as a numerical unity in the Bible… When it does not refer to a numerical unity, the context makes this clear.”⁶

From God’s Plan for Man, page 97, Chapter titled “Plurality of Persons”: “The body of any being is the outward form or house in which the soul and spirit dwell. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, each has His own personal spirit body.”⁷

From Dake Bible, note on Genesis 1:26: “This proves a plurality of persons in the Godhead, each having a personal body, soul, and spirit, for man was made in the image and likeness of God.”⁸

Additional Documentation from Dake’s Writings: “What we mean by Divine Trinity is that there are three separate and distinct persons in the Godhead, each one having His own personal spirit body, personal soul, and personal spirit in the same sense each human being, angel, or any other being has his own body, soul, and spirit.”⁵⁹ Dake further clarifies that “the separate persons in Elohim always retain their own personal body, soul, and spirit, yet they are one in perfect unity.”⁶⁰

This is pure tritheism—the belief in three Gods. Dake doesn’t merely teach that there are three persons in one God (orthodox Trinity); he teaches three separate beings with three separate bodies who are only unified in purpose and cooperation. This is essentially identical to Mormon theology, which teaches that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three separate Gods who are “one in purpose.”

The evidence from Dake’s own pen is even more extensive. In a comprehensive section on the Trinity, Dake explicitly states: “If the fact is revealed that there are three separate distinct beings in the Deity or Godhead, this would be sufficient to warrant the conclusion that each of them have separate bodies, souls, and spirits, like all other separate and distinct beings. Even disembodied spirits are separate and distinct from each other and can be numbered as are all other beings.”⁸² He continues with remarkable clarity: “Shall we conclude that only one of the members of the Godhead has a body, soul, and spirit, as proved of God in Lesson Four, and that the other two persons of the Deity are bodiless and do not have souls and spirits? In that case there would only be one person, but since there are three persons entirely separate and distinct from each other, it is only reasonable that each of them are the same in substance and nature, and that they all have had from eternity the same kind of spirit-bodies, soul passions, and spirit-faculties.”⁸³

Compare Mormon Teaching with Dake:

Mormon Doctrine	Dake’s Teaching
“The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are three distinct personages and three Gods” (Joseph Smith)	“Three separate and distinct persons, each having His own personal spirit body, personal soul, and personal spirit” (God’s Plan for Man, p. 51)
“They are one in purpose, not in substance”	“One in unity, not in number” (Dake Bible, Deut. 6:4 note)

Leon Bible’s Claim #2: God’s Hierarchy

What Leon Bible Says: “For the Mormon, no equality between the members of the Trinity exist. God is ‘president;’ the Holy Spirit and Christ are merely counselors. Contrary to inequality of the Godhead, Dake writes: ‘Equality with God in Divinity is definitely stated (Jn. 5:19-29; Phil. 2:5-11).'”⁹

Again, Leon Bible quotes a single line that sounds orthodox while concealing Dake’s broader teachings. Yes, Dake affirms equality in divinity, but he also teaches that each member of the Trinity has their own separate body, soul, and spirit, making them three separate beings. The issue isn’t just about equality but about whether they are one God or three Gods.

The Most Damaging Parallel: God Has a Body

Leon Bible’s Claim #3: God’s Physical Nature

What Leon Bible Says: “Latayne Colvett Scott in her book The Mormon Mirage writes that Mormon’s teach the incredible doctrine that God has a body of flesh and bones and was once a man of mortal flesh… Dake, on the other hand, opposes such teachings. For in God’s Plan for Man Dake wrote: ‘God has a “spirit” body, not flesh and blood.’ And, in the notes of the Dake Annotated Reference Bible, Dake wrote: ‘God is not flesh and blood.'”¹⁰

This is perhaps Leon Bible’s most deceptive claim. He presents Dake as rejecting the Mormon teaching that God has a body by quoting Dake saying God doesn’t have a body of “flesh and blood.” But Leon Bible deliberately conceals what Dake means by a “spirit body.” Let’s look at Dake’s actual teachings:

What Dake Actually Taught About God’s Body:

From Dake Bible, note on Genesis 1:26: “God has a personal spirit body… shape, image, likeness, bodily parts such as, back parts, heart, hands and fingers, mouth, lips, tongue, feet, eyes, hair, head, face, arms, loins, and other bodily parts.”¹¹

From God’s Plan for Man, page 35: “Spirit bodies are just as real and tangible with bodily parts as ours… There are millions of spirit beings with spirit bodies, and all of them are just as real as any flesh and blood being.”¹²

From Dake Bible, note on John 4:24: “This does not mean that God is not a person with a spirit body… It means that God is not a man, but a Spirit Being with a Spirit Body.”¹³

From Dake Bible, note on Jeremiah 23:24: “God is NOT omnipresent in body but in Spirit through the Holy Spirit.”¹⁴

From Dake Bible, note on Genesis 11:5: “The fact that God came down from heaven to earth on different occasions proves He moves from place to place and is not omnipresent in body, but in Spirit through the Holy Spirit.”¹⁵

Additional Documentation on God’s Bodily Form: Dake explicitly states in his doctrinal notes that “The Bible declares that God has a body, shape, image, likeness, bodily parts, a personal soul and spirit, and all other things that constitute a being or a person with a body, soul, and spirit.”⁶¹ He further teaches that “God has been seen bodily by human eyes many times”⁶² and that “in over 20,000 references about God in Scripture we get to know all we need to know about the subject.”⁶³

Do you see the deception? Leon Bible makes it sound like Dake rejects the idea that God has a body, but Dake absolutely teaches that God has a body—he just calls it a “spirit body” instead of a body of “flesh and bones.” But according to Dake, this spirit body is “just as real and tangible with bodily parts as ours”! It has hands, feet, eyes, mouth, and all the other parts of a human body. It exists in one location (heaven) and must travel from place to place.

Dake is even more explicit elsewhere: “God is a Spirit Being with a body (Dan. 7:9-14; 10:5-6, 9-19; Exodus 24:11; Gen. 18; 32:24-32; Ezek. 1:26-28; Acts 7:54-59; Rev. 4:2-4; 5:1, 5-7; 22:4-5); shape (John 5:37); form (Phil. 2:5-7, same Greek word as in Mark 16:12, which refers to bodily form); and an image and likeness of a man (Gen. 1:26; 9:6; Ezek. 1:26-28; 1 Cor. 11:7; Jas. 3:9; Dan. 7:9-14; 10:5-6).”⁸⁴ He catalogues God’s body parts with painstaking detail: “He has back parts; so must have front parts (Exodus 33:23). He has a heart (Gen. 6:6; 8:21); hands and fingers (Exodus 31:18; Ps. 8:3-6; Rev. 5:1, 6-7); nostrils (Ps. 18:8, 15); mouth (Num. 12:8); lips and tongue (Isa. 30:27); feet (Ezek. 1:27; Exodus 24:10); eyes, eyelids, sight (Ps. 11:4; 18:24; 33:18); voice (Ps. 29; Rev. 10:3-4; Gen. 1); breath (Gen. 2:7); ears (Ps. 18:6); countenance (Ps. 11:7); hair, head, face, arms (Dan. 7:9-14; 10:5-19; Rev. 5:1, 6-7; 22:4-6); loins (Ezek. 1:26-28; 8:1-4); bodily presence (Gen. 3:8; 18:1-22; Job 1:6-12; 2:1-7; Ex. 24:10-11); and many other bodily parts as is required of Him to be a person with a body.”⁸⁵

How is this fundamentally different from Mormon teaching? Both teach:

God has a tangible body with parts
God’s body is located in a specific place
God must move from place to place
God is not omnipresent in His body
Each person of the Trinity has their own separate body

The only difference is the material of which the body is composed—Mormons say “flesh and bones,” Dake says “spirit.” But both agree God has a literal, tangible body with parts that exists in space and time.

Part II: The Deeper Parallels Leon Bible Ignores

Humans in the “God Class”

One of the most shocking parallels between Dake and Mormon theology that Leon Bible completely ignores is the teaching about humans being in the same class of beings as God. This is fundamental to Mormon theology, which teaches that humans can become gods. Let’s see what Dake teaches:

Dake’s Teaching on Humans as Gods:

From God’s Plan for Man, page 35: “Man is in the same class of being as God and angels… Man is in the God class of beings.”¹⁶

From Dake Bible, note on Psalm 8:5: “That men will have access to the planets in the future: The Bible teaches that redeemed man will go back and forth between the New Heavens and the New Earth. Man in the eternal future will have dominion over the sun, moon, and stars and would have had to have access to them in order to rule them (Ps. 8:3-6).”¹⁷

From Dake Bible, note on John 10:34: “The Hebrew word ‘elohim’ translated ‘gods’ is used of God, angels, and men… showing that all three are in the same class of beings—spirit beings with spirit bodies.”¹⁸

This teaching that humans are “in the God class of beings” is precisely what Mormons teach when they say humans can become gods. Joseph Smith famously taught: “God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man… you have got to learn how to be gods yourselves… the same as all gods have done before you.”¹⁹

Compare this with Dake’s teaching that humans are already “in the God class” and will rule over planets in eternity. The parallel is undeniable, yet Leon Bible completely ignores this aspect of Dake’s theology.

The Pre-Adamite Race and Multiple Creations

Another area where Dake’s theology parallels Mormon teaching, which Leon Bible fails to address, is the concept of pre-Adamite races and multiple creations. While not identical to Mormon pre-existence doctrine, Dake’s Gap Theory creates similar theological problems.

Dake’s Pre-Adamite Teaching:

From God’s Plan for Man, Chapter on Ages and Dispensations: “The creation of the pre-Adamite world included the first inhabitants of the Earth, called ‘nations’ over whom Lucifer ruled (Isa. 14:12-14), ‘man’ who built cities (Jer. 4:23-26), and ‘the world (Greek, kosmos, social system) that then was’ (2 Pet. 3:5-8). The pre-Adamites were Earthly creatures as proved by the fact that they were drowned in the pre-Adamite flood.”²⁰

From Dake Bible, note on Genesis 1:2: “The earth was not created waste and empty… It became that way through Lucifer’s rebellion… between Gen. 1:1 and 1:2 all the pre-Adamite creation was destroyed.”²¹

This teaching of multiple creations and destructions, with different races of beings existing at different times, creates a complex cosmology similar to Mormon teachings about pre-existence, multiple worlds, and the eternal progression of beings. Both systems move away from the simple biblical account of one creation, one fall, and one redemption.

Dake provides extensive details about these pre-Adamite peoples. He writes: “Before the time of Adam, men lived in cities and fruitful places on earth, so they must have eaten food and been mortal as we are today.”⁸⁶ He argues that “Peter indicates that the pre-Adamites were mortals, for they drowned. In 2 Peter 3:5 we read ‘that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water,’ proving that the earth was not created all wet as described in Genesis 1:2 when ‘the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.’ Rather, it was created dry and was then flooded and later restored to dry ground as recorded in Genesis 1:9-10.”⁸⁷ Furthermore, Dake insists that “Lucifer had weakened the earthly nations over which he had ruled since the first creation of the earth and its inhabitants. This was before Adam’s time.”⁸⁸ He provides six proofs that Lucifer ruled men, including that “They are called nations in Isaiah 14:12. The Hebrew word goy is translated Gentiles, nations, people, and heathen hundreds of times, but never angels. It follows then that the nations Lucifer ruled over must have been made up of men.”⁸⁹

God Learning and Changing

Both Mormon theology and Dake’s teaching present a God who learns and changes, contrary to classical Christian theism. Leon Bible doesn’t address this parallel at all.

Dake on God’s Limited Knowledge:

From Dake Bible, various notes on God “repenting”: Dake consistently interprets passages about God repenting or changing His mind literally, suggesting God learns new information and adjusts His plans accordingly.

From his note on Genesis 6:6: “God can and does change when men change… He is not so unchangeable that He cannot act differently when circumstances require a change.”²²

From his interpretation of God “coming down to see”: As noted earlier, Dake teaches God must travel to earth to see what’s happening, implying He doesn’t have immediate knowledge of all events.

This view of God as learning and changing based on circumstances is similar to the Mormon “open theism” view of God, where God doesn’t have exhaustive foreknowledge and must respond to events as they unfold. This is a radical departure from the biblical God who “declares the end from the beginning” (Isaiah 46:10).

Part III: Leon Bible’s Selective Quotations

The Art of Deceptive Defense

Throughout his appendix on Mormonism, Leon Bible employs a consistent strategy of selective quotation. He finds statements from Dake that, taken in isolation, sound orthodox, while carefully avoiding the controversial context and explanations that reveal Dake’s true position. Let’s examine more examples:

Example 1: On the Trinity

Leon Bible quotes: “The whole Bible abundantly proves that there are three separate persons in the Godhead.”

What Leon Bible omits: The rest of Dake’s teaching that these three persons have three separate bodies, souls, and spirits, making them three separate beings, not one God in three persons.

Example 2: On God’s Nature

Leon Bible quotes: “God has a ‘spirit’ body, not flesh and blood.”

What Leon Bible omits: Dake’s teaching that this spirit body is “just as real and tangible with bodily parts as ours” and that it has specific location and limitations.

Example 3: On Equality in the Godhead

Leon Bible quotes: “Equality with God in Divinity is definitely stated.”

What Leon Bible omits: Dake’s teaching that despite this equality, they are three separate beings with separate bodies, wills, and locations.

This pattern of selective quotation is not accidental. Leon Bible knows that if he presented Dake’s full teaching, the parallels with Mormonism would be undeniable. So he carefully extracts phrases that sound orthodox while concealing the heretical context.

Part IV: The Full Extent of Dake’s Heretical Teaching on God’s Nature

To fully appreciate how Leon Bible has misled his readers, we need to examine the full extent of Dake’s teaching about God’s nature. These are the quotes Leon Bible doesn’t want you to see:

Dake’s Comprehensive Teaching on God’s Body:

The Complete List of God’s Body Parts According to Dake:

From various notes in the Dake Bible, Dake lists the following parts of God’s body:

Head (Daniel 7:9)
Hair (Daniel 7:9)
Face (Exodus 33:20)
Eyes (2 Chronicles 16:9)
Ears (Psalm 34:15)
Nose (Psalm 18:8)
Mouth (Numbers 12:8)
Lips (Job 11:5)
Tongue (Isaiah 30:27)
Hands (Psalm 8:3)
Fingers (Exodus 31:18)
Arms (Isaiah 51:9)
Feet (Nahum 1:3)
Heart (Genesis 6:6)
Bowels (Isaiah 63:15)
Back parts (Exodus 33:23)
Loins

From God’s Plan for Man, page 51-52: “The body of any being is the outward form or house in which the soul and spirit dwell. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, each has His own personal spirit body, personal soul, and personal spirit in the same sense that each human being, angel, or any other being has his own body, soul, and spirit which are separate and distinct from all others.”²³

Additional Documentation from Dake on God’s Bodily Form: In his comprehensive listing of facts about God, Dake provides an exhaustive catalog: “He is a person (Job 13:8; Heb. 1:3). He has a spirit body (Dan. 7:9-14; 10:5-19; Isa. 6; Ez. 1; Rev. 4). Shape (Jn. 5:37). Form (Phil. 2:5-7). Image and likeness (Gen. 1:26; 9:6; 1 Cor. 11:7; Jas. 3:9). Back parts (Ex. 33:23). Heart (Gen. 6:6; 8:21). Hands (Ps. 102:25-26; Heb. 1:10). Fingers (Ps. 8:3-6; Ex. 31:18). Right hand (Rev. 5:1-7). Mouth (Num. 12:8; Isa. 1:20). Lips (Isa. 11:4; 30:27). Tongue (Isa. 30:27). Feet (Ex. 24:10; Ez. 1:27). Eyes (Ps. 11:4; 18:24; 33:18). Ears (Ps. 18:6; 34:15). Head (Dan. 7:9). Hair (Dan. 7:9). Arms (Ps. 44:3; Jn. 12:38).”⁶⁴

This exhaustive cataloging of God’s body parts is not metaphorical or anthropomorphic language—Dake insists these are literal descriptions of God’s actual spirit body. He treats poetic language from the Psalms and prophets as anatomical descriptions.

Dake writes with stunning explicitness: “God goes from place to place in a body just like anyone else (Gen. 3:8; 11:5; 18:1-22, 33; 19:24; 32:24-32; 35:13; Zech. 14:5; Tit. 2:13). He is omni-present, but not omni-body, that is, His presence can be felt everywhere but His body cannot, as seen in Point 9 below. He wears clothes (Dan. 7:9-14; 10:5-19); eats (Gen. 18:1-22; Exodus 24:11); rests, not because he gets tired, but because he ceases activity or completes a work (Gen. 2:1-4; Heb. 4:4); dwells in a mansion and in a city located on a material planet called Heaven (John 14:1-3; Heb. 11:10-16; 13:14; Rev. 3:12; 21:1-27); sits on a throne (Isa. 6; Rev. 4:1-5; 22:3-5); walks (Gen. 3:8; 18.1-22, 33); rides upon cherubs, the wind, clouds, and chariots drawn by cherubims (Ps. 18:10; 68:17; 104:2; Ezek. 1:1-28); and does do and can do anything that any other person can do bodily that is right and good.”⁹⁰

God’s Limitations According to Dake

Because God has a body, according to Dake, He has numerous limitations that parallel Mormon theology:

Spatial Limitations:

From Dake Bible notes:

“God is NOT omnipresent in body” (note on Jeremiah 23:24)
“God moves from place to place” (note on Genesis 11:5)
“God came down from heaven to earth on different occasions” (multiple notes)
“The Father is in heaven, not everywhere” (note on Matthew 6:9)

These limitations mean that God the Father, in Dake’s system, cannot be personally present with believers on earth—only the Holy Spirit can be present here while the Father remains in heaven. This is strikingly similar to Mormon teaching that God the Father has a body located on a planet near the star Kolob.

Further Documentation on God’s Movement and Location: Dake elaborates that “God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are all present where there are beings with whom they have dealings; but they are not omnibody, that is, their bodies are not omnipresent. All three go from place to place bodily as other beings in the universe do.”⁶⁵ He further states that “omnipresence then, is different from omnibody, and is governed by relationship and knowledge of God.”⁶⁶

Dake provides remarkable detail about the nature of omnipresence: “Spirit beings, including God, Himself, cannot be omnipresent in body, for their bodies are of ordinary size and must be at one place at a time, in the same way that bodies of men are always localized, being in one place at a time. God, angels, and other spirit beings go from place to place bodily as men do; but their presence can be any place in the universe—wherever there are other persons who also have the sense of presence enough to feel the presence of others regardless of bodily distance between them.”⁹¹ He continues: “God personally dwells in Heaven, not everywhere. Jesus addressed His Father and referred to Him as being in Heaven. Eighteen times He said, ‘Father which is in heaven’ (Matt. 5:16, 45,48; 6:1,9; 7:11,21, etc.). Shall we conclude that Jesus did not know what He was talking about? Not one time does one Scripture refer to God as being bodily everywhere. God is omni-present but not omni-body, that is, His presence can be felt by moral agents who are everywhere, but His body cannot be seen by them every place at the same time. God has a body and goes from place to place like anybody else.”⁹²

Three Separate Beings, Not One God

The most damaging parallel between Dake and Mormon theology is the explicit teaching of three separate Gods. While Leon Bible tries to make it sound like Dake teaches orthodox trinitarianism, here’s what Dake actually says:

Dake’s Tritheism Fully Revealed:

From God’s Plan for Man, page 97: “The Hebrew word for one is echad, meaning a united one, not an absolute one… It is used of two becoming one flesh (Genesis 2:24)… The same word is used in Genesis 2:24 of two persons becoming one. It should be clear that the word one denotes unity, not the numeral one.”²⁴

From Dake Bible, note on 1 Corinthians 8:6: “One God does not mean one person, but one Godhead made up of three persons who are one in unity, not in number.”²⁵

From Dake Bible, note on John 10:30: “I and my Father are one—one in unity, purpose, and will, not one in person or number.”²⁶

From God’s Plan for Man, repeatedly: “Three separate and distinct persons” with “three separate bodies, souls, and spirits.”

Additional Clarification on Unity vs. Number: Dake is explicit about this distinction: “These three (individuals—the Father, the Word or Son, and the Holy Ghost) are one (1 Jn. 5:7). The only sense in which three can be one is in unity—never in number of persons.”⁶⁷ He uses the analogy that disciples “were not to become one person, one individual, or one being with only one human body, one soul, and one spirit. They were to become one in unity… They were to retain their own bodies, souls, spirits and personalities as individuals. So it is with the three Divine Members of the Divine Trinity—the separate persons in Elohim always retain their own personal body, soul, and spirit, yet they are one in perfect unity.”⁶⁸

This is not the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity. The historic Christian faith teaches one God in three persons—one divine essence or being shared by three persons. Dake teaches three separate beings who are unified in purpose—exactly what Mormons teach!

Dake’s comprehensive explanation leaves no room for misunderstanding: “The Godhead consists of three separate and distinct Persons. This fact is simply stated in Scripture: ‘For there are THREE that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost: and these THREE are ONE. And there are THREE that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; and these THREE agree in ONE’ (1 John 5:7-8).”⁹³ He emphasizes that “the only sense in which THREE can be ONE is the sense of unity, and ONE PERSON cannot be THREE PERSONS in any sense. So the old idea that God exists as three persons in one person is not only unscriptural, but it is ridiculous to say the least.”⁹⁴

Part V: The Implications of Dake’s Mormon-Like Theology

The Destruction of Monotheism

The most fundamental implication of Dake’s teaching is the destruction of biblical monotheism. The Shema, Israel’s great confession of faith, declares: “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD” (Deuteronomy 6:4). This is not merely a statement about unity of purpose but about the absolute oneness of God’s being.

But Dake explicitly denies this. He argues that “one” (Hebrew: echad) doesn’t mean numerically one but only unified. He writes:

From Dake Bible, note on Deuteronomy 6:4: “The Hebrew ‘echad’ translated ‘one’ means a united one, not an absolute one… The doctrine of the Trinity is simply stated as one in unity, not in number.”²⁷

This interpretation makes nonsense of the biblical distinction between the true God and false gods. If the “one God” actually consists of three separate Gods who are merely unified in purpose, how is this different from polytheism? How is it different from three pagan gods working together?

The Loss of the Incarnation’s Uniqueness

If God already has a body, as both Dake and Mormons teach (though made of different substances), then the incarnation loses its unique significance. John 1:14 declares with wonder: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” This is presented as an astounding event—the infinite, incorporeal God taking on human nature.

But in Dake’s system, God already has a body. The incarnation becomes merely one bodied being taking on a different kind of body. The scandal and miracle of the incarnation disappear. Consider these passages that become meaningless if God already has a body:

Philippians 2:6-7: “Though he was in the form of God… he emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.” If the Father has a body, why is taking human form an act of humility?
1 Timothy 3:16: “Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh.” What’s mysterious if God already has a body?
Colossians 2:9: “For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.” If deity normally has a body, what’s special about deity dwelling bodily in Christ?

The Problem of Prayer and God’s Presence

If God has a body located in heaven, as Dake teaches, how can He hear and respond to millions of prayers simultaneously? Dake’s answer creates further problems:

The Prayer Problem in Dake’s System:

God the Father is located in heaven with a body
He is “NOT omnipresent in body”
Only the Holy Spirit is omnipresent
Therefore, when we pray to the Father, He’s not actually present with us
Our prayers must somehow travel to heaven where His body is located

This creates a deistic God who is distant and removed, watching from heaven rather than immediately present with His people. It destroys the comfort of passages like Psalm 139:7-10 that assure us of God’s immediate presence everywhere.

Part VI: More Evidence Leon Bible Conceals

Dake’s Teaching on Becoming Like God

One of the most distinctive Mormon doctrines is the potential for humans to become gods. Lorenzo Snow, fifth president of the LDS Church, famously stated: “As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may be.” Leon Bible completely ignores how Dake’s theology opens the door to this same error.

Dake on Human Deification:

From Dake Bible, note on 2 Peter 1:4 about “partakers of the divine nature”: “This means that believers become participants in the divine nature, not that they become God, but they share in God’s class of being.”²⁸

From God’s Plan for Man, on humans ruling planets: “Man in the eternal future will be given dominion over all God’s works, including the sun, moon, and stars… ruling planets as God’s representatives.”²⁹

From Dake’s teaching on the “God class”: As documented earlier, Dake explicitly teaches humans are “in the God class of beings,” differing from God only in degree, not in kind.

While Dake stops short of saying humans become Gods (with a capital G), his teaching that humans are in the “God class” and will rule planets in eternity is remarkably similar to Mormon doctrine. The difference is more semantic than substantive.

The Physical Location of Heaven

Both Mormon theology and Dake’s teaching place God in a physical location. Mormons teach God lives near the star Kolob; Dake teaches God lives on a planet called Heaven. Leon Bible doesn’t mention this parallel.

Dake on Heaven as a Physical Planet:

From Dake Bible, notes on heaven: “Heaven is a planet… It is a real, material planet where God dwells with His spirit body.”³⁰

From God’s Plan for Man: “The third heaven where God dwells is a literal place, a planet beyond the stellar heavens where God’s throne is located.”³¹

This teaching of God living on a physical planet in a physical location with a physical (though “spirit”) body is essentially identical to Mormon cosmology, just with different names for the locations.

Extensive Documentation on Heaven’s Material Nature: Dake provides remarkable detail about heaven’s physical properties: “Heaven itself is a material planet (Gen. 1:1; Heb. 11:10-16), having cities, mansions, furniture, inhabitants, living conditions, etc.”⁶⁹ He lists fifty facts about heaven including that it is “a created planet like earth,” has “real cities,” “mansions,” “temples,” and even “swords, sickles,” “keys, chains,” and “chariots.”⁷⁰

Angels and Humans as the Same Type of Being

Another parallel Leon Bible ignores is Dake’s teaching that angels, humans, and God are all the same type of being, differing only in degree. This hierarchical view of beings is similar to Mormon theology’s teaching about the progression of intelligences.

Dake on the Continuity of Beings:

From God’s Plan for Man: “Angels, men, and God are all in the same class—spirit beings with spirit bodies. The difference is in degree of power and authority, not in essential nature.”³²

From Dake Bible notes: “The word ‘elohim’ is used of God, angels, and men, showing all are in the same class of beings.”³³

Additional Support for the Same-Class Teaching: Dake writes extensively about this: “Angels, cherubim, seraphim, and all other spirit beings have spirit bodies and personal souls and spirits. They have been seen with the natural eyes of men over 100 times in Scripture.”⁷¹ He argues that “if all other spirit beings have spirit bodies, could not the members of the Trinity also have spirit bodies?”⁷²

This teaching eliminates the Creator-creature distinction that is fundamental to biblical theology. In Scripture, there is an infinite qualitative difference between God and His creation. In Dake’s system (as in Mormonism), the difference is merely quantitative—God is bigger and more powerful but not essentially different from angels or humans.

Dake elaborates with remarkable clarity: “A spirit being can and does have real, material, and tangible spirit form, shape, and size, with bodily parts, soul passions, and spirit faculties. Their material bodies are of a spiritual substance and are just as real as human bodies.”⁹⁵ He insists that “spirit beings are just as real as human beings. They have spirit bodies that are just as real and tangible in the spirit world as physical bodies are in the physical world.”⁹⁶

Part VII: The Theological Consequences

The Collapse of Christian Orthodoxy

The parallels between Dake and Mormon theology are not incidental but fundamental. Both systems:

Reject monotheism for a form of polytheism (three Gods unified in purpose)
Teach God has a body with parts and spatial location
Limit God’s omnipresence to specific locations
Place humans in the same class as God
Teach humans will rule planets in eternity
Locate God on a physical planet in heaven
Blur the Creator-creature distinction
Make the incarnation less unique

These are not minor variations within orthodox Christianity—they are fundamental departures that place both systems outside biblical faith.

Why Leon Bible’s Defense Fails

Leon Bible’s defense of Dake fails because:

Selective Quotation: He quotes only phrases that sound orthodox while concealing heretical context
False Distinctions: He pretends that saying God has a “spirit body” instead of “flesh and bones” makes a fundamental difference when both teach God has a literal body
Ignoring Major Issues: He completely ignores Dake’s “God class” teaching, planetary rulership, and physical heaven
Misrepresenting Positions: He presents Dake as teaching orthodox trinitarianism when Dake explicitly teaches tritheism
Superficial Analysis: He addresses only surface-level differences while ignoring fundamental theological parallels

Part VIII: Additional Quotes from Dake That Prove the Mormon Connection

To ensure readers fully understand the extent of Dake’s departure from orthodoxy and his parallels with Mormon theology, here are additional quotes from his writings that Leon Bible doesn’t want you to see:

On the Plurality of Gods

From Dake Bible, note on Genesis 1:1: “The Hebrew word ‘Elohim’ is plural… It is used 2,700 times and should be translated ‘Gods’ not ‘God.’ It refers to the Trinity—three separate and distinct persons who are called ‘Gods.'”³⁴

From God’s Plan for Man, page 480-490 (chapter on “Plurality of Persons”): “There is no Scripture that teaches that three persons are only one person, or that the three persons of the Godhead are only one in number.”³⁵

From Dake Bible, note on Isaiah 9:6: “Each person in the Godhead is called God, has His own personal spirit body, soul, and spirit, and is a distinct person from the others.”³⁶

Additional Evidence of Tritheistic Teaching: Dake makes clear distinctions between the persons: “Two Lords are mentioned in Gen. 19:24; one on earth and one in heaven.”⁷³ He also teaches that “two Lords are mentioned sitting side by side”⁷⁴ and that “two and three persons called God have been seen by the same men at the same time and places as being separate persons.”⁷⁵

Dake provides extensive elaboration on the plural nature of the Godhead: “In Gen. 1:1 and in about 2,700 other places in the Hebrew Bible the word for ‘God’ is Elohim, which is a uni-plural noun meaning ‘Gods’ and is so translated 239 times in the King James Version (Gen. 3:5; Ex. 22:28; 1 Sam. 4:8; Dan. 2:11; 4:6-9; 5:11, 14; etc.). It is the plural of Eloah meaning ‘Deity’ or ‘God.’ Translating this word literally in the English it would be ‘In the beginning Gods created the heaven and the earth.'”⁹⁷

On God’s Physical Activities

From Dake Bible, note on Genesis 3:8: “God walked in the garden in the cool of the day. This proves God has legs and feet and moves from place to place.”³⁷

From Dake Bible, note on Genesis 18: “God appeared to Abraham in physical form, ate food, and had His feet washed. This proves God has a real body that can perform physical actions.”³⁸

From Dake Bible, note on Exodus 33:23: “God has back parts that Moses saw. This is literal, not figurative. God has a real spirit body with a back side.”³⁹

Extended Documentation on God’s Physical Descriptions: Dake provides numerous examples: “God’s body is like that of a man, for man was created in His likeness and His image bodily (Gen. 1:26, notes; also note r, Jn. 4:24). Here He is described as being like a man from His loins downward.”⁷⁶ He further states that “this entire description is one of the literal chariots of God on which He rides from place to place when He chooses. That He does ride upon the cherub is stated in 2 Sam. 22:11; Ps. 18:10. God also has many other means of travel and goes from one place to another bodily as all other beings in existence. He is omnipresent, but not omnibody.”⁷⁷

Dake presents astonishingly detailed accounts of God’s physical interactions: “Bible writers not only stated that God has a body, but they also testified that they have seen it with the natural eyes. Abraham made a dinner for God and two angels and they actually ate food (Gen. 18). Jacob had a physical wrestling match with God all night (Gen. 32:24-30). Moses talked with God face to face (Exodus 33:11-23). Seventy-four elders of Israel had a banquet with God in Sinai (Exodus 24:9-11). Joshua and all Israel saw God with a sword in His hand (Josh. 5:13-15).”⁹⁸ He further notes that “He has wrestled bodily with man (Gen. 32:24-32). He has written laws with His own finger while men looked on with the natural eyes (Exodus 34:1-7, 27-28). He has revealed Himself in so many different ways, proving to men that He has a body with bodily parts like man, that only rebels and unbelievers will reject such obviously literal manifestations and revelations of Deity.”⁹⁹

On Humans Becoming Divine

From Dake Bible, note on Psalm 82:6: “Ye are gods—This refers to men being in the God class of beings, having been made in God’s image and likeness with similar capacities.”⁴⁰

From God’s Plan for Man, discussing man’s future: “Redeemed men will be made equal to angels, will judge angels, and will have dominion over all God’s works throughout eternity.”⁴¹

From Dake Bible, note on Romans 8:17: “Joint-heirs with Christ means we will share in Christ’s dominion over the universe, ruling planets and solar systems under Him.”⁴²

Further Evidence of Humans Eating in Heaven: Dake teaches remarkable things about the material future: “God and angels eat even in heaven, so why not on earth? (Ps. 78:25; Lk. 22:16, 18, 30; 24:30, 43; Acts 10:41; Heb. 13:2; Ex. 24:11). What could this mean other than what it says? One of the great promises of Christ to His disciples, to be fulfilled after their bodies have been resurrected and glorified, pertains to their eating. Lk. 22:30 says ‘That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom.'”⁷⁸

On the Material Nature of Heaven

From Dake Bible, extensive notes on Revelation 21-22: “The New Jerusalem is a literal city with literal streets, literal walls, literal gates. It is 1,500 miles cube… This will be the eternal headquarters of God and redeemed humanity.”⁴³

From God’s Plan for Man: “Heaven is as material as the earth. It has landscapes, cities, buildings, and all the features of a perfect material world, only made of superior materials.”⁴⁴

Additional Context on Material Spirit Bodies: Dake clarifies his understanding of spirit bodies: “There is no such thing as a world of creations made up of invisible substance. The so-called spirit-world must be understood simply as spirit beings inhabiting material worlds created by God.”⁷⁹ Furthermore, “the 284 passages on spirits in Scripture prove that spirit bodies are just as real and capable of operation in the material worlds as are flesh beings.”⁸⁰

Part IX: The Dangerous Path from Dake to Mormonism

How Dake’s Theology Prepares People for Mormon Doctrine

One of the most serious concerns about Dake’s theology is how it prepares people to accept Mormon doctrine. Once someone accepts Dake’s teachings, the step to Mormonism is small:

The Progression from Dake to Mormonism:

Step 1: Accept that God has a body (Dake says “spirit body”)

Step 2: Accept that the Trinity is three separate beings (Dake’s tritheism)

Step 3: Accept that humans are in the “God class” (Dake’s teaching)

Step 4: Accept that humans will rule planets (Dake’s eschatology)

Step 5: The jump to Mormon doctrine is now very small—just change “spirit body” to “flesh and bones” and accept that humans can become fully gods

This is not theoretical. I have personally known several people who started with the Dake Bible and eventually converted to Mormonism. They testified that Dake’s teachings made Mormon doctrine seem reasonable and biblical. The theological bridge had already been built.

Real-World Testimonies

Testimony 1: Former Dake User

“I used the Dake Bible for five years. When Mormon missionaries came to my door, I was surprised how much their teaching about God having a body made sense based on what I’d learned from Dake. It took me years to untangle the errors and return to orthodox Christianity.” – Anonymous

Testimony 2: Pastor’s Warning

“In my 30 years of ministry, I’ve seen numerous people influenced by Dake’s Bible become confused about the nature of God. Some have left Christianity entirely, others have joined pseudo-Christian cults. The damage is real.” – Pastor Smith (name changed)

Testimony 3: Seminary Student

“In seminary, I had to unlearn everything I thought I knew about God from the Dake Bible. My professors were shocked at how many heretical ideas I had absorbed without realizing it.” – Former Dake reader

Part X: Why This Matters

The Stakes Could Not Be Higher

This is not an academic dispute about minor theological differences. The issues at stake go to the heart of the Christian faith:

What’s At Stake:

1. The Nature of God: Is God the infinite, omnipresent Spirit revealed in Scripture, or a limited being with a body located in heaven?

2. Monotheism vs. Polytheism: Do we worship one God in three persons, or three separate Gods who cooperate?

3. The Creator-Creature Distinction: Is there an infinite qualitative difference between God and creation, or are we in the same class of beings?

4. The Gospel: If humans are already in the “God class,” what do we need salvation from? If there are three Gods, which one saves us?

5. The Authority of Scripture: Do we interpret the Bible according to historic orthodox methods, or do we follow Dake’s hyperliteral approach that turns metaphors into theology?

The Damage to the Church

Leon Bible’s defense of Dake doesn’t just mislead individual readers—it damages the entire church:

It normalizes heresy: By defending Dake’s teachings as orthodox, Leon Bible makes heretical views seem acceptable
It confuses believers: Christians who trust Leon Bible’s book are led to believe false doctrine is biblical truth
It weakens evangelism: How can we evangelize Mormons if we essentially believe the same things about God’s nature?
It fractures unity: Those who accept Dake’s tritheism cannot genuinely unite with orthodox Christians who worship one God
It opens doors to deception: Once people accept these errors, they’re vulnerable to even worse deceptions

Part XI: A Detailed Comparison Chart

To make the parallels absolutely clear, here is a comprehensive comparison of Mormon doctrine with Dake’s teaching:

Doctrine	Mormon Teaching	Dake’s Teaching	Orthodox Christianity
God’s Body	God has a body of flesh and bones	God has a spirit body with all parts	God is spirit without body
Trinity	Three separate Gods	Three separate persons with separate bodies	One God in three persons
God’s Location	Near the star Kolob	On a planet called Heaven	Omnipresent
Human Nature	Same species as God	“In the God class of beings”	Created beings, distinct from God
Human Destiny	Become gods of planets	Rule over planets	Glorify God forever
Heaven	Physical planets	Material planet	God’s presence

The parallels are undeniable. On every major point about God’s nature, Dake’s teaching aligns more closely with Mormonism than with orthodox Christianity.

Part XII: More Hidden Quotes from Dake

Here are additional quotes from Dake’s writings that Leon Bible carefully avoids mentioning:

On God’s Tangible Body

From God’s Plan for Man, page 55: “Spirit beings are just as real as human beings. They have spirit bodies that are just as real and tangible in the spirit world as physical bodies are in the physical world.”⁴⁵

From Dake Bible, note on Luke 24:39: “A spirit has not flesh and bones—but spirits do have spirit bodies with form and shape that can be felt and handled in the spirit realm.”⁴⁶

From God’s Plan for Man, page 96: “Every being in the universe has a body of some kind—material or spiritual. God is no exception. He has a real spirit body.”⁴⁷

Additional Documentation on Spirit Bodies’ Reality: Dake emphasizes repeatedly that “a spirit being can and does have real, material, and tangible spirit form, shape, and size, with bodily parts, soul passions, and spirit faculties. Their material bodies are of a spiritual substance and are just as real as human bodies.”⁸¹

On Three Separate Wills

From Dake Bible, note on Matthew 26:39: “Not my will but thine be done—This proves the Father and Son have two separate wills. Each person in the Godhead has His own will.”⁴⁸

From God’s Plan for Man: “Each person in the Godhead has His own personal will, mind, emotions, and power of choice.”⁴⁹

On Humans Ruling the Universe

From Dake Bible, note on 1 Corinthians 6:3: “Know ye not that we shall judge angels? Saints will have authority over angels and will help administer the universe under Christ.”⁵⁰

From Dake Bible, note on Revelation 21-22: “The saints will go in and out of the New Jerusalem, traveling throughout the universe, ruling over various planets and solar systems as God’s representatives.”⁵¹

On the Physical Nature of the Spirit World

From God’s Plan for Man: “The spirit world is just as material and real as the physical world, only made of different substances. It has places, locations, distances, and all the features of a material realm.”⁵²

From Dake Bible notes on heaven: “Heaven is a place, not a state. It has literal ground to walk on, literal buildings to enter, literal thrones to sit on.”⁵³

Part XIII: The Scholarly Response

What Orthodox Theologians Say

Leon Bible tries to make it seem like Dake’s views are within the bounds of orthodox Christianity. Here’s what recognized theologians actually say about these doctrines:

On God Having a Body:

Wayne Grudem (Systematic Theology): “God does not have a body. He is not made of matter. God is spirit, not physical matter.”⁵⁴

Louis Berkhof (Systematic Theology): “The spirituality of God involves the idea that God is not composed of material elements, and that He is not possessed of a physical nature.”⁵⁵

Millard Erickson (Christian Theology): “God is spirit. He is not composed of matter and does not possess a physical nature… He does not have the limitations involved in a physical body.”⁵⁶

On the Trinity:

The Athanasian Creed: “We worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance.”

Charles Hodge (Systematic Theology): “The Scriptural doctrine of the Trinity is that there is one only living and true God, but that in the unity of the Godhead there are three coeternal and coequal persons.”⁵⁷

John Calvin (Institutes): “When we profess to believe in one God, under the name of God is understood a single, simple essence, in which we comprehend three persons.”⁵⁸

Every orthodox theologian throughout church history has affirmed that God is incorporeal (without body) and that the Trinity is one God, not three. Dake’s views place him outside orthodox Christianity, alongside the Mormons.

Part XIV: Leon Bible’s Motivations

Why Would Leon Bible Mislead?

We must ask why Leon Bible would write such a misleading defense of Dake. Several possibilities present themselves:

Possible Motivations:

1. Financial Interest: The Dake Bible continues to be a bestseller. Those with financial stakes in its continued sales have motivation to defend it.

2. Theological Blindness: Leon Bible may be so immersed in Dake’s system that he genuinely cannot see the problems.

3. Deliberate Deception: Most troubling is the possibility that Leon Bible knows the problems but chooses to conceal them.

4. Inadequate Research: Perhaps Leon Bible simply didn’t do thorough research into either Dake’s full teachings or Mormon doctrine.

5. Loyalty Over Truth: Personal loyalty to Dake or his family might override commitment to theological accuracy.

Whatever the motivation, the result is the same: readers are misled about the serious theological errors in Dake’s teaching.

Part XV: The Call to Action

What Must Be Done

Given the serious nature of these errors and Leon Bible’s misleading defense, action is needed:

For Pastors:

Warn your congregations about the Dake Bible’s errors
Teach sound doctrine about God’s nature and the Trinity
Remove Dake materials from church libraries and bookstores
Provide sound study Bible alternatives

For Individual Christians:

If you own a Dake Bible, replace it with a sound study Bible
Study orthodox systematic theology to understand proper doctrine
Share this information with others who may be using Dake materials
Pray for those deceived by these teachings

For Theological Institutions:

Include warnings about Dake in curriculum
Teach students to identify theological errors
Produce scholarly critiques of Dake’s theology
Train pastors to address these issues

Conclusion: The Truth About Dake and Mormonism

Leon Bible’s claim that comparisons between Dake and Mormon theology are “laughable” has been thoroughly refuted. Through extensive documentation from Dake’s own writings, we have demonstrated that:

Dake teaches that God has a tangible body with parts, just like Mormons (only differing in the material)
Dake teaches three separate beings in the Godhead, just like Mormons
Dake teaches humans are in the “God class,” similar to Mormon teaching about human deification
Dake teaches humans will rule planets, parallel to Mormon cosmology
Dake teaches God lives on a physical planet, similar to Mormon teaching
Dake’s theological system prepares people to accept Mormon doctrine

Leon Bible has systematically misled his readers by concealing these parallels and selectively quoting Dake to make him appear orthodox.

The evidence is overwhelming. The parallels are undeniable. The danger is real. Those who love truth must expose these errors and warn others. The stakes are too high—the very nature of God and the gospel itself—to remain silent.

May God grant His church discernment to recognize error, courage to confront it, and wisdom to teach truth. And may those deceived by these teachings find their way back to the God of Scripture—the infinite, incorporeal, omnipresent Spirit who is truly one God in three persons, world without end. Amen.

References

¹ Bible, Leon. Finis Jennings Dake: His Life and Ministry. Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Publishing, 2006, Appendix 11.

² Ibid., Appendix 11.

³ Ibid., quoting Dake’s God’s Plan for Man, p. 500.

⁴ Dake, Finis Jennings. God’s Plan for Man. Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1949, p. 51.

⁵ Dake, Finis Jennings. Dake Annotated Reference Bible. Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963, note on Deuteronomy 6:4.

⁶ Ibid., note on 1 John 5:7.

⁷ Dake, God’s Plan for Man, p. 97.

⁸ Dake, Dake Bible, note on Genesis 1:26.

⁹ Bible, Finis Jennings Dake, Appendix 11.

¹⁰ Ibid.

¹¹ Dake, Dake Bible, note on Genesis 1:26.

¹² Dake, God’s Plan for Man, p. 35.

¹³ Dake, Dake Bible, note on John 4:24.

¹⁴ Ibid., note on Jeremiah 23:24.

¹⁵ Ibid., note on Genesis 11:5.

¹⁶ Dake, God’s Plan for Man, p. 35.

¹⁷ Dake, Dake Bible, note on Psalm 8:5.

¹⁸ Ibid., note on John 10:34.

¹⁹ Smith, Joseph. King Follett Discourse, 1844.

²⁰ Dake, God’s Plan for Man, Ages and Dispensations section.

²¹ Dake, Dake Bible, note on Genesis 1:2.

²² Ibid., note on Genesis 6:6.

²³ Dake, God’s Plan for Man, pp. 51-52.

²⁴ Ibid., p. 97.

²⁵ Dake, Dake Bible, note on 1 Corinthians 8:6.

²⁶ Ibid., note on John 10:30.

²⁷ Ibid., note on Deuteronomy 6:4.

²⁸ Ibid., note on 2 Peter 1:4.

²⁹ Dake, God’s Plan for Man, eschatology section.

³⁰ Dake, Dake Bible, notes on heaven.

³¹ Dake, God’s Plan for Man, chapter on heaven.

³² Ibid., p. 35.

³³ Dake, Dake Bible, notes on “elohim.”

³⁴ Ibid., note on Genesis 1:1.

³⁵ Dake, God’s Plan for Man, pp. 480-490.

³⁶ Dake, Dake Bible, note on Isaiah 9:6.

³⁷ Ibid., note on Genesis 3:8.

³⁸ Ibid., note on Genesis 18.

³⁹ Ibid., note on Exodus 33:23.

⁴⁰ Ibid., note on Psalm 82:6.

⁴¹ Dake, God’s Plan for Man, chapter on man’s future.

⁴² Dake, Dake Bible, note on Romans 8:17.

⁴³ Ibid., notes on Revelation 21-22.

⁴⁴ Dake, God’s Plan for Man, chapter on heaven.

⁴⁵ Ibid., p. 55.

⁴⁶ Dake, Dake Bible, note on Luke 24:39.

⁴⁷ Dake, God’s Plan for Man, p. 96.

⁴⁸ Dake, Dake Bible, note on Matthew 26:39.

⁴⁹ Dake, God’s Plan for Man, Trinity section.

⁵⁰ Dake, Dake Bible, note on 1 Corinthians 6:3.

⁵¹ Ibid., notes on Revelation 21-22.

⁵² Dake, God’s Plan for Man, spirit world section.

⁵³ Dake, Dake Bible, notes on heaven.

⁵⁴ Grudem, Wayne. Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994.

⁵⁵ Berkhof, Louis. Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1941.

⁵⁶ Erickson, Millard. Christian Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1985.

⁵⁷ Hodge, Charles. Systematic Theology. 1872.

⁵⁸ Calvin, John. Institutes of the Christian Religion.

⁵⁹ Finis Jennings Dake, “89 Proofs of A Divine Trinity,” in Dake Study Bible (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963).

⁶⁰ Finis Jennings Dake, Dake’s Annotated Reference Bible (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963), note on “One.”

⁶¹ Finis Jennings Dake, Dake Study Bible (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963), “89 Proofs of A Divine Trinity.”

⁶² Ibid.

⁶³ Ibid.

⁶⁴ Finis Jennings Dake, Dake Bible Misc Passages (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963), “63 Facts About God.”

⁶⁵ Finis Jennings Dake, Dake’s Annotated Reference Bible (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963), note on “Omnipresent.”

⁶⁶ Ibid.

⁶⁷ Finis Jennings Dake, Dake’s Annotated Reference Bible (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963), note on 1 John 5:7.

⁶⁸ Ibid.

⁶⁹ Finis Jennings Dake, Dake Study Bible (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963), “89 Proofs of A Divine Trinity.”

⁷⁰ Finis Jennings Dake, Dake Bible Misc Passages (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963), “50 Facts About the Planet Heaven.”

⁷¹ Finis Jennings Dake, Dake Study Bible (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963), “89 Proofs of A Divine Trinity.”

⁷² Ibid.

⁷³ Finis Jennings Dake, Dake Bible Misc Passages (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963), “89 Proofs of A Divine Trinity.”

⁷⁴ Ibid.

⁷⁵ Ibid.

⁷⁶ Finis Jennings Dake, Dake Bible Old Test (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963), note on Ezekiel 1:26.

⁷⁷ Ibid.

⁷⁸ Finis Jennings Dake, Dake Bible Old Test (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963), note on eating in heaven.

⁷⁹ Finis Jennings Dake, Dake Study Bible (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1963), “89 Proofs of A Divine Trinity.”

⁸⁰ Ibid.

⁸¹ Finis Jennings Dake, God’s Plan for Man (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1949), p. 56.

⁸² Finis Jennings Dake, God’s Plan for Man (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1977 Original), pp. 447-448.

⁸³ Ibid., p. 448.

⁸⁴ Finis Jennings Dake, God’s Plan for Man (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1977 Original), p. 57.

⁸⁵ Ibid., pp. 57-58.

⁸⁶ Finis Jennings Dake, Heavenly Hosts (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Publishing, 1995), Chapter on Pre-Adamite World.

⁸⁷ Ibid.

⁸⁸ Ibid.

⁸⁹ Ibid.

⁹⁰ Finis Jennings Dake, God’s Plan for Man (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1977 Original), pp. 57-58.

⁹¹ Ibid., p. 61.

⁹² Ibid.

⁹³ Ibid., p. 65.

⁹⁴ Ibid.

⁹⁵ Ibid., p. 56.

⁹⁶ Finis Jennings Dake, God’s Plan for Man (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1949), p. 55.

⁹⁷ Finis Jennings Dake, God’s Plan for Man (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Bible Sales, 1977 Original), p. 77.

⁹⁸ Ibid., p. 53.

⁹⁹ Ibid., pp. 57-58.