Originally posted by kevdude
The Word and The Logos are the same being, another name for The Word is The Logos, The Spectre is a part of The Logos(The Word). It was the first Archangel ever and the first being ever created/uncreated by The Presence. All of the Angels in The Silver City call each other brothers or at least some do. The Logos/The Word itself is another name for Jesus (before he was born on earth) that is why The Spectre got so pissed when Jesus died because they was very close (and because they killed Gods only begotten son).The Voice and The Word, The Source belong at 2nd
ey kevdude_ the Word does represent Jesus but not Logoz, here's the proof with evidence:
from the Who's Who of the DC Universe:
Origin of Earth-616 universe:
The Big Bang. The universe is created, formed of vapor and forged with fire. Great energies are born and just as quickly dies as that which was formless struggles to find a form, and that which is without reason seeks purpose. Out of this is born that which is eternal, that which is all and beyond all... The Source. This point in time is often referred to as the "First World".
___ Using his special time-bending device Krona gazes unto the beginning of the universe and ends up unleashing the Anti-Matter Universe.
___ At the moment of creation the entity known as The Voice, as well as the two eternal forces known as Order and Chaos also come into existence. Some evidence even indicate that the Source and the Voice are but two aspects of the same. Shortly after the creation of the universe, when the Voice first opens its mouth it creates the Word. Before it is ever spoken aloud, the word was traced by the hand of the Endless known as Destiny on the first pages of his book.*
___ The time-travelling Spectre finally succeeds in defeating Shathan.
___ The next three of the Endless to come into existence are Death, Dream, and Destruction. It is known that Destruction, the youngest of the three, comes into being as the first sentient beings emerge in the universe.
___ Entities known as the Aurakles also come into being at this time.
___ At some undisclosed point early in the creation of the universe however, after the first four of the Endless, the Archangels known as Lucifer, Uriel, Raphael, Michael, Saraquael, Gabriel, and Ragual come into existence. Early on one-third of the angels of Heaven, led by Lucifer, rebel against their master and are banished to the metaphysical realm that will one day become known as Hell.
*Showcase #61 (March 1966), "Beyond the Sinister Barrier"
Now the Spectre:
Let's just jump to Hal Jordan's time:
When the fallen angel Asmodel stole the power of the Spectre, Hal Jordan was rescued from purgatory to help stop this new threat. Earth's Day of Judgment was stopped and the soul of Hal Jordan was bonded with the Spectre force to become the new Spectre. (See Day of Judgment #3 - 5)
Hal takes on the Wrath, while Batman and Superman fight Mistos. Hal is able to transmute* the Wrath (with willpower ?) into 'the Logoz' (?)- basically a part of God. They defeat Mystos, by showing her that she'd trapped herself on Earth by believing that she was stuck there. The implication was basically that your beliefs change the world around you. This is another way of looking at what Hal was doing as GL, and there's the threat that 'the Logoz' might revert back to the nasty ol' spirit of vengeance if Hal is weak.?(Spectre (4th)#4)
Hal tries to help Two-Face by splitting off his darker side. It's a mistake, and he reintegrates them again. Yeah we create out own destiny, but in setting up that every soul decides how it's going to move forward be it by doing good or evil, it means that the Spectre really doesnt have anything to do. He can just sit on his ass and say it's all Gods will. Why 'allow' them to do evil ? Why 'allow' them to hurt the innocent ? He can prevent it, he can punish, he can teach- He 'should' be doing something. It's so weak. At least (going by the last page) this seemed to be 'the Spectre/ Logoz's will rather than Hals, but it doesn't make for great superheroics. (Spectre (4th)#5)
note:*transmute verb
change in form, nature, or substance :
guess that settles that...