Who do you say Jesus is?

IS JESUS GOD?

In Revelation chapter 1, verse 8, Jesus says, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty".



Jesus speaks of his eternal existence. He has no beginning and He has no ending. He lived; He died and arose from the grave, and He is coming again. He was. He is. And He is to come.



Jesus Christ said that He is "the Almighty". In this verse Jesus claims to be God. You cannot say that Jesus Christ is just a good man, or a good teacher, but not really God. He is either the biggest liar in the world, the biggest hoax and con man who ever lived, or He is who He claims to be.



In this verse Jesus claims to be God. He said He is the Almighty. There is no question about who the Almighty is. Everywhere in the Bible that the word Almighty is found it's clear that it's talking about God Almighty.



In Revelation chapter 4, verse 8, the four living creatures call Jesus Christ, "God Almighty".



Again in Revelation chapter 11, verse 17, all the people in heaven call Jesus Christ, "God Almighty".



The Apostle John tells us in 1 John 2:22 that anyone who denies that Jesus is God is a liar and has the spirit of the anti-Christ abiding in him. Christ is God in a body according to Colossians 2:9. And one day every knee shall bow to Him and confess that He is God. That's what the book of Revelation is all about.



There is no wiggle room here for argument. Both the Old and New Testaments make it very plan that the Lord Jesus Christ is God.



At the burning bush Moses ask God what His name was. God replied, "I Am that I Am", Exodus 3:14. The "I Am" in Hebrew relates to the personal Name of God. In John 8:58, Jesus said, "Before Abraham was, I am". That's Jesus personal Name. Same Name as God. The Yahweh of the Old Testament is the Yeshua of the New Testament. Same Name. Same person. This is confirmed repeatedly though out the Bible. That's why the Scripture says, "At the name of Jesus every knee should bow", Philippians 2:10.



I love that beautiful hymn written by Rev. Bridges back in 1910. It gives such a wonderful tribute to the Name of Jesus.



Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,

Sweetest name I know,

Fills my every longing,

Keeps me singing as I go.



In Colossians 1:15-18 the Bible says, "He (that's Jesus Christ) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. (The firstborn over all creation simply means that Jesus Christ existed before anything was ever created.) For by Him (that's Jesus Christ) all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence."



The "firstborn from the dead" simple means Jesus Christ is the first person to ever die and be resurrected from the grave with a glorified, spiritual body.



The Bible makes it very clear here that Jesus Christ will have the preeminence in all things. He is the Lord and Creator of all things. Jesus Christ is the Lord spoken of all through the Holy Bible. To accept Him as Lord is to accept Him as the God of your life. That's what being a Christian is all about! For Him to be your Lord means He is your God.



In Isaiah 45: 18, "For thus says the Lord (that's Jesus Christ),

Who created the heavens, (According to Colossians 1:16, Jesus created the heavens.)

Who is God,

Who formed the earth and made it,

Who has established it,

Who did not create it in vain,

Who formed it to be inhabited:

I am the Lord, and there is no other".



The word "Lord" in the divine sense means, "the self existent One". In the human sense the word "lord" means "master" or "overseer" or "the respected head". All through the book of Revelation, Jesus claims to be the self-existent One. He has no beginning and He has no ending.Only God can make this claim and Jesus makes it.



If you want to see God, look at Jesus. He is the invisible God in a body. He used the Virgin Mary to birth for Himself a body. That's why He is referred to as the "Son of Man". This means He is totally man as far as His physical side is concerned. He is also referred to as the "Son of God". This means He is totally God as far as His spiritual side is concerned. The only way we can understand this is for the Holy Spirit to reveal it to us.



In Matthew 22: verse 42 thru 45, Jesus tried to explain this to the Pharisees. Jesus asked them the question, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He? They said to Him, the Son of David. He said to them, how then does David in the Spirit call Him Lord, saying:



The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool"? This is a quote from Psalm 110, verse 1.



If David then calls Him Lord, how is He his Son"?



What's Jesus saying here? Jesus is saying that as God He is David's Lord, but as Man, He is David's Son.



When the word "Lord" is used to refer to God it is always capitalized and the plural form is used.




This miracle of the incarnation of Christ is explained in John 1:1. The Bible says, "In the beginning was the Word (that's Jesus Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."



In John 1:14, the Bible goes on to say, "And the Word (that's Jesus Christ) became flesh and dwelt among us".



I realize I'm being very redundant and repetitive. My wife won't let me forget it! So I am aware of it. If it bothers you I'm sorry. You will just have to forgive me like she does. It's the only way I know how to preach and teach. And I'm too old to learn a better way.



Jesus Christ is God. How can there be any doubt? In Isaiah 9:6, we are told that Jesus is God. The Bible says, "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, MIGHTY GOD, everlasting Father, Prince of peace".



This verse declares that Jesus Christ is the one and only MIGHTY GOD. He is also referred to as our everlasting Father. Have you ever thought of Jesus being your Father?



In 1 John 5:20 we are told that Jesus is God. The Bible says, "And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God".



I'm sure some of you are asking the question: if there is only one God and Jesus Christ is that one God, where does the Holy Trinity fit in? Yes! God is a Trinity. God, the Father. God, the Son. And God, the Holy Spirit. There is only one God, but He has there dimensions.The word "trinity" is not the best word to use. The Scriptural word is Godhead.



No one can deny the fact that the Bible talks about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Son of God is not a separate God or person. The Son of God is the physical entity of the Father. The Holy Spirit is the spiritual entity of the Father. It's a matter of position. I am a father, a son and a husband. I am body, soul and spirit and they can be separated.. But I am one person.



There is no parable, no illustration, no analogy and no explanation that can explain the Trinity. It's a matter of faith. We must choose to believe. We just have to take God's word for it. St. Augustine said, "Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand".



The Bible says in 1 John 5:7, "For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one." Not three Gods. There is only one God but He has three dimensions, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. There is no question about who the Word is here in this verse. In Revelation 19:13, talking about Jesus Christ, the Bible says, "and His name is called The Word Of God".



I want to read 1 John 5:7 again, "For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one".



The Father is the invisible power source with a personality, and while He does not have a body, He does have a physical image, Colossians 1:15. Jesus Christ is the visible embodiment of the Father incarnated in the form of a man, Philippians 2:5-8. The Holy Spirit is the unlimited, everywhere presents of the Father. He is like the wind that's always present moving as He wishes, John 3:8.



The Father is the invisible Power of God.

The Son is the visible Person of God.

The Holy Spirit is the everywhere Presents of God.



All three exist in the body of Jesus, making Him the Christ. Making Him God Almighty! Jesus Christ is the compound of the power, the person and the presents of God.



Titus 2:13 says Jesus is God.

Heb 1:8 The Father calls Jesus God.

In John 20:28, Thomas called Jesus His God.

John 1: 1-14. Jesus is God and answers the question why did God become flesh?



1.To make an invisible God visible.

2.To make an unknown God known.

3.To make an impersonal God personal.

4.To make a unkillable God killable.