Jesus is GOD, & Creator
Seek the Truth with all your heart.
Bethlehem is the birthplace of King David and Jesus, Yeshua HaMashiach is Jesus the Messiah in Hebrew. Yeshua is Jesus real name in Hebrew which means ‘Salvation’. GOD as Jesus, was and is: The Messiah, our Redeemer, our Saviour.
In normal human terms of understanding we cannot fully reconcile and comprehend that Jesus was and is GOD; that is another reason why we need BELIEF and FAITH.
The realization, which is not easy at first, that Jesus was and is GOD, creates a beautifully clear picture of the magnificent, uncomplicated, and delightful reality, of the truth of GOD, and HIS way of doing things.
Jesus Christ is the visible image of the invisible GOD. He existed before anything was created, and is supreme over all the creation which now exists. Through Him GOD created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we cannot see, such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through and by Him and for Him. He existed before everything else, and He holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is His body of people who love Him and GOD. GOD reconciled everything to Himself through Jesus. GOD in all His fullness, lived in Christ.
Jesus was GOD in human form, so He possessed a combination of humanity and divinity. He therefore possessed the power to overcome and to resist every sinful temptation. Jesus gives that power to every human being who, by faith, identifies with and adopts His righteous character.
Christ became ‘one flesh’ with us, in order that we might become ‘one spirit’ with Him.
Psalm 8:1-9 This psalm of 9 verses speaks of the majesty of the LORD --- GOD, and the Lord --- Jesus, and the magnificence of ‘Their’ creation.
Psalm 118:22 The stone (Jesus -- to come) which the builders rejected (refused), has become the capstone (the headstone – cornerstone – foundation stone.)
Luke 10:16 “He who listens to you listens to Me; he who rejects you rejects Me; but he who rejects Me rejects Him (My Father) who sent Me.”
John 1:1-5 ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with GOD, and the Word was GOD. He was with GOD in the beginning. (‘The Word’ was Jesus.)
Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of mankind. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.’
John 10:30 “I and my Father are one.” Jesus is the very essence and entity of GOD.
John 12:50 “I know that His command leads to eternal life. So Whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”
John 14:6-7 Jesus answered, “I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the FATHER except through Me.
If you really knew Me, you would know My FATHER as well. From now on, you do know Him and have seen Him.”
Verses 8-14 also add to this.
John 14:9b-11 “Anyone who has seen Me has seen the FATHER. How can you say, ‘Show us the FATHER?’ Don’t you believe that I am in the FATHER and that the FATHER is in Me? The words I say to you are not just My own. Rather, it is the FATHER, living in Me, who is doing His work. Believe me when I say that I am in the FATHER and the FATHER is in Me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles them-selves.”
John 18:36 Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world.”
1 Timothy 3:16 Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: GOD appeared in a body (as Jesus), was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
John 20:28 Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my GOD!" Titus 2:13 ---- looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great GOD and Saviour, Christ Jesus. 2 Corinthians. 5:19a GOD was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. 2 Corinthians 4:4 The ‘god’ (Satan) of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of GOD. John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word (‘logos’=Jesus), and the Word was with GOD, and the Word was GOD. Colossians 1:15-16 ‘He is the image of the invisible GOD, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him.’ Hebrews 1:8 ‘But about the Son He says, "Your throne, O GOD (meaning the Son) will last forever and forever ….." Hebrews 2:14 ‘Since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity so that by His death He might destroy him (Satan the devil) who holds the power of death …. |
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GOD (YAHWEH) |
JESUS (YESHUA) |
I AM" ("ego eimi") refers exclusively to Yahweh in the Old Testament and emphasizes that there is only one eternal GOD and no lesser gods. "Ego eimi" is used by Jesus to refer to Himself. The Jews understood very clearly that Jesus was referring to Himself as GOD (Yahweh); that is why they attempted to stone Him after His "ego eimi" statement. | Exodus 3:14 GOD said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’" Deuteronomy 32:39 "See now that I, I am He, and there is no god besides Me…." Isaiah 43:10 "You are My witnesses," declares the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no GOD formed, and there will be none after Me." Isaiah 45:5 "I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from Me there is no GOD." | John 8:58-59 Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am." Therefore they (the Jews) picked up stones to throw at Him… John 8:23-24 Jesus continued, “You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world,; I am not of this world. Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." John 18:4-6 So Jesus…said to them, "Whom do you seek?" They answered Him, "Jesus the Nazarene." He *said to them, "I am He."…. So when He said to them, "I am He," they drew back and fell to the ground. John 13:19 "From now on I am telling you before it comes to pass, so that when it does occur, you may believe that I am He." |
The LORD alone receives worship (1st and 2nd commandments). However, Jesus received worship. In order to not violate the commandments, Jesus must be the LORD (GOD) in order to receive worship. | Isaiah 45:22-24 "Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am GOD, and there is no other. I have sworn by Myself … Before Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear allegiance. Exodus 20:3 & 5 You shall have no other ‘gods’ before Me …. for I, the LORD your GOD, am a jealous GOD …. Matthew 4:7&10 ‘Jesus answered Satan, “It is written: ‘Do not put the Lord your GOD to the test.” Then Jesus said to him, "Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND SERVE HIM ONLY.” John 4:24 "GOD is spirit, and those who worship HIM must worship in spirit and truth." Revelation 5:14 And the four living creatures kept saying, "Amen." And the elders fell down and worshiped. Revelation 7:11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped GOD. Revelation 11:16 And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before GOD, fell on their faces and worshiped GOD. | Philippians 2:9-11 For this reason also, GOD highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of GOD the FATHER. Matthew 14:33 And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, "You are certainly GOD’s Son! Matthew 28:9 And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him. John 9:38 And he said, "Lord, I believe." And he worshiped Him. |
"Mighty GOD" | Isaiah 10:21 A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty GOD. | Isaiah 9:6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us… and His name will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty GOD, Everlasting FATHER, Prince of peace. |
"Alpha and Omega" and the Almighty GOD. | Isaiah 41:4 "Who has performed and accomplished it, calling forth the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the LORD [Yahweh or Jehovah], am the first, and the last. I am He.’ " Isaiah 44:6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘I am the first and I am the last, and there is no GOD besides Me." Isaiah 48:12 "Listen to Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last." | Revelation 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord GOD, "…the Almighty." Revelation 21:5-7 And He who sits on the throne said, "….It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end…. I will be His GOD and He will be MY Son." Revelation 22:12-13 "Behold, I ("I" clearly refers to Jesus) am coming quickly…. I (same "I", thus "Jesus") am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." Revelation 1:17-18 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He (Jesus) placed His right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last… and I have the keys of death and of Hades. Revelation 2:8 "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last (Jesus) who was dead, and has come to life…" |
Authority to forgive sins. | Exodus 34:6 Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD GOD, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loving kindness and truth; Exodus 34:7 who keeps loving kindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin… Nehemiah. 9:17 … You are a GOD of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving kindness… Daniel 9:9 "To the Lord our GOD belong compassion and forgiveness… Jonah 4:2 He prayed to the LORD and said, "Please LORD, …You are a gracious and compassionate GOD, slow to anger and abundant in loving kindness, and one who relents concerning calamity." | Mark 2:5 … Jesus seeing their faith *said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven." Mark 2:9-10 "Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven’; or to say, ‘Get up, and… walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"…. Matthew 9:5-6 "Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"– then He *said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your bed and go home." Acts 26:15,18 ‘I am Jesus… open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to GOD, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’ Col. 3:13 Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. |
Creator of all things = everything. | Genesis. 1:1 In the beginning GOD created the heavens and the earth. Job 33:4 The Spirit of GOD has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting GOD, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. Psalms 95:5-6 The sea is His, for it was He who made it, and His hands formed the dry land. Come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. Psalms 102:25 Of old You founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. | John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word ("logos" = Jesus,) and the Word was with GOD, and the Word was GOD. He was in the beginning with GOD. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. John 1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. Colossians 1:15-18 He is the image of the invisible GOD, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him (Jesus) all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities–all things have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. He is also head of the body, the church…. Ephesians 3:9 and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in GOD who created all things Also see: Hebrews. 1:1-3 & 2:10 |
Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty GOD, Everlasting FATHER, Prince of Peace.
Zechariah 14:9 ‘The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and His name the only name.’
John 5:17-19 Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too, am working.” For this reason the Jews tried all the harder to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling GOD his own Father, making himself equal with GOD." Jesus gave them this answer: “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He can only do what He sees His FATHER doing, because whatever the FATHER does the Son also does.” V. 21-23 “For just as the FATHER raises the dead, and gives them life (eternal), even so the Son also gives life (eternal) to whom He is pleased to give it. Moreover, the FATHER judges no-one, but has entrusted all judgement to the Son, that all may honour the Son just as they honour the FATHER. He who does not honour the Son does not honour the FATHER, who sent Him.”
John 6:35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
John 6:48 “I am the bread of life.”
John 6:51 “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, they will live forever. This bread is My flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 10:7 Therefore Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.”
John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.”
John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though they die.”
John 10:30-33 “I and the FATHER are One.” Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many great miracles from the FATHER. For which of these do you stone me?” “We are not stoning you for any of these,” replied the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be GOD.”
John 15:5-6 “I am the true vine; you are the branches. If a person remains in Me and I in them, they will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in Me, they are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.’
Philippians 2:5-11 ‘In your relationship with one another have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature GOD, did not consider equality with GOD something to be used to His own advantage, rather, He made Himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to death; even on a cross.
Therefore GOD exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the Name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on Earth and under the Earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of GOD the FATHER.’
John 5:19 ‘So Jesus (Yeshua) explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by Himself. He does only what He sees the FATHER doing. Whatever the FATHER does, the Son also does.”
John 6:38 “For I have come down from heaven not to do My will but to do the will of HIM WHO sent Me.”
1 Corinthians 3:23 ‘--- You are of Christ, and Christ is of GOD.’ This is Jesus speaking to the people of GOD, and it highlights the changed status of true lovers of GOD.
Jesus said, shortly before he was arrested, falsely tried, and crucified;
John 17:5 “And now, FATHER, glorify Me in your presence with the glory I had with YOU before the world began.”
Jesus is the only ‘religious leader’ who offers relationship with GOD. All others merely have rules, rituals, traditions, and philosophies to follow. Jesus has opened the door for us – other religions require penance and works.
Philippians 4:8 ‘Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.’