Is Jesus God Part I: The New Testament

Introduction.

Within this Article I will be going over many verses, and this Article will have many Sections. The topic of this Article is: Is Jesus God According to the Bible? This is the First Article in a series of three Articles. The first two Articles will focus solely on the Bible, and the third will be quoting from Church Fathers. This Article will primarily focus on the New Testament. I will be quoting Old Testament passages when needed. The second Article will primarily focus on the New Testament. By the end of this Article I will have shown you that not only did Jesus claim to be God but He was and is God. This Article is for people who are interested in Christianity, and for those who are Christian but doubting the teaching and belief that we have of Christ being God. And this is for the people who are interested in how we get our beliefs and how we know Christ is God.

Section 1. The Birth of Jesus Testifies to His Divinity.

Matthew 1:20-23 Part I (Luke 2:21)

20 But as he considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit; 21 she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel” (which means, God with us).

We are told the reason Christ's name is Jesus is because HE will save the HIS people from their sins. Now Jesus’ name in the Latinized form of the Greek Iesous. However, Christ's name in Hebrew/Aramaic was Yehoshua, commonly shortened to Yeshua. Yehoshua means, 'God is Salvation,' and Christ is called Jesus, Yehoshua, because HE will SAVE HIS people from their sins. And on top of this, He will also be called Emmanuel, which literally means With us is God! How more clear could it be that by His very name is testifying to Him being God!

Psalms 130:7-8 Part II

7 O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

And as you see from this Psalm that the Lord is the One who will REDEEM, or save Israel, however as we read back in Matthew, Jesus is the One who is saving His people, meaning He is God.

Luke 1:30-32

30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,

Again we see that the child should be called Jesus. Then the Angel says that the child will be called 'Son of the Most High" Now tell me, in common sense, if there is a god, and the god has a son, is the son also god or a god? We all have learned basic genetics and how Genes are passed down and DNA are passed down in Elementary and or Highschool, so if we are told that the True God has a Son, would that Son also be God in Divinity? Of course He would. But of course in this case both Father and Son are God, one God.

Luke 1:43

43 And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Elizabeth proclaims here in verse 43 saying the Mother of HER LORD has come. But who is the Lord of Elizabeth? God is the Lord of Elizabeth. [ 1. Luke 1:16; 25; 68 ]

Luke 2:11

11 for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Remember, back in Luke 1, we are told the Lord is God, and here we are told the child that is born is the Christ, Savior, and He is the Lord. It does not say, He will be the Lord meaning like King, it means He already is the Lord. He was Lord before He was born.

Section 2. Jesus being the Christ Testifies to His Divinity.

Within this Section, I will be going over Jesus being the Christ, Son of Man, proves that He is God.

Isaiah 43:3 Part I

3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you.

Isaiah 43:11 Part II

11 I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no savior.

Isaiah 45:15 Part III

15 Truly, thou art a God who hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior.

Isaiah 45:21 Part IV

21 Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no other god besides me,

a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.

According to the Old Testament, the only Savior is God, so then if Jesus comes, and He is the Messiah, a Savior, why would He not be God. Now let's see what the New Testament concerning the Savior.

Luke 2:11 Part I

11 for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Acts 13:23 Part II

23 Of this man’s posterity God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised.

Philippians 3:20 Part III

20 But our commonwealth is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Timothy 1:10 Part IV

10 and now has manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

Titus 1:4 Part V

4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Titus 2:10 Part VI

10 nor to pilfer, but to show entire and true fidelity, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

Titus 2:13 Part VII

13 awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

From all these verses I have given, it appears that the Savior of Israel, and the World is Jesus. Then in the letter to Titus, Jesus who is the Savior is called God twice. But if this is not good enough evidence, look at what Jesus Himself says and refers to.

Matthew 26:63-65 Part I

63 But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, “I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.” 64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.” 65 Then the high priest tore his robes, and said, “He has uttered blasphemy. Why do we still need witnesses? You have now heard his blasphemy.

Now we have gone over the definition of blasphemy, yet according to the definition, where do we see Christ saying anything blasphemous? Well nowhere to us. The blasphemy is Christ saying He is the Son of Man, who is the Son of God, who sits at the right hand of God. Most Trinitarians would not understand what is blasphemous about this because to us believers, Jesus did not claim any Divinity to be God here. However, to these Pharisees, Jesus completely did. To claim the title, The Son of Man, Christ blasphemed, because the Jews and Pharisees believed that the Son of Man was Divine as God. Let's look at the Old Testament verses that speak about the Son of Man.

Ezekiel 1:26 Part II

26 And above the firmament over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness as it were of a human form.

Ezekiel 1:28 Part III

28 Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.

Ezekiel 8:2 Part IV

2 Then I beheld, and lo, a form that had the appearance of a man; below what appeared to be his loins it was fire, and above his loins it was like the appearance of brightness, like gleaming bronze.

Now these verses do not say 'Son of Man' but Son of Man means one who looks human, which is what Ezekiel is seeing here in these verses. Then we see the Son of Man in Daniel.

Daniel 7:13 Part V

13 I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.

Daniel sees One like a Son of Man who rides on the clouds of heaven and comes before the Ancient of Days. Now it is the act of riding on the clouds of heaven that gives the Son of Man His Deity of God alongside the Ancient of Days. Because God is said to ride the clouds of Heaven. [ 2. Deuteronomy 33:26 ] This is why the Pharisees considered Jesus calling Himself the Son of Man to be speaking blasphemy. But not only would that have been blasphemy but He also called Himself the Son of God. Which was referring to Proverbs 30:4. But remember Jesus also confirmed to them He was the Christ, which the Son of Man was said to be, and then He called Himself the Son of God. They also thought the Christ would be Divine as being God because of Isaiah 9:6-7, where the son who will be born will be called MIGHTY GOD. This entire situation here in Matthew 26 is proving Christ's deity as God.

Matthew 21:1-5 (Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19) Part I

Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. 3 If any one says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and he will send them immediately.” 4 This took place to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of an ass.”

Zechariah 9:9-17 Part II

The Coming Ruler of God’s People 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on an ass, on a colt the foal of an ass. 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. 11 As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your captives free from the waterless pit. 12 Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double. 13 For I have bent Judah as my bow; I have made Ephraim its arrow. I will brandish your sons, O Zion, over your sons, O Greece, and wield you like a warrior’s sword. 14 Then the Lord will appear over them, and his arrow go forth like lightning; the Lord God will sound the trumpet, and march forth in the whirlwinds of the south. 15 The Lord of hosts will protect them, and they shall devour and tread down the slingers; and they shall drink their blood like wine, and be full like a bowl, drenched like the corners of the altar. 16 On that day the Lord their God will save them for they are the flock of his people; for like the jewels of a crown they shall shine on his land. 17 Yea, how good and how fair it shall be! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maidens.

We read the Triumphant entry into Jerusalem of Christ, and many often will go into deep discussion about how wonderfully this shows Jesus truly is the Christ, the Messiah. However what I have come to realize is that it more importantly testifies to Jesus being God. Which even to me was shocking because I had heard no one touch upon this subject in all the years of my learning at a Christian school. In the Gospel we see the quote from the unnamed prophet, who is Zechariah, that the King will come on the colt the foal of an ass. In Zechariah 9, the title of the section is "The Coming Ruler of God’s People" which obviously is the Messiah, as the Jews understood and we understand in the Old Testament context because of Daniel 7. Which again the Messiah is understood by Jews in the ancient times, and just based purely on scripture, to be God. In this section of Zechariah 9, specifically verses 11 & 13; we see the coming King will save the people, and we see this image of bows and arrows. Then after a few verses we see in verse 14 that the Lord God will use His arrows. Again connecting the coming King Messiah to being God. Then in verse 16 we see the Lord God will save the people, just as the coming King Messiah will, again showing the coming King Messiah is God. And that King Messiah is Jesus who is God and Christ.

Section 3. The Four Gospels Testify to Jesus and His Divinity.

Within this Section I will be going over a slew of verses, some new, some that have already been used within this Article, that will testify to Jesus being God from the Gospels of Saint Matthew, Saint Mark, Saint Luke, and finally Saint John. I will start off with Matthew, and will show the verses to the same event if found in the other Gospels, I will only go over an event once depending on when it comes up first among the four Gospels. I will also not touch upon the subjects of Christ's Second Coming, those verses will be reserved for Section 6.

Matthew 1:20-23 Part I (Luke 2:21) [ From Section 1. ]

[ We are told the reason Christ's name is Jesus is because HE will save the HIS people from their sins. Now Jesus; name in the Latinized form of the Greek Iesous. However, Christ's name in Hebrew/Aramaic was Yehoshua, commonly shortened to Yeshua. Yehoshua means, 'God is Salvation,' and Christ is called Jesus, Yehoshua, because HE will SAVE HIS people from their sins. And on top of this, He will also be called Emmanuel, which literally means With us is God! How more clear could it be that by His very name is testifying to Him being God! ] [ Section 1. ]

Luke 2:11 Part II [ From Section 1. ]

11 for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

[ Remember, back in Luke 1, we are told the Lord is God, and here we are told the child that is born is the Christ, Savior, and He is the Lord. It does not say, He will be the Lord meaning like King, it means He already is the Lord. He was Lord before He was born. ] [ Section 1. ]

Matthew 26:63-65 Part III [ From Section 2. ]

[ Now we have gone over the definition of blasphemy, yet according to the definition, where do we see Christ saying anything blasphemous? Well nowhere to us. The blasphemy is Christ saying He is the Son of Man, who is the Son of God, who sits at the right hand of God. Most Trinitarians would not understand what is blasphemous about this because to us believers, Jesus did not claim any Divinity to be God here. However, to these Pharisees, Jesus completely did. To claim the title, The Son of Man, Christ blasphemed, because the Jews and Pharisees believed that the Son of Man was Divine as God. ] [ Section 2. ]

Matthew 3:3 (Mark 1:2-3; Luke 3:4-6; John 1:19-23)

3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”

Here we read the Four Gospels reflecting, and quoting Isaiah 40:3. Remember, the Old Testament, in context, the Lord is God. Yet we read about Saint John the Baptist, also known as the Forerunner, who came to lead the way before Jesus, quotes Isaiah and claims to be the voice in the wilderness. Which means Jesus is the Lord, which means God. If Jesus is not God, wouldn't Isaiah 40:3 read something like, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Savior from the Lord, make his paths straight."? There would be no confusion in the prophecies, however the natural way the Scriptures are, makes Jesus out to be God.

Matthew 5:21-48 Part I

Concerning Anger 21 “You have heard that it was said to the men of old, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother shall be liable to the council, and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be liable to the hell of fire. 23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25 Make friends quickly with your accuser, while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison; 26 truly, I say to you, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny. Concerning Adultery 27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell. Concerning Divorce 31 “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Concerning Oaths 33 “Again you have heard that it was said to the men of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn.’ 34 But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil. Concerning Retaliation 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist one who is evil. But if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also; 40 and if any one would sue you and take your coat, let him have your cloak as well; 41 and if any one forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42 Give to him who begs from you, and do not refuse him who would borrow from you. Love for Enemies 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you salute only your brethren, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Matthew 6 Part II

Concerning Almsgiving “Beware of practicing your piety before men in order to be seen by them; for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2 “Thus, when you give alms, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward. 3 But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Concerning Prayer 5 “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward. 6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. 7 “And in praying do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread; 12 And forgive us our debts, As we also have forgiven our debtors; 13 And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. 14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; 15 but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Concerning Fasting 16 “And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have their reward. 17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, 18 that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Concerning Treasures 19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. The Sound Eye 22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light; 23 but if your eye is not sound, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! Serving Two Masters 24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Do Not Worry 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well. 34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day.

John 13:34 Part III

34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

Matthew 7:28-29 Part IV

28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, 29 for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

Matthew 18:5-9 (Mark 9:43-50) Part V

Temptations to Sin 5 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; 6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 “Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the man by whom the temptation comes! 8 And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.

Matthew 18:15-22 Part VI

Reproving Another Who Sins 15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Forgiveness 21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven.

Matthew 19:1-12 ( Mark 10:1-12) Part VII

Teaching about Divorce. Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan; 2 and large crowds followed him, and he healed them there. 3 And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?” 4 He answered, “Have you not read that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one’? 6 So they are no longer two but one. What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder.” 7 They said to him, “Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?” 8 He said to them, “For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for unchastity, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a divorced woman, commits adultery.” 10 The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is not expedient to marry.” 11 But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this precept, but only those to whom it is given. 12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it.”

In Matthew 5:21-48 and the entirety of chapter 6, we see Jesus telling the people how they are to live and act, by revising and updating Old Commandments and teachings so that people will be more righteous and forgiving and loving and He made them into His own Commandments. Then in John 13:34 we see Jesus giving a completely new Commandment. Then later in Matthew and the other Gospels show Jesus giving even more Commandments and new teachings. Why is this significant and how does it tell us Jesus is God?

[ 3. Deuteronomy 4:2; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Baruch 4:13; James 4:12 ] These four verses specifically tell us God is the Lawgiver, and no one can add or subtract from them, and the Commandments are God's. Yet then we read Christ giving many Commandments and this does not make Him God? And in Matthew 7, we are told that the crowds were astonished by Jesus' teachings because He did not sound like the other teachers and scribes, He taught with authority. Of course then this means Jesus is God.

Matthew 8:23-27 (Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25)

Jesus Stills the Storm 23 And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27 And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?"

With this event within the Gospels, the Disciples most likely had not fully understood how to comprehend Christ. To be fully God, and fully man. Unlike any prophet or miracle worker before, Jesus does not invoke God, instead He rebukes the wind and the wind obeys Him. It certainly wasn't unbelief the Disciples vented, it was amazement that they knew the Messiah was God, yet He was also a man which would have been very confusing and hard to comprehend.

Matthew 9:1-8 Part I (Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26)

Jesus Heals a Paralytic. And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. 2 And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” 3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” 4 But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 6 But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, take up your bed and go home.” 7 And he rose and went home. 8 When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

1 Chronicles 28:9 Part II

9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off for ever.

Psalm 130:3-4 Part III

3 If thou, O Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

The scribes considered Jesus to be blaspheming because He forgave sins, or at least to them, said to have. Any good, Scriptural knowing Jew in the first-century would have known Psalm 130, especially the scribes which is why they believed Jesus was blaspheming because they see a man standing before them, saying such things. Clearly Jesus says He has such authority, making Him God. Then verse 4 tells us something else about Jesus confirming He is God. It says, "Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?" This shows us that Jesus is God because He knows their thoughts and knows what is in their heart, like God does in 1 Chronicles 28:9. Not only does Jesus know their thoughts and their hearts, but in the Gospel of Matthew here we read that Jesus knows the FAITH of the people who brought the paralytic. Let's look at this from a logical standpoint. There is a God, and He is all knowing, He knows whether or not someone has Faith in Him or not. His knowledge is infinite, while human's knowledge is finite. Therefore, how would it be possible for a human, to see and know someone has Faith? Faith is not simply a one-time thought and proclamation, it is a reoccurring state of being, invisible to humans naturally, just like a soul. We can see the effects of Faith, just like the soul, yet we can also be deceived by effects. Jesus on the other hand, saw their Faith and knew it was true Faith. How then, is Jesus only human and not God? I believe this is absolute proof, if given alone, that He is God.

Matthew 12:8 Part I ( Mark 2:28; Luke 6:5)

8 For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.”

Exodus 20:8-11 Part II

8 “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your manservant, or your maidservant, or your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates; 11 for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and hallowed it.

Deuteronomy 5:14 Part III

14 but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, or your manservant, or your maidservant, or your ox, or your ass, or any of your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your manservant and your maidservant may rest as well as you.

The Son of Man, Jesus, says that He is the Lord of the Sabbath. What is the Sabbath? The Sabbath is the day of the Lord throughout the Old Testament, because the Lord created the earth in six days, and rested on the seventh as you have read in Exodus 20. Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5 both say the sabbath is to the Lord God. However in the Gospels of Saint Matthew, Saint Mark, and finally Saint Luke, the day of the Lord, the sabbath, Jesus says that it is His day, He is the Lord that is respected on the Sabbath. This not only testifies to Him being God, but He just called Himself God.

Matthew 12:22-25 (Mark 3:19-30; Luke 11:14-23)

Jesus and Beelzebul 22 Then a blind and dumb demoniac was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the dumb man spoke and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, “Can this be the Son of David?” 24 But when the Pharisees heard it they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this man casts out demons.” 25 Knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand;

Here again we see another instance where Jesus knows the thoughts of men. Like I argued back in with Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12; Luke 5:17-26, Jesus must be God because of the fact that He can know the Faith of men. Again, what man can know someone's Faith unless they are God?

Matthew 14:22-33 (Mark 6:45-52; John 6:16-21)

Jesus Walks on the Water 22 Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. 26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. 27 But immediately he spoke to them, saying, “Take heart, it is I; have no fear.” 28 And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus; 30 but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “O man of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

Again we see two instances of things I have talked about already, yet this time they are both combined. The Disciples leave on a boat and in the night, Jesus walks to them on the water. The water obeys Him and bends to serve Him. Which is reinforced when Saint Peter says that if Jesus wants him to walk to Him, he will be able to walk. And Jesus does call Saint Peter to Him, and Peter is able to walk on the water for a while, until his Faith weens. Saint Peter's Faith weens and Jesus points it out because He can see people's Faith, and he calls Saint Peter, "O man of little faith."

Matthew 17:1-8 (Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36) Part I

The Transfiguration 17 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is well that we are here; if you wish, I will make three booths here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” 5 He was still speaking, when lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe. 7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.” 8 And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

Matthew 22:32 (Mark 12:26-27; Luke 20:37-38) Part II

32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.”

At the Transfiguration, Jesus brings up three of His Disciples up on a mountain on the day of Sunday, the day of the Lord Christ. The Gospels of Saint Matthew and Saint Mark both testify it was after 6 days, the Transfiguration occurred. But in the Gospel of Saint Luke, we are told it was after 8 days. There is no contradiction here, it is a complete fact that the Transfiguration occurred on a Sunday, because the first two Gospels only mention 6 days, which includes Sunday and the five days of business, excluding Saturday. Why excluding Saturday? Because Saturday was not looked at as a normal day because it belonged to no one but God. So if the first two Gospels say "after six days," that can be accurate because Sunday comes after Saturday, which is the Sabbath, making it the eighth day. This is what the Gospel of Saint Luke was saying. When he says after, he means that on the eighth day is when the event happened. Jesus goes upon the mount and only a glimpse of His glory is revealed. But what is very important is who appears alongside Him; Moses and Elijah. Two great prophets of God, both of which have been physically dead at the time of Christ for roughly fourteen-hundred years. Which obviously Moses and Elijah are dead, because Methuselah was the oldest living human. So then how is it that Moses and Elijah are standing here with Jesus at His Transfiguration? This is why I quoted Christ's counterpoint to the group of Sadducees. He says that God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Jesus had Moses and Elijah appear beside Him because He was showing the 3 Disciples that He is God, because even though these men died, they are here beside Him and still exist in consciousness. That is the significance of His Transfiguration and how it testifies to Jesus being God.

Matthew 21:1-5 (Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19) Part I [From Section 2.]

Zechariah 9:9-17 Part II [From Section 2.]

Matthew 21:8-9 (Mark 11:8-9; Luke 19:36-38; John 12:13) Part I

8 Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

Psalm 118:25-26 Part II

25 Save us, we beseech thee, O Lord! O Lord, we beseech thee, give us success! 26 Blessed be he who enters in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord.

Matthew 21:15-16 (Luke 19:39-40) Part III

15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” they were indignant; 16 and they said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” And Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast brought perfect praise’?”

Psalm 8:1-2 Part IV

O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is thy name in all the earth! Thou whose glory above the heavens is chanted 2 by the mouth of babes and infants, thou hast founded a bulwark because of thy foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.

In verses 9-11 of Matthew that multitudes of people were following Christ saying HOSANNA came to mean with this event, 'Salvation has come!' but Hosanna is derived from the Hebrew, 'hoshiya na' which sounds like Hosanna obviously. And what does 'hoshiya na' mean? It means: "Save us, please!" Which is said to God in Psalm 118:25. Then little children came saying Hosanna to Christ and the Chief Priests and scribes heard them saying these things and that is why they then ask Christ why He is allowing them to say such things; these things are to be said to God according to the Old Testament, and they are saying these things to someone who appears to be man. Then Christ asks them if they have never read Psalm 8:1-2 and there it talks about praises of babes and sucklings being said to the Lord, which is God in the context. So Christ is asking the Priests why they are surprised that babes and sucklings are singing praises to their God. Which Jesus here is identifying Himself as God.

Matthew 23:10-12

10 Neither be called masters, for you have one master, the Christ. 11 He who is greatest among you shall be your servant; 12 whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

Jesus says there is one master, and that is He, Himself. Is not God the One Master? Jesus says He is the One Master. He quite clearly is calling Himself God here. Then Jesus not only is speaking to the Disciples and the Disciples to come, but He is talking about Himself in a way and referencing what is to come after His death. [ 4. Philippians 2:5-11 ]

Matthew 28:9-10

9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Hail!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

Here is a very important event happening. Someone other than God (supposedly) is being Worshiped. Which according to the law, the Ten Commandments, is idolatry and sinning. Yet shockingly Christ does not rebuke the women, or direct them to worship God the Father alone. I only know of one instance where someone attempted to worship someone else and was told not to. [ 5. Revelation 19:10 ]

Section 4. Part I. Jesus Being The Judge Testifies To His Divinity.

Within this Section I will be going over Jesus being the Judge and how that Title of Authority without doubt testifies to Him being God. I will give you my so-called "Points of Power." The bullet points focus on descriptions in the Old Testament and New Testament about the Judge which I will show you where I get these "Points of Power" from.

Is the King
Is the Lawgiver
Has commandments
Sits on the throne
Dwells above the earth
Summons the heavens and stretches them out
Owns all nations
Has myriads of angels
Takes vengeance
Is Righteous
Is Feared
Is going to save His people
Has feet drenched in blood of the wicked
Coming to Judge the earth
Will Judge every righteous and unrighteous person based on every single deed
Will Judge the living and the dead
Will exalt some men and put other men down
Will make earthly governments nothing compared to Him
Will make every knee bow to Him
Will make every tongue acknowledge Himself

Now, let me provide you with the verses that speak about the Judge and give these "Points of Power."

Deuteronomy 32:36

36 For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees that their power is gone, and there is none remaining, bond or free.

Judges 11:27

27 I therefore have not sinned against you, and you do me wrong by making war on me; the Lord, the Judge, decide this day between the people of Israel and the people of Ammon.”

1 Chronicles 16:33

33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.

Job 21:22

22 Will any teach God knowledge, seeing that he judges those that are on high?

Psalm 7:8

8 The Lord judges the peoples; judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me.

Psalm 7:11

11 God is a righteous judge, and a God who has indignation every day.

Psalm 9:4

4 For thou hast maintained my just cause; thou hast sat on the throne giving righteous judgment.

Psalm 9:7-8

7 But the Lord sits enthroned for ever, he has established his throne for judgment; 8 and he judges the world with righteousness, he judges the peoples with equity.

Psalm 35:24

24 Vindicate me, O Lord, my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me!

Psalm 50:4-6

4 He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people: 5 “Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!” 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge! Selah

Psalm 58:10-11

10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 Men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.”

Psalm 75:7

7 but it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another.

Psalm 82:8

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; for to thee belong all the nations!

Psalm 94:1-2

O Lord, thou God of vengeance, thou God of vengeance, shine forth! 2 Rise up, O judge of the earth; render to the proud their deserts!

Psalm 96:13

13 before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with his truth.

Ecclesiastes 3:17

17 I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for he has appointed a time for every matter, and for every work.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Isaiah 33:22

22 For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our ruler, the Lord is our king; he will save us.

Isaiah 40:22-23

22 It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to dwell in; 23 who brings princes to nought, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.

Now let's see what the New Testament has to say about God being Judge.

Romans 2:5-6

5 But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. 6 For he will render to every man according to his works:

Romans 3:6

6 By no means! For then how could God judge the world?

Romans 14:10-11

10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God; 11 for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.”

Hebrews 10:30

30 For we know him who said, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”

James 4:12

12 There is one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you that you judge your neighbor?

1 Peter 4:5

5 but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

Jude 1:14-15

14 It was of these also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with his holy myriads, 15 to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness which they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”

Now let's see what is said of Jesus relating to being the Judge. Again let me give you the twenty "Points of Power."

Is the King
Is the Lawgiver
Has commandments
Sits on the throne
Dwells above the earth
Summons the heavens and stretches them out
Owns all nations
Has myriads of angels
Takes vengeance
Is Righteous
Is Feared
Is going to save His people
Has feet drenched in blood of the wicked
Coming to Judge the earth
Will Judge every righteous and unrighteous person based on every single deed
Will Judge the living and the dead
Will exalt some men and put other men down
Will make earthly governments nothing compared to Him
Will make every knee bow to Him
Will make every tongue acknowledge Himself

First I will start off by what the Old Testament says about Jesus being the Judge.

Isaiah 11:1-3 Part I

There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. 3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;

Isaiah 16:5 Part II

5 then a throne will be established in steadfast love and on it will sit in faithfulness in the tent of David one who judges and seeks justice and is swift to do righteousness.”

So the sprout from Jesse who is the Messiah, Jesus, He is going to judge but not by what His eyes and ears perceive. The only left would be the soul and conscience at that point. So the Messiah can read the thoughts and deeds of man. He also sits on a throne[Point 4] and is faithful and will judge fairly and will be righteous[Point 10][Point 18]

And now the New Testament.

Matthew 1:21

21 she will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

Here the Angel told the Blessed Virgin Mary that she will name her son Jesus because He will save His people[Point 12]

Matthew 16:27

27 For the Son of man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay every man for what he has done.

Jesus says that He is going to be coming[Point 14] with His angels[Point 8] and He will repay each person according to their behavior[Point 15,18]

Matthew 24:30-31

30 then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory; 31 and he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Jesus says that He will appear in heaven[Point 5] and all nations will fear Him[Point 11] and that He will come on the clouds of heaven[Point 14] and Christ reiterates that He has angels[Point 8]. There is another connection here. [ 6. Psalm 50:4-6 ]

Matthew 25:31-46

The Judgment of the Nations 31 “When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, 33 and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. 34 Then the King will say to those at his right hand, ‘Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? 38 And when did we see thee a stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? 39 And when did we see thee sick or in prison and visit thee?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.’ 41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to thee?’ 45 Then he will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.’ 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Jesus here reiterates that He is coming[Point 14] and all His angels will come with Him[Point 8] And He will sit on His throne[Point 4] All nations will come before Him[Point 7, 15, 16, 17] He also refers to Himself as the King. [Point 1]

John 5:22

22 The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,

Here we see Jesus, the Son, saying that the Father, who is 100% undoubtedly God, does not judge. But the Son is the one who judges. This speaks volumes to who Jesus is. God.

John 13:34

34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

This is Jesus speaking here and what is He doing? Giving a commandment, a LAW. He just became a Lawgiver.[Point 2,3]

Matthew 28:18-20 Part I

18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.”

Acts 10:42 Part II

42 And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that he is the one ordained by God to be judge of the living and the dead.

In Acts here, we see a reflection back to after Christ's Resurrection, when He met with His Disciples and told them to go into all the world. We see Jesus called the Judge of the Living and Dead. [Point 16]

Romans 14:9-11 Part I

9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. 10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God; 11 for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.”

Philippians 2:10-11 Part II

10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Saint Paul tells us that Christ died then came to life and is LORD over the living and dead[Point 16] and all people will stand before the judgment seat of God[Point 15, 16] Then Saint Paul quotes Isaiah 45 so Saint Paul just said that the Lord who spoke back in Isaiah was Christ who he had just called Lord in verse 9 and says every knee will bow and every tongue will acknowledge Christ[Point 19, 20]. Then again we are told that EVERY knee will bow to Christ, everyone in Heaven, earth and under the ground, and every tongue will confess Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Meaning that confessing Christ is Lord is praising Christ's deity, which also praises the Father. [Point 19,20]

2 Timothy 4:1

4 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

Here Saint Paul just called Christ, God by saying it is Christ who will judge the living and dead[Point 16] and said that Christ has a Kingdom[Point 1]

Hebrews 1:8-12

8 But of the Son he says, “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever, the righteous scepter is the scepter of thy kingdom. 9 Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness beyond thy comrades.” 10 And, “Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; 11 they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, 12 like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years will never end.”

Here we see God the Father talking about Jesus, the Son, saying he created the Heavens and earth. [Point 6]

Revelation 19:11-16

11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems; and he has a name inscribed which no one knows but himself. 13 He is clad in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, followed him on white horses. 15 From his mouth issues a sharp sword with which to smite the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron; he will tread the wine press of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, King of kings and Lord of lords.

Here Saint John is seeing the Revelations of the End Days and he sees Jesus who is called faithful and true. He judges[Point 14] and wages war in righteousness[Point 10] He is clothed with garments dipped in blood because He treads the winepress of wrath[Point 9, 13] The armies of heaven followed Christ down[Point 8] and Christ is called KING of kings[Point 1].

Revelation 20:11-15

11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat upon it; from his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, by what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead in them, and all were judged by what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire; 15 and if any one’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

So here John sees a throne and One seated on it[Point 4] All the dead stood before the throne and were judged by all their deeds before the scroll of Life[Point 16] Then anyone who was not in the scroll of Life was hurled into the lake of fire by this One who judges all by their deeds.

Again, I have many more verses that are directly calling Jesus the Judge, meaning He is God Almighty. (Romans 14:12; 1 Corinthians 1:8; 4:4-5; 5:3-5; 11:26; 11:32; 15:24-26; 16:22; 2 Corinthians 1:13-14; 5:10; Philippians 1:6)

Section 5. Jesus' Ascension and Return Testifies To His Divinity.

Within this Section I will be going over the Ascension and Return of Jesus proves that He is God.

Zechariah 13:8-9 Part I

8 In the whole land, says the Lord, two thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one third shall be left alive. 9 And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people’; and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

We read here a prophecy of the End Times or End of Days. The LORD, which means God, says that two-thirds of the people on the earth will be cut off from Him and die, but the remaining third will be "refined liked silver is refined; tried as gold is tried." This is referring to the glorification of our human bodies after the resurrection. [ 7. Matthew 25:31-46 ] Then the LORD says that the remaining Third will call upon MY NAME, The LORD, then the Lord says those people will say: "The LORD IS MY GOD." This Lord is God, there is no doubt about it.

Zechariah 14:4-5 Part II

4 On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives which lies before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley; so that one half of the Mount shall withdraw northward, and the other half southward. 5 And the valley of my mountains shall be stopped up, for the valley of the mountains shall touch the side of it; and you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord your God will come, and all the holy ones with him.

Verse 4 speaks of the coming of the LORD GOD. It says the Lord's feet will touch the mount of Olives and it will split. Then verse 5 ends by saying: "the LORD MY GOD WILL COME and all the saints." So not only is this Lord, whose feet will touch the Mount of Olives when He comes down from Heaven, is God. And we are told that all the holy ones will come with the Lord. [ 8. Matthew 24:30-31; 9. Matthew 25:31-46; 10. Revelation 19:11-16 ]

There are a few bullet points I am going to show you throughout the New Testament passages that are confirmed of Christ that come from Zechariah 13:8-9 and Zechariah 14.

1A. The One who is coming is called Lord

1B. This Lord is Lord as in the sense of God

2. The separation of the unrighteous and the righteous

3. The Lord's feet will touch the Mount of Olives when the Lord comes in the End of Days

4. When the Lord comes, all the holy ones will come as well

Matthew 25:31-46

Jesus speaks here about Himself with the title, "Son of Man," and calls Himself The King and says, "He will sit down on his glorious throne." So the Son of Man, Christ, is The King and sits on a glorious throne when He comes at the End of Days. He will also be called Lord by the righteous and unrighteous.[Point 1A] Next we are also told that when Christ comes back, all the angels will come with Him. [Point 4] Then Jesus says that ALL NATIONS will be gathered before Him in the End of Days, and that He will separate people from each other like a shepherd separating goats from sheep. He says the sheep will be at His Right hand and the goats will be at His left hand. Jesus then says that those on His right, "Come, you who have been blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the founding of the world." Then Jesus will say to those on His left, "Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels." Here we read Jesus speaking about Zechariah 13:8-9 where He says that is Him who will separate the righteous from the unrighteous, but what is key is that, to be with Jesus is to live in glory[the one-third that will be refined like silver and tried like gold] but to be sent away from Jesus[the two parts that will be cut off and then die] is to be sent to Hell. [Point 2]

John 20:24-28

Jesus and Thomas 24 Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe.” 26 Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing.” 28 Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!”

The event of doubting Saint Thomas, where Saint Thomas is told by the other disciples that they have seen the LORD. [Point 1A] Who is the Lord? Jesus. Jesus had just resurrected and appeared to the other disciples but Saint Thomas was not present at that time so when they told him that they had seen the Lord, Jesus, he did not believe them. So the next time that all twelve disciples were together alone, Jesus appeared again and singled out Saint Thomas so that Saint Thomas would believe. After Saint Thomas was singled out, He spoke to Jesus who was physically there before him and said: "MY LORD AND MY GOD." [Point 1A,1B]

Acts 1:9-12

9 And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. 10 And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes, 11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas 12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey away;

The Ascension of Jesus. Jesus was raised into the sky and disappeared from sight. As the Apostles kept looking upwards towards the heavens where Jesus had been lifted up by clouds, two men, presumably Angels, appeared in white clothing and told them, "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in a like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." Then after this, the Apostles went from the mountain called Olivet, or the MOUNT OF OLIVES. So the two Angels told us that when Jesus comes back, it will be on the clouds and come down to the Mount of Olives.[Point 3]

Section 6. The Other Books of The New Testament Testify to His Divinity.

Acts 2:36 Part I

36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”

Acts 2:39 Part II

39 For the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off, every one whom the Lord our God calls to him.”

First we see Jesus called Lord, then just a few verses later we see the Lord called "our God." Who is the Lord again? Jesus.

Romans 8:9 Part I

9 But you are not in the flesh, you are in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God really dwells in you. Any one who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.

1 Corinthians 3:16 Part II

16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

Galatians 4:6 Part III

6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”

Philippians 1:19 Part III

19 Yes, and I shall rejoice. For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance,

1 Thessalonians 4:8 Part IV

8 Therefore whoever disregards this, disregards not man but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

1 Peter 1:10-12 Part V

10 The prophets who prophesied of the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired about this salvation; 11 they inquired what person or time was indicated by the Spirit of Christ within them when predicting the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glory. 12 It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things which have now been announced to you by those who preached the good news to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.

Here we see Christ being called God by the fact that God's Holy Spirit who is sent to people is also called the Spirit of Christ.

Romans 9:4-5 Part I

4 They are Israelites, and to them belong the sonship, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises; 5 to them belong the patriarchs, and of their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed for ever. Amen.

1 Timothy 4:10 Part II

10 For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

Now you may suggest that this Bible Translation is confusing and that verse 5 appears to say Christ is God because its way of reading can easily cause one to misread the meaning. However, this is not the case, all other translations that I trust, and ones that I do not normally give attention to, and every other one, translate this section to the meaning that it appears as when reading it. Saint Paul here just called Christ, God then in 1 Timothy he says that God is the Savior, which is what Christ means.

Romans 11:2-4 Part I

2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel? 3 “Lord, they have killed thy prophets, they have demolished thy altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.” 4 But what is God’s reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

1 Kings 19:9-18 Part II

Elijah Meets God at Horeb 9 And there he came to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10 He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.” 11 And he said, “Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. 13 And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 14 He said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.” 15 And the Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria; 16 and Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place. 17 And him who escapes from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him who escapes from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. 18 Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.”

We see in Romans 11, that it is said that God spoke to Elijah, however it is quite clear that it was the Word of the Lord who was speaking to Elijah in 1 Kings 19.

1 Corinthians 10:1-5 Part I

Warnings from Israel’s History 10 I want you to know, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same supernatural food 4 and all drank the same supernatural drink. For they drank from the supernatural Rock which followed them, and the Rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless with most of them God was not pleased; for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 32:4 Part II

4 “The Rock, his work is perfect; for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.

Deuteronomy 32:15-20 Part III

15 “But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked; you waxed fat, you grew thick, you became sleek; then he forsook God who made him, and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation. 16 They stirred him to jealousy with strange gods; with abominable practices they provoked him to anger. 17 They sacrificed to demons which were no gods, to gods they had never known, to new gods that had come in of late, whom your fathers had never dreaded. 18 You were unmindful of the Rock that begot you, and you forgot the God who gave you birth. 19 “The Lord saw it, and spurned them, because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters. 20 And he said, ‘I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end will be, For they are a perverse generation, children in whom is no faithfulness.

Isaiah 44:8 Part IV

8 Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any.”

Throughout the Old Testament it was indeed quite clear that God was the Rock. The Rock who led the Israelites out of Egypt by the Pillar of Fire and Pillar of Cloud. However Saint Paul tells us that Rock, who was the Pillars that led the Israelites was actually Christ. Now is that not clearly a sign that Christ is God, especially with what Isaiah says in chapter 44? This has to be so, otherwise this would be a true contradiction and be very confusing, which in of itself would be a contradiction.[ 11. 1 Corinthians 14:33 ]

1 Corinthians 10:6-13 Part I

6 Now these things are warnings for us, not to desire evil as they did. 7 Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to dance.” 8 We must not indulge in immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9 We must not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents; 10 nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as a warning, but they were written down for our instruction, upon whom the end of the ages has come. 12 Therefore let any one who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Numbers 21:4-6 Part II

4 From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the people became impatient on the way. 5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” 6 Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.

We see Saint Paul here speaking about when the Israelites cursed God and Moses and then as the consequence, poisonous serpents bit and killed twenty-three thousand people in a single day. However in the Old Testament, it says it was the Lord who sent the serpents. Lord in the Old Testament, in this context in Numbers here refers to God. Lord God. But to Saint Paul, the Lord is Jesus. So here Saint Paul is saying that the Lord Jesus sent the serpents to kill the Israelites. He also calls Christ our Lord the "the Destroyer". First off, how can I prove that Saint Paul is indeed referring to Christ? The Jews especially in the First Century would have known all the Scriptures, especially the Pentateuch, the First Five Books of Moses. We have the Targums, which are a collection of Translations, with commentaries and explanations of the Scriptures by the Jews of the Old Testament. Remember the Targums are from the Jews, now let's look at Numbers 21 in the Targums.

Targum of Numbers 21:4-6 Part III

And they journeyed from Mount Umanom, by the way of the Sea of Suph, that they might compass the land of Edom; and the soul of the people was wearied in the way. And the people thought (wickedly) in their heart, and talked against the Word of the Lord, and contended with Mosheh, saying: Why didst thou bring us up from Mizraim to die in the wilderness; for there is neither bread nor water, and our soul is weary of manna, this light food? And the bath-kol fell from the high heaven, and thus spake: Come, all men, and see all the benefits which I have done to the people whom I brought up free out of Mizraim. I made manna come down for them from heaven, yet now turn they and murmur against Me. Yet, behold, the serpent, whom, in the days of the beginning of the world, I doomed to have dust for his food, hath not murmured against me: but My people are murmuring about their food. Now shall the serpents who have not complained of their food come and bite the people who complain. Therefore did the Word of the Lord send the basilisk serpents, and they bit the people, and a great multitude of the people of Israel died. [JERUSALEM. The bath‑kol came forth from the midst of the earth, and a voice was heard from the heights, See, all men, and listen and hear, all ye children of flesh. The serpent, whom I cursed at the beginning, and said to him, Dust shall be thy food, hath not complained about his food. I led forth My people from Mizraim free, and caused the manna to descend for them from heaven; I made the quails to come over to them, and the well to spring up from the deep; yet now they again complain before Me on account of the manna, saying, Our soul is aggrieved by this light bread: therefore shall the serpent who hath not complained of his food come and bite this people who have murmured about their food. So the Word of the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, and a great multitude of Israel died.]

As you can see, the Word of the Lord, who is undoubtedly Jesus Christ, sent the serpents because the Israelites spoke against Him and Moses, yet the Old Testament in all Bibles translates it as God. Which speaks volumes because Saint Paul would have known the Torah (Old Testament) to read how we read in the Targums. Second, why does Saint Paul call Christ "the Destroyer"? Saint Paul again is referring to what can be easily found in the Targum that is not evident in the Bible Translations.[ 12. Exodus 4:24-26; 13. Targum of Exodus 4:24-26 ] The Angel of the Lord, who Christians teach is Jesus Christ, is called the Destroyer in the Targums. I will be going over in a later Article about Jesus and the Angel of the Lord along with other Christian teachings in the future so look out for that.

1 Corinthians 10:14-22

14 Therefore, my beloved, shun the worship of idols. 15 I speak as to sensible men; judge for yourselves what I say. 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. 18 Consider the practice of Israel; are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? 19 What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? 20 No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons. 21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. 22 Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?

Here in 1 Corinthians 10 we read Saint Paul speaking on the Lord's Supper, otherwise known as the Eucharist. He speaks of how the believers partake of the cup of blessing which is the Blood of Christ, and the bread that is broken which is the Body of Christ. Then what Saint Paul speaks of in verse 18, to me is that he is referring to the law regarding peace offerings. [ 14. Leviticus 7:11-35 ] Then he says that one cannot sacrifice to idols, demons and to God at the same time, meaning you can only choose one to sacrifice to entirely in your life. God or demons. This is where we see Christ being referred to as God. Because God was not being spoken of previously in this section but Christ was. Saint Paul is inferring Christ is God.

1 Corinthians 12:18 Part I

18 But as it is, God arranged the organs in the body, each one of them, as he chose.

Jeremiah 1:4-5 Part II

4 Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

In Saint Paul's first letter to the Corinthians we see that Saint Paul states what would be an obvious. God arranged the organs in the body. Again that is a total obvious statement and idea. However, when we go back to the Prophet Jeremiah, in the beginning of the Book of Jeremiah the Word of the Lord, pre-incarnate Jesus, comes to the prophet Jeremiah and starts off their interaction by saying, "Before I FORMED you in the womb I knew you.-" So not only did Jesus, being the Word pre-incarnate just claimed to form Jeremiah in womb as in creating life, but He claimed to know Jeremiah before he even existed which is a claim of Omniscience. Proving Jesus is not a created being like an Angel. Because as we know Angels only know things once they happen. [ 15. 1 Peter 1:12 ] Jesus here before He was incarnate claimed to be God.

1 Corinthians 15:47-49 Part I

47 The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven. 49 Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.

Genesis 1:26-27 Part II

26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

Saint Paul refers to Adam as the first man who was from the earth. He then refers to Jesus as the second man who is from Heaven. Meaning His origins are not of the earth, but of Heaven. Then Saint Paul speaks about how we are all born in the image of the first man, Adam, but we will soon bear the image of the second man, Jesus who is from heaven. Which is referring to the glorification of our bodies. Which is why I connect this back to Genesis 1. When God created Adam and Eve, they were sinless and pure, in a state of Glory. And in that state they were in the image of GOD. Yet when we become glorified we will be in the image of Christ.

Colossians 1:15-20 Part I

The Supremacy of Christ 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; 16 for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in everything he might be pre-eminent. 19 For in him all the fulness of God was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

Jesus is called the image of the invisible God. This description of Christ is something that needs to be looked at with common sense to see why it makes Him God. If you are to see Christ with your eyes, you are seeing the invisible God. What God is, you see entirely when seeing Christ. Meaning you're seeing the invisible God, visibly when you see Christ. How is that so if Christ was not God then? Let me give an example, if I handed you a picture of a tree and said that this tree is the image of my Uncle, you would think I am a crazy individual. The image of something must have the thing within the image. Meaning that if Christ is the image of God, Christ must be God. Then we are told that Jesus is before all things which has two meanings. Christ existed before anything that existed that was created. The second meaning is that Jesus exists literally before all things that exist, which would claim Omnipresence, something that is an attribute of God. Then we are told that all things in existence are held together because of Christ.

1 Timothy 6:14-16 Part II

14 I charge you to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ; 15 and this will be made manifest at the proper time by the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

In Saint Paul's first letter to Timothy here he speaks about Christ's coming at the end of the age. He refers to Christ as the Sovereign King of Kings and Lord of Lords who ALONE has immortality and dwells in an unapproachable light, that no man has ever seen or can see. That sounds like Christ is being called the Invisible God.

Titus 1:3-4 Part I

3 and at the proper time manifested in his word through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by command of God our Savior; 4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

Titus 2:10 Part II

10 nor to pilfer, but to show entire and true fidelity, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

Titus 2:11-13 Part III

11 For the grace of God has appeared for the salvation of all men, 12 training us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this world, 13 awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

These are just three instances where we see God called the Savior then Christ is called the Savior meaning that He must be God because He is the savior.

Hebrews 1:1-3 Part I

In many and various ways God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets; 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3 He reflects the glory of God and bears the very stamp of his nature, upholding the universe by his word of power. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

In the beginning of Hebrews 1 we are told that through the Son, God created the world. Then again we are told that Jesus reflects the glory of God and bears the very stamp of God's nature. Again how can Jesus be the very stamp of God's nature if Jesus is not man. It cannot be possible unless Jesus is God.

Hebrews 1:5-13 Part II

5 For to what angel did God ever say, “Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee”? Or again, “I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son”? 6 And again, when he brings the first-born into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.” 7 Of the angels he says, “Who makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire.” 8 But of the Son he says, “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever, the righteous scepter is the scepter of thy kingdom. 9 Thou hast loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness beyond thy comrades.” 10 And, “Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; 11 they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, 12 like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years will never end.” 13 But to what angel has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet”?

Here we see the speech of God the Father. It says when He brought the first-born, Jesus, into the world, He had all His angels worship the Son. Then God the father calls the first-born, the Son, Eternal God. And He, God the Father goes on to say that the Son created the heavens and the earth, making Him God. What is better proof then God the Father saying His Son, Jesus is God.

Hebrews 6:13-14 Part I

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.”

Genesis 22:15-17 Part II

15 And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, 16 and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will indeed bless you, and I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore. And your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies,

Genesis 15:1-6 Part III

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” 2 But Abram said, “O Lord God, what wilt thou give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And Abram said, “Behold, thou hast given me no offspring; and a slave born in my house will be my heir.” 4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, “This man shall not be your heir; your own son shall be your heir.” 5 And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” 6 And he believed the Lord; and he reckoned it to him as righteousness.

In Hebrews 6, we are told that God made the promise to Abraham to bless and multiply him. This is quoting Genesis 22, which relates to Genesis 15, where the Word of the Lord, Jesus makes the promise to Abraham.

James 1:1-8

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greeting. Faith and Wisdom 2 Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7, 8 For that person must not suppose that a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways, will receive anything from the Lord.

Saint James starts off his Epistle by calling himself a servant of God and of the LORD JESUS Christ. He goes on to say that if anyone lacks wisdom they should ask God who gives without reproaching, but the man should ask in faith and not be double minded because they will not receive anything from the Lord. First off we see that you ask God, but then it says the Lord won't give you anything under certain conditions. Saint James just inferred that Jesus is God.

1 John 1:5 Part I

5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him is no darkness at all.

John 1:1-11 Part II

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God; 3 all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. 9 The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world knew him not. 11 He came to his own home, and his own people received him not.

Saint John the Beloved Apostle of Christ who according to Christian Tradition wrote the Gospel titled with his name, then the three Epistles named after him, and finally Revelations. This is backed up, I believe by these two sections of Scripture from his writings. In the Gospel, he refers to Chris who is the Word of God. He says that Christ was with God in the beginning with God and the Word WAS GOD. Meaning that He, Christ, is God. Then Saint John says that in the Word, Christ, is life, and life is the LIGHT of men. Saint John goes on to say that the light in Christ shines in the darkness and darkness cannot overcome the light. Then Saint John calls the Word the light in verse 7. Furthermore in verse 9, he says that the Word is the true light that enlightens, gives life, to all men. Now let's look back at the first Epistle of John. He calls God light and says there is no darkness in the light, which sounds exactly how he described Christ back in the Gospel, to signal to us that Christ is God.

Section 7. Revelation Says Jesus is God.

Revelations 1:4-5

4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood-

Remember back to the previous sections where I showed you who the one who is coming at the end of the age is Christ. You will need to keep that in mind as we continue. Also keep in mind the title of Christ here "faithful witness."

Revelations 1:7 Part I

7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, every one who pierced him; and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.

We see mention of the One who is coming again. He comes on the clouds. There are only two "people" who have authority and power to do so that we are directly told. God the Father, [ 16. Deuteronomy 33:26 ] and Jesus Christ [ 17. Daniel 7:13 ]. But then Saint John the Beloved Apostle says that the One who is coming on the louds will be seen by those who pierced Him. That immediately tells us who it is that Saint John is talking about here. Jesus Christ. [ 18. John 19:34 ]

Revelations 1:8 Part II

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

So now that I have given you context previous to this verse, who is speaking here? Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ claimed to be God by calling Himself the Alpha and Omega, meaning the First and the Last. He is then called the Lord God Almighty who is the One coming. And as we know the One coming is Christ. This is completely a claim of Divinity based on the Old Testament. [ 19. Isaiah 41:4 ; 20. Isaiah 44:6 ; 21. Isaiah 48:12 ]

Revelations 1:10-20

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet 11 saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.” 12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden girdle round his breast; 14 his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; his eyes were like a flame of fire, 15 his feet were like burnished bronze, refined as in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters; 16 in his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth issued a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand upon me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, 18 and the living one; I died, and behold I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. 19 Now write what you see, what is and what is to take place hereafter. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Saint John begins this section that I have quoted, in verse by saying a verse 10 by talking about this loud voice that is like a trumpet. Then later in verse 15 we are told that His voice is also like the sound of rushing waters. [ 22. Job 37:2-5 ] Saint John is telling us that the One speaking to Him is God. He then turns to see who is speaking to him and he sees one like a son of man. [ 23. Daniel 7:13 ] Which is a description of Christ. He then goes on to describe Him. He wore a long robe and had a golden girdle around His chest. Saint John then says that the One speaking, His head and white are white as snow. What is significant about this? What do we associate with white hair? We associate them with being old. So Saint John here is listening to this voice that is described like God, and the One speaking looks like a man and has white hair. He is telling us this detail of the One so that we know this is the God who is Ancient. Ancient of Days. [ 24. Daniel 7:9-13 ] Saint John goes on to say that the One speaking has eyes like flames of fire. And in verse 15 we are told the One has feet like burnished bronze that has been refined in a furnace. [ 25. Ezekiel 1:26 ; 26. Ezekiel 1:28 ; 27. Ezekiel 8:2 ] And he mentions that the One speaking holds seven stars and has a double edged sword coming from His mouth. Then at the end of verse 16 we get a wonderful description of a feature of this One speaking. His face is shining so bright that it is similar to the Sun. [ 28. (Prayer of Manasseh RSV) ] So it so far is undeniable that Saint John is standing, listening and looking at God here. He then says that he fell like a dead man, and the One speaking put His hand on Saint John and says "Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one; I died, and behold I am alive for evermore " So wait, this God just claimed to be Jesus. Yes and No. Jesus just claimed to be God. It is undeniable, because he again calls Himself the First and Last, but He professes to have been dead but is alive now for eternity. Now, keep in mind all these descriptions along with what I asked you to remember as we continue.

Revelation 2:18

18 “And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze.

Here we see that Jesus is called the One who has eyes like a flame of fire and feet like burnished bronze. Confirming He is God.

Revelation 3:14-22

The Message to Laodicea 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. 15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew you out of my mouth. 17 For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing; not knowing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. 18 Therefore I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may be rich, and white garments to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see. 19 Those whom I love, I reprove and chasten; so be zealous and repent. 20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. 21 He who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

Jesus here says that He sits on the throne of God. The throne of His Father. They share the throne. Keep this in mind for later.

Revelation 4

The Heavenly Worship 4 After this I looked, and lo, in heaven an open door! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up hither, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and lo, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne! 3 And he who sat there appeared like jasper and carnelian, and round the throne was a rainbow that looked like an emerald. 4 Round the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clad in white garments, with golden crowns upon their heads. 5 From the throne issue flashes of lightning, and voices and peals of thunder, and before the throne burn seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God; 6 and before the throne there is as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And round the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: 7 the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle. 8 And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all round and within, and day and night they never cease to sing, “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” 9 And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives for ever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing, 11 “Worthy art thou, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for thou didst create all things, and by thy will they existed and were created.”

At the beginning of Revelation 4, we are told by Saint John that the voice of the one who spoke with Him, Jesus told him to come and see what is to come. Saint John presumably goes to where the vice was coming from which led him to the throne room of God. He sees the throne of God and the one seated on the throne. He sees Christ. [ 29. John 10:30 ; 30. Colossians 1:15 ; 31. Hebrews 1:3 ; 32. Revelation 3:21 ] Then in verse 8 we are told that the four living creatures sing unceasingly, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!" Calling Christ, the Lord God Almighty. Because remember, Christ is the One coming. Then the twenty-four elders praise, pray to the One on the throne calling Him, "our LORD and our GOD," and accredit Him seated on the throne for creating all things. They are speaking of Christ here.

Revelation 19:11-16 Part I

The Rider on the White Horse 11 Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems; and he has a name inscribed which no one knows but himself. 13 He is clad in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, followed him on white horses. 15 From his mouth issues a sharp sword with which to smite the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron; he will tread the wine press of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, King of kings and Lord of lords.

Saint John sees heaven opened up and a white horse and rider descend. The One on the horse is called FAITHFUL and judges and makes war. He has eyes like a flame of fire and has many crowns upon His head. So far we know this is Jesus based on the descriptions and the fact that we are told this One judges. At the end of verse 12 are told that This one has a name inscribed that no one knows but Himself. A claim of Divinity. I have talked about this subject of names in the Bible on the Answering Arianism Blog many times. To understand what this passage means we need to put ourselves in the place of someone from this time and before. When we read writings of this time and some time after, or we read fiction based on ancient times we see someone is named in one of two ways. They either give their first name and then say who's son they are, or they say their first name and tell you where they are from. While Christ was on earth we were referred to by both. Jesus Bar-Joseph, and Jesus of Nazareth. Similarly we have been told by Saint Paul that Christ is the man of heaven, meaning His origin before birth. There are only two groups in heaven before Christ's Victory. Angels and God. We know Christ is not an Angel. Yes Angels are called sons of God, yet that refers in two ways. God is the Father of all Creation, so in that sense they are His sons, yet it also means that is where they are from. Similar to how boys can be called sons of America. Christ is called the Son of God, Jesus Bar-God, yet where does He come from? His origin in this sense cannot be comprehended because He is God. That is the meaning of the end of verse 12 here. Then verse 13 gives some interesting description of Christ that again testifies to Him being God. He has a robe dipped in blood. That is a description of God. [ 33. Isaiah 63:2-5 ] Then we get told more information that testify to Him being god according to previous Sections of this Article. The angels of heaven follow with Him as He descends from Heaven on the final day. Then we are told that He is called the King of kings and Lord of lords.

Section 8. My Final thoughts.

Over the course of this Article I have gone over countless passages throughout the New Testament that Testify to Jesus Christ our Lord being God. Look out for the coming Articles in this series that will top off this debate and argument for deniers and anyone who has been wondering about this topic.

"The LORD bless you

and keep you;

the LORD make His face shine upon you

and be gracious to you;

the LORD turn His face toward you

and give you peace." ☦

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