38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of Him who sent me. ~ John 6:38
Many people, including many in the Church, argue that Jesus never claimed any divinity but always only pointed back to the father as only God. Here’s the thing, Jesus claimed to have come down from Heaven. Why does that matter? No human comes down from Heaven. We are created for this earth and this earth alone, which is why we, the Bride of Christ, will dwell on the New Earth for all eternity and not Heaven (Revelation 21 & 1 Corinthians 15:42-49).
So, Jesus is claiming to be much more than human. Now, if Jesus comes down from Heaven and claims God to be His Father that would mean He is at the very minimum a celestial being. Now, take a look at Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane:
5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
John 17:5
Jesus claims to have glory that He had with the Father before the world existed. This now changes the titles He claims for Himself in the Book of Revelation.
12 “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
Revelation 22:12-13
These aren’t just titles the father gave Jesus, these are titles He set aside while on Earth and the father then bestowed back on Him when He ascended on high (Philippians 2:9-11). Therefore, when Christ declared that He descended from Heaven, He was claiming to be God incarnate.
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