Who is Jesus? Some in the so-called “religious world” have relegated Jesus to an inferior status in relationship to God. They look at Jesus as having been created by God or holding a position as “a god” but certainly not “the God.” What does the Bible say?
Every reliable English translation begins the book of John with these words: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (1:1). The Bible reader is not left to wonder who (or what) this Word was! Verse 14 declares, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” John is clearly affirming that Jesus (who came in the flesh) was and is God!
But was Jesus just “a god” or did He hold a lower rank than God? He couldn’t really be THE GOD OF GODS, could He? The Bible identifies the divine, self-existing, eternal God as “Jehovah” (a fact which is asserted even by many who degrade Jesus as a created god). Does the Bible ever identify Jesus as Jehovah? Even if it did just once, that would prove that He truly is who He claimed to be (cf. John 8:58). The Bible does identify Jesus as Jehovah, and not just once.
Jesus is Jehovah, because He is Creator of all things! The Bible teaches that “Jehovah…maketh all things” (Isa. 44:24, ASV), and it teaches that by Jesus “all things were created” (Col. 1:16). Therefore, Jesus is Jehovah!
Jesus is Jehovah, because He is Savior! The Bible teaches that “besides” “Jehovah…there is no savior” (Isa. 43:11), and it teaches that Jesus is the “Savior” (Tit. 2:13). Therefore, Jesus is Jehovah!
Jesus is Jehovah, because He is Redeemer! The Bible teaches that “Jehovah” is “your Redeemer” (Isa. 43:14), and it teaches that Jesus “redeemed us” (Rev. 5:9). Therefore, Jesus is Jehovah!
Jesus is Jehovah, because He is the first and the last! The Bible teaches that “Jehovah” is “the first, and…the last” (Isa. 44:6), and it teaches that Jesus is “the First and the Last” (Rev. 1:17). Therefore, Jesus is Jehovah!
Jesus is Jehovah, because John prepared the way for Him! The Bible teaches that “the voice of one…in the wilderness” would prepare “the way of Jehovah” (Isa. 40:3), and it teaches that “the voice” came to “prepare” the way of “Jesus” (Mark 1:1-4). Therefore, Jesus is Jehovah!
Jesus is deity (Col. 2:8)! Jesus is God (John 1:1)! Jesus is Jehovah, the great “I AM” (John 8:58; cf. Ex. 3:14). “Let us exalt His name together” (Psa. 34:3)!