Proof that Jesus Christ is the "I am he"

John 8:28

When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that “I am he.” Jesus calls himself Jehovah God, but this is how it is said. In the Old Testament, God has used the phrase, “I am he” to describe himself (Isaiah 41:4, 43:10,13, 25, 45:21-23, 48:12).

Therefore, when Jesus says, “I am he,” he is telling them, I am the same God who talked to your fathers and the prophets while I was in my Spirit Form, “I am he” - Jehovah. There is no other God, “I am he.” Remember: When Jesus is talking about his Father, he is talking about his own Spirit which is and always remain in Heaven and on earth at the same time. Jesus’ flesh, the Sonship, is subject His inner Spirit. Same God, different operation (I Corinthians 12:4-6). He that is of God hears his Words.

John 8:47, 58, 59

He that is of God hears his Words. In these verses, Jesus is answering a number of questions from the scribes and Pharisees concerning who he is and his relationship to Abraham. Jesus is letting them know that if they were really concerned about the things of God, then they would understand what he was saying. They didn’t understand what Jesus was saying so he told them they were not of God. They didn’t understand the mystery of the Deity of Jesus and how he could have lived before Abraham.

When Jesus told them that they call God their Father but they don’t know him. They didn’t realize that they were talking to the Father (Isaiah 9:6). When Jesus said, that Abraham rejoiced to see his day, they didn’t understand because Jesus wasn’t even fifty years old, so how could he say that he saw Abraham rejoice. Here is the key, Jesus informs them indirectly that he is God with these words; Before Abraham was, “I am.” (Exodus 3:14, 6:3, 29:46). They understood that only God could be before Abraham.

They were so upset that Jesus would say he came before Abraham that they wanted to kill him. For they understood Jesus to be saying that He is “I am” Abraham’s Father. Even though, Jesus words were true, the Pharisees refused to hear it nor did they believe him. As a matter of fact, they were insulted that Jesus would even suggest that he was God or that he was eternal.

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