Jesus is the Son of God and He is God the Son. He is one of the persons of the eternal Trinity described for us in the Bible. Jesus is in every respect the full essence of Yahweh (Jehovah), as are the Father and the Spirit.

Hebrews 1:2-3, Colossian 1:16-20 and 1st Corinthians 15:20-23 state:

  • The exact imprint of God’s nature fully dwells in Jesus
  • That all things were created through Jesus
  • That God reconciled things to Himself through Jesus who made purification for sins on the cross
  • That Jesus was the first (but not the last) to be raised in an imperishable resurrected body
  • And that Jesus is the head of the worldwide Church

In the first chapter of the Gospel of John (John 1:1-2,14), Jesus is described as the “logos” or “word” of God, who is God and was with God from all eternity. The word logos means mind or reason. And, so, John started off his Gospel saying that Jesus was always God and was always with God the Father but became human to show us what the mind, reason and purposes of God the Father are truly like.

The title Jesus most often used for Himself during His earthly ministry is “Son of Man”. This title comes from the Old Testament book of Daniel (Daniel 7:13-14) who prophesied about a divine yet human-like king who is given dominion by God the Father over an everlasting kingdom that never goes away.

Along those same lines, Jesus is referred to as Christ (from the Greek language), Messiah (the Hebrew language) and God’s anointed king (English). Those all mean the same thing, that Jesus is the “one like a son of man” from Daniel chapter 7 that rules from David’s throne forever (Psalm 2 & 2nd Samuel 7:16-17).

In scripture, Jesus is also called “the Lamb of God” who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29) and the “Lion of Judah” (Judah is the Hebrew tribe into which Jesus was born) who conquers all earthly rulers set up against God at the end of time (Revelation 5:5).

In addition to dying on the cross, the Bible has accounts from multiple witnesses that Jesus rose from the dead (1st Corinthians 15:3-8)

In a very real sense, the entire Bible points directly to Jesus and His divine nature and eternal reign. And, of course, Jesus is also well-known for being the Savior of humankind, paying for our sins on the cross. In showing His power and control over history, God told His prophets hundreds (sometimes even thousands) of years before the events occurred that Jesus would:

  • Be miraculously born as a baby in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2 & Matthew 2:3-6)
  • Be beaten, pierced on a cross to die for the sins of humanity, while surrounded by people who scorned Him and cast lots for His clothes (Psalm 22 & Isaiah 52:13-53:12)
  • Be resurrected from the dead before His body could decay (Psalm 16:9-11 & John 2:18-22)
  • And though this prophesy has not yet been fulfilled, God has told us in His word that Jesus will return to earth one day (John 14:3, Acts 1:111st Thessalonians 4:16-18, Hebrews 9:28 & Revelation 22:12)