I Corinthians 15:3,4 (NIV)

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For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance that Christ died for
our sins according to the Scriptures,
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that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the
Scriptures.

Acts 2:38 (NIV)

“Repent and be baptized, everyone of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

When this question is personalized, it becomes the most

WHO IS
important question one will ever be asked or answer. Who is
Jesus Christ to YOU? Jesus said, “I have come that they may have
life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10,
NKJV). In I John 5:11-13 we are told that if we have the son in our

JESUS life we can KNOW that we have eternal life. Jesus is the only way
for us to live an abundant life here on earth, or receive eternal life
in fellowship with God. Jesus died on the cross to take the
punishment for our sins so that we could be sinless in the eyes of

CHRIST? God. If we do not receive the free gift of eternal life by

experiencing the forgiveness achieved by Jesus, then we will
received by the punishment we so justly deserve. Jesus must
become the Lord of our lives. Consider: John3:5 (Jesus
answered, “I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of
God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.”)
HE IS ALMIGHTY GOD

Isaiah 9:6 – For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the

government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince
of Peace.

Isaiah 7:14 – Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The
virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call
him Immanuel (Prophesy).

Matthew 1:23 – “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to
a son, and they will call him Immanuel” – which means, “God
with us” (Isaiah 7:14 prophesy fulfilled).

Isaiah 40:3 – A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the
way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for
our God (Prophesy).

John 1:23 – John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am

the voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Make straight the way for
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of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who
NOTES: raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies
through his Spirit, who lives in you.

JESUS WILL BE ON THE THRONE WHEN WE ARRIVE IN HEAVEN

Matthew 19:28 – Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, at the
renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious
throne…

Revelation 3:21 – To him who overcomes, I will give the right to

sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with
my Father on his throne.
Revelation 4:2, 3 – …There before me was a throne in heaven Isaiah 44:6 – Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his
with someone sitting on it. 3And the one who sat there had the redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and
appearance of jasper and carnelian. beside me there is no God.

Revelation 7:17 – For the Lamb at the center of the throne will Isaiah 48:12 – Hearken unto me, o Jacob and Israel, my called; I
be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. am he; I am the first, I also am the last.

Revelation 19:4 – The twenty-four elders and the four living Revelation 22:13, 16 – I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First
creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
throne.
JESUS IS THE IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD
Revelation 22:3, 4 – The throne of God and the Lamb will be in
the city, and his servants will serve him. 4They will see his face, Hebrews 1:3 – The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the
and his name will be on their foreheads. exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his
powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat
down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
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II Corinthians 4:4 – The god of this age has blinded the minds of
unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the
glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

Colossians 1:15 – He is the image of the invisible God, the

firstborn over all creation.
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the Lord’” (Isaiah 40:3 prophesy fulfilled). Comment:
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Isaiah 45:23 – Before me every knee will bow; by me every According to John 4:24, “God is Spirit”. Luke 24:39 tells us “a
tongue will swear (Prophesy). spirit has no flesh or bone.” All scripture confirms that God, in
the Old Testament, was invisible. “No man has seen God” (John
Philippians 2:9-11 – Prophesy fulfilled: Therefore God exalted 1:18); but Jesus is described as the “exact representation of God,
him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above the image of God, and the image of the invisible God.” The spirit
every name, 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of God that never permanently occupied a body or form before,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11and every tongue took on the form of a man by becoming the person of Jesus
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father Christ. He was no longer invisible, untouchable, without form,
(Isaiah 45:23 prophecy referring to Jesus). now he dwelt among us. Both God Almighty and man: born in
Bethlehem as Jesus Christ.

JESUS CAME TO SAVE US FROM OUR SIN

 see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with
Matthew 1:21 – “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give the Holy Spirit.”
him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their
sins.” Acts 2:1-18 – When the day of Pentecost came… All of them were
filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as
John 1:29 – The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and the Spirit enabled them... Then Peter stood up with the Eleven,
said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the raised his voice and addressed the crowd… this is what was
world! spoken by the Prophet Joel: In the last days, God says, I will pour
out my Spirit on all people.
John 3:17 – For God did not send his Son into the world to
condemn the world, but to save the world through him. JESUS IS THE HOLY GHOST/COMFORTER

Hebrews 7:27 – …He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he Matthew 28:20 – And sure I am with you always, to the very end
offered himself. of the age.

I John 1:7 – But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we John 14:16-18 – And I will ask the Father, and he will give you
have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, another Counselor to be with you forever – 17the Spirit of truth.
purifies us from all sin. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor
knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in
I John 3:5 – But you know that he appeared so that he might take you. 18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
away our sins. And in him is no sin.
Romans 8:9-11 – You, however, are controlled not by the sinful
Comment: nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if
The name of Jesus in New Testament Greek is “Iesous” (e-ay- anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to
soos’). The origin of Jesus’ name is found in the Old Testament Christ. 10But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin,
3 yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. 11And if the Spirit
Luke 3:16 – John answered them all; “I baptize you with water. 8
But one more powerful than I will come, the thongs of whose II Corinthians 5:19 – …God was in Christ reconciling the world to
sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has
Holy Spirit and with fire. committed to us the word of reconciliation (NKJ).

Luke 24:49 – I am going to send you what my Father has Colossians 1:19 – For God was pleased to have all his fullness
promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with dwell in him.
power from on high.

John 1:33 – I would not have known him, except that the one who JESUS IS THE BAPTIZER WITH THE HOLY GHOST, THE
sent me to baptize with water told me, “The man on whom you COMFORTER
Isaiah 44:3 – For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams by himself” (Isaiah 44:24), came to earth to save us by living as
on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and Jesus Christ. “God did not send someone else to save the world…
my blessing on your descendants. he came himself.”

Isaiah 59:20, 21 – “The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD
Jacob who repent of their sins,” declares the LORD. 21”As for me,
this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit, who is Psalm 2:7 – I will proclaim the decree of the LORD: He said to me,
on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not “You are my Son; today I have become your Father (Also
depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children, or Hebrews 1:5).
from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and
forever,” says the LORD. Matthew 1:18 – This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about:
His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before
Joel 2:28, 29 – I will pour out my spirit on all people. Your sons they came together, she was found to be with child through the
and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, Holy Spirit.
your young men will see visions. 29Even on my servants, both men
and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and
only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have
Matthew 3:11 – “I baptize you with water for repentance. But eternal life.
after me will come one who is more powerful than I, whose
sandals I am not fit to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy John 14:28 -- …If you loved me, you would be glad that I am going
Spirit and with fire. to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

Mark 1:7, 8 – And this was his message: “After me will come one Matthew 3:17 – And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son,
more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
worthy to stoop down and untie. 8I baptize you with water, but
he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 26:63, 64 – But Jesus remained silent. The high priest
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names “Joshua, Jehoshuah, or Jehoshua,” pronounced said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if
Yehowshuwa (yeh-ho-shoo’-ah); or Yehowshua. These names you are the Christ, the Son of God.” “Yes, it is as you say,” Jesus
mean Jehovah-saved, Jehovah saves, Jehovah savior. The name of replied.
Jesus was not decided upon in an arbitrary fashion as most
children’s names are. Jesus’ name was decided based upon his Romans 1:4 – …And who through the Spirit of holiness was
mission in life, and his mission was determined from the declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection
foundation of the world --- He was to save us from our sins from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
(Revelation 13:8) with one sacrifice for all time. The significance
of the name of Jesus does not end with his mission in life. It is
also found in the fact that Jesus is Jehovah. The one true God, JESUS IS BOTH THE CREATOR AND DESCENDANT OF DAVID
who “stretched out the heavens alone, and spread out the earth
Isaiah 11:1 – A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from Revelation 17:14 – They will make war against the Lamb, but the
his roots a Branch will bear fruit. Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of
kings – “and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful
Matthew 1:2-26 – See this text for the lineage of Abraham to followers.”
David, and David to Jesus.
Revelation 19:16 – On his robe and on his thigh he has this name
Matthew 22:41-46 – While the Pharisees were gathered together, written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Jesus asked them, 41“what do you think about the Christ? Whose
son is he?” 42“The son of David,” they replied. 43He said to them, JESUS’ FATHER, THE SPIRIT OF GOD, WAS LIVING WITHIN HIM
“How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him Lord’?
For he says, 44“The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand John 10:30 – Jesus said, “I and the Father are one.”
until I put your enemies under your feet.” ‘45If then David calls him
Lord,’ how can he be his son?” 46No one could say a word in reply, John 10:38 – But if I do it, even though you do not believe me,
and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more believe the miracles, that you may know and understand that
questions. “the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”

Romans 1:3 – …Regarding his son, who as to his human nature John 14:8-10 – Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will
was a descendent of David… be enough for us.” 9Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip,
even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who
Revelation 5:5 – Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the
See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has Father?’ 10Don’t you believe that I am the Father, and that the
triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Father is in me? The words I say to you are not just my own.
Rather, it is the Father, living in me, who is doing his work.
Revelation 22:16 – “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this
testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of John 14:20 – On that day you will realize that I am in my Father,
David, and the bright Morning Star.” and you are in me, and I am in you.
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HE IS THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS

Daniel 2:47 – The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God
of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you
were able to reveal this mystery.”

I Timothy 6:13-15 – I charge you to keep this command without

spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
God will bring about in his own time-God, the blessed and only
Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.