More Proof on the Deity of Jesus.
A very, very important note that one must remember:Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. Matthew 5:17
The Pharisees who was blind to Jesus and God being His Father making Him equal with God was also blind when Jesus explained the Law which was given directly to Moses is now being ultimately fulfilled by the Word of God incarnate. Jesus now takes the law and takes it to the spiritual level God Himself had intended to.
Examples:Thou shalt not murder{Whoever is angry with his brother without a cause is a murderer.}
On Divorce{Total commitment}
Adultery{To not lust after another}
Do not swear{Speak the Truth}
Eye for an Eye and Tooth for Tooth{Forgive your Enemies}
Hate your enemies{Love your enemies}
To the Pharisees and to those alike today, the fulfilling commandments of Jesus seemed absurd to the Pharisees and the Spiritual understanding of Him as God was also misunderstood, if they could not understand Him seemingly breaking oral traditions and laws then they certainly could not have understood Him to be God incarnate!.
It is written:If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? John 3:12
It is written:God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,Hath in these last days
spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:Hebrews 1:1-3
Jesus is described as being the brightness of the Glory of God. Let us take a look at the word being. The Word being whose force is"Eternally Being" guards against the idea that Jesus became the Son at some point in time.
The brightness of God's Glory as in comparison to:And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.Revelation 21:23
Do you see the Spiritual connection here?
The Son is the express image{Verse 3}
Express Image:Or an exact duplicate or imprint of the original of the nature of the Father.
By whom He made the Worlds{Or ages}:Recognizes Him as Both Creator and Heir of all things.
It is written:Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Philippians 2:5-8
Lets take a look at the words even the death of the Cross:He was not only obedient til death but also the cross. As children of God we will encounter not only physical suffering but also experience spiritual pain that will only help us to grow in Him.
Being in the form of God{Verse 6}
Form of God:Meaning that Christ has always possessed the Eternal qualities of God.To own the nature of God is to be God Himself and to be
equal to the other natures of the Godhead{Father, Holy Ghost}
Equal:Strong's Concordance:2470 isos ee'-sos probably from 1492 (through the idea of seeming); similar (in amount and kind):--+ agree, as much, equal, like.
Took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. {Verse 7,8}
These are very important key verses and must also be understood and discerned by the Spirit.
He took the position of a servant and made or fashioned in the appearance of a mere man.
Humbled himself and was obedient unto death{Verse 7}, compare:And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. Matthew 26:39
Even though dreading the Spiritual torment about to be put upon Him for the Sins of the World, and although He asked the Father IF possible to remove the cup from HIm, said to the Father as HE WILL, meaning that regardless of the suffering and agony, He is willing to continue. And we as children of God should also do as HE did, and that is Why God became man as a Son to a Father, and so likewise we should behave and act accordingly as Jesus did to His Father. Mostly if not all loyal children of God will experience trials and troubles in their lifetime that seem extremely difficult, but if loyal and obedient to the will of God, will overcome and be triumphant in the end as with the example Jesus had set for us.
It is written:And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. Zechariah 14:4
Compare to:Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Acts 1:11
The LORD JESUS ascended visibly to Heaven in the book of Acts, and in Zechariah will descend the same way to earth as He ascended to Heaven and even at the same location. The book of Zechariah refers to the Lord returning to the Mount of Olives, and is there not ONE LORD as God Himself says in the Old Testament? And is not the Lord God who is speaking, and is it not the Lord God who says that He shall return upon theMount of Olives?
1 Timothy 3:16: And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
God Bless!