Is Jesus Jehovah?

There are three verses from the Old Testament that show that Jesus—Messiah—will come and will be God in the flesh.

Isaiah 7:14 – “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” “Immanuel” means “God with us.”

Matthew 1:21-23 – It makes it clear that Jesus is the Immanuel referred to, and He is truly God with us.

Isaiah 9:6 – “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

This verse clearly states that the Messiah, Jesus, will be a ruler, and not just a ruler but also “The mighty God.” And in Isaiah 10:21, Isaiah uses the same words to refer to Jehovah, “the mighty God.” Therefore, Isaiah through the Holy Spirit makes it clear that Jesus is “the mighty God.”

Micah 5:2 – “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”

Micah says the one who will come forth is “from of old,” that is, “from everlasting.” Only God is from everlasting, and if the one who will come forth is from everlasting, then He must be God.
Furthermore, the New Testament teaches us that Jesus is God!

John 1:1-4 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.”

Here are other verses in the New Testament (John 1:14; 1 John 1:1 and Rev. 19:13) where the term “Word” is “Logos” in Greek, and in each place “Logos” is Jesus. And we can know John in John 1:1-4 is talking about Jesus because of John 1:14 when he said, “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us,” John said, “the Word was God,” (1:1).

Not only John taught that Jesus is God, even Paul taught that Jesus is God.
Romans 9:5 – “Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.”

Philippians 2:5-6 – “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:”

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.”

Titus 2:13 – “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;”

Even Jesus Himself said He is God.
John 10:25-30 – “Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one.”

The Jews understood Jesus' meaning when He called Himself God, “My Father,” (v. 25), said He has the power to give eternal life (v. 28), and when He said, “I and my Father are one!” (v. 30). We know the Jews understood Jesus was claiming to be God because they picked up stones to stone Him, saying, “Because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God,” (v. 33).

John 8:58 – “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” Here we see Jesus using the same words about Himself that Jehovah used in Exodus 3:14. And because of these words, the Jews wanted to stone Him.

John 14:8 – “Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.” Here we see Philip asking Jesus to show them the Father, but look at Jesus' response? Verse 9, “He that hath seen me hath seen the Father,” Verse 10, “Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me?” So Jesus made it clear whoever has seen Him has already seen the Father.

Furthermore, we know Jesus is God through His abilities.

1. In Matthew 14:33, people worshipped Jesus, and Jesus accepted their worship. We know we should worship only God (John 4:24). In Revelation 22:8-9, an angel refused to be worshipped, Acts 10:25-26, humans refused to be worshipped. But Jesus accepted their worship, proving He is God.

2. In Mark 2:5-11, Jesus forgave sins. Only God has the power to forgive sins. So if Jesus forgives sins, it means He is God.

3. In Matthew 28:18, Jesus taught He has all authority! Only God has all authority, so Jesus is God.
   Again, Here the Father teaches Jesus is God! 

Hebrews 1:8 – “But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy kingdom.” Here plainly we see the Father calling the Son, GOD!

Conclusion

If you recognize Jesus as God and follow His instructions, you will receive eternal life. So I ask everyone reading to recognize Jesus as the Apostle Thomas did in John 20:28,
“Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God!”

Shalom

Dr. Max Shimba for Max Shimba Ministries