The Great I AM: The Alpha and Omega. “I AM the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” (Revelation 22:13). THOUGHTS a. This I AM statement of Jesus is different than all seven of His I AM references to Yahweh in the gospel of John. The timing is different, profoundly so. …
The Great I AM: The Bread of Life. I AM the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again.” (John 6:35). I AM: the outlandish claim of Jesus to be co-equal to the eternal God in heaven; the personal Name of Yahweh given to Moses at the burning bush in …
The Great I AM: The Light of the World. I AM the Light of the World!” (John 8:12) Jesus once again tells the crowd that He is at one with Yahweh, who is the Great I AM and is the personal Name of the Holy One revealed to Moses at the burning bush. Every time Jesus …
The Great I AM: The Door. “Truly, truly, I say to you, I AM the door to the sheep. All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I AM the door; if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved.” (John 10:7-9, NASB). CONTEXT a. At the end …
The Great I AM: the Good Shepherd. “I AM the good shepherd, who lays down his life for his sheep. I AM the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me.” (John 10:11, 14). I AM. Once again, Jesus startles His listeners with His claim to be co-equal to the Great I AM, the …
The Great I AM: The Resurrection and the Life. “I AM the Resurrection and the Life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this? (John 11:25). Context. As recorded in John 11, Jesus received word that His close friend Lazarus was …
The Great I AM: The Way, the Truth and the Life. “I AM the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6). Farewell Discourse. From John 13:31 to 16:33, Jesus engages in His longest conversation in the Gospels. It is His final message, His wrap-up teaching. He knows this is the …
The Great I AM: The True Vine. “I AM the True Vine, and my Father is the Gardener.” (John 15:1) Jesus once again declares the Great I AM in public for all to hear! This isn’t the first time. He has said things like this a lot lately… “Before Abraham was I AM; I AM the …
The Great I AM: On the Cross. The Shaming of I AM. “The leading priests, the teachers of religious law, and elders also mocked Jesus. ‘He saved others,’ they scoffed, ‘but he can’t save himself! So he is the ‘King of Israel,’ is he? Let him come down from the cross right now, and we will believe in …
The Great I AM: With the High Priest. “The high priest asked Jesus, ‘Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?’ Jesus said, I AM (or also translated ‘the I AM is here’). And you will see the Son of Man seated in the place of power at God’s right hand and coming on the …
The Great I AM: With the Mob. “Stepping forward, Jesus asked them, ‘Who are you looking for?’ ‘Jesus of Nazareth,’ they replied. Jesus replied, ‘I AM He.’ And the moment Jesus spoke those words, the mob fell backward to the ground!” (John 18:5-6). a. I AM, again. In the gospel of John, Jesus repeatedly appropriated the Name of Yahweh, I Am …
The Great I AM: At the Table. “I am not saying these things to all of you; I know the ones I have chosen. But this fulfills the Scripture that says, ‘The one who eats my food has turned against me.’ I tell you this beforehand, so that when it happens you will believe that …