Jesus Explained Who He Was Before The Creation Of The World.

Jesus explained who he was before the creation of the world there are many Mysteries that Jesus shared with us among these are what took place before the world's creation this took place in John the most significant prayer ever prayed by the greatest person who ever lived is a powerful prayer Jesus prayer in John 17 is one of the most significant chapters in the entire Bible in it we can feel the very heartbeat of Jesus as he prays to his father the Bible is filled with great prayers we are impressed with Solomon's Prayer Abraham's prayer and Moses prayer but this prayer is by far the greatest recorded in the Bible Jesus talked about the glory and Majesty he shared with God the Father before the world existed John chapter 17 verses 1 through 5. when Jesus had spoken these things he raised his eyes to heaven in prayer and said father the hour has come glorify your son so that your son may glorify you just as you have given him power and authority over all mankind now glorify him so that he may give eternal life to all whom you have given him to be his permanently and forever now this is eternal life that they may know you the only true Supreme and Sovereign God and in the same manner know Jesus as the Christ whom you have said I have glorified you down here on the Earth by completing the work that you gave me to do now father glorify me together with yourself with the glory and Majesty that I had with you before the world existed before the creation of the Earth was God and God had Majesty with his son Genesis contains numerous beginnings including the creation of man and other creatures but it is clear that God does not begin here God was present at the beginning of the Bible and it is written that he was present when the universe was created before the existence of our universe there had to be an eternal something or someone and the Bible makes it clear that this person is God scripture actually shows this to us in several verses throughout scripture the Bible teaches that God is uncreated and eternal in his being and that is to say he always existed and always will exist in Genesis chapter 1 the singular L is replaced by the plural Elohim which means three or more gods as a result the very first sentence in the Bible Genesis uses a plural noun with a singular verb one could argue that it is grammatically incorrect but theologically correct implying that God is three in one genuine prayer often reveals a person's innermost being John 17 is a unique opportunity to see the nature and Heart of Jesus in this prayer Jesus will touch on many of the themes developed in this gospel Glory glorify scent believe world love Jesus asks to be glorified father the hour has come glorify your son that your son Also may glorify you before Jesus hour of glorification had not yet come how the hour has come Jesus prayed first for himself but his plea was not selfish his concern for himself was a concern for the glory of the father the sun can only glorify the father if the father first answers the prayer of the son glorify your son Jesus did not wait until his work on the cross to glorify God the Father his entire life glorified God on the Earth Jesus glorified the father through his whole life from his circumcision and dedication at the temple through his quiet years of obedience in Nazareth Jesus glorified the father through his faith obedience and work through the years of his Earthly Ministry every sermon preached every blind or sick person healed every bit of instruction and training for the disciples every confrontation with a corrupt religious leaders every question answered every loving touch they all glorified God the Father we then read I have finished the work Jesus with the Divine confidence and assurance saw the work on the cross has already finished ask the father to glorify him but with the same Glory that the father himself has Jesus prayer was in no way an expression of Independence but of utter and continued dependence upon God the Father numerous individuals plead for their praise and attention however their plea for glorification is vastly different from Jesus prayer glorify me together with yourself and the difference is normally between dependents and Independence we also read with the glory which I had with you before the world was Jesus was aware of his pre-existence and the nature of it he knew that there was a time in eternity past when God the son and God the Father shared Glory Jesus could not honestly or sanely pray this if he were not Yahweh himself well with God the Father in Isaiah chapter 42 verse 8. Yahweh proclaimed that he shares his glory with no one if God the father and God the son share their Glory they must both be Yahweh the Bible commentator noted he had one main petition that the father would receive him back to the glory he had relinquished to accomplish his task this petition for a return to his pristine Glory implies unmistakably his pre-existence and equality with the father it confirms his claim that he and the father are one John chapter 10 verse 30.

the Gospel of John has emphasized that the glory of Jesus throughout its record John was careful to record the many ways Jesus referred to his own glory in this prayer the events leading up to the crucifixion had begun with the Betrayal the phrase now the son of man is glorified refers to the reason Jesus came into the world he would die and then be raised from the dead as a substitutionary atonement the sun will glorify the father and the father when glorify the son they would promote each other's Glory highlighting God's greatness is in fact what Christians are called to do everything we do in thought word and deed is for God's glory Jesus does not only pray for himself he prays for us in John chapter 17 verse 24 Jesus says father I desire that they also whom you have given me maybe with me where I am to see my glory that you have given me Because You Loved Me before the foundation of the world whatever we are or become in our spiritual lives we owe it all to the Savior who gave himself for us who prayed for us that we might be one with him and who gave us such a beautiful pattern to follow in her own prayer lives in the end we see Jesus in his glory again in the Book of Revelation in the Book of Revelation John was the document the things that he had seen John sees a powerful Jesus that does not compare to any typical man Revelation chapter 1 verses 12-13 then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me and after turning I saw seven golden lampstands and in the midst of the lampstands I saw someone like the son of man dressed in a rope reaching to his feet and with a golden sash wrapped around his chest this this was it John had seen the son of man the honored Jesus Christ John described the loud voice he heard as distinct and striking as a sound of a trumpet the powerful voice is that of the Alpha and Omega the first and the last who stands at the beginning and the end of everything because Jesus identified himself with these names in Revelation chapter 1 verse 18. we know this was a loud voice of Jesus the first and the last is a title that belongs to the Lord Yahweh the god of Israel the title Alpha and the Omega has the same idea as first and the last this is one of the New Testament passages where Jesus clearly claimed to be God we can only imagine what went through John's mind as he turned the sound of the voice he heard most likely did not match up perfectly with the way he recalled Jesus voice sounding John described it as of a trumpet Revelation chapter 1 verse 10. however he was aware that it was Jesus because of the voices description of itself as the Alpha and Omega after spending so much time with Jesus throughout his ministry on Earth John finally had the opportunity to meet him face to face after all these years the robe and girdle May evoke images of the high priest from the Bible and they may also imply that Jesus is the high priest for his people the only other occurrence of girdles in Revelation is chapter 15 verse 6.

also golden where it is Priestly imagery for angels in the Heavenly Temple thus Jesus appears not only as king but as a priest a combination of images that grew familiar to Jewish people in the maccabean period John then continues his head and his hair were white like white wool glistening white like snow and his All-Seeing eyes were flashing like a flame of fire piercing into my being his feet were like burnished white hot bronze refined interference his voice was powerful like the sound of many Waters Revelation chapter 1 verses 14 through 15. this description of his eyes is similar to The Narrative that we get of an angel in the Book of Daniel chapter 10 verse 6. his body also was like barrel with a golden luster his face had the appearance of lightning his eyes were like flaming torches his arms and his feet like The Gleam of burnished bronze and the sound of his words was like the noise of a multitude of people or the Roaring of the sea this description of his limbs is similar to The Narrative that we get of an angel in the Book of Ezekiel Ezekiel chapter 1 verse 7.

their legs were straight and the soles of their feet were like a calf's hoof and they sparkled and gleamed like shiny bronze the Angelic characteristics that appear in John's vision of Jesus do not bring him down to the same level as angels rather they most likely serve to emphasize Jesus immense grandeur he could not be portrayed as less glorious than a glorious angel eyes like fire describe passionate eyes in Greek literature but they can also depict the supernaturally flaming eyes of divine beings or angels glowing metal may also depict God's glory in Ezekiel chapter 1 verse 27. yet other features suggest that while Jon portrays Jesus Glory as no less than that of an Angel it is certainly more than that of an Angel Jesus face also shines like the sun Greek text sometimes portrayed deities shining like the sun or lightning Jewish texts did the same for angels and others but also for God himself John then continues in Revelation chapter 1 verse 16. in his right hand he held Seven Stars and from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword of judgment and his face reflecting his majesty and the Shekinah Glory was like the sun shining in all its power at midnight Revelation chapter 1 verse 17.

when I saw him I fell at his feet as though dead and he placed his right hand on me and said do not be afraid I am the first and the last absolute deity the son of God even though John was an apostle who had known Jesus while he was on Earth he was overcome with Wonder after seeing this incredible vision even the three years that Jon lived on Earth with Jesus did not adequately prepare him for the moment when Jesus appeared to him in his Heavenly Majesty in that moment John realized that the divine power and Majesty Jesus gave up while living on Earth Philippians chapter 2 verse 7. but emptied himself without renouncing or diminishing his deity but only temporarily giving up the outward expression of divine equality and his rightful dignity by assuming the form of a bond servant and being made in the likeness of men he became completely human but was without sin being fully God and fully man at this moment John knew what a miracle it was that Jesus could Shield his glory and Authority while he walked this Earth Revelation chapter 1 verse 18.