Jesus – The Word
John 1:1-3
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.
Just as our words explain our thoughts to others, Jesus was sent to the world to reveal the Father’s thoughts to us.
“In the beginning was the Word” refers to His co-eternal relationship with God in the past. His existence was in the beginning before the world began.
“And the Word was with God” speaks of His co-existence with God as a distinct person separate from God. He had a conscious personal existence separate from God but was also connected to Him.
“And the Word was God” testifies His co-equality with God. The distinctness was of Himself being God.
Hebrews 1:1-2
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;
All things were created by Him. These verses explain His qualifications for the work of our redemption and salvation. In the beginning, Jesus was the Word, and in the end, He will be the Word. He is the beginning and the end (Revelation 22:12).
