



John 1:1: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.”
So, I read the study note (because I have always loved this verse in the Bible. It rings in my mind like music in my ears) and the study note says that based on the context of the word “with” in the original language this verse was written in, this verse indicates a “face-to-face relationship”. Meaning the Word was equal to God and personified.
[And here it is…drumroll, please….] The Word is a Person
So I looked up the cross-referenced verses:
1. Col. 1:17 – “And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.”
a. “He” refers to Jesus
b. Note that this is written in the present but refers to the past… He is before all things
2. 1 John 1:1-2 – “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have handled, concerning the Word of life – the life was [here is a sort of definition of what the “Word of life was/is] manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us”
a. So this is another reference to the Word as a proper noun – as a person
b. 1 John 1:1-4 study note – “…these verses emphasize the personal experience of the apostles with the incarnate Word. – [underlines and emphasis added by me in all cases]
c. So, a personal experience; the incarnate Word – the Word is a Person and in context here, also refers to Jesus
3. John 1:14 – “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
a. In the proper context of the original language, you can replace the word “became” before flesh with the phrase “took on”.
b. The Person (or Being) of the Word (which, by the way is full of grace and truth) took to Himself physical flesh and became human in appearance – so, His regular/normal/natural appearance, if you will, is not that of a human?
4. Rev. 19:13 – “He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called ‘The Word of God’. And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.”
a. [side note: notice how heaven is never a proper noun in the Bible…is heaven really a place?]
b. He = Jesus = The Word of God = God
c. And who, but a King or Prince, do armies follow on horse-back as like in this image?
I heard a song on the radio this morning on my way to work that asked the question: “Mary did you know…?” Did she know that Jesus would walk on water, make the blind see, or do any of the other miracles that He did? And the end of the song asked if Mary knew that the baby she would deliver would soon deliver her [from sin and death]. This isn’t the first time I had heard this song, it was just the first time the song made me ask myself, “What did Mary know about Jesus before He was born?”
So, here is a list of what the Bible says Mary and Joseph were told about Jesus…here is what they did know for sure:
a. Joseph knew that Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit and that He “will save His people from their sins.” – So, Joseph knew He would be the Savior
b. Joseph was told Jesus’ birth was to fulfill the prophecy in Isaiah 7:14 of a virgin giving birth and calling Him “God is with us” or “Immanuel”
a. Mary was told she would give birth to a Son (with a capitol “S” in my Bible – NKJV), and what to name Him: Jesus (v.31)
b. She was told He would be “great”, and that He’d be called the “Son of God”. (v. 32)
c. She was told that Jesus would inherit David’s throne and His rule would last forever – So, Mary knew He was to be King (v. 32-33)
d. She was told that it was God who did this with/to/through her (v. 35)
e. Mary knew that Jesus was/is the “Holy One” and “Son of God” (v. 35)
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image via: Antoine LeBrun)
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