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He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (Jn 1:10-12, KJV) He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. (Mt 16:15-17, KJV)
He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (Jn 1:10-12, KJV) He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. (Mt 16:15-17, KJV)
 PROLOGUE OF THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN
  • 1 In the beginning the Word already existed.  The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  • 2 He existed in the beginning with God.
  • 3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.  (Jn 1:1-3, New Living Translation)

WHO IS THE WORD IN JOHN 1?
Obviously, the Word is a male living being as he was addressed as a “HE,” “HIM,” and “HIS.”

WHAT KIND OF A MALE LIVING BEING IS THE WORD?
John 1:1 assures us that the Word was God.  Jesus also reveals in John 4:24 that God is Spirit.  Ergo, the Word was God and Spirit.
John 1:14 tells us that the Word who was God and Spirit became human, and the Word is the Father’s one and only Son:
  • So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. (Jn 1:14, NLT)

WHO IS THE FATHER’S ONE AND ONLY SON?
The Father’s one and only Son is Jesus:
  • God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.  No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.  And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.  Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.  All who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God.  (1 Jn 4:9-15, NLT)

WHO IS JESUS?
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God:
  • Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.”  (Mt 16:15-17, NLT)
Another version:
  • He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.  (Mt 16:15-17, King James Version)
The liars and the antichrists that left the Catholic Church deny Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, also known as the Word who was God and Spirit who created all things and became Man in the immaculate womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
  • Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come. These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with us. But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth.  So I am writing to you not because you don’t know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies.  And who is a liar? Anyone who says that Jesus is not the Christ.  Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist.  (1 Jn 2:18-22, NLT)

WHO IS THE CHRIST?
The Christ is the one and only Son of the living God whom God the Father called God twice and the Anointed (Christ, Messiah) and the Lord that made the heavens and the earth with His own hands:
  • For God never said to any angel what he said to Jesus: “You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.” God also said, “I will be his Father, and he will be my Son.”  And when he brought his firstborn Son into the world, God said, “Let all of God’s angels worship him.”  Regarding the angels, he says, “He sends his angels like the winds, his servants like flames of fire.”  But to the Son he says, “Your throne, O God (O SON), endures forever and ever.  You rule with a scepter of justice.  You love justice and hate evil.  Therefore, O God (O SON), your God (YOUR FATHER) has anointed you (MADE CHRIST), pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”  He also says to the Son , “In the beginning, Lord (SON), you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands.  They will perish, but you remain forever.  They will wear out like old clothing.  You will fold them up like a cloak and discard them like old clothing.  But you are always the same; you will live forever.”  (Heb 1:5-12, NLT, emphasis mine)

IS CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD, MAN OR SPIRIT WHEN HE CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH?
The Christ, the Son of God, also known as the Word was God and Spirit when He created the heavens and the earth in these manners:
  • In the beginning the Word already existed.  The Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He existed in the beginning with God.  God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.  (Jn 1:1-3, NLT)
  • You love justice and hate evil.  Therefore, O God (O SON), your God (YOUR FATHER) has anointed you (MADE CHRIST), pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”  He also says to the Son , “In the beginning, Lord (SON), you laid the foundation of the earth and made the heavens with your hands.  They will perish, but you remain forever.  They will wear out like old clothing.  You will fold them up like a cloak and discard them like old clothing.  But you are always the same; you will live forever.”  (Heb 1:9-12, NLT, emphasis mine)
It was the same Christ, the Son of God, also known as the Word who was God and Spirit who inspired the prophets to prophesy about His future suffering and his great glory afterward for our salvation:
  • This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and his great glory afterward. (1 Pt 1:10-11, NLT)
It was the same Spirit of Christ, who created the whole world and inspired the prophets, or the Christ Himself whom God the Father has sent to the Blessed Virgin Mary in order for her to conceive, gestate, and bear and make the Christ, the Son of God, who was God and Spirit, into a Man:
  • But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. (Gal 4:4, NLT)
Another version:
  • But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, (Gal 4:4, KJV)
Thus, the same Christ, the Son of God, also known as the Word who was God and Spirit was made into Man by the Blessed Virgin Mary:
  • And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth. (Jn 1:14, AMP)

WHY IS THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD, CALLED THE WORD?
The Christ, the Son of God, is called the Word because He gave life to everything that was created by him:
  • The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. (Jn 1:4, NLT)
  • God, the Lord, created the heavens and stretched them out. He created the earth and everything in it.  He gives breath to everyone, life to everyone who walks the earth.  (Is 42:5, NLT)
  • Forasmuch as he knew not his maker and him that inspired into him the soul that worketh, and that breathed into him a living spirit. (Wisdom 15:11, Douay-Rheims Version)
Hence, the Christ, the Son of God, is called the Word of Life or the Word for short:
  • We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. This one who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen him. And now we testify and proclaim to you that he is the one who is eternal life. He was with the Father, and then he was revealed to us. We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.  (1 Jn 1:1-3, NLT)
Truly, the Christ, the Son of God, is Eternal Life:
  • And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life. (1 Jn 5:20, NLT)
Another version:
  • And we [have seen and] know [positively] that the Son of God has [actually] come to this world and has given us understanding and insight [progressively] to perceive (recognize) and come to know better and more clearly Him Who is true; and we are in Him Who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ (the Messiah). This [Man] is the true God and Life eternal. (1 Jn 5:20, AMP)
Indeed, the Christ, the Son of God, is the Life-giving Spirit:
  • The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.”  But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit.  (1 Cor 15:45, NLT)
Furthermore, the Christ, the Son of God, is also called the Word of God or the Word for short:
  • Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war. His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself. He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the WORD OF GOD.  The armies of heaven, dressed in the finest of pure white linen, followed him on white horses.  From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress.  On his robe at his thigh was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords.  (Rv 19:11-16, NLT, emphasis mine)

THEREFORE, THE WORD IN JOHN 1 IS THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD, WHO WAS GOD AND SPIRIT WHO CREATED EVERYTHING IN BEHALF OF GOD, HIS FATHER:
  • In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. He was present originally with God. All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being.  (Jn 1:1-3, Amplified Bible)
  • And the Word (Christ) became flesh (human, incarnate) and tabernacled (fixed His tent of flesh, lived awhile) among us; and we [actually] saw His glory (His honor, His majesty), such glory as an only begotten son receives from his father, full of grace (favor, loving-kindness) and truth. (Jn 1:14, AMP)
  • No man has ever seen God at any time; the only unique Son, or the only begotten God, Who is in the bosom [in the intimate presence] of the Father, He has declared Him [He has revealed Him and brought Him out where He can be seen; He has interpreted Him and He has made Him known]. (Jn 1:18, AMP)
Another version:
  • Before anything else existed, there was Christ, with God. He has always been alive and is himself God. He created everything there is—nothing exists that he didn’t make. (Jn 1:1-3, The Living Bible)
  • And Christ became a human being and lived here on earth among us and was full of loving forgiveness and truth. And some of us have seen his glory—the glory of the only Son of the heavenly Father! (Jn 1:14, TLB)
  • No one has ever actually seen God, but, of course, his only Son has, for he is the companion of the Father and has told us all about him. (Jn 1:18, TLB)
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