⭐️Is Christ God?

⭐️Is Christ God? There is no one more worthy than the Jews who lived during the time of Christ, saw him, spoke with him, and experienced his words and actions, so that we can ask them and know their opinion. Did they understand from Christ’s words the declaration of his divinity to them?

Come let us see the Jews in the trial of the Lord Jesus, what did they say to him and what was his response??

In the trial of Christ, we understand that the Jews were waiting for the coming of the Messiah, whom the prophets had prophesied . They had previously known that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem of Judea, (And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah. For from you will come a Ruler who will rule My people Israel) (Matthew 2:6). Thus they told Herod when he asked about the place where the Messiah, the King of the Jews, would be born according to the prophecies that he was from the tribe of Judah, the branch of King David from whom all the kings of Judah would be born. And in the prophecy in the Old Testament it is explained more that they knew that the Messiah would be God Himself, the Ancient of Days from eternity, as the prophecy said ( But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler in Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times ) (Micah 3:1).

Another thing that makes us realize their understanding that Christ is God, when they were wondering if Jesus is the Christ?? They said, wondering (Do the rulers know for certain that this is truly the Christ? 27 But we know where this man is from. But when the Christ comes, no one knows where he is from ) (John 7: 26-27). There is no man whom we do not know where he came from? Rather, all the Jews know every Jew where he came from, who his father is and who his mother is, but with them they did not yet know that Christ came from a virgin, because in their view Jesus was the son of Joseph the carpenter and Mary (And when he came to his own country, he taught them in their synagogue so that they were amazed and said, Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? (Matthew 13: 54-55) ————– So, in their understanding, Christ is ancient since eternity , and that he will come from where they do not know. Tradition says that they were expecting him to appear suddenly on the pinnacle of the temple. The bottom line is that they were waiting for Christ and knew that he was God incarnate , and they were not surprised by this because God had been incarnated many times in the Old Testament and they knew this (we quickly mention that God was incarnated with Abraham, with Jacob, with Moses, with Manoah and his wife, the parents of Samson, and with Gideon). This is just an example, not limited to

Therefore, the most important question for the Jews in the Sanhedrin Council that they held to try Christ was: “ Are you the Son of God ?” (Then the high priest answered and said to him, “I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God ”) (Matthew 26:63) and also (Then the high priest asked him again, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One? ”) (Mark 14:61). But when Christ answered him, “You say,” which in the original language is a strong expression meaning, “You said it yourself, so why the need to repeat it,” what did the high priest say and how did he act?? He tore his clothes in an act that the high priest would only do in extreme cases where he was out of his feelings and ability to act with propriety and calm. This act was completely contrary to the teachings of the law. The high priest said, “He has blasphemed. What further need do we have of witnesses? You have heard his blasphemy ” (Matthew 26:63). As Mark mentioned, “Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, ‘What further need do we have of witnesses?’” (Mark 14:63) From all this we can understand the Jews’ complete understanding that Jesus declares that he is the Christ - the Son of God - meaning God manifested in the flesh. These were the closing words spoken by Christ, which made the high priest understand that Christ was referring to his divinity. Jesus said to him, “ You said it . And again I say to you, from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven.” (Matthew 26:46) The Jews were waiting for the Messiah, but they refused to acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah and Savior. The Jews still expect the appearance of the Messiah to this day, but the first coming of the Messiah as a humble Savior is nearing its end, because the time will come when the Messiah, the victorious King, will come on the clouds, and every eye will see him and acknowledge him as Lord and Savior. Will you do so before it is too late? 👍✝️🕊