00:00.0 - 00:09.4 In fact, it's [Isaiah] 44:6! I wrote it wrong here [on the board], let me correct it... It should be [Isaiah] 44:6, okay?! 00:09.5 - 00:17.7 It says: “Thus says the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts: 00:17.8 - 00:30.1 I am the first, and I am the last; [which is Jesus, whom John saw; and the verse continues like this:] and besides me there is no God”. 00:30.2 - 00:35.8 Jesus is "the first and the last," and he says, "(...) besides me there is no God" (Isaiah 44:6). 00:35.9 - 00:39.5 That's why he says: “I and my Father are one” (John 10:30), okay?! 00:39.6 - 00:47.0 He did not say that he and the Father are the same person, he said that he and the Father are one God, They have this unity in the Spirit. 00:47.1 - 00:53.4 That is why the Holy Spirit is called the "Holy Spirit of God" and "Spirit of Christ" that was in the prophets. 00:53.5 - 00:59.4 Later on we will work and explain this carefully. 00:59.5 - 01:17.5 In Isaiah 48:12-17 it says: "Listen to me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. 01:17.6 - 01:25.9 My hand also has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spanned the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together. 01:26.0 - 01:30.8 All you, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them has declared these things? 01:31.0 - 01:37.3 The LORD has loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans. 01:37.4 - 01:44.3 I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. 01:44.4 - 01:54.8 Come you near to me, hear you this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now… 01:54.9 - 01:59.8 [note who is saying this: it’s the “first and the last” who are saying this] 01:59.9 - 02:16.0 … and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, has sent me. [have you notice who said that? Jesus is the “first and the last”] 02:16.1 - 02:28.0 Thus said the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD your God which teaches you to profit, which leads you by the way that you should go”. 02:28.1 - 02:34.8 This first topic is important for us to talk about a few things: First thing is to highlight that Jesus is “the beginning and the end” 02:34.9 - 02:38.7 and to reinforce the divinity of Christ. 02:38.8 - 02:41.4 This is a beautiful opportunity to talk about these topics. 02:41.5 - 02:53.3 In John, chapter 8, verse 24, says that they asked Jesus who he was. 02:54.6 - 02:57.4 We will now read John, chapter 8, verse 24. 03:02.5 - 03:05.2 Let's read verses 24 and 25, which says: 03:06.2 - 03:16.0 “I said therefore unto you, that you shall die in your sins: for if you believe not that I am he, you shall die in your sins. 03:16.1 - 03:26.5 Then said they unto him, Who are you? And Jesus said unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning”. 03:28.8 - 03:31.5 "Reshit", that's what Jesus was talking about. 03:31.6 - 03:38.1 We will now proceed to reading the First Epistle of John, chapter 1, verse 1, which says: 03:38.2 - 03:46.5 “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, 03:46.6 - 04:02.0 which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word [“logos”] of life" 04:02.1 - 04:10.4 Thus, "That which was from the beginning," we see in John 1: 1 that "in the beginning was the Word". 04:10.5 - 04:20.1 "(...)which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled (...)", this is what we preach; 04:20.2 - 04:29.8 we testify that the "Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (...)" (John 1:14). 04:29.9 - 04:37.9 We will now move on to the First Epistle of John, chapter 2, verses 13 and 14, in which he says: 04:38.0 - 04:54.8 “I write unto you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning [referring to Jesus]. 04:54.9 - 05:05.0 I write unto you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because you have known the Father. 05:05.1 - 05:11.2 I have written unto you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one”. 05:11.3 - 05:19.1 I have written unto you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one”. 05:19.2 - 05:28.9 The Word [“logos”] is in you, that's why in John… Look how beautiful it is! Let's check this before we finish this video... 05:29.0 - 05:40.6 Jesus speaks in John 14, in verse 21: 05:40.7 - 05:52.0 “He that has my commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me: and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him". 05:52.1 - 06:01.4 And in verse 23 he says: “Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man loves me, he will keep my words [it is not enough to just say that we love him, we must love him by keeping his Word], 06:01.5 - 06:12.9 and my Father will love him, [that is, Jesus is saying that the Father will love those who love him] and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him”. 06:13.0 - 06:19.8 How do the Father and the Son dwell in us? Through the Holy Spirit! Amen?! 06:19.9 - 06:25.3 So you will see a beautiful phrase in Genesis, chapter 1, which says: 06:25.4 - 06:36.5 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. 06:36.6 - 06:44.2 And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light”. 06:44.3 - 06:47.6 May God bless you, and let's continue on our the next video. 06:47.7 - 06:51.5 I wish that you continue to study with us, following the study with your Bible! 06:51.6 - 06:55.8 May God always bless you and pray for us! Amen?!