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Genesis 1:1 opens with: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth”.
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, when we move to the [Gospel of] John, Chapter 1:1, is written:
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"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
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If we continue reading verse 2 [and 3] it says that he, the Word, was with God and was God.
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It says: "He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made".
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The Bible starts saying "in the beginning", and that "beginning" is related to the Word.
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Perhaps in your Bible it is written “Verb” or “Word”, from the Greek “Logos”.
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The “Logos”, which means "the Word", is Jesus Christ.
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The Bible begins by talking about Jesus from the start by saying that he is the "beginning" and also the "end";
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it says that he is the “first” and is also the “last”;
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he is the "Alpha" and the "Omega", which are the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet, equivalent to the letters "Alef" and "Tav" of the Hebrew alphabet.
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The Bible also says that Jesus is the "Amen" (this is in Revelation 3:14),
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which will be read in a little while when we talk about the “arché”, which means “the beginning”.
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We see that the Bible begins by talking about "beginning" and ends by saying "Amen".
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Jesus is the "Amen", he is also the "beginning" and he is the "end".
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All Scripture testifies about him, this is revealed by himself in [the Gospel of] John, chapter 5, verse 39:
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"Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me".
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The Scriptures speak of Jesus, God's purpose in speaking of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and everything else is to show Christ.
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The goal is to speak of Christ, and from the beginning everything speaks of him.
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Now we will start to see important things about this subject.
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The word "BeReshit" (Hebrew) means "in the beginning".
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The word "Reshit" is derived from the Hebrew word "rosh".
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(This word I will write on the whiteboard)
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Well, that word ["rosh"] has the meaning of "beginning", "first", "founder", "head", "firstfruit", or "main".
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It also has the meaning of “firstborn”, which is also a word linked to “arché”, in Greek.
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So "Bereshit" in Hebrew and "arché" in Greek are two words that mean "beginning",
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“main”, “first”, “firstborn”, “head”, or “leader”.
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This word "arché" is used in Revelation 3:14 and in Colossians 1:9-18.
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Let’s see what is written in Revelation 3:14, and this is a very misunderstood verse,
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that says: “And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things say the Amen [who is the “Amen”? Jesus is],
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the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;”
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not that he is God's first creature, but he is the foundation for all of God's creation.
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The Bible says that all things were done by him, and not just through him.
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“All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3).
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He is the “arché” of God, he is the architect, the creator of things.
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In Colossians 1, from verse 9, it says: “For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you,
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and to desire that you might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;”,
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for spiritual understanding is not something anyone can acquire naturally.
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In verse 10 he continues: “That you might walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing [not in just a few things, but in everything,
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being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;”,
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this is what you are doing now, you are growing in the knowledge of God.
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(Col 1: 11,12): “Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
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Giving thanks to the Father who made us suitable to participate in the inheritance of the saints in the light”.
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Remember that in the beginning it is mentioned the light? God says: "Let there be light: and there was light;" (Gn 1:3)
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What was God showing us? The Bible says that God shows things concerning the end from the beginning;
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That light is Christ, it is a reference to Jesus.
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So as you continue reading John, chapter 1, it will be revealed that John came to testify about the light,
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John was not the light, but he spoke of the light, and that light is Christ.
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In verses 13 to 15 of Colossians 1: “Who has delivered us from the power of darkness,
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and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood [the blood of Christ],
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even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God
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[If you desire to see God, look at Christ; he is the express image of the person of the Father, not just in likeness],
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the firstborn [“aché”] of all creation”;
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This word "firstborn" in verse 15 was translated from the word "aché" in the original language.
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So when it is said that he is the firstborn, many think that Jesus was the first to be created,
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however, Paul continues the explanation:
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"Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn ["aché"] of all creation";
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“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones
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or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him" [See the glory of Christ!]
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Verse 17: “And he is before all things, and by him all things are held together;
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And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence”.
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That is, when it is said that he is the "beginning", the "firstborn", or that he has the "preeminence", which is the "head",
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all of this is related to the first word of the Bible: “Bereshit”; "Reshit" means "head", "founder", "beginning", "firstfruits".
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All of the Scriptures speak of Jesus, so we could not begin the Bible course without addressing Jesus more deeply.
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After all, the whole Bible talks about him, but many people despise Christ when they read the Scriptures,
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by saying that Jesus does not deserve worship, or that Jesus cannot receive the honor that the Father receives.
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Whoever adopts this understanding should read Malachi 1: 6, in which God asks if He is not the Father, and where is His honor, is He not the Lord?
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However, when you read John 17:5, it says that the Son has emptied himself, and the Father has given him the glory that the Son once had with the Father, isn't that what he says?
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"And now, O Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world was", because he had emptied himself.
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The Bible also says that the Father gave the Son the power to judge, he is a judge, he has the power to judge, right?! For all to honor him...
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(let's read these verses, they are wonderful!)
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Open your Bible in John 5:22,23, which says:
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“For the Father judges no man, but has committed all judgment unto the Son; [look what an authority!]
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That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father.
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[which means, just as they honor the Father! But there are people who claim to honor the Father, but honor the Son in a "different" way;
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that does not exist! The Son must be honored as the Father is honored]
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He that honors not the Son honors not the Father who has sent him.”(John 5: 22,23)
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So, brothers, we need to understand this: Jesus is the foundation of all Scripture.
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Everything talks about him and everything points to him.
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All the righteous, in their righteous works, are described in the Bible for one purpose: to reveal Christ through the lives of these men.
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So come on, for you to see what a chic thing from God!
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In Revelation 1:8, Jesus talks about himself like this:
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"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, says the Lord, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty".
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"(...) who was, and who is to come, the Almighty”.
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Let's continue reading in Revelation 1:17:
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“And when I saw him [John speaking], I fell at his feet as dead [similar to the visions that Daniel and Ezekiel had]
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and he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last”;
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Do you know who it is that John saw? It is Jesus, "the first and the last".
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Now watch Revelation 2:8, which says, "And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things says the first and the last (...)"
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Who is the first and the last?
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And in Revelation 1:18: “I am he that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hades and of death”.
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Now you see, Jesus is the “first and the last”, he is the “beginning and the end”, he is also the “Alpha and Omega” (Alef and Tav).
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In Revelation 21:6, look at what Jesus says: “And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.
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I will give unto him that is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely.”
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But why did I include Isaiah here [on the whiteboard]? Because people try to [deny] the divinity of Christ,
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forgetting who is the “first” and the “last”, the “beginning” and the “end”,
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they also forget that Jesus could not bring that kind of [honor] and glory to him without also [possessing] the Father's divinity.
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Because Isaiah says this, let's open on Isaiah 44...
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(My videos are not cut and edited, so you will see me opening the Bible during the video, ok?!)
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So Isaiah 41:4 says, “Who has performed and done it, calling the generations from the beginning?
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I the LORD, the first(...)” [continues in the next video]