"Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man."
In this text, Jesus clearly identifies Himself to be the Son of God, the ultimate authority over all life on earth. He also establishes that He is God born of man. He establishes that ultimate judgment and power over all things in the earth is born with Him .
This was a totally new concept for the Jews of that day because their relationship with God had always been through one of the chosen prophets. Never had God made Himself available to man, one on one. This transition proved to be virtually impossible for those Jews.
Jesus established a one on one relationship between God and man since He was God in human form, "For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because HE IS THE SON OF MAN."
This lesson, like all others in the bible, is very important to us in that through the sacrifice of Himself (God) through His only begotten (born in the flesh) Son, we are given the power to become the children of God.
What a mighty, glorious, and blessed God we serve.~
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