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Jesus said to them, \u201cMost assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.\u201d John 8:58<\/p>\n

“Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.” John\u202c \u202d8\u202c:\u202d59\u202c<\/p>\n

[ Moses asked God about His name… <\/p>\n

And God said to Moses, \u201cI AM WHO I AM.\u201d And He said, \u201cThus you shall say.. \u2018I AM has sent me to you.\u2019 \u201d Exodus\u202c \u202d3\u202c:\u202d13-14\u202c ]<\/p>\n

The Jews understood Jesus claimed to be God when Jesus said before Abraham was, “I AM” – Jesus used the very name of God! This provoked the Jews to want to kill him.
\nSince God is eternal there is to Him no \u2018was\u2019 or \u2018will be\u2019. He always \u2018is\u2019. What Jesus really says here is: \u2018Before Abraham was, I am eternally alive!\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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