Many fail to acknowledge the preexistence of Jesus Christ as the God of the Old Testament and the Word in prehistory. Some hold a narrow view of monotheism, citing Deuteronomy 6:4 to argue there is only one God, one person, thus excluding Jesus Christ from divinity. Others believe He was a created being, merely human and unworthy of being God, misinterpreting Revelation 3:14 where He calls Himself the Beginning of the creation of God. However, this phrase, correctly understood from the Greek word "archee," means the Beginner or Author of God's creation, indicating He is the Source of all that exists. Scriptural evidence affirms this truth. Colossians 1:15-17 reveals that all things were created through Him, establishing Him as the Creator, not a created being. Ephesians 3:9 and Hebrews 1:2 further confirm that God made the worlds through Him, proving He existed before His human birth with a timeless, infinite preexistence. Hebrews 7:1-3 describes Melchizedek, a priest-king without genealogy, beginning, or end, likened to the Son of God, suggesting He was the preexistent Christ, the King of righteousness and peace. John 1:1-5 declares that Jesus, as the Word, was with God and was God from the beginning, possessing self-sustaining life and giving both physical and spiritual life to humanity. Revelation 19 and I John 1:1-2 reinforce this eternal existence, identifying Him as the Word of Life who was with the Father forever. John 1:18 states that He has seen God, a feat possible only in His preexistent state, as no human can see God and live. John 3:12-13 and 3:31-32 affirm that He came from heaven, having firsthand knowledge of heavenly things, which He taught on earth. Jesus Himself testifies to His preexistence. In Luke 10:18, He declares He saw satan fall like lightning from heaven, indicating He was present and active during that rebellion, showcasing His divine power. In John 6:45-46, He claims to have seen the Father, a statement possible only as a preexistent God being. John 8:52-57 records Him stating that Abraham rejoiced to see His day, asserting His existence before Abraham as the I AM, identifying Himself as the God of the Old Testament. Throughout John, His "I am" statements—such as the bread of life, the door, and the light of the world—connect to the divine name Yahweh, affirming His preexistent divinity. In Matthew 23:37, Jesus laments over Jerusalem, recalling His long history with Israel as the Lord who led them out of Egypt and guided them through centuries, revealing personal memories of His preexistent role. Paul in his writings also identifies the Being who was with Israel in the wilderness as the same One who became our Savior, Jesus Christ. Finally, in Revelation 22, He reaffirms His identity as the Ever-Living One, the Creator from the beginning, and the God of the Old Testament, bearing titles only God can claim.

Jesus Christ's pre-existence is a profound truth that underscores His divine nature and eternal relationship with God the Father. From the depths of eternity past, two great Beings existed, both divine, and They have always been together. One of Them, known as the Word or Logos, was the communicator, the speaker of truth and reason, who spoke at Creation, bringing all things into existence. This establishes Him as the Creator God, a powerful, ever-living divine Being whom we must heed as our Maker. His history extends infinitely back, far beyond that of any ordinary human being, affirming His divine origin and authority. The intimate connection between the Word and God is evident in Their eternal fellowship. They have always been in each other's presence, so unified that They are described as being in one another. This relationship is one of complete unanimity in thought, word, and action, a bond so close that the Son is said to be in the bosom of the Father, illustrating an inseparable and continuing love. This profound unity allowed Jesus to declare that He and His Father are one, a statement reflecting Their shared divine essence and purpose. Furthermore, the pre-existent Word, who became Jesus Christ, was the visible God of the Old Testament, the One who communicated with the people of Israel. While many saw and interacted with Him, the Father remained unseen and largely unknown, an invisible God behind the One known as Yahweh. It was through the Son's mission on earth that the Father's existence and sovereignty were to be declared, unveiling a deeper understanding of the divine relationship that had always existed between Them.

Jesus Christ's pre-existence is a foundational truth that undergirds the authority of His words and the validity of the Bible as the Word of God. He Himself declared in John 3:13 that no man has ascended to heaven except He who came down from heaven, the Son of Man who is in heaven, affirming His unique origin in heaven before His earthly life and His return there after. He reiterated this in John 6:31 and other passages, emphasizing that He came down from heaven, a claim that sets Him apart from all other religious teachers, including Moses, whose authority was derived, while His words carry the direct authority of God. Further confirmation comes from John 1:1-3 and 1:14, where it is stated that in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and was God, and this Word became flesh and dwelt among men. This places Him in eternity, uncreated, existing before the creation of the physical universe, as the One through whom all things were made. Isaiah 57:14-15 supports this by recording Him as inhabiting eternity, a state with no beginning or end, affirming His divine nature alongside the Father. In 1 Corinthians 15:47, the contrast between Adam, made from the dust of the earth, and Christ, who came from heaven, underscores His heavenly origin. John 1:18 clarifies that no one has seen God in the fullest sense, yet He, as the Son, reveals the Father, having come from His presence. Luke and other scriptures affirm that He has always interfaced with mankind, unlike the Father, who remains in the background for future revelation. Colossians 1 further establishes His preeminence over all creation, stating that all things were made by Him and that in Him dwells all the fullness of divinity bodily, confirming His existence before all created things and His uncreated nature. Revelation 3:14, despite challenges to its interpretation, aligns with this eternal existence, as He confirms His role at the beginning of God's creation, not as a created being, but as the eternal Son. These statements collectively affirm that He who became flesh existed as God before the creation, was God in the womb, at birth, and throughout His earthly life, inhabiting eternity and possessing timeless existence as declared in His confrontation with the Jews regarding Abraham.