Jesus Christ often spoke of Himself in the third person, revealing His divine identity and preexistence through powerful declarations. In Luke 10:18, He states, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven," indicating He witnessed and was active in casting Satan out, demonstrating His presence and authority long before His human life. This statement was meant to encourage His disciples, showing them the vast power of God at their disposal, capable of defeating even the greatest enemy. In John 6:45-46, He subtly identifies Himself as God by referencing the prophecy that God's people shall be taught by God, implying He is the one teaching them. He reinforces this by declaring He has seen the Father, a feat only possible for a divine being, as no human could see God and live. Similarly, in John 8:56-58, He asserts His preexistence by saying, "Before Abraham was, I AM," directly equating Himself with the eternal God of the Old Testament, which provoked the Jews to attempt to stone Him for what they deemed blasphemy. Throughout the Gospel of John, Jesus uses the phrase "I am" in various contexts—such as "I am the bread of life," "I am the good shepherd," and "I am the light of the world"—connecting Himself to the divine name Yahweh and affirming His identity as the God who revealed Himself in the Old Testament. In John 10:30, He declares, "I and My Father are one," emphasizing the unity of Their divine nature, a statement so unambiguous that it incited hostility from His listeners. In Matthew 23:37, Jesus expresses a deeply personal lament over Jerusalem, reminiscing about His historical relationship with Israel as the Lord who guided them out of Egypt and through the wilderness, revealing His real, lived experiences as their God across centuries. Finally, in Revelation 22, He concludes with a self-identification as the Ever-Living One, the Creator from the beginning, and the God of the Old Testament, ensuring no doubt remains about His eternal divinity.