John 1:1-5 ESV
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John starts his Gospel linking it with the beginning of creation. In these four verses, John gives us a concise description concerning the divinity of this man Jesus and explains how He is the light in and of creation. Not only is He the light of the world, it is through Him and for Him the world is made. This light has entered this dark world and has prevailed over the darkness. The Spirit of God hovered above the waters prior to the light being introduced, just as the Holy Spirit hovered over Mary. The world starts to take form and order emerges under this light. The bright and morning star rises to His place in heaven.
The Gospel gives an account of that victory and a witness to that life that brought life into the dominion of death. That victory will be confirmed when Christ returns, just as we are told the word of The Lord will not return void. John speaks of his own experience, of his personal interaction with the Son of God, and his witness of the glory of The Lord. This is the beloved disciple, the one whose head rested on the bosom of Christ.
Revelation 19:13
He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.
2 Peter 1:16-18
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” 18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain.
Galatians 4:4-7
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
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