What does the Bible reveal on the issue?
“Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in apperance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death-even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:6-11 NIV
“Jesus said to them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” John 8:58
By relying on Old Testament references, we find out that “I AM” refers to the name of God Himself, Yahweh (often translated in English Bibles as LORD with all capitals). The Jews were quite familiar with the idea that the Jehovah of the Old Testament is the eternally existent God. What was new to the Jews, was the identification of this designation with Jesus. They screamed blasphemy!
"Philip said to Him, 'Lord show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.' Jesus said to him, 'Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, "Show us the Father"?'" John 14:8,9
Jesus answered,... I and My Father are one.' Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. "Jesus answered them, 'Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?' The Jews answered Him, saying, 'For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make yourself God.'" John 10:25-33
"He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist." Colossians 1:15-17
"When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, 'Son, your sins are forgiven you.' But some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, 'Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?'" Mark 2:5-7
"Of whom (the Jewish people) are the fathers and from whom, acording to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God. Amen." Romans 9:5
“Looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.” Titus 2:13
"And we know that the Son of God has come and has given understanding, that we may know him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life." 1 John 5:20
John who is an eyewitness of Jesus Christ, makes no hesitation in calling him God!
As often as Jesus speaks of His relations with His Father, He uses constantly and without exception the expression “My Father,” and as often as He calls the attention of the disciples to their childlike relation to God, there is the equally definite characterization “Your Father.” Never does He associate Himself with the disciples and with men by the natural form of speech “Our Father.”
Jesus Christ will (once again) reveal Himself at the second coming, not as a sacrificial lamb, but as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords to destroy the Antichrist and end man’s cruel rule on earth with His heavenly hosts. What an awesome display of power for a mere man!