Last week we saw in Colossians l:5-9 the preeminence of the unique Son of
God, Jesus Christ, the One Lord. Let us go on and look into the Scriptures
to see the special marks of His divinity.

There is the mark of His authority:
At the end of His Sermon on the Mount (Matthew Chapters 5, 6 and 7) we see
in Matthew 7:28-29,
"The result was that when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes
were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having
authority, and not as their scribes."

Then before He ascended to heaven He gave a command to the eleven disciples
gathered there, by first stating His authority to do so,
"And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, 'All authority has been given
to Me in heaven and on earth.'" Matthew 28:18 (You all know what the
commandment was, but read it again, Vs. 19-20)

Concerning the unclean spirits being subject to His authority, we see in
Mark 1:27,
"And they were all amazed, so that they debated among themselves, saying,
'What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean
spirits, and they obey Him.'"

Not only as the Son of God, but God has given Him authority as Son of Man as
we see in John 5:26-27,
"For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also
to have life in Himself; and He gave Him authority to execute judgment,
because He is the Son of Man."

His foreknowledge is a mark of His divinity:
The Gospels give us many references to Jesus knowing a thing before it
happens, I'll only mention a few:
"'But there are some of you who do not believe.' For Jesus knew from the
beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would
betray Him." John 6:64

"Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come
that He should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own
who were in the world, He loved them to the end." John 13:1

At the time of betrayal,
"Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went
forth, and said to them. 'Whom do you seek?'" John 18:4

He predicts His own sufferings:
Mark 8:31, "And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many
things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes,
and be killed, and after three days rise again."

"For I tell you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, 'AND HE
WAS NUMBEWRED WITH TRANSGRESSORS'; for that which refers to Me
has its fulfillment." Luke 22:3

Then on the Cross He knew the exact time His work would be finished,
"After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished,
in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said 'I am thirsty'...so
they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a branch of hyssop, and brought
it up to His mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the sour wine, He
said, 'It is finished!' And He bowed His head, and gave up His spirit."
John 19:28-30

Along with all of you, I am so grateful that the Holy Spirit prepared my
heart and opened my eyes that I could see and receive life in and through
Christ Jesus, the One Lord. I pray with all of you that those we love, who
do not know our Lord, will come to the saving knowledge of Jesus who is true
God and true Man. Praise His name forever!