I am presenting you with a conversation between Jesus and the Pharisees.
John 8:
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw
it, and was glad.
57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was,
I AM.
Verse 56 is Jesus claiming Abraham rejoiced to see His day and that Abraham not only did see Him, but was glad.
Now, we know Abraham lived 2,800 years before Jesus is having this conversation with the Pharisees. And Jesus is claiming that Abraham has seen Jesus. So, let's find a verse that puts Jesus with Abraham 2,800+ years ago.
Genesis 14:
18 And
Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine:
and he was the priest of the most high God.
19 And he blessed him, and said,
Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Here we have this person called Melchizedek, who is the High Priest of the Most High God [Blessing Abram = Abraham].
This would be when Abram/Abraham was younger and puts us around 2,875 years ago. But how do we know this person called Melchizedek is Jesus?
Hebrews 6:
20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered,
even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
Hebrews 7:
1 For this
Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life;
but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
The writer of the Book of Hebrews in 6:20 is showing us that Jesus was the High Priest Melchisadec. Then 7:1-3 shows us that Jesus as Melchisedec the High Priest personally met Abraham in verse 1, and then in verse 3 explains how Melchisedec later became the (S)on of God who know as Jesus. Which proves John 8:56-58 that Abraham did meet Jesus (as Melchizedek) and was glad like verse 56 indicates
So my question to you is, how can Jesus be Melchizedek almost 2900 years before becoming Jesus unless He was God who lives forever?
And lets now look at John 8:58,
58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was,
I AM.
Here we have Jesus
claiming He is I AM.
So where can we find this I AM at in other places of the Bible?
HAVE YOU EVER READ/HEARD THE STORY OF THE BURNING BUSH?
Here is a conversation between GOD and Moses. Moses sees a burning bush but it is not being consumed and then a VOICE is heard by Moses instructing him to remove his sandals because he is standing on Holy ground. This conversation leads to God telling Moses he will go to Egypt, speak to the Pharaoh, and free God's people.
And Moses asked God, who do I say to the people of Israel who sent me. God then tells Moses what His name is.
Exodus 3:
13 And Moses said unto God, Behold,
when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me,
What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
14 And
God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel,
I AM hath sent me unto you.
Verse 14 is God revealing His NAME to Moses, which is I AM. The verse begins with.......And GOD said unto Moses, so we now know this is GOD speaking and claiming that God's name is I AM.
Now let's go to John 8:58 again where Jesus claims He is I AM.
58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was,
I AM.
So, we have Jesus saying He is I AM. And when GOD is speaking to Moses, He says His name is I AM. So Jesus is really saying He is God, whose name is I AM!! He is saying not only is He before Abraham, but He was the voice talking to Moses in the Burning Bush claiming to be GOD, whose name was I AM. Therefore, Jesus in John 8:58 is claiming to be GOD!!
This is why we believe Jesus is God, and you should believe He is God, because He said He was GOD known as I AM!!
What personal revelation? John 8:58 is conclusive that Jesus claims He is GOD named I AM!! There are no revelations here, just plain words from the mouth of Jesus calling Himself I AM, who is GOD!!
There would be no reason to distinguish what sons of the Most High is from Son of the Most High until the New Testament. So your point is moot and invalid.
They were Jews speaking/writing in their native language. The evidence is rather conclusive whether there is a point to be made or not.
We know the Gospels were translated into the Greek. This is obvious then, they were a different language than the Greek, in order for it be translated into the Greek. And since they were known to all others and to us as Jews, whose lineage include the Hebrews and Israelite's, it's a safe assumption to believe the language the Gospels originally were written in was Hebrew/Aramaic, before being translated into the Greek.