Divine Names
I AM
Theology Proper · 6 verses
I AM is the eternal name of self-existence and absolute being, revealing God as the unchangeable and eternally present One. Christ's appropriation of this divine name establishes His deity and equality with the Father. The I AM is the eternal God who was, is, and is to come.
Scripture References
“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.”
“Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”
“They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.”
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”
“Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.”
“See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.”