The Timelessness of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ stands as a figure both within and beyond time. Though He appeared in human history—born in Bethlehem, walking the dusty roads of Galilee, and crucified under Pontius Pilate—His nature is not limited to temporal existence. He is eternal.
In John 8:58, Jesus declares, “Before Abraham was, I am.” With this profound statement, He reaches beyond the centuries to assert His divine nature. He does not say, “Before Abraham was, I was,” but rather, *”I am”—*invoking the sacred Name of God revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14: “I AM WHO I AM.” This declaration speaks not only of existence before Abraham but of a continual, present existence—unbounded by past, present, or future.
Jesus Christ is the eternal Word, who “was with God, and was God” from the beginning (John 1:1). All things were made through Him. Time itself is His creation, and yet in love, He chose to step into the confines of time to redeem those trapped within it.
He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end (Revelation 22:13), not merely in the sense of chronology, but in supremacy. Every moment finds its meaning in Him. Though He entered history, He was never bound by it. His birth did not mark His beginning, and His death did not mark His end.
To know Christ is to encounter the eternal. He transcends time, and yet meets us in it—offering eternal life not as something far off, but as a present reality for those who believe.
