PRE-INCARNATION

CHRIST MINISTERED BEFORE HIS BIRTH:

1. He Participated In The Decrees: He undoubtedly participated in the decrees and the planning of the ages since He is God. It would be ludicrous to suggest that the Lord Jesus was not consulted in the plan of the ages since that plan hinged upon His obedience to the plan. The Father did not require the Son to manifest Himself to man, the Father did not require the Son to become flesh and blood, and the Father did not require that the Son should submit Himself to the death of the cross. Christ did it voluntarily in response to His own personal love for His creatures that were lost and damned to everlasting torment with the Devil.

2. He Created All Things: Colossians 1:16 says all that needs to be said on this subject so we will just quote it.“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers - all things were created by him, and for him;” (See also John 1:3; Hebrews 1:2)

3. He Sustains All Things: Not only did the Lord Jesus create all things but He maintains all things. He is in the position of guaranteeing that all of creation will continue on until the time of the consummation. Colossians 1:17

CHRIST SEEN IN THE OLD TESTAMENT IN RETROSPECT:

1. Genesis 3:15

2. Genesis 18:1-33

3. Exodus 40:38

4. Exodus 13:21

5. Exodus 33:9-23

6. Numbers 9:15

7. The Angel of the Lord: We will see in a future study that these appearances of God were the Angel of the Lord and that the Angel of the Lord is none other than Christ Himself in pre-incarnate appearances.

--LEA SAN JUAN