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Cross reference this with a few verses later:

John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only
Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Mark 1:1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Matthew 16:15-18 (ESV)
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He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son
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of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood
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has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this

rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Acts 2:36 (ESV)
Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this
Jesus whom you crucified.”

2 Peter 1:1 (ESV)
Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing
with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

Titus 2:13 (ESV)

…waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ

The Bible foretold of the coming of the Christ who would take away the sins of the world.
Old Testament prophecies verify that Jesus was and is God.

Down through history, God provided us a roadmap. He foretold various signs
and conditions through His prophets. These prophets spoke of things that
mankind should watch for so that the Messiah would be recognized and
believed. These signs or prophecies were given to us in the Old Testament.
The Old Testament is the part of the Bible written before Jesus was born. Its
writings were completed in 450 B.C. The Old Testament, written hundreds of
years before Jesus’ birth, contains over 300 prophecies that Jesus fulfilled
through His life, death and resurrection.

Mathematically speaking, the odds of anyone fulfilling this amount of prophecy are staggering.
Mathematicians put it this way:

1 person fulfilling 8 prophecies: 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000 1 person fulfilling 48 prophecies: 1
chance in 10 to the 157 power 1 person fulfilling 300+ prophecies: Only Jesus!
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