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(Editor’s Note: This article was adapted from KennethW. Hagin’s book Because of Jesus.)When Jesus came into the coasts of CaesareaPhilippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom domen say that I the Son of man am? And they said,Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias;and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saithunto them, But whom say ye that I am? And SimonPeter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, theSon of the living God.— Matthew 16:13–16In this day and age, people arestill splitting theological hairsover the question: “Who isJesus?”Some say Jesus was a great thisor that. “He was a great teacher.”“He was a great prophet.” “He wasthe greatest moral person who ever lived.”Yes, Jesus was the greatest teacher and preacherthe world has ever known. But He is more than that.Jesus is the Husband to the bride.He is the Friend to the friendless.He is the Physician to the sick.He is the Psychiatrist to the confused.He is the Banker to the poor.He is the Compass to the traveler.He is the Healer of all sickness.He is the Savior from every sin.He is the Deliverer from every habit.He is the Baptizer in the Holy Spirit and fireto everyone who hungers and thirsts.He is the Beginning and the End.He is the One Who was. He is the One Who is.He is the One Who is coming again.He is the One Whom the devil could not enticeinto sin.He is the One Whom the grave could not hold.He is the One Who arose from the dead.He is the Victor.He is the One Whom God has highly exaltedand given a Name above every name—theName of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.He is the One Who spoke and the blind couldsee, the lame walk, the deaf hear, and themute speak.He is the Christ, the Son of the living God!When we get to the Book of Revelation, we see Jesusriding a white horse. Across Jesus’ vesture is written:“ . . . King of Kings, and Lord of Lords” (Rev. 19:16).Jesus became all of this because of what He did atCalvary, because of the work of redemption that Hewrought for mankind. God is still the same miracleworkingGod, and because of what Jesus did, wehave the same power available to us today that wasavailable to Jesus when He walked on the earth.To understand what Jesus accomplished forus, let us imagine a garden outside the city ofJerusalem.4 rhema.org