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I <strong>AM</strong> : M. M. Ninan<br />
unspeakable. It was the name as given to Moses in his encounter<br />
with the sovereign God at the burning bush theophany. In the<br />
New Testament “I am the” occurs 25 times out of which Jesus<br />
refers to it to himself 9 times during his earthly period and 6 times<br />
in the Revelations. That is out of 25 occurrences 16 are spoken by<br />
Jesus while 5 times it refers to God himself as quoted by Jesus.<br />
Evidently the phrase I <strong>AM</strong> is directly related to the revelation of<br />
God as the great “I <strong>AM</strong>” - Yhvh. A study of the gospels shows that<br />
there are seven basic symbols that Jesus used. These are phrased<br />
with the introductory announcement, “I <strong>AM</strong> THE...” and are found<br />
in the Gospel of John. They are:<br />
1. I am the bread of life Jn. 6.35-59<br />
2. I am the light of the world Jn. 8.12; 9.5; 12.35-36<br />
3. I am the door Jn. 10.7-10<br />
4. I am the good shepherd Jn. 10.11-18<br />
5. I am the resurrection and the life Jn. 11.25<br />
6. I am the way, the truth and the life Jn. 14.6<br />
7. I am the true vine Jn. 15.1-11<br />
Evidently, Jesus was emphasizing the fact that he was Yhvh, God.<br />
After his Ascension Jesus spoke to John in his vision where he<br />
added two other “I am the...” pictures, these are:<br />
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