Godsaidto Moses,"I AMWHOI AM";and He said,"Thusyou shall sayto the sonsof Israel,I AMhas sentme to you.'"
"Can you discoverthe depthsof God?Can you discoverthe limitsof the Almighty?
Singto God,singpraisesto His name;Liftup [a song] for Him who ridesthrough the deserts,Whose nameis the LORD,and exultbeforeHim.
Beforethe mountainswere bornOr You gavebirthto the earthand the world,Even from everlastingto everlasting,You are God.
"The LORDis a warrior;The LORDis His name.
"Be on your guardbeforehim and obeyhis voice;do not be rebellioustoward him, for he will not pardonyour transgression,sinceMy nameis in him.
Then Mosessaidto God,"Behold,I am goingto the sonsof Israel,and I will sayto them, 'The Godof your fathershas sentme to you.' Now they may sayto me, 'Whatis His name?'Whatshall I sayto them?"
Godspokefurther to Mosesand saidto him, "I am the LORD;
and I appearedto Abraham,Isaac,and Jacob,as GodAlmighty,but [by] My name,LORD,I did not makeMyself knownto them.
"I am the LORD,that is My name;I will not giveMy gloryto another,NorMy praiseto gravenimages.
"Thussaysthe LORD,the Kingof Israeland his Redeemer,the LORDof hosts:I am the firstand I am the last,And thereis noGodbesidesMe.
"For wheretwoorthreehave gathered togetherin My name,I amtherein their midst."
teachingthem to observeallthat I commandedyou; and lo,I amwith you always,evento the endof the age."
"ThereforeI saidto you that you will diein your sins;for unlessyou believethat I am[He], you will diein your sins."
SoJesussaid,"Whenyou liftup the Sonof Man,thenyou will knowthat I am[He], and I donothingon My own initiative,but I speakthese thingsas the FathertaughtMe.
Jesussaidto them, "Truly,truly,I sayto you, beforeAbrahamwas born,I am."
For as manyas are the promisesof God,in Him they are yes;thereforealsothroughHim is our Amento the gloryof Godthroughus.
JesusChrist[is] the sameyesterdayand todayand forever.
WhenI sawHim, I fellat His feetlikea dead man.And He placedHis right handon me, saying,"Do not be afraid;I amthe firstand the last,
Johnto the sevenchurchesthat are in Asia:Graceto you and peace,from Him who is and who was and who is to come,and from the sevenSpiritswhoare beforeHis throne,
"I amthe Alphaand the Omega,"saysthe LordGod,"who is and whowas and who is to come,the Almighty."
And the fourliving creatures,eachoneof them havingsixwings,are fullof eyesaroundand within;and dayand nightthey do not ceaseto say,"HOLY,HOLY,HOLY[is] THE LORDGOD,THE ALMIGHTY,WHOWAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME."