Jesus is the chief cornerstone (Eph.2:20) of His living body (Col.1:24), the church of God (1 Cor.10:32).
Jesus is the chief cornerstone of the church of God because He IS God (Re.1:6).
The Word was WITH God in the beginning. The Word was God (Jn.1:1-3 below).
Jesus is the Word manifested in the flesh, who dwelt among us (Jn.1:14 below).
The Word of God will fight the battle of Armageddon (Re.19:13, Re.19:15 below).
In the Beginning
Jn.1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (Jn.1:14).
Jn.1:2 The same was in the beginning WITH God (Jn.1:1 above).
Jn.1:3 All things were made by him (the Word); and without him was not any thing made that was made.
The Birth of the Word/Jesus
Jn 1:14 And the Word (Jn.1:1-3 above) was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
Re.12:5 And she brought forth a man child (Jn.1:14 above, Matt.1:21 below), who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron (Re.19:15 below): and her child was caught up unto God, and [to] his throne.
Matt.1:21 And she shall bring forth a son (Re.12:5 above)., and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.
The Word of God at the battle of Armageddon
Re.19:13 And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God (Jn.1:1-2, Jn.1:14 above).
Re.19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron (Re.12:5 above): and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
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