58. [verse 18] 'And I am the Living One' signifies Who Only is Life, and from Whom Only Life is. Jehovah in the Word of the Old Testament calls Himself Alive and Living, because He Only lives; for He is Love Itself and Wisdom Itself, and these are Life. That there is one Life only, which is God, and that angels and men are recipients of life from Him, has been abundantly shown in ANGELIC WISDOM CONCERNING DIVINE LOVE AND WISDOM. Jehovah calls Himself Alive and Living (Isa. xxxviii 18, 19; Jer. v 2; xii 16; xvi 14, 15; xxiii 7, 8; xlvi 18; Ezek. v 11).. The Lord is Life even as to the Divine Human, because the Father and He are One. Therefore He says:-
In what manner the Father has Life in Himself, so has He given to the Son to have Life in Himself John v 26.
Jesus said, I am the Resurrection and the Life John xi 25.
Jesus said, I am the Way, the Truth (veritas) and the Life John xiv 6.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God; in Him was Life: and the Word was made flesh John i 1-4, 14.
Because the Lord is the Only Life, it follows that from Him Only there is life, and He therefore says:-
Because I live, you shall live also John xiv 19.
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