God implemented his plan saying to the serpent, "'I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel'" (Ge 3:15). Peter said that Christ "was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you" (1Pe 1:20). Israel was familiar with all the prophecies and even the Samaritan woman said, "'I know that Messiah is coming . . [and] when that One comes, He will declare all things to us'" (Jn 4:25). The plan developed and in Jerusalem "it had been revealed to [Simeon] by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ" (Lk 2:26). Then in the temple when he saw Jesus he said, "'My eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples'" (:30). John the Baptist promulgated the message and said, "'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent ahead of Him'" (Jn 3:28). However, he stated, "'I myself have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God'" (1:34). After Andrew encountered Jesus he told Peter, "'We have found the Messiah' (which translated means Christ)" (1:41). Then Philip told Nathanael, "'We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote'" (:45). Jesus revealed to the Samaritan woman, "'I who speak to you am He'" (4:26). "Many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman" (:39). Then they said, "'It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world'" (:42).
John began his gospel stating, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (Jn 1:1). John the Baptist confirmed this saying, "'He whom God has sent speaks the words of God'" (3:34). Jesus himself reinforced this saying, "'I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me'" (6:38). "'I came forth from the Father and have come into the world'" (16:28). "'I know Him, because I am from Him, and He sent Me'" (7:29). "'Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going'" (8:14). "The bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world'" (:33) "'so that one may eat of it and not die'" (:50). Jesus said, "'I am the living bread that came down out of heaven . . . and the bread also which I will give . . . is My flesh'" (:51). Some of his disciples responded saying, "'This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?'" (:61). Then when Jesus questioned the twelve Peter answered, "'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life. We have believed and have come to know that you are the Holy One of God'" (:68-69). Even John asked from prison, "'Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else?'" (Mt 11:3). Jesus said to tell John "' the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up'" (:4). Jesus is "the Word" (Jn 1:1). "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching" (2Ti 3:16). Jesus said, "'It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught of God.' Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me'" (Jn 6:45). Jesus prayed "'the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me'" (17:8).