The ancient Greek word logos (Hebrew: dâbâr) means, among other things, word, speech, promise, counsel, wisdom, reason. It is used over 300 times in the New Testament and over 1,500 times in the Old Testament as a saying or speech of GOD without any connection to Jesus. Therefore, the Word and Jesus are neither identical nor synonymous. Furthermore, Jesus never calls himself "the Word" or "Word of GOD". Only in the Book of Revelation is this term directly connected to Jesus; however, in a completely different context than John 1. In the beginning was the word (logos); not the Son (Old Greek.: huios). GOD's action always precedes GOD's thought (Isaiah 42,9 / Isaiah 46,9-11). GOD speaks and it happens (1. Mose 1,3 + 6 + 9 + 14 + 20 + 24 + 26 + 29 / Psalm 33,9). Logos is not an abstract euphemism for a pre-existent son named "the Word", but rather describes an act by which GOD decrees something and calls it into existence from nothing (Romans 4,17). The same applies to the word  speak  (Hebrew: 'âmar / Old Greek: legō). Logos stands for GOD's plan to reconcile humanity with himself. The content of this plan is the Messiah, the man Jesus Christ. He already existed in GOD's mind before the creation of the world; however, he did not exist as a real person. Adam was the first human being GOD created. Jesus is the beginning/first creature of the new creation (Revelation 3,14) and comes after Adam, not before him. In 1st Corinthians 15,45, Jesus is referred to as the last Adam because he embodies what Adam, or rather, man, was created to be.

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Mt 4,4 / Mt 7,24 / Lk 8,11 / Lk 11,28 / Joh 8,31 f. + 47 / Joh 17,17 / Acts 6,2 / Rom 10,17 / Eph 6,17 / Phi 2,16 / 1st Thes 2,13 / 2nd Tim 2,9 / 1st Pet 1,23-25 / Heb 3,7 / Heb 4,12 / Heb 11,3

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John 1,1-18:

In the beginning was the Word (…) And the Word became flesh

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1st John 1,1-3:

That which was from the beginning (…) concerning the Word of life

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Revelation 19,13:

and his name is the Word of GOD

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