II.  The Lord is the Word

Since the Word is Divine truth, and this goes forth from the Lord’s Divine Esse (being), as light from the sun, it follows that the Lord is the Word because He is Divine truth.  The Lord is the Word, because He is Divine truth, and this goes forth His Divine Esse (being), which is Divine love, because the Divine love was in Him when in the world as a soul is in its body; and as Divine truth goes forth from Divine love as light goes forth from the sun, as has been said, so the Lord’s Human in the world was Divine truth going forth from the Divine love that was in Him.  That the Divine itself, which is called “Jehovah” and the “Father,” and which is the Divine love, was in the Lord from conception, is evident in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.  In Matthew from these words: 

When Mary the mother of Jesus had been betrothed to Joseph, “before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.”  And the angle said to Joseph in a dream, “Fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit” . . .  This came to pass that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet:  . . .  “Behold a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son.”  And Joseph “knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son; and he called His name Jesus” (i. 18-25).

And in Luke from these words: 

The angel said to Mary, “Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call His name Jesus; He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High.” . . .  Then Mary said unto the angel, “How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?” The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee; wherefore also the Holy Thing that shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God” (i. 30-35).

It was because He was conceived of Jehovah that He is so frequently called in the Word “the Son of God,” and Jehovah is called His “Father.”  Jehovah in respect to His Esse (being) is Divine love, and in respect to His Existere (outgo) He is Divine good united to Divine truth.

From this it can be seen what is meant by: 

The Word that was with God and that was God, and also was the light that enlighteneth every man (John i. 1-10), namely, that it was Divine truth going forth from the Lord, thus the Lord in respect to His Existere (outgo).  That the Lord in respect to His Existere was Divine truth, and that this was His Divine Human, because this came forth from His Divine Esse as a body from its soul, these words in John clearly certify: 

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten of the Father (i. 14).

“The Word” is the Divine truth, which also is “glory”; “flesh” means the Divine Human; “the only begotten of the Father” means the springing forth or going forth from the Divine Esse in Him. (A.E., n. 1069.)