Who is Jesus, Messiah, Yeshua?
I could grab a blank journal and begin writing many thoughts in answering this question.  I could spend hours, days, or weeks doing so. I could fill journal after journal with my thoughts.
But blog posts are typically short, so I need to find a quicker answer to share with you…
As always, let’s answer this question with scripture.

Let’s begin with John 1:1-2
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 

I believe it is important for us to observe and consider subtle details in scripture, for all words have meaning.  We see in this very simple scripture that not only has the Word existed since the beginning, but it is referred to as “He”.

Before we dig into that idea, when was the beginning?
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

The beginning was before Creation. Even before Creation, the Word existed.  The Word did not come after…  I also believe that Creation is  in accordance with the Word, as it came before.

What does John 1:14 tell us?
And the Word became 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.

We are told that Jesus, Yeshua, Messiah is a fleshly manifestation of the Word.  “The only begotten of the Father” is the Word.  Jesus is the living Word, and this is what is referenced in John 1:2 with “He”.

The Torah is the first five books of the bible, and it is where we find the commandments (or ‘the law’) of God.  Torah is part of the Word. Since Yeshua is the Word become flesh, that means Yeshua is the Torah.

Before we go on, I’d like to pose a question:
If Jesus is the Torah, is it possible for Jesus to do away with or change the Torah?  Hmmm, that’s a good question.
Our minds can quickly fill with thoughts and ideas, but let’s see what scripture says.

Hebrew 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. 

Wow, the same, always and forever. Unchanging. That also means Torah is unchanging, since Jesus is the word become flesh.

James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

Numbers 23:19
God is not a man who lies, or a son of man who changes his mind! Does He speak and then not do it, or promise and not fulfill it?

Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

While there are many other scriptures about the unchanging nature of God, and the fact that the Word does not change, I think we get the idea…

Does Jesus Himself ever say anything about ‘the law’ not changing?

Matthew 5:17-20
“Do not think that I came to abolish the Torah or the Prophets! I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. 18 Amen, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or serif shall ever pass away from the Torah until all things come to pass. 19 Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever keeps and teaches them, this one shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Pharisees and Torah scholars, you shall never enter the kingdom of heaven!

Not only does Jesus Himself tell us that not even a pen stroke of the law will change until Heaven and Earth pass away, He goes on to tell us the fate of those who teach and do the law. Would you like to be the greatest or the least?

Let’s consider another well known verse in scripture:
John 14:6
Yeshua said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life! No one comes to the Father except through Me. 

I’d guess most of us have heard this passage many times. We already know Jesus is the Word become flesh, but here we see He is also the way, the truth, and the life.  How does that relate to Torah?

Psalm 119:1
Blessed are the undefiled in the way,
Who walk in the law of the Lord!

Psalm 119:142
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.

Proverbs 13:14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life,
To turn one away from the snares of death.

Did you catch that?  Scripture equates the way, the truth, and the life to Torah, the law.
And Jesus is the Torah become flesh.
And Jesus never changes. Ever.
The Word never changes. Ever.

Just in case we missed all of these details in scripture, we are reminded what is expected of us at the end of the book.

Revelation 14:12
Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.

And Revelation 12:17 tells us who the remnant of the church is:
And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Are there any other scriptures that tell us Jesus is the Torah?

John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”

Where do we find the key in scripture to tie this idea together?

Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp, And the law a light; Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

If you intend to be a follower of Jesus Yeshua Messiah, then you are also a follower of Torah, the law.

Who is authorized to enter into New Jerusalem after the return of Jesus?
Revelation 22:14
Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.