To be clear, seeming to say he said it is not the same as he said it.
But just for grins, show me where it seems like he said it.
Show me where it was “proved to have done so.”
Show me.
That’s not good enough. If “trust me, I know” was enough, Kanicbird and Lekatt would be the kings of Great Debates. If you want to be persuasive, link to websites and papers, give us page numbers from the books you read, explain how other people’s cites fall short instead of simply dismissing them.
Again the high priest asked him, and saith unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 14:62And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven
(Mk. 16:51-62)
Christos is the Greek translation of “Messiah.”
He was taken to court, witnesses were brought in and questioned, they noticed St. Peter and asked him if he knew something and wanted to testify (instead he just ran away), and subsequently found Jesus guilty. That’s more or less how we determine guilt today.
There’s four gospels, all saying that. What part is in question?
If Jesus made this claim(as quoted) and the high priest didn’t see Him sitting at the right hand of power he was not being truthful or was misled! Jesus also used the Psalmist (that said" I say you are gods, and sons of the most high" In a sense saying all men are gods! So in this sense he could be called son of the blessed!
There were men who claimed to be the Messiah one named Simon around 4 BCE and he also believed he had to die for the people,