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John
  
28So Jesus proclaimed, as he taught in the temple, "You know me, and you know where I come from? But I have not come of my own accord; He who sent me is true, and Him you do not know.29I know Him, for I come from Him, and He sent me."30So they sought to arrest him; but no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come.


Jesus heard these arguments as to his earthly origins. He called out saying, "Do you really know Me? or where I come from? You are superficial in your judgments and do not strive to know me intrinsically. Listen to me, delve deep into my Spirit. Then you will know who I am, and where I came from."
Jesus did not send himself, but God was behind him, from whom he proceeded; His Father was the One who sent him. Jesus was from the nature of his Father and ever united with Him. He added, "None of you know God, though you think He is here in the temple. Your priests are blind; they do not see God, nor hear His voice truly. So you deceive yourself."
Then he said, "I know Him." The essence of the Gospel is this, that Jesus knows God, and declares to us the Father’s name and His love. The Nazarene was sinless, living in constant fellowship with his Father. Whereas all others separated themselves from the Holy One on account of their sins.
When some hearers realized the importance of his words, that Jesus had judged them decisively, they cried, "He has blasphemed against the temple and turned us into infidels." They were furious and howled trying to seize him. But none of them were able to approach God’s Son, as if the angels were encircling him. The appointed time for his final witness on earth was yet to come. His Father had settled the decisive moment in which Christ would redeem mankind. No man on earth could put back or forward that moment.

Prayer
Lord Jesus, we worship you, because you know God, and have revealed to us the Father. We serve you and love you with joy. Your revelation has made us children of God. We exult in you and magnify your name with all those born again. We beseech you to reveal the Father to the pious around us, that they may return from their bigotry and neglect.
Question
Why is Jesus the sole person who truly knows God?