“The God Who Never Dies: Jesus Reveals a Powerful Truth” “I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Matthew 22:32 When Jesus spoke these words, He was answering the Sadducees—a group that did not believe in the resurrection or life after death. They tried to trap Jesus with a question about the afterlife. Jesus replied by quoting what God said to Moses at the burning bush. By saying “I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob”, God used the present tense “I AM”, not “I was