(1 Peter 3:18) God had promised to grant unto him the divine nature, giving him the power and authority to have inherent life.

Only divine beings have life within themselves and need nothing to sustain life.

Jesus said: "For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself".

(John 5:26) When on earth he was a man.

When he arose from the dead he was the express image of Jehovah God.