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Names and Titles of Christ
The following list is of
names and titles given specifically to our Lord Jesus. The more we
study this list, the more we will understand who Jesus really is.
How can we help but love Him?
ADAM: (1 Corinthians 15:45) And so it is written,
The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a
quickening spirit.
ADVOCATE: (1 John 2:1) My little children, these
things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we
have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
ALMIGHTY: (Revelation 1:8) I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which
was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
ALPHA AND OMEGA: (Revelation 1:8) I am Alpha and
Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and
which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
AMEN: (Revelation 3:14) And unto the angel of the
church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the
faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
APOSTLE OF OUR PROFESSION: (Hebrews 3:1) Wherefore,
holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the
Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
ARM OF THE LORD: (Isaiah 51:9) Awake, awake, put on
strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the
generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded
the dragon?
(Isaiah 53:1) Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm
of the LORD revealed?
AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH: (Hebrews 12:2)
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the
joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame,
and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
AUTHOR OF ETERNAL SALVATION: (Hebrews 5:9) And
being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto
all them that obey him;
BEGINNING OF CREATION OF GOD: (Revelation 3:14) And
unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things
saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the
creation of God;
BELOVED SON: (Matthew 12:18) Behold my servant,
whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I
will put my spirit upon him, and he shall show judgment to the
Gentiles.
BLESSED AND ONLY POTENTATE: (1 Timothy 6:15) Which
in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate,
the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
BRANCH: (Isaiah 4:2) In that day shall the branch
of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth
shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
BREAD OF LIFE: (John 6:32) Then Jesus said unto
them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread
from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
CAPTAIN OF SALVATION: (Hebrews 2:10) For it became
him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in
bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their
salvation perfect through sufferings.
CHIEF SHEPHERD: (1 Peter 5:4) And when the chief
Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth
not away.
CHRIST OF GOD: (Luke 9:20) He said unto them, But
whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
CONSOLATION OF ISRAEL: (Luke 2:25) And, behold,
there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same
man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and
the Holy Ghost was upon him.
CORNERSTONE: (Psalm 118:22) The stone which the
builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
COUNSELLOR: (Isaiah 9:6) For unto us a child is
born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his
shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The
mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
CREATOR: (John 1:3) All things were made by him;
and without him was not any thing made that was made.
DAYSPRING: (Luke 1:78) Through the tender mercy of
our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
DELIVERER: (Romans 11:26) And so all Israel shall
be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the
Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
DESIRE OF THE NATIONS: (Haggai 2:7) And I will
shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I
will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
DOOR: (John 10:7) Then said Jesus unto them again,
Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
ELECT OF GOD: (Isaiah 42:1) Behold my servant, whom
I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my
spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
EVERLASTING FATHER: (Isaiah 9:6) For unto us a
child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be
upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace.
FAITHFUL WITNESS: (Revelation 1:5) And from Jesus
Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the
dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved
us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
FIRST AND LAST: (Revelation 1:17) And when I saw
him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me,
saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
FIRST BEGOTTEN: (Revelation 1:5) And from Jesus
Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the
dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved
us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
FORERUNNER: (Hebrews 6:20) Whither the forerunner
is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after
the order of Melchisedec.
GLORY OF THE LORD: (Isaiah 40:5) And the glory of
the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for
the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
GOD: (Isaiah 40:3) The voice of him that crieth in
the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the
desert a highway for our God.
GOD BLESSED: (Romans 9:5) Whose are the fathers,
and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all,
God blessed for ever. Amen.
GOOD SHEPHERD: (John 10:11) I am the good shepherd:
the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
GOVERNOR: (Matthew 2:6) And thou Bethlehem, in the
land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out
of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
GREAT HIGH PRIEST: (Hebrews 4:14) Seeing then that
we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus
the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
HEAD OF THE CHURCH: (Ephesians 1:22) And hath put all
things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things
to the church,
HEIR OF ALL THINGS: (Hebrews 1:2) Hath in these
last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of
all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
HOLY CHILD: (Acts 4:27) For of a truth against thy
holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius
Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered
together,
HOLY ONE: (Acts 3:14) But ye denied the Holy One
and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
HOLY ONE OF GOD: (Mark 1:24) Saying, Let us alone; what
have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to
destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL: (Isaiah 41:14) Fear not, thou
worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD,
and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
HORN OF SALVATION: (Luke 1:69) And hath raised up
an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
I AM: (John 8:58) Jesus said unto them, Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
IMAGE OF GOD: (2 Corinthians 4:4) In whom the god
of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest
the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God,
should shine unto them.
IMMANUEL: (Isaiah 7:14) Therefore the Lord himself
shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a
son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
JEHOVAH: (Isaiah 26:4) Trust ye in the LORD for
ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
JESUS: (Matthew 1:21) And she shall bring forth a
son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his
people from their sins.
JESUS OF NAZARETH: (Matthew 21:11) And the
multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
JUDGE OF ISRAEL: (Micah 5:1) Now gather thyself in
troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they
shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
THE JUST ONE: (Acts 7:52) Which of the prophets
have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which
showed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been
now the betrayers and murderers:
KING: (Zechariah 9:9) Rejoice greatly, O daughter
of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh
unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon
an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
KING OF THE AGES: (1 Timothy 1:17) Now unto the
King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and
glory for ever and ever. Amen.
KING OF THE JEWS: (Matthew 2:2) Saying, Where is he
that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the
east, and are come to worship him.
KING OF KINGS: (1 Timothy 6:15) Which in his times
he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of
kings, and Lord of lords;
KING OF SAINTS: (Revelation 15:3) And they sing the
song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,
Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true
are thy ways, thou King of saints.
LAWGIVER: (Isaiah 33:22) For the LORD is our judge, the
LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
LAMB: (Revelation 13:8) And all that dwell upon the
earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of
life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
LAMB OF GOD: (John 1:29) The next day John seeth
Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which
taketh away the sin of the world.
LEADER AND COMMANDER: (Isaiah 55:4) Behold, I have given
him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the
people.
THE LIFE: (John 14:6) Jesus saith unto him, I am
the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but
by me.
LIGHT OF THE WORLD: (John 8:12) Then spake Jesus
again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that
followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of
life.
LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH: (Revelation 5:5) And
one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the
tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book,
and to loose the seven seals thereof.
LORD OF ALL: (Acts 10:36) The word which God sent
unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is
Lord of all:)
LORD OF GLORY: (1 Corinthians 2:8) Which none of
the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would
not have crucified the Lord of glory.
LORD OF LORDS: (1 Timothy 6:15) Which in his times
he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of
kings, and Lord of lords;
LORD OF OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS: (Jeremiah 23:6) In his days
Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his
name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
MAN OF SORROWS: (Isaiah 53:3) He is despised and
rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we
hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed
him not.
MEDIATOR: (1 Timothy 2:5) For there is one God, and
one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
MESSENGER OF THE COVENANT: (Malachi 3:1) Behold, I
will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and
the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the
messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall
come, saith the LORD of hosts.
MESSIAH: (Daniel 9:25) Know therefore and
understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore
and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven
weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built
again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
(John 1:41) He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto
him, We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the
Christ.
MIGHTY GOD: (Isaiah 9:6) For unto us a child is
born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his
shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The
mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
MIGHTY ONE: (Isaiah 60:16) Thou shalt also suck the milk of
the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt
know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One
of Jacob.
MORNING STAR: (Revelation 22:16) I Jesus have sent
mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am
the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning
star.
NAZARENE: (Matthew 2:23) And he came and dwelt in a
city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
ONLY BEGOTTEN SON: (John 1:18) No man hath seen God
at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the
Father, he hath declared him.
OUR PASSOVER: (1 Corinthians 5:7) Purge out
therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are
unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:
PRINCE OF LIFE: (Acts 3:15) And killed the Prince
of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are
witnesses.
PRINCE OF KINGS: (Revelation 1:5) And from Jesus
Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the
dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved
us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
PRINCE OF PEACE: (Isaiah 9:6) For unto us a child
is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon
his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
PROPHET: (Luke 24:19) And he said unto them, What
things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which
was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
(Acts 3:22) For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall
the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me;
him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
REDEEMER: (Job 19:25) For I know that my redeemer
liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
RESURRECTION AND LIFE: (John 11:25) Jesus said unto
her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me,
though he were dead, yet shall he live:
ROCK: (1 Corinthians 10:4) And did all drink the
same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that
followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
ROOT OF DAVID: (Revelation 22:16) I Jesus have sent
mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am
the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning
star.
ROSE OF SHARON: (Song of Songs 2:1) I am the rose
of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
SAVIOR: (Luke 2:11) For unto you is born this day
in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
SEED OF WOMAN: (Genesis 3:15) And I will put enmity
between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it
shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
SHEPHERD AND BISHOP OF SOULS: (1 Peter 2:25) For ye were as
sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and
Bishop of your souls.
SHILOH: (Genesis 49:10) The sceptre shall not
depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until
Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
SON OF THE BLESSED: (Mark 14:61) But he held his peace, and
answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto
him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
SON OF DAVID: (Matthew 1:1) The book of the
generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
SON OF GOD: (Matthew 2:15) And was there until the
death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the
Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
SON OF THE HIGHEST: (Luke 1:32) He shall be great, and
shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give
unto him the throne of his father David:
SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS: (Malachi 4:2) But unto you
that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing
in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the
stall.
TRUE LIGHT: (John 1:9) That was the true Light,
which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
TRUE VINE: (John 15:1) I am the true vine, and my
Father is the husbandman.
TRUTH: (John 1:14) And the Word was made 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.
WITNESS: (Isaiah 55:4) Behold, I have given him for
a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
WORD: (John 1:1) In the beginning was the Word, and
the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
WORD OF GOD: (Revelation 19:13) And he was clothed with a
vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God
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