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Names & Titles of Jesus
Our Lord Jesus has been spoken of throughout the entirety of Scripture. Below is a list of many of the names & titles He is given, compiled by the JesusCafe staff. Some are names of Father God, applicable to the Son. Some of them speak of attributes and we use them interchangeably as names.
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- Adam, the second Adam, the last Adam (first of the new race of the redeemed - 1 Cor. 15:45)
- Adonai (Lord)
- Advocate
- All, in all
- Alpha and Omega (The beginning and ending of all things - Rev. 21:6)
- Ancient of Days
- Anointed One
- Author and finisher of our faith
- Balm of Gilead
- Beautiful Bridegroom
- Beloved
- Bishop of Souls
- Branch of Righteousness
- Bread of Life (the one essential food - John 6:35)
- Bright and morning star
- Brother
- Capstone
- Carpenter
- Chief Cornerstone (a sure foundation for life - Eph. 2:20)
- Chief Shepherd (protector, sustainer, and guide - 1 Pet. 5:4)
- City of our refuge
- Counselor
- Creator
- Day Star
- Day Spring
- Deliverer
- Diadem
- EloHim
- El Shaddai (Almighty God)
- Emmanuel
- Everlasting Father (Isaiah 9:6)
- Firstborn of the dead (leads us into resurrection and eternal life - Col. 1:18)
- First fruit among many brethren
- Faithful Scribe
- Fountain
- Friend of Sinners
- Gift of God
- Glory of God
- God of Abraham, Jacob, Isaac (Father God )
- Good shepherd (provider and caretaker - John 10:11)
- Great Shepherd of the Sheep (trustworthy guide and protector - Heb. 13:20)
- Great physician
- Hashem
- Head of the Church
- Heir of all Things
- High Priest (a perfect sacrifice for our sins - Heb. 3:1)
- Holy Child
- Holy One of God (sinless in His nature - Mark 1:24)
- Holy One of Israel
- Horn of Salvation
- Husband of the Bride (His Church)
- I AM
- Image of the invisible God
- Immanuel (Greek - "God with us" - He stands with us in all life's circumstances - Matt. 1:23)
- Jehovah- raah
- Jehovah- tsidkenu
- Jehovah-sabaoth (Tzavahoat)
- Jehovah-shalom
- Jesus of Nazareth
- Judge
- King Eternal
- King of Kings, Lord of Lords (the Almighty, before whom every knee will bow - Rev. 19:16)
- King of Saints
- King of the Jews
- Kinsman Redeemer
- Lamb of God (gave His life as a sacrifice on our behalf - John 1:29)
- Light of the World (brings hope in the midst of darkness - John 9:5)
- Lily of the Valley
- Lion of the Tribe of Judah
- Lord
- Lord God Almighty
- Lord of Glory (the power and presence of the living God - 1 Cor. 2:8)
- Man of sorrows
- Mediator between God and Men (brings us into God's presence redeemed and forgiven - 1 Tim. 2:5)
- Messiah
- Mighty God
- Minister
- Most High (as applied -Father God)
- Nazarene
- Nazarite
- New Covenant
- Only Begotten of the Father (the unique, one-of-a-kind Son of God - John 1:14)
- Our Refuge
- Our Salvation
- Passover Lamb
- Prince of Peace
- Prophet (faithful proclaimer of the truths of God - Acts 3:22)
- Rabboni
- Ram at Abraham's altar
- Redeemer
- Resurrection and Life
- Righteous Branch of David
- Rock
- Rock of Ages
- Rose of Sharon
- Ruler of Israel
- Savior (delivers from sin and death - Luke 1:47)
- Scepter
- Seed of Abraham (mediator of God's covenant, the new covenant - Gal. 3:16)
- Son of David
- Son of God
- Son of Man (identifies with us in our humanity - Matt. 18:11)
- Son of the Living God
- Spirit
- Stone of offense (Stone of stumbling)
- Strong Tower
- Teacher
- The Christ
- The Door
- The Lamb that was slain
- The Life
- The Light
- The Name (Hashem)
- The Name above all names
- The Root of David
- The Root of Jesse
- The True Vine
- The Truth
- The Way
- The Word (present with God at the creation - John 1:1)
- True Shepherd
- Wonderful
- Word of Life
- Yahweh (YHWH)
- Yeshua
Some notes taken from:
John MacArthur, editor, The MacArthur Study Bible, (Nashville: Word Publishing, 1997), p. 1837. |
