I-N-C-R-E-A-S-I-N-G OUR BIBLICAL KNOWLEDGE
April 2001

18 Names of Jesus   

We are so used to thinking about our Lord being called Jesus Christ that we may forget what His name meant, or that He had many other names. The name Jesus comes from the Greek for Joshua. Joshua means God is salvation. The name Jesus is very well explained by Matthew: "[Mary] will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." Matthew 1:21 Simply put Jesus = Savior!.

In the Old Testament

1. Immanuel (God with us) 
   "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14 Matthew quotes this verse from Isaiah, adding after the words, "and they will call him Immanuel," the explanation, "...which means, "God with us." Matthew 1:23
2. Prince of Peace 
   Jesus brought God's peace to this world. Isaiah 9:6 
3. Anointed One
    Psalm 2:2

In the Gospels and Acts

4. Son of God
   This shows Jesus' special and unique relationship to God. Mark 1:1
5. Son of Man
   Matthew 8:20
6. Son of David
   Matthew 15:22
7. Word
   John 1:1
8. Lamb of God
   This title was used of Jesus only by John the Baptist, who proclaimed that Jesus was "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" John 1:29

9. Christ
   Matthew 16:16

10. Rabbi
    John 1:38
11. Author of Life
    Acts 3:15

In the Book of Revelation

12. Alpha and Omega
    Alpha and Omega, the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, indicate that Jesus is the first and the last. Revelation 1:8
13. Lion of Judah
    Revelation 5:.5
14. Lamb
    Revelation 5:5
15. Word of God
    Revelation 19:13
16. King of Kings
    Revelation 19:16
17. Lord of Lords
    Revelation 19:16
18. Bright Morning Star
    Revelation 22:16

Time for action

1. Look up the Bible references for each name of Jesus. 
2. Write down what you think each name tells us about Jesus: who He was, or what He did, or why He came.

Taken from The Bible Made Easy by Mark Water

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