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 of 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
Put simply Jesus = Savior.
In the Old Testament
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
Prince of Peace Jesus brought God's peace to this world. Isaiah 9: 6
Anointed One Psalm 2: 2
| In the Gospels and Acts | In the book of Revelation |
| Son of God - This shows Jesus' special and unique relationship to
God Mark 1:1 Son of Man - Matthew 15:22 Son of David - Matthew 15:22 Word - John 1:1 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 Christ - Matthew 16:16 Rabbi - John 1:38 Author of Life - Acts 3:15 |
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 Lion of Judah - Revelation 5:5 Lamb - Revelation 5:6-13 Word of God - Revelation 19:13 King of Kings - Revelation 19:16 Lord of Lords - Revelation 19:16 Bright Morning Star - Revelation 22:16
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Time for action
1. Lookup the Bible reference 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.