NAMES OF JESUS CHRIST

 by Hank Lindstrom

     Jesus is God who took on human flesh. He is the eternal Son of God, the second Person of the Godhead. Without Jesus Christ NO PERSON can enter heaven. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: NO MAN cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6 The name of Jesus has been exalted above every name. Even those in hell will worship Him. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Phil 2:9-11) A wealth of information concerning his person and work can be obtained from studying the names and titles ascribed to him. Note some of these:


Adam (1 Cor. 15:45)
Advocate (1 Jn. 2:1)
Almighty (Rev. 1:8)
Angel of the LORD (Ex.3:2)
Angel [of His presence] (Isa. 63:9)
Anointed (Ps. 2:2)
Apostle (Heb. 3:1)
Author (Heb. 12:2)
Alpha (Rev. 1:8; 21:6)
Babe (Lk. 2:16)
Beginning of creation (Rev. 3:14)
Begotten of Father Jn. 1:14)
Beloved (Eph. 1:6)
Bishop (1 Pet. 2:25)
Blessed (1 Tim. 6:15)
Branch (Zech. 3:8)
Branch [righteous] (Jer. 23:5)
Branch of the LORD (Isa.4:2)
Branch [of David] (Isa. 11:1)
Branch [my servant] (Zech. 3:8)
Branch [the MAN] (Zech. 6:12)
Brazen Serpent Jn. 3:14)
Bridegroom (Mt. 9:15)
Bright Morning Star (Rev. 22:16)
Captain (Josh. 5: 4)
Carpenter (Mt. 13:55; Mk. 6:3)
Chief Cornerstone (I Pet. 2:6)
Child (Isa. 9:6)
Christ (Mt. 1:16; 2:4)
Commander (Isa. 55:4)
Consolation of Israel (Lk. 2:25)
Cornerstone (Eph. 2:20)
Counsellor (Isa. 9:6)
Dayspring from on high (Lk. 1:78)
Day Star (2 Pet. 1:19)
Deliverer (Rom. 11:26)
Desire of nations (Hag. 2:7)
Door of the sheepfold (In. 10:7)
Emmanuel (Mt. 1:2.3)
Everlasting Father (Isa. 9:6)
Express image of God (Heb. 1:3)
Faithful witness (Rev. 1:5; 3:14; 19:11)
Father of eternity (Isa. 9:6)
First (The)  (Rev. 1:11)
First Begotten of the Dead (Rev. 1:5)
First Fruits (1 Cor. 15:23)
Foundation (Isa. 28:16)
Fountain (Zech. 13:1)
Forerunner (Heb. 6:20)
Friend of sinners (Mt. 11:19)
Gift of God (2 Cor. 9:15)
Glory of God (Isa. 60:1)
God (Jn. 1:1; Rom. 9:5; 1 Tim. 3:16)
Governor (Mt. 2:6)
Guide (Ps. 48:14)
Head of Church (Col. 1:18)
Head of the Corner (I Pet. 2:7)
Heir of all things (Heb. 1:2)
High Priest (Heb. 3:1; 7:1)
His Presence (Isa. 19:1)
Holy Child (Acts 4:30)
Holy One of God (Mk. 1:24)
Holy One of Israel (Isa. 41:14)
Horn of salvation (Ps. 18:2)

I AM: He calls himself this name John's Gospel:

I am the Bread of Life (6:35).
I am the Light of the World (9:5).
I am the Good Shepherd (10:11).
I am the Door (10:9).
I am the Resurrection (11:25).
I am the true Vine (15:1).
I am the Way (14:6).
Jehovah (Isa. 26:4; 40:3)
Jesus (Mt. 1:21)
Judge (Micah 5:1; Acts 10:42)

King:

King of Israel (Mt. 27:42; Jn. 1:49)
King of kings (Rev. 17:14; 19:16)
Lamb (Isa. 16:1)
Lamb of God (Jn. 1:29, 36)
Last (The) (Rev. 1:11,17)
Lawgiver (Isa. 33:22)
Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Rev. 5:5)
Living Stone (I Pet. 2:4)
Lord of Lords (Rev. 19:16)
Man (Acts 17:31; I Tim 2:5)
Master (Mt. 8:19)
Mediator (1 Tim. 2:5)
Messiah (Dan. 9:25; Jn. 1:41)
Mighty God (Isa. 9:6; 63:1)
Minister (Heb. 8:2)
Nazarene (Mt. 1:23)
Omega  (Rev. 1:8,11)
Only begotten Son (Jn. 1:18)
Passover (1 Cor. 5:7)
Physician (Mt. 9:12)
Potentate (1 Tim. 6:15)
Precious Corner Stone (Isa. 28:16)
Prince (Acts 3:15; 5:31)
Prince of the Kings of the Earth (Rev. 1:5)
Prince of Peace (Isa. 9:6)
Prophet (Acts 3:22)
Propitiation (1 Jn. 2:2; 4:10)
Power of God (1 Cor. 1:24)
Purifier (Mal 3:3)
Priest (Heb. 4:14)

Rabbi, On three well-known occasions he was called by this name:

by Nicodemus (in. 3:2)
by Judas (Mt. 26:25)
by Mary Magdalene (In. 20:16).
Ransom (1 Tim. 2:6)
Reaper (Rev. 14:15)
Redeemer (Isa. 59:20; 60:16)
Refiner (Mal. 3:3)
Refuge (Isa. 25:4)
Righteousness (Jer. 23:6; 33:16)
Rock (Deut. 32:15)
Rod (Isa. 11:1)
Root of David (Rev. 22:16)
Rose of Sharon (Song of Sol. 2:1)
Sacrifice (Eph. 5:2)
Samaritan (Good) (Lk. 10:33)

Savior, he was called Savior by:

his mother (Lk. 1:47)
the angels (Lk. 2:11)
the men of Samaria Jn. 4:42)
Second Man (1 Cor. 15:47)
Seed of Abraham (Gal. 3:16, 19)
Seed of David (2 Tim. 2:8)
Seed of the woman (Gen. 3:15)
Servant [my righteous] (Isa. 53:11)
Servant (Isa. 42:1; 49:5-7)

Shepherd:

The Chief Shepherd (1 Pet. 5:4)
The Good Shepherd (Jn. 10:11, 14)
The Great Shephetd (Heb. 13:20)
My Shepherd (Ps. 23:1)
Shiloh (Gen. 49:10)

Son of David, he was called by this name by the following:

two blind men in Capernaum (Mt. 9:27)
the Syro-Phoenician woman (Mt. 15:22)
two blind men in Jericho (one named Bartimaeus; Mt. 20:30; Mk. 10:46, 47)
the Palm Sunday crowd (Mt. 21:9)
Son of God - Christ refers to himself by this name on only two occasions: John 9:35; 10:36.

Others who called Jesus the Son of God are:

Satan (Mt. 4:3, 6)
Gabriel (Lk. 1:35)
a demon (Mt. 8:29; Lk. 4:41)
a disciple (Mt. 14:33)
Peter (Mt. 16:16)
Martha (Jn. 11:27)
Nathanael (Jn. 1:49)
a centurion (Mt. 27:54)

Son of man: his favorite name for himself. According to his own testimony, the Son of man:

Came not to be ministered to (Mt. 20:28).
Came to seek and save that which was lost (Mt.18:11).
Can alone forgive sin (Mt. 9:6).
Had not where to lay his head (Mt. 8:20).
Is Lord of the Sabbath (Lk. 6:5)
Would be betrayed (Mt. 17:22).
Should suffer (Mt. 17:12).
Would be lifted up (Jn. 3:14).
Would be three days in the heart of the earth (Mt. 12:40).
Would be raised from the dead (Mt. 17:9).
Will come again in the glory of his Father (Mt.16:27; 24:30).
Will send forth his angels (Mt. 13:41).
Shall sit upon the throne of his glory (Mt. 19:28).
Son of Mary (Mk. 6:3).
Son of the Most High (Lk. 1:32)
Stone (Mt. 21:42; Mk. 12:10; Acts 4:11; Rom. 9:32, 33; Eph. 2:20; 1 Pet. 2:6, 7)
Stone of Stumbling (I Pet. 2:8)
Sun of Righteousness (Mal. 4:2)
Teacher (Master) (Mt. 26:18; Jn. 3:2; 11:28)
Tried Stone (Isa. 28:16)
Wonderful (Isa. 9:6)
Word, the Apostle John's favorite name for Christ Jn. 1:1; Rev. 19:13)