Scattered among the very graphic images of the Book Of Revelation
is a collection of 26 names
for Jesus. Each name tells something of His character and highlights
a particular aspect of His role within God's Plan of Redemption.
Listed below are the 26
names and their scripture references:
1.
THE FIRSTBORN FROM THE DEAD: Revelation
1:5 (NIV) says
“and
from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the
firstborn from the dead,
and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has
freed us from our sins by his blood,”
2. THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA:
Revelation
1:8 (NIV) says
“I
am the
Alpha and the Omega,”
says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the
Almighty.”
3. LORD GOD:
Revelation
1:8 (NIV) says “I
am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord
God,
“who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”
4. THE ALMIGHTY:
Revelation
1:8 (NIV) says “I
am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who
was, and who is to come, the
Almighty.”
5. SON OF MAN:
Revelation
1:13 (NIV) says
“and
among the lamp stands was someone like a son
of man,
dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash
around his chest.”
6. THE FIRST AND THE LAST:
Revelation
1:17 (NIV) says
“When
I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his
right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the
First and the Last.”
7. THE LIVING ONE:
Revelation 1:18 (NIV) says “I am the Living One;
I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold
the keys of death and Hades.”
8. SON OF GOD:
Revelation
2:18 (NIV) says “To
the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the
Son
of God,
whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished
bronze.”
9.
THE AMEN:
Revelation 3:14 (NIV) says “To
the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the
Amen,
the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.
10. FAITHFUL WITNESS:
Revelation
3:14 (NIV) says
“To
the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the
Amen, the
faithful and
true witness,
the ruler of God’s creation.
11.
TRUE WITNESS:
Revelation 3:14 (NIV) says “To
the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the
Amen, the faithful and true
witness,
the ruler of God’s creation.
12.
LORD:
Revelation 4:11 (NIV) says “You
are worthy, our Lord
and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all
things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”
13.
GOD:
Revelation 4:11 (NIV) says “You
are worthy, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and
by your will they were created and have their being.”
14. CREATOR:
Revelation
4:11 (NIV) says
“You
are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created
all things,
and by your will they were created and have their being.”
15. LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH:
Revelation
5:5 (NIV) says
“Then
one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the
Lion of the tribe of Judah,
the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and
its seven seals.”
16. ROOT OF DAVID:
Revelation
5:5 (NIV) says “Then
one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the
tribe of Judah, the Root
of David,
has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
17. LAMB:
Revelation
5:6 (NIV) says “Then
I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center
of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders.
The
Lamb
had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God
sent out into all the earth.”
18. SHEPHERD:
Revelation
7:17 (NIV) says
“For
the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd;
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’ ‘And God will
wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
19. MESSIAH:
Revelation
12:10 (NIV) says
“Then
I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now
have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and
the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before
our God day and night, has been hurled down.”
20.
FELLOW SERVANT:
Revelation
19:10 (NIV) says “At
this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Don’t
do that! I am a fellow
servant with
you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of
Jesus. Worship God! For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears
testimony to Jesus.”
21. FAITHFUL AND TRUE:
Revelation
19:11 (NIV) says
“I
saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose
rider is called Faithful
and True.
With justice he judges and wages war.”
22. WORD OF GOD:
Revelation
19:13 (NIV) says
“He
is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word
of God.”
23. KING OF KINGS:
Revelation
19:16 (NIV) says
“On
his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king
of kings
and lord of lords.
24. LORD OF LORDS:
Revelation
19:16 (NIV) says “On
his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and
lord
of lords.
25.
OFFSPRING OF DAVID:
Revelation 22:16 (NIV) says “I,
Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the
churches. I am the Root and the Offspring
of David,
and the bright Morning Star.”
26. THE BRIGHT MORNING STAR:
Revelation
22:16 (NIV) says
“I,
Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the
churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the
bright Morning Star.”
Jesus
is called many other names. These are just a few. His name is above
all names.
Philippians
2:10-11 (NASB) says
“so
that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in
heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
What
a mighty God we serve - Aren't you glad for His Plan
Of Redemption!
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