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The Names and Titles of Jesus
Scripture calls Jesus by many names, each a facet of His glory: the Lamb of God, the Prince of Peace, the Lion of Judah, the Bright and Morning Star. Together they tell you who He is and why you can trust Him.
The Lamb of God (John 1:29)
When John the Baptist saw Jesus he cried, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. Every Passover lamb had poi
The Son of Man (Matthew 20:28)
Jesus' favorite name for Himself, drawn from Daniel's vision of one given everlasting dominion. It holds together His full humanit
King of Kings and Lord of Lords (Revelation 19:16)
Above every earthly power and title stands the risen Christ, King of kings and Lord of lords. Every crown will one day be laid at
The Alpha and the Omega (Revelation 22:13)
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Jesus is before all things and after all things;
The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)
Seven hundred years before He came, Isaiah named Him the Prince of Peace. He does not merely broker peace; He is peace, reconcilin
The Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6)
Isaiah also called Him Wonderful Counselor, the One whose wisdom never fails and whose plans are perfect. When you do not know wha
The Word of God (John 1:1)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Jesus is God's ultimate speech, the exact expressi
The Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Revelation 5:5)
In heaven's throne room, the One worthy to open the scroll is announced as the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and then appears as a L
The Bright and Morning Star (Revelation 22:16)
Jesus calls Himself the bright and morning star, the light that rises when the night is darkest and the dawn is sure. He is the pr
The Chief Cornerstone (Ephesians 2:20)
Rejected by the builders, Jesus became the chief cornerstone, the stone that aligns and holds the whole building together. A life,
The Author and Finisher of Our Faith (Hebrews 12:2)
Jesus is both the source of our faith and the One who will complete it, the Author who began it and the Finisher who will carry it