The Names of Jesus - Elmer Towns

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RECOGNITIONS The chapters in this book were preached as 12 messages at Muskoka Baptist Conference, Canada, during the summer of 1986. Appreciation is extended to Rev. Richard Holiday, Director of the conference for giving me the opportunity to minister the Word of God to over 1,000 delegates each summer. Also, recognition is extended to Rev. Douglas Porter, Oakville, Ontario, who typed the manuscript from the cassette messages. Rev. Porter was my graduate assistant at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, Virginia, where he earned the M.A. degree. His knowledge of resources on the names of Jesus was invaluable. As we examined the various lists of the names of Jesus in Scripture, we felt many names had been omitted. I want to recognize his diligent search that has produced what I feel is the most complete, available list of the names of Jesus in print. “Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.” -Malachi 3:16
INTRODUCTION CONTENTS PART ONE: OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 1. THE NAME OF JESUS Jesus was a popular name for new baby boys at the time Mary had a son, but within a few decades it became virtually unused because it was special to Christians. Still today it is the sweetest of our Lord's names because it is His personal name. 2. THE TITLE “LORD” When people addressed Jesus as Lord in the New Testament, that title demonstrated an attitude of either respect or reverence. But in the early church, Christians were martyred because they affirmed "Jesus is Lord. " To there "Lord" meant only one thing - Jesus was the Jehovah of the Old Testament. 3. THE OFFICE OF CHRIST Throughout the pages of the Old Testament, the prophets wrote of a coming Messiah who functioned as prophet, priest, and king. The name "Christ" meant "anointed." He was anointed to that office. But He was more than that! Paul revered this office and made it his favorite name of Jesus and the foundation to the Christian's position in grace. PART TWO: GROUPINGS OF THE NAMES OF JESUS CHRIST 4. THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETIC NAMES OF JESUS Hidden in the pages of law, history, poetry, and prophecy is a myriad of names and titles of Jesus. He is revealed in every book by type and teaching. Among the many Old Testament prophetic names of Jesus are Shiloh, the Prophet, the Branch, the Desire of all Nations, the Ensign for the Peoples, and El Shaddai. 5. THE SALVATIONAL NAMES OF JESUS Many of the names of Jesus reveal aspects of His principal work of redeeming the lost. Some of them focus upon His work and, therefore, He is the Redeemer, Saviour, and Mediator. Others call attention primarily to His Person; as such, Jesus is the Lamb of God and the Propitiation for our sins. Still others reveal the mystery of the One who both produces salvation and is Himself our salvation. In this regard, He is the Last Adam, the Second Man, and the Author of Eternal Salvation. 6. THE BIRTH NAMES OF CHRIST When it comes to naming babies, it seems everybody has some suggestion about a name. It was no different with Jesus. Hundreds of years before He was born, people began calling the Christ child by a variety of names. By the time He was born, He had been called the Dayspring from on High,
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CHAPTER EIGHT THE SONSHIP NAMES OF
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The name “only begotten Son” (J
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CONCLUSION Jesus was not only the S
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3. The Word has active and personal
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Jesus is called “mine elect” (I
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2. What does “accepted in the bel
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7. I AM the True Vine John 15:1,5 8
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THE DOOR When Jesus identified Hims
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emphatic subject and verb but faile
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members of His body, retain an inde
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Because Jesus is the vine and we ar
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CHAPTER TWELVE THE APOCALYPTIC NAME
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A-21 APPENDIX THE NAMES AND TITLES
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A Cleft of the Rock (Exodus 33:22)
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A Friend that Sticketh Closer than
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The Horn of David (Psalm 132:17) Th
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Lord Also of the Sabbath (Mark 2:28
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An Owl of the Desert (Psalm 102:6)
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A Rock of Offense (Romans 9:33) The
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A Strength to the Needy in Distress
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Y-2 The Yokefellow (Matthew 11:29-3
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Thou Who Saveth by Thy Right Hand (
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Hamelech Jehovah - The Lord the Kin
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