The Names of Jesus - Elmer Towns

CHAPTER TWELVE
THE APOCALYPTIC NAMES OF CHRIST
“The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants
things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant
John “ (Revelation 1:1).
The final book of the New Testament offers the fullest revelation of Christ in Scripture.
Even its divinely inspired title states its purpose as “The Revelation of Jesus Christ” (Revelation
1:1). It is not, therefore, surprising that this book contains over seventy names and titles of Jesus.
In reading the Revelation, many people get sidetracked by focusing on obscure symbols or
strained interpretations of things to come. But ultimately, when you look at this book, you ought
to see Jesus. Note carefully the seventy-two names and titles of Christ in this book. He is called .
. .
Jesus Christ (1:1), word of God (1:2), the Faithful Witness, the first
begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth (1:5), the
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, the Lord, and the
Almighty (1: 8), the first and the last (1:11), the voice (1:12), the Son of
man (1:13), he that liveth (1:18), he that holdeth the seven stars and he
who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks (2:1), he who
was dead and is alive (2:8), he who hath the sharp sword with two edges
(2:12), the hidden manna (2:17), the Son of God (2:18), the morning star
(2:28), he that hath the seven Spirits of God and he that hath the seven
stars (3:1), he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he
that openeth and he that shutteth (3:7), my new name (3:12), the Amen,
the faithful and true witness, and the beginning of the creation of God
(3:14), Lord God Almighty (4:8), worthy (4:11), the Lion of the tribe of
Judah and the Root of David (5:5), a Lamb (5:6), the Lamb that was slain
(5:12), Lord holy and true (6:10), him that sitteth on the throne (6:16), the
Lamb who is in the midst of the throne (7:17), him that liveth forever and
ever and he who created (10:6), our Lord (11:8), his Christ (11:15), her
child (12:4), a man child (12:5), the Lamb slain from the foundation of the
world (13:8), Jesus (14:12), King of saints (15:3), who art, and wast, and
shalt be (16:5), who hath power over these plagues (16:9), God Almighty
(16:14), Lord of lords and King of kings (17:14), the Lord God who
judgeth her (18:8), the Lord our God (19:1), God that sat on the throne
(19:4), Lord God omnipotent (19:6), Faithful and True (19:11), a name
written that no man knew (19:12), the Word of God (19:13), Christ (20:4),
husband (21:2), God (21:7), the glory of God (21:23), the Lord God of the
holy prophets (22:6), the root and offspring of David and the bright and
morning star (22:16), he who testifieth these things and Lord Jesus
(22:20), our Lord Jesus Christ (22:21).