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AND HE SHALL BE CALLED

Advocate

"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:" 1 John 2:1

 

Lamb of God

"The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." John 1:29
 

The Resurrection and the Life  

"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:" John 11:25

Shepherd and Bishop of Souls 

"For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls." 1 Peter 2:25

Judge 

"And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead." Acts 10:42

Lord of lords 

"Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;" 1 Timothy 6:15
 

Man of Sorrows 

"He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not." Isaiah 53:3
 

Head of the Church 

"For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body." Ephesians 5:23
 

Master 

"And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest." Matthew 8:19
 

Faithful and True Witness

"And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;" Revelation 3:14
 

Rock 

"And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ." 1 Corinthians 10:4
 

High Priest 

"Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec." Hebrews 6:20
 

The Door

"I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture." John 10:9
 

Living Water 

"Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water." John 4:10
 

Bread of Life 

"And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." John 6:35
 

Rose of Sharon 

"I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys." Song of Solomon 2:1
 

Alpha and Omega 

"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last." Revelation 22:13
 

True Vine 

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman." John 15:1
 

Messiah 

"Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times." Daniel 9:25

Teacher 

"The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him." John 3:2
 

Holy One 

"Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God." Mark 1:24

Mediator 

"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;" 1 Timothy 2:5
 

The Beloved

"To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved." Ephesians 1:6

Branch

"And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:" Isaiah 11:1
 

Carpenter

"Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him." Mark 6:3
 

Good Shepherd 

"I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep." John 10:11
 

Light of the World 

"Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." John 8:12

Image of the Invisible God 

"Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:" Colossians 1:15
 

The Word

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1
 

Chief Cornerstone 

"And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;" Ephesians 2:20

Savior 

"And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world."John 4:42
 

Servant 

"Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles." Matthew 12:18
 

Author and Finisher of Our Faith 

"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." Hebrews 12:2
 

The Almighty  

"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:8

Everlasting Father

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6
 

Shiloh

"The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be." Genesis 49:10

Lion of the Tribe of Judah

"And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof." Revelation 5:5
 

I Am 

"Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am." John 8:58 

 

King of kings 

"Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;" 1 Timothy 6:15
 

Prince of Peace 

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

Bridegroom

"And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast." Matthew 9:15
 

Only Begotten Son 

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

Wonderful Counselor   

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

Immanuel  

"Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." Matthew 1:23
 

Son of Man  

"Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many." Matthew 20:28

Dayspring 

"Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us," Luke 1:78
 

The Amen

"And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;" Revelation 3:14

King of the Jews

"And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS." Mark 15:26

Prophet  

"And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee." Matthew 21:11

Redeemer

"For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:" Job 19:25

Anchor 

"Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;" Hebrews 6:19

Bright Morning Star

"I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star." Revelation 22:16

 

The Way, the Truth, and the Life  

"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
 

JESUS CHRIST 

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From Names of Christ poster, And He Shall Be Called, Original Art by InspirationArt & Scripture





 "...the blame of the world's sorrow does not lie at God's door, but at man's. We would raise a testimony to the goodness of God. He willeth not the death of any, but that all should turn to Him and live.

But we are nearing the end of this period of grace, this greatest of all the manifestations of God's patience with men.

Surely the time seems ripe for the intervention of God, to bring the world's long history of wilfulness and sin to a close in judgment, to end corruption and violence, and to establish His kingdom of peace. This He will do, but meanwhile He waits, and we count His long-suffering salvation. Oh that men would be wise and turn to Him and prove for themselves that He is their friend and not their foe, that His will for them is good and acceptable, while theirs can only end in disaster, and that He has in store for them a home and a land untouched by sin, where death is swallowed up in victory, and where tears are wiped away from all faces, where pain and sorrow and death come not, but where God is all in all." 

J T Mawson, from Is God to Blame?



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