I AM
John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
The life of Abraham was limited. We know the time of his birth and of his departure. But there is no time limit to the Life of our Lord. "Before Abraham was, I-AM!" He was the Eternal Son of God. He was the Un-created One, the Eternal One, the Self-ex ...read
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JEHOVAH OF HOSTS
Isai 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory. {one...: Heb. this cried to this} {the whole...: Heb. his glory is the fulness of the whole earth}
The repetition of the word "holy" is in accord with other portions of the Word of God. The Trinity --- The Father ...read
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JEHOVAH-JIREH
Gene 22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said [to] this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. {Jehovahjireh: that is, The Lord will see, or, provide}
The scene here is heart-gripping. God had Commanded Abraham to offer up his son, Isaac, as a sacrifice. What a test of Faith! Abraham, ready to obey ...read
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JEHOVAH-NISSI
Exod 17:15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi: {Jehovahnissi: that is, The LORD my banner} 16 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn [that] the LORD [will have] war with Amalek from generation to generation. {Because...: or, Because the hand of Amalek is against the throne of the LORD, therefore, etc} {the LORD hath. ...read
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JEHOVAH-SHALOM
Judg 6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it [is] yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites. {Jehovahshalom: that is, The LORD send peace}
Gideon had destroyed the altar of Baal and Israel was oppressed by the Midianites. God sent a prophet in answer to their prayer who said, "The Lord is -WI ...read
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JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH
Ezek 48:35 [It was] round about eighteen thousand [measures]: and the name of the city from [that] day [shall be], The LORD [is] there. {The LORD...: Heb. Jehovahshammah}
A GOLDEN message from the prophet Ezekiel! The City of Jerusalem shall be called "The Lord Is There!" He was there, but alas! alas! "He came unto His own and His own rec ...read
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JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU
Jere 23:6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this [is] his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. {THE LORD...: Heb. Jehovahtsidkenu}
We were helpless, hopeless sinners, but "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth" (Ro 10:4). "The righteousness of ...read
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JESUS
Matt 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. {JESUS: that is, Saviour, Heb}
Over seven hundred times in the New Testament is this name used - "JESUS" (Joshua). How familiar we are with that name! Joshua of the Old Testament, who saved Israel by leading them thr ...read
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JESUS CHRIST
Matt 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Here is the first title given to our Lord in the New Testament --- Jesus Christ. The chapter contains a host of names, covering three periods of fourteen generations each, but one Name stands out like a radiant star to lighten all the others; one Perso ...read
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Jesus Christ
"Grace be unto you, and peace, from Him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven spirits which are before His throne; and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth." Revelation 1: 4, 5
Here is a four-fold adoration of our Lord. Four ...read
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Jesus Christ our Lord
"That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 5:21
Here we have the grouping of three titles, "Jesus" (Saviour) "Christ" (Anointed) "Lord" (Master). In a few words the great problem of the ages is solved. Sin, with its death-dealing power, wor ...read
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Jesus Christ the Righteous
"If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous." 1 John 2:1
Jesus Christ if the Righteous One. "Righteous" means "right" or "just." There never was another perfectly righteous man, for the Scripture says, "There is none righteous; no not one." "All have sinned." No unrighteous man could be our Ad ...read
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Jesus Christ the Same
"Jesus Christ, the same, yesterday and today and forever." Hebrews 13:8
"The Same!" How we love this verse. The world is a sinful, restless world. Uncertainty is written everywhere in human life, but the Living Word and the Written Word are unchangeable. What was He before He was born of the Virgin Mary? He was God. What was He when He l ...read
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Jesus Christ the Same
"Jesus Christ, the same, yesterday and today and forever." Hebrews 13:8
"The Same!" How we love this verse. The world is a sinful, restless world. Uncertainty is written everywhere in human life, but the Living Word and the Written Word are unchangeable. What was He before He was born of the Virgin Mary? He was God. What was He when He l ...read
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Jesus of Nazareth
"And I answered, Who art Thou, Lord? And He said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest." Acts 22:8
More than twenty times in the Scriptures is our Lord called "Jesus of Nazareth." Here it is remarkable. Paul is telling the story of his conversion. He is bound with chains, a prisoner, in the hands of the Roman authorities ...read
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JESUS THE CHRIST
Matt 16:20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
This title, "Jesus The Christ", is used a hundred times in the New Testament. "The Savior --- The Anointed One" --- a combination that magnifies the office of the One whom we long to worship. The time had not yet come for them to preach th ...read
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KING OF GLORY
Psal 24:10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he [is] the King of glory. Selah.
The Lord Jesus Christ is the Author and Sustainer of all the forces of the universe [Col 1:16], the Ruler of all worlds, but He is waiting for the time when He shall be Manifested "in His Glory , and shall sit upon the throne of His Glory" [Mt 25:31] ...read
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King of Kings
"The Lamb shall overcome them; for He is...King of kings." Revelation 17:14
He has upon His garments and upon His thigh, the name "King of kings." Who has? The One who was born in a manger and who fellowshipped with fishermen as He longs to fellowship with us today. A sharp sword issues from His mouth-the Sword of the Spirit, which is th ...read
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King of Peace
"After that, also, King of Salem, which is King of peace." Hebrews 7:2
Righteousness is the basis of peace. There is no peace for the wicked. "He is our peace, who hath make both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between Jew and Gentile, and hath made of twain one new man, so making peace." Remember what the King of ...read
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King of Righteousness
"First being by interpretation, King of righteousness." Hebrews 7:2
The picture is taken from the story of Melchisedec, the strange king to whom Abram paid tithes (Genesis 14). Christ if King of righteousness, for He is the King of kings. He is the Righteous One and the only Righteous One. We have no righteousness. All of our righteousness ...read
