The Importance of Lord Jesus Christ
"The Importance of a Name"
The first thing that you learn about a person is his name. It's also something that you usually remember.
In genealogy we usually concentrate on surnames since they are the most important way of identifying people who are related. A surname is usually inherited and, while it may be changed, some form of it is usually retained. Given names are more important in a way because they represent a voluntary choice by the parents or, sometimes, by an individual. A name is usually not given lightly. It represents thought and feelings and can be significant to the researcher.
In the Bible there was a great significance placed on the Name of the God that breathes.
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El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty- Breasted One)
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El Elyon (The Most High God)
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Adonai (Lord, Master)
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Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah)
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Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner)
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Jehovah-Raah (The Lord My Shepherd)
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Jehovah Rapha (The Lord That Heals)
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Jehovah Shammah (The Lord Is There)
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Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness)
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Jehovah Mekoddishkem (The Lord Who Sanctifies You)
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El Olam (The Everlasting God)
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Elohim (God)
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Qanna (Jealous)
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Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide)
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Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace)
- Jehovah Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts)
God revealed His Name to Moses when Moses asked Him for His name (Exodus 3:13-16).
His Name is a memento or memorial to all generations (Exodus 3:15). God said, "I am who I am. You must tell them:
'The one who is called I AM has sent me to you.' I am that I am actually means "the God that breathes"
Moses spoke in God's Name (Exodus 5:23). God spoke to Moses and told him that Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob knew God as "God Almighty" for God had not revealed His Name to them (Exodus 6:2-3).
God declared His Name to the people of the earth (land) by showing His great power against Egypt during the Hebrews' exodus from Egypt (Exodus 9:13-16).
God warned the Hebrews about taking His Name in vain (for an empty reason) (Exodus 20:7). God said He would bless the Hebrews in every place in which He caused His Name to be remembered (Exodus 20:24).
God proclaimed His Name to Moses The LORD answered, "I will make all my splendor pass before you and in your presence I will pronounce my sacred name. I am the LORD, and I show compassion and pity on those I choose.
(Exodus 33:19)
The LORD came down in a cloud, stood with him there, and pronounced his holy name, the LORD.
(Exo 34:5)
Before the Hebrews went into the Promised Land God instructed them to seek the place where God shall choose to put His Name (Deut 12:1-5).
The Levites were chosen by God to stand and to minister in the Name of God (Deut 18:l, 5).
Aaron and his sons were to put God's Name on the Israelites (Num 6:27).
God's Name is called on Israel (Deut 28:10; 2Chr 7:14; Isa 56:5; Dan 9:19).
False prophets caused Israel to forget God's Name and use the name of Baal ("Lord") instead (Jeremiah 23:27).
Israel would profane the Name of God among the other nations (Ezekiel 36:21-22). Jews in Egypt would also forget God's Name (Jeremiah 44:26).
But the God delivers for his Name's sake (Psalms 23:3, 25:11, 143:11; Isaiah 48:9).
Since God's Name was called on Israel, if Israel was totally destroyed, God's Name would not have remained (Joshua 7:9; Isaiah 48:9).
Therefore, God for his holy Name's sake, promises to give Israel a new heart and a new spirit so they can keep God's law and thus not profane God's Name (Ezekiel 36:21-27).
God told Moses that He was going to raise up a prophet to the Israelites from among their brothers, and that God would put His words in the month of the prophet (note, John 12:49), and that this prophet would speak in God's Name (Deut 18:15-19).
God told David through a messenger that David's seed would build a house for God's Name (2Sam 7:l-13).
Solomon gave directions for the construction of the house for God's Name (l Kings 5:5-6). A
After Solomon finished building the house, God appeared to him and said to Solomon that His Name would be put there
(l Kings 9:3).
The temple was the house for God's Name (1Kgs 8:15-20).
God's Name was on Jerusalem and its temple (2Kgs 21:4,7; Jeremiah 3:17).
The Name was on mount Zion (Isa 18:7).
Jesus Christ came in his Father's Name (Mat 21:9; John 5:43, 10:25; etc.).
Jesus Christ is the true temple of God (note John 2:19,21; compare with 1Cor 3:16-17, 6:19; etc.).
Jesus Christ's Father is God (John 8:54;).
God the Father gave His Name to Jesus (John 17:11-12, NIV, see Greek text; see Jeremiah 23:5-6, 33:14-16).
This is Jesus Christ's new Name (Rev 3:12).
Jesus Christ's new Name is better than the angels (Hebrews 1:3-4).
Jesus did his work in his Father's Name (John 10:25).
Jesus said that whatsoever a follower of him should ask in his Name He would do it (remember Jesus was his Father's Name) (John 15:16).
After Jesus died, and then rose up to life again, it was said that those believing that Jesus was the Christ (the Messiah) would have life in Jesus' Name (John 20:31).
After this, people were baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38, 8:16).
Those who were baptized in the Name of Jesus are in effect in the Name of Jesus and are said to be in the Name of Jesus (1Cor 5:4).
Those in God's Name are saved, have life, are justified, preach boldly, their sins are forgiven and they receive God's Spirit, and signs and wonders are done by them (John 20:31; Acts 2:38, 4:12,30, 9:27,29, 10:43; 1Cor 6:11; 1John 2:12).
These are called the "temple of God" (1Cor 3:16-17, 6:19; 2Cor 6:16).
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit have the same Name (Mat 28:19).
The 144,000 have the Name written on their foreheads (Rev 14:1).
Remember those in the Name of Jesus Christ are in the Name of God because God gave His Name to Jesus Christ (John 17:11-12, NIV; Philippians 2:9; see Jeremiah 23:5-6, 33:14-16).
God is taking out of the nation's a people for his Name (Amos 9:11-12; Acts 15:2, 12-14).
In fact all nations shall be gathered to the Name (Jeremiah 3:17, 4:2).
God has sons and daughters from the ends of the earth who will be called by His Name, "whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made" (Isaiah 43:6-7,21, NIV).
After God's judgment he will change the people's speech and call all of them by the Name of God: "For then will I turn to the people a pure language, to call them all by the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one consent (Zephaniah 3:9, see Hebrew text; see YLT; see Ephesians 3:15).
All people will be in His Name, and call or pray in His Name. If you can call in someone's name, you can be called by that name.
BENEDICTION: And now may the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. And may God give you His peace in your going out and in your coming in, in your lying down and in your rising up, in your labor and in your leisure, in your laughter and in your tears... Until you come to stand before Jesus in that day in which there is no sunset and no dawning. Amen.
