“The name Jesus means one who saves – a savior. But God's plan for saving the world from sin and death is so comprehensive that in order to help us understand all its implications God, through his Word, has given Jesus many and varied TITLES, each giving some particular viewpoint regarding the work he will perform in regards to the kingdom and the salvation of the world.
Previous to this time our Lord was given the title of the Logos, the "Word," elsewhere called "Wisdom" (John 1:1; Proverbs 8:12-31)
Since then various titles such as Priest, King and Judge have been applied to him.
Isaiah 9:6, 7 is a wonderful prophecy of the birth of Jesus and the worldwide scope of the government which he will preside over. To help us grasp more fully what his ruler ship will mean for the people, this prophecy assigns him several meaningful titles.
"His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Another prophecy concerning Jesus foretold that his name would be "Immanuel," which means, "God with us" (Isa 7:14) this does not mean that Jesus is the Almighty God, the Creator himself, but rather that he would be the representative of God.
The title “Only Begotten Son” John 1:18 is likewise his alone.
In Daniel 12:1 another title (more appropriately a name) is applied to Jesus, namely, "Michael" The term Michael literally means "who as God", that is, one who acts as God’s representative.
Strange it is that many are able to accept all of the various “TITLES” applied to our Lord and yet are unable to accept this one.
In this prophecy we read that when "Michael stands up" the results will be a "time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation."
In other words, this title describes Jesus in connection with his overthrow of the kingdoms of this world, preparatory to the establishment of his righteous order in the earth.
We are accustomed to think of Jesus as kindly and peaceful. But the manifestation of his authority and power against wickedness and the wicked institutions of earth will cause trouble –"a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation" Even now we are witnessing the beginning of this trouble, due to come upon the nations of earth at the end of the age. Even in the prophecy of Isaiah 11:2-9, where we read that Jesus will judge the poor with righteousness, it is also declared that "with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked"
It will be on account of his thoroughness in eradicating all wickedness and all evildoers from the earth that peace and tranquility will eventually come to the people. The universal state of happiness and good will which will follow the destruction of the enemies of God during the reign of Christ-even death itself (1 Cor. 15:26) – is symbolized in the prophecy by the various animals of earth living peaceably together. The "wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; ... and a little child shall lead them." – Isaiah 11:6
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Previous to this time our Lord was given the title of the Logos, the "Word," elsewhere called "Wisdom" (John 1:1; Proverbs 8:12-31)
Since then various titles such as Priest, King and Judge have been applied to him.
Isaiah 9:6, 7 is a wonderful prophecy of the birth of Jesus and the worldwide scope of the government which he will preside over. To help us grasp more fully what his ruler ship will mean for the people, this prophecy assigns him several meaningful titles.
"His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
Another prophecy concerning Jesus foretold that his name would be "Immanuel," which means, "God with us" (Isa 7:14) this does not mean that Jesus is the Almighty God, the Creator himself, but rather that he would be the representative of God.
The title “Only Begotten Son” John 1:18 is likewise his alone.
In Daniel 12:1 another title (more appropriately a name) is applied to Jesus, namely, "Michael" The term Michael literally means "who as God", that is, one who acts as God’s representative.
Strange it is that many are able to accept all of the various “TITLES” applied to our Lord and yet are unable to accept this one.
In this prophecy we read that when "Michael stands up" the results will be a "time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation."
In other words, this title describes Jesus in connection with his overthrow of the kingdoms of this world, preparatory to the establishment of his righteous order in the earth.
We are accustomed to think of Jesus as kindly and peaceful. But the manifestation of his authority and power against wickedness and the wicked institutions of earth will cause trouble –"a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation" Even now we are witnessing the beginning of this trouble, due to come upon the nations of earth at the end of the age. Even in the prophecy of Isaiah 11:2-9, where we read that Jesus will judge the poor with righteousness, it is also declared that "with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked"
It will be on account of his thoroughness in eradicating all wickedness and all evildoers from the earth that peace and tranquility will eventually come to the people. The universal state of happiness and good will which will follow the destruction of the enemies of God during the reign of Christ-even death itself (1 Cor. 15:26) – is symbolized in the prophecy by the various animals of earth living peaceably together. The "wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; ... and a little child shall lead them." – Isaiah 11:6
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