The name of Jesus

Rev Samuel S Konjah from Ghana

Hallelujah
The name of Jesus

The more excellent name: How it came

*By Prophecy

And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.  (Luke 1:31, ESV)

*By Inheritance

1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets,  2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.  3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,  4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.  5 For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you"? Or again, "I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son"?   6 And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him."   (Hebrews 1:1-6, ESV)

*By Bestowal

9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,  10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,  (Philippians 2:9-10, ESV)

*By Conquest

He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.  (Colossians 2:15, ESV)

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,  (Colossians 1:13, ESV)

Back by Deity (God himself)

*He is God with us

"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (which means, God with us).   (Matthew 1:23, ESV)

*He is the express image of God

For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily,  (Colossians 2:9, ESV)

2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.  3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,  (Hebrews 1:2-3, ESV)

*He is God

Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.  (Acts 20:28, ESV)

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."  (Revelation 1:8, ESV)

*He is the Judge of all flesh

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.  (2 Corinthians 5:10, ESV)

For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son,  (John 5:22, ESV)

Authority in the Name

*Jesus has authority over the spiritual realm

5 When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him,  6 "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly."  7 And he said to him, "I will come and heal him."  8 But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.  9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."  10 When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.  (Matthew 8:5-10, ESV)

*All power belongs to Him

And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  (Matthew 28:18, ESV)

*He has the keys of authority

and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.  (Revelation 1:18, ESV)

*The name stands for the person Himself

17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;  18 they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover."  (Mark 16:17-18, ESV)

*The name belongs to all believers, especially me

For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."  (Matthew 18:20, ESV)

3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms.  4 And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, "Look at us."  5 And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them.  6 But Peter said, "I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!"  (Acts 3:3-6, ESV)

The name in Prayer

*Ask in the name , ye shall recive

In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.  (John 16:23, ESV)

Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.  (John 16:24, ESV)

The name is salvation

*The only way to the father, the only name given to men

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."  (Acts 4:12, ESV)

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.  (John 14:6, ESV)

*The only mediator, the only Saviour

She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."  (Matthew 1:21, ESV)

"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (which means, God with us).   (Matthew 1:23, ESV)

For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,  (1 Timothy 2:5, ESV)

God bless us all