THE GLORIOUS NAME OF JESUS CHRIST

“Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little.” Isa.28:9,10

     From the beginning, man's fellowship with GOD has been through Jesus Christ. It was the Son of GOD who spoke face to face with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden; to Noah of the world's hatred of justice, mercy & Love; and to Moses, commanding him to deliver the Hebrews from slavery. “And he gave unto Moses…upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.” Ex.31:18. It was He who stood before Joshua as “Captain of the host of the LORD.” Josh.5:13-15. It was He who “revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7). And it was He who sat on “the mercy seat” in the temple of GOD (Ex.28:1).

     Jesus Christ has always been Man’s Direct Source of Life and Deliverance. “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” “And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” Jn.1:3; Col.1:17.

     The names of our Creator & Saviour are many. In the book of Revelation alone Jesus has 33 different names and titles. And each name has its precious meaning within the context of the verses. As students of the Bible we delight to “search the Scriptures,” to learn and to understand as much as we can about our LORD, Saviour and KING, and to see manifest in His every decision that “God is love.” I Jn.4:8.

     In the Old Testament there are several titles given to Jesus prior to His Incarnation. This study will explore these names and see just how close GOD has been to man “from the beginning.” Three simple questions will be asked and the Bible will provide the answers.

1. Did “the Son of God” live among us before His incarnation as “the Son of man?”

Daniel 3:24,25,28 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, 0 king. He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God?

     The prophet Daniel told the king of Israel’s history and religion, and the coming of the “Messiah,” “the Son of God” through whose sacrifice all men would have the right to receive everlasting life through faith in GOD’S salvation.

2. What part in earth's history did Jesus have before He became a man?

Exodus 25:1,8 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying...(v. And let them make Me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

Exodus 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Exodus 23:20-22 Behold, I [the Father] send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him, and provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak [through Him]; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

     There are many instances where the Son of God is called “the angel of the LORD” in the Old Testament (Gen.16:7-14; Jud.13:3-23; II Ki.1:3; I Chron.21:18). The Father and the Son have always worked in tandem to accomplish salvation for Their children.

3. What is Jesus Christ's heavenly name?

Daniel 10:20,21 Then said he [the angel Gabriel], Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.

     The word “prince” is defined in Noah Webster’s Dictionary:
1. In a general sense, a sovereign; the chief and independent ruler of a nation or state. Thus when we speak of the princes of Europe, we include emperors and kings. Hence, a chief in general; as a prince of the celestial host.
2. A sovereign in a certain territory; one who has the government of a particular state or territory, but holds of a superior to whom he owes certain services; as the princes of the German states.
3. The son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as princes of the blood. In England, the eldest son of the king is created prince of Wales.
4. The chief of any body of men.

Daniel 12:1,2 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book some to everlasting life, and some to everlasting contempt.

     “Your prince,” “The great prince which standeth for the children of thy people” can only refer to the Son of the ONE who rules over all.

The New Testament concurs with the passage of Daniel.

John 5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

I Thessalonians 4:16 For the LORD Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.

Jude 9 Yet Michael the Archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The LORD rebuke thee.

     In uniting these verses we learn that the voice of Jesus Christ raises the dead to life, and that His voice is the same voice as “the Archangel” that raises the dead to life. Therefore, Jesus Christ and the Archangel are One and the Same. According to Scripture there is only one Archangel. The Name, "Michael" translates, “Who is like GOD?” And the Title, "Archangel" translates, "Chief" or "Commander of angels." The term is singular. Therefore, there cannot be more than one Chief of angels. The church has falsely concluded that “Michael the Archangel” is one of a class of archangels (see I Th.4:16 in the NKJV Bible). But this denies the Scripture’s singular meaning of His title. More importantly, the church has taken away the Father’s intended lesson that “Messiah the Prince” and “Michael your prince” is none other than “the Son of God” (Dan.9:25; 10:21).