Names and Titles of Jesus Christ

• Christ:  This is a sacred title and was not an everyday name.  It is Greek for “the anointed” and corresponds with the Hebrew names “Messiah” or “Messias,” which also mean “the anointed.”  It shows the Lords divine origin.

•  Messiah:  Messiah is the Aramaic word meaning “The anointed.”  This name is essentially interchangeable with “Christ” in definition.  It exemplifies the fact of Christ’s preordination.

•  Jehovah:   The Bible Dictionary defines this name as “Unchangeable One” and “The eternal I AM.”  The Institute Manual says it means “Self-Existent One” or “The Eternal.”  “I Am” denotes “Self Existent One”, so it’s neat to see how these names all intertwine and help us to understand the significance of this title.

•  Immanuel:  This name means “God with us.”  It’s a name-title given in Isaiah as a sign of God’s deliverance.

•  The Word:  Because Jesus is the Son of God and does the will of God, He essentially becomes a proxy of the Word of God.  Talmage wrote “…the Father operated in the work of creation through the Son, who thus became the executive through whom the will, commandment, or word of the Father was put into effect. It is with incisive appropriateness therefore, that the Son, Jesus Christ, is designated by the apostle John as the Word…” (Jesus the Christ, 33).