Christ
 

 Descriptions, Terms, Names and Titles of Christ

"And His name shall be called Wonderful" . . . Isaiah 9:6


 

Introduction

One of life’s highest occupations is the meditation on Christ.  Valuable as it is to study church truth, prophecy,  etc., yet far greater than these is the occupation of the heart and mind with the Person of our Lord. 

It is a blessed thing when individuals can worship the Lord.  However, when saints, collectively in truth and spirit, combine their thoughts and mediations on Him, it is an enriching experience.  It is a tragedy when the remembrance of the Lord becomes a matter of suitability to me.  This is not always the case for there are many who desire to meet with the saints and remember the Lord, but due to varying situations cannot.  But for those who can, the remembrance meeting is just another church service which does not appeal to them, and they do not attend.

It is our privilege to be with saints in various parts of the world, joining with them in the meditations of His  Names, descriptive terms, titles and types.

My desire is that that the compiling of these names of Christ etc., will be used by the Holy Spirit to lead us into a deeper wonder of His Person, Pre-eminence, and Perfections.  In Judges 13:18 the Angel of the Lord was questioned concerning His name.  The answer was: “It is Wonderful”.  This is a word which means “secret, remarkable, and comes from a root which indicates that which is far greater than our comprehension.  It is recorded in Matt. 11:27 that our Lord Himself said: “No man knoweth the Son, but the Father”.  The hymn-writer expressed it beautifully; The Father only, glorious claim, The Son can comprehend”.  As we comprehend Christ, we are privileged to meditate on One whose:

Name is higher than all others.  (Phil. 2:9; Heb. 1:4-8)
Glory is greater than all others.  (Rev. 5:1-14)
Power is transcendent above all others.  (Jn. 2:19; 10:18)
Morality towers above all others.  (Psa. 45:2)
Position is pre-eminent above all others.  (Eph. 1:20-22; 1 Pet. 3:22)

To meditate on Christ is to see a man who is unmatched, unequaled, unrivaled, unexcelled, and unsurpassed.  To impress on our minds the vastness of His glory God has, in the Scriptures, given us several hundred titles and descriptions  of Christ, some of which the Lord has shown to me.

The word “glorious” is used in several ways relating to the Lord:

1)

  His glorious Holiness:
   

a)

  “Who is like unto Thee, O Lord, among the gods?  who is like Thee, glorious in holiness?”  (Ex. 15:11)
 

 

  

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  His glorious body:
   

a)

 “Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.”  (Phil. 3:21)
 

 

  

3)

  His glorious power:
   

a)

 “Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power.”  (Ex. 15:6)
   

b)

  “Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness.”  (Col. 1:11)
       

4)

  His glorious work:
   

a)

 “His work is honorable and glorious: and His righteousness endureth forever.”  (Psa. 111:3)
 

 

  

5)

  His glorious rest:
   

a)

 “And in that day. . .to it shall the Gentiles seek: and His rest shall be glorious.”  (Isa. 11:10)
 

 

  

6)

  His glorious gospel:
   

a)

 “The god of this world hath blinded the minds of them that believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel . . . should shine unto them.”  (2 Cor. 4:4)
 

 

  

7)

  His glorious appearing:
   

a)

  “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.”  (Titus 2:13)
 

 

  

8)

  His glorious name:
   

a)

 “That thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD.”  (Deut. 28:58).
   

b)

 “Then the Levites, ....... said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.”  (Neh. 9:5)

At times the saints of God sing words which are absolute truth concerning that glorious name:

Join all the glorious names, of wisdom power and love
That mortals ever knew, that angels ever bore
All are too mean, to speak His worth
Too mean to set my Saviour forth.
 

It must be remembered that these are also descriptive terms, consequently, the precise name will not be found in the reference.
 

Beginning With The
Letter

 

Descriptive Terms, Titles, Names and Types
 of Our Lord

Reference

  A

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Author of Eternal Salvation
Almighty
Arm of the Lord
Advocate with the Father
Anchor of the soul
Apostle and High Priest
Altogether lovely
Amen
Angel of  the Lord
Ark of the Covenant
Aloes
Angel of His Presence
Appointed Heir
Author . . .of faith
Apostle
Alpha

Heb. 5:9
Rev. 1:8
Isa. 53:1
1 Jn. 2:1
Heb. 6:19
Heb. 3:1
Song of Sol. 5:16
Rev. 3:14
Gen. 22:15
Heb. 9:4
Psa. 45:8
Isa. 63:9
Heb. 1:2
Heb. 12:2
Heb. 3:1
Rev. 1:8 

  B

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Beginning of the Creation
Brightness of glory
Beloved Son
Bread of God
Bread (Living)
Bread (True)
Bridegroom
Blessed and Only Potentate
Breaker
Builder of the temple
Bright and Morning Star
Burnt Offering
Branch of the Lord
Branch out of His roots
Branch (My servant the)
Balm of Gilead
Branch
Babe
Beginning
Bishop of our souls

Rev. 3:14
Heb. 1:3
Matt. 3:17; 17:5
Jn. 6:33
Jn. 6:51
Jn. 6:32
Jn. 3:29
1 Tim. 6:15
Mic. 2:13
Zech. 6:12-13
Rev. 22:16
Lev. 1:1-17
Isa. 4:2
Isa. 11:1
Zech. 3:8
Jer. 8:22
Zech. 6:12
Lk. 2:12
Col. 1:18
1 Pet. 2:25 

  C

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Creator of all things
Corner Stone
Captain of Salvation
Chiefest among ten thousand
Covert from the tempest
Cluster of Camphire
Chosen of God
Confessor before Pilate
Corn of Wheat
Chief Shepherd
Christ
Captain of the Host of the Lord
Counsellor
Crown of glory
Child
Carpenter
Christ , Son of the Blessed
Christ the Lord
Consolation of Israel
Child Jesus
Christ of God
Chosen of God
Cinnamon
Calamus
Cassia
Candlestick
Corn of Wheat

Col. 1:16
Isa. 28:16
Heb. 2:10
Song of Sol. 5:10
Isa. 32:2
Song of Sol. 1:14
Lk. 23:35
1 Tim. 6:13
Jn. 12:24
1 Pet. 5:4
Matt.1:16
Josh. 5:14
Isa. 9:6
Isa. 28:5
Isa. 7:16
Mk. 6:3
Mk. 14:61
Lk. 2:11
Lk. 2:25
Lk. 2:43
Lk. 9:20
Lk. 23:35
Ex. 30:23
Ex. 30:23
Psa. 45:8
Ex. 25:31
Jn. 12:23-24 

  D

 

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Dayspring from on High
Days man between us
Desire of all nations
Deliverer of Sion
Door of the Sheep
Diadem of beauty
Daystar to arise
Dear Son

Lk. 1:78
Job  9:33
Hag. 2:7
Rom. 11:26
Jn. 10:7
Isa. 28:5
2 Pet. 1:19
Col. 1:13 

  E

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2.
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Emmanuel
Ensign of the People
Elect Servant
Express image of His person
Everlasting Light
Everlasting Father

Matt. 1:23
Isa. 11:10
Isa. 42:1-4
Heb. 1:3
Isa. 60:19-20
Isa. 9:6

  F

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Firstborn
Forerunner
First-fruits
Faithful witness
Foundation
Fairer than men
Friend of sinners
Fellow of God
First
Fulness of the Godhead
Forgiver of sins
Fortress
Friend that sticketh closer than a brother
Foundation stone
Finisher of faith
Firstborn of every creature
Firstborn from the dead
First begotten of the dead
First and the last
Frankincense

Rom. 8:29
Heb. 6:20
1 Cor. 15:20
Rev. 3:14
1 Cor. 3:11
Psa. 45:2
Lk. 7:34; Matt. 11:19
Zech. 13:7
Rev. 2:8
Col. 2:9
Lk. 5:20
Psa. 18:2
Psa. 18:24
Isa. 28:16
 Heb. 12:2
 Col. 1:15
Col. 1:18
Rev. 1:5
Rev.1:17
Lev. 2:2

  G

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3.
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6.
7.
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18. 

Guide unto death
Governor
Good Master
Great High Priest
Greater than Solomon
Greater than Jonas
Greater than Jacob
Galbanum
Glorious Throne
God of the whole earth
God my Saviour
Glory of thy people Israel
Great Prophet
Guest
God Blessed forever
God manifest in the flesh
Great God
God our Saviour

Psa. 48:14
Psa. 22:28; Matt. 2:6
Matt. 19:16
Heb. 4:14
Matt. 12:42
Matt .12:41
Jn. 4:12
Ex. 30:34
Isa. 22:23
Isa. 54:5
Lk. 1:47
Lk. 2:32
Lk. 7:16
Lk. 19:7
Rom. 9:5
1 Tim. 3:16
Titus 2:13
Titus 3:4

  H

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High Priest
Head
Head of every man
Head of the Church
Head of the Body
Head of all principality and power
Heir of all things
Hope of Israel
Hope of His People
Holy One and the Just
Horn of Salvation
Holy Thing
Heifer
Head of the corner
Hyssop
Holy One Of Israel
Him whom my soul loveth
Hiding place
Hen
Holy One of God
Holy One
Holy Child Jesus
Head over all things
Hope of glory
High Priest (great)
High Priest after the order of Melchizedek
Helper
Hidden Manna
Holy and True

Heb. 3:1
Col. 2:10, 19; Eph. 4:15
1 Cor. 11:3
Eph 5:23
Col. 1:18
Col. 2:10
Heb. 1:2
Jer. 14:8
Joel 3:16
Acts 3:14
Lk. 1:69
Lk. 1:35
Gen. 15:9
Matt. 21:42
Num. 19:6
Isa. 43:14
Song of  Sol. 3:2
Isa. 32:2
Lk. 13:34
Mk. 1:24
Acts 2:27
Acts 4:27
Eph 1:22
Col. 1:27
Heb. 4:14
Heb. 5:10
Heb. 13:6
Rev. 2:17
Rev. 6:10

  I

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7.

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I am
I am the Bread of Life
I am the Bread sent down from Heaven
I am the good Shepherd
I  am the Light of the world
I am the Door
I am the Root and Offspring of David, and the Bright
and Morning Star
I am the Way the Truth and the Life
I am the resurrection and the Life
I am the true Vine
I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending
I am Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last
I am He that liveth and was dead
I am alive forevermore
Image of God
Image of the invisible God

Jn. 8:58
Jn. 6:35
Jn. 6:41
Jn. 10:11-15
Jn. 8:12
Jn. 10:7-9
Rev. 22:16
 
Jn. 14:6
Jn. 11:23-25
Jn. 15:1- 5
Rev. 1:8 

Rev. 1:10-11
Rev. 1:18
Rev. 1:18
2 Cor. 4:4
Col. 1:15

  J

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Jesus
Jesus Christ
Jesus the Christ, the Son of God
Jesus Christ our Lord
Jesus the King of the Jews
Judge
Just One
Jew
Jah
Judge of the quick and the dead
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus Christ our Lord
Judge (Righteous)
Just (The)

Matt. 1:21
Matt. 1:1
Jn. 20:31
Rom. 7:24-25
Matt. 27:37
Jn. 5:22 & 27
Acts 7:52
Jn. 4:9
Psa. 68:4
Acts 10:42 
Acts 22:8
Rom. 5:21
2 Tim. 4:8
1 Pet. 3:18

  K

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11.

Kinsman
Kindness of God
Keeper of Israel
King of the Jews
King of Israel
King of saints/ ages
King of righteousness
King of Peace
King of glory
King in His beauty
King of Kings

Ruth 2:12-13
Titus 3:4
Psa. 121:3-5
Matt. 2:2
Jn. 1:49
Rev. 15:3
Heb. 7:2
Heb. 7:2
Psa. 24:7
Isa. 33:17
Rev. 19:16

  L

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Light of the Morning
Lifter up of my head
Lily of the valley
Light of Israel
Leader and commander
Light of the world
Light to lighten the gentiles
Light of the Gentiles
Law giver
Lord’s Christ
Lord of the Sabbath
Light of men
Light (True)
Lamb of God
Life
Lord
Lord and my God
Lord Jesus
Lord of all
Lord over all
Lord both of the dead and the living
Lord of glory
Last Adam
Lord from Heaven
Lord of Peace
Lamb without blemish. . spot
Last
Lion of the tribe of Judah
Lamb slain
Lamb in the midst of the throne
Lord of Lords
Lord God Omnipotent
Lord of the harvest
Ladder
Lowly in heart
Lofty One
Lord and Saviour

2 Sam. 23:4
Psa. 3:3
Song of Sol. 2:1
Isa. 10:17
Isa. 55:4
Jn. 8:12
Lk. 2:32
Isa. 42:6
Isa. 33:22
Lk. 2:26; Col. 3:24
Lk. 6:5
Jn. 1:4
Jn. 1:9
Jn. 1:29
Jn. 14:6
Rom. 10:13
Jn. 20:28
Acts 7:59
Acts 10:36
Rom. 10:12
Rom. 14:9
1 Cor. 2:8
1 Cor. 15:45
1 Cor. 15:47
2 Thess. 3:16
1 Pet. 1:19
Isa. 44:6; Rev. 1:17
Rev. 5:5
Rev. 13:8
Rev. 7:17
Rev. 17:14
Rev. 19:6
Matt. 9:38
Gen. 28:12
Matt. 11:29
Isa. 57:15
2 Pet. 1:11

  M

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27. 

Manna
Meat Offering (Meal)
Master
Mercy  Seat
My Glory
Mighty God
Messenger of the Covenant
Myrrh
Man of Sorrows
Mine elect
My Righteous Servant
Master of the house
Messias
Man
Man approved
Man whom He hath ordained
Minister of the circumcision
Mediator
Man, Christ Jesus
Minister of the sanctuary
Mediator of a better covenant
Mediator of the new covenant
Manna (Hidden)
Maker
Merciful High priest
Mighty God
Messiah the Prince

Ex. 16:31
Lev. 2:1-16
Matt. 23:8; Jn. 13:13
Ex. 25:17
Psa. 3:3
Isa. 9:6
Mal. 3:1
Psa. 45:8
Isa. 53:3
Isa. 42:1
Isa. 53:11
Lk. 13:25
Jn. 4:25
Jn. 19:5
Acts 2:22
Acts 17:31
Rom. 15:8
1 Tim. 2:5
1 Tim. 2:5
Heb. 8:2
Heb. 8:6
Heb. 12:24
Rev. 2:17
Psa. 95:6
Heb. 2:17
Isa. 9:6
Dan. 9:25

  N

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6. 

Nail fastened in a sure place
Nazarene
Nobleman
Namer
Nazarite
Neighbour

Isa. 22:25
Matt. 2:23
Lk. 19:12
Eph. 3:14-16
Num. 6:2-3
Lk. 10:29-37

  O

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3.
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7.
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10. 

Owl
Only Begotten of the Father
Only begotten Son
Offering
Omega
Offspring of David
Overcomer
Omnipotent One
Offerer
Onycha

Psa. 102:6
Jn. 1:14
Jn. 3:16
Eph. 5:2
Rev. 1:8
Rev. 22:16
Jn. 16:33; Rev. 3:21
Rev. 19:6-7
Heb. 9:25; 10:12
Ex. 30:34

  P

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Peace Offering
Prince of Peace
Polished Shaft
Physician
Pelican
Pigeon
Plant of Renown
Prince of Princes
Prince of the Kings of the earth
Purifier
Prophet of Nazareth
Prophet mighty in Deed and Word
Prince and Saviour
Prince of life
Power of God
Passover
Peace
Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek
Propitiation
Preciousness

Lev. 3:1-17
Isa. 9:6
Isa. 49:2
Jer. 8:22;  Lk. 4:23
Psa. 102:6
Lev. 1:14
Ezek. 34:29
Dan. 8:25
Rev. 1:5
Mal. 3:3
Matt. 21:11
Lk. 24:19
Acts 5:30-31
Acts 3:15
1 Cor. 1:24
1 Cor. 5:7
Eph. 2:14
Heb. 5:6
1 Jn. 2:2
1 Pet. 2:7 

  Q

1.
2.

Quickening Spirit
Quickener 

1 Cor. 15:45
Jn. 5:21

  R

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Rock of  my Salvation
Root out of a dry ground
Redeemer
Righteous Branch
Restorer
Refuge from the storm
Rock that is higher than I
Rock of Offence
Rain upon the mown grass
Rose of Sharon
Rod out of the Stem of Jesse
Root of Jesse
Strength and Song
Rivers of water
Ruler
Ransom
Rabbi
Resurrection
Rock
Rock of offense
Root and Offspring of David
Rewarder
Righteous
Refuge

2 Sam. 22:47
Isa. 53:2
Isa. 59:20
Jer. 23:5
Psa. 23:3
Isa. 25:4
Psa. 61:2
Isa. 8:14
Psa. 72:6
Song of Sol. 2:1
Isa. 11:1
Isa. 11:10
Isa. 12:2
Isa. 32:2
Mic. 5:2
Mk. 10:45
Jn. 1:49
Jn. 11:25
1 Cor. 10:4
1 Pet. 2:8
Rev. 5:5
Heb. 11:6
1 Jn. 2:1
Deut. 33:27;  Heb. 6:18

  S

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Seed of the woman
Shiloh
Stone of Israel
Sin Offering
Shepherd (good)
Shepherd (Chief)
Shepherd (great)
Shepherd (One)
Shepherd of Israel
Sure Foundation
Scepter
Star out of Jacob
Shield
Strong Hold in the day of trouble
Strong Rock
Strong Tower
Stranger
Son of Mary
Showers that water the earth
Stacte
Sanctuary
Shadow from the heat
Shadow of a great Rock
Stone cut without hands
Son of David
Sun of Righteousness
Son of Abraham
Son of the most High God
Son of Man
Son (One, well beloved)
Son of the Blessed
Son of the Highest
Sign
Samaritan
Son of God
Saviour of the world
Son (His own)
Sacrifice
Sweet smelling savour
Servant
Seed of Abraham
Surety
Same (the)
Sparrow
Stone
Stone (chief)
Stone (living)
Stone (chief and precious)
Stone (of Stumbling)
Stone (disallowed)
Son of the Father

Gen. 3:15
Gen. 49:10
Gen. 49:24
Lev. 5:1-6:7
Jn. 10:11
2 Pet. 5:4
Heb. 13:20
Jn. 10:16
Psa. 80:1
Isa. 28:16
Num. 24:17
Num. 24:17
Psa. 3:3
Nah. 1:7
Psa. 31:2
Psa. 61:3
Lk. 24:18
Mk. 6:3
Psa. 72:6
Ex. 30:34
Isa. 8:14
Isa. 25:4
Isa. 32:2
Dan. 2:34-35
Matt. 1:1
Mal. 4:2
Matt. 1:1
Mk. 5:7
Mk. 10:33
Mk. 12:6
Mk. 14:61
Lk. 1:32
Lk. 2:34
Lk. 10:33
Jn. 1:34
Jn. 4:42; 1 Jn. 4:14
Rom. 8:32
Eph. 5:2
Eph. 5:2
Phil. 2:7
Heb. 2:16
Prov. 11:15; Heb. 7:22
Heb. 13:8
Psa. 102:7
Lk. 20:18
1 Pet. 2:6
1 Pet. 2:4
1 Pet. 2:6
Isa. 8:14; 1 Pet. 2:8
1 Pet. 2:7
2 Jn. 1:3 

  T

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Trespass Offering
Tender Grass
Tried stone
Turtledoves
Truth
True Vine
Testator
True God
Testifier
True Bread (see under Bread)
True Light (See under Light)
Thummim

Lev. 1:6-7; Col. 2:13
2 Sam. 23:4
Isa. 28:16
Lev. 1:14
Jn. 14:6
Jn. 15:1
Heb. 9:16
1 Jn. 5:20
Rev. 22:18
Jn. 6:32
Jn. 1:9
Ex. 28:30

  U

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4.
5.
6.
7. 

Urim
Unspeakable Gift
Upholder of all things
Unchangeable Priest
Undefiled
Understanding
Unspotted Lamb

Ex. 28:30
2 Cor. 9:15
Heb. 1:3
Heb. 7:24
Heb. 7:26
Prov. 8:14
1 Pet. 1:19 

  V

1.
2.
3.
4.

Vine (True)
Vail
Victor
Vanquisher

Jn. 15:1
Ex. 36:35; Heb. 10:19-20
1 Cor. 15:54-57
Heb. 2:14

  W

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12. 

Wafer
Worm
Wonderful
Witness to the people
Wall of Fire
Word
Way
Wisdom of God
Word of Life
Witness (Faithful)
Witness (Faithful and True)
Word of God 

Lev. 8:26
Psa. 22:6
Isa. 9:6
Isa. 55:4
Zech. 2:5
Jn. 1:1
Jn. 14:6
1 Cor. 1:24
1 Jn. 1:1
Rev. 1:5
Rev. 3:14
Rev. 19:13

  Y

1.

Young Child

Matt. 2:9

  Z

1.

Zaphnath-paaneah

Gen. 41:44-45;
Jn. 15:5 


 

 
May God grant us good understanding as He, by His Holy Spirit, deigns to guide us into all truth.
John 16:13

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