See previous answer, here.
Simon’s name was changed to Peter (Mat. 16:18) because Jesus wanted to highlight the important role Peter would have in the early church. Peter means ‘rock’, so when Jesus said ‘on this rock I will build my church’ (Mat. 16:18) he was using a pun to refer to Peter’s role as one of the strong, […]
In the first chapter of Revelation we read: “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” (Rev 1:8) Then in the 21st chapter we read: 5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all […]
Here is a list of names of Jesus in the Bible. There are many other words describing Jesus, but I have generally limited the list to names or titles of Jesus. A prophet like Moses – Deuteronomy 18:18 Messiah – Daniel 9:25; John 4:25-26 Immanuel – Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23 The Branch – Zechariah 6:12 […]
Yes, these are the two ways of describing the same baptism. The first description is based on Matthew 28 where Jesus told his disciples Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19) Notice that it is […]
There are several cases where we are told a person had their name changed by God: Abram had his name changed to Abraham (Genesis 17:3 – 6). At the same time, his wife Sarai had her name changed to Sarah (Genesis 17:15 – 16). Jacob had his name changed to Israel (Genesis 32:26 – 30; […]
Jesus is the name given the angel told Joseph to call his step-son: But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the […]
“Yahweh” is God’s personal name (see Exodus 3:13-15 and Exodus 6:2-3), and is usually “translated” as Lᴏʀᴅ (in small caps). It’s not really a translation because Yahweh does not mean Lord. Rather, it means something like “I am who I am” or “I will be who I will be”. God has other names also. The following table gives […]
The word ‘LORD’ in Genesis 18:1 is referring to God. Here is a quote from a previous answer on BibleQ: In the Old Testament, it is common to see LORD in upper case letters (actually in small caps). In these cases, the Hebrew word is יהוה (Yahweh). This is the personal name of God (see […]
We don’t know many of the details of the kingdom, but during the kingdom (the ‘1,000 years’ reign of Christ on the earth — Rev. 20:4; 5:10), and even after the kingdom (when God is ‘all and in all’ — 1Cor. 15:28), the saints will probably still be known by their names. We can see […]