THE NAMES OF GOD

NAMES OF GOD IN THE BIBLE: A DISPENSATIONAL APPROACH : PROF. M. M. NINAN
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me.”
The anointing oil is still called Chrism
There are three annointings
Prophet
A prophet is a messenger sent by God, a person who speaks for God. He or she witnesses to God,
calls people to conversion, and may also foretell the future. Prophets often are killed for their
message. Crowds identified him as “Jesus the prophet” (Matthew 21:11). He spoke of himself as a
prophet: (Luke 4:24). He foretold his passion and resurrection and the future of the creation.
Priest
A priest is a mediator, or bridge, between God and human beings. He offers sacrifice to God on behalf
of all. Once a year on the Day of Atonement the Jewish high priest went into the Holy of Holies in the
Temple- carrying the blood of atonement. (Hebrews:9)There he offered sacrifice to God to make up
for his sins and the sins of the people and sat down of the right hand of the father and continually
intercedes for mankind.
King
Jesus was indeed the King of the Jews both by natural descent from David through Nathan to Mary
and also legally the King by descent through Solomon through Joseph, Heavens declared it and the
Magi came looking for a newborn king of the Jews. At the time of the Passover he entered as the
pascal lamp following the lambs which were brought in through the gate by the Levites. The whole
nation of Israel who gathered there in Jerusalem hailed him as the promised King. He was arrested for
insurgency against Rome, and the soldiers mocked him as one. When Pilate challenged him asking
directly “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus confirmed it, But he further explained the higher
extent of his Kingdom which covered all the worlds of cosmos.
As far as we know, no one has anointed Jesus with any Chrism. He was announced as such by the
Spirit of God which descended on him at the time of Baptism when we came to age according to the
Jewish tradition. He began his ministry announcing his anointment in the synagogue.
SOPHIA: "The Wisdom of God," referring to Christ, refers back to Proverbs (I Cor. 1,2)
Before Abraham was, I AM," John 8:58.
LOGOS: λóγος "The Word of God" John l; Rev. 19:13.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1
By the word (logos) of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath (pneuma) of his mouth all
their host (dynamis). Ps 33:6
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