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Saturday, December 21, 2024

The Names of God in Revelation

 Questions to Ponder: 
What names of God are the most frequent? 
What human names appear in the word cloud? 
What adjectives appear in the word cloud? 
Read over the list without repeats. What names resonate the most with you? Why? 
What name comforts you? Why? 
What name is difficult or uncomfortable to accept? Why? 
What have you learned about God based on His names? About Jesus? About the Holy Spirit? 

The Word Cloud: 


The 3 Names Used the Most 
(with the caveat that I didn't tally the names within each day's readings)
God x4
our God x4
the Spirit x4
the Lamb x3
God Almighty x2
his Messiah x2
Jesus x2


The List Without Repeats: 
a Lamb
Christ
Faithful and True
God
God Almighty
God and Father
God himself
God, who had control over the plagues
God, who lives for ever and ever
God, who was seated on the throne
he who sits on the throne
him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again
him who loves us and has freed us from our sings by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father
him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water
him who was seated on it (a great white throne)
his Father
his Messiah
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End
I am the Alpha and the Omega, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty
I am the First and the Last
I am the Living One
I am the Root and Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star
I, Jesus
Jesus
Jesus Christ
king of kings and lord of lords
King of the nations
Lord
Lord God Almighty
Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was
Lord Jesus
my Father
my God
O Holy One, you who are and who were
our God
our Lord
our Lord and God
our Lord God Almighty
Sovereign Lord, holy and true
the God of heaven
the Lamb
the Lamb is its lamp
the Lamb who was slain
the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world
the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David
the living God
the Lord God
the Lord God Almighty who was and is and is to come
the Lord God who judges her (Babylon)
the Lord Jesus
the Lord of lords and King of kings
the Lord, the God who inspires the prophets
the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze
the Spirit
the Spirit of prophecy
the Word of God
their God
their shepherds

The Original List: 
Jesus Christ
I am the Living One
my Father
the Lord God Almighty who was and is and is to come
God
Jesus
the Spirit
the Son of God, whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze
God and Father
I am the First and the Last
my God
our Lord and God
our God
I am the Alpha and the Omega, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty
the Lord God
him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again
him who loves us and has freed us from our sings by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father
the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David
a Lamb
the Lamb who was slain
Sovereign Lord, holy and true
God
his Father
King of the nations
the God of heaven
the Spirit
our God
the Spirit
Lord
God, who lives for ever and ever
God Almighty
his Messiah
Lord God Almighty
O Holy One, you who are and who were
the Lamb
him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water
the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world
the Lord of lords and King of kings
God, who had control over the plagues
God
the Lamb
the Spirit of prophecy
God Almighty
the Spirit
Lord Jesus
the Lord God who judges her (Babylon)
king of kings and lord of lords
the Lord Jesus
our God
Jesus
Faithful and True
Christ
the Lamb is its lamp
God, who was seated on the throne
him who was seated on it (a great white throne)
our Lord God Almighty
the Word of God
God himself
their God
I, jesus
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End
the Lord, the God who inspires the prophets
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End
I am the Root and Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star
the living God
their shepherds
the Lamb 
our Lord
our God
his Messiah
God
Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was
he who sits on the throne

Saturday, December 14, 2024

The Names of God in Jude

 Questions to Ponder: 
What names of God are the most frequent? 
What human names appear in the word cloud? 
What adjectives appear in the word cloud? 
Read over the list without repeats. What names resonate the most with you? Why? 
What name comforts you? Why? 
What name is difficult or uncomfortable to accept? Why? 
What have you learned about God based on His names? About Jesus? About the Holy Spirit? 

The Word Cloud: 


The 3 Names Used the Most 
(with the caveat that I didn't tally the names within each day's readings)
n/a (just 1 chapter)
The List Without Repeats: 
God
God the Father
him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ our Lord
Jesus Christ our only Sovereign Lord
our God
our Lord Jesus Christ
the Holy Spirit
the Lord
the Lord Jesus Christ
the only God our Savior
the Spirit
The Original List: 
Jesus Christ
the Lord
God the Father
our Lord Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ our Lord
our God
the Lord Jesus Christ
the only God our Savior
God
the Spirit
the Holy Spirit
Jesus Christ our only Sovereign Lord
him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy