Sunday's Blessing - 10/18/2026 - Names of God - Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Jesus)

Sunday's Blessing - 10/18/2026 - Names of God - Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Jesus)

And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” Revelation 5:5 (ESV)

King David was the most prolific and celebrated king over all of Israel. He united Judah with the rest of the tribes to bring the entire nation into unity. He ruled them all with equality and fairness.

David came from Judah. They were the first to recognize him as king after Saul died. In time, the rest of the tribes came to acknowledge his throne, which was appointed by God.

The name Judah means “praise”. One of the primary marks of David’s reign over Israel was the commitment to worshiping Almighty God. He forsook the Tabernacle of Moses when returning the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. Instead, David built a new tabernacle focused on 24/7 worship in front of the Ark, which was in the open for all to see. David understood God’s heart which desired a restoration of fellowship with man like Adam had in the Garden of Eden where “God walked with Adam in the cool of the day.”

So, when the call came from the throne of God asking for someone worthy to open the scroll which John saw in the vision, there was only one option. Judah would be the tribe of origin. Someone from the lineage of David might qualify for the task, but only one did. His name was Jesus, the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

John wrote “The Revelation of Jesus Christ”, the book we now refer to as “Revelations”. However, the entire book is ONE Revelation. Everything in it reveals truth about Jesus Christ. Here is a list of names from Revelation used to refer to Jesus. Many of these are dealt with separately in other chapters of my book, The Names of God.

Jesus Christ – 1:1

Faithful Witness – 1:5

First Begotten of the Dead – 1:5

Prince of the Kings of the Earth – 1:5

Alpha and Omega – 1:8-13

First and Last – 1:8, 11, 13

Son of Man – 1:13

He that lives and was dead – 1:13, 18

He that holds the seven stars – 2:1

He who walks amid the golden candlesticks – 2:1

He who has the sharp double-edged sword – 2:12

Son of God – 2:18

He who tests minds and hearts – 2:23

He who holds the seven Spirits of God – 3:1

He who has the seven stars – 3:1

The holy and true One – 3:7

He who has the key of David – 3:7

He who opens what no man shutteth – 3:7

He that shuts what no man opens – 3:7

The Amen – 3:14

The faithful and true witness – 3:14

The beginning of the creation of God – 3:14

Lord – 4:11

Lion of the tribe of Judah – 5:5

The root of David – 5:5

The Standing Lamb – 5:6

The Lamb – 5:7; 19:7, 9

Lord of Lords – 17:14

King of Kings – 17:14

Trustworthy and true – 19:11

Rider of the white horse – 19:11

The Word of God – 19:13-16

Christ – 20:4

The Lord God of the Holy Prophets – 22:6

Beginning and the end – 22:13

The sprig from the root of David – 22:16

The bright morning star – 22:16

The One recognized as the ONLY person qualified to open the scrolls was none other than The Lion of the Tribe of Judah, the One seated at the right hand of God in Heaven, the One who was present when earth and man were created, the One who guided Noah in building an ark to save mankind, the One who came to Abram to deliver the promise, the One who guided Moses in bringing Israel out of Egypt, the One who led Joshua into the Promised Land, the One who directed Samuel to anoint David King over Israel, the One who was born of a virgin in a manger in Bethlehem, the One who lived by every word from the Father, the One who gave His life as a ransom to redeem man on a Cross at Calvary, the One whom God raised from the dead after He reclaimed the keys of death, hell, and the grave, and the One who ascended to the very throne which He now occupies making intercession for those who have been baptized into Christ by the Holy Spirit. He is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah!

Seated on His throne next to the Father, still bearing in His body the scars on His hands and feet, still gripping the keys of The Kingdom, He awaits the appointed time when the command from the Father is given.

In his first epistle, John wrote:

"Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is." 1 John 3:2 (ESV)

What a sight that will be! When we see Him we will be transformed into His image as “the Only Begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)

We can place our faith in this One called the “Lion of the Tribe of Judah.” In Him, there is no fear, no hesitancy, and no anxiety. All praise be to God!

Sunday's Blessing - 08/30/2026 - Names of God: The Word (Jesus)

Sunday's Blessing - 08/30/2026 - Names of God: The Word (Jesus)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 

John 1:1-3 (ESV)

The Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit) is a difficult thing for humans to comprehend. We can see pictures of it in our world, like that of water; it exists as a solid (ice), a liquid (water), and a gas (steam), yet it is all water. Theologians have attempted to describe it in terms of the human form; we are a spirit, we have a soul, and we live in a body. However, the Trinity goes one step beyond either of these analogies. They are all Three God at the same time!

Prior to the blessed event in Bethlehem where Mary gave birth to a Son, the Only Begotten of the Father, and named Him Jesus, the Son already existed. He is eternal just like the Father and the Holy Spirit are eternal. Prior to taking on human form as the man, Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity, was known as The Word. You find Him there in Gensis 1:

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Genesis 1:3 (ESV)

The “words” being released was that of The Word, Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, the Son of Man, the Messiah, the Soon Coming King. Hebrews clarifies this for us:

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. Hebrews 1:1-4 (ESV)

Everything exists (upheld) “by the word of his power.” 

Years ago, physicists discovered something they called a quark. Up to this point, the atom was basically understood as a nucleus made up of protons and neutrons, with electrons orbiting the nucleus. With advances in technology, they were able to look closer and discovered the protons, neutrons, and electrons were not the foundational elements. They, too, were made up of other things. Upon intense study, the quark was discovered. The unusual nature of this thing puzzles the physicists. A quark displays properties of both solid matter PLUS that of a sound wave. The conclusion was this: all matter that we can see is made of sound (that which does not appear).

By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. Hebrews 11:3 (ESV)

In Genesis 1, God spoke through The Word (2nd Person of the Trinity) and everything came into being, and it continues to exist, being held up by those original words. Eternity had become visible!

Remember, God made us in His image (Trinity) which was mentioned earlier as humans being made up of a spirit, soul, and body. Also, as one aspect of being created “like” God, our words have creative power. Look at the encounter between Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Gabriel, who came to explain God’s plan for saving the world. In my opinion, the Holy Spirit conceived Jesus in Mary’s womb the moment she spoke the words, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” Luke 1:48 (ESV)

Mary’s words, coupled with the promise from the Father, “created” an embryo in her womb which became the “Word made flesh!” The Creator has now become the Created – the quark transformed into an atom. Sound solidified into matter.

Imagine the power contained in words because of The Word, so that when you get in agreement with what He has said about you, nothing is impossible!