A LARGE CATALOGUE . OF' REMARKABLE SCRIPTURE NAMES, Set down and explained for the better Understanding of the Holy Scriptures. SECTION I.Names of God, Christ, Angels, Spirits, 85c. JEHOVAH, The name of the true God, the God of Is- rael ; Ps. lxxxiii. 1S. Jah, The same with Jehovah, shortened Ps. lxviii. 4. I am that I am, The name by which God sent Moses to release Israel from bondage; Exod. iii. 14. The Lord`of Hosts, Another name of God, signifying his government over the armies of creatures. Alpha and Omega, A name of God, signifying the first and the last. Jesus Christ, TheSon of God, and Saviour of men. Jesus, The proper name of Christ, signifyinga Saviour. Christ, One that is anointed or appointed of God. Messiah, The same in the Hebrew as Christ is in the Greek. Emanuel, A naine of Christ, signifying God with us. The word of God, A name of Christ, because he reveals the mind of God to men. The Lamb of God, A name of Christ, because he was a sa- crifice fo; sin, and he appeared to the apostle John in the form of a lamb. The Holy Ghost, The Spirit of God, who makes his peo- ple holy. Michael, The archangel, that is, the chief angel, or the prince of angels, supposed to be Jesus Christ. Gabriel, The angel who was sent to give noticethat Christ was coming into the world. Satan, .Beelzebub, Different names for the devil, or the prince of Abaddon, devils. Appollyon, The old Serpent or Dragon, The devil so called, because be hid himself in a serpent to tempt Adam and Eve. SECT. II.Heathen Idols, Gods and Goddesses. Baal, An idol of the Canaanites, worshipped by someof the kings of Israel. u 2
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