The Name ‘Jesus’
The Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith
Lessons: Luke 1: 26-33; Matthew 1: 18-25: Arcana Coelestia 3004, 3005
T
he angel speaking to Mary said: “And behold, you will conceive in your
womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.” (Luke 1:31)
The angel speaking to Joseph said: “And she shall bring forth a son, and
you shall call His name Jesus; for He shall save His people from their sins.”
(Matthew 1:21)
From the beginning of time, the human race has needed some way of
thinking of the Divine. For us to visualize our God and feel any affection for
Him, we must conceive of Him in some recognizable form and with a label or
name – some way to speak of Hi