And as I punished them often in all the synagogues, I tried to force them to blaspheme; and being furiously enraged at them, I kept pursuing them even to foreign cities.

even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief;

There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.

Worthy

He has sent redemption to His people;
He has ordained His covenant forever;

Holy and awesome is His name.

“Your oils have a pleasing fragrance,
Your name is like purified oil;
Therefore the

maidens love you.

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name

Immanuel.

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

“In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell securely;
And this is His name by which He will be called,
‘The Lord our righteousness.’

“Behold, the virgin shall be with

child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name

Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.”

And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”

For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,

He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

By

“You will leave your name for a curse to My chosen ones,
And the Lord God will slay you.
But My servants will be called by another name.

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And for an entire year they met with the church and taught considerable numbers; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,

General references

‘You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.