Names and Titles of God

Introduction
Below is a short concise list of Old and New Testaments names and titles of God that appear in the Bible.


Jehovah
The name "Jehovah" is the personal name of God. It is derived from four Hebrew consonants: 'YOD', 'HE', 'WAW', and 'HE' (which in English can be written as either 'YHWH' or 'JHVH'). This is known as the 'Tetragrammaton.'

God
The title 'God' comes from the Hebrew word "Elohim" ( or it's shortened form of 'El'). It designates a plural of majesty, as the Hebrew word Elohim in it's plural construction means "Power."

Almighty
The title "Almighty" comes from the Hebrew word "Shaddai" and means "Almighty" and thus denotes holding all the might.

God Almighty
As we can see from the above two words El (God) and Shaddai (Almighty) the words El Shaddai mean "God Almighty."

Lord
The title "Lord" comes from the Hebrew word "Adonay" or "Adonai" and means "Lord." The Greek equivalent "Kurios" can be translated as either "Lord" from Koine Greek or "MR" from Modern Greek. In Latin it is "Dominus" from where the word "ruler" comes from.

Additional Note. 
When we see the word "LORD" in uppercase in the Authorised Version of the Bible it is a substitute for the name "Jehovah" from the Hebrew consonants JHVH. When we see the word "Lord" it is a title that refers to God. And when we see the word "lord" it is a title that designates a false deity or a human ruler.

Jesus

The name Jesus comes from the Hebrew name "Yehoshua" and means "Jehovah Saves" or "Jehovah is salvation." The name "Jesus" is a Latinised form of the name which in English is translated as "Joshua."

Christ or Messiah

The title Messiah comes from the Hebrew word "Masiah" and means "The Anointed One." In the Greek New Testament the word "Christos" is used which is translated as "Christ." Even though the literal translation of the word Messiah into Greek is "Messias."

Emmanuel

The name Emmanuel first appears in the book of Isaiah at Isaiah 7:14 & 8:8 with reference to a Messianic prophecy about Jesus. It also appears in Matthew 1:23where we see the fulfilment of the Old Testament prophecies in reference to the birth of Christ. The names means "God with us" and signifies that God has become flesh in the person of Jesus Christ.

Study Resources

Confession of Faith

A Confession of Faith is important. Not just because it identifies believers with a certain denomination. (Anglicans and the 39 Articles, Baptists and the London Baptist Confession of Faith, Dutch Reform and the Three Forms of Unity, Congregationalists and the Savoy Declaration, and Presbyterians and the Westminster Confession of Faith), but because Creeds and Confessions help to guard against and protect worshipers from false doctrines and heresies.

I particularly recommend the Westminster Confession of Faith for several reasons:

One) It contains a section by section defence of Christian topics along with a comprehensive list of Christian subjects that are supported with scriptural references.

Two) It contains both the Larger and Shorter Catechisms that can be used in both corporate and family worship as part of a catechism class.

Three: It contains the whole of the divines. These are: 
1) The Epistle to the Reader.
2) The Confession.
3) The Larger and Shorter Catechisms.
4) The Sum of Saving Knowledge.
5) National Covenant.
6) Solemn League and Covenant.
7) A Solemn Acknowledgment. 
8) The Public Worship of God.
9) The Form of Presbyterian Government.
10) The Directory of Family Worship.
11) A Table.

Here is a link to all of the main Protestant Creeds and Confessions: https://reformed.org/historic-confessions/

Bible Commentary

There are many good Bible commentaries available by Reformers such as, Albert Barnes, John Calvin, and John Gill, as well Annotations and Notes by Charles Spurgeon and John Owen - but I recommend Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary - as it is a single work. Most of the other books mentioned are multi-volume works, and as a result, are not easily accessible and are not as easy to transport about.

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary is not only a Bible commentary that cover and explains the whole of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, but due to the portions selected, it also serves as a devotional. 

Matthew Henry's Concise Bible Commentary (along with all the other Bible Commentaries, Annotations, and Notes mentioned above) can be found at the following website: https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/

Systematic Theology

There are several good multi-volume Systematic Theologies available, but the two that I recommend are single volume works. Theses are: 'A Systematic Theology' by John Brown and 'Systematic Theology' by Louis Berkhof. Both of these Systematic Commentaries can be either bought online or read for free in PDF form. I've recommended these particular two because they both come as a one volume work.

Here are links to the above Systematic Theologies:

John Brown's Systematic Theology: https://www.monergism.com/systematic-theology-john-brown-haddington-ebook

Louis Berkhof's Systematic Theology: https://www.biblicaltraining.org/library/systematic-theology-louis-berkhof

Recommended Reference Bible

Westminster Reference Bible

I highly recommend the 'Westminster Reference Bible' printed by the Trinitarian Bible Society. It contains the text of the 'Authorised Version' of the Bible (also known as the 'King James Bible).' In addition to this, it also contains a comprehensive scriptural reference list of in excess of 200,000 references! It has a concordance, a daily reading plan, and colour maps.

These Bibles are available in both hardback and softback. The hardback version is made of a cheap hard durable man-made material and the softback version is made out of quality calfskin.

This Bible is also available in different sizes: as both a 'compact' version for easy convenient carry so that it can be used for street preaching or/and carrying to Church, and a 'large print' version that can be used as either a reference Bible for studying at a desk or as a pulpit Bible for use in sermons.

                               It's specifications (as highlighted by the TBS) are:

Medium print Bible with double column references. Vinyl covered hardback. Authorised (King James) Version.

Westminster Reference Bible in black vinyl covered hardback. This Bible contains over two hundred thousand cross references, and also features a concordance and 8 full colour maps (Was 90A).

Features:

Medium print: 9.6 points, good clear prints, cross references, black text throughout, sewn bindings, two marker ribbons, Bible paper, decorative head and tail bands.

Additional Contents:

Gift presentation paper, translation to the reader, the epistle dedication, list of pronunciation of words and proper names; word list in margins; table of weights and measures; daily Bible reading plan; concordance; colour maps.

Details:

Page Size: 215 x 115mm (8.5" x 6").

Thickness: 33mm (1.3").

Print Size: 9.6 font.

Production Code: 90/ABK (was 90A).

ISBN: 9781862281493.

This Bible can be purchased at:

https://www.tbsbibles.org/store/ViewProduct.aspx?ID=9074718

The Kingdom

Introduction

Below is a description of what the Kingdom of God is.

The Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven

The Kingdom of God is the same as the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 4:17 with Mark 1:15; Matthew 5:3 with Luke 6:20; Matthew 11:11 with Luke 7:28; Matthew 11:12 with Luke 16:16; Matthew 13:11 with Mark 4:11 with Luke 8:10; Matthew 13:31 with Mark 4:30,31; Matthew 19:14 with Mark 10:14; Matthew 19:23 with Luke 18:24).

The Kingdom is Near

The Kingdom is: “at hand” (Matthew 3:2; 4:17; Mark 1:14,15). “Near” (Luke 10:9). “Come upon you” (Matthew 12:28); Luke 11:20). “Pressing toward it” (Luke 16:16). The Kingdom can be taken (Matthew 13:44-46). It's not far (Mark 12:34). The Kingdom would occur in their life time (Mark 9:1).

Spiritual

The Kingdom is not the world (John 18:36-37). The Kingdom is in us (Luke 17:21).

Earthly

The Kingdom is under heaven (Daniel 7:13,14,27). Jesus is reigning over the Gentiles (Romans 15:12). His reign will last until he has put all of his enemies under his feet (1 Corinthians 15:24-25).

Now!

Christians are living in the Kingdom (Romans 14:17; 1 Corinthians 4:19-20; Colossians 1:13-14; & Revelation 19:1). Christians reign with Christ now (Colossians 1:13;3:1 & Ephesians 2:4-6).

The end is on the last day (John 6:44; 11:23-24; 12:48). The wheat and tares grow together until the last day (Matthew 13:30, 49).

Receiving (present tense) a Kingdom (Hebrews 12:28).

Kingdom Future...

Jesus will restore the Kingdom to Israel (Acts 1:3). The Kingdom will be on earth (Psalm 37:11 & Matthew 5:3). God's people will reign on earth with Christ (Revelation 5:10).

After Christ's return, there will be a new heaven and a new earth (2 Peter 3: 8-13 and Revelation 21:1-4).

Christ will reign on earth for a thousand years (Revelation 20:6).

The early church fathers taught a literal thousand year reign (Justin Maryr 100-165AD; Melito of Sardis 180AD; Irenaeus 130-220AD; Tertullian 155-240AD; Commodian 250AD; Lactantius 250-215; Methodius 311AD and Apollinaris the Younger 384AD).