The Name of Jesus: Name Above All Names
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11 (KJV)
Verse 9 tells us that at the resurrection and ascension of Christ, God gave Jesus the highest Name. Jesus’ name is as exalted as His position in Heaven.
Verse 10 shows that all will come under the authority of the name of Jesus, specifically mentioning all three worlds. Things can be translated beings or everything, so every being, every thing in all three realms must bow at the name of Jesus:
In Heaven
In Earth
Under the Earth (Hell, or the demonic realm)
Verse 11 informs us that all will bow and confess that Jesus is Lord. The title Lord represents Jesus’ authority, holiness, power, and attributes. Jesus is very much God. Even now, He is the God man. Lord is Greek word kyrios, meaning one having all power, dominion, authority, and the right to master or rule. To confess that Jesus is Lord is to say that Jesus is equal with God, which Philippians 2:6 says He is. Jesus is the revelation of God to man, according to John 1:1-3, 14. Jesus, the Word, became flesh. He brought God out in the open so we could see and know who God is and what He is like (I John 4:8).
We can confess that Jesus is Lord now, making Him our personal Savior and Lord, or we will do it at the judgment when it is too late to be saved.
Jesus’ name is the Name above all names. As we declare His Name, we declare the lordship of Jesus over our lives. Demons, sickness, poverty, defeat, and so on, must all submit to His lordship. That means that what is wrong must be made right as believers epak the name of Jesus in faith. That is how we enforce the victory and lordship of Jesus in our lives.
Each and every time we speak the name of Jesus, we are declaring His lordship in all three realms: Heaven, Earth, and Hell. And as we do, all three realms will submit to that Name- now and forever.
