One Name, One Throne Podcast
Welcome to One Name, One Throne Podcast — where we exalt Jesus as the One true God manifested in flesh, the only Name that saves, and the King who sits alone on the throne. This podcast is dedicated to teaching Oneness Apostolic doctrine, rooted in the revelation of the mighty God in Christ. Whether you're hungry for truth, wanting to go deeper in Scripture, or standing firm in Apostolic identity, this is your place to grow, learn, and be equipped.
One Name, One Throne Podcast
The Name Revealed: Jesus, the Name of the Godhead
What is the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost?
In this explosive episode of One Name, One Throne Podcast, we go deep into the Scriptures to uncover the truth hidden in plain sight — that the singular name Jesus is not just a name, but the full revelation of the one true God. From Matthew 28:19 to Acts 2:38, from Isaiah 9:6 to John 14:9, the apostles didn’t disobey Jesus — they understood Him.
We’re not talking about tradition. We’re talking about revelation.
The name Jesus carries the identity, authority, and presence of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — because He is One.
If you’ve ever questioned why the apostles baptized in Jesus' Name, this episode will shake your understanding and anchor your faith in the truth.
There is One Name that saves. And One seated in that throne.
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SPEAKER_01:to the One Name, One Throne podcast, where we exalt the name that holds all power in heaven and earth. Today, we dive into the mystery and revelation of the name of God. Not a title, not a formula, but the one name that reveals the fullness of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Get ready. The name is being revealed.
SPEAKER_02:welcome to one name one throne podcast you know there's this fundamental question that um i think many people grapple with what actually is the name of god
SPEAKER_00:it's a deep one and today yeah we're diving into something really fascinating this idea that the name jesus christ actually embodies the father the son and the holy spirit All in one name.
SPEAKER_02:Right. And we want to explore this just by looking at the Bible itself, letting the scripture guide the conversation.
SPEAKER_00:Exactly. Let's start maybe with Matthew chapter 28, verse 19. Jesus gives this big command, right?
SPEAKER_02:The Great Commission, yeah.
SPEAKER_00:Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. But the really interesting part is that he says name, singular.
SPEAKER_02:Not names. Yeah, I've always found that striking. If it's just one name... Well, what is it then?
SPEAKER_00:That's the million-dollar question, isn't it? Yeah. And it makes what happens next in the book of Acts even more intriguing.
SPEAKER_02:Okay, yeah. Acts 2, verse 38, Peter's preaching.
SPEAKER_00:Right, to this big crowd. And he tells them, In the name of Jesus Christ. So hold on.
SPEAKER_02:Jesus says, Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
SPEAKER_00:One name.
SPEAKER_02:And Peter, just a short time later, says baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. It seems like a contradiction almost.
SPEAKER_00:It certainly looks like one on the surface.
SPEAKER_02:Yeah.
SPEAKER_00:And there's another piece to maybe bring in here from the Old Testament, Isaiah.
SPEAKER_02:Isaiah, okay. Which part?
SPEAKER_00:Chapter 9, verse 6. The prophecy about the coming Messiah. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given. You know the one.
SPEAKER_02:And the government shall be upon his shoulder.
SPEAKER_00:Yeah. And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
SPEAKER_02:Everlasting Father. That title specifically applied to the son.
SPEAKER_00:Right. Mighty God, Everlasting Father. These are powerful descriptions, usually associated with, well, the father. Okay, so
SPEAKER_02:we have Matthew 28 with the singular name, Acts 2 with baptism in Jesus Christ, and Isaiah 9 calling the Son Everlasting Father. Lots to unpack.
SPEAKER_00:Definitely. Maybe we should start with that whole idea of what a name even meant back then. It wasn't just like, you know, Bob or Sarah.
SPEAKER_02:Right, it wasn't just a label. It had... Significance. Identity.
SPEAKER_00:Exactly. In ancient cultures, a name often represented the person's essence, their character, their authority, sometimes even their ownership. Ownership. How so? Well, like being identified by someone's name could mean you belong to them. You are under their protection or authority. It was about identity and belonging.
SPEAKER_02:Okay. That makes sense. So being baptized in the name wasn't just a formula of words.
SPEAKER_00:Not at all. It signified a complete transfer of allegiance. a deep identification with the person whose name was invoked.
SPEAKER_02:Kind of like when Paul writes, you are Christ's, that sort of idea. Being identified with him, belonging to him.
SPEAKER_00:Precisely that. You've become his possession, his property, totally identified with him through that act.
SPEAKER_02:So let's bring that back to Peter in Acts 2. He tells them to be baptized specifically in the name of Jesus Christ. Why just Jesus then, especially for that crowd?
SPEAKER_00:Ah, the audience. That's crucial. Who is Peter talking to? Acts chapter 2, verses 22 and 23 make it clear.
SPEAKER_02:He says, men of Israel.
SPEAKER_00:Right. Listen to these words. Jesus of Nazareth, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. He's speaking directly to the people involved in Jesus' crucifixion.
SPEAKER_02:Ah, okay. So the instruction wasn't just a general rule for all time. It was specific for them. It
SPEAKER_00:seems very pointed, doesn't it? For that generation who had rejected and crucified the Messiah, the call to repent and be baptized, specifically in the name of Jesus Christ, was huge.
SPEAKER_02:It was like a direct reversal of their previous actions.
SPEAKER_00:Exactly. It was their way of saying, we were wrong. We now accept this Jesus, the one we killed, as our Lord and Christ. Public identification. A demonstration That
SPEAKER_02:sheds a lot of light on Acts 2.38. But, okay, how does that square with Matthew 28.19 then? Did Peter just ignore Jesus' command about Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
SPEAKER_00:Well, this is where the interpretation gets really interesting. What if Jesus in Matthew 28, using the singular name, was referring to his own name?
SPEAKER_02:You mean the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is Jesus?
SPEAKER_00:That's a compelling way to see it. Think about it. He said name, singular. And then look what the apostles actually did, everywhere in Acts where baptisms are described.
SPEAKER_02:Let's see, Acts 2.38, we just covered that. Peter says Jesus Christ.
SPEAKER_00:Right, then Acts chapter 8, verse 12, they were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Acts chapter 10, verse 48, Peter commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
SPEAKER_02:In Acts chapter 19, verse 5, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. It's consistent.
SPEAKER_00:It's absolutely consistent. Their actions seem to show they understood Jesus' command in Matthew 28 by baptizing in the name of Jesus Christ. They weren't disobeying. They were fulfilling it, understanding Jesus was that singular name.
SPEAKER_02:Okay, their practice is definitely a strong argument. But how can one name, Jesus, actually contain the Father? Are they the same person? That gets confusing.
SPEAKER_00:It's not about saying they are the exact same person in the way we think of distinct individuals, but about the revelation in the name. What does the name Jesus actually mean?
SPEAKER_02:It means Yahweh saves or Yahweh is salvation, right? From the Hebrew Yeshua.
SPEAKER_00:Exactly. Yahweh, that's the covenant name of God, the Father in the Old Testament. So the name Jesus itself intrinsically links the Father Yahweh, with the act of salvation accomplished through the Son.
SPEAKER_02:So the name points to the Father's saving work. made real in the Son.
SPEAKER_00:Precisely. It's like the name is a bridge, revealing the Father's nature and action in the person of Jesus. The name reveals the Father's involvement in salvation.
SPEAKER_02:Okay, the name itself carries that connection. That helps. What about Jesus' own words about his relationship with the Father? Did he claim this kind of unity?
SPEAKER_00:Oh, absolutely. Think about John 14, verse 9. Philip says, Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.
SPEAKER_02:And Jesus replies, something like, Have I been with you so long, and you still don't know me, Philip?
SPEAKER_00:Yes. And then he says the crucial part. Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.
SPEAKER_02:Seen me, seen the Father. That's an incredible claim to unity. Not just similarity, but like seeing one is seeing the other.
SPEAKER_00:It speaks to a profound oneness in their being, their purpose, their revelation. If you want to know God the Father, look at Jesus.
SPEAKER_02:Which leaps right back to Isaiah 9.6, doesn't it? Calling the Son, Mighty God and Everlasting Father.
SPEAKER_00:It really does. Those titles aren't just poetic flourishes. Mighty God declares his divine power, his actual divinity. He's not just a God, he is Mighty God.
SPEAKER_02:And Everlasting Father, how does that work if he's the Son?
SPEAKER_00:It points to his role as the source of eternal life, a characteristic fundamentally tied to God the Father. Jesus himself said, I am the resurrection and the life, right? John chapter 11, verses 25 and 26.
SPEAKER_02:Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.
SPEAKER_00:Exactly. He gives eternal life. John chapter 17, verse 2 says the Father gave the Son authority over all flesh to give eternal life. Verse 3 says eternal life is knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ whom he sent. he embodies that life-giving, eternal nature associated with the Father.
SPEAKER_02:So the name reveals the Father's saving nature, Jesus claims unity with the Father, and Old Testament prophecy gives him titles like Everlasting Father. Okay, what about the Holy Spirit? How does the Spirit fit into this one name thing? Well,
SPEAKER_00:look at how the New Testament talks about the spirit dwelling in believers. It's fascinating how the terms are used, sometimes interchangeably.
SPEAKER_02:Oh, so give me an example.
SPEAKER_00:Okay, 1 Corinthians 12, verse 13 talks about being baptized by one spirit into one body. Then Romans 8, verse 9. This
SPEAKER_02:is a great
SPEAKER_00:one. Romans 8.9, okay. Paul says, Spirit of God dwells
SPEAKER_02:in you. Spirit of Christ used back to back.
SPEAKER_00:And then verse 10. But if Christ is in you, so you have Spirit, Spirit of God, Spirit of Christ, and Christ all referring to that divine presence within the believer.
SPEAKER_02:Wow. It suggests that the presence of the Holy Spirit is the presence of Christ, which is the presence of God, a unified presence.
SPEAKER_00:It really points towards that unified divine reality dwelling within us through the Holy Spirit.
SPEAKER_02:So pulling it all together, when the apostles baptized in the name of Jesus, they weren't ignoring Matthew 28.
SPEAKER_00:Not at all. it seems they were fulfilling it, proclaiming the one name Jesus that reveals and embodies the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
SPEAKER_02:The name through which God is known, through which salvation comes... That name is Jesus.
SPEAKER_00:That's the understanding we're exploring. The name Jesus is presented as the revelation of the fullness of God.
SPEAKER_02:Okay, so just to recap for everyone, we started with Matthew 28.19, that singular name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
SPEAKER_00:Right, contrasted with Acts 2.38 and the consistent apostolic practice of baptizing in the name of Jesus Christ.
SPEAKER_02:We talked about the weight and meaning of a name back then, identity, ownership, authority.
SPEAKER_00:And the specific context of Acts 2 for that audience who had rejected Jesus.
SPEAKER_02:Then we saw how Jesus, meaning Yahweh is salvation, inherently links the Father and Son.
SPEAKER_00:Plus Jesus' own powerful claims of unity. Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.
SPEAKER_02:And those incredible titles from Isaiah 9.6, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, applied to the Son.
SPEAKER_00:And finally, how the terms Spirit of God, Spirit of Christ, and Christ Himself are used interchangeably regarding the Spirit's presence in believers.
SPEAKER_02:So the conclusion we're looking at is that the apostles understood Jesus to be the saving name that encompasses the totality of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit revealed to us.
SPEAKER_00:That seems to be the most consistent reading when you put all those pieces together. Their actions weren't disobedient. It's obedience, but obedience based on understanding Jesus as the name.
SPEAKER_02:It certainly makes you think differently about invoking the name of Jesus. It's not just one part of the Godhead. It's the revealed name for all of God.
SPEAKER_00:It connects you to the fullness of God. Yeah. It's the name above all names through which we approach the Father and experience the Spirit.
SPEAKER_02:So maybe a final thought for everyone listening to ponder.
SPEAKER_00:Go for it.
SPEAKER_02:How does really grasping this, seeing Jesus as the embodiment, the revealed name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, how does that change how you view God's presence, not just historically, but like right now in your own life?
SPEAKER_00:That's a great question. How does it deepen your understanding of his work in the world and his work within you? Something definitely worth reflecting on, maybe digging back into those scriptures we touched on today.
SPEAKER_02:Absolutely. A lot to think about there.
