What's In A Name?
The Basics
Let’s start with the basics. Most Christians are familiar with the third commandment (from the Ten Commandments) that says: Thalt shalt not take the Lord's name in vain. What they don't realize however, is in Hebrew (the language most of the Bible was written in) the word "vain" not only means "to profane", but also means "to make desolate" (by abandonment or not using it). This is consistent with Hebrew mindset, since in Hebrew, a name is the authority behind it. To profane the name is to miss use it or not use it at all.
In order to avoid profaning His Name, most Jewish people as they have been taught to do, call YHWH: "Hashem", which in Hebrew means simply; "the name".
Christians when they pray to Him or sing to Him with praise and worship songs calling Him “God”, but “God” is not His name. It’s not even a name at all.
Consider this scenario: You meet a person for the first time and have a good conversation. At one point you explain a difficult situation you are in. After more conversation your new acquaintance says he has to go, but asks if he may pray for you. You agree and the prayer begins: Father, I pray you will help my new friend Steve here with his situation. I pray he will let you do your will in this situation...(you say yes in agreement) he wants your will to be done in his life on a daily basis (again you say yes). O father I thank you and I praise you for what you are going to do in Steve's life.. amen.
Question: How do you know your new acquaintance isn't a satanist, and you didn't just say yes to allowing satan to do his will in your life?
Don't scoff, watch this video of a satanist who believes lucifer is god and says Jesus is the Son of God. He also says "god bless you". This is not uncommon among satanists.
Question 2: Since people of many religions call whom they worship, "god", how do you know which "god" you or someone else is talking about?
The other “name” most Christians use to call their Father in Heaven, the Most High Elohim, is "Lord". But "Lord" isn’t really a name either. It is a title, with multiple exceptions: In ancient Israel, Greece and surrounding areas, people referred to most of their pagan gods as “Lord” (Lord of this and that) specifically the pagan god baal, mentioned several times in the Holy Scriptures.
To learn all about paganism and how our Father in Heaven, the Most High God feels about it, click on this link: http://www.piney.com/Asherah.html
An example of paganism in the scriptures:
Jonah was to go to Nineveh to tell the people who worshiped a pagan fish god (dagon) to repent and turn to worship The One True Most High God, but he refused, so he was swallowed up by a great fish! The high priests of dagon wore a hat (or miter) very similar to the one worn by almost all the Popes of the Catholic Church (to learn more about that and how satan constantly tries to trick us into worshiping him, select "Know Your Enemy" from the table of contents).
Let’s stop here and make something perfectly clear. Our Father in Heaven the Most High God is the most Holy God. Holy in Hebrew means “set apart”. He is also a jealous God (according to scripture), and considers it adultery when His people worship other gods (whether they know they are doing it or not, ie. the golden calf). He demands pure worship, not mixed in any way with paganism.
With this in mind, I believe I have been given a zeal for the real name of the Most High God, (with It's slight variations) and His Son's real name (with its variations). Maybe I'm going too far with this, but I've always been more of a "safe than sorry" kind of person. I believe He is restoring His Name for a reason: Because He wants us to use it!
In every place that our Father's real Name occurs (over 6,800 places) in scripture, His real Name has been replaced by man with the words "Lord" and "God" in our westernized bibles. "Lord" and "God" aren't even names!
From http://www.piney.com :
"The Lord," as he was known over all that part of the earth, whether priests called him Tammuz or Attis. "Lord" is in Palestinian language "Adon." Even the Bible sometimes gives Adonai (adding the letter "o" to the Hebrew: Adni-"my lord") as a name for The Most High God; and the Greeks took it for a proper name and created the beautiful young god "adonis," the lover of venus, who died and rose again every year.
To see where the enemy is at, look at what he attacks. It is clear the enemy has attacked (rather successfully I might add) the name of the Most High God.
In over 6000 places of our “western” Bibles, His real name was removed and replaced with “Lord” and "God". Why? Especially when in the Hebrew scriptures Isaiah 42:8 says this:
“I am YHWH, that is My name;I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to [e]graven images..."
Jeremiah 23:27 25 “I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy falsely in My name, saying, ‘I had a dream, I had a dream!’ 26 How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even these prophets of the deception of their own heart, 27 who intend to make My people forget My name by their dreams which they relate to one another, just as their fathers forgot My name because of baal?
(For a complete explanation click: http://www.fossilizedcustoms.com/transliteration.html )
Consider these scriptures:
Song of Solomon 1:3
“Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like [c]purified oil; Therefore the [d] maidens (also translated as “virgins”) love you. (Oil of the 10 virgins? 5 that kept using His name and 5 that stopped?)
Revelation 7:3-4
... “ Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads.” 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
Revelation 14:1
Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.
Wise Virgins?
Revelation 14:3-4
3 And they *[a]sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been purchased from the earth. 4 These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they [b] (virgins) have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.
Psalms 91:14
“ Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.
John 17:11-12
11 I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are. 12 While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the [c]son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
Still not convinced?
Revelation 3:9 says this:
9 Behold, I [e]will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down [f]at your feet , and make them know that I have loved you.
First of all, the Greek word translated as "synagogue" is exactly the same word as that which is translated "church" or "assembly". Why did they translate it as "synagogue" here? To link the Jews with satan. (see "Translation Trouble" from the Table of Contents for an explanation).
Let's get back to the main point of Revelation 3:9
Those who are of the synagogue of satan, are those who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie.
In the Hebrew language, words spelled with some of the same letters as other words are related in meaning to each other. With that in mind, consider this: The Hebrew word for "Jews" is Yhuwda’iy. Remove the 'iy and you have Yhuwda (you might know it as Judah but remember the "J" came later, replacing the "Y"). Now remove the "d" and you have Yhuwa. Those are the same base letters as are in Yahuwah. The English "d" represents the Hebrew letter dallet. The letter dallet means "door". So Yudah is the door to Yahuwah (YHWH). What does Yhuwda'iy/Yudah/Judah mean? It means "People who praise or call on the Name of Yah". Wow! So the door to YHWH is praising His Name (by His real name)! In Revelation 3:9 who is it that say they are Jews but are not? Those who don't praise Him by His Name. Makes you think doesn't it.
The Unthinkable
Jesus. Some scholars say it means "hail zeus" (Click HERE for a good explanation and HERE for a very thorough detailed explanation).
Note: If you're interested in the research behind the claim that Jesus spoke Hebrew, click here.
What's in a name?
Malachi 3:16
16 Then those who [t]feared YHWH spoke to one another, and YHWH gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who [u]fear YHWH and who esteem His name.
Now that you know the truth, I have a challenge for you. If you were not previously familiar with the things you've learned from this page so far, this challenge is not going to be an easy one. The challenge is this:
Use the names Yahweh and Yeshua, (or some form of their real names) from now on. Be careful though. They were allowed by YHWH to be changed and eventually removed for a reason: One of the reasons may have been to protect them from man's misuse of them. Consider what people and Hollywood (in particular) have done to the name Jesus Christ! (by the way, "Christ" isn't our savior's last name. It isn't even a name at all. It comes from the Greek word "cristos", which simply means "anointed") The Father and Son are Holy. So are their Names. Misusing their names is as bad as not using them. Both are spoken against in the third commandment of the Ten Commandments.
What's in a name?
A whole lot, especially when it comes to the name of YHWH and Yeshua. A lot.
Let’s start with the basics. Most Christians are familiar with the third commandment (from the Ten Commandments) that says: Thalt shalt not take the Lord's name in vain. What they don't realize however, is in Hebrew (the language most of the Bible was written in) the word "vain" not only means "to profane", but also means "to make desolate" (by abandonment or not using it). This is consistent with Hebrew mindset, since in Hebrew, a name is the authority behind it. To profane the name is to miss use it or not use it at all.
In order to avoid profaning His Name, most Jewish people as they have been taught to do, call YHWH: "Hashem", which in Hebrew means simply; "the name".
Christians when they pray to Him or sing to Him with praise and worship songs calling Him “God”, but “God” is not His name. It’s not even a name at all.
Consider this scenario: You meet a person for the first time and have a good conversation. At one point you explain a difficult situation you are in. After more conversation your new acquaintance says he has to go, but asks if he may pray for you. You agree and the prayer begins: Father, I pray you will help my new friend Steve here with his situation. I pray he will let you do your will in this situation...(you say yes in agreement) he wants your will to be done in his life on a daily basis (again you say yes). O father I thank you and I praise you for what you are going to do in Steve's life.. amen.
Question: How do you know your new acquaintance isn't a satanist, and you didn't just say yes to allowing satan to do his will in your life?
Don't scoff, watch this video of a satanist who believes lucifer is god and says Jesus is the Son of God. He also says "god bless you". This is not uncommon among satanists.
Question 2: Since people of many religions call whom they worship, "god", how do you know which "god" you or someone else is talking about?
The other “name” most Christians use to call their Father in Heaven, the Most High Elohim, is "Lord". But "Lord" isn’t really a name either. It is a title, with multiple exceptions: In ancient Israel, Greece and surrounding areas, people referred to most of their pagan gods as “Lord” (Lord of this and that) specifically the pagan god baal, mentioned several times in the Holy Scriptures.
To learn all about paganism and how our Father in Heaven, the Most High God feels about it, click on this link: http://www.piney.com/Asherah.html
An example of paganism in the scriptures:
Jonah was to go to Nineveh to tell the people who worshiped a pagan fish god (dagon) to repent and turn to worship The One True Most High God, but he refused, so he was swallowed up by a great fish! The high priests of dagon wore a hat (or miter) very similar to the one worn by almost all the Popes of the Catholic Church (to learn more about that and how satan constantly tries to trick us into worshiping him, select "Know Your Enemy" from the table of contents).
Let’s stop here and make something perfectly clear. Our Father in Heaven the Most High God is the most Holy God. Holy in Hebrew means “set apart”. He is also a jealous God (according to scripture), and considers it adultery when His people worship other gods (whether they know they are doing it or not, ie. the golden calf). He demands pure worship, not mixed in any way with paganism.
With this in mind, I believe I have been given a zeal for the real name of the Most High God, (with It's slight variations) and His Son's real name (with its variations). Maybe I'm going too far with this, but I've always been more of a "safe than sorry" kind of person. I believe He is restoring His Name for a reason: Because He wants us to use it!
In every place that our Father's real Name occurs (over 6,800 places) in scripture, His real Name has been replaced by man with the words "Lord" and "God" in our westernized bibles. "Lord" and "God" aren't even names!
From http://www.piney.com :
"The Lord," as he was known over all that part of the earth, whether priests called him Tammuz or Attis. "Lord" is in Palestinian language "Adon." Even the Bible sometimes gives Adonai (adding the letter "o" to the Hebrew: Adni-"my lord") as a name for The Most High God; and the Greeks took it for a proper name and created the beautiful young god "adonis," the lover of venus, who died and rose again every year.
To see where the enemy is at, look at what he attacks. It is clear the enemy has attacked (rather successfully I might add) the name of the Most High God.
In over 6000 places of our “western” Bibles, His real name was removed and replaced with “Lord” and "God". Why? Especially when in the Hebrew scriptures Isaiah 42:8 says this:
“I am YHWH, that is My name;I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to [e]graven images..."
Jeremiah 23:27 25 “I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy falsely in My name, saying, ‘I had a dream, I had a dream!’ 26 How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even these prophets of the deception of their own heart, 27 who intend to make My people forget My name by their dreams which they relate to one another, just as their fathers forgot My name because of baal?
(For a complete explanation click: http://www.fossilizedcustoms.com/transliteration.html )
Consider these scriptures:
Song of Solomon 1:3
“Your oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your name is like [c]purified oil; Therefore the [d] maidens (also translated as “virgins”) love you. (Oil of the 10 virgins? 5 that kept using His name and 5 that stopped?)
Revelation 7:3-4
... “ Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads.” 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
Revelation 14:1
Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His name and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.
Wise Virgins?
Revelation 14:3-4
3 And they *[a]sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been purchased from the earth. 4 These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they [b] (virgins) have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.
Psalms 91:14
“ Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name.
John 17:11-12
11 I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are. 12 While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the [c]son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
Still not convinced?
Revelation 3:9 says this:
9 Behold, I [e]will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down [f]at your feet , and make them know that I have loved you.
First of all, the Greek word translated as "synagogue" is exactly the same word as that which is translated "church" or "assembly". Why did they translate it as "synagogue" here? To link the Jews with satan. (see "Translation Trouble" from the Table of Contents for an explanation).
Let's get back to the main point of Revelation 3:9
Those who are of the synagogue of satan, are those who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie.
In the Hebrew language, words spelled with some of the same letters as other words are related in meaning to each other. With that in mind, consider this: The Hebrew word for "Jews" is Yhuwda’iy. Remove the 'iy and you have Yhuwda (you might know it as Judah but remember the "J" came later, replacing the "Y"). Now remove the "d" and you have Yhuwa. Those are the same base letters as are in Yahuwah. The English "d" represents the Hebrew letter dallet. The letter dallet means "door". So Yudah is the door to Yahuwah (YHWH). What does Yhuwda'iy/Yudah/Judah mean? It means "People who praise or call on the Name of Yah". Wow! So the door to YHWH is praising His Name (by His real name)! In Revelation 3:9 who is it that say they are Jews but are not? Those who don't praise Him by His Name. Makes you think doesn't it.
The Unthinkable
Jesus. Some scholars say it means "hail zeus" (Click HERE for a good explanation and HERE for a very thorough detailed explanation).
Note: If you're interested in the research behind the claim that Jesus spoke Hebrew, click here.
What's in a name?
Malachi 3:16
16 Then those who [t]feared YHWH spoke to one another, and YHWH gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who [u]fear YHWH and who esteem His name.
Now that you know the truth, I have a challenge for you. If you were not previously familiar with the things you've learned from this page so far, this challenge is not going to be an easy one. The challenge is this:
Use the names Yahweh and Yeshua, (or some form of their real names) from now on. Be careful though. They were allowed by YHWH to be changed and eventually removed for a reason: One of the reasons may have been to protect them from man's misuse of them. Consider what people and Hollywood (in particular) have done to the name Jesus Christ! (by the way, "Christ" isn't our savior's last name. It isn't even a name at all. It comes from the Greek word "cristos", which simply means "anointed") The Father and Son are Holy. So are their Names. Misusing their names is as bad as not using them. Both are spoken against in the third commandment of the Ten Commandments.
What's in a name?
A whole lot, especially when it comes to the name of YHWH and Yeshua. A lot.