For Whose Name’s Sake Will You be Hated?

By

Thom Milnor

“And you will be hated by all for my NAME‘S SAKE. But he who endures to the end will be saved”. (Mt 10:22)

“Therefore say to the House of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: I do not do this for your sake, O House of Israel, but for My holy NAME’S SAKE, which you have profaned among the nations, wherever you went”. (Ez 36:22) 

“You shall not take the NAME of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His NAME in vain”. (Ex 20:7)

“For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all”. (James 2:10)

“He who believes in Him is not condemned: but he that does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the NAME of the only begotten Son of God”. (John 3:18)

“And it shall come to pass, that whoever calls on the NAME of the Lord shall be saved“. (Acts 2:21)

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is non other NAME under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved”. (Acts 4:12)

“And He said unto them, ’All too well you reject the Commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition”. (Mark 7:9)

The above scriptures are from the New King James version (Emphasis mine).

Let’s go back and set well in mind, James 2:10 and Exodus 20:7 as quoted above. “For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all”. And, “You shall not take the NAME of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His NAME in vain”. That commandment carries the same weight as the commandments of adultery and murder, yet little thought is given to the violation of that third commandment.

But this is not an issue about titles such as LORD or God, or about Adonay and Elohim., it’s an issue about the only Name by which salvation can be obtained. And yes, it is a salvational issue. Which vowels and where placed into the tetragrammaton of YHWH or the correct pronunciation of the Name will be a matter of debate until the Messiah actually returns to clarify it for us. The main point is that we use the “True Name”, and not paganized substitutes or titles such as JESUS CHRIST, LORD, or  GOD where the names of Yahweh (the Father), and Yahshuah  (the Son), should be used. There are some places in this chapter where other forms of the name are used. That is because they are excerpts from the work of others and I do not want to be found guilty of altering their work.

I have heard just about every excuse and rationalization in the book as to why the “Name” need not be used, ranging from, “the LORD knows what is in my Heart” to “What if the person trying to pronounce the name has a cleft palate”. I received a four page rebuttal from a high ranking minister in one of the largest of the Church of God organizations that was so flawed and erroneous that it was almost beyond belief. The bottom line is, that Christian organizations for logistical and political reasons, cannot change. They claim in their sermons and writings that, “the world wants God in their lives when they need him, but otherwise they want Him to stay at arm’s length”. Yet they themselves refuse to change and honor their Creator and Messiah by using Their correct names. They want to keep one foot in the world and one foot in the Kingdom. That’s not going to happen! These same church leaders would be highly offended if instead of being referred to by their name, they were referred to as “Osama Bin Laden”. Does that sound outlandish or insulting? Well it’s not anymore outlandish or insulting than the replacing of the Name Yahweh with LORD God, or Yahshuah with the pagan name of Jesus Christ.

Yahshuah said in Matthew 10:33 that “if you deny me, I will deny you before the Father”. That goes for the only name by which salvation can be obtained. “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is non other NAME under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved”. (Acts 4:12). Are you really willing to risk your salvation on the rationalizations that come from the imaginations of men who are more interested in keeping their traditions by maintaining the status quo instead of facing the truth?

“For hundreds of years now, most scholars of the Scriptures have known that the Holy Scriptures have been misused and abused, not only by the early scribes, but also by the translators themselves. In specific instances, certain words or phrases were left untranslated; at times, changes were made to hide the meaning of the words or phrases. In other cases, words were deleted from the original text, either by copyist error, or by flagrant intention. At times, footnotes were written in the Scriptures, in the same way we would make notes in our books; however, these footnotes would later be included in the text by other copyists, who would write these as "inspired" scripture, to be read by later generations as part of the original text.

Many phrases have been deliberately mistranslated in order to hide their true meaning, so that Scripture would not bring to light the deceitful teaching of the established, and popular, religious organizations. The alteration of Yahweh's Scriptures, either by deleting or mistranslating, has caused the True Work, which His Prophets spoke of, to be hidden in most translations of the Scriptures, and has been damaging to those who are searching the Scriptures for the way to Eternal Life.

However, the most damaging error in all the Scriptures, was the error of removing YAHWEH'S NAME from the very Scriptures He inspired to be written, and writing in its place pagan titles. These detrimental facts are not hidden. In fact, an abundance of data confirming these statements has been published for many years, but generally confined only to footnotes, Scriptural commentaries, dictionaries, encyclopedias, lexicons, concordances, and technical publications. These facts are indeed plenteous, and they are openly admitted, not only among scholars of the Scriptures, but also among the religious denominations as well“. The sad commentary is that they know the truth but refuse to change. “Deny me and I will deny you before the Father”.

Following are some references that are too lengthy to be presented here but you can go to them and check them out for yourself:

Joseph Bryant Rotherham, in The Emphasized Bible; A New Translation, Cincinnati, Ohio, The Standard Publishing Co., 1902, Introduction, “The Incommunicable Name“

The June 28, 1986 and August 9, 1986 issues of the Jerusalem Post, and, the June 1986 issue of the Reader’s Digest, “The Ancient, and Honored Name of Yahweh”.

Unger’s Bible Dictionary, Merrill F. Unger, 1957, Moody Press, Chicago, pp 1177: “The Undeniable Name of Yahweh”.

Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia, 1975, Vol. 2, pp 690, Moody Press, Chicago.

The introduction to James Mofatt’s translation of the Bible: A New Translation, 1935, Harper and Brothers.

The Encyclopedia Judaica, 1972, Keter Publishing House, P.O.B. 7145, Jerusalem, Israel, Vol. 7, pp 680.

The Century Bible, Vol. 1, pp 90-91 by Adeney and Bennett.

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures, The Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., pp.23.

The New Interlinear Version Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament, edited by John R. Kohlenberger III, 4 Volumes, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI. 49506. Vol. 1, pp 26 of the Introduction.

The New Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol 7., pp 970.

It is sad that the world has been duped by Satan into hiding Yahweh’s Name. “The Masorites, Hebrew Scribes during the Middle Ages, who added the vowel points to the accepted Hebrew Text, did not 'remove Yahweh's Name from the Scriptures. They did, however, point the Four Letter Name of Yahweh with the vowel marks of either Elohim or Adonay--pagan names of gods which had been 'accepted' for hundreds of years, effectually establishing in their writings, what had previously been only an 'oral custom'!

These names of the Canaanites' gods were 'accepted' before the time of Jeremiah the prophet; and when Jeremiah began his prophesying, he said:

Jeremiah 23:25-27

'I have heard what the prophets say, who prophesy lies in My Name, saying; I have dreamed! I have dreamed! How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Yes, they are prophets of the deceit of their own minds; which devise to cause My people to FORGET MY NAME through their dreams, which they tell every man to his neighbor, just as their fathers have forgotten MY NAME for BAAL (Lord).'

The word Baal simply means 'Lord', as shown in any Bible Dictionary. Unger's Bible Dictionary, for instance, under the subject 'Lord', on pp. 665, says:

'Lord (Hebrew, Adon), an early word denoting ownership; hence, absolute control. it is NOT PROPERLY a (righteous) title...MASTER; of kings, as the lords of their subjects.'
(4.) ‘Lord, Master, (Greek Kurios) Supreme.....’

(5.) 'Baal (Master) (as noted above, it means lord)-- applied only to heathen deities (gods), or to man as husband. etc...'

If we are misguided in our claim that the True Names should be used, then those who have died for the name have done so needlessly, including Paul, Stephen, and all the early Nazarene followers. Yahshuah revealed the name to them, and He has done so to us as well. There are always two sides to most issues, but since the name is the strong tower, that’s the safer bet to go with. The name turned the world upside down once, and here in the days of the final message, it is doing it again

Can you personally identify Him by the name Yahshuah that was given from above or are you content to remain in man's apostate doctrines? What's wrong with using the real name, anyway? It truly cannot be that Yahweh knows our hearts and it matters not. Using such erroneous logic, one could say that it does not matter if you teach the real Son of Yahweh, because, Yahweh knows the heart. Therefore, using that logic, anything can be taught to twist the truth so long as you know that you are thinking rightly in your heart. That being the case, professing Christians cannot be criticized for their errant beliefs because that is exactly the rationale they use to justify all of their traditions. What would you do if your name were changed in the book of life? Would you say the same and say, “It does not matter”? Seems that Yahweh puts more importance on names than Christian organizations with all of its worldly denominations. Was the Name and the doctrine that the Apostles preached not good enough that it needed to be changed?

Why do church leaders become so offended and even outraged when anyone suggests the need to teach and believe in the real names of Yahweh and Yahshuah to obtain salvation? There are many Scriptures that support this. Following are three of them. One is just two Scriptures away from their favorite verse of John 3:16. If they continued reading for just two more verses, they would see where it says, “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the NAMEe of the only begotten Son of Yahweh.” (John 3:18). Then in Phillipians 2:9, it says, “Wherefore Yahweh also hath highly exalted him, and given him a NAME which is above every NAME.” , and in Acts 4:12,“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other NAME under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” These three Scriptures clearly teach that belief in the Messiah’s name is as important as believing in the person of Messiah. The Scriptures also teach the name of the Messhiah was given by Yahweh, and there was no other name given to man for the use in salvation. Salvation comes through the true Messiah and through His true name; and His name was never “Jesus.” Do Christian Churches not teach this simple truth for fear of being labled cultists? The fact is Yahweh did not give the name “Jesus.” Yahweh never gave another name for mankind. The name “Jesus” came from sinful man, who could do nothing on his own for his salvation.

As previously mentioned, using the titles GOD, LORD in place of the name Yahweh, and the pagan name Jesus in place of the name Yahshuah, allows Christian Churches to keep one foot in this deceived world. It allows them to keep one foot on the broad way and one foot on the narrow path. At some point they are going to have to make a decision because sometime soon, those roads are going to split. It will be a matter of either staying in the world or entering the kingdom. The Name will be a deciding factor. GOD, LORD, and Jesus Christ, are deceptions adopted by a false religion called Christianity, YOU WILL BE LOVED NOT HATED for using those true titles and names. You will not be persecuted or martyred for using GOD, LORD, or Jesus Christ, you will be for using Yahweh and Yahshuah.

The name “Jesus” came into existence about four to five hundred years ago. There was not even a letter J for the English language until around that same  time nor is there a “J” sound in the Hebrew language. Therefore the doctrine that claims that the name “Jesus” is a transliteration of the Hebrew name for the Messiah is a continuing LIE taught by Christian leaders.

Someone bearing the name “Jesus Christ” would not have been feared and crucified by the Pharisees nor would the disciples have followed someone they believed to be the Messiah who came by that name. Confessing the name Yahshuah is what worried those religious leaders. This had become a problem for them. Their aim was to keep the people rooted in their own traditions.

Following are 32 questions excerpted and condensed for easier reading from the Book,” Snake Oil -The Anointing of Christian Leaders”, published by the Truth Restoration Ministries. Whether or not you believe or embrace the truth being presented in this chapter, you must ask yourself these questions to determine for yourself what is  truth and what is fiction, myth, tradition, false doctrine, or whatever:

1. If the translated words of Yahweh (i.e., the Bible) are inspired, as Christian leaders teach, then why can't we find His real name in the Old Testament? Question #2 will assist you in answering this question.

2. Has there been some kind of cover up, to keep the Father's name out of the (His own book) translated Scriptures? If you say no, then why can we not find His name even written in the New Testament Scriptures?

Prior to reading this chapter:

3. Did you know what the real names of the Father and Son were? If not, then why were you not taught these names by Christian leaders who are supposed to be called and anointed leaders of Elohim, to teach the words and ways of our Creator?

4. If the translated Word of Yahweh (i.e., the Bible) is inspired, as the Christian leaders teach, then why do the Spanish Bibles have the Greek name Dios as the title of the Father “Elohim”? Dios is the Greek name for Zeus.

Diós Dio\ Interlinear Transliterated Bible) NT:2203 Zeus (dzyooce); of uncertain affinity; in the oblique cases there is used instead of it a (probably cognate) name Dis (deece), which is otherwise obsolete; Zeus or Dis (among the Latins, Jupiter or Jove), the supreme deity of the Greeks: KJV-Jupiter.

“Then the priest of Jupiter (Zeus), which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.” Acts 14:13

5. Knowing that the Spanish pronounce the name Jesus as "hey-sous," and in English the name is pronounced as “Gee-zous,” why does the latter part of both pronunciations sound like Zeus? NT:2424 Iesous (ee-ay-sooce').

6. If the translated words of Yahweh (i.e., the Bible) are inspired, as Christian leaders teach, then why did the translators of the 1611 King James version translate "Eliysha" as EliZeus in Luke 4:27? The regular KJV changed the Z to an S, but it still sounds like Zeus!

“And many lepers were in Yisrael in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.” Luke 4:27 KJV

OT:477 'Eliysha` (el-ee-shaw'); contracted for OT:474.; Elisha, the famous prophet:

The Greek transliteration for Iesous (ee-ay-sooce') is yah-soos, then when the Greek language lost its favored position the Latin took over. The Scriptures were then translated into Latin and the name became translated from Greek to Latin as " yay-soos", but spelled in Latin as "Iesous.” In the 14th century monks copied the Scriptures by hand and began to elongate the initial “I” of words into a “J”, but the pronunciation remained the same like the Y in "yet". By the 17th century the pronunciation of the elongated Letter "I" became a J sound for the English language.

When it came time to transliterate the name “Yahshuah” into Greek they found that there was no Greek letters to carry forth the last part of Yahshuah’s name, being “shuah”, So instead of teaching the people its original form they replaced it with “sooce”, then in time it was changed again to "yay-soos" and then changed to "Gee-zous.” Therefore we can see the name that was given from above went through 3 different different alterations by man who lived during the age of apostasy. Before the apostasy began, the believers of any nationality had no problem accepting the ONLY name (not of their language) that was preached by the Apostles. The people started calling the Messiah by another name only after the apostasy began.

Some have said that the name Jesus has been somewhat derived from “Zeus”, but the name issue is way beyond that. The fact of the matter is Messiah’s name did not originate from man like the name Jesus has, nor was there another name given. The Scriptures very clearly rule out that argument! But it is interesting that we can hear that sooce, or soos, sounds so much like Zeus.

The second half of the Hebrew name of “Yahshuah” has a "sh" sound, but there is no "sh" sound in Greek.

7. How did the name Elisha, which has a "sh" sound at the end, get translated to Zeus for the KJV 1611 edition, if the “sh” sound is not derived from Zeus? Was not Zeus God of the Greeks? Did they associate the name Zeus in some way with the last part of the name of Elisha and Yahshuah, so the Greek-speaking people would understand that the name they read was associated with a deity who brought salvation?

Please note: It stands to reason that the New Testament could have only been written in Hebrew then translated into Greek. There are no original Greek manuscripts to prove the original writings were written in Greek. All there is are copies that date around 200AD. Assumptions are not facts!

8. After the death of the Apostles why didn’t later leaders teach the same name given for the Messiah to those reading the Scriptures translated into Greek?

9. Knowing that “Elohim” is translated into Greek as “Theos” (God) and “Adoni” is translated as Kurios (Lord) and Messiah as Christos (Christ) and Yahshuah altered three times to “Jesus” and the pronunciation of Jesus being "Gee-zous", do you find it rather strange that the end of all of these names and titles- Theos, Kurios, Christos, Jesus rhymes with each other? Not only that but they also rhyme with DIOS=Zeus. Hmm, I am sorry, but the Apostles would not have committed such great sins against Yahweh and change what He was to be called to that of a pagan deity. Be warned! Christian leaders teach the same to protect their apostate doctrines.

In Isa 65:11, Yahweh is speaking and said that those who forsake Him spread a table for that troop. If you look at the word troop in Hebrew you will find that Yahweh spoke the word “gad” instead of the word ‘Troop” which is pronounced as “gawd” and is the same as saying “God.”

OT:1409 gad (gawd); from OT:1464 (in the sense of distributing); fortune: -troop.

The word gawd means good fortune and also represents a deity to whom the Yisraelites spread a table for.

Adam Clarke's Commentary on Isaiah 65:11 [That prepare a table for that troop] "Who set in order a table for Gad." The disquisitions and conjectures of the learned concerning Gad and Meni are infinite and uncertain; perhaps the most probable may be that Gad means good fortune, and Meni the moon. "But why should we be solicitous about it?" says Schmidius. "It appears sufficiently, from the circumstances, that they were false gods; either stars, or some natural objects; or a mere fiction. The Holy Scriptures did not deign to explain more clearly what these objects of idolatrous worship were; but chose rather, that the memory of the knowledge of them should be utterly abolished. And God be praised, that they are so totally abolished, that we are now quite at a loss to know what and what sort of things they were." Schmidius on the piece, and on Jud. ii. 13, Bibl. Hallensia.

10. Knowing that Yahweh pronounced the title or name of the deity of good fortune as “Gawd”, why should we identify, call or address Yahweh by the same pronunciation of that deity of good fortune? God and Gawd are pronounced the same, right?

11. Does Jesus Christ sound like a Hebrew name?

12. Would Joseph and Mariam have named their child by any name other than a Hebrew name, or a name other than what was given from above?

13. Knowing that the Jews had been waiting a long time for the promised Messiah who would come through the loins of King David, would they have accepted a Greek or English/Latin named, Greek titled Yisraeli Messiah?

14. Knowing the fact that the Jews knew the prophetic Scriptures and that a day would come that Yahweh would give His name for use in salvation when evoked, would the Jews be looking for or accept this name to be from the language of the heathens, who named their own false gods?

15. Knowing the fact that the Jews knew the Scriptures and knowing that Yahweh’s name is from everlasting, (even meaning before the time of mans existence) would the Jews accept a replacement name for Yahweh being the title “LORD”? Please note again that “Lord” came from sinful man who broke the third commandment in an age of apostasy.

Our tongues have been tripping over the transliterated name Nebuchadrezzar for many years. But the name Yahweh and Yahshuah are easy to learn and say. So how do we justify the preservation of the name Nebuchadrezzar and other important names of sinful men in their original form, while we mutilate the powerful name of our Creator given for salvation?

Another example...in the English language and in English newspapers, we often see the names “Osama bin Laden” and “Saddam Hussein”. But, it is not English and it has not been translated, but rather transliterated. It is Arabic. Nor have the editors of the news paper, or Americans ever had to learn the Arabic language to pronounce the names Osama bin Laden and “Sadam Hussein.” The whole world knows who is spoken about and where he is from, when they hear the name of the sinful man called “Osama bin Laden”. Yet the argument of Christian leaders when confronted about using the real name for the Father and Son is, we hear, “We are not Hebrew” and or, “We would have to learn Hebrew to use those names.” It’s a shame that the name of a sinner can be spread around the world in a matter of a few hours, yet after 1800 years the people never heard of nor have they been taught the most important names for the salvation of mankind.

16. What name do you think was meant and used by the Apostles and early believers when these words (below) were actually spoken?

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:12. This is not referring to the Messiah’s reputation as some Christian leaders would lead you to believe in order to continue with their false doctrine. It is literally referring to the name, Yahshuah!

I am sorry, but they did not teach or speak or even use the name “Jesus.” The name Jesus (Gee-zous) is not even a transliteration or a translation. It is just a simple replacement. But from where? You cannot find the meaning of the name Jesus in English. Its origin is controversial and uncertain.

17. Why was the Messiah’s name replaced with the name "Jesus" instead of being transliterated, just like the names of all of Yahshuah's ancestors were?

The New Testament listing of the ancestors of the Messiahh: Pharez, Zerah, Hezron, Ram, Amminadab, Nahshon, Salmon, Boaz, Rachab, Obed, Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehosphaphat, Jehoram, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Jechoniah, Salathiel, Zerubbabel, Abiud, Eliakim, Azor, Sadoc, Achim, Eliud and so on. All of these names are found in the new testament in the Book of Matthew. So, don't these  sound like Hebrew names? Why weren't their names translated or replaced, instead of transliterated? Yet the all-important, heaven-sent name of our Messiah was replaced altogether.

18. Is Yahshuah’s name less important than these sinners whose names remain intact from their original form, such as Osama bin Laden, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Sadam Hussein, etc…?

19. If then you say, “Jesus” is a transliteration, then why is the name "Joshua" of the book Joshua not spelled and pronounced like the name Jesus? ("geesous"). Joshua and Yahshuah basically have the same name. For man has made a close transliteration.

OT:3091 Yehowshuwa` (yeh-ho-shoo'-ah); or Yehowshu` a (yeh-ho-shoo'-ah); from OT:3068 and

OT:3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader: -Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare

OT:1954, OT:3442.

The Septuagint is a Greek translation of the Old Testament and has the Greek name Iesous for “Yehowshuwa” and is transliterated as "Joshua" in the KJV for the book of Joshua. Yet the New Testament KJV has Jesus for the Greek word Iesous. What is wrong here?

Has anyone ever noticed that these two scriptures from the KJV substituted the name “Jesus” for Joshua?

“Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom Elohim drove out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David” Acts 7:45 KJV

“For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.” Heb 4:8 KJV

However the NIV and other versions translated Iesous as “Joshua”

20. Why is not the book of Joshua called the book of Jesus, since the name Jesus is supposed to be a transliteration of “Yehowshuwa”? Joshua is the English transliteration, but the J is to be pronounced like a Y sound with the use of the Father’s name of “YAH,” as in Yaw’shoo’ah.

21. So where did the name “Jesus” (gee-sous) come from?

22. Could it be possible for the enemy (Satan) to deceive the people with a different name?

23. Should we teach and believe in a name given from above that gives life, or believe in a name from an age of apostasy, which came from sinful man who could do nothing for his own salvation?

24. Was there another name given from the Father for the Messiah?

Many notorious terrorist and world leaders throughout history are still known by their given names, such as Osama bin Laden, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Sadam Hussein, and Napoleon. When these names are mentioned, the person of that name comes to mind, and we are reminded who they were and what they did. Their names even identify their nationality. The names above have been transliterated instead of translated or replaced and are taught in grade school to children of all languages. Yet the most important names in the history of man were not transliterated, but they were replaced. We cannot even find what names and titles Yahweh originally gave for Himself (In His own words) and His Son in the Bibles we have today.

25. How can we give due justice and honor to the Father’s and the Son’s name through replacement names created by sinful man with an earthly language? Please keep in mind, that the names given by Yahweh Himself are for our salvation and there is nothing man can do for himself.

“I am Yahweh: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.” Isa 42:8

26. Who has the authority to give, change, or replace important names?

27. Where is the scripture, documentation and authorization for a translation, and or replacement of the names given by the Father for the use in salvation and for His written words? Please consider and remember the following: The Scriptures teach that Yahweh changes important names and not man! Abram to Abraham, Sarai to Sarah, and Jacob to Yisrael.

28. So where in Scripture did Yahweh change the name of Yahshuah to a name that came from sinful man. Surely someone can find a scripture to support a change of the saving name of the Messiah.

29. Where in Scripture does it state that man has the right to take Yahweh’s written word and change the name of the Father to the plain title “LORD”? Please provide chapter and verse!

30. Where are the recorded prayer meetings of believers praying about replacing the name of the Father and Son with names that came from an age of apostasy?

31. What are the English names for Osama bin Laden, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Sadam Hussein?

32. Why was Satan’s name preserved by Christian leaders and yet the names that represent the Father and Son were not?

In the early days of the church, the sect of Judaism was being divided in two. One remaining with the beliefs that Messiah was yet to come, and the others confessing the name of Yahshuah to be that of the promised Messiah who came. Surely the religious leaders were even more angered when many would not follow their teachings anymore. Surely they were outraged when they noticed that tithes and offerings were not coming in as usual, but in fact, were going to the authority of this new sect. So you can see that this new sect was quite a big problem for the establishment. These religious leaders wanted others to continue in their traditions and unknowing deceptions, but the name “Yahshuah” which was being proclaimed represented salvation, and the promised Messiah for those who confessed His name. So the time came when the religious leaders wanted to put a stop to people receiving and teaching the name “Yahshuah.” The believers in Yahshuah were going against the traditions of the religious leaders and therefore, they commanded the Apostles not to even speak or teach at all in the name Yahshuah. They wanted the name Yahshuah silenced, because it represented a different belief than their traditions.

“Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. But that it spread no further among the people, let us straightly threaten them,  that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Yahshuah.” Acts 4:16-18

But no! They were not going to stop preaching the only name given for salvation!

“But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of Elohim to hearken unto you more than unto Elohim, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified Elohim for that which was done.” Acts 4:19-21

The religious leaders were afraid of losing their following to this new sect and were filled with jealousy and put the Apostles in prison for healing in the name of Yahshuah.

“There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one. Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with jealousy, And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.” Acts 5:16-18

The enemy was now suppressing the very name that brought salvation, forgiveness, and wonderful miracles and this suppression has continued to this very day. This is the very reason why Christianity does not use His name, but instead uses another name.”

“The Scriptures teach that Yahweh’s written words are inspired and are used to teach a life in Yahweh through Yahshuah.

“All scripture is given by inspiration of Elohim, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” 2 Tim 3:16

Yet Christian leaders teach that the “translated” words of Yahweh (i.e., the Bible) is inspired, but how can this be true when apostate leaders have replaced Yahweh’s name with “Lord” which is the equivalent title given to Baal? They have also given Yahweh the name of "Zeus" as a replacement for His title of EL in the translations of bibles for other languages. Who inspired these translators to give the name of a Greek deity to Yahweh, and why would Christian leaders continue to teach such lies?

NT:2203 Zeus (dzyooce); of uncertain affinity; in the oblique cases there is used instead of it a (probably cognate) name Dis (deece), which is otherwise obsolete; Zeus or Dis (among the Latins, Jupiter or Jove), the supreme deity of the Greeks: KJV-Jupiter.

Zeus {Diós Dio\ Interlinear Transliterated Bible (Interlinear Transliterated Bible. Copyright (c) 1994 by Biblesoft)

Dis, Dios, Dio, Deus, Diyos, Dieu, Zeus, are transliterated names for the Greek deity Dios and are used in six different translations for six different languages to represent the Creator of mankind. Salvation did not come from the Greeks, right.? So why are the people of six different languages using the name of a Greek god to express who YAH is? What is wrong with this picture? Here are people from many languages of the world using the Greek the name of Zeus to represent a Hebrew Elohim, yet none of the people are Greek. Zeus is the English name for the Greek deity Dios. Why have most people of many different languages who are not even Greek been given the name of a Greek deity to represent a Hebrew Elohim? Again; what is wrong with this picture?

Another common argument for why people do not use the true names for the Father and Son is they say “We are using his name in our language” or “Jesus is his English name” but they have been lied to again by Christian leaders. The name Jesus is Latin from Greek, and Christos is from Greek and this same name and title has been taught to most all languages of the world as the name for Messiah. HYPOCRITES...!! If all nationalities of the world have no problem being taught and accepting a name and title that is not of their language, such as a Latin name and Greek title, then why have they not been taught the real name and title of Yahweh our Elohim and Yahshuah Messiah? Again, “HYPOCRITES AND SNAKE ANOINTED LEADERS.” He was a Hebrew and the Savior of the world, right? Was His saving name and title not good enough for mankind that it needed to be changed to what comes from sinful minds and pagan religions? Again, HYPOCRITES!! The reason why people of all languages have been taught a Latin and Greek name is because “Satan’s Anointed” are keeping YAH’S saving name from the people. The Scriptures teach that Satan has deceived the whole world, right?

The scriptures below are from translations of Bibles in languages from all over the world. These Bibles have the equivalents of the Latin and Greek names that were given in an age of apostasy by Satan’s Anointed. Please note that in all of these languages the transliteration of “Israel” remains the same in all of the translations, but they reject the Hebrew names given by Yahweh. What a joke!

English: (Jesus Christ) Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, Luke 1:68 KJV

Français (Jésus Christ) Luke 1:68 Béni soit le Seigneur, le Dieu d'Israël, De ce qu'il a visité et racheté son peuple

Deutsch (Jesu Christi,) Luke 1:68 Gepriesen sei der Herr, der Gott Israels, daß er sein Volk angesehen und [ihm] Erlösung geschafft hat.

Italiano (Gesù Cristo} Luke 1: 68 «Benedetto il Signore Dio

d'Israele, perché ha visitato e redento il suo popolo,

Latin (Iesu Christi) Luke 1: 68 benedictus Deus Israhel quia visitavit et fecit redemptionem plebi suae

Norsk (Jesu Kristi) Luke 1: 68 Lovet være Herren, Israels Gud, han som så til sitt folk og forløste det!

Portugues (Jesus Cristo) Luke 1: 68 "Louvado seja o Senhor, o Deus de Israel, porque visitou e redimiu a seu povo.

Español (Jesucristo) Luke 1: 68 Bendito el Señor Dios de Israel, Que ha visitado y hecho redención á su pueblo,

Svenska (Jesu Kristi) Luke 1: 68 »Lovad vare Herren, Israels Gud, som har sett till sitt folk och berett det förlossning,

Tagalog (Jesucristo) Luke 1: 68 Sinabi niya: Purihin ang Panginoon, ang Diyos ng Israel sapagkat dumating siya at tinubos ang kaniyang mga tao.

Nederlands (Jezus Christus} Luke 1: 68 "Prijs de Here, de God van Israël. Hij heeft Zijn volk bezocht en gered

Webster’s Dictionary for Zeus is also Zus. Look it up! Even in the Old Testament they try to associate the Father's name with Zeus.

Even the Spanish translation of the Old Testament has Dios associated with a perverted translation of Yahweh’s name.

Español Geb 2:4 Estos son los orígenes de los cielos y de la tierra cuando fueron criados, el día que Jehová Dios hizo la tierra y los cielos,

Another false tradition of Christian leaders is they teach that the original writings of the Apostles were written in Greek. Yet these same people who claim this have not been able to produce ANY original Greek writings of the Apostles. All that exists is copies that date around 200 AD. Their assumptions are not facts, but the sad thing is that they teach this as sound doctrine. Please remember Yahshuah chose simple-minded men to carry out His words.

“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Yahshuah.” Acts 4:13

“At that time Yahshuah answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Creator of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.” Matt 11:25

“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But Elohim hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and Elohim hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath Elohim chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are”: 1 Cor 1:26-28

The people of that day believed that the Apostles chosen by Yahshuah were unlearned and ignorant men, but how could unlearned, ordinary men, not only read, but also write and understand a second language? How many fishermen do you know who can do the same? Even today many people who are learned and educated do not understand and write in a second language.

Yes, it would stand to reason that as all prophets of the Old Testament wrote Yahweh’s word in their original language, that the Apostles under the same anointing would do likewise. Then the New Testament letters would have been copied in Greek, but by this time Satan’s anointed had begun to take over, and the apostasy had already begun, and they could care less about keeping Yahweh’s and Yahshuah’s names in their original form and pronunciation. Why even be associated with Jewish names, if the world around you hated the Jews and made it against the law to observe the sabbath on the seventh day.

The Septuagint is the Greek copy of the Old Testament. When it was translated into Greek the four letters of hwhy (HWHY) (reading from right to left) was written in it’s original “Paleo Hebrew” form. That’s how much respect the people gave to Yahweh’s Name, which is unlike Christian leaders who have perverted his name. The Apostles being under the same anointing as the prophets of old, would have given the same respect and left the names “Yahweh and Yahshuah” in the origin Hebrew form. After all believers of all languages knew his name before the New Testament was ever written.

Many have said Elohim would not allow man to tamper with His written word, yet Yahweh says they have.   “How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of Yahweh is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.” Jer 8:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary: [The pen of the scribes is in vain.] The deceitful pen of the scribes. They have written falsely, though they had the truth before them. It is too bold an assertion to say that "the Jews have never falsified the sacred oracles;" they have done it again and again. They have written falsities when they knew they were such.

OT:5608 Scribe caphar (saw-far'); a primitive root; properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate:

The Scribes are also considered to be translators and they were the first to alter Yahuah’s words and laws. This same practice continued in the age of apostasy with those who have been oiled by S-tan.

Hebrew/Aramaic Origin of the New Testament

We of Yahweh's New Covenant Assemblies accept both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, and generally follow the King James translation because many reference works are based upon that version. We do not accept, however, the substituted names and common titles of our heavenly Father and His Son.

Beyond just names, churchianity itself is tainted with Greek thinking, Hellenized creeds, and unscriptural practices derived from Greco-Roman infusions through a Greek-translated New Testament.

Scholarship is increasingly validating the case for a Hebrew original New Testament. We include some of their documentation in this short study.

Examining all the evidence, we conclude that the New Testament was inspired in Hebrew (or Aramaic) and then later translated into Greek. The testimony to this is voluminous and logical. One needs only to consider that the writers were themselves Hebrews, and "while the language is Greek, the thoughts and idioms are Hebrew" (Companion Bible, appendix 94).

Enlightened experts have come to the same realization that the New Testament was originally a collection of Hebrew works. The Bible's Hebrew writers were led by the Holy Spirit to write in their native Hebrew language, just as Paul (Shaul) was spoken to from On High in the Hebrew tongue, Acts 26:14.

New Testament Based on Old

The inquiring Bible student soon realizes that the New Testament is undeniably Hebrew in grammar, idiom, and thinking. This opens up a whole new understanding of the essence of truth for the new Testament believer. If the New Testament is rooted in the Hebrew Language, then its teachings also derive from the Hebrew culture and are embedded in the Hebrew and not pagan Greek view of truth.

Those who would object to this reality must be asked the question, does arguing for a Greek New Testament bring one closer to the truth, or take one further from it, knowing that the Old Testament is a thoroughly Hebrew work? Is the New Testament a complete replacement of Old Testament teachings, with entirely new truth flavored with Hellenistic thought, practice, and understanding?

Not according to the Apostle Paul. He wrote that the New Testament is built on the foundation of the Old Testament prophets as well as the apostles, Ephesians 2:20. Yahshuah the Messiah gave the directive to "search the Scriptures," John 5:39. The only "scriptures" extant at that time were those of the Old Testament. The New Testament writings were not yet finished and compiled.

In His parable of Lazarus, Yahshuah again advised the unknowing to listen to "Moses and the prophets," meaning the Old Testament, Luke 16:29. It was these same Old Testament Scriptures that the "noble Bereans" used to establish truth in Acts 17:11, and the very ones Paul told Timothy would make one perfect, 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

Aside from approaching truth from the right scriptural foundation, there is another important reason for coming to grips with the original language of the New Testament.

One of the arguments advanced against the verity of the sacred Names is that the Names would appear as "God" (Theos) and "Jesus" in the New Testament Greek text. The logic goes, if such titles and names are in the "original" text, then who are we to change them to something else?

Apart from this argument's erroneous premise ("God" is not the same word as the Greek Theos: "Jesus" is only partly a Greek term), we must ask, is it legitimate to change someone's name simply because you are writing about him in some other language? Names are transliterated, not translated.

If a book about the president of the United States were written in or translated into Russian, would the author or translators look for a Russian equivalent name for "George W. Bush"? Of course not. His name would still appear as George W. Bush. By the same token, the Father's and Son's Names are the same in every language. Therefore we must call on them by their names revealed through the Hebrew tongue. There is no more a Russian equivalent name for "George W. Bush" than there is a Greek or  English equivalent of the Hebrew Yahweh and "Yahshuah." "God", "Lord", and "Jesus" are not equivalents, they are replacements.“ Why have we not changed the name Barack Hussein Obama to an English name?

If the point has not been driven home by now, it probably never will be. My question now is, will Churchianity not consider using the Name given by our Creator, or  will it be rejected out of hand as non-doctrinal in light of all the evidence presented. Or, will it be rejected because the administrative changes required to be made are just too great? What is worse, continuing in man’s apostasy by disobeying Yahweh's  3rd Commandment, or, the correction of such a grievous error? For we truly are taking His name in vain by using false titles and names in place of the true names.

Christian Church leaders have taught that, “One of the hardest things for someone to do, is to admit they are wrong, repent, and change.“. Teaching false names for our very heavenly Father and our Savior is wrong. it is not a question of should we change. That should not be an option. We must change or be labeled HYPOCRITE!. Answering my own opening question, we will not be hated for using the titles of GOD, LORD, and Jesus. They do not set us apart. We will be hated by the world in these last days for using the sacred names of Yahweh and Yahshuah.

Postscript: Excerpted from Lew White's book, "Fossilized Customs" . This book is a must read for Yahweh's  elect.  It can be purchased inexpensively at http://www.fossilizedcustoms.com/

 Shatan (Satan) has programmed the entire world to be waiting for someone NAMED "Jesus". I am not referring to the True Person most believe this man made name refers to, only that the name "Jesus" is what most expect the Messiah to appear bearing as a name. The false "messiah" (anti-messiah) may appear, in the programmed name, "Jesus", and perform what Matt 24:24 & Rev 13:14 describe as "signs" -- used to deceive, even the elect (this is all Israel -- 12 tribes, not just the "Jews"). We will not fall for it, because He has sealed us with His TRUE NAME, Yahshuah.  To be sure, if the anti-messiah came in the Name "Yahshuah"' hardly any of the world would follow after him just as the Jews would not follow after someone named Jesus Christ. So it should obviousby now as to which name he will use.  We also will see (if we are alive when this occurs) this false "anti-messiah" instruct anti-Torah rulings.  We, who have received the "New Covenant", will continue to obey the Commandments of YHWH, and hold to the testimony of Yahshuah, because He has written (circumcised) His Torah on our hearts. Being observers of Shabbat (Sabbath), we will stand out like a sore thumb, and the NWO (New World Order) beast (revived Rome) may attack and kill many of us, and in fact already has, labeling us "Judaizers". The trap is set for most to accept a man named "Jesus". I believe the IMAGE of the beast is the old Nimrod symbol of the sun, the EAGLE -- in caricature, it's cross emblem, honored by pagans from around the world since the dawn of recorded history.  So, the NAME likely will be "Jesus", and the MARK (behavior) is probably SUN-day.  If this is incorrect, there is little otherwise I can offer to you that even comes close to solving the mystery.  Until something more convincing comes along, this is what I'll be watching for. So, the beast system is here now, set like a trap for the last 1700 years. If only we could awaken the sleeping millions to the deception before they fall for the imposter! And that's exactly what Yahushua told us not to do -- "sleeping" like they are -- and trusting in human traditions instead of the Word.