Before we begin, it is important to understand the meaning of these names. YAH, YAHWEH and YAHSHUA are all names of The Almighty Father.
YAH is The Almighty Father’s name (Psalm 68:4; Isaiah 12:2; Revelation 19:1-6 (HalleluYAH).
YAHweh is The Almighty Father’s name with a ‘descriptor’ added. The descriptor ‘weh’ means, ‘The Self-Existent one’ (I AM).
YAHweh means, ‘YAH – The Self-Existent one’. In the New Testament, YAH is now combined with his highest descriptor “shua”. YAH-shua means, ‘YAH is Salvation’. This is the name above every name! (Philippians 2:9)
From the beginning, The Almighty Father has asked us to call upon and proclaim His name. From the beginning, there has been one who has tried to alter, obfuscate and eliminate His name from the sight and sound of mankind.
YAH, is The Almighty Father’s name (Psalm 68:4; Isaiah 12: 2; Isaiah 26:4; Revelation 19:1, 3, 4, 6). YAH is not His abbreviated name as some wrongly teach. YAH is The Almighty Fathers name.
King David tells us clearly in Psalm 68:4 that The Almighty Father’s name is ‘YAH’: “Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, By His name YAH, And rejoice before Him”.
The prophet Isaiah tells us The Almighty Father’s name is ‘YAH’ in Isaiah 12:2: “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the LORD, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’
In Revelation 19:1-6, the multitudes are shouting Hallelu-YAH, which means “Praise YAH”.
Here is a brief history regarding the name ‘Jesus’. For fifteen hundred years after our Savior walked the earth, the world had never heard the name ‘Jesus’. Why? Because that name did not exist.
Notice, you will not find the name ‘Jesus’ in the King James Bible published in 1611. Instead, you will find the name ‘Iesus’.
“Perhaps the biggest difference between the 1611 and 1769 versions of the King James Bible is spelling. For instance, there was no letter ‘J’ in 1611 so ‘Jesus’ was spelled ‘Iesus.’”
-TheKJVstore.com
By 1769, our Saviors ‘Heaven sent’ Hebrew name ‘YAHSHUA’, which had been needlessly transliterated three times, in three different languages. The first from Hebrew to Greek. The second, from Greek to Latin. The third, from Latin to English.
When The Almighty Father Himself came to earth “manifested in the flesh”, specific instructions were given to Joseph in a dream by an angel: “you shall call His name YAHSHUA.” We must keep in mind that the angel who spoke to Joseph did not speak to Joseph in English, Latin or Greek, but spoke to him in his own language… Hebrew.
Scripture tells us YAH chose this name for Himself. He did not allow men to choose or decide His name (Matthew 1:21; Luke 2:21). His instructions were clear… “you shall call His name Yahshua”. The Almighty Father wanted His name in the Old Testament to remain His name in the New Testament…YAH!
Scriptures tell us there is only one Savior, The Almighty Father (Isaiah 43:11; Isaiah 45:21; Hosea 13:4). The Almighty Father (the only Savior) came to us Himself as our Messiah (The Almighty Father in a human body).
Ignoring the Father’s instructions regarding the Savior’s name, men did end up choosing the Savior’s name after all. After many needless transliterations of the Hebrew name ‘Yahshua’, our Savior was given a new ‘Hellenized’ name… ‘Jesus’. This new ‘Hellenized’ name removed all traces of ‘Jewishness’ from the Savior’s original Hebrew name. (Yosef and Miryam got new ‘Hellenized’ names too; they were now ‘Joseph’ and ‘Mary’). Shamefully, the new name ‘Jesus’, also completely removed The Almighty Father’s name, YAH!
The Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary states, “In the Scriptures there is the closest possible relationship between a person and his name, the two being practically equivalent, so that to remove the name is to extinguish the person. To forget God’s name is to depart from Him.”
It is important to know that ‘Yeshua’ is not the Savior’s name either. Our Savior Himself tells us His name is YAHSHUA, not ‘Yeshua’ in John 17:11… “keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me”.
There are many scriptures in the Bible proclaiming The Almighty Father’s name is YAH, but there are no scriptures proclaiming His name is ‘Ye’. In Revelation 19:1-6, the multitudes are shouting Hallelu-YAH, they are not shouting HalleluYe.
The name ‘Yeshua’, like the name ‘Jesus’, completely eliminates The Almighty Fathers name. Both the names ‘Jesus’ and ‘Yeshua’ rob The Almighty Father of His name, His identity and the glory that is due Him as being our Savior.
These are the important issues regarding our Savior’s name.
1. The Almighty Father had a purpose for sending an angel and giving these instructions to Yosef. The Almighty Father wanted His Old Testament name “YAH” to remain His name in the New Testament!
2. The names ‘Jesus’ and ‘Yeshua’ completely eliminate The Almighty Fathers name.
3. Because the names ‘Jesus’ and ‘Yeshua’ eliminate the Fathers name, they have eliminated His identity as being our Savior.
4. Using the names ‘Jesus’ and ‘Yeshua’, people can no longer easily identify that YAH, The Almighty Father, is in fact our Savior… for the identity of our Savior is found in His name!
5. Because the names ‘Jesus’ and ‘Yeshua’ have removed The Almighty Fathers name, He has been robbed of the glory that belongs to Him as being our Savior. I do not believe these issues are trivial. I believe these are great wrongs that need to be made right by this generation of Believers.
I hope you believe these issues regarding our Savior’s name are meaningful and important too.
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