“Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists?
Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is His Name, and what is His Son’s Name, If you know?” (Proverb 30:4, NKJV)
“Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day that I am He who speaks: ‘Behold, it is I.” (Isaiah 52:6, NKJV)
“In every place where I record My name I will come to you, and I will bless you.” (Exodus 20:24b, NKJV)
Are You a truth seeker? Do you know that our Creator’s Name has been mentioned almost 7000 times in the original Hebrew Scriptures? But unfortunately, the word “LORD” takes the place of the true Name of our Creator in the majority of versions of Bible translations.
Did the Bible translators and publishers have the right to change the Name of our Creator?
Of course not! No one has the right to change or replace our Creator’s Name except our Creator Himself. The name does matter! Nobody has the authority to change our Creator and Savior’s Name or replace His Name with other words such as “The LORD” or “LORD” or “GOD” unless Elohim Himself does that.
Do you know that the word “God” or “Lord” is a title only?
The title “God” is not the true title used to refer to our Creator according to the original Hebrew Scripture. (Ancient Hebrew Writing) /
(Paleo Hebrew Writing)/
(Modern Hebrew Full Writing) /
(Modern Hebrew Defective Writing) (Pronounced as “Elohim”) means “Almighty”, “the Mighty One”, “the Strong One” and it is the True Written Title used to refer to the Almighty, our Creator in the Hebrew Scripture. Below are some relevant quotes from Wikipedia to prove this:
“Elohim (Hebrew: אֱלֹהִים [ʔɛloːˈhim])” (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elohim)
“Elohim occurs frequently throughout the Torah.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elohim).
The first verse of Genesis states that “In the beginning, created the heavens and the earth. We can see that the pronunciation “God” is not the true pronunciation of
(pronounced as “Elohim” in Hebrew).
Let’s see the evidence of this from Genesis 1:1 explanation of Wikipedia.
“The verse in the Masoretic Text consists of 7 words and 28 letters and is as follows:
- Unvocalized: בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ
- Vocalized: בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ
- Transliterated: Bereshit bara Elohim et hashamayim ve’et ha’aretz.” (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis 1:1)
There are many titles of our Creator in the Scriptures, such as (Alef-Tav),
(“I Am”),
(Elohim),
(The Most High),
(El Shaddai),
(The Creator),
(Adonai),
(Abba/Father),
(The Ancient of Days),
(The Savior),
(The El of Elohim),
(Elohim of Hosts),
(The Elohim of Yisrael),
(The Everlasting Elohim),
(The Elohim of All Flesh),
(The Living Elohim),
( The Healer),
(The Judge),
(The King of kings), and
(the Master of All).
The Qodesh Name of Our Creator
Our Creator’s Name in Full Writing is
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(Ancient Hebrew Writing)/
(Paleo Hebrew Writing),
(Modern Hebrew Writing) are different writings of the Name of our Creator. In English, it is transliterated to YHWH or YHVH, which means “to be”, “exist”, “become”, and “come to pass”. The four letters of the Qodesh Name of our Creator in written form from right to left means “Hand Behold/Reveal, Nail Behold/Reveal. (Reference source: messengerofthename.com) (Note: Hebrew reads and writes from right to left.) And it has been pronounced by many people as “Yahuah”, “Yahuwah”, “Yahuweh”, “Yehovah”, “Jehovah”, or “Yahweh”. The Short Version of our Creator’s Name is
(Ancient Hebrew Writing)/
(Paleo Hebrew Writing),
(Modern Hebrew Writing) and it is pronounced as “Yah”. The praise word “Hallelujah” which is in the Book of Psalms and the Book of Revelation of the Bible and often heard in churches and worship songs, is the pronunciation of the Hebrew Word
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(Yah)”.
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(Yah) is the short version of the Name of our Elohim, the Most High
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. Therefore, when we say “HalleluYah”, we are praising our Creator Elohim!
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(pronounced as “Yah”) is the short version of the Name of
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, the One and Only Creator! The Good News is that this form of transliteration of the Name of our Creator is still in many modern translations of the Bible such as KJV, NKJV, etc. For example, you can find this pronunciation of the Name of our Creator in Psalm 68:4b; Isaiah 12:2b; Isaiah 26:4; Isaiah 38:11; Psalm 102, 117, 138, 148, 150, Rev.19:1, 3, 4, 6 and some other places in the New King James Version of the Bible.
“Extol Him who rides on the clouds, By His name YAH, And Rejoice before Him.” (Psalm 68:4b, NKJV)
(Tehillim/Psalm 68:4-5, Picture Above Exempt from the Interlinear Bible Hebrew English by Jay P. Green)
“Trust in the Lord forever, For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength.” (Isaiah 26:4, NKJV)
“Trust in forever, for in Yah,
, is a rock of ages.” (Yeshayahu/Isaiah 26:4, Halleluyah Scriptures, HS)
“Trust in forever, for in Yah,
, is a rock of ages.” (Yeshayahu/Isaiah 26:4, The Scriptures, ISR)
(Tehillim/Psalm 26:4, Picture Above Exempt from the Interlinear Bible Hebrew English by Jay P. Green)
Our Creator and His Son’s Names Have Meanings. Name Also Tells Identity.
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, the Qodesh Name of our Creator indicates who our Creator is and it defines the very essence, the very nature, and the very character of Our Creator, the Most High, our Elohim!
, our Elohim and Creator, is Self-Existent! He is the Self-Existent One, the Omnipotent One, who made everything come into being! He created all things and upholds them by His eternal power! He is the Creator, Sustainer, and Finisher of all things. He is the Great “I AM”; He is “the First and the Last, the Aleph and the Tav, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End”, the “who is and who was and who is to come, El Shaddai”; He is the only True Elohim, the Most High, the Forever Living Elohim, the Everlasting Father, the King of kings, the Master of all! He has Always Existed and He will Forever Exist; He is Everlasting and His Name is Everlasting! His Name alone is exalted! In the Scriptures, Elohim emphasized many times that His people should know His Name. I saw the Name of Elohim written in the night sky and amid the beautiful grass in the grassland in my dream and heard the Name of our Creator was pronounced in my dream and Elohim Himself came to rescue me and rebuke Satan for me! I’m truly blessed!
“I am the ‘Aleph’ and the ‘Tau’, the Beginning and the End,” says , “who is and who was and who is to come, El Shaddai.” (Revelation 1:8, HS)
“Thus said , Sovereign of Yisrael, and his Redeemer,
of hosts, ‘I am the First and I am the Last, besides Me there is no Elohim.” (Yeshayahu/Isaiah 44:6, HS)
“And Mosheh said to Elohim, “See, when I come to the children of Yisrael and say to them, ‘The Elohim of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His Name?’ what shall I say to them?” And Elohim said to Mosheh, “I am that which I am.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Yisrael, ‘I am has sent me to you.’” And Elohim said further to Mosheh, “Thus you are to say to the children of Israel: ‘ Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Yitshaq, and the Elohim of Ya’aqob, has sent me to you. This is My Name forever, and this is My remembrance to all generations.’” (Shemoth/Exodus 3:13-15, HS)
(Exodus 3:14-15, Scripture Image Exempt from the Interlinear Bible Hebrew English by Jay P. Green)
“I, I am , and besides Me there is no saviour.” (Isaiah 43:11, Halleluyah Scriptures, HS)
“For I am your Elohim, the Set-apart One of Yisrael, your Saviour.” (Isaiah 43:3a, The Scriptures, ISR)
“I am , and there is none else – there are no mighty ones besides Me. I gird you, though you have not known Me, so that they know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none but Me. I am
, and there is none else, forming light and creating darkness, making peace and creating evil. I,
, do all these.” (Yeshayahu/Isaiah 45:5-7, HS)
“But I am your Elohim, stirring up the sea, and its waves roar.
of hosts is His Name.” (Yeshayahu/Isaiah 51:15, HS)
(Yeshayahu/Isaiah 51:15, Scripture Image Exempt from the Interlinear Bible Hebrew English by Jay P. Green)
“Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day that I am He who speaks: ‘Behold, it is I.” (Isaiah 52:6, NKJV)
“Declare and bring near, let them even take counsel together. Who has announced this from of old? Who has declared it from that time? Is it not I, ? And there is no mighty one besides Me, a righteous El and a Saviour, there is none besides Me. Turn to Me and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am El, and there is none else.” (Yeshayahu/Isaiah 45:21-22, HS)
The Proof of the Qodesh Name of Elohim from the Dead Sea Scroll and Aleppo Codex
Isaiah 43:9-15 Image Exempt from the Great Isaiah Scroll
The Book of Isaiah-Image Exempt from Aleppo Codex https://archive.org/details/Aleppo_Codex/page/n209
Check out More proof of the Qodesh Name of Elohim at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragrammaton.
The Qodesh Name of The Messiah
The Name of the Messiah, the Son of our Creator, our Savior is
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(Ancient Hebrew Writing),
(Paleo Hebrew Writing),
(Modern Hebrew Full Writing),
(Modern Hebrew Defective Writing), and
(Short Version Modern Hebrew Writing) are various versions of writings of the Name of the Messiah and it is pronounced by many as “Yahushua”, “Yehoshua”, “Jehoshua”, “Y’shua, “Yeshua”, “Joshua”, “Jeshua” and “Jesus”.
Messiah /
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’s Name Shows His Identity. The meaning of the Name of the Messiah is “
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Saves”, or
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is salvation”. Therefore, whenever we call upon the Name of Messiah, we call Elohim
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. Anyone who can read can see that just from the writings of the Names. Therefore, esteeming the Messiah’s Name is esteeming Elohim the Father, our Creator’s Name.
“And she shall give birth to a Son, and you shall call His Name for He shall save His people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21, The Scriptures, ISR)
“And she will bear a son and she will call his name Y’shua, for he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21, Aramaic English New Testament, AENT)
(Matthew 1:21, Picture Above Exempt from Aramaic English New Testament, AENT)
“And see, you shall conceive in your womb, and shall give birth to a Son, and call His Name .” (Luqas/Luke 1:31, ISR)
“I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.” (John 5:43, NKJV)
Check out More proof of the Qodesh Name of Messiah at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeshua
How to Pronounce the Name of Our Creator and the Name of the Messiah?
- There are full versions, and short versions of the writings of the Name of Elohim, and there are full writings, defective writings, and short versions of the Name of the Messiah. All the other writings such as “Yahuah, Yahuwah, Yahuweh, Yahweh, Yehowah”, and “Yahushua, Y’shua, Yahusha, Yehoshua, Yeshua, Jesus” are all the believed variant forms of the PRONUNCIATIONS of the Name of our Creator and His Son. I believe that the true writing/spelling of the Name of Elohim the Father our Creator and the Name of Messiah our Master are in the Hebrew fonts (ancient Hebrew – pictograph, paleo, or Modern Hebrew font). But I also accept the Latin writing of the Name “YHWH” as the writing of the Name of Elohim, which also appeared in my dream before I even knew the correct writing of the Name.
- There are many controversies out there regarding how to pronounce our Creator’s Name and the Messiah’s Name.
Since there is no recording passed on to us from the biblical times when Elohim’s people knew how to pronounce His Qodesh Name, I believe, as for the pronunciations of the Names of our Creator and His Son, it is up to the individual to do his or her research, to pray, to seek the Truth, and up to his/her personal revelations from Elohim. I believe there is true Pronunciation for the Name of our Creator Elohim /
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or else he would not have told us His Name, and the true pronunciation of the Name of the Messiah
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our King. Please do your research, and you will find the truth, the truth will set you free! “The secret of
is with those who fear Him….” (Psalm 25:14)
Based on my research and prayers, my knowledge of Hebrew, and my personal revelation from Elohim, I believe, regardless of its full writing or defective writing, the pronunciation of the Name of the Messiah is the same. I believe the pronunciation of the Name of Our Creator Elohim is “Yahuah/Yahuwah” and the pronunciation of the Name of the Messiah Our Master is “Yahushua or Y’shua”
- Attention: A lot of people believe that the Qodesh Names they pronounced were the writings of the name. Therefore, they paid so much attention to how to write it down, regarding if it is V or W, or with h or without h. I believe they might have forgotten the fact that all these are just their believed pronunciation/transliterations of the Sacred Name of our Creator and the Messiah, and they are not the writings of the Names in their original Hebrew forms. I believe that the true writings/spellings of the Name of Elohim the Father our Creator and the Name of Messiah our Master are in the Hebrew fonts (ancient Hebrew – pictograph, paleo, or Modern Hebrew font). But I also accept the Latin writing of the Name “YHWH’ as the spelling of the Name of Elohim, which also appeared in my dream before I even knew the correct writing of the Name of our Creator.
- Note: Pronunciations are not actual spellings. I have seen so many believers in Messiah argue and debate online about the true Name of Elohim our Creator and the Messiah, I realized that they were actually arguing about the PRONUNCIATIONS OF THE NAMES, unfortunately, many of them took the pronunciations as the written forms so they argued so much about that, which had confused me for a long time (2 years long) until one day after 3-year research and prayer that I received the revelation which helped me to realize that their confusions were caused by the fact that they took the pronunciations of the Names of our Elohim and the Messiah as the actual writings of the Qodesh Names. If anyone had got this confusion like what I got, please know that pronunciations of the Sacred Names are not the actual writings of the Names!
The Importance of Proclaiming the True Name of Our Creator and the True Name of the Messiah
- It is the will of
Elohim for His Qodesh/Holy Name to be known and declared on all the earth. The name does matter! It is the will of Elohim for us to know, proclaim, bless, praise, exalt and esteem His Qodesh Everlasting Name and the Name of the Messiah. We need to know the Name of Elohim and the Name of the Messiah. We are so blessed to know the Name of Elohim and the Name of the Messiah! HalleluYah! Praise Elohim!
Elohim has demonstrated His will for us to know Him and His Name by the fact that He Himself Proclaimed His Name numerous times and that He proclaimed His Name to His chosen ones such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Moses. He told them who He was and what was His Name. He asked Moses to tell the children of Israel who He was and what was His Name (Exodus 3:13) He asked Moses to tell Aaron to put His Name on the children of Israel and He shall bless them (Numbers 6:22-27) and also many times He Himself told Israel that Who He was and What was His Name! He even clearly declared in Isaiah 52:6 that His people should know His Name. You can See How much Emphasis Elohim Placed on knowing Him and His Qodesh/Holy Name! Elohim Himself asked Israel to call upon Him and know Him. (Jeremiah 33:2, Jeremiah 29:12, Jeremiah 9:23-24) And
Messiah himself said to Elohim, the Father that “And this is everlasting life that they should know You, the only true Elohim, and
Messiah whom You have sent.” (John 17:3) Therefore, it’s so important to know Elohim, the Messiah, the Name of Elohim and the Name of the Messiah!
- There is power, salvation, safety, protection, blessing, healing, and deliverance in the Name of Elohim and the Name of the Messiah. His Name is our safety and, in His Name, there is salvation! The correct pronunciations of our names are very important. How much more important it is to pronounce and write the Qodesh Name of our Elohim and the Qodesh Name of the Messiah in the Right Way? It is written, whosoever calls on the Name of
will be saved. And there is no other name under heaven man must be saved except by the name of
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Messiah. Therefore, Avoiding calling upon the Name of Elohim is like avoiding salvation!
“And appeared to Abram and said, “To your seed, I give this land.” And he built there an altar to
, who had appeared to him. And from there he moved to the mountain east of Eeyth El, and he pitched his tent, with Beyth El on the west and Ai on the east. And he built there an altar to
and called on the Name of
.” (Bereshith/Genesis 12:7-8, HS)
(Bereshith/Genesis 12:7-8, Picture Above Exempt from the Interlinear Bible Hebrew English by Jay P. Green)
“”And He said to him, “I am , who brought you out of Ur-Kasdim, to give you this land to inherit it.” And he said, “Master
, whereby do I know that I possess it?“”(Bereshith/Genesis 15:7-8, HS)
(Bereshith/Genesis 15:7-8, Picture Above Exempt from the Interlinear Bible Hebrew English by Jay P. Green)
“And appeared to him the same night and said, “I am the Elohim of your father Abraham. Do not fear, for I am with you, and shall barak you and increase your seed for My servant Abraham’s sake.” And he built an altar there, and called on the Name of
, and he pitched his tent there, and the servants of Yitshaq dug a well there.” (Bereshith/Genesis 26:24-25. HS)
“And see, stood above it and said, “I am
Elohim of Abraham your father and the Elohim of Yitshaq. The land on which you are lying, I give it to you and your seed. And your seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall break forth to the west and to the east, to the north and the south. And all the clans of the earth shall be baruk in you and in your seed. And see, I am with you and shall guard you wherever you go, and shall bring you back to this land. For I am not going to leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” And Ya’aqob awoke from his sleep and said, ‘Truly,
is in this place, and I did not know it.’” (Bereshith/Genesis 28:13-16, HS)
“And Mosheh said to Elohim, “See, when I come to the children of Yisrael and say to them, ‘The Elohim of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His Name?’ what shall I say to them?”And Elohim said to Mosheh, “I am that which I am.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Yisrael, ‘I am has sent me to you.’” And Elohim said further to Mosheh, “Thus you are to say to the children of Israel: ‘Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Yitshaq, and the Elohim of Ya’aqob, has sent me to you. This is My Name forever, and this is My remembrance to all generations.'”(Shemoth/Exodus 3:13-15, HS)
“And He said, “I shall cause all My goodness to pass before you, and I shall proclaim the Name of before you. I shall favour him who I favour, and shall have compassion on him whom I have compassion.’” (Exodus 33:19, HS)
“And came down in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name,
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passed before him and proclaimed, “
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, an El compassionate and showing favour, patient, and great in kindness and truth, watching over kindness for thousands, forgiving wickedness and transgression and sin, but by no means leaving unpunished, visiting the wickedness of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.” (Shemoth/Exodus 34:5-7, HS)
“And spoke to Mosheh, saying, ‘Speak to Aharon and his sons, saying, ‘This is how you barak the children of Yisrael. Say to them: “
barak you and guard you;
make His face shine upon you, and show favour to you;
lift up His face upon you, and give you peace.'” Thus they shall put My Name on the children of Yisrael, and I Myself shall barak them.”” (Bemidbar/Numbers 6:22-27, HS)
“See, I am , the Elohim of all flesh. Is there any matter too hard for Me?” (Yirmeyahu/Jeremiah 32:27, HS)
“I, I am , and besides Me, there is no savior.” (Yeshayahu/Isaiah 43:11, HS)
“I am , your Qadosh One, Creator of Yisrael, your Sovereign.” (Yeshayahu/Isaiah 43:15, HS)
“Thus said , Sovereign of Yisrael, and his Redeemer,
of hosts, ‘I am the First and I am the Last, besides Me there is no Elohim.” (Yeshayahu/Isaiah 44:6, HS)
“‘I am , and there is none else – there are no mighty ones besides Me. I gird you, though you have not known Me, so that they know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none but Me. I am
, and there is none else, forming light and creating darkness, making peace and creating evil. I,
, do all these.'”(Yeshayahu/Isaiah 45:5-7, HS)
“I am , that is My name, and My esteem I do not give to another, nor My praise to idols.” (Yeshayahu/Isaiah 42:8, HS)
- The Qodesh Name of our Creator and the Qodesh Name of the Messiah should be highly respected, praised, and honored. Esteeming the Name of Elohim and the Name of Messiah are very important. When we do that, we are giving glory/esteem to our Elohim, our Creator and our Saviour. If we don’t proclaim and esteem the true Name of our Elohim and the Messiah, we are disobeying the commands of Elohim and the Messiah. If we use other names to replace the Name of Elohim and the Name of the Messiah, we would be dishonoring Elohim and
the Messiah and giving glory to others, which are acts of disobedience.
Elohim Himself told us that His Name is , and He does not give His Glory to Another. Elohim desires His people to know His Name and glorify His Name. It is a commandment from Elohim for us to esteem His Qodesh Name. Proclaiming, and esteeming His Name and His Word are very important obedient actions in keeping the Commands of Elohim!
“I am , that is My name, and My esteem I do not give to another, nor My praise to idols.” (Yeshayahu/Isaiah 42:8, HS)
“”And now what have I here,” declares , “that My people are taken away for naught? Those who rule over them make them wail,” declares
, “And My Name is despised all day continually. Therefore My people shall know My Name, in that day, for I am the One who is speaking. See, it is I.”” (Isaiah 52:5-6, HS)
Messiah came in His Father’s Name and He declared the Father’s Name, the Name of the Most High while He walked on the Earth. And
Messiah himself said to Elohim that “And this is everlasting life that they should know You, the only true Elohim, and
Messiah whom You have sent.”(John 17:3) Therefore, it’s important to know Elohim, the Messiah, the Name of Elohim and the Name of Messiah. And it’s important to declare and exalt and esteem the Name of Elohim and the Name of the Messiah! But how can we truly know Elohim and the Messiah if we don’t even know the Name of Elohim and the Name of the Messiah? We should walk as
Messiah walked. Our new identity is in
Messiah.
According to the Scripture, I have found out that the first thing Messiah did after He came out of His 40-day fast and before His ministry work was to proclaim, esteem, and exalt the qodesh Name of Elohim. (Matthew 4:4,7, 10) And the first prayer line in His prayer model He sets for His disciples is “our Father in the heavens, Qodesh be Your Name …” (Matthew 6:9-13) (You can see that Messiah
esteemed the Name of the Father first. And in His prayers for His Taught Ones, Messiah
mentioned He had declared the Name of Elohim the Father to His chosen ones. (John 17:26)
As we know, we should walk as the Messiah walked, therefore since
Messiah proclaimed, declared, esteemed the Name of Elohim, and proclaimed the Word as His priority while he was walking on the earth, so I believe we should also do the same. So now let’s see what
Messiah said:
“But He answering, said, “It has been written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of .’” (Mattithyahu/Mathew 4:4, HS)
“said to him, “It has also been written, ‘You shall not try
your Elohim.’” (Mattithyahu/Matthew 4:7, ISR)
“Then said to him, “Go, Satan! For it has been written, ‘You shall worship
your Elohim, and Him alone you shall serve.'” (Mattithyahu/Matthew 4:10, ISR)
“O, righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” (John 17:25-26, NKJV)
“And I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Qodesh Father, guard them in Your Name which You have given Me, so that they might be one, as We are. When I was with them in the world, I was guarding them in Your Name which You have given Me, and I watched over them, and not one of them perished except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be filled.” (Yohanan/John 17:11-12, HS)
“I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.” (John 17:6, NKJV)
“I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive.” (John 5:43, NKJV)
“For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying: “I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You.” (Hebrews 2:11-12, NKJV)
“And this is everlasting life that they should know You, the only true Elohim, and Messiah whom You have sent.” (John 17:3)
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of Elohim, to those believing in His Name, who were born, not of blood nor of the desire of flesh nor of the desire of man, but of Elohim.” (John 1:12-13, The Scriptures, ISR)
- “THE LORD”, “HA SHEM” and “ADONAI” are not the Name of Elohim. These are the SUBSTITUTIONS of the QODESH NAME of ELOHIM,
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, the MOST HIGH, OUR CREATOR! Such alteration of truth is an act of disobedience, and should not be encouraged. True worshipers worship Elohim in Spirit and in Truth.
Now, Let’s come back to Matthew 4:4. {“But He answering, said, “It has been written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of .’” (Mattithyahu/Mathew 4:4, HS)} Matthew 4:4 is what
Messiah quoted from Deuteronomy 8:3 of the Tanak/Old Testament. If you go back to check Deuteronomy 8:3 from Hebrew Original manuscripts, you will find out the True Name of our Creator is written there, Not the term “THE LORD”. And every time in English Bible, wherever the term “the LORD” is used, it should be the place where the true Name of our Creator is written. The True Name of our Creator is
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Can you see how many alterations to the words of Elohim have been done in the translations? This is pure falsehood and disobedience. Adding words to the Word is Sin. Replacing the Name of Elohim with other words is falsehood and it is sin. We are commanded not to add to the Word of Elohim. (Proverbs 30:6) {Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar. (Proverbs 30:6, NKJV)} Taking away the Name of Elohim from the Bible and replacing it with other titles is an act of disobedience. Following the replacement theory is actually following the Lie. Abandoning the truth to follow the lie is not what the people of Elohim should do. Our Elohim is Elohim of Truth, and the Word of Elohim is True! Elohim, the Most High is Holy/Qodesh and His Name is Qodesh! He is Everlasting and His Name is Everlasting.
- No one has authority to replace the Name of Elohim but Elohim Himself. No one has the authority to replace, add or take away any of the words of Elohim from the Holy Bible/Qodesh Scriptures.
When we worship Elohim, if we avoid esteeming/declaring His Name, we really do not worship Elohim in Truth, then we won’t be considered as true worshipers, For the Messiah said that the True Worshipers worship the FATHER in spirit and in truth. The Father seeks such to worship Him. (John 4:23-24)
- A person’s name tells his or her identity and names in many cultures carry meanings, therefore names should not be replaced or translated.
In fact, calling someone by his or her real name is a way of showing respect and recognition. How do you feel if someone substitutes your name with a title or your friend refuses to call you by your given name? They might give you many excuses for their refusal to call you by your true name. They might tell you that they don’t speak your native language so they don’t know how to call you by your true name. Or they might say it doesn’t matter as long as you know that they know you. You probably would feel greatly offended if they did that to you. You probably will ask them how they can really know you if they don’t even know your true name and they don’t even show their efforts to try to call you by your true name.
- Isn’t it very disrespectful to you if someone ignores your true name and calls you a made-up name or a title all the time? How much more disrespect it shows to our Creator when people substitute His Qodesh Name with the titles “LORD” and when people reject the true Name of the Creator and the true Name of the Messiah?
- We Know that Names do not change with locations and time. When we travel to different countries, we don’t change the writings and pronunciations of our names. Therefore, the writings and pronunciations of the Name of our Creator and the Name of the Messiah should not be changed either! But unfortunately, the written Name of our Creator has been replaced by the Title “THE LORD” or “GOD” and the written Name of the Messiah has been replaced by its transliterations such as “Yeshua, Y’shua, Joshua, Jeshua, Jesus” in English and Iησοῦς (Iēsous) in Greek.
- I believe the writing and pronunciation of the name of any person should be the original only. A name should not change its writing and pronunciation no matter where and no matter in what language it is written and pronounced. I believe that our Creator and the Messiah’s Names should be kept as they are in their original forms in writing, spelling, and pronunciation and they are not to be translated or changed in the process of translations of the Scriptures.
“Elohim is Ruah, and those who worship Him need to worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:24, HS)
“My people have perished for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being kohen for Me. Since you have forgotten the Torah of your Elohim, I also forget your children.” (Hoshea/Hosea 4:6, HS)
“For I say to you, from now on you shall by no means see Me, until you say, ‘Baruk is He who is coming in the Name of ! ‘”(Mattithyahu/Matthew 23:39, HS)
- Finally, let the Word speaks itself from the following Scripture translations to help you decide if it matters to esteem the True Name of Elohim and the True Name of the Messiah.
Psalm 148:13 “Let them praise the name of the Lord, For His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven.” (New King James Version, NKJV)
Psalm 148:13 “Let them praise the Name of , For His Name alone is exalted, His splendour is above the earth and shamayim.” (Halleluyah Scriptures, HS)
Micah 4:5 “All the nations may walk in the name of their gods, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God forever and ever.” (New International Version, NIV)
Micah 4:5 “For all the peoples walk, each one in the name of his mighty one, but we walk in the Name of our Elohim forever and ever.” (Halleluyah Scriptures, HS)
Now, let’s see the contrast between the translations listed above, please pay attention to the difference between the translations with His Name kept as it is in its original form and that with His Name Hidden. Then please decide for yourself what is our Elohim and Creator’s desire for you. Does He desire you to worship Him with His Name hidden or be exalted? Is the LORD a name? Does our Creator desire you only worship Him in spirit or in spirit and truth?
I think the answer is obvious as it is written in John 4:23, “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father also does seek such to worship Him.” (John 4:23, The Scriptures, ISR)
Now, I will end this post with the following Scripture Verses:
“If we had forgotten the name of our God, Or stretched out our hands to a foreign god, Would not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.” (Psalm 44:20-21, NKJV)
“If we had forgotten the Name of our Elohim, Or stretched out our hands to a foreign mighty one, Would Elohim not search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.” (Tehillim/Psalm 44:20-21, HS)
“For all the peoples walk, each one in the name of his mighty one, but we walk in the Name of our Elohim forever and ever.” (Micah 4:5, Halleluyah Scriptures, HS)
“As for me and my house, we serve .” (Joshua 24:15b)
(Joshua 24:15b, Scripture Image Above Exempt from the Interlinear Bible Hebrew English by Jay P. Green)
“Declare and bring near, let them even take counsel together. Who has announced this from of old? Who has declared it from that time? Is it not I,? And there is no mighty one besides Me, a righteous El and a Saviour, there is none besides Me. Turn to Me and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am El, and there is none else.” (Yeshayahu/Isaiah 45:21-22, HS)
“Therefore see, I am causing them to know, this time I cause them to know My hand and My might. And they shall know that My Name is !” (Yirmeyahu/Jeremiah 16:21, HS)
(Yirmeyahu/Jeremiah 16:19-21, Scripture Image Above Exempt from the Interlinear Bible Hebrew English by Jay P. Green)
“The beast of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, Because I give waters in the wilderness And rivers in the desert, To give drink to My people, My chosen. This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise. “But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob; And you have been weary of Me, O Israel.” (Isaiah 43:20-22, NKJV)
“For I say to you, from now on you shall by no means see Me, until you say, ‘Baruk is He who is coming in the Name of !'” (Mattithyahu/Matthew 23:39, HS)
“ is righteous in all His ways, and kind in all His works.
is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth. He does the desire of those who revere Him; And He hears their cry and saves them.
preserves all those loving Him, But all the wicked He destroys. My mouth speaks the praise of
, and let all flesh barak His qodesh Name Forever and ever.” (Tehillim/Psalm 145:17-21, HS)
For more information about the Names of our Creator and the Messiah, please check this post – Truth or Traditions.
“My mouth speaks the praise of , And let all flesh barak His qodesh Name, Forever and ever.” (Tehillim/Psalm 145:21, HS)
Notes and Bibliography
The Scripture verses in this article are from the following:
- HalleluYah Scriptures (HS)
- New King James Version (NKJV)
- New International Version (NIV)
- The Scriptures (ISR)
- Aramaic English New Testament (AENT)
- The Interlinear Bible Hebrew English by Jay P. Green, Sr.
Hebrew Fonts Resources: www.ancient-hebrew.org
Video URLs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elohim
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoretic Text
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis 1:1
http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/bible_isaiahscroll.html
https://archive.org/details/Aleppo_Codex/page/n209
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetragrammaton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeshua