What’s going on with the name Jesus? It is His name isn’t it? Why are people beginning to use the name Y’shua or Yehoshua instead? And why are people using the name Yahweh or Jehovah? Doesn’t the Bible say that there is only ONE name under heaven by which we might be saved (Acts 4:12)? Why do some people say that you must say the Messiah’s name a certain way, and others say that it must be said another certain way? Isn’t it important if there is only ONE name by which we might be saved? True, there is only one name given whereby we must be saved, but what does that mean? Is it a certain name that if we say it, God will save us? If we pronounce the Messiah’s (or the Father’s) name a certain way, will it give us supernatural power over the enemy, or will make God hear our prayers? No, not at all. In fact, if we were to use His name like that, it would be nothing short of witchcraft. Word play and pronunciations are not where the Kingdom of God is. He tells us that the Kingdom of God is in righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost (Romans 14:17). There is only one name under heaven by which we must be saved, but what is that name? Let’s look at the scriptures to see what it is... Exodus 34:14 says that His name is JEALOUS. Isaiah 9:6 says that His name is WONDERFUL, COUNSELOR, THE MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE. Isaiah 57:15 says that His name is HOLY, and in Malachi 4:2, He is called the Sun of RIGHTEOUSNESS. There’s many other scriptures to tell you exactly what His name is. Righteousness, Mercy, Peace, Love, Judgment, Zealous, and on and on. If you are in Him, you will be in these things, you will be doing His work, and behaving like He does. That is the name by which you will be saved. Because His name is perfect Righteousness, perfect Judgment, perfect Love, etc, and only that perfection of His can save us. But... as for what to call Him, it’s similar to the part in Revelation 9:11 (nice number, huh?) that is speaking of a wicked angel called either Abaddon in Hebrew or Apollyon in Greek. If you were speaking to a Greek man and trying to warn him of this creature, you would have to use the name Apollyon so he would know what you were talking about. If you were speaking to an Israeli, you would have to use the name Abaddon. But you would be talking about the same thing. The same is true for anyone's name, including the Messiah's. In Hebrew it is Yehoshua, in Greek it is translated Iesous, in Spanish it is translated Jesus, etc. But all those names are talking about the same person. Jesus is an English translation of the Greek translation of the word “Joshua”. Joshua (the one who took over after Moses) and the Messiah have the same name. When the name Joshua was to be written in Greek however, there was no good correspondance in the letters of the Hebrew and Greek alphabets, and what it became in Greek was something like “Iesous”. And when the English translators translated the New Testament, the “Iesous” became Jesus. You can see that Joshua and Jesus are the same name in Hebrews 4:8. Here it is talking about Joshua when he led the Israelites into the promised land, but it translates as “Jesus”. If you have a Strong’s Concordance, the number for the word Jesus is #2424 in Greek, it says, “of Hebrew origin (#3091); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites”. Now, to find out the name that His mother and disciples and everyone around would have called Him is very easy. Take that Strong’s number above from the Hebrew origin #3091, and look it up in the Hebrew section. It says “Yhowshua from 3068 and 3467, Jehovah-saved, Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader - Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Composite of 1954 and 3442.” Basically, it’s saying that the way to say “Jesus, or Joshua” in Hebrew is “Yehoshua” (because there are no J sounds in Hebrew, J’s are pronounced as Y’s). A shortened form of Yehoshua is Y’shua. Similar to if your name is William, people can also call you Bill. The name Yehoshua means “Yahweh’s Salvation” and the name Y’shua means “Salvation”. Considering that Mary spoke Hebrew, doesn’t it make more sense now why Gabriel told her to name the baby Y’shua because He would save His people? To her Hebrew ears, she heard “...thou shalt call his name Salvation: for he shall save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21). Joshua or Jeshua are the same as Yehoshua and Y’shua (compare Numbers 27:18 and Nehemiah 8:17) As for the name “Yahweh” or “Jehovah” or “Yehovah”, have you noticed that in the Bible, when the name “LORD” is used, it is usually in capital letters? That’s because the translators are letting you know that every time the word LORD is in all capitals, the original Hebrew word is YHVH (Hebrew technically doesn’t have written vowels). So people add vowels to be able to pronounce it, some pronounce it YaHVeH, some pronounce it YeHoVaH or JeHoVaH. Look again in the Strong’s Concordance at the word “LORD”, it’s #3068 which says “Yehovh, from 1961; the self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God - Jehovah, the Lord. Composite of 3050 and 3069”. A shortened form of this is “Yah” or “Jah”. Some scriptures in the King James Version that actually translate YHVH to Jehovah or Jah are these... Exodus 6:3 Psalm 83:18 Isaiah 12:2 Isaiah 26:4 Genesis 22:14 Exodus 17:15 Judges 6:24 Psalm 68:4 So as for God’s name, or the Messiah’s name, they are beautiful, and have a lot of meaning that you loose in the translation process into English. I personally like to use the name Yehoshua and Yahweh, but if I’m around someone who does not know who that is, or someone who is offended by using those names, I will use the names Jesus and Lord. Paul says to be all things to all people in order to save their souls (I Corinthians 9:20-22). It is not a pronunciation of a name that saves you, it is if you follow the Righteous one, and trust in His righteousness to save you. Knowing and using His name is just a bonus.

Written By Tracy my sister in Christ for

Stew Webb

Federal Whistleblower

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