Brothers and Sisters,
I just emailed this to my wife. She doesn't want to let go of the christian trappings (esp christmas). Thinks i am involved in a cult here. LOL.
Anyway, I could use your prayers to help open her heart and mind to the truth we have found.
Thanks
I am sending this because you asked the question. I do not assume that this will satisfy you, because you do not want to lose your dreams. But that does not change the truth. And perhaps at sometime you will see that there are even better dreams in a future of living life as He prescribed and celebrating His feasts instead of the holy days of men/religion.
Before going any further, pray to God to open your heart and mind and to show you the truth.
In the first versions of Exodus 3:14-15 below, God announces his name, but you wouldn't know it because it is edited to say LORD.
AMERICAN STANDARD VERSION
Then Moses said to God, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “[g]I AM WHO [h]I AM”; and He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God, furthermore, said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name [j]to all generations. 1
NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.[c] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD,[d] the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
“This is my name forever,
the name you shall call me
from generation to generation.
KING JAMES VERSION
14And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
"This is my name forever"? what is? Do you see a name in there?
Now in this next version YHWH is transliterated as Yahweh, Elohim is the hebrew word for god (mighty one(s))
HEBRAIC ROOTS BIBLE
14 And Elohim said to Moses, EHYAH ASHER EHYAH (I AM THAT I AM); and He said, You shall say this to the sons of Israel, EHYAH (I AM) has sent me to you. 15 And Elohim said to Moses again, You shall say this to the sons of Israel, YAHWEH, the Elohe of your fathers, the Elohe of Abraham, the Elohe of Isaac, and the Elohe of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is how I should be remembered from generation to generation.
Oh there is a name that I can remember forever!
Now here is YY, sorry but it won't bite. I don't agree with what he did in 14... It should say I Am Who I Am. He spent the preceding paragraph explaining that in essence I Am Who I AM was God saying I exist, which makes perfect sense, but in the verse it should still read I Am Who I Am. Nevertheless here you get to see the hebrew words and the meaning used in this context. YY also uses the Hebrew names for Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
YADA YAHWEH
“And (wa) He said (‘amar), ‘So this is what (koh) you should actually say (‘amar – answer (scribed in the qal relational stem, affirming the reliability of this advice, and in the imperfect conjugation, telling us that this pronouncement would have ongoing consequences which would unfold throughout time)) to (la) the Children (ben) of Yisra’el (yisra’el – those who strive and contend with, engage, persist, and endure with, are set free and are empowered by God), “I Am (‘ehayah – first person singular of the verb hayah, meaning I exist; written in the qal stem, imperfect conjugation, affirming the reliability and ongoing consequences of His existence on our existence), He has sent me (salah – He has reached out and extended Himself to actually dispatch me (in the qal perfect, telling us that this act of God is indivisible, whole and complete, and valid throughout all time, and as a result, should not be compartmentalized into separate chronologies)) to you (‘el).”’” (Shemowth / Names / Exodus 3:14)
“And (wa) God (‘elohym – Almighty), moreover (‘owd – besides this and in addition), said (‘amar – declared) to (‘el) Moseh (Moseh – from mashah, the one who would draw us away from human oppression and divine judgment), ‘This is what (koh) you should say (‘amar – promise and declare (also scribed in the qal imperfect)) to (‘el) the Children of Yisra’el (beny yisra’el – the children and sons who strive, contend, and struggle with, those who engage, persist, and endure with, those who persevere with, and who are set free and empowered by God), “Yahowah (Ù Ô Õ Ô), God (‘elohym) of your fathers (‘ab), God (‘elohym)of Abraham (‘Abraham – Loving, Enriching, and Merciful Father), God (‘elohym) of Yitzchaq (Yitzchaq – Laughter), and God (‘elohym) of Ya’aqob (Ya’aqob –One who Supplants and Digs in His Heels), He sent me (salah – He has reached out and extended Himself to actually dispatch me (in the qal perfect, revealing that this act of God is indivisible, whole and complete, and valid throughout all time)) to you (‘el).” This is (zeh) My name (shem – My personal and proper designation (scribed in the singular construct form, making Yahowah inseparable from His one and only shem – name)) forever (la ‘olam – for all time and into eternity). And (wa) this is (zeh) My way of being known and remembered (zeker – My status and renown, My way of being mentioned and recalled, My commemoration and memorial, My inheritance right, symbol, sign, and signature) for (la) all dwelling places, homes, times, and generations (dowr dowr).’” (Shemowth / Names / Exodus 3:15)
So what does this mean. Seeing these different versions shows that popular Bible translations have removed His name and as you read from the preface of my childhood Bible they do it knowingly and purposefully. From the verse above we see that God just announced His name to this generation of Jews and said this is how I should be remembered.
NOWHERE IN SCRIPTURE does it say that His name is too holy to be used.
SCRIPTURE DOES SAY REPEATEDLY that He wants His name used and remembered.
Above is one instance, Psalm 91:14 is another (promises God's protection for he that cares for His Name)
and in Revelation 3:8 (Philedelphia is praised for not denying His Name).
So God's Name is important to Him, He wants it used and remembered.
Men/religions, took His Name out of the Bible,
And replaced it with LORD
How does Lord = satan...
BIBLEGATEWAY.COM HEBREW DICTIONARY
Baal
lord. (1.) The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM (Judg. 2:11; 10:10; 1 Kings 18:18; Jer. 2:23; Hos. 2:17). Baal is identified with Molech (Jer. 19:5). It was known to the Israelites as Baal-peor (Num. 25:3; Deut. 4:3), was worshipped till the time of Samuel (1 Sam 7:4), and was afterwards the religion of the ten tribes in the time of Ahab (1 Kings 16:31-33; 18:19, 22). It prevailed also for a time in the kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 8:27; comp. 11:18; 16:3; 2 Chr. 28:2), till finally put an end to by the severe discipline of the Captivity (Zeph. 1:4-6). The priests of Baal were in great numbers (1 Kings 18:19), and of various classes (2 Kings 10:19). Their mode of offering sacrifices is described in 1 Kings 18:25-29. The sun-god, under the general title of Baal, or "lord," was the chief object of worship of the Canaanites. Each locality had its special Baal, and the various local Baals were summed up under the name of Baalim, or "lords." Each Baal had a wife, who was a colourless reflection of himself.
lord = Baal = pagan gods = satan; he is the one who is behind all religions [i] Molech's statue was surrounded by fire and the metal heated, then the 3 month old infants of the temple prostitutes, born on Christmas and conceived on Easter, were placed in Molech's red hot out reached palms as an infant sacrifice. Yes satan is involved here. Oh, and somewhere in there they found time to color the Easter Eggs red in the blood of those same infants. Fun group.
Does God like being called Lord (and being associated with the Molech)? Read on...
YADA YAHWEH
God said: “And (wa) it shall be (hayah) in (ba) that specific (ha huw’) day (yowm), prophetically declares (na’um) Yahowah (YaHoWaH), you shall encounter and welcome (qara’) Me as an individual (‘yshy); and (wa) you will not call Me (lo’ qara’) ‘My Lord’ (ba’aly) ever again (ly ‘owd). For I will remove (wa suwr), accordingly (‘eth) the Lords’ (ha Ba’alym) names (shem) out of (min) her mouth (peh), and (wa) they shall not be remembered, recalled, or mentioned (lo’ zakar) by (ba) their name (shem) ever again (‘owd).ÿ” (Howsha’ 2:16-17)
YADA YAHWEH
“‘Their plan is for (ha hasab – considering everything, their thinking, calculation, decision, devise, and account reveals that they are determined for) My people (‘am – My family) to overlook, forget, and to cease to properly value (sakah – to ignore, to be unmindful of, to lose sight of the significance of, and to no longer respond to) My personal and proper name (shem) by way of (ba) the revelations and communications (ha halowm – the claims to inspired insights) which (‘asher) they recount to (saphar – they proclaim, record, and write to) mankind (‘iysh), to their fellow countrymen and associates (la rea’ – to others in their race and company), just as when in a relationship with (ka ‘asher ‘eth ba – similarly as when engaged in the same relationship with) the Lord (ha Ba’al), their fathers (‘ab – their forefathers and ancestors) overlooked, ignored, and forgot (sakah – were not mindful of and ceased to appreciate the significance of) My personal and proper name (shem).’” (Yirmayahuw / Yah Lifts Up / Jeremiah 23:27)
In context, the their of "Their plan is for" are the false prophets who say they speak for God, but do not. This would be religion.
Again I do not expect this will suffice to prove anything to you and rightly so. YHWH calls on each of us to search for Him, to come to know Him. For that purpose he gave us His Scriptures, the Torah Prophets and Psalms (TPP). These are there as the bedrock, the sturdy foundation, the corner stone upon which we build our relationship with Him. By proofing everything against the TRUTH in the TPP we can adequately judge the world. Nothing that is true can contradict the TPP and that which contradicts the TPP can not be true. Last words....
YADA YAHWEH
“Yahowah’s (Ù Ô Õ Ô – YaHoWaH’s) Towrah (Towrah – written instruction, teaching, direction, and guidance) is complete and entirely perfect (tamym – without defect, lacking nothing, correct, sound, genuine, right, helpful, healing, beneficial, and true), returning, restoring, and transforming (suwb – turning around, bringing back, changing, and renewing) the soul (nepesh – our consciousness). Yahowah’s (YaHoWaH’s) testimony (‘eduwth – and witness) is trustworthy and reliable (‘aman – verifiable, confirming, supportive, and establishing), making understanding and obtaining wisdom (hakam – educating and enlightening to the point of comprehension) simple for the open-minded (pethy).” (Mizmowr / Song / Psalm 19:7)
