This blog post topic centers on the hebrew word for name, which is "hashem." Recently in a christian facebook group I came to the defence of a believer that posted the holy spirit (ruach ha kodesh) had shown him that the true name of the messiah was Yahshua. Several so called prophets in the group were telling the man that the revelation did not come from God and was hense - a lie. I simply advised them to please do some research before condemning the man's word, because historical fact shows that the name "jesus" is a mistranslation - and if after researching, they found themselves in error to repent so that Yahweh could heal their land and give them blessing - aka - a better relationship with Him. For that, they removed me from the group.
That got me thinking: one of the most common defenses I have heard from a christian about the name of the messiah is that different languages prounouce it different ways, and for us in english it's prounouced jesus. In spanish, its "hey-sous" - but they claim, it means the same thing as the hebrew "yeshua" so it's ok. Ok, going with that line of thought... the messiah, was a hebrew. A jew if you will, and was given, undoubtably a hebrew name. Let me put forth this question, to you christians who defend the name "Jesus" to the point where you will critizize others who use the hebrew name, as having a false doctrine. How many of you, if your name was terry would think it strange if a friend misprounouced your name as pat? How many would think it stranger still... if that friend was your best friend? What if that friend... where a boyfriend or girlfriend? would that still be acceptable for them to call you by anything but your given name? How about a fiance? what man or woman out there would accept their spouse calling them by anything but their given name in the language they were given the name at birth? Now consider this: scripture does not say the church is a friend of the messiah. It says we are the bride of messiah. What bride, would get away with calling her husband anything but the name he was given by his parents, or a loving title that describes what he means to her? The name Yahshua means Yahweh is salvation. It is the loving title, we give to our messiah, who is not only our bridegroom but also our savior, and high priest, and sacrifice for our sins. If you are wondering about the validity of the name, and the history behind it's translation please visit these pages: The name and sons name Just something to think about. Before you go claiming any thing true or false, make sure it can be backed up with historical and biblical truth. If after researching, you still find yourself in doubt, go to the source: the Ruach Ha Kodesh. Shalom. Rachael Siebert
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