God's name, YHWH

[placebofactor]

What would we find out if we trace the name of God (YHWH) along a timeline that begins in Exodus 3:15 and follow it through to the New Testament? A timeline may be the right tool to clarify how the name YHWH moves from the Old Testament into the New Testament and how it becomes associated with Jesus without being replaced.

Let’s begin with Exodus 3:15, the anchor point where YHWH reveals his name. God tells 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.” Verse 15, “This is my name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

So, God’s name is YHWH. It’s his covenant name, which is tied to His identity as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and is meant to be known, not hidden. So, at this stage in history, YHWH is understood as our Creator, Redeemer, Covenant maker, and the One who saves Israel from the Egyptians.

As Israel’s story unfolds from here, the prophets begin to describe YHWH’s future saving action in increasingly personal terms. In Isaiah 40:3, “Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
Isaiah 43:11, “I, even I, am LORD (YHWH), and besides me there is no savior.”
Joel 2:32, “Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD (YHWH) will be saved.”

So, here’s what the Old Testament prophets were expecting. YHWH will come to His people, and salvation will be tied to His name. And He will come as a figure who will embody the LORD’S (YHWH’s) saving presence.
This sets the stage for the New Testament and the revealing of Jesus Christ. The angel tells Joseph what to name the child, Matthew 1:25, “You shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

The name Yeshua, Jesus, literally means, “YHWH saves.” This is our first major clue that Jesus’ mission will be YHWH’s saving action. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus does things only YHWH can do. He forgives sins, commands nature, walks on water, calls Himself “I AM,” receives worship, claims authority over Torah (the law), and said, “Before Abraham was, I AM.”

Here’s a second clue. The New Testament repeatedly takes Old Testament passages about YHWH and applies them to Jesus.
In Joel 2:32, “Call on the name of the LORD (YHWH.) In Romans 10:13 “Call on YHWH” now becomes, “Call on Jesus.”
Isaiah 40:3, “Prepare ye the way of the LORD (YHWH,)” in Mark 1:3 it becomes “Prepare the way of the LORD,” points directly to Jesus.
In Psalm 102:25–27, the Creator is YHWH. In Hebrews 1:10–12, Colossians 1:16, and John 1:3, we are told the Creator is Jesus.
Isaiah 45:23, “That unto me (YHWH) every knee shall bow,” and in Philippians 2:10–11, Paul tells us, “That at the name of Jesus every knee bow.”

This is identification: What the apostles are telling us is, “The YHWH who promised to come has come, his name is Jesus.” The Early Church called on the name of Jesus, the same way the Jews called on YHWH. The early church prayed to Jesus, was baptizing in Jesus’ name, healed in Jesus’ name, suffered for Jesus’ name, and gathered together in Jesus’ name.

The book of Revelation seals the timeline. All the titles used for YHWH in the Old Testament, Alpha and Omega, First and Last, Beginning and End, are all applied to Jesus Christ in Revelation. So, our timeline ends where it began. He is the God of Israel, Savior of His people, the One whose name saves, all revealed in Christ Jesus.

The writer of the Book of Acts tells us that (YHWH) is the eternal divine name, and that Jesus is the incarnation of YHWH’s saving presence. And that the name “Jesus” contains and fulfills the meaning of YHWH.
That calling on Jesus is the New Testament way of calling on YHWH in the Old. This is why the apostle wrote, pointing directly to the Lord Jesus. Acts 4:12, “There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

So, the name of YHWH has not been abandoned; all the New Testament writers have done is proclaim YHWH’s salvation in the person of Jesus Christ. Matthew 1:23, “And they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is GOD (YHWH) WITH US.”

[OneJack]

Prove to us first that your Jesus died for us, then I believe that he is the Jesus in the Bible OneJack.

Jesus is the one who sets conditions and trials for all, for all to be saved, not you, Capbook. The bible is not Jesus. Why always anchor Jesus to the bible?

Why can't you prove that your Jesus died for us OneJack?
Why dodged the point? You have access to him before, why can't you ask him, I believe he didn't forget you.

You don’t know what you’re asking me to do. Jesus does not work that way.

I know what I am asking you to do OneJack. It is recorded in 1John 4:1.

1Jn 4:1  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 

My English is really bad, Capbook. I'm sorry.

[Capbook]

Jesus is the one who sets conditions and trials for all, for all to be saved, not you, Capbook. The bible is not Jesus. Why always anchor Jesus to the bible?

Why can't you prove that your Jesus died for us OneJack?
Why dodged the point? You have access to him before, why can't you ask him, I believe he didn't forget you.

You don’t know what you’re asking me to do. Jesus does not work that way.

I know what I am asking you to do OneJack. It is recorded in 1John 4:1.

1Jn 4:1  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 

My English is really bad, Capbook. I'm sorry.

Your English is good OneJack, you've made your point clearly, only it's from an untested spirit.
Sorry also, as the point I want to make with you same as the rest here, we ought to be "Sola Scriptura" based.

[OneJack]

Why can't you prove that your Jesus died for us OneJack?
Why dodged the point? You have access to him before, why can't you ask him, I believe he didn't forget you.

You don’t know what you’re asking me to do. Jesus does not work that way.

I know what I am asking you to do OneJack. It is recorded in 1John 4:1.

1Jn 4:1  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 

My English is really bad, Capbook. I'm sorry.

Your English is good OneJack, you've made your point clearly, only it's from an untested spirit.
Sorry also, as the point I want to make with you same as the rest here, we ought to be "Sola Scriptura" based.

No senor, no sola scriptura, pero solamente Jesucristo; only the Lord Jesus Christ, and your soul is 100 % be with Him in Paradise. Look at the bible as testimonies to Jesus, in whom you must come to have life. As simple as that, Capbook. Quo Vadis, el hombre?

[JehovahsWitness]

Look at the bible as testimonies to Jesus ...

whose words are those? Yours or Almighty God's? (this question is not a quotation from you it is my question to you in my own words)

[OneJack]

Look at the bible as testimonies to Jesus ...

whose words are those? Yours or Almighty God's? (this question is not a quotation from you it is my question to you in my own words)

That's mine - my belief of what the bible is, that's how I treat the bible.

[JehovahsWitness]

Look at the bible as testimonies to Jesus ...

whose words are those? Yours or Almighty God's? (this question is not a quotation from you it is my question to you in my own words)

That's mine - my belief of what the bible is, that's how I treat the bible.

"That's mine"? you say "THAT'S MINE" .... you seem to have elevated yourself to a pastor. Why should you be preaching YOUR words? Are you God? Are you?! Stop elevating your words, nobody cares about YOUR words, and your personal belief, your belief won't save anyone. Are you God, if not please remove all your opinion and your words and just quote verbatim Almighty God.

[OneJack]

Look at the bible as testimonies to Jesus ...

whose words are those? Yours or Almighty God's? (this question is not a quotation from you it is my question to you in my own words)

That's mine - my belief of what the bible is, that's how I treat the bible.

"That's mine"? you say "THAT'S MINE" .... you seem to have elevated yourself to a pastor. Why should you be preaching YOUR words? Are you God? Are you?! Stop elevating your words, nobody cares about YOUR words, and your personal belief, your belief won't save anyone. Are you God, if not please remove all your opinion and your words and just quote verbatim Almighty God.

Relax, JW! I’m not preaching, just telling you my treatment of the bible. No big deal about it.

[JehovahsWitness]

"That's mine"? you say "THAT'S MINE" .... you seem to have elevated yourself to a pastor. Why should you be preaching YOUR words? Are you God? Are you?! Stop elevating your words, nobody cares about YOUR words, and your personal belief, your belief won't save anyone. Are you God, if not please remove all your opinion and your words and just quote verbatim Almighty God.

Relax, JW! I’m not preaching, just telling you my treatment of the bible. No big deal about it.

More of your words, please just quote Almighty God verbatim and strip away your focus on YOURSELF. You won't save anyone will you? Are you Almighty God? Are your words GOD? Answer Are your words God? Verbatim God is all that I am asking from you, can you refrain from your MINEworship for a moment, a slave to your personal quotations (as if your personal quotations are your bible).

God verbatim please.

[OneJack]

"That's mine"? you say "THAT'S MINE" .... you seem to have elevated yourself to a pastor. Why should you be preaching YOUR words? Are you God? Are you?! Stop elevating your words, nobody cares about YOUR words, and your personal belief, your belief won't save anyone. Are you God, if not please remove all your opinion and your words and just quote verbatim Almighty God.

Relax, JW! I’m not preaching, just telling you my treatment of the bible. No big deal about it.

More of your words, please just quote Almighty God verbatim and strip away your focus on YOURSELF. You won't save anyone will you? Are you Almighty God? Are your words GOD? Answer Are your words God? Verbatim God is all that I am asking from you, can you refrain from your MINEworship for a moment, a slave to your personal quotations (as if your personal quotations are your bible).

God verbatim please.

Relax, I said! The issue is the Bible.

[JehovahsWitness]

Relax, I said! The issue is the Bible.

More "bible worship" from you. don't you want to message the verbatim words of God?