God's name, YHWH

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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]

But you have not tested that spirit OneJack, your Jesus did not die for all mankind to have that hope of eternal life in faith.

Don’t be a fool in this regard, Capbook! What method will you use in testing spirits when you’ve heard and learned nothing yet from the Lord Jesus? The deceiving spirits will surely play a foolish game with you if you do that.

The method? Verse below state that Jesus died for us, and God will bring those who are willing to die in Jesus.
Your Jesus never acknowledged that.
You state, "salvation is hearing the voice of your Jesus but you acknowledged that no one can hear the voice of your Jesus and live."

1Th 4:14  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 

Satan and his devil cannot be scared with biblical passages.

To confirm OneJack, did your Jesus offered His life for us, did He taught you that?

Yes, He offered His life through the Son who died on the cross.

[Capbook]

Don’t be a fool in this regard, Capbook! What method will you use in testing spirits when you’ve heard and learned nothing yet from the Lord Jesus? The deceiving spirits will surely play a foolish game with you if you do that.

The method? Verse below state that Jesus died for us, and God will bring those who are willing to die in Jesus.
Your Jesus never acknowledged that.
You state, "salvation is hearing the voice of your Jesus but you acknowledged that no one can hear the voice of your Jesus and live."

1Th 4:14  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 

Satan and his devil cannot be scared with biblical passages.

To confirm OneJack, did your Jesus offered His life for us, did He taught you that?

Yes, He offered His life through the Son who died on the cross.

So do that mean that the Son died on the cross not your Jesus, then Who is the Jesus written in 1Thes 4:14?

[OneJack]

The method? Verse below state that Jesus died for us, and God will bring those who are willing to die in Jesus.
Your Jesus never acknowledged that.
You state, "salvation is hearing the voice of your Jesus but you acknowledged that no one can hear the voice of your Jesus and live."

1Th 4:14  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 

Satan and his devil cannot be scared with biblical passages.

To confirm OneJack, did your Jesus offered His life for us, did He taught you that?

Yes, He offered His life through the Son who died on the cross.

So do that mean that the Son died on the cross not your Jesus,

Yes, the Son died on the cross when the Lord Jesus, who was the Spirit and Life that was in the Son in His incarnation, detached Himself from the physical body of the Son. Jesus is the Almighty God, and He does not die because He is forever or eternally living.

then Who is the Jesus written in 1Thes 4:14?

Jesus is only one; He is the Almighty God who dwelt in the physical body of the Son during His incarnation. As far as the apostles were concerned, Jesus to them was the Son of God, the man who was born of Mary. As far as Christians today are concerned, Jesus is the Almighty God who dwelt in the man born of Mary, the man who was called the Son of God.

[Capbook]

Satan and his devil cannot be scared with biblical passages.

To confirm OneJack, did your Jesus offered His life for us, did He taught you that?

Yes, He offered His life through the Son who died on the cross.

So do that mean that the Son died on the cross not your Jesus,

Yes, the Son died on the cross when the Lord Jesus, who was the Spirit and Life that was in the Son in His incarnation, detached Himself from the physical body of the Son. Jesus is the Almighty God, and He does not die because He is forever or eternally living.

then Who is the Jesus written in 1Thes 4:14?

Jesus is only one; He is the Almighty God who dwelt in the physical body of the Son during His incarnation. As far as the apostles were concerned, Jesus to them was the Son of God, the man who was born of Mary. As far as Christians today are concerned, Jesus is the Almighty God who dwelt in the man born of Mary, the man who was called the Son of God.

OneJack, what I mean is, as what is written Who is the Jesus that died recorded in 1Thes 4:14, is it your Jesus or ours?

1Th 4:14  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 

[OneJack]

To confirm OneJack, did your Jesus offered His life for us, did He taught you that?

Yes, He offered His life through the Son who died on the cross.

So do that mean that the Son died on the cross not your Jesus,

Yes, the Son died on the cross when the Lord Jesus, who was the Spirit and Life that was in the Son in His incarnation, detached Himself from the physical body of the Son. Jesus is the Almighty God, and He does not die because He is forever or eternally living.

then Who is the Jesus written in 1Thes 4:14?

Jesus is only one; He is the Almighty God who dwelt in the physical body of the Son during His incarnation. As far as the apostles were concerned, Jesus to them was the Son of God, the man who was born of Mary. As far as Christians today are concerned, Jesus is the Almighty God who dwelt in the man born of Mary, the man who was called the Son of God.

OneJack, what I mean is, as what is written Who is the Jesus that died recorded in 1Thes 4:14, is it your Jesus or ours?

1Th 4:14  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 

You’re always dividing and confining Jesus in the box (Bible). Come to and call on the Lord and hear the truth from Him when He responds.

[Capbook]

Yes, He offered His life through the Son who died on the cross.

So do that mean that the Son died on the cross not your Jesus,

Yes, the Son died on the cross when the Lord Jesus, who was the Spirit and Life that was in the Son in His incarnation, detached Himself from the physical body of the Son. Jesus is the Almighty God, and He does not die because He is forever or eternally living.

then Who is the Jesus written in 1Thes 4:14?

Jesus is only one; He is the Almighty God who dwelt in the physical body of the Son during His incarnation. As far as the apostles were concerned, Jesus to them was the Son of God, the man who was born of Mary. As far as Christians today are concerned, Jesus is the Almighty God who dwelt in the man born of Mary, the man who was called the Son of God.

OneJack, what I mean is, as what is written Who is the Jesus that died recorded in 1Thes 4:14, is it your Jesus or ours?

1Th 4:14  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 

You’re always dividing and confining Jesus in the box (Bible). Come to and call on the Lord and hear the truth from Him when He responds.

Care enough just to answer the question?
You are also free to consult your Jesus to help you answer the question OneJack.

Again, OneJack, what I mean is, as what is written Who is the Jesus that died recorded in 1Thes 4:14, is it your Jesus or ours?

1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

[OneJack]

So do that mean that the Son died on the cross not your Jesus,

Yes, the Son died on the cross when the Lord Jesus, who was the Spirit and Life that was in the Son in His incarnation, detached Himself from the physical body of the Son. Jesus is the Almighty God, and He does not die because He is forever or eternally living.

then Who is the Jesus written in 1Thes 4:14?

Jesus is only one; He is the Almighty God who dwelt in the physical body of the Son during His incarnation. As far as the apostles were concerned, Jesus to them was the Son of God, the man who was born of Mary. As far as Christians today are concerned, Jesus is the Almighty God who dwelt in the man born of Mary, the man who was called the Son of God.

OneJack, what I mean is, as what is written Who is the Jesus that died recorded in 1Thes 4:14, is it your Jesus or ours?

1Th 4:14  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 

You’re always dividing and confining Jesus in the box (Bible). Come to and call on the Lord and hear the truth from Him when He responds.

Care enough just to answer the question?
You are also free to consult your Jesus to help you answer the question OneJack.

Again, OneJack, what I mean is, as what is written Who is the Jesus that died recorded in 1Thes 4:14, is it your Jesus or ours?

1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

Take it from the Son if you don’t want to be deceived, the Spirit that was in the Son was the Father, whose name is Jesus; hence, the Son [the man who was born of. MARY] was the one who died on the cross when the Father detached Himself from him (Son).

[Capbook]

Yes, the Son died on the cross when the Lord Jesus, who was the Spirit and Life that was in the Son in His incarnation, detached Himself from the physical body of the Son. Jesus is the Almighty God, and He does not die because He is forever or eternally living.



Jesus is only one; He is the Almighty God who dwelt in the physical body of the Son during His incarnation. As far as the apostles were concerned, Jesus to them was the Son of God, the man who was born of Mary. As far as Christians today are concerned, Jesus is the Almighty God who dwelt in the man born of Mary, the man who was called the Son of God.

OneJack, what I mean is, as what is written Who is the Jesus that died recorded in 1Thes 4:14, is it your Jesus or ours?

1Th 4:14  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 

You’re always dividing and confining Jesus in the box (Bible). Come to and call on the Lord and hear the truth from Him when He responds.

Care enough just to answer the question?
You are also free to consult your Jesus to help you answer the question OneJack.

Again, OneJack, what I mean is, as what is written Who is the Jesus that died recorded in 1Thes 4:14, is it your Jesus or ours?

1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

Take it from the Son if you don’t want to be deceived, the Spirit that was in the Son was the Father, whose name is Jesus; hence, the Son [the man who was born of. MARY] was the one who died on the cross when the Father detached Himself from him (Son).

Do that mean that what is written in 1Thes 4:14 is wrong OneJack?

[OneJack]

OneJack, what I mean is, as what is written Who is the Jesus that died recorded in 1Thes 4:14, is it your Jesus or ours?

1Th 4:14  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus. 

You’re always dividing and confining Jesus in the box (Bible). Come to and call on the Lord and hear the truth from Him when He responds.

Care enough just to answer the question?
You are also free to consult your Jesus to help you answer the question OneJack.

Again, OneJack, what I mean is, as what is written Who is the Jesus that died recorded in 1Thes 4:14, is it your Jesus or ours?

1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

Take it from the Son if you don’t want to be deceived, the Spirit that was in the Son was the Father, whose name is Jesus; hence, the Son [the man who was born of. MARY] was the one who died on the cross when the Father detached Himself from him (Son).

Do that mean that what is written in 1Thes 4:14 is wrong OneJack?

You'll be better off without that part, Capbook.

[Capbook]

You’re always dividing and confining Jesus in the box (Bible). Come to and call on the Lord and hear the truth from Him when He responds.

Care enough just to answer the question?
You are also free to consult your Jesus to help you answer the question OneJack.

Again, OneJack, what I mean is, as what is written Who is the Jesus that died recorded in 1Thes 4:14, is it your Jesus or ours?

1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

Take it from the Son if you don’t want to be deceived, the Spirit that was in the Son was the Father, whose name is Jesus; hence, the Son [the man who was born of. MARY] was the one who died on the cross when the Father detached Himself from him (Son).

Do that mean that what is written in 1Thes 4:14 is wrong OneJack?

You'll be better off without that part, Capbook.

I also believe you'd be better off without that untested spirit of yours OneJack. He didn't for mankind's salvation.