Jehovah's Witnesses and the name "Jehovah"
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
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Chicken Scratch Apologetics. Jehovah's Witnesses say the name of God is Jehovah? Is that true? Can we just use Yahweh? Do I need Jehovah to be saved?
I really wish i could get my dad to leave the organization, however once JW's have their claws in you, they use every sort of tactic to keep you in their grip. The more popular use is guilt tripping and excommunication. It's sad. I've seen it tear families apart, including my own. I wish to one day have a conversation with my dad where he feels like he doesnt have to be constrained.
Can’t imagine you pain. Stay strong and I pray your father opens his eyes to the truth.
All of my family follow this cult it's so sad
My mom has been with the JW Org for many decades. Praying for deliverance.
God "chose" both my brother and i ... we serve the KING, Christ Jesus! our dad is a JW who was previously ex-communicated and after 2 decades of seeking the things "of this world" he has found his way back to kingdom hall and now he just seeks the things "of this world" under the guise of "jw".
i dont like to ay that but its the truth! he lives in the Philippines with a girl thats less than half his age and hes 65 i believe. he wont talk to me or my brother because we told him that jw is a cult!
told him that noone is saved by any religion whatsoever(because its true) and told him that "religion" is the "works" of and "go to" of the devil..because it is.
i told him that he is a polytheist because jws believe that Jesus is "another, lesser god" which is absolute blasphemy.. and they believe that Jesus "became: the arch angel " Michael" when HE was crucified! can you believe that? they believe that Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Alpha & Omega" the RISEN CHRIST, the redeemer, the SAVIOR OF THE WORLD....is Michael!!!
im baffled at their beliefs... i did my due diligence. i studied their "religion" as honoring my dad like the bible says and yet, he hasnt honored his own son like the bible says to.
he outright rejects the diety of Christ...jw is complerely a "works" based religion... they hardly use the bible ...they "study" the " watch tower" magazine . theres just so much i can say about that " CULT" and how its all wrong however the "governing body" trains...more like indoctrinates them not to talk to people outside of their religious cult when not doing " field service"...
im sorry that youre dealing with all that my friend, i understand your frustration and pain and im sure that er have more in common than that.
i think i will stop with what ive said now... i hope that your dad realizes how he as well as my dad has been "BAMBOOZLED BY BEAZELBUB" .....
May God Almighty bless you and your family...CHRIST IS KING!!!
@@justinhemion6279
Angels are called gods in the Bible. Look it up in the Hebrew at Psalm 8:5. Doesn’t make anyone a polytheist. Jesus did an only- begotten god as John 1:18 tells us. But not the Most High Jehovah. (Psalm 83:18)
In what we call, 'The Lords Prayer,' Jesus told the disciples and all believers right in those very first words to refer to God as 'Our Father,' then 'who art in heaven,' followed by 'hallowed, (holy) be thy name.' We are not told to invent or guess at a name, but rather, Jesus tells us that God's name is holy and, very distinctly, gives us no name to use other than 'Father.' Our relationship with Almighty God is a father/child relationship. What a wonderful fact that is, that God loves us and accepts us as His children, wants us to share a two-way, intimate, loving, father/child relationship with him. Matthew 6 9-13. 2 Corinthians 6 18. A relationship made possible by Jesus Christ Himself.
We are told to make God’s name not hide it. God invites us to use it. Father is a title and respectful. Of course but not the name of God that lasts forever says scripture.
@@NickHawaii His name is far far more than a string of letters; it means knowledge of Him, His essence, spirit and perfect nature. His omnipotence, omnipresence and omniscience. Above all His great love for mankind, and His peace which He sends us when we believe. Philippians 4 7
@@paulinerelph
Of course the God behind him is important. But just as Jesus is important as the Son. Jehovah is important to recognize and make known as the God and Father of Jesus. No need to make excuses.
@NickHawaii Yes, equally important, equally divine; as Father and as Son. Emmanuel was prophesied in Isaiah 7 14. and fulfilled in Matthew 1 23. Emmanuel means 'God with us.' God planned to be with us; He was with us, as Jesus Christ, born as a human being. He died for us so that our sins could be forgiven and we could regain eternal life by God's good grace.
As Philippians 2 6-11 also clearly shows us. And most wonderful of all God will dwell amongst us again, just as He was with Adam and Eve, in the Garden of Eden. Genesis 3 8-10. Revelation 21 3. May God and Jesus Christ be with you. 🙏
@@paulinerelph
Trinitarian Murray Harris, author of “Jesus As God” said this in “The New Testament Use of in Reference to Jesus,” while examining in detail Matthew 1:23. He drew this conclusion: “There are therefore strong reasons for believing that…in Jesus God is present to bring salvation to his people rather than Jesus, as {ho theos}, is personally present with his people. Matthew is not say, “Someone who is ‘God’ is now physically with us,” but “God” is acting on our behalf in the person of Jesus.” (pg. 258)
Doesn’t mean Jehovah was literally with us. God sent his Son. Not himself.
Until I came to Christ did I feel the meaning in “the word became flesh and dwelt among us”. It felt so personal. God loved us he came to live among us and to die for our sins so we could have access to him in heaven and be saved.
Wrong God sent the only begotten son 1 John 4:9 KJV
@scottgrey2877 Yes, Jesus was not created, He was "sent'. He came from a previous existence with God, as shown by the words, 'us' and 'our' during Creation, whilst the Holy Spirit was also there, moving over the waters. Genesis 1 26.
There seems to be some major misconceptions about the name "Jehovah."
1. Can YHWH be transliterated as Jehovah? Sure.
2. Are JW's the only group who use the name "Jehovah"? No, as DH pointed out, many Christians use the name Jehovah in worship. "Yahweh" is often used over "Jehovah" when teaching but "Jehovah" is still used. So JW's are wrong if they think they are the only group that uses the divine name.
3. Christians do not have a problem with the tetragrammaton being transliterated in the Bible as "Jehovah" rather than using the circumlocution "LORD." So why do most (not all) English translations use "LORD"? People may not agree with it, but they should at least understand why translations made that decision.
4. The controversy always centers on the NWT's insertion of "Jehovah" into the NT. The Greek NT that we have (JW's included) does not contain the tetragrammaton.
Therefore, Christians content that it is illegitimate to insert the divine name into the NT since the tetragrammatonis not found in the NT.
JW's contend that the original manuscripts contained the tetragrammaton and that between the time John finished writing (c.95) and the extant manuscripts (c.200) that a mystery group replaced the tetragrammaton with Kurios. So they have "restored" it.
This would be admirable if it was true but there is no evidence for their claim. The NWT provide pages and pages of arguments that can seem impressive to the untrained but the trained examiner sifts the arguments and finds them devoid of evidence.
JW's want to claim people can trust the NT based on the numerous manuscripts and textual criticism while at the same time denying textual criticism and claiming that all of the manuscripts have been deliberately corrupted my some mystery group. They can't have it both ways.
If a mystery group was able to track down every NT manuscript throughout the Roman empire and the tetragrammaton without leaving a trace and without anyone taking notice (which is beyond reason) then there is no way to know if they changed or added other things. Maybe this mystery group added the virgin birth story.
Bottom line is that the manuscript evidence is unanimous so to claim the tetragrammaton was originally in the NT is to claim the NT cannot be trusted.
This is what the dispute over JW's use of Jehovah really boils down to... and the fact that they inconsistency (even according to their own standards) "restore" the name.
JW's should take this seriously.
I got a question. According to scriptures such as Exodus 3:14 and Psalm 135:13, how long does God’s name last for and what does that tell us?
Nicky, God's name lasts forever. The NT didn't change that when the authors chose to use a circumlocution instead of the divine name.
Did you ever call your father by a title, like "Dad," or did you always use his given name? I'm going to assume you called him "Dad," or something similar.
Did calling him by a title mean that you changed his name? Of course not. Does calling him "Dad" mean that you have less of a relationship with him than you would if you called him by his given name? Of course not.
Jesus didn't once address the Father as "Jehovah," but addressed him with a title. Was he wrong for doing that? Of course not.
Christians don't dispute that God's name is Jehovah/YHWH/Yahweh. This is not the issue, as much as JWs try to reframe it. The issue is that JWs want to claim people can trust the NT based on the numerous manuscripts and textual criticism while at the same time denying textual criticism and claiming that all of the manuscripts have been deliberately corrupted by some mystery group. They can't have it both ways.
If a mystery group was able to track down every NT manuscript throughout the Roman empire and the tetragrammaton without leaving a trace and without anyone taking notice (which is beyond reason) then there is no way to know if they changed or added other things. Maybe this mystery group added the virgin birth story.
The bottom line is that the manuscript evidence is unanimous that the NT didn't contain the tetragrammaton, so to claim it was originally in the NT is to claim the NT cannot be trusted.
@@kevinfromcanada4379
Hey Kevo! Is Revelation 19:1-6 part of the NT? How many times in its shortened form was God’s name used? Start there.
Oh yeah, was God’s name in the earliest translations of the LXX or Greek Septuagint 200 years before Jesus and during his day?
What happened?? Why did it start to vanish??
Nikky,
In Revelation 19 we find the Hebrew loan word ἁλληλουϊά ("Hallelujah"), which means "Praise Jehovah." It is not the divine name any more than the name “Jesus” (which means "Jehovah saves") is the divine name.
In fact, the very claim that Hallelujah is the divine name actually hurts the JW case. If Hallelujah counts as the divine name, then it shows that scribes did not have a problem with the divine name being in the NT because they didn’t remove "Hallelujah" from the NT or change it to Ὑμνεῖτε κύριον. Since "Hallelujah," which you say is the divine name, was neither removed or changed then it is nonsense for you to claim that some mystery group removed the divine name because they had a problem with it. The fact that we find Hallelujah in the NT multiple times proves they didn’t have a problem with it and didn’t remove the divine name from the NT.
Some Septuagint manuscripts-as late as the 13th century!-have the tetragrammaton in Paleo-Hebrew script, square Aramaic script and the Greek transliteration ΙΑΩ. Many of the Church Fathers (like Origin) mention that some Septuagints had various forms of the tetragrammaton but never mention that the NT contained it. This diversity demonstrates that there was no early agreement on how to translate the divine name. The fact that EVERY extant manuscript of the Greek NT-which date from the second century, ie. less than 100 years removed from originals-uniformly uses κυριος and displays no diversity is evidence that the NT never contained the tetragrammaton. All variants (changes in the text) create ripples that can be seen in the textual tradition. For instance, when a scribe changed μονογενης θεος (Only-begotten, God) to μονογενης υιος (Only-begotten Son) it caused ripples and we ended up with manuscripts that have μονογενης θεος (Only-begotten, God), μονογενης υιος (Only-begotten Son), μονογενης υιος του θεου (Only-begotten Son of God), and some even combined God and Son to create μονογενης υιος θεος (Only-begotten Son, who is God). The NT books were not written at the same time nor in the same place. They were written over a number of years (over 40 years between the first NT books and John’s writings) and at great distances apart. They were read in one church and a copy was made and sent to other churches (Col 4:16). Multiple copies of each book were made and sent all over the Roman empire… yet there is complete unity in the NT for using κυριος in place of the divine name.
The evidence from the Septuagint is against the JW claim that the NT contained the tetragrammaton.
@@kevinfromcanada4379
Wow really? The divine name is present in the expression Hallelujah. Because Jah is with praise. I am not saying it is another name. But Praise and then the divine name. You said it wasn’t in the NT. You are wrong.
It can not be proved, at this point in time, that the divine Name was or was not in the original New Testament manuscripts, because those original manuscripts are absent. No one has the original New Testament manuscripts. So an argument that the Name was not there is no more solid than that it was there, if concrete evidence is demanded.
But an argument for inclusion of the Name in the New Testament can be made on the preponderance of evidence solidly presented by the Old Testament. In the Hebrew, God's unique Name appears nearly 7,000 times. The God of the Old Testament is the same God Who is found in the New Testament, and He did not suddenly become nameless between the two Testaments. If He is YHWH (Yahweh or Jehovah) in the Old Testament, He is still YHWH in the New.
Also, for all those who object to using the divine Name in the New Testament, where they claim it does not exist in the Greek, why do they remove God's Name from their translations of the Old Testament, where it clearly does exist?
In other words, they hypocritically cry and moan about the "addition" of God's Name to the New Testament, but gleefully and unlawfully keep silent about its removal in their translations from where God Himself put it, in the Old Testament. Why are you not jumping up and down about that in your Bible translation you like for instance which we find God’s Name missing from his Word completely?? You seem to be in complete denial.
If Jesus read from the Hebrew text or the LXX, Greek Septuagint, he would have saw and said God’s Name. He would not have been influenced by any superstitious Jewish tradition either.
The message of this video is so obvious to anyone who has ever read the New Testament and takes it seriously. Only someone blinded by false teachings can miss this message so clearly taught in scripture 😎✝️❤️
Love it.... Moses, said "hey what's your name" 😂
Another nicely put together video. I have cousins who are JWs and the use of the sacred name is important to them. But what they don’t understand is that Jesus said to call God, “Our Father” no need to use the formal name. Besides, Jesus implies that to refer to God as “Our Father” is to establish an intimacy. Also, correct me if I’m wrong, but JW founder Charles Taze Russell was drawn to the occult and it’s possible he thought that if he used the name of God it would some how be like “magic.” The Kabalah Jewish mysticism seems to imply that if one uses a particular sequence of words in Hebrew God’s power is unleashed/manifested. Anyway, just a thought I had. Thanks again for your postings! Very helpful and informative.
Oh my! Got invites us to use the name. Father is a title and fine. To make someone nameless is one of the most insulting things you can do.
It totally is they're own invention!!! That's why they HAVE to have the publications! Great point, great videos!!
JEHOVAH is the name of GOD. Where do you think the term JEHO came from in the names of JEHO-SHUAH, JEHO-SHAPHAT? From Jehovah , the GOD OF THE BIBLE
@@Mr.DC3.1914 Oh and you as a Jehovah’s Witness you said that Jehovah God is called the first and the last also your New World translation says that Jehovah God died he says it himself that he did so don’t come onto a common section start getting ticked off when you all of you Jehovah’s Witnesses go and contradict your own statements now stop.
To be fair, the word "Jehovah" isn't a JW invention. It predates them by several centuries. What IS their invention is the concept that it has to be God's true personal name and that its use is required.
@@jeremiahrowesr.3130 He is not a JW. He just comes to these comment section to get attention and cause conflict with the folks here. It's really disturbing.
@@evanwindom3265 as to to the fact jessus is the the true god in replacement of jehovah as you belief is based on if jessus is the commencement ,yes he is ,that is he was created first by god but he was not the creator of all things ,he was only the son of god thats all.!
As a young Christian I feel really bad for these people, cause I do have some relatives who are BRAINWASHED WITH THE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, and no how much I preach to them and share the gospel with them they will not come away from their BOOK. I CANNOT SAVE THEM, just we should all continue to PRAY FOR THEM, the only time my relatives will listen is when I have to let them know that where I am going after I leave this earth will not be the same place that they will spend eternity, and it SADDENS me. Please CHRISTIANS LET US PRAY FOR THEM. GLORY BE TO GOD, and his name is also JESUS.
From my studies his name will be revealed at the last day, the bible the source of knowledge and in the prayer Jesus said pray to the father, and the prayer to him is, but nowhere in the prayer is a name, no name!! Their bible is also the worst and they have altered it to suit their doctrines 😮
I love all your videos because it build up my faith.
Romans 8:15 "For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”"
If Jehovah were SOOOOOOOOO important, wouldn't Paul have written "...by whom we cry out, "Jehovah''"?
JOHN 17:26 if you want to have GOD's love with you, what should you do?
@@Mr.DC3.1914 You didn't answer the question.
@@richbaker7187 Acts 2:21
And everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved.”’ that is a quote from Joel 2, and it uses the DIVINE NAME.
@@Mr.DC3.1914 Sorry, but you have fallen prey to the WT false teaching. The NAME in Acts is Jesus, not "Jehovah". Look at the context. All of those OT scriptures are applied to JESUS in the NT, yet you refuse to come to HIM, you refuse to call on HIS name, and you cling to an angel made up by the WT.
Verse 38 culminates the entire passage. Be baptized in the NAME of Jesus Christ, not Jehovah. Phil 2:9-11. What NAME is being proclaimed? What name will EVERY KNEE BOW TO?
@@richbaker7187 WHO is JEHOVAH/YHWH in Micah 5:4? that is GOD who is Jesus' GOD acc to that verse. And Jesus , the SON is NOT Jehovah/YHWH. Jesus is the SON, JEHOVAH is Our Father - Isa 63:16, even the trinity says the SON IS NOT the Father, so Jesus is NOT Jehovah/YHWH
Excellent video. Thank you for your work of information which will help honest JWs.
What are your thoughts on rightly dividing the old testament?
Love your videos and the way you explain the twisted doctrine of the Watchtower.
Never been baptized but grew up in the organization.
I am 1 of 7 siblings my mom and 18 month younger brother are both baptized witnesses. My brother has 3 children 2 girls and a boy.
Both girls are baptized 1 recently baptized roughly 2 months ago.
I have done extensive amount of JW studies during my "vacation" in prison. My question is there are scriptures in the old testament stating our Heavenly Father did all these horrific acts that go directly against his nature. Jesus never told us to pray to Jehovah or Yahweh he always referred to the most high as father.
Big question. I will do a video on this eventually, but in the mean time, there’s a book called “Is God a Moral Monster” and the author goes into great detail about all the Old Testament laws and God’s acts as well.
Give an example and we can talk about if the OT God is different than the NT God. He isn’t.
You are correct Jesus prayed to his God Jehovah. Not the same being at all as this guy wants you to believe.
Another great video again brother God bless you I love seeing your videos. I just had to talk with several Jehovah’s Witnesses is the other day, what’s even funnier is that they say oh yeah Jehovah he is called the first and the last yeah. I asked them according to the New World translation, I said you told me that Jehovah God is called the first and the last right they said yeah I said OK, I said according to your New World translation Jehovah God died they said no that’s not true you need to word it properly. I said I did you said that Jehovah God is 1st and last right? They said correct, and I said OK so right there in the New World translation you just told me that Jehovah God died. My question is this Why do they contradict themselves?
If you want to show a JW something get the Emphatic Diaglott its a JW pub with at least 2 versions I know of get what exjws call the purple people eater its the 1968? version and still has jesus being worshipped from the Westcott and hort which is what the NWT is based on. But your not gonna convict a JW of what you say or what they see you need to find the issue that troubles them about the WT once you shake that foundation things start to fall. And dont come at them like gang busters let them read from their publications that your showing them they wont see it right away but you "plant a seed" if they are in defense mode your talking to a wall at that point.Sad to say if you act ignorant of the bible yu can ask other questions and they try to explain your question away they start t think.But most life long jws will tow the party line regardless of what they believe so they dont get shunned and lose all their friends and family.And they are taught to fear the world and not to be part of it.
Those who survive The Great Tribulation know the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb. They are a witness of Jehovah and Jesus from A to Z ,from beginning to end.
Revelation 15:2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who are victorious over the wild beast and its image and the number of its name were standing by the sea of glass, holding harps of God. 3 They were singing the song of Moses the slave of God and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and wonderful are your works, Jehovah God, the Almighty. Righteous and true are your ways, King of eternity. 4 Who will not really fear you, Jehovah, and glorify your name, for you alone are loyal? For all the nations will come and worship before you, because your righteous decrees have been revealed.”
@strappedfatman7858 The word Jehovah is nowhere in the New Testament, Revelation or otherwise. This is just one of the many bible additions and distortions JW's have made; mostly to disprove Jesus Christ's Deity and the Trinity, which 2.4 billion Christians worldwide, including devout Godly scholars, theologians, and the gospel writers themselves believe. I pray that they will come to know Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, the way, the truth, and the life. John 14 6 Psalm 146 Deuteronomy 18 22. 🙏
@@paulinerelph
How many times do we see the shortened name of Jehovah in Revelation 19:1-6? I thought the book of Revelation was in the NT? And what does that tell us?
@@paulinerelph
And why are you bringing out a number of how many believe in the trinity doctrine?
Why would that matter again? If a billion people believed Mary should be worshipped what would that mean? That 1 billion people would be wrong right?
And what did Jesus say again about there being 2 roads. (Matthew 7:13-14)
Does majority rule?? Be fair and honest.
That was fantastic. Your rebuttal of the JWs position on Jehovah was thorough. I liked your expression, it's a "branding exercise". Also loved "THAT FRANKENSTEIN OF A WORD".
Finally I really enjoyed that musical interlude of Jehovah Jireh.
I wonder what our JWs friends like Mr D C1 and JWDEFENSOR will make of your research and as you stated correctly "...3000 years of Rabbinic and Christian Scholarship..." .
I know Mr D C1 insists there was the Letter J in Hebrew, but when asked to provide evidence, he always accuses me and others of lying about everything under the sun. His response will be entertaining as always. This was a pleasure to watch. Thanks again.
JEHOVAH is the name of GOD. Where do you think the term JEHO came from in the names of JEHO-SHUAH, JEHO-SHAPHAT? From Jehovah , the GOD OF THE BIBLE
From Hebrew to Latin to German to English. There is no “J” letter or sound in Hebrew. You want to use Jehovah to call on God, fine. Is there a sin in calling God Yahweh or Yahowah?
@@LightoverDarkMinistry J is a modern translation, so you think the name Jesus is wrong? No, Yahweh or Yahowah are fine, but the closest is JEHOVAH/YEHOWAH as THE TERM JEHO/YEHO are embedded in God's followers such as JEHO-SHUAH, JEHO-SHAPHAT
@@Mr.DC3.1914 At least you are entertaining Del. Always giving the incorrect answer.
As Mr LOD stated, 3000 years of Rabbinic and Christian scholarship proves the JWs wrong again and again and again.
@@Mr.DC3.1914 Wow. Way to proclaim to the world that you didn't watch the video. What does Proverbs 18:13 say again? 🤔
The WT’s NWT has once again add the word “other” to change the meaning of a scripture. By doing this they are telling JW’s that Jesus’ name is not above Jehovah’s.
NWT
Philippians 2:9
9For this very reason, God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every other name,
Jesus did not create himself, but he created all other things
What about the times trinitarians translated add words not there?
The Greek word HUPER which is over is not in the text at all in Colossians 1:15.
Just a few seen on Bible hub I looked up.
You can confirm (at least 11) yourself.
NIV.
NLT new living translation
BSB Berean Standard Bible
BLB Berean Literal Bible
CSB Christian Standard Bible
HCSB Holman Christian Standard Bible (has Yahweh)
International Standard Bible
Majority Standard Bible
NET
New heart English Bible
KJV says: “the firstborn of every creature:”
That’s correct.
Now the New KJV didn’t like that so now…OVER creation.
Too funny.
In french we have this " Abbé crampon" Bible in 1925 and maybe another edition but there is Jehovah everywhere in this Bible? Do you know anything about this monk?
La Bible Auguste Crampon
Exode 3:14-15: "Et Dieu dit à Moïse: "Je suis celui qui suis" Et il ajouta: "C`est ainsi, que tu répondras aux enfants d`Israël: Celui qui est m`envoie vers vous." Dieu dit encore à Moïse: "Tu parleras ainsi aux enfants d`Israël: Yahweh, le Dieu de vos pères, le Dieu d`Abraham, le Dieu d`Isaac et le Dieu de Jacob, m`envoie vers vous. C`est là mon nom pour l`éternité; c`est là mon souvenir de génération en génération."
That spanish monk originally used the spelling Yohoua. Later in his writings it was translated Jehovah. But it’s Yahweh/Yehovah/Jehovah doesn’t really matter. How do you say Jerusalem in French?
One thing we do know is it is a memorial name that will endure forever despite those who try to hide it.
Interestingly according to the Septuagint at Leviticus 24:16 it says “ let him who pronounces the Lord’s name be put to death - let him die when he pronounces the Lord’s name”. As former witnesses my wife and I has stopped using the unpronounceable name of the almighty “I am” and now refer to God as Father which is what adopted sons should do. We now have a personal relationship with the Father through Christ Jesus.
TOTALLY WRONG! Lev 24:16 actually means "blaspheme, curse" so u r wrong
MR D C1 is a troll, so don't pay any attention to him. He doesn't watch the videos he comments on, doesn't answer people's questions, obviously doesn't read what people write, etc.. Bottom line he's not honest.
As far as Lev 24:16, that's really interesting-I've never seen that before. I think the translation reflects the translators view at the time (c. 250 BC) that to speak the divine name of God could be considered blasphemy.
We see Jesus being sensitive to his contemporaries view on this matter by using circumlocution instead of the divine name (eg. Mar 14:62).
There is nothing wrong with saying the name of God ("Yahweh" or "Jehovah"-however you want to say it), nor is there anything wrong with just using the title "Father" as Jesus taught. The only times it would be wrong to use the name of God is when it is being used irrelevantly or flippantly and in situations where it might offend others (like Jews today who think it's wrong to utter the divine name).
I'm glad you and your wife got out of the JW. Thanks for this post :)
@@kevinfromcanada4379 Lev 24:16 actually means "blaspheme, curse" get the Hebrew word for that
@@Mr.DC3.1914 You really need to pay attention to what people say instead of having a hundred posts going at a time because you consistently look like a fool, making JW's look ignorant. He said, *"according to the Septuagint..."*
Go read it in Greek... oh, wait, I forgot, JW's don't know anything about the original languages-otherwise they wouldn't be able to be a JW.
@@kevinfromcanada4379 what is the Hebrew word for pronounce? U think that by saying it you shd be put to death? the original meaning of it means curse, blaspheme. So if just saying the name of GOD is wrong, then you are saying that GOD's followers shd have been put to death. and also the septuagint bible translates it as "And he that names the name of the Lord, let him die the death:" and NAMEs there means " a descriptive often disparaging epithet" so it is curse or blaspheme
The letter J wasn’t created till the 1500s ad
Yes. We say names according to how they have been handed down to us.
Just like we don’t usually say Yehudi but Jew. Same with Jerusalem. We don’t say Yerusalen.
Such a shame that you are showing disrespect to Gods name, (NOT very smart) I think you need to do some research based on recent ancient manuscripts now digitised and put online , such as the Allepo Codex, and the Royal MS 16 A II available online at the British museum which have the tetragrammaton with the VOWEL POINTS, the vowel points being the "Sheva, the Cholem & the Kamatz.
There is also a clue in the names of people in the Bible whose names were made up in part from the names of their gods, referred to as THEOPHORIC NAMES IN THE BIBLE,,,,,,theophoric names are names derived from a god. For example:
False gods: Bel and Nebo: Bel = Belteshazar (Daniel) Nebo = Nebonidus, Nebuchadnezzar,
True God Yeho(vah) ….Yehoyakim, Yehoram, Yehoshua, Yehoshaphat, Yehudah, Yehoash , Jeho-a-haz
The CLUE is in the name. If you really are open minded and really do want to find out the real way to pronounce God's name, then may I suggest that you look into it with an open mind. The Hebrew scholar Nehemiah Gordon will point you in the right direction as he does NOT have a horse in the race, and will prove how the name was NEVER LOST, but rather was hidden !
Going on part the info is OK, but when something better comes along the question is are you prepared to fit your teachings around the evidence or do you try to fit the evidence around your teachings ?
Should I listen to Gordon only, or should I consider other scholars as well?
@@LightoverDarkMinistry Tis up to you. Nehemia Gordon is one of the best. Or you could just look at the Hebrew names I posted and work it out for yourself.
@@STROND why is he the best? Is that an objective fact or opinion?
@@STRONDHow is he the best.
@@STRONDAlso, you're not allow to be here.
I'm not crazy about where the name Jehovah came from. But if people want to respectfully use it, fine. That doesn't make it God's divine name or mean that I am in some way wrong for not using it. Given the origin of the word, to say otherwise seems rather difficult to defend.
“Call god whatever you want” is wild.
Dozens of scriptures say that Christians would be witnesses of CHRIST, while there is not ONE verse which states they would be witnesses for Jehovah. (all scriptures from the NWT)
(Matthew 10:18) ....before governors and kings for my sake, for a witness....
(Mark 13:9) ...be put on the stand......for my sake, for a witness to them.
(Luke 24:48) You are to be witnesses of these things.
(John 1:15) (John bore witness about him, (Jesus)
(John 5:37) And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me.
(John 8:18) ...bears witness about myself, and the Father..bears witness about me.”
(John 15:26, 27) ....bear witness about me; and you, in turn, are to bear witness....
(Acts 1:8) ..witnesses of me in Jerusalem,.....the most distant part of the earth.”
(Acts 9:15, 16) But the Lord said to him: “Go! because this man is a chosen vessel to me to bear my name [Jesus] to the nations as well as to kings and the sons of Israel. For I will show him plainly how many things he must suffer for my name.” [Jesus]
(Acts 10:39) And we are witnesses of all the things he did.......
(Acts 10:43) To him (Jesus) all the prophets bear witness....
(Acts 13:31) .......These are now his witnesses to the people.
(Acts 22:15) because you are to be a witness for him (Jesus) to all men......
(Acts 22:20) and when the blood of Stephen your witness...
(Acts 23:11) ....witness about me in Jerusalem,.....also bear witness in Rome.”
(Acts 26:16) .....a witness .....................respecting me.
(1 Corinthians 1:6) ...the witness about the Christ has been made firm among you,
(1 Timothy 2:6, 7) ...this is what is to be witnessed to in its own due time.
(2 Timothy 1:8) ....the witness about our Lord.......
(1 John 5:9) ....this is the witness God gives, the witness.....about his Son.
(Revelation 1:9) ......bearing witness concerning Jesus.
(Revelation 12:17) ....have the work of bearing witness concerning Jesus.
(Revelation 17:6) ......and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus.
(Revelation 19:10) ....witnessing concerning Jesus...the witness concerning Jesus...”
(Revelation 20:4) ...for the witness they gave about Jesus......
Gracias for the content m8
glory be to God!!!
3:02 CORRECTION from right to left:
יהיה yihyeh HE WILL BE
היה hāyāh HE WAS
הוה hōweh singular masculine BEING
The King James Bible,(yr1611) has the name Jehovah in it several times! The Hebrew name for God appears in the Bible about 7,000 times, yet churches don't mention that? the word trinity NEVER appears in the Bible, but churches teach as if it does
They want to keep it out because it blurs God’s identity.
If Philippians 2:9 states the God promoted Jesus and GAVE HIM A NAME above all names, it logically means that it excludes God, the promoter. who is Almighty.
1 Corinthians 15:27 makes this clear.
Since God is fulfilling Micah 4:1-5 and the only group which fits all the signatures of this last days prophecy are Jehovah's Witnesses, it is obvious that God has no problem with his name. If he had, he would have got it changed.
What about names that include Jehovah in it? NIV, NASB, ESV, ASV, KJV, NKJV and others all do. I guess LORDshaphat doesn’t work. (Matthew 1:8) It’s seems it’s harder to take out God’s name …when it’s part of another name! 😜
The world is divided between those who love God’s name and those who don’t.
Those who who know and use God’s name and those who try to hide it.
Jehovah is God’s name in English. Just as Jesus is in English.
The world is divided between those who believe that Jesus is God incarnate who died for his creation and those who reject him.
Jehovah/Yahweh/YHWH-however you prefer to transliterate the divine name is fine. The issue is the NWT's insertion of the divine name in places where the tetragrammaton isn't found in the Bible-both in the OT and NT.
@@BasicBiblicalTruth
The issue is your Bible translations have LORD where YHWH was.
And even if it was in the NT 100% you would remove it there too. Since you remove it where you know where God’s name is. How come you are not jumping up and down upset about the Bible translations of the NIV, ESV, NASB, NKJV that plucked out God’s Name?
I've said this before and I'll say it again-I think Bibles should have the divine name wherever the tetragrammaton is found in the manuscripts.
However, we should be consistent, shouldn't we? If it's wrong to remove the divine name from the Bible, then it is wrong to add the divine name to the Bible where the tetragrammaton isn't found.
Do you think it's wrong to add the divine name to places where the tetragrammaton isn't found or do you think we can add the divine name wherever we want?
@@BasicBiblicalTruth
I hear you. And usually that is enough for me. But we know that God’s name last forever
We see evidence of what happens to the LXX, Greek Septuagint.
And if the readers are alerted as the reference Bible does and even an asterisks on study bibles it can be shown where it was originally quoting from and YHWH was there. Even the NT uses the KY as an abbreviation of where it was.
So if the NWT is wrong for the 237 times it used God’s Name where it believes it was then the other Bible translations loved by all the churches are some 30 times more wrong than the NWT that keeps the name where we know it was for certain.
Again, you're being hypocritical. If it's wrong to use a title in place of the divine name, then it's also wrong to insert the divine name into places where the tetragrammaton isn't found.
You have to assume that the NT has been corrupted and that we can't rely on the NT manuscripts. Thus, you can make the NT say whatever you want because you don't believe we can know what the NT said since the manuscripts we have can't be trusted.
Isaiah, 2:4, /Ef,6:12 /Romans, 2:28-29, The new Jerusalem of God, are gathered out of nations, @ Ezekiel, they no longer learn any wars, the physical Israelites and their spirituality already slaugthered by God, Ezekiel 9:1-11 / Matthew, 21:43 /23:37-39
Yehovah
Moses asked for God's name, and He said, "HaYAH Ashar HaYAH," NOT Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh. HaYAH means "the I AM," and so He said, "The I AM Who the I AM." Ehyeh is not YAH, as in Halleluyah, which means "Praise YAH." Jehovah is NOT God's revealed name. The apostles never knew the name of Jesus. The disciples knew Christ as YAHSHUA, but on the streets of Jerusalem, they heard the common Aramaic name Yeshua. The name Jesus has only existed since the 17th century. God revealed the name of salvation, and to reject this one revealed name, YAHSHUA, is to stand condemned (John 3:18).
Why did you say Jerusalem? That’s not how they pronounced it? 😜
@@NickHawaii Okay, smarty-pants, and yet pronouncing Jerusalem, as Yerusalem, is not a requirement according to the Gospel for our salvation, however, knowing the true revealed name of our Savior is. I have told you brother according to the love of Christ, that His name is YAHSHUA, and if you choose to reject this name, well, you stand condemned already (John 3:18). This is the Gospel truth.
@@S.R.M.
No one is rejecting the name. We say the name according to our language.
Peter sounds nothing like Cephas.
God wants worship from all tongues and languages. (Revelation 7:9)
And allow me to reinforce my point in Revelation 9.
"They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails. They [the locusts] have as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon" (Revelation 9:10-11 ESV)
This text puts the controversy to rest. Why? Because the apostle John, who was "in the spirit" at the time (1:10; 4:2; 17:3; 21:10), clearly demonstrated that a "name" can properly take on a different form/pronunciation when it is transferred into another language. In this case, the king of the locusts had a name, Abaddon, which was the Hebrew form/pronunciation.
However, John says that, in Greek, he is called Apollyon." That is to say, John is referring to the same figure, and the same name. The only difference is the variation in pronunciation based on the difference in language, nothing else. Therefore, the same principle would logically apply to the name of God and that of his Son. We could just as legitimately say of God, "His name in Hebrew is Yehowah and in English he is called Jehovah." Or of God's Son, "His name in Hebrew is Yeshua, and in English he is called Jesus.
@@NickHawaii Since there is only one revealed name (Acts 4:8-12), accepting any other name means rejecting the one revealed name (John 3:18). It does not matter what Peter's name is, or what Paul's name is, but it matters what Christ's revealed name is. The apostle John never used another name for the Savior, he would only use the revealed name, because there is no other name. When you decide for yourself what is right or wrong, and you utilize a rationalization for it, you become a worker of lawlessness (Matthew 7). “Jehovah…” (Yehovah) It is widely used in many churches. It is considered by many Christians to be hollowed, and many beautiful hymns also endear it, however, this name “Jehovah” is a concoction of man. Therefore, it is a “mongrel,” a “hybrid,” and it is “fantastic,” a fantasy, and it is “monstrous!” There is something very wrong with this euphonious name Jehovah. Therefore, the name of Jehovah was a name never revealed by the LORD. The facts have only to be known to justify this verdict.
What are the facts?
Ever since the Babylonian invasion of the Kingdom of Judea, and the enforced diaspora of its noble class in 597 BCE, the Jews have had a strong penchant for hiding the name of the LORD (YHWH) from the Gentiles, thus preventing them from potentially profaning the LORD’s name revealed to Moses (specifically the name of YAH, “HaYAH”, as found in Exodus 3:13-15). YAH is “the name which is above every name.” Readers in the synagogues would inadvertently attempt to pronounce the LORD’s name, as there were no vowels in the Hebrew words within the Hebrew Bible [or known as “The Old Testament”] when coming upon God’s name: YHWH. Later, the Jewish clergy developed the practice, around the 1100s of adding Hebrew vowels created by the Masoretes, to the Tetragrammaton [Gr. word for the four consonant letters of the LORD's name]. The vowels were taken from at least three other Hebrew words, namely, Adonay (meaning Lord, with the vowels of a-o-ai causing the hybrid name YaHoWaiH, or later shortened to YAHWEH), Eloah (meaning God, with the vowels of e-o-a causing YeHoWaH later Jehovah or Yehovah), and Elohim (meaning Gods, with the vowels of e-o-i causing YeHoWiH, as shown in Strong’s Dictionary of Bible Words # 3069). These hybrid names were never meant to form any legitimate name for the LORD but were placed there to remind the readers in the synagogues to say, “Adonay” instead of attempting to pronounce the LORD’s actual name.
How was this euphonious name, Jehovah, propagated?
Later in Medieval times, the Roman Catholic Church was known to raid Jewish synagogues, take their gold, and the Hebrew Scriptures [the Old Testament], and persecute Jews. Raymondus Martini was a 13th century Dominican friar and theologian. He is remembered for his book called “Pugio Fidei” (in the year 1270 CE). Finding the absconded Hebrew Scriptures in the Dominican Library, and believing he had discovered the name of God, he used the name Iehovah (or Iehova) in his book not understanding that these vowels were not original to the LORD’s actual name. The name and pronunciation of “Jehovah,” (and also the name Jesus unknown until the 17th century) were essentially unknown in the years before 1520 CE, when introduced and propagated by Peter, Galatinus (1450-1540), he held the office of penitentiary under pope Leo X. His chief work De Arcanis Catholicae Veritatis, a book, written at the request of the pope, the emperor, and other dignitaries, in the year 1516 CE, as he also used the name Iehovah in his book. The name Iehovah was altered with the addition of the letter J, which was a recent addition to the English alphabet in the 17th century. Galatinus also did not know of the Jewish practice of adding vowels from an entirely different word. He did not know that the vowels found around the Tetragrammaton YeHoWaH were from the Hebrew word Eloah, and if he did, he did not care.
Noted Bible scholar J. B. Rotherham, essentially stated, “To give YHWH (Latin: IHVH and later JHVH) the vowels of the word (ELOAH) to remind the Jewish reader to say, ‘Adonay,’ and to be pronounced by the Christians, ‘Jehovah,’ is about as hybrid a combination as it would be to spell the name of Germany with the vowels of Portugal-viz., Gormuna” (The Emphasized Bible, J. B. Rotherham, Kregel Publication, 1994, Pp. 24-25). Jehovah in its present hybrid form has only existed since the 17th century. Fact: The LORD’s essential name is YAH, and Bible scholars have acknowledged YAHWEH (see Strong’s #3050), as in “Praise YAH,” Hebrew: “Halleluyah!” The English “Hallelujah” is a misnomer. YAH is “the name which is above every name” (Philippians 2:9), and YAHSHUA is the only name by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12), and this name is to be known among every language, and tongue, as the essential revealed name of the LORD according to the Gospel (Philippians 2:11), YAH, as in HaYAH (the I AM). The Savior identified His name as “I AM” (YAH, see John 8:58). The prophet Isaiah identified the name of salvation as YAH (Isaiah 12:2 NKJV). And “shua” means “my help”, as in “my salvation.” To reject the revealed name of YAHSHUA, which was given by the angel (Matthew 1:21) is to stand condemned (John 3:18). YAHSHUA is shortened from the name YAHOSHUA, which is commonly spelled Yehoshua largely due to the Jewish practice of hiding the name YAH, by adding vowels to YHWH, the Tetragrammaton, from the Hebrew vowels of Eloah, which caused the false Yeh, as a result, scholars would consider YAHOSHUA a philological impossibility, however, they are mistaken.
What does the name Jehovah mean in Hebrew?
Je-hovah, “hovah” in Hebrew means, “Ruin, Mischief, and Calamity” (see Strong’s #1942, #1943). The Jewish Encyclopedia, states, under the name “Jehovah,” “This name is commonly represented in modern translations by the form Jehovah, which, however, is a philological impossibility” (p. 160). The Jehovah’s Witnesses admittedly make a similar reference that the name Jehovah is inferior, in their book: Let Your Name Be Sanctified (p. 16). Undoubtedly, the name Jehovah is not the revealed name of the LORD! Many Christian clergy know the truth that the name Jehovah is bogus. Still, due to their tradition, or the fact that this name erroneously appears in the King James Version of the Bible, they hold to this euphonious name for the sake of their tradition, which makes void the revelation of God (Mark 7:6-7). The Lord has a warning for them, “And now, O priests (pastors and teachers), this commandment is for you. If you will not hear, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to My name,” says the LORD of hosts, “I will send a curse upon you, Yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart” (Malachi 2:1-2). Satan is deceiving the whole world (Revelation 12:9). Despite being told the truth of the one name of salvation, YAHSHUA, they will hold to the name Jesus and Jehovah, despite never having been revealed by the LORD. Many will reject the name YAHSHUA leaving only a few, and being of the many despite the admonishment: “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” (Matthew 7:13-14). The name Jesus was never revealed by the LORD, or an angel of the Lord, and history proves this, as eminent historian Ernest Renan acknowledged that the Savior was never in His lifetime called “Jesus” (The Life of Jesus, p. 90). The name Jesus, in its present form, has only existed since the 17th century.
Many on the path to the wide gate of destruction have sought to justify their faith in the substitute (counterfeit name) of Jesus, for they say, “I have seen wonders in the name of Jesus, and demons cast out in the name of Jesus, however, the Lord YAHSHUA has this to say to them, as given in Matthew 7:21-23, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” Those who think that demons were cast out as a basis for holding onto a name that God never revealed will find the Lord saying “Depart from Me,” for they are workers of lawlessness! As the apostle Peter said, "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). This means that all these names Jesus, Iesus, Iesous, and all the names that come from these three names are counterfeits! Halleluyah, Praise YAH! Praise YAHSHUA!
@@S.R.M.
Jesus is not counterfeit. And Jehovah is not counterfeit.
Your reasoning is what is defective. God doesn’t expect us to use names in Hebrew. He accepts people of all nations and tongues.
You want to make things up when you use names with a “J” all the time that was not in Hebrew.
This Bible translated got it right when he said:
"God's Name...the spelling and the pronunciation are not highly important. What is highly important is to keep it clear that this is a personal name. There are several texts that cannot be properly understood if we translate this name by a common noun like ‘Lord’..." (Steven T. Byington,The Bible in Living English (p. 7)
ALL of English is of Germanic heritage. English is a Germanic language, coming from Anglo-Saxon. The very name "English" comes from the Angles, who were "Germans."
We pronounce all Biblical names in the English Bible according to the historical way they have come down to us in the English language. Our God has no problem with that and neither should we.
Hi friend,
This is completely off topic, but could you do a video breakdown of Matthew 24. It’s one of the most complicated chapters in the Bible in my opinion, and there are many different opinions on it, and what applies to the talk of the destruction of Jerusalem, and what applies to Jesus’ literal coming. As much as I disagree with the preterist interpretation of scripture, it does sound like a large portion of it had a first century application. Thanks so much
Hey! I’m currently writing a whole mini somewhat thesis breakdown of the olivet discourse. I’m definitely planning on doing a video of it, because this is the witness chapter. If Matthew 24 didn’t exist they wouldn’t have a religion.
Thanks a lot! Yes the witnesses favourite chapter, but they only focus on like 4 isolated verses in it. It’s coincidentally also the chapter which destroys their foundational teachings. They rarely use the parallel accounts on Mark and Luke. I wonder why 😁😉
I would also add that it’s their understanding of the Greek word, ‘paraousia’ which gives them the excuse to push their teaching. If they understood that word means the return of a conquering king, they would understand why ‘coming’ is found in every other Bible.
@@benz8421 PAROUSIA also means presence
It does, and presence in koine Greek was used in reference to the return of a conquering king, the arriving or coming of the king. It doesn’t meaning he’s invisibly present.
I feel as if they worship another god
Your feeling is correct. That’s actually a topic I’m going to cover.
They 💯 worship another god. You can't claim to be a Christian if you reject the triune God of Abraham, and don't live by the Apostles Creed. They have an invented god created by the watchtower, therefore they are idol worshippers. And to think they have the audacity to call me one because I converted from JW to Catholic. The JWs twist church history too. They are dishonest people and promote anti-catholic propaganda left and right.
Who does Jesus worship? Think about that. Even after being super exalted to heaven after his resurrection. (Rev 3:12)
Hmmm...
Cant blame Jdubs for "Jehovah" its in other translations of the bible way b4 Jdubs came into being.Insight to scriptures even admits YAHWEH is a more correct translation.But even if YAHWEH is closer to a better translation its not 100% correct since Jews havent pronounced it for 100's of years.BTW IM not a Jdub. Still A good vid.
Christians, those with some knowledge, don't mind "Jehovah." The problem that Christians have is with JW'S inserting "Jehovah" into the NT because the tetragrammaton isn't found in the Greek NT.
@@kevinfromcanada4379 they added it 237 times in the NT
@@Azho64 Yes they do... and that's what Christians have a problem with.
There isn't a single Greek NT manuscript that contains the tetragrammaton, yet JW's claim-without any evidence-that the NT originally contained the tetragrammaton and they are simply "restoring" it.
1 - There is no evidence the tetragrammaton was in the NT. All Greek NT manuscripts contain Kurios.
2 - such a claim by JW's is to claim that the NT is unreliable.
3 - in JW's quest to "restore" the divine name, they pick and chose where they want to "restore" it in the NT and are not consistent with any standard. The only rule that they seem to abide by is that the referent cannot be Jesus, even if the context demands it.
@@kevinfromcanada4379 Your preaching to the choir hear even tho Im an atheist at one time I had the largest private collection of WT literature in Indiana .And after I turned atheist I donated a large portion to a group in Indy who witness to JWs and Mormons.
@@Azho64 what convinces you that atheism is more tenable than theism?
I was shopping to get a sd card for my phone one night. I went to Walmart and looked around at the camping section at pelet guns. I never bought the Power line mo_ el, kinda like the kid from that movie Christmas Story being the gun I wanted. So I made my way to electronics and found some where it intersected with the jewelry cases full of watches. After looking at brands I still didn't get it. Most likely I left and bought beer instead. Since then I been on a Fear&Loathing adventure tryin to get off that carousel. I sobered up since then and realized I'm not looking for a name, a higher power is trying to lead me back!
You admitted you don’t have any idea what you are talking about and you don’t.
“I am that I am" isn't translated correctly in your Bible translations at Exodus 3:14.
אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה is a verb in the qal imperfect tense - first person singular, and verbs are never static, they are active.
Let me show you some examples of the same word אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה functioning in your own KJV bible and in the book of Exodus.
Please turn with me to Exodus 4:12, what does it say?
Please turn with me to Exodus 4:15, what does it say?
Please turn with me to Exodus 3:12, what does it say?
So, there is a problem here, why are all of these other verses being translated as "I will be", but all of a sudden, we come to Exodus 3:14 and אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה is translated completely different? As you can see, there may be some bias in the KJV, and other translations.
If God wanted to say that he was the "I am" he would have used a pronoun אֲנִ֣י and not a verb.
Please turn with me to Genesis 15:7, what does it say?
Please turn with me to Genesis 17:1, what does it say?
Please turn with me to Genesis 28:13, what does it say?
So, if God wanted to say "I am that I am" at Exodus 3:14 he wouldn't have used אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה, but instead he would have used אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה, or אֲנִ֣י אֲנִ֣, but he didn't, why?
In the end, what I am trying to say, is that Exodus 3:14 should be translated as "I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be", and has absolutely nothing to do with scriptures like John 8:58, as the two texts are mutually exclusive.
In Exo 3:14, the divine name (Yahweh/Jehovah) is derived from a verb. As the NETBible points out in its note on the verse, “The verb form used here is אֶהְיֶה (ʾehyeh), the Qal imperfect, first person common singular, of the verb הָיָה (hayah, “to be”). It forms an excellent paronomasia with the name. So when God used the verb to express his name, he used this form saying, ‘I am.’ When his people refer to him as Yahweh, which is the third person masculine singular form of the same verb, they say ‘he is’.… The idea of the verb would certainly indicate that God is not bound by time, and while he is present (‘I am’) he will always be present.”
Just in case you accuse me of using a biased source, I will cite three Jewish sources:
1. Nahum Sarna says, “Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyh - This phrase has variously been translated, ‘I Am That I Am,’ ‘I Am Who I Am,’ and ‘I Will Be What I Will Be.’ It clearly evokes YHVH, the specific proper name of Israel’s God, known in English as the Tetragrammaton, that is, ‘the four consonants.’ The phrase also indicates that the earliest recorded understanding of the divine name was as a verb derived from the stem h-v-h, taken as an earlier form of h-y-h, ‘to be.’”[1]
2. The JPS Jewish Heritage Torah Commentary says,
When Moses asks for God’s name so he can announce it to the Children of Israel, God cryptically replies, “Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh”, which means something like “I am who I am,” or “I am what I am,” or “I am that I am.” What does this mean?
The Talmud (B. Berakhot 9b, Rashi on Exodus 3:14) answers the question by imagining a conversation between Moses and God in which Moses learns that the essence of the Divine Presence (known in Hebrew as the Shekhinah) is exactly that-presence. Moses realizes that the Divine Presence at times of suffering is an eternal source of hope encompassing the past, present, and future.[2]
3. Daniel Boyarin says,
The Hebrew of verse 12 reads that Moses, having asked God his name so that he may say in whose name it is that he comes, receives the famous reply: And God said to Moses: "I am that I am;' and he said: "Thus shall you say unto them, 'I Am has sent me to you.'" "I Am" is thus a name of God (the name that would be claimed by Jesus in the Fourth Gospel: Ego Eimi).[3]
So, Nicky, three Jewish sources that have no reason to agree with Trinitarians nevertheless agree. Tell us, what training do you and your GB have in Hebrew and Greek?
[1] Nahum M. Sarna, The JPS Torah Commentary: Exodus, (Philadelphia, PA / New York, NY: Jewish Publication Society, 1991), 17.
[2] Eli L. Garfinkel, The JPS Jewish Heritage Torah Commentary (Philadelphia, PA: University Of Nebraska Press, 2021), 92-93.
[3] Daniel Boyarin, Border Lines: The Partition of Judaeo-Christianity (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004), 125.
@@BasicBiblicalTruth
The reality is that the two statements are very different. While the Greek phrase in John does mean "I am," the Hebrew phrase in Exodus actually means "to be" or "to become." In other words God is saying, "I will be what I will be." If you investigate you will see there is much question on the theological translations of Exodus 3:14 from the Hebrew since it is imperfect and most translate this same word ('ehyeh) as future ("will be" not "I am") just two verses before but in verse 14 render it into a present tense form.
So the "I am" in Exodus is actually a mistranslation of the Hebrew text, so the fact that Jesus said "I am" does not mean he was saying he was the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob.
Look at the examples I gave you and how it is translated in your own Bible translation.
A friend of mine who is a former Trinitarian who is now one of Jehovah's Witnesses, once shared this with me:
"First the Hebrew expression "eh-YEH" is not properly rendered "I AM" Are there places in the Hebrew Bible where Jehovah says "I AM...? Yes, if we turn to Deuteronomy 32:39 we find God saying "Ani Ani hu" meaning "I, I am he." "Ani" means "I" or "I am" That is not the expression we find at Exodus 3:14 which is "eh-YEH" which means "I will be" or "I will prove to be." And, yes ,both "ani" and "ehyeh" are related to the same verb . But Exodus 3 connects "eh-YEH" and the Divine Name not..."ani" and the Divine Name. In any case, this text does not relate to John 8:58 and thus is not an issue. Note the quotes below:
"Such a translation [in English] as 'I am what I am' appears to be ruled out completely by the fact that the verbs [in Hebrew] here are imperfects. 'I am' is the normal translation of the Hebrew perfect, not an imperfect..." ---J.Wash Watt, Professor of Old Testament, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1930-1968, A Distinctive Translation of Exodus With An Interpretive Outline, 1977, pp 140-141.
"The translation 'I am' [in English] is doubly false: the tense is wrong, being present; and the idea is wrong, because am [in such an incorrect translation] is used in the sense of essential existence. .." A. B. Davidson, "The Theology of the Old Testament" in The International Theological Library, 1920, page 55"
My friend has also taught Hebrew on a college level. You are very much mistaken.
“The repeated verb-form (Heb. ʾehyeh), which is also used in v. 14b, is the first person singular of the imperfect Qal (simple prefix-conjugation) of the verb hāyāh, ‘be’. The most common use of the Heb. imperfect is to represent the future tense, but it can also be used for a repeated or continuing action or state (GK §107; JM §113), hence the variation in modern translations between a future and a (timeless) present rendering. The latter has been more popular, probably because it seems more fitting to represent the eternal nature of God.”[1]
A timeless present rendering is “I am that I am.” This is how the Jews understood it when they translated the LXX-εγω ειμι ο ων “I am the one who is”-and when they translated the Aramaic targums-“And the Lord said to Moses: ‘I AM WHO I AM.’”[2] This is also how the Jews writing the Talmud understood it and how the Jewish commentator who authored _The JPS Jewish Heritage Torah Commentary_ understood it.
So if Jesus wanted to contrast his eternal presence with Abraham’s temporal being, how would he do it? Just as he does in John 8:58.
Ps. You didn't answer my question: What training do you and your GB have in Hebrew and Greek? I think your refusal to answer is a tacit admission that neither you nor your GB have any training in Biblical languages.
[1] Davies, Graham I. _A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Exodus 1-18_ (New York: T&T Clark, 2020), 274.
[2] Martin McNamara, trans., Targum Neofiti 1, Exodus & Targum Pseudo-Jonathan, Exodus, The Aramaic Bible, vol. 1 (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1994), 19.
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Is this the same kind of question critics said to the disciples of Jesus that were not taught in the schools and ordinary and unlettered?
We have the tools to study and test and many brothers I have are scholarly and know how to research.
What names did the LXX have? Please provide them.
So could it be that Jesus was quoting the Greek Septuagint Version (LXX) of Exodus 3:14 when he says EGO EIMI in John 8:58? Hardly, since in the Greek Septuagint Version, the short name of EHYEH is rendered as HO OHN, not EGO EIMI. The full form is rendered as a sentence: EGO EIMI HO OHN, which means “I am the being.”
The Septuagint gives EGO EIMI a predicate, but the short form is simply HO OHN, “The Being.” So if Jesus quoted the LXX, he would have used HO OHN, not EGO EIMI, which, of course, in context would have made no sense at all. Still further, if he were quoting the LXX from the long form EGO EIMI HO OHN, then he left the subject and verb “I am” without a predicate, which indicates that he was not quoting the LXX.
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In John 8:58 many trinitarian translations have “I have existed” or “I have been”.
Were they not scholarly enough?
It depend on what bible you are reading from. How do you know the bible you are reading from is from God?
The words in the bible have been messed around with for years.
Which religion is the right religion?
There is no religion, there is no church, kingdom hall or any other building of worship that speaks the truth. You can pick fault with everyone one of them.
The way to God is through Jesus and only through him will you be answered.
I don't go to any place of worship as once they open their mouths you can tell you are being mislead.
The only way is to talk to God through Jesus and then you will be saved.
Why people like you mock JW's and not the rest of them is beyond me. Why not talk about the Catholic Church that bow to Mary for their sins. Mary is nothing, she is just a woman.
How about Islam, another false religion.
There must be around 100,000 different religions alone in America
The road is narrow, and few will find it..... True words them, as 99.99% of people that go to Church are in the house of Satan and not God.
Stay away from these places and cut out the con man. Pray to God and talk to him to put you on the right path. But, there is no need to judge other religions because you disagree with them. It's not your place to correct them but Gods.
If someone is truly wanting to be saved God will show them the way.
Which God? The God of Islam, God of the Bible, Brahman?
@@LightoverDarkMinistry There is only one God, the bible is very clear on that.
@@oldmanonamission8055 I thought the Bible was messed around with? Should I ignore what scripture teaches and just trust what you say?
@@LightoverDarkMinistry okay, where in Scripture does it say "and on the 25th of Dec you are to have a birthday party for me"?
or where does it say "it's my birthday, someone pick a date"?
Can you not see how stupid you sound saying you go by scripture when you clearly don't.
Light over darkness ministry. I think you will find it more fitting to call it 'darkness over light ministry'
Why don't you go and complain to whom ever writes these bibles and have Jesus's birth added to it?
But remember the last book does say what happens to those that add to the bible or who takes away from the bible.
Jesus didn't come here for a birthday party. He came here to forgive us of our sin and paid the price with his death. Find the road that leads you to the everlasting life and not the road you are on that's leading you to hell.
@@oldmanonamission8055 It is only false Christians who celebrate Xmas and are still tied to the pagan cross, TRUE Christian got out of Babylon the great years ago ! (Rev ch 17-18_
“Jehovah…” (Yehovah) It is widely used in many churches. It is considered by many Christians to be hollowed, and many beautiful hymns also endear it, however, this name “Jehovah” is a concoction of man. Therefore, it is a “mongrel,” a “hybrid,” and it is “fantastic,” a fantasy, and it is “monstrous!” There is something very wrong with this euphonious name Jehovah. Therefore, the name of Jehovah was a name never revealed by the LORD. The facts have only to be known to justify this verdict. What are the facts?
Ever since the Babylonian invasion of the Kingdom of Judea, and the enforced diaspora of its noble class in 597 BCE, the Jews have had a strong penchant for hiding the name of the LORD (YHWH) from the Gentiles, thus preventing them from potentially profaning the LORD’s name revealed to Moses (specifically the name of YAH, “HaYAH”, as found in Exodus 3:13-15). YAH is “the name which is above every name.” Readers in the synagogues would inadvertently attempt to pronounce the LORD’s name, as there were no vowels in the Hebrew words within the Hebrew Bible [or known as “The Old Testament”] when coming upon God’s name: YHWH. Later, the Jewish clergy developed the practice, around the 1100s of adding Hebrew vowels created by the Masoretes, to the Tetragrammaton [Gr. word for the four consonant letters of the LORD's name]. The vowels were taken from at least three other Hebrew words, namely, Adonay (meaning Lord, with the vowels of a-o-ai causing the hybrid name YaHoWaiH, or later shortened to YAHWEH), Eloah (meaning God, with the vowels of e-o-a causing YeHoWaH later Jehovah or Yehovah), and Elohim (meaning Gods, with the vowels of e-o-i causing YeHoWiH, as shown in Strong’s Dictionary of Bible Words # 3069). These hybrid names were never meant to form any legitimate name for the LORD but were placed there to remind the readers in the synagogues to say, “Adonay” instead of attempting to pronounce the LORD’s actual name.
How was this euphonious name, Jehovah, propagated?
Later in Medieval times, the Roman Catholic Church was known to raid Jewish synagogues, take their gold, and the Hebrew Scriptures [the Old Testament], and persecute Jews. Raymondus Martini was a 13th century Dominican friar and theologian. He is remembered for his book called “Pugio Fidei” (in the year 1270 CE). Finding the absconded Hebrew Scriptures in the Dominican Library, and believing he had discovered the name of God, he used the name Iehovah (or Iehova) in his book not understanding that these vowels were not original to the LORD’s actual name. The name and pronunciation of “Jehovah,” (and also the name Jesus unknown until the 17th century) were essentially unknown in the years before 1520 CE, when introduced and propagated by Peter, Galatinus (1450-1540), he held the office of penitentiary under pope Leo X. His chief work De Arcanis Catholicae Veritatis, a book, written at the request of the pope, the emperor, and other dignitaries, in the year 1516 CE, as he also used the name Iehovah in his book. The name Iehovah was altered with the addition of the letter J, which was a recent addition to the English alphabet in the 17th century. Galatinus also did not know of the Jewish practice of adding vowels from an entirely different word. He did not know that the vowels found around the Tetragrammaton YeHoWaH were from the Hebrew word Eloah, and if he did, he did not care. Noted Bible scholar J. B. Rotherham, essentially stated, “To give YHWH (Latin: IHVH and later JHVH) the vowels of the word (ELOAH) to remind the Jewish reader to say, ‘Adonay,’ and to be pronounced by the Christians, ‘Jehovah,’ is about as hybrid a combination as it would be to spell the name of Germany with the vowels of Portugal-viz., Gormuna” (The Emphasized Bible, J. B. Rotherham, Kregel Publication, 1994, Pp. 24-25). Jehovah in its present hybrid form has only existed since the 17th century. Fact: The LORD’s essential name is YAH, and Bible scholars have acknowledged YAHWEH (see Strong’s #3050), as in “Praise YAH,” Hebrew: “Halleluyah!” The English “Hallelujah” is a misnomer. YAH is “the name which is above every name” (Philippians 2:9), and YAHSHUA is the only name by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12), and this name is to be known among every language, and tongue, as the essential revealed name of the LORD according to the Gospel (Philippians 2:11), YAH, as in HaYAH (the I AM). The Savior identified His name as “I AM” (YAH, see John 8:58). The prophet Isaiah identified the name of salvation as YAH (Isaiah 12:2 NKJV). And “shua” means “my help”, as in “my salvation.” To reject the revealed name of YAHSHUA, which was given by the angel (Matthew 1:21) is to stand condemned (John 3:18). YAHSHUA is shortened from the name YAHOSHUA, which is commonly spelled Yehoshua largely due to the Jewish practice of hiding the name YAH, by adding vowels to YHWH, the Tetragrammaton, from the Hebrew vowels of Eloah, which caused the false Yeh, as a result, scholars would consider YAHOSHUA a philological impossibility, however, they are mistaken.
What does the name Jehovah mean in Hebrew?
Je-hovah, “hovah” in Hebrew means, “Ruin, Mischief, and Calamity” (see Strong’s #1942, #1943). The Jewish Encyclopedia, states, under the name “Jehovah,” “This name is commonly represented in modern translations by the form Jehovah, which, however, is a philological impossibility” (p. 160). The Jehovah’s Witnesses admittedly make a similar reference that the name Jehovah is inferior, in their book: Let Your Name Be Sanctified (p. 16). Undoubtedly, the name Jehovah is not the revealed name of the LORD! Many Christian clergy know the truth that the name Jehovah is bogus. Still, due to their tradition, or the fact that this name erroneously appears in the King James Version of the Bible, they hold to this euphonious name for the sake of their tradition, which makes void the revelation of God (Mark 7:6-7). The Lord has a warning for them, “And now, O priests (pastors and teachers), this commandment is for you. If you will not hear, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to My name,” says the LORD of hosts, “I will send a curse upon you, Yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take it to heart” (Malachi 2:1-2). Satan is deceiving the whole world (Revelation 12:9). Despite being told the truth of the one name of salvation, YAHSHUA, they will hold to the name Jesus and Jehovah, despite never having been revealed by the LORD. Many will reject the name YAHSHUA leaving only a few, and being of the many despite the admonishment: “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” (Matthew 7:13-14). The name Jesus was never revealed by the LORD, or an angel of the Lord, and history proves this, as eminent historian Ernest Renan acknowledged that the Savior was never in His lifetime called “Jesus” (The Life of Jesus, p. 90). The name Jesus, in its present form, has only existed since the 17th century.
Do you say Jew or Yehudi? How do you normally say the Bible time capital of Israel? Be honest.
Rom 10:9-13 is one that I often throw at a JW. They often cite the passage and ONLY in the JW bible (NWT) do the cite the name Jehovah when the whole context is about Jesus. You should see the shock look on their face when ask them to read the full context. Then I add "proof that you when you use technology to do a search and replace to add your trademark god name to the bible, you come up with human errors or just blasphemy. " Or was it intentional to add the company brand name Jehovah to that text? Just goes to show that the true God is not going to allow the son, Christ Jesus to be replaced since he will always exist in full context.
BTW, great video on the "truth" of how use their god's name. But I will always have to disagree with God and Christ being the same and coming to earth in the flesh. That's another video of course. Still Christ is salvation, and we say all prayers in the name of Jesus.
@@scottgrey2877 Jesus is YHWH (Romans 10:13; cf. Joel 2:32).
@@scottgrey2877 The concept of Agency does not apply at all in the area of prayer that is directly rendered unto the Lord Jesus since one can just as easily render prayer directly unto the Father. An agent would be a party when the other party is not there and/or cannot be reached. An "agent" is therefore unnecessary.
@@scottgrey2877 You were unable to refute the above because it destroys your false jesus (2 Corinthians 11:4).
@@scottgrey2877 Agree - the "another Jesus" of 2 Corinthians 11:4.
@@fredrolinners8903 Jesus is not God
Perfect. Xx
It was a perfect example of not bringing out the full facts. (Psalm 83:18)
I've been watching your videos for about week. Very impressed with the information you share in such short presentation. Just one small observation: The Watch Tower Headquarters is no longer in Brooklyn NY, but Warwick NY.
Yeah. But it did originate there. Considering that’s where all these doctrines originated from I think it’s still accurate to say such, also it’s hysterical.
@@LightoverDarkMinistryI wasn't trying to nitpick by mentioning their relocation. No malice intended. If I was giving a grade for your work, it would be an A+. Your videos are an encouragement to me. My mom has been with this group for many decades. Please pray that my mom and many others will be set free. Thanks!
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That isn’t the only thing he is wrong about. No other group on the planet are closer to first century Christianity than the witnesses. Ask him to show you one and see. They are very much a part of this world and would slaughter one another in war. (1 John 3:10-12) if that doesn’t tell you something not sure what will.
Also, Christians were never told to do ANYTHING in/for God's name.
The following verses show that CHRIST's name was fundamental for Christians - not God's:
(Isa. 62:2) ...a new name.....Jehovah’s own mouth will designate. (see Acts 11:26)
(Matthew 5:11) “Happy are you when people reproach you and persecute you and lyingly say every sort of wicked thing against you for my sake.
(Matthew 10:22) And you will be hated by all people on account of my name,......
(Matthew 18:20) For where there are two or three gathered together in my name,....
(Matthew 19:29) .......for the sake of my name......will inherit everlasting life.
(Matthew 24:9) .......and you will be hated by all the nations on account of my name.
(Luke 10:17) “...even the demons are made subject to us by the use of your name.”
(Luke 21:12) ......brought before kings and governors for the sake of my name.
(Luke 21:16, 17) .......and you will be hated by all people because of my name.
(John 2:23) .....many people put their faith in his (Jesus') name........
(John 5:27, 28) .....in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice..
(John 14:26) But the helper, the holy spirit, which the Father will send in my name,
(John 15:16) ......no matter what you ask the Father in my name,
(Acts 2:38) Repent, and let each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ
(Acts 3:6) In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk!”
(Acts 4:10) .....in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene,
(Acts 5:40) . . .and ordered them to stop speaking on the basis of Jesus’ name.
(Acts 5:41) ....counted worthy to be dishonored in behalf of his [Jesus'] name.
(Acts 9:14-16) .....all those calling on your name.....he must suffer for my name.”
(Acts 10:48) .....he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
(Acts 11:26) ..........the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.
(Acts 16:18) “I order you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.”
(Acts 19:5) On hearing this, they got baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
(Acts 21:13) Rest assured, I am ready not only to be bound but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus...... (not God's name)
(Acts 22:16) ....get baptized, and wash your sins away by your calling on his name.’
(1 Corinthians 6:11) ...been declared righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
(2 Corinthians 5:15) .....no longer for themselves, but for him who died for them.
(Philippians 2:10) .....so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend......
(Hebrews 13:15) Through him (JESUS) let us always offer to God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of our lips that make public declaration to his (JESUS') name. (see all the "witness" scriptures above!)
(Revelation 2:3) ....and you have borne up for my name’s sake...
(Revelation 2:13) ......and yet you keep on holding fast my name,. . .
Awesome! Thanks. Nice music evidence.
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If it is so un-important to use Gods proper name, why are there scriptures such as Exodus 9v16, whereby he tells Pharoe that he has let him live, to show him his power, and "In order to have MY NAME declared in all the Earth".?
Then, in John 12v28. Jesus said. "Father, glorify your name". Therefore a voice came out of Heaven. "I both glorified (It) and will glorify (It) again"! Then, in Acts 15v14-17, he actually points out, using The Apostle Peter, (Cephas), as to the name that the people he choose will be called by. ! Backed up by Psalm 18v43.!
None other than Jehovah's Witnesses. Regardless of the alleged wrongdoings they are accused of, they are still his people. The Creator must have known all would not be well towards the end. That is why he had the Warning at 1 Peter 4v17. Saying when times up, he starts by cleaning his Own Organization out First.! A warning to the in-discreet slave.!
@@johnrideout7124 Lots of Christian groups use God's name.
@@misterauctor7353 Many thanks, I have been told that the Plymouth bretheren use Jehovah's name, and would be pleased to hear what others do, also which Bible translations, they use.?........
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I like the NWT, ASV and Young’s Literal Translation that keeps God’s name where it belongs.
JWs are not the people of God. As Misterauctor points out, God's name is used by many Christian groups in worship, teaching, and in many English translations. The issue that Christians have with JWs is that they insert the divine name into places where the OT & NT manuscripts don't have the tetragrammaton (YHWH).
JWs are hypocrites who claim that the NT contained the divine name but was deliberately removed by some mystery group in one breath and then claim in another that the NT has not been corrupted and that we can trust the Greek NT mss (the same ones they claim were deliberately corrupted). They're inconsistent and dishonest.
Your video is awesomely interesting in trying to keep. Myself away from JW So Confusing ( not you ) the Concept of the Name & the hypocrisy of the Name. . An oxymoron really.
Take care Bro. Keep up the analysis 🧐. I really enjoy your thought process. Are you a Gemini ♊️
What is so confusing about keeping God’s name Jehovah where it belongs? Removing it has just added to the confusion of the false trinity doctrine and had blurred the identity of God.
The vowels of “adoni” are not used in Jehovah. The proper Hebrew pronunciation is Yehovah. Germanic languages translated it Jehovah. English uses this. But since both of us are not skilled Bibles translators, I’ll keep it simple.
Proof from the scriptures that Jehovah is the proper English translation is the name of men with God’s name in it.
JEHOADDAH (Jehovah Has Decked Himself)
JEHOADDAN or JEHOADDIN (Jehovah Is Pleasure)
JEHOAHAZ (May Jehovah Take Hold)
JEHOASH
JEHOHANAN (Jehovah Has Shown Favor)
JEHOIACHIN (Jehovah Has Firmly Established)
JEHOIADA (May Jehovah Know)
JEHOIAKIM (Jehovah Raises Up)
JEHOIARIB (Jehovah Has Conducted [Our] Legal Case)
JEHONADAB (Jehovah Is Willing)
JEHONATHAN (Jehovah Has Given)
JEHORAM (Jehovah Is High (Exalted)
JEHOSHABEATH (Jehovah Is Plenty)
JEHOSHAPHAT (Jehovah Is Judge)
JEHOSHEBA Jehovah Is Plenty
JEHOSHUA Jehovah Is Salvation
JEHOZABAD (Jehovah Has Endowed)
JEHOZADAK (Jehovah Pronounces Righteous)
Notice the prefix JEHO- in all these names. Look in your many dictionaries, that blaspheme Gods name by not giving it proper respect, and their definitions to those names and they all say “Lord“ this or that. That prefix isn’t for “LORD” or adoni, but for “Jehovah”. Not one scholar has criticized the translation of those names and said, “There is no”J” in Hebrew. When discussing the name Jehovah, we’re not discussing Hebrew, we are discussing English translation from Hebrew.
This is just one huge evidence that the proper name of God translated to English is Jehovah.
How do Jehovah’s Witness pronounce God’s name in Hebrew? Yehovah.
And then Mr Syncity woke up from his dream where he dreamt he had knowledge of Hebrew and was fully qualified as a Hebrew Scholar.
Then came the realisation that he was inept in the Hebrew language because he was too lazy to study it.
Jehovah is a conjunction of YWWH and Adonai.
Learn history
Just stop the pretence of knowing Hebrew,
Mr Syncity, a sufferer of the Dunning Kruger Effect.
Educated people can spot FAKE Hebrew Scholars like you. Give it up sunshine.
I'm happy to put a wager on Jehovah if you like.
How about it Mr Syncity???????
Finally someone actually knows what they are talking about.
JESUS IS NOT JEHOVAH, Jesus is the SON, Jehovah IS OUR FATHER - ISA 63:16 , event the trinity says THE SON IS NOT THE FATHER, so JESUS, THE SON is NOT the FATHER, JEHOVAH. DEUT 6:4 - JEHOVAH IS ONE JEHOVAH, ISA 45:5 - I AM JEHOVAH AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE.
33 Whoever clings to his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life shall save it.
Luke 17:33 TLB
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John 8:44 GOD’S WORD Translation
44 You come from your father, the devil, and you desire to do what your father wants you to do. The devil was a murderer from the beginning. He has never been truthful. He doesn’t know what the truth is. Whenever he tells a lie, he’s doing what comes naturally to him. He’s a liar and the father of lies.
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[3:18] GOD bears witness that there is no god except He, and so do the angels and those who possess knowledge. Truthfully and equitably, He is the absolute god; there is no god but He, the Almighty, Most Wise.
[112:4] "None equals Him.
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3♧175 It is the *devil's* system to *instill fear* into his subjects. Do not fear them and *fear Me instead,* if you are believers. 🤔
There shall be no compulsion in religion: the right way is now distinct from the wrong way. *Anyone who denounces the devil and believes in GOD has grasped the strongest bond;* one that never breaks. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient.
Romans 1:23
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to
🔥 *corruptible man,* 🔥 and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
9 💔 31 They have set up their religious leaders and scholars as lords,* instead of GOD. Others deified the Messiah, son of Mary. They were all commanded to worship only one god. There is no god except He. Be He glorified, high above having any partners.
5(☆)47 The people of the Gospel shall rule in accordance with GOD's revelations therein. ...
5(☆)48......For each of you, we have decreed laws and different rites....You shall compete in righteousness....
John 8:44 Living Bible
44 For you are the children of your father the devil and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning and a hater of truth-there is not an iota of truth in him. When he lies, it is perfectly normal; for he is the father of liars.
"I do not say to you that I possess the treasures of GOD. Nor do I know the future. Nor do I say to you that I am an angel. I simply follow what is revealed to me." Say, "Is the blind the same as the seer? Do you not reflect?"
[6:51] And preach with this (Quran) to those who reverence the summoning before their Lord-they have none beside Him as a Lord and Master, nor an intercessor-that they may attain salvation.
John 3:6-7 Living Bible
6 Men can only reproduce human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven; 7 so don’t be surprised at my statement that
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2 Corinthians 11:3 King James Version
3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
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Exactly! At times trinitarians say Jehovah is the Father. But other times it means all 3 subjects together.
But they don’t say Jesus is the trinity … that wouldn’t be good for them. Does Jesus mean trinity or does it identify that Jesus is the Son?
The answer is obvious.
Is Jesus ever all 3?
It’s not consistent at all.
If Jesus doesn’t mean the trinity who is the Son then Jehovah doesn’t mean the trinity who is the Father.
Watchtower 1980 2/1 pages 11-13 (No J's before 1600's the name is an invention of a Dominican Catholic monk Raymundis Martini in 1270) it's also a free mason god!
I think you need to do some research based on recent ancient manuscripts now digitised and put online , such as the Allepo Codex, and the Royal MS 16 A II available online at the British museum which have the tetragrammaton with the VOWEL POINTS, the vowel points being the "Sheva, the Cholem & the Kamatz.
There is also a clue in the names of people in the Bible whose names were made up in part from the names of their gods, referred to as THEOPHORIC NAMES IN THE BIBLE,,,,,,theophoric names are names derived from a god. For example:
False gods: Bel and Nebo: Bel = Belteshazar (Daniel) Nebo = Nebonidus, Nebuchadnezzar,
True God Yeho(vah) ….Yehoyakim, Yehoram, Yehoshua, Yehoshaphat, Yehudah, Yehoash , Jeho-a-haz
The CLUE is in the name. If you really are open minded and really do want to find out the real way to pronounce God's name, then may I suggest that you look into it with an open mind. The Hebrew scholar Nehemiah Gordon will point you in the right direction as he does NOT have a horse in the race, and will prove how the name was NEVER LOST, but rather was hidden !
By the way in teh 15th centrury when the first English Bible was translated the "J" was pronounced with the "Y" sound, that is why the Jah in hallalujah is pronounced with a "yah" sound.
That spanish monk originally used the spelling Yohoua. Later in his writings it was translated Jehovah. But it’s Yahweh/Yehovah/Jehovah doesn’t really matter. How do you say Jerusalem?
One thing we do know is it is a memorial name that will endure forever despite those who try to hide it.
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Today do you normally say Jew or Yehudi?
yes, JEHOVAH is the name of GOD. Where do you think the term JEHO came from in the names of JEHO-SHUAH, JEHO-SHAPHAT? From Jehovah , the GOD OF THE BIBLE
Wow. Didn't watch the video, did you!
"Jehovah" probably isn't the best transliteration of the tetragrammaton as your own organization admits but Christians are fine with it. Watch the video because you look really really foolish when you're making statements that the video has dealt with.
Not correct.
That is not an answer either. Jehovah is a made up man made name and YHWH does not equal Jehovah.
@@serafin1352 Where do you think the term JEHO came from in the names of JEHO-SHUAH, JEHO-SHAPHAT?
@@kevinfromcanada4379 Where do you think the term JEHO came from in the names of JEHO-SHUAH, JEHO-SHAPHAT? SO you think that JEHOSHUAH's name was invented only a monk?
@@Mr.DC3.1914 Romans Chapter 10,
I had confronted you several times with this key text of the New Testament.
I am forced to repeat the accusation that you are unteachable because you refuse to accept irrevocable biblical facts, especially since the message in this biblical text cannot be misunderstood.
According to verses 1-3, the apostle Paul laments his fellow Jews, even though he testifies that they show zeal for their God Yahweh.
According to verse 9, the apostle Paul emphasizes that true worship of God requires that Jesus be recognized as Lord.
According to verse 12, the apostle Paul emphasizes that all true worshippers have the same Lord over them and adds that all true worshippers must invoke this one Lord.
According to verse 13, the apostle Paul quotes a prediction from the Hebrew Scriptures to reinforce or support his previous message.
Questions:
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1.) What word did the apostle Paul choose in the original Greek text according to verse 13? "Kyrios" or "Jehovah"? You are welcome to use your interlinear translation to clarify this question.
2.) Did the apostle Paul emphasize in this epistle that all true worshippers should invoke a single Lord or two different lords?
Romans 10,1-17 (NWT Study Edition)
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„1 Brothers, the goodwill of my heart and my supplication to God for them are indeed for their salvation.
2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but n o t a c c o r d i n g to a c c u r a t e knowledge.
3 For because of not knowing the righteousness of God but seeking to e s t a b l i s h t h e i r o w n , they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
4 For C h r i s t is the end of the Law, so that everyone exercising faith may have righteousness.
9 For if you publicly declare with your mouth that J e s u s is L o r d (note: greek: „K y r i o s“), and exercise faith in your heart that God raised him up from the dead, you will be saved.
12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. There is the s a m e L o r d (note: greek: „ K y r i o s “) over all, who is rich toward a l l those c a l l i n g o n h i m.
13 For “everyone who c a l l s o n the name of Jehovah (note: greek: „ K y r i o s “ or „L o r d , who is the Lord according to verse 9?) will be saved.”
17 So faith follows the thing heard. In turn, what is heard is through the w o r d about C h r i s t .“
The "I AM" people are not correct though they think they are.
And Jesus said , "the father is greater than I AM" case closed !
@@STRONDThe father is greater in position.
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@@STRONDIn Exodus 3:14 it doesn’t even say “I am” in Hebrew. But “I will…” Want proof?
@@misterauctor7353
If greater in position then no equality whatsoever. The head of Christ is God.
Jesus worships that one. Then he can’t be that God.
acts 2:21 is a quote from Joel 2:32 and in there the name of JEHOVAH appears, and who is Jehovah? He is Our FATHER - iSA 63:16. Jesus is NOT the Father as Jesus is the Son
Paul quotes Joel 2:32 in Romans 10:13. In the context, he is citing the verse in reference to whom?
The Son or the Father?
@@kevinfromcanada4379 Jesus is NOT the Father, as Isa 45:5 says I AM JEHOVAH AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE. So you think Jesus(SON) is Jehovah(Our Father-Isa 63:16). So for you, The SON IS THE FATHER himself which conflicts with the Trinity doctrine which states that THE SON IS NOT THE FATHER. so u both conflict the teachings of the Bible and also your own trinity
@@Mr.DC3.1914 Love how you ignore questions, which only highlights that you don't have the truth.
God is our Father, so does that mean that Jesus isn't God? No, Jesus is also included in the identity of the one God (John 1:1; 20:28). The same can be said for Jehovah.
Now, are you going to answer my question or deflect again?
@@kevinfromcanada4379 ISA 45:-5 I AM JEHOVAH AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE, THERE IS NO GOD except me, so you think GOD is a liar? tell us, do you use I AM, ME for two persons or three persons? skipping again
@@kevinfromcanada4379 GOD THE FATHER is NEVER CALLED MADE, INSTALLED, come into being, CREATED, PRODUCED, GIVEN LIFE, and ALL THOSE WORDS were described to Jesus from the Bible. so yes, JESUS IS A CREATION, and never does the Bible called Jesus as CREATOR OR MAKER
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SALVATION IS FROM GOD AND THE LAMB, two persons - REV 7:9-10, and you twisted Acts 2. One WHO DENIES THE FATHER IS AN ANTICHRIST, AND are you an antiChrist?
How, exactly, did he twist Acts 2? Enlighten us, please... Who does John 3:16 say is the one in whom we must believe to have everlasting life? Believing that is NOT denying or diminishing the Father, since he is the one who provided Jesus as the way to salvation.
@@evanwindom3265 THAT's the POINT, WHO PROVIDED Jesus ? The FATHER. iF You teach that the NAME JEHOVAH cannot save you are mistaken and acts 2:21 is a quote from Joel in which it refers to Jehovah, and who is Jehovah ? OUR FATHER- Isa 63:16. so you think the FATHER IS ALSO THE SON? even the trinity says THE FATHER IS NOT THE SON
@@evanwindom3265 JOHN 14:1 we need to have FAITH both on Jesus and his Father, GOD. See JOhn 17:3
@@Mr.DC3.1914 I'm not going to engage in another exercise of hair-splitting with you on this. You're arguing a distinction without a difference.
@@Mr.DC3.1914 "even the trinity says THE FATHER IS NOT THE SON" - You're absolutely right -- the father is not the son. The father is God. Jesus is God. Now you understand the trinity. Congratulations.
Wow, this video is the type of pedantic rubbish makes me switch off from people who think they are the epitome and supremacy of scripture.
I pray to Yahweh through Christ as Jesus as instructed 😉
Jesus says and other scriptures says
"But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathens do.For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. In this manner, therefore, pray:Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” (Matthew 6:6-13)
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thank giving, let your requests be made known to God …” (Philippians 4:6)
“… Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” (John 16:23-24)
“And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” (John 14:13-14)"
Jesus is Yahweh (Rom 10:9-13).
@@kevinfromcanada4379 In fact, scripture is not clear on the nature of Christ.
In scripture, Jesus is in some way God himself, in others he is a servant. Jesus never ever said he was fully Yahweh, but instead said the gather was greater than him.
Hence, why the debate between different factions still raging today as it has done fir thousands of years.
Christ second coming is near imo, maybe Jesus will reveal his true nature when he comes.
@@bunchlead Read John 12:39-41 and Isaiah 6:1-10, scripture is pretty clear who Jesus is.
@@bunchlead Jesus' statement that the Father is greater than he does not mean he is less "God." According to 1Cor 11, man is greater than woman in rank-does that mean she is less human? No. So why do you claim that Jesus is less "God" than the Father?
Jesus is identified as Yahweh in Mar 1:2-3 (citing Isa 40:3 & Mal 3:1), Phil 2:10-11 (citing Isa 45:23), Rom 10:13 (citing Joel 2:32), 1Pe 3:14-15 (citing Isa 8:12-13), etc..
The writer to the Hebrews cites Psalm 102:25-27 and applies it to the Son, saying that the Son created all things. Yes! Jesus is Yahweh.
@@LightoverDarkMinistry No man has ever seen God. You see, for every scripture that links Jesus to being God, there are a plethora that do the opposite. Like this one, where Jesus calls the father God. So how van Jesus be God?
John 20:17
Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
Theres no other religion, except the Jw's a fulfillment of Isaiah 62:1-3, 'They will be called by Jehovah's new name,
Other religions use that name. Also, the passage you cited is about Jerusalem.
@@misterauctor7353
In Acts it talks about a people for God’s Name.
And when most people think of Jehovah they associate it with his witnesses for a reason. Plus JW’s won’t kill one another in war. Not their brother or enemy.
@@NickHawaii Neither do quackers.
@@misterauctor7353
Yes so it would eliminate most groups in Christendom. Good on them for getting that right. At least you didn’t deny the record of those in nominal Christianity.
@@misterauctor7353
Good on them. But the majority of churches would and you and I know it. It’s one of the things that wound at least put them in the discussion of who is actually acting Christian.
After they finished speaking, James replied: “Men, brothers, hear me. Symʹe·on has related thoroughly how God for the first time turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people *for his name* . And with this the words of the Prophets agree, just as it is written: ‘After these things I will return and raise up again the tent of David that is fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins and restore it, *so that the men who remain may earnestly seek Jehovah, together with people of all the nations, people who are called by my name, says Jehovah* , who is doing these things, known from of old.’ Therefore, my decision is not to trouble those from the nations who are turning to God.” (Acts 15:13-19)
This is the reason JW’s proudly identify themselves as *Jehovah’s* Witnesses. *His name has to be represented by his people* .
So although the “J” does *not* appear in the original Hebrew-Aramaic language, however, the most commonly accepted translation of YHWH in *English* is *Jehovah* or *Yahweh* .
Jesus Christ was given, *by God* , “the name above every name”, *with the exception* of God’s own personal name: *YHWH* . (Psalm 83:18)
*It is this name* the one all people should call upon. (Romans 10:13)
Many people believe Paul is making reference to Jesus Christ. However, the OT scriptures he quoted, *are clearly about YHWH* .
And Jesus being YHWH, it’s still in harmony with the rest of scripture. Read Acts again. You believe God failed in his duty to create a people for his name. He seemed to start then stop for 1800 years then start again with a guy who thought pyramids help the key the the end of the world.
Notice you added words to Philippians. You can’t let the text speak for itself, you have to add your own preconceived ideas into scripture.
Also Romans 10, read it all, it’s about Jesus not his Father.
“Jehovah” is not God’s name. YHWH is not Jehovah.
Further NWT is very biased and far from accurate. Over 72 scripture verses have been omitted in this bible. CCJW has added the man made word Jehovah thousands of times.
Aside from this,
Jesus is the way the truth the life. He is the name above all names.
He is our mediator not any man.
Romans Chapter 10,
I had confronted you several times with this key text of the New Testament.
I am forced to repeat the accusation that you are unteachable because you refuse to accept irrevocable biblical facts, especially since the message in this biblical text cannot be misunderstood.
According to verses 1-3, the apostle Paul laments his fellow Jews, even though he testifies that they show zeal for their God Yahweh.
According to verse 9, the apostle Paul emphasizes that true worship of God requires that Jesus be recognized as Lord.
According to verse 12, the apostle Paul emphasizes that all true worshippers have the same Lord over them and adds that all true worshippers must invoke this one Lord.
According to verse 13, the apostle Paul quotes a prediction from the Hebrew Scriptures to reinforce or support his previous message.
Questions:
=========
1.) What word did the apostle Paul choose in the original Greek text according to verse 13? "Kyrios" or "Jehovah"? You are welcome to use your interlinear translation to clarify this question.
2.) Did the apostle Paul emphasize in this epistle that all true worshippers should invoke a single Lord or two different lords?
Romans 10,1-17 (NWT Study Edition)
===============================
„1 Brothers, the goodwill of my heart and my supplication to God for them are indeed for their salvation.
2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but n o t a c c o r d i n g to a c c u r a t e knowledge.
3 For because of not knowing the righteousness of God but seeking to e s t a b l i s h t h e i r o w n , they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
4 For C h r i s t is the end of the Law, so that everyone exercising faith may have righteousness.
9 For if you publicly declare with your mouth that J e s u s is L o r d (note: greek: „K y r i o s“), and exercise faith in your heart that God raised him up from the dead, you will be saved.
12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek. There is the s a m e L o r d (note: greek: „ K y r i o s “) over all, who is rich toward a l l those c a l l i n g o n h i m.
13 For “everyone who c a l l s o n the name of Jehovah (note: greek: „ K y r i o s “ or „L o r d , who is the Lord according to verse 9?) will be saved.”
17 So faith follows the thing heard. In turn, what is heard is through the w o r d about C h r i s t .“
JW DEFENSOR. Jehovah has nothing to do with the WT Organisation. WT committed identity theft when Jehovah's name was hijacked in order to scam people.
After the death of the deluded Charles T Russell, the crafty Joseph Rutherford took over Russell's bible students and ran the organisation for his own nefarious benefit. In 1931 Rutherford hijacked the name Jehovah as a brand name for the scam that he played on desperate and vulnerable folks during the Great Depression while he lived as a king in luxury. He created the Jehovah's Witness religion, continuing to use the Bible as a front for his own gain.
Watchtower is a scam that is still perpetuated today by evil men to control the lives of JW's in order to maintain and expand its empire, it is a publishing business that poses as a religion.
It is a dystopian organisation, an Orwellian world, that uses the Bible as a front for its heinous agenda in a similar way that criminals use a legitimate business as a front for felonious activity.
Watchtower's Jehovah is a fake; no wonder WT's predictions never come to pass, no wonder the Organisation has to keep coming up with 'new light', no wonder WT shuns and gags people who discover the truth about 'the truth' from enlightening JW's in the Organisation, no wonder this evil Organisation can be so controlling and abusive to its members, no wonder WT can feed JW's hogwash that has nothing to do with the real Jehovah. Nothing comes through Watchtower and the Governing Body to Jehovah's Witnesses from the real Jehovah.
@MR,
You and I do *not* know if apostle Paul used YHWH in his *original* writings. Remember: *All we have today are copies* . Hence, *based on evidence* , he most likely did use YHWH, *since it is found in the Hebrew-Aramaic referenced by Paul* .