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Truth About The Name Of JESUS
Online and in bookstores you will find an ample supply of incorrect information, silliness, and outright lies about the name of Jesus. For example, meme’s proclaim Jesus the “fake Messiah,” blogs attempt to prove the name of Jesus is actually the name of a pagan deity, and "biblical" social media groups often teach alarming errors, which they try to portray as "biblical facts." In addition, books and videos are being published that put forth ignorant conjecture, such as claiming Roman Emperors invented Jesus and the New Testament, or that Jesus (Yeshua) was married and had children. Clearly, the fundamental doctrines that originated from the apostles and Jesus (Yeshua) himself are under attack by the unlearned, the unstable, and the enemies of God. The ebook was produced to debunk the myths about the name of Jesus and his Hebrew name "Yeshua."
Objective of this ebook:
1. To debunk the myths of about the New Testament and show you the evidence for its reliability.
2. To Prove to you the Saviors name using the New Testament, Hebrew Old Testament, and the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament).
3. To Show how we get the name of Jesus.
4. To debunk the myth that the letter J is a recent invention.
Objective of this ebook:
1. To debunk the myths of about the New Testament and show you the evidence for its reliability.
2. To Prove to you the Saviors name using the New Testament, Hebrew Old Testament, and the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament).
3. To Show how we get the name of Jesus.
4. To debunk the myth that the letter J is a recent invention.
Step One: We Must Believe The New Testament Is Inspired By God And Filled With Reliable Information
In an effort to destroy the credibility of the New Testament, individuals and groups will often make inaccurate statements about the scriptures. A frequent false claim against the Greek New Testament is that the scriptures cannot be trusted because they were manufactured by Constantine or a group of wicked scribes. These groups believe in some unknown Hebrew or Aramaic manuscript, which is supposedly the "true original text of the New Testament" and thereby they deny the legitimacy of the Greek text.
However, what these individuals and groups fail to understand is that the Greek New Testament text has been validated by mounds of evidence. Therefore, it would be impossible for Constantine or any other group to get away with eliminating the entire message of Jesus (Yeshua) and the apostles. There is no way for Constantine or any Roman Emperor to collect all of the early New Testament manuscripts and replace them with a whole new "counterfeit" as some suggest. Let me share some facts in order to halt the lies of these false teachers, who want you to believe your New Testament cannot be trusted.
1. We have almost 6,000 Greek New Testament manuscripts cataloged today. Many of these manuscripts are fragmentary, but the average Greek New Testament manuscript is over 400 pages long. Therefore, we have over 2,400,000 pages of Greek New Testament manuscripts starting from the 1st century AD. We can compile all these manuscripts (as witnesses) to affirm the original message of Yeshua (Jesus) and the apostles. If in the 4th century, Constantine changed the message contained in the early manuscripts (1st to 3rd century), then experts in textual criticism would have easily detected the abrupt 4th century change of message. Constantine could not get away with rewriting the New Testament without notice.
2. In addition to manuscript evidence, we also have over 1,000,000 New Testament quotations from the early church fathers starting from the 1st century AD. In fact, we can take all the New Testament quotes of the early church fathers from the 1st to 3rd centuries AD and just by their quotes alone we can construct an entire copy of the New Testament. Therefore, even if we had zero manuscripts from the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, we could still know the original message of the New Testament long before Constantine and the members of the Council of Nicaea were even born, just by using the quotes of the early church fathers. So, how was Constantine going to hide all that evidence in order to get away with his so called "counterfeit bible" that he supposedly published in the 4th century AD?
3. If numbers 1 and 2 are not convincing enough, then we also have the additional witness of over 20,000 handwritten manuscripts of the Greek New Testament text, which were translated into other languages (Syriac, Coptic, Ethiopic, Armenian, Georgian, Latin, etc.). These translated duplicates of the Greek New Testament text were scattered around the known world., which makes it even harder for a single group or one individual to change the entire New Testament. The bottom line is the Greek New Testament text has been proven and verified by a multitude of evidence (witnesses) found around the world.
Therefore, with all that said, we need to ask these false teachers who want to denounce the Greek New Testament text, "where is your evidence?" Where is your evidence for the mysterious Hebrew or Aramaic "original" New Testament text? You claim this text existed, but you can't produce any evidence equal to evidence of the Greek New Testament text. Why can't substantial numbers of manuscripts be found? These false groups cannot produce sufficient and legitimate evidence that would even come close to the amount of evidence we have for Greek New Testament primacy. Thus the claims that the entire New Testament was originally written in Hebrew or Aramaic are nothing more than a matter of opinions lacking legitimate evidence.
Furthermore, when these false teachers bring forward false reports against the scriptures, against Jesus (Yeshua), and against the transliteration of the Saviors name in other languages, they are actually violating a commandment given to us by God: "Thou shalt not raise a false report..." (Exodus 23:1). Spreading false reports and accusations without legitimate evidence is a clear violation of this Old Testament scripture (Exodus 23:1) found in the Torah.
Therefore, we need to ignore the lies and have confidence in the Greek scriptures that affirm the teachings of the original inspired text. These false groups and individuals can go on believing in their own lies, but we have the authority and testimony of the apostles that confirms the New Testaments is the true inspired word of God. We can see this apostolic confirmation in the following verses:
However, what these individuals and groups fail to understand is that the Greek New Testament text has been validated by mounds of evidence. Therefore, it would be impossible for Constantine or any other group to get away with eliminating the entire message of Jesus (Yeshua) and the apostles. There is no way for Constantine or any Roman Emperor to collect all of the early New Testament manuscripts and replace them with a whole new "counterfeit" as some suggest. Let me share some facts in order to halt the lies of these false teachers, who want you to believe your New Testament cannot be trusted.
1. We have almost 6,000 Greek New Testament manuscripts cataloged today. Many of these manuscripts are fragmentary, but the average Greek New Testament manuscript is over 400 pages long. Therefore, we have over 2,400,000 pages of Greek New Testament manuscripts starting from the 1st century AD. We can compile all these manuscripts (as witnesses) to affirm the original message of Yeshua (Jesus) and the apostles. If in the 4th century, Constantine changed the message contained in the early manuscripts (1st to 3rd century), then experts in textual criticism would have easily detected the abrupt 4th century change of message. Constantine could not get away with rewriting the New Testament without notice.
2. In addition to manuscript evidence, we also have over 1,000,000 New Testament quotations from the early church fathers starting from the 1st century AD. In fact, we can take all the New Testament quotes of the early church fathers from the 1st to 3rd centuries AD and just by their quotes alone we can construct an entire copy of the New Testament. Therefore, even if we had zero manuscripts from the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, we could still know the original message of the New Testament long before Constantine and the members of the Council of Nicaea were even born, just by using the quotes of the early church fathers. So, how was Constantine going to hide all that evidence in order to get away with his so called "counterfeit bible" that he supposedly published in the 4th century AD?
3. If numbers 1 and 2 are not convincing enough, then we also have the additional witness of over 20,000 handwritten manuscripts of the Greek New Testament text, which were translated into other languages (Syriac, Coptic, Ethiopic, Armenian, Georgian, Latin, etc.). These translated duplicates of the Greek New Testament text were scattered around the known world., which makes it even harder for a single group or one individual to change the entire New Testament. The bottom line is the Greek New Testament text has been proven and verified by a multitude of evidence (witnesses) found around the world.
Therefore, with all that said, we need to ask these false teachers who want to denounce the Greek New Testament text, "where is your evidence?" Where is your evidence for the mysterious Hebrew or Aramaic "original" New Testament text? You claim this text existed, but you can't produce any evidence equal to evidence of the Greek New Testament text. Why can't substantial numbers of manuscripts be found? These false groups cannot produce sufficient and legitimate evidence that would even come close to the amount of evidence we have for Greek New Testament primacy. Thus the claims that the entire New Testament was originally written in Hebrew or Aramaic are nothing more than a matter of opinions lacking legitimate evidence.
Furthermore, when these false teachers bring forward false reports against the scriptures, against Jesus (Yeshua), and against the transliteration of the Saviors name in other languages, they are actually violating a commandment given to us by God: "Thou shalt not raise a false report..." (Exodus 23:1). Spreading false reports and accusations without legitimate evidence is a clear violation of this Old Testament scripture (Exodus 23:1) found in the Torah.
Therefore, we need to ignore the lies and have confidence in the Greek scriptures that affirm the teachings of the original inspired text. These false groups and individuals can go on believing in their own lies, but we have the authority and testimony of the apostles that confirms the New Testaments is the true inspired word of God. We can see this apostolic confirmation in the following verses:
"As also in all of his [Paul's] letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction." 2 Peter 3:16 - Peter considered Paul's letters inspired like "the other scriptures". "All Scripture is inspired by God ..." 2 Timothy 3:16
"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John." Revelation 1:1 - God gave the Revelation to John Through an angel. How could anyone deny it's inspired?
"I [John]was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet saying, "What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea." Revelation 1:10-11 -- John was commanded to "write in a book" -- the inspired Book of Revelation.
"For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God." 1 Thessalonians 2:13 - Paul identifies his message as the words and message of God.
"What? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone? If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord." 1 Corinthians 14:36-37 - Paul clearly states that what he wrote was the "commandment of the Lord." - Inspired.
"For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward." 1 Timothy 5:18
- This one verse from Paul is actually the merger of an Old Testament verse and a New Testament verse. The red portion is from Deuteronomy 25:4, "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn." and the blue portion is from Luke 10:7, "And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire." Yet, in 1 Timothy 5:18 both the Old and New Testament verses are both called "Scripture."
Therefore, people can choose to deny the New Testament is scripture and make their accusations without evidence, or people can believe the teachings of the apostles, whom Yeshua (Jesus) himself appointed. We have a multitude of evidence to confirm the reliability of the New Testament scriptures and thus all the truth our scriptures affirm should be believed and followed as if it's God speaking to us directly.
"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John." Revelation 1:1 - God gave the Revelation to John Through an angel. How could anyone deny it's inspired?
"I [John]was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet saying, "What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea." Revelation 1:10-11 -- John was commanded to "write in a book" -- the inspired Book of Revelation.
"For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God." 1 Thessalonians 2:13 - Paul identifies his message as the words and message of God.
"What? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone? If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord." 1 Corinthians 14:36-37 - Paul clearly states that what he wrote was the "commandment of the Lord." - Inspired.
"For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward." 1 Timothy 5:18
- This one verse from Paul is actually the merger of an Old Testament verse and a New Testament verse. The red portion is from Deuteronomy 25:4, "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn." and the blue portion is from Luke 10:7, "And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire." Yet, in 1 Timothy 5:18 both the Old and New Testament verses are both called "Scripture."
Therefore, people can choose to deny the New Testament is scripture and make their accusations without evidence, or people can believe the teachings of the apostles, whom Yeshua (Jesus) himself appointed. We have a multitude of evidence to confirm the reliability of the New Testament scriptures and thus all the truth our scriptures affirm should be believed and followed as if it's God speaking to us directly.
We also have promises from God himself that he will watch over and protect his word.
"The words of Yahweh are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times. You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever." Psalm 12:6-7 -- Who preserves the scriptures? Yahweh! So if you deny the Greek New Testament text is the original text of the New Testament and instead believe there is some hidden Hebrew New Testament text that was the original, then shouldn't you be asking yourself why can't it be found? If Yahweh said he will preserve his word for generations, then why wasn't the mysterious Hebrew New Testament text preserved for generations?
"Having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever." 1 Peter 1:23 - It remains forever.
"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever." Isaiah 40:8 -- Endure forever, which means his true message cannot be hidden from us.
Yeshua said: "...The scripture cannot be broken." John 10:35 - Yeshua clearly tells us the scriptures cannot be broken (taken away, destroyed or hidden from us)
"As for me, this is my covenant with them," says Yahweh. "My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your seed, nor out of the mouth of your seed's seed," says Yahweh, "from henceforth and forever." Isaiah 59:21 - Yahweh says that his word would be passed down to generations forever. How could this happen if his words have been hidden from us or corrupted and substituted by Constantine as false teachers claim? The false claims are debunked by the truth of scripture.
"He humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you didn't know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh does man live." Deuteronomy 8:3
If people must live by every word the proceeds from the mouth of Yahweh, then how could he leave us in a spiritually famine for centuries by allowing his words to be counterfeited by Roman Emperors? Yahweh can't, he wouldn't, and the good news is that he didn't leave us spiritually hungry, because he preserved and protected his word, which is the exact word we have today in our bibles.
To confirm this, we have the evidence from a multitude of text, we have the apostles who testified that the scriptures are all inspired, and then we have the testimony and promises of Yahweh, which said his word will always be available, protected and preserved. All of this reassurance proves that it would be impossible for the inspired words of Yahweh to ever be hidden from us, or to be corrupted, so that his inspired truth is unknown to us.
Every time a man or woman makes a claim that the scriptures are corrupt, fake, and cannot be trusted, they are actually calling the Father, the Son, the prophets, and apostles all liars. They are committing blasphemy by making false accusations, and raising false reports against the inspired word of God.
The scriptures we have today are inspired truth. Therefore, when the apostles reveal the name of our Savior, we can be confident that the name they revealed in the New Testament is the true name of the Savior. The name of the Savior reveled in the scriptures is not the invented names like Yahushua, or Yahshua. There is no need to invent names when all you need to do is turn to the true name revealed in the New Testament. Just look at the next section to discover the name of the Savior that is revealed to us by the testimony of the inspired word.
"The words of Yahweh are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times. You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever." Psalm 12:6-7 -- Who preserves the scriptures? Yahweh! So if you deny the Greek New Testament text is the original text of the New Testament and instead believe there is some hidden Hebrew New Testament text that was the original, then shouldn't you be asking yourself why can't it be found? If Yahweh said he will preserve his word for generations, then why wasn't the mysterious Hebrew New Testament text preserved for generations?
"Having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever." 1 Peter 1:23 - It remains forever.
"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever." Isaiah 40:8 -- Endure forever, which means his true message cannot be hidden from us.
Yeshua said: "...The scripture cannot be broken." John 10:35 - Yeshua clearly tells us the scriptures cannot be broken (taken away, destroyed or hidden from us)
"As for me, this is my covenant with them," says Yahweh. "My Spirit who is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your seed, nor out of the mouth of your seed's seed," says Yahweh, "from henceforth and forever." Isaiah 59:21 - Yahweh says that his word would be passed down to generations forever. How could this happen if his words have been hidden from us or corrupted and substituted by Constantine as false teachers claim? The false claims are debunked by the truth of scripture.
"He humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you didn't know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh does man live." Deuteronomy 8:3
If people must live by every word the proceeds from the mouth of Yahweh, then how could he leave us in a spiritually famine for centuries by allowing his words to be counterfeited by Roman Emperors? Yahweh can't, he wouldn't, and the good news is that he didn't leave us spiritually hungry, because he preserved and protected his word, which is the exact word we have today in our bibles.
To confirm this, we have the evidence from a multitude of text, we have the apostles who testified that the scriptures are all inspired, and then we have the testimony and promises of Yahweh, which said his word will always be available, protected and preserved. All of this reassurance proves that it would be impossible for the inspired words of Yahweh to ever be hidden from us, or to be corrupted, so that his inspired truth is unknown to us.
Every time a man or woman makes a claim that the scriptures are corrupt, fake, and cannot be trusted, they are actually calling the Father, the Son, the prophets, and apostles all liars. They are committing blasphemy by making false accusations, and raising false reports against the inspired word of God.
The scriptures we have today are inspired truth. Therefore, when the apostles reveal the name of our Savior, we can be confident that the name they revealed in the New Testament is the true name of the Savior. The name of the Savior reveled in the scriptures is not the invented names like Yahushua, or Yahshua. There is no need to invent names when all you need to do is turn to the true name revealed in the New Testament. Just look at the next section to discover the name of the Savior that is revealed to us by the testimony of the inspired word.
Step Two: Look to the Scriptures to Discover the Revealed Name of the Savior
A. What is the Savior/Messiahs name according to the New Testament Greek text?
"And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Ἰησοῦν ." Luke 1:31
"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Ἰησοῦν: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name Ἰησοῦν." Matthew 1:21-25
"When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Ἰησοῦς , which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb." Luke 2:21
ANSWER: Ἰησοῦς - Iésous is the Saviors name in Greek (Strong's#G 2424)
B. What is the Saviors/Messiahs name in Hebrew?
ANSWER: Ἰησοῦς is the Greek transliteration for the Hebrew יְהוֹשׁ֫וּעַ - Yehoshua/Joshua (Strong's # H3091).
How do we know that for sure? Because in Acts 7:45 Ἰησοῦ is used for Joshua.
"which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua / Ἰησοῦ when they entered into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David" Acts 7:45
Joshua is also mentioned in Hebrews 4:8, "For if Joshua/ Ἰησοῦς had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day."
We know that the Hebrew name for Joshua is Yehoshua/יְהוֹשׁ֫וּעַ as revealed in scriptures: Exodus 17:9, Numbers 13:16 and Deuteronomy 1:38 - (See, Strong's H3091). The name Yehoshua occurs 218 times in the Old Testament.
"Moses said to Yehoshua/יְהוֹשׁ֫וּעַ, "Choose men for us, and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God's rod in my hand." Exodus 17:9
"These are the names of the men that Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea/הוֹשֵׁ֫עַ the son of Nun Joshua/יְהוֹשׁ֫וּעַ." Numbers 13:16
Note: In Numbers 13:16, the name given to Joshua by his parents was "Hoshea" pronounced as Ho-shay'-ah, which means "salvation/deliver." However, Moses modified his name to Ye-hoshua, so that his name reflects "YHVH is our salvation/saves."
Comparison of the name change
Hebrew Pronunciation Meaning Greek English Strong's# Verse
Hoshea /הוֹשֵׁ֫עַ - Ho-shay'-ah Salvation/Deliver Αυση Hosea H1954 Numbers 13:16
Yehoshua /יְהוֹשׁ֫וּעַ - Yeh-ho-shoo'-ah - YHVH Saves Ιησους Joshua/Jesus H3091 Numbers 13:16
Similar structure is seen with other biblical names with the Pre-Yah/Yeh Element
Hebrew Pronunciation Meaning Greek Septuagint English Strong's # Verse
Yehoyaqim Yeh-ho-yaw-keem' YHVH Raises Up Ιωακειμ Jehoiakim H3079 2 Kings 24:1
Yehonathan Yeh-ho-naw-thawn' YHVH has given Ιωναθαν Jonathan H3083 1 Samuel 20:30 Yehoshaphat Yeh-ho-shaw-fawt' YHVH has judged Ιωσαφατ Jehoshaphat H3092 1 Kings 15:24
Yehoaddah Yeh-ho-ad-daw' YHVH has adorned Ιωιαδα Jehoaddah H3085 1 Chronicles 8:36
Yehu Yeho-hu YHVH is he Ἰηουλ Jehu H3058 1 Chronicles 12:3
Yehoachaz Yeh-ho-aw-khawz' YHVH has grasped Ἰωαχας Jehoahaz H3059 2 Kings 10:35
Yehoram Yeh-ho-rawm' YHVH is exalted Ἰωραμ Jehoram H3088 2 Kings 8:16
How do we know the spelling is correct for these names?
There are 7,099 known languages in the world today and nearly all of them have vowels. However, in some languages the vowels are understood and not written. Hebrew is just such a language, which may appear hard to understand for a person who is only familiar with using a language with vowels. Yet, for native Hebrew speakers, understanding the language with all consonants and no vowels is a very easy task. Native Hebrew speakers rely upon oral tradition to instinctively fill the consonants with the proper vowels. The purpose of the ancient vowel pointing system was to preserve the known vowels between consonant in the bible and thus preserve the traditional pronunciation of words. Even without the vowel points, a native Hebrew speaker would still be able to fill the constants with vowels by seeing the triconsonantal root in a word. In fact, most Torah scrolls do not have the vowel points and yet even young kids during their BarMitzvah can read the Torah.
C. Verify with other text
There are thousands of biblical Hebrew text around the world. In addition we also have the Septuagint (LXX), Syriac text,Samaritan text, Latin text, and the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS), which are all witnesses of the truth. For example, by comparing the Masoretic text with the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Septuagint, we can affirm the accurate pronunciation of a word or name in the Old Testament. With all this evidence, we can sure of the accuracy of the Old Testament and pronunciation of names.
Why couldn't Joshua's name be spelled Yahoshua or Yahushua?
Sacred Name groups will argue that Joshua's name should be spelled "Yahoshua," or "Yahushua" because it best reflects the name of Yahweh, "Yah" as the pre-element to the name, but, Yahoshua, Yahushua, or similar variants have no biblical or linguistic basis to stand on. The name Yahushua or Yahshua was first invented by occult practitioners in the reconnaissance period and later used by the Sacred Name movement of the 1930's-50's. Therefore, these names only appear in the occult circles or among Sacred Name followers. You will not find these names in scripture, archaeology, or in any historic text other than writings or teachings associated with the occult and Sacred Name followers. So, should we ignore evidence and instead follow the teachings of the occult and a small group of 20th century men (Sacred Name leaders), which had little to no understanding of Hebrew? Should we allow the leaders of the Sacred Name movement dictate the proper pronunciation of biblical names, or should we trust the centuries of evidence and true linguistics of Hebrew that comes from history and biblical Hebrew speakers? I would rather side with the centuries of evidence and testimony of true Hebrew experts, over a small group of amateurs in the 20th century who came out from the Millerite cult.
- The Septuagint (LXX) transliterates the name of Joshua (Yehoshua) as Iésous. This is the same as the New Testament.
- Yeshua and Yehoshua occur 248 times in the bible.
- Iesous occurs 923 times in the bible.
- How many times do you see the invented names "Yahshua", or "Yahushua" appear in the scriptures? ZERO TIMES
Therefore, the names Yahshua, Yahushua, and the like are all modern inventions based on a flawed understanding of the Hebrew language.
Yeshua is the same as Yehoshua (Joshua), which is verified by the following scripture:
"All the assembly of those who were come again out of the captivity made booths, and lived in the booths; for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun to that day the children of Israel had not done so. There was very great gladness." Nehemiah 8:17 Joshua/Yeshua - Strong's H3442 - The same as Yehoshua)
Joshua in this verse is not written as Yehoshua, but instead he is referred to as Yeshua (Strongs# H3442). Therefore we can be confident that the Savior and Messiah's name in Hebrew is, Yehoshua, or Yeshua, which is confirmed by the Old and New Testaments and even the Septuagint translation. In the the Greek Old Testament text (Septuagint), Yehoshua and Yeshua are written as Ἰησοῦς or Iésous, which is the same name for Joshua and Yeshua/Jesus.
The Sacred Name groups are wrong about their invented names and the despicable things they say against the name of Yeshua and Jesus. The scriptures clearly reveal his true name. It's not a mystery when you believe the scriptures are the inspired text. The name of our Messiah and Savior is right before our eyes in the Greek New Testament, the Hebrew/Aramaic Old Testament, and the Septuagint. All three witnesses validate the true name, so why should we forsake the inspired scriptures to listen to the teachings and opinions of false teachers telling us the scriptures and name of our Savior is wrong?
Step Three: If the Saviors Name is Yehoshua or Yeshua In Hebrew and Iesous in Greek, Then How Do We Get
The NAme Jesus In English?
Hebrew = Yeshua ---> Greek = Iesous ---> Latin = Iesu ---> English = Jesus
How we get Iesous from Yeshua ?
Ye sh ua
(Ie) (s) (ou) = Iesou(s) - And the additional "s" to comply with rules in the Greek language.
Ye shua - Hebrew/Aramaic
Ie sous - Greek - Pronounced - ee-ay-sooce' or Ye-ah-soos.
Ie su - Latin - Pronounced - Yeh-soo
Je sus - English (Early English had a letter "J" and a "J" sound in the 4th century or even earlier).
Iesous is the best transliteration in the Greek language to match the Hebrew Yeshua, which was also carried over into the early English bible translations. This is why people still see the early English bibles using the Greek (Iesous) or Latin (Iesu) and think the name "Jesus" was a later invention. However, this is a false assumption. The Latin and Greek languages were still used as a sacred (liturgical) language, so the Latin and Greek names for the Savior would still appeared in some English bibles.
We need to understand that God deals with all people in their native language. God will bring his Gospel to all of us in the language we understand. He wants us to hear and understand his life changing message. Here are some scriptures to show how God works with the nations and uses various languages.
"After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands." Revelation 7:9
People from all languages will stand before the throne.
"He said to them, "Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation." Mark 16:15
Is there any scripture that says: "Go into all the world and teach them Hebrew before you preach the Gospel." ? No, of course not.
When the outpouring of the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples they supernaturally spoke other languages and people were able to understand them in their own native language?
"When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language. They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, 'Behold, aren't all these who speak Galileans? How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!'" Acts 2:6-11
When the apostles preached to all the world, most of the people they preached to only understood Greek, which is why the New Testament was originally written in Greek and not in Hebrew. The Old Testament was also translated into Greek (Septuagint), to accommodate the large number of Jews living around the world.
We have to get away from this false idea that everyone must speak Hebrew in order to receive truth from God. God has and continues to work in all 7,099 languages of the world.
How we get Iesous from Yeshua ?
Ye sh ua
(Ie) (s) (ou) = Iesou(s) - And the additional "s" to comply with rules in the Greek language.
Ye shua - Hebrew/Aramaic
Ie sous - Greek - Pronounced - ee-ay-sooce' or Ye-ah-soos.
Ie su - Latin - Pronounced - Yeh-soo
Je sus - English (Early English had a letter "J" and a "J" sound in the 4th century or even earlier).
Iesous is the best transliteration in the Greek language to match the Hebrew Yeshua, which was also carried over into the early English bible translations. This is why people still see the early English bibles using the Greek (Iesous) or Latin (Iesu) and think the name "Jesus" was a later invention. However, this is a false assumption. The Latin and Greek languages were still used as a sacred (liturgical) language, so the Latin and Greek names for the Savior would still appeared in some English bibles.
We need to understand that God deals with all people in their native language. God will bring his Gospel to all of us in the language we understand. He wants us to hear and understand his life changing message. Here are some scriptures to show how God works with the nations and uses various languages.
"After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands." Revelation 7:9
People from all languages will stand before the throne.
"He said to them, "Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation." Mark 16:15
Is there any scripture that says: "Go into all the world and teach them Hebrew before you preach the Gospel." ? No, of course not.
When the outpouring of the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples they supernaturally spoke other languages and people were able to understand them in their own native language?
"When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language. They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, 'Behold, aren't all these who speak Galileans? How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!'" Acts 2:6-11
When the apostles preached to all the world, most of the people they preached to only understood Greek, which is why the New Testament was originally written in Greek and not in Hebrew. The Old Testament was also translated into Greek (Septuagint), to accommodate the large number of Jews living around the world.
We have to get away from this false idea that everyone must speak Hebrew in order to receive truth from God. God has and continues to work in all 7,099 languages of the world.
The letter "J" is not a "wicked" letter, nor is the letter "J" an invention of a worldwide conspiracy to corrupt the scriptures, or blot out the name of the Savior, as the the Sacred Name groups suggests. The Latin and Greek languages may not have had the letter "J", but the Proto-English language did have a letter "J" since 200 AD or even earlier. The letter "J" was around for centuries, so it should not come as a shock that the name of the Savior would become "Jesus" to the English speaker. From its early beginnings the English language continued to go through centuries of change and adopted words from the German and French language. Look at the evolution of the Lord's Prayer below to see how the English language changed throughout the centuries.
Watch The Lords Prayer Change as The English Language Changes
995 AD - OLD ENGLISH
Fæder ūre, ðū ðē eart on heofonum, Sī ðīn nama gehālgod. Tō becume ðīn rice. Gewurde ðīn willa On eorþan swā swā on heofonum. Urne gedæghwamlīcan hlāf syle ūs tōdæg. And forgyf ūs ūre gyltas, Swā swā wē forgyfaþ ūrum gyltendum. And ne gelæd ðū ūs on costnunge, ac alȳs ūs of yfele. Sōþlice. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS ERA OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE? 1772 AD - Middle Modern English
Our Father, which art in heaven; Hallowed by thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil: Amen. GETTING MUCH EASIER FOR YOU? |
1389 - AD Middle English
Our fadir that art in heuenes, halwid be thi name; Thi kingdom cumme to; be thi wille don as in heuen and in earthe; giv to vs this day our breed ouer other substaunce; and forgene to vs oure dettis, as we forgeue to oure dettours; and leede us nat in to temptacioun, but delyuere vs fro yuel. Amen. IS THIS ENGLISH ERA EASIER? Modern English
Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come. May your will be done on Earth, as it is in heaven. Give us day by day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Amen UNDERSTAND IT NOW? |
1526 AD - Early Modern English
O oure father which arte in heven, halowed be thy name; let thy kingdom come; thy wyll be fulfilled as well in erth as hit ys in heven; geve vs this daye oure dayly breade; and forgeve vs oure treaspases, even as we forgeve them which treaspas vs; leede vs not into temptacion, but delyvre vs ffrom yvell. Amen HOW ABOUT THIS ENGLISH ERA? It Took Over 1600 Years of English To Get To The MODERN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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The English Language has made Changes over The Centuries In Pronunciations, The Alphabet, And Letters.
The Proto-English "J" first appeared around 200 AD, in the ancient origins of the English language, which was known as the Elder Futhark and Anglo-Saxon Runic language. The letter "J" in this language was called the letter (Jer / Jera/ Jeran) and was pronounced with a "Y" sound as in "year" and also a "J" sound as in "Jerry," or the "J" in "Jaw", or "Jam".
In Old English, the letter "J" sound was represented by putting together the letters "cg". , and this had the "J" or "dg" (Ja) sound as in edge, lodge, Judge, hedge, Jam, Jug, Joint, Joy or Join. In addition, the Runic letter "gyfu" [X] and the Old English letter Yogh [3], could also have a G, Y, J, and d3 sound. The "d3" being the "J" in: Joke, Junk, and Lunge.
Eventually, the English language changed and the "J" sound represented by the many symbols became the modern "J" we have today in the English alphabet. This is a simple history to show that the letter "J" and the "J" sound have been around for a very long time, which debunks the anti-Jesus crowd that say his name is a recent invention.
Eventually, the English language changed and the "J" sound represented by the many symbols became the modern "J" we have today in the English alphabet. This is a simple history to show that the letter "J" and the "J" sound have been around for a very long time, which debunks the anti-Jesus crowd that say his name is a recent invention.
An easy debunk of the myth that the letter "J" came after the 1611 King James Bible
The myth that the letter "J" was invented after the King James Bible has been spread across the internet, on social media, videos, and has even made it into books. Yet, we have just proved that the letter "J" and the "J" sound have been around long before the King James Bible. However, for the hardcore denier who will discount all the evidence shared thus far, we have further evidence to debunk this myth about the letter "J".
Between the period of 1382 and 1395, John Wycliffe produced his famous English language bible and in that bible he used the letter "J" for the name of the Savior. Take a look at Matthew chapter 1, from the Wycliffe bible, which is printed below. Critics will say there was no letter "J" in the English language until after 1611. Yet, the proof seen below will prove the letter J was used in the bible in 1382, which is 229 years earlier than the King James Bible. Yet, as previously explained in this ebook, we know that the letter j and j sound goes back even further (up to 200 AD).
The Wycliffe Bible 1382
1 The book of the generacioun of Jhesu Crist, the sone of Dauid, the sone of Abraham.
2 Abraham bigat Isaac. Isaac bigat Jacob. Jacob bigat Judas and hise britheren.
3 Judas bigat Fares and Zaram, of Tamar. Fares bigat Esrom.
4 Esrom bigat Aram. Aram bigat Amynadab. Amynadab bigat Naason. Naason bigat Salmon.
5 Salmon bigat Booz, of Raab. Booz bigat Obeth, of Ruth. Obeth bigat Jesse. Jesse bigat Dauid the king.
6 Dauid the king bigat Salamon, of hir that was Vries wijf.
7 Salomon bigat Roboam. Roboam bigat Abias.
8 Abias bigat Asa. Asa bigat Josaphath. Josaphath bigat Joram. Joram bigat
9 Osias. Osias bigat Joathan. Joathan bigat Achaz. Achaz bigat Ezechie.
10 Ezechie bigat Manasses. Manasses bigat Amon.
11 Amon bigat Josias. Josias bigat Jeconyas and his britheren, in to the transmygracioun of Babiloyne.
12 And aftir the transmygracioun of Babiloyne, Jeconyas bigat Salatiel. Salatiel bigat Zorobabel.
13 Zorobabel bigat Abyut. Abyut bigat Eliachym. Eliachym bigat Asor.
14 Asor bigat Sadoc. Sadoc bigat Achym.
15 Achym bigat Elyut. Elyut bigat Eleasar. Eleasar bigat Mathan.
16 Mathan bigat Jacob. Jacob bigat Joseph, the hosebonde of Marye, of whom Jhesus was borun
We have to remember that English is neither Hebrew, Latin, nor is it Greek, It's English! We have seen the name of the Savior in Hebrew is Yeshua, In Latin it's Iesu/Iesus and in Greek it's Iesous. Every language transliterates the name of the Savior differently. Other languages around the world call out to the Messiah in their own native language based on the rules of transliteration, spelling, and pronunciation that's unique to them. Every language pronounces and spells the Saviors in a unique way: Albaanian - Jezusi, Arabic - Isa, Aragonese - Chesús, Arberesh - Isuthi, Belarusian - Ісус, Fijian - Jisu, Galician - Xesús, Haitian Creole - Jezi, Irish - Íosa, Italian - Gesù, Japanese - zezusu, Korean - Yesu, Russian - Iisus, Scottish Gaelic - Ìosa, Sylheti - Zishu. According to the Sacred Name movement, all of these other pronunciations are sinful. The Sacred Name movement demands you learn the "true" Hebrew version of the Saviors name, and use it, or you will go to hell if you call the Savior by any other name. Because of this false teaching we wrote this book to reveal the errors and counter the errors with truth.
Why is it wrong for English speaking people to take the Greek or Hebrew name of the Savior and transliterate his name according to the pronunciation and rules of the English language? The Old Testament was originally written in a symbolic alphabet, then changed to using block letters, then added Aramaic instead of strictly using Hebrew, then translated the Hebrew into Greek (Septuagint). So, the Sacred Name claim that everything must be spoken in Hebrew goes out the door when you consider their claims go against Old Testament history.
If we want to go back and learn his name in Hebrew and use that as our primary pronunciation then great. However, speaking his name according to the transliteration of the English language, or any language is not a sin as so the Sacred Name sects and fringe cults declare.
Keep in mind that God is the one who created the various languages in the first place.
"Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech." Genesis 11:7
And one day all the nations with multiple languages will stand before him in white robes praising him.
" After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands...And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb." Revelation 7:9-10
Therefore, the next time a Sacred Name follower tries to confuse you with their false teachings or invented names for God and Jesus (Yeshua), just refute them with the truth you just discovered in this ebook.
Trust the Bible!!
The myth that the letter "J" was invented after the King James Bible has been spread across the internet, on social media, videos, and has even made it into books. Yet, we have just proved that the letter "J" and the "J" sound have been around long before the King James Bible. However, for the hardcore denier who will discount all the evidence shared thus far, we have further evidence to debunk this myth about the letter "J".
Between the period of 1382 and 1395, John Wycliffe produced his famous English language bible and in that bible he used the letter "J" for the name of the Savior. Take a look at Matthew chapter 1, from the Wycliffe bible, which is printed below. Critics will say there was no letter "J" in the English language until after 1611. Yet, the proof seen below will prove the letter J was used in the bible in 1382, which is 229 years earlier than the King James Bible. Yet, as previously explained in this ebook, we know that the letter j and j sound goes back even further (up to 200 AD).
The Wycliffe Bible 1382
1 The book of the generacioun of Jhesu Crist, the sone of Dauid, the sone of Abraham.
2 Abraham bigat Isaac. Isaac bigat Jacob. Jacob bigat Judas and hise britheren.
3 Judas bigat Fares and Zaram, of Tamar. Fares bigat Esrom.
4 Esrom bigat Aram. Aram bigat Amynadab. Amynadab bigat Naason. Naason bigat Salmon.
5 Salmon bigat Booz, of Raab. Booz bigat Obeth, of Ruth. Obeth bigat Jesse. Jesse bigat Dauid the king.
6 Dauid the king bigat Salamon, of hir that was Vries wijf.
7 Salomon bigat Roboam. Roboam bigat Abias.
8 Abias bigat Asa. Asa bigat Josaphath. Josaphath bigat Joram. Joram bigat
9 Osias. Osias bigat Joathan. Joathan bigat Achaz. Achaz bigat Ezechie.
10 Ezechie bigat Manasses. Manasses bigat Amon.
11 Amon bigat Josias. Josias bigat Jeconyas and his britheren, in to the transmygracioun of Babiloyne.
12 And aftir the transmygracioun of Babiloyne, Jeconyas bigat Salatiel. Salatiel bigat Zorobabel.
13 Zorobabel bigat Abyut. Abyut bigat Eliachym. Eliachym bigat Asor.
14 Asor bigat Sadoc. Sadoc bigat Achym.
15 Achym bigat Elyut. Elyut bigat Eleasar. Eleasar bigat Mathan.
16 Mathan bigat Jacob. Jacob bigat Joseph, the hosebonde of Marye, of whom Jhesus was borun
We have to remember that English is neither Hebrew, Latin, nor is it Greek, It's English! We have seen the name of the Savior in Hebrew is Yeshua, In Latin it's Iesu/Iesus and in Greek it's Iesous. Every language transliterates the name of the Savior differently. Other languages around the world call out to the Messiah in their own native language based on the rules of transliteration, spelling, and pronunciation that's unique to them. Every language pronounces and spells the Saviors in a unique way: Albaanian - Jezusi, Arabic - Isa, Aragonese - Chesús, Arberesh - Isuthi, Belarusian - Ісус, Fijian - Jisu, Galician - Xesús, Haitian Creole - Jezi, Irish - Íosa, Italian - Gesù, Japanese - zezusu, Korean - Yesu, Russian - Iisus, Scottish Gaelic - Ìosa, Sylheti - Zishu. According to the Sacred Name movement, all of these other pronunciations are sinful. The Sacred Name movement demands you learn the "true" Hebrew version of the Saviors name, and use it, or you will go to hell if you call the Savior by any other name. Because of this false teaching we wrote this book to reveal the errors and counter the errors with truth.
Why is it wrong for English speaking people to take the Greek or Hebrew name of the Savior and transliterate his name according to the pronunciation and rules of the English language? The Old Testament was originally written in a symbolic alphabet, then changed to using block letters, then added Aramaic instead of strictly using Hebrew, then translated the Hebrew into Greek (Septuagint). So, the Sacred Name claim that everything must be spoken in Hebrew goes out the door when you consider their claims go against Old Testament history.
If we want to go back and learn his name in Hebrew and use that as our primary pronunciation then great. However, speaking his name according to the transliteration of the English language, or any language is not a sin as so the Sacred Name sects and fringe cults declare.
Keep in mind that God is the one who created the various languages in the first place.
"Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech." Genesis 11:7
And one day all the nations with multiple languages will stand before him in white robes praising him.
" After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands...And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb." Revelation 7:9-10
Therefore, the next time a Sacred Name follower tries to confuse you with their false teachings or invented names for God and Jesus (Yeshua), just refute them with the truth you just discovered in this ebook.
Trust the Bible!!
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