This
issue of YAHSHUA'S WITNESS MAGAZINE
was published for October-December-2016
Inside this issue:
Should
A New Testament Believer Observe The Sabbath Day?
EDITOR:
PROOFREADERS:
Frances
Healan, Jerry Healan, Jerry Osborne
THOUGHTS
Whew! We finally got this issue of YWM finished! There has been so much
going on! Elder Healan has been displaced (in certain ways) for the last few
months. We thought we were ahead of things, but then there was the trip to Ohio
to visit with the Sabbath group and baptize 5 men there, on the last Sabbath in
July. Then came the Unity Conference at YRM in Missouri. Then the feast came
early this year so there was time for that. It was an awesome feast, by the way.
Elder Healan is now going into 3 prisons each month, the Federal facility at
Beaumont, Texas, which is about a 250 mile drive one way. Then the Wynne Unit at
Huntsville, Texas, and the Beto Unit at Tennessee Colony, Texas. That is a 497
mile round trip, but the fellowship is awesome!
He was invited to Spring Branch, Texas for the dedication of a new meeting
hall built on Brother Jesse Cervantes’ property. That was another tremendous
blessing! Fellowship with the brethren is always so sweet! Of course, we don’t
all agree on everything, but we generally try to focus on the things that we are
in agreement with.
The article on the Tzaddi was almost completed, but an improper shut-down of
his computer caused that portion to be erased from his computer, so the whole
article had to be rewritten. Delay...delay...delay! However, we certainly hope
that you will be greatly blessed and encouraged by that article. The author
certainly was.
Everywhere he has gone, and I mean everywhere, everyone is asking about
Chloe. You wouldn’t believe the great number of people everywhere who know
about her and are concerned, praying for, and assisting in some way. It is so
awesome to see! We pray for Yahweh’s great blessings on everyone who has
involved themselves in this matter whether it be for prayer, or other help, and
we certainly thank the brethren in the assemblies who have prayed for and also
added financial help, along with advice on how to deal with cancer. It truly is
an education.
The Healan’s daughter Michelle, Chloe’s mother, has proven herself to be
quite an author as she posts many things concerning Chloe on Facebook, along
with her own thoughts in line with the Scriptures. It has had a tremendous
impact on them to wake them up to the reality of life with a Creator rather than
a life without, or somewhat distant. Nothing happens without purpose, it’s
just that those who are wise will begin to be instructed while unbelievers will
only rush headlong to destruction.
Let’s shift gears somewhat….when we think about what is going on in our
country in these last days, it is astonishing to think back about the country
that we were born into and grew up in and compare it to today (for those who are
a little older). This country was vital and important, and seemed to at least
have some direction and even morals (we might call them “scruples). Someone
was asked recently what he thought about the election, and his response was,
“It stinks!”
While there may have been immorality in the Whitehouse in other
administrations, it was kept hush, hush, so to speak. Then along came Bill
Clinton and his sexual escapades to the point of having a female intern service
him while he was at his desk in the Whitehouse, but what about the other
situations that he was involved in including rape, of all things! And yet, the
Democrats and media excused him using the excuse, “He needs to get on with the
people’s business.” Of course, when the Democrats find any Republican in a
compromising situation (not excusing it, folks), they are exposed, vilified, and
driven from office.
Then along comes Barry Sotero, or Barak Obama (which ever one he is), who
gave the outer image of being a stable married man, yet in his second
administration stands up for “gay marriage”, transgender-ism, and such like.
It is almost breath-taking to see how low this nation has sunk in the morass of
corruption and decay since that time. It’s like we have jumped over the cliff
and as long as we are still in the plummet we are alive, but soon we will come
to the “bottom” of it and the “sudden stop” will be the dreadful end.
We have entered into a great period of chaos. The chaos of World War II had
an impact on this nation, as many had to go fight and sacrifice their lives for
victory. But the nation itself, remained fairly stable because she fought
elsewhere. But now, we have been made so vulnerable that the chaos can easily
touch our own shores and people. We had a stable country after WWII for which we
all should be thankful. However, because of our corruption in every avenue, the
chaos of war, suffering, destruction and death is on its way here.
While Donald Trump could possible attempt to restore our nation, it simply
can’t be done without our turning to our Great Creator. If Trump does win the
election in some way, you can bet that the liberal media will bring great grief
upon him, and he won’t get any help from the very party that he is supposed to
be representing. Such are the times in which we are living.
The International Bankers could also show their anger with the people by
pulling the plug on the debt that has been piling up at incredulous rates, the
economy collapse, and it would be over. We do understand that this country will
continue to exist as long as Yahweh wants it to, against all odds, but there was
a time when He was through with the northern kingdom of Israel, and also a time
when He was through with the southern kingdom of Judah. Judah has suffered
destruction twice and the Scriptures reveal even a third time that hasn’t even
occurred as yet. We are facing troublous times! Let’s get our spiritual armor
on and get the extra oil for our lamps. We will be needing it very soon!
JH
We
recently received the following letter from an inmate in Georgia questioning our
use of El, Elohim and other appellatives in reference to Yahweh. He is not the
only one questioning this. We know the root cause of this confusion. We need to
dispel the misinformation that is causing confusion among the believers.
By
Jerry Healan
Dear
Jerry Healan, Greetings in the name of Yahweh and Yahshua Messiah. I am writing
you this short letter to ask you this question because I am concerned about this
very important matter. Why do you call our Heavenly Father Yahweh with the name
Elohim which is used by Canaanites in calling on the titles of pagan gods? Based
on my studies, I
know that Yahweh is not a god, or Elohim, or Adonai, or lord, or kurios, or
Jehovah, or Jesus, or any other false names.
The
Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible,
Volume 1, page 817, under Demonology says, “The word Elohim (plural of El)
means demons or gods. These pagan titles were in fact only accepted by the
Israylites after coming into the land Yahweh promised them which was occupied by
Canaanites whose worship was that of demons, and of whom Yahweh had warned His
people to avoid. I like reading your magazines, but when I see you write Yahweh
the Elohim, or calling Yahweh Elohim – this really is bothersome to me.
Respectfully, WH/GA.
It is so easy to confuse, and deceive people when they only have an English version of the Scriptures. The very first sentence of the Scriptures says in the Hebrew :
(Remember
that Hebrew reads from right to left.)
Amazingly,
Yahweh has marked His word with the number seven, and this very first verse of
Scripture contains only seven words. (Count them yourself.) But let’s not stop
there. There are twenty eight (28) letters that make up these seven words. Seven
times four equals 28 (7 x 4 = 28). Is this a coincidence?
Furthermore,
the first three words contain fourteen letters. Fourteen is seven times two. (14
= 7 x 2) And the last four words contain fourteen letters (14 = 7 x 2).
The
noun and verb of the sentence is contained in the first three words, while the
predicate contains the four words that receive the action which is the heavens
and the earth. (3 + 4 = 7)
If
the word “Elohim” is replaced with “Yahweh” then there may still be
seven words, but the rest of the pattern is destroyed!
There
are many, many more wonders associated with this verse that I won’t address
here, but suffice it to say that replacing “Elohim” with “Yahweh” would
destroy them all.
The name Yahweh (hwhy) isn’t introduced into Scripture until the second chapter of Genesis (Gen. 2:4). Here is how it looks in the ISA Interlinear:
Notice
that the name Yahweh (hwhy)
is utilized in combination with Elohim (~yhla)!
Let’s take a look at other places in the Scriptures that are revealing:
This
is Isaiah 12:1-2. Here we have a combination of Yahweh (hwhy)
in verse one and he is being called “The El (la)
of my salvation” as well as Yah (hy)
Yahweh (hwhy)
in verse 2!
The
English is rendered, “1And
in that day thou shalt say, O Yahweh, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry
with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. 2Behold,
El is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Yah Yahweh is my
strength and my song; he also is become my salvation,” Isa. 12:1-2.
Again, He says:
This
is Isaiah 42:5-6. The El (lah)
and Yahweh (hwhy)
are exhibited together in verse 5! The English version reads, “5Thus
saith the El Yahweh, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he
that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth
breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: 6I
Yahweh have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will
keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the
Gentiles.”
Now, let’s go back in Scripture to 1 Ki. 18 and see what the Scriptures look like in the event with EliYah:
The
English rendering, “36And
it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that
EliYah the prophet came near, and said, Yahweh Elohi of Abraham, Isaac, and of
Israel, let it be known this day that thou art Elohim in Israel, and that I am
thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 37Hear
me, O Yahweh, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Elohim
Yahweh, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 38Then
the fire of Yahweh fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the
stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39And
when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Yahweh, he
is the Elohim; Yahweh, he is the Elohim,” 1 Ki. 18:36-39.
Now, let’s take a look at the book of Judges:
It
reads in the English, “11And
the children of Israel did evil in the sight of Yahweh, and served Baalim: 12And
they forsook Yahweh the Elohi of their fathers, which brought them out of the
land of Egypt, and followed other elohim, of the elohim of the people that were
round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked Yahweh to anger. 13And
they forsook Yahweh, and served Baal and Ashtaroth,” Judg. 2:11-13.
Isn’t
this interesting! Yahweh is called Elohim in the Scriptures, while the pagan
deities are also called elohim! Isn’t this in line with what The
Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible
declared? As a matter of fact, Yahweh refers to Himself as El/Elohim in His own
word!
Here
is the problem; you have been deceived by the world, and then when you turned to
Yahweh, you were still deceived by those who may declare Yahweh, but they
themselves can’t distinguish the TRUTH of the matter!
Elohim
is a common noun like man. I am a man, you are a man. We are identified by our
name which is a proper noun. I am the man (common noun) Jerry Healan (proper
nouns). You are the man Winston Hayles. We live in the natural physical world.
Then there is the spiritual world. The great ones of the spirit world would be
called elohim. In reality, there is only one Elohim whose name is Yahweh, but
there are false elohim named Zeus, Jupiter, Aphrodite, Ishtar, Tammuz, etc.,
etc. who are being worshipped by deceived humanity.
THE
TRUTH ABOUT EL
Had
the people teaching you really understood the truth, they would have understood
the real meaning of the Hebrew word El (la)
which is generally translated as God in the English language.
The
more ancient Pictorial Hebrew is an excellent tool that we can utilize to
understand the true meaning of the word El. El looks like this la
in the more ancient Pictorial Hebrew. What, therefore, does it mean?
The
first letter is the aleph
(a)
which looks like the head of an ox. It serves as the number one. It has to do
with that which is first, chief, the head, strength, etc.
The
lamed
(l)
is the picture of a rod of authority or a shepherd’s rod. The word lamed
also has to do with teacher, teach, instruct, etc. We can deduct that El means
strong, first, chief, head (a)
authority, shepherd, teacher (l).
As
a matter of fact, Peter calls Yahshua the chief (a)
shepherd (l),
“1The
elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the
sufferings of the Messiah, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be
revealed: 2Feed
the flock of Yahweh which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by
constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3Neither
as being lords over Yahweh's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. 4And
when the chief
Shepherd
shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away,” 1 Pet.
5:1-4.
Isaiah
prophesied, “Therefore Yahweh himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin
shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel,”
Isa. 7:14. Immanuel means “El is with us.”
The
angel told Yoseph, “18Now
the birth of Yahshua the Messiah was on this wise: When as his mother Miriam was
espoused to Yoseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the
Holy Spirit. 19Then
Yoseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick
example, was minded to put her away privily. 20But
while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of Yahweh appeared unto him
in a dream, saying, Yoseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Miriam
thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21And
she shall bring forth a son, and thou
shalt call his name Yahshua:
for he shall save his people from their sins. 22Now
all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of Yahweh by the
prophet, saying, 23Behold,
a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall
call his name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted is, El
with us,”
Mt. 1:18-23.
Not
only was Isaiah 7:14 fulfilled, but so was Isaiah 12 because Yahshua means
Yahweh the Savior, so El came to be with us (Immanuel) to become our salvation (yehshua)
whose name is Yahweh!
The
Pictorial Hebrew reveals the true character of the name Yahweh! It is efei
in Pictorial Hebrew. Reading from right to left we have the arm (yod
= i)
revealed (hei
= e)
nail (waw
= f)
revealed (hei
= e).
The truth was incorporated into the Creator’s own name! He would become what
He has to become in order to save His people! He emptied Himself of the power,
honor, authority, esteem that He has to become a man and dwell among us, “5Let
this mind be in you, which was also in the Messiah Yahshua: 6Who,
being in the form of Elohim, thought it not robbery to be equal with Elohim: 7But
made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was
made in the likeness of men: 8And
being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto
death, even the death of the cross. 9Wherefore
Elohim also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every
name: 10That
at the name of Yahshua every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in
earth, and things under the earth; 11And
that every tongue should confess that Yahshua the Messiah is Adon, to the glory
of Yahweh the Father,” Phil. 2:5-11.
Of
course He was rejected and still is by His people. Sadly, so many who call upon
the name Yahweh can’t believe that Yahshua was Yahweh. So many can’t believe
that He was the One who has existed for all eternity at the Father’s side. And
too many of those people are TEACHERS!
The
name Yahshua is revealed in the Pictorial Hebrew as osfei.
John writes, “37In
the last day, that great day of the feast, Yahshua stood and cried, saying, If
any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38He
that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow
rivers of living water. 39(But
this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for
the Holy Spirit was not yet given; because that Yahshua was not yet
glorified.),” Jn. 7:37-39.
He
had not yet had the nails driven through His hands, so the Holy Spirit was not
available to His disciples. After His death and resurrection His disciple Thomas
wasn’t with the rest of the disciples when He revealed Himself, “24But
Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Yahshua came. 25The
other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Adon. But he said unto
them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger
into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not
believe. 26And
after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then
came Yahshua, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be
unto you. 27Then
saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach
hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but
believing. 28And
Thomas answered and said unto him, My Master and my Elohim,” Jn. 20:24-28.
Thomas
would have been speaking Hebrew. He would have declared “Adonai
ve Elohi!”
(Ynda
yhlaew)
He knew Who Yahshua was at that moment!
The
name Yahshua is revealed in the Pictorial Hebrew as osfei.
This means hand (i)
revealed (e)
nail (f)
teeth (s)
fountain (o).
In other words, once the nail (f)
is revealed (e)
to be driven through the hand (i),
we can drink (s)
of the fountain (o)
of living waters, or eat (s)
of the fountain (o)
of the bread of life!
Yahshua
not only was revealed to have special healing powers, but also power to raise
the dead, as well as power over the elements. He is the Word of Yahweh and when
He spoke to the chaotic waters “Peace, be still,” He said “Shalom, raphah.”
This
would be in conjunction with Psalms 46, “1Elohim
is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2Therefore
will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be
carried into the midst of the sea; 3Though
the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the
swelling thereof. Selah. 4There
is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of Elohim, the holy
place of the tabernacles of the most High. 5Elohim
is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: Elohim shall help her, and that
right early. 6The
heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he
uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7Yahweh
of hosts is with us; the Elohim of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 8Come,
behold the works of Yahweh, what desolations he hath made in the earth. 9He
maketh wars to cease unto
the end of the earth; he
breaketh the bow,
and cutteth
the spear in sunder;
he
burneth the chariot
in the fire. 10Be
still,
and know that I am Elohim:
I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11Yahweh
of hosts is with us; the Elohim of Jacob is our refuge. Selah,” Psa. 46:1-11.
Yahshua
is El/Elohim as much as the Father is El/Elohim. He came from the right hand of
the Father. He came to declare the Father because no one had known Him until
Yahshua came to declare and reveal Him. It is Yahshua who has always dealt with
the heavens, and earth, and man.
ADON/ADONAI
Let’s
take a look at “Adon”
in the Pictorial Hebrew. It looks like this nfda.
The Aleph
(a)
has to do with strength, first, chief; the dalet
(d)
is the picture of a door; the waw
(f)
is a nail or tent peg; and the nun
(n)
is the picture of a seed, child, heir. From this we can deduct, the strong/chief
(a)
door (d)
established over
(f)
the children/heirs (n).
Yahweh
utilizes this term to describe Himself in many places, but chiefly in the
prophets. Let’s look in Isaiah, “Therefore saith the Master (adon),
Yahweh of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine
adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies,” Isa. 1:24. He specifically
applies this term to Himself in Isaiah 3:1; 10:6, 33; 19:4; 51:22; Micah 4:13;
Zech. 4:14; 6:5; Mal. 3:1.
The
terms El, Elohim, Adon, and Adonai are common nouns that can and do apply to
Yahweh, other false gods, deities, angels, and even men. They are descriptive.
The Apostles utilized the term Adon, Adonai as related to Yahshua the Messiah
prolifically. He is our Adonai! Well... he
may
not
be yours and other’s
who ignorantly forbid these terms while Yahweh utilizes them throughout His word
for Himself and others. But if He isn’t yours because of your refusal to
utilize these terms, then you aren’t understanding exactly Who He truly is!
Here
is one for you, “1Yahweh
said unto my Master (Adonai),
Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2Yahweh
shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine
enemies. 3Thy
people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness
from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. 4Yahweh
hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of
Melchizedek. 5Yahweh
at thy right hand shall
strike through kings in the day of his wrath,” Psa. 110:1-5.
The
modern day Hebrew versions of verse
five reads
“Adon” but it is admitted that originally the Sacred Name Yahweh was
inspired to be placed there. This is known as only one of the 134 places where
the Hebrew Scribes replaced the name Yahweh with Adon. Why? Because they
couldn’t understand why the Adonai at the right hand should be called Yahweh.
It interferes with their own uninspired mindset of Yahweh. There simply can’t
be another Yahweh! But Yahshua, Himself, declared that He was originally with
the Father in glory, honor, esteem, “And now, O Father, glorify thou me with
thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was,” Jn.
17:5.
How
about your own mindset? Are you inspired enough to receive the truth? Or will
you reject it and follow the uninspired Scribes as well as those who taught you
error! Your teachers may utilize the name Yahweh and refer to the Torah, but
they only want to focus on the Father. They are in denial of the Son Yahshua as
to Who He really is.
Yahshua
is the door, the way to the Father (Jn. 10; 14:6. If we have seen Him, we have
seen the Father (Jn. 14:9). The disciples/apostles saw Him and have declared the
truth to us who can’t physically see Him, but see Him in the Spirit. Sadly, I
know who your teachers are and they don’t even believe that Yahshua existed
before His human birth. Therefore, they make the Scriptures to be lies.
THE
BIG PROBLEM
Here
is the big problem. There is an evil spirit in this world that causes people to
be led into idolatry. He seeks to exalt Himself, but have you noticed that He
utilizes the things that Yahweh has created to bring about his own purposes?
Let’s examine the process.
The
very first letter of the ancient Hebrew alphabet is the aleph
(a)
which looks like and is represented by the head of an ox. Satan took this very
first letter and incorporated it, physically, into His own worship. Originally,
all of the gods were physically represented as “bull” gods. Remember the
part man, part bull statues of Assyria? Remember that Pharaoh of Egypt was
worshipped as the son of god through the Apis bullock? Remember that Israel made
an image of the bull in the wilderness and worshipped it calling it Yahweh when
Yahweh had already commanded them not to make any graven images? (Ex. 20:4-5)
The
very last letter of the Hebrew alphabet is the tau (t).
Satan certainly is having a heyday with this symbol isn’t he? We see crosses
in almost all Christian communities and churches. Of course, it was also
utilized anciently. Thus, so many of our end-time believers, probably including
yourself, can’t believe that Yahshua died on a cross.
Then
there is the sun, the moon, and the stars that Yahweh created. Satan has
hijacked them to utilize in his pagan idolatrous worship.
Look
at what is taking place in these last days. The LGBT movement has hijacked the
heavenly rainbow, a symbol of Yahweh’s covenant, and His light, to be their
symbol! It is all BLASPHEMY!
Do
we now have to reject the rainbow? Do we reject the sun, the moon, the stars? Do
we reject the Hebrew alphabet because of Satan’s ability to take the aleph
(a),
and the tau
(t)
to cause men to worship their image?
As
Yahweh says, “11Hath
a nation changed their gods (elohim),
which are yet no gods (elohim)?
but my people have changed *their glory for that which doth not profit. 12Be
astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate,
saith Yahweh. 13For
my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living
waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water,”
Jer. 2:11-13.
(*Note:
In reality, this should be read as “My.”)
Yahshua’s
very own name identifies Him as the fountain of living waters. He can’t claim
this unless He is the One revealed in the Scriptures! He came to His own
creation and His creation knew Him not. He came to His own people and they
received Him not (Jn. 1:10-11). Those who refuse to utilize Yahweh’s own
terms, as well as deny Yahshua’s pre-existence are fulfilling these
Scriptures.
While
so many are physically profiting from the sale of these idols and images, along
with all kinds of so called spiritual literature, books, faith, etc. The true
profit is that of the Spirit. The physical profit will fail them in the day of
Yahweh’s wrath. But they shall have received their reward. We should not, must
not sell that which is inspired of the Holy Spirit which teaches the people how
to worship, serve, and know Yahweh our Elohim, our Savior and Redeemer! Nor
should we make images of them to worship them and sell those images for
trinkets, necklaces, bracelets, etc.
Did
you know that the word Canaanite means “merchant!?” Those who
“merchandise” Yahweh’s word are following the practices of the Canaanites!
AMEN/AMEIN
Years
ago, when I first began to walk among the Sacred Name brethren, they almost
completely avoided saying “Amen/Amein” after a prayer, or any other time.
They would end a prayer with HalleluYah instead.
The
reasoning was that there was an Egyptian god named Amon/Amen Ra, then there was
a Pharaoh who was worshipped named Amen Hotep. Supposedly, (just like some
proclaim that the terms El, and Elohim), the term crept into the Hebrew language
through their contact with the Egyptians. In the same manner, El and Elohim
crept into the Hebrew language through their contact with the Canaanites.
Once
again, because the people were utilizing only English Scriptures, the original
Hebrew was simply covered up. I actually wrote an article entitled “Where is
the Amen?” and boy did I get creamed for that! I was warned by some of the old
timers to never mention that word again. It was evil so people in the truth
never utilized it.
Sadly,
these people never had the Scriptural tools that are available to us today, nor
did they have any other Hebrew available than the modern day version, which few
studied anyway.
When
the Word of Yahweh visited Abram witnessed in Genesis 15, Abram complained that
Yahweh had given him no heir from his loins, but Yahweh told him to look up at
the stars of heaven because his seed would be that numerous. Abram BELIEVED
Yahweh! The word “believed” comes from the Hebrew amen/amin
(!ma)!
This word is vowel pointed as amin,
emin, aman, amen,
amein,
etc. throughout the Scriptures! It has to do with faith, believing!
One
of the best places to show its importance is found in 1 Chronicles 16:36,
“Blessed be Yahweh Elohim of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people
said, Amen,
and praised Yahweh.”
The
word is perfectly vowel pointed in the Hebrew to say Amen (!mea')!
Do
you see how people can become confused and misled because their leaders warn
them away from certain things. If they only utilize the English version of the
Scriptures the people can’t see the real truth in the Hebrew.
Then
some concoct a scheme to tell the people that there were originally two versions
of the Scriptures, to wit, a Yahweh version and an Elohim version and the
Scribes combined the two thereby corrupting the name Yahweh.
Supposedly,
the Scribes of the Elohim version were seeking to purge the name Yahweh from
theirs, but if such is the case, they miserably failed because the Hebrew
Scriptures that contain the term Elohim has His name Yahweh in chapter two in
combination with Elohim...Yahweh Elohim! Plus, the name Yahweh appears at least
6,823 times in the version that also contains the terms El, Elohim, Adon, Adonai,
Amen, Amein, etc.!
Hebrew
is the heavenly language. Yahweh’s Spirit worked on men to record His word.
Nothing comes before Yahweh, nor after him. He inspired his servants to utilize
His name Yahweh, absolutely! But He also inspired them to record the terms El,
Elohim, Adon, Adonai, amin, emin, amen.
So
what if the Canaanites worshipped a deity named El (la,
plural Elohim)!? Yahweh’s word reveals that el and elohim are simply common
nouns. They may have been attempting to worship the heavenly deity who was the
chief (a)
authority (l),
but Yahweh reserved His name to be known through the Hebrews!
So
what if the Egyptians worshipped a deity named Amon, Amen!? Maybe they were
attempting to worship the One Who is Faithful! But when Moses and Aaron revealed
Yahweh’s name to the Pharaoh, he said, “Who is Yahweh, that I should obey
his voice to let Israel go? I know not Yahweh, neither will I let Israel go,”
Ex. 5:2.
Yahweh
is revealing Himself as the true El, the true Elohim, the One Who is Faithful
(Amen, Emun). To remove these words from Yahweh’s inspired Scriptures has
caused one group to produce Scriptures that really don’t make any sense. And
because of their disbelief as to Who Yahshua really is, have had to change many
Scriptures to fit their own ideas. They have even had to change revealed names
of men like Eliyah, Daniel, Ezekiel, Yoel, etc., etc.
They
have broken a cardinal rule because Yahweh warns us not to take away, nor add to
His word, “Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall
ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Yahweh your
Elohim which I command you,” Dt. 4:2.
There it is right there! He calls Himself Yahweh Elohekim (their Elohim):
“What
thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor
diminish from it,” Dt. 12:32.
“5Every
word of Elohim is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 6Add
thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar,” Prov.
30:5-6.
“18For
I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If
any man shall add unto these things, Elohim shall add unto him the plagues that
are written in this book: 19And
if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, Elohim
shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and
from the things which are written in this book. 20He
which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come,
Adonai Yahshua,” Rev. 22:18-20.
Yahweh
fully reveals Himself to be worthy to be called El, Elohim, Adon, Adonai, the
Amen, Amein, etc. These and other terms reveal his honor, his majesty, his
esteem. It is the deceiver, the serpent who has taken that which belongs to
Yahweh and utilized them in paganistic idolatry among the heathen. We must
rightly divide Yahweh’s word of truth and utilize that which belongs to Him
for his honor!
So,
yes brother, we do utilize these terms that are inspired in Yahweh’s own word.
I won’t beat around the bush. Your teachers have erred, and led you and others
also into error. No, we don’t utilize God, Jehovah, Jesus, kurios, etc. They
are false terms, but we do freely utilize the terms inspired in Yahweh’s own
word.
I
hope that this explanation will ease your mind, and hopefully be an aid in
instructing you in the truth of the matter. But if it still causes problems for
you, those who have led you into this error have done the same thing that the
worldly ministers have done. You know, when we tell them the truth about the
names, the Sabbath, the holy days, etc., etc. they either reject it outright, or
only think about it for a few seconds before going their merry way.
The
words el, elohim, adon, adonai, amen, amein all make sense when looked at
through the Pictorial Hebrew as do the names Yahweh and Yahshua.
Our
encouragement is that you repent, embrace the truth (-s) of the matter and serve
and worship Yahweh in accordance with His inspired word, and not with those who
have erroneously taken His own inspired Scriptures, chopped things out of them
and are presenting a corrupted version and way that is not good!
JH
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