Program 15: Why Yahuwah & Yahushua?

It is important to know the true divine name since Scripture admonishes believers to “call upon the name of Yahuwah.”

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For two thousand years, believers of every generation have longed to be the last generation. Contrary to popular belief, though, Christ did not give believers “signs of the times” to watch for. Instead, he repeatedly warned that his coming would take even the faithful by surprise. Yahushua urgently warned believers to be ready because, he said, “The Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” [Matthew 24:44]

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Part 1: (Miles & Dave)

Miles Robey: Hello and a warm welcome to another truth-filled message from WLC Radio. I’m your host, Miles Robey.

Dave Wright: And I’m Dave Wright. Thanks for tuning in.

Miles: Today’s program is going to be a bit different from what we normally do. If you’ve joined us before, you know that at World’s Last Chance we like to use the personal name of God, which is Yahuwah, or, Yah. The Saviour’s name is quite similar. It’s Yahushua.

Today, we’re going to discuss why it’s important to use the true, divine names. We’ve received a number of letters from listeners around the world wanting to know what difference it makes. Some have asked if we’re part of the Sacred Name movement or the Hebrew Roots movement.

Dave: Those are fair questions. I can see why there’d be some confusion. At first glance, some of our beliefs are very similar to those promoted by the Sacred Name and Hebrew Roots movements.

Miles: Well, sure. Besides using the actual name of the Father and the Son, we believe in worshipping on the true seventh-day Sabbath and we advocate a return to observing all of Yahuwah’s holy days. But you’re right. That doesn’t mean we endorse a return to Judaic traditions.

Dave: The apostle Peter wrote: “Sanctify Yahuwah Eloah in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.” (1 Peter 3:15)

Today, I want to be able to provide a solid answer to listeners’ questions as to why believers should use the sacred name.

Miles: Good! So what do you have for us?

Dave: Well, as you already know, WLC does not endorse the Hebrew Roots movement or any other philosophy of religion that looks to the Jews as authorities on truth and righteousness. We are merely using the revealed name of the Father and the Son. That’s all. We do not endorse returning to Judaism.

Paul explains why in his letter to the Galatians. He wrote: “Abraham believed Yah, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.” (Galatians 3:6-7, 9)

Today’s Jews do not have any special “in” with Yahuwah. They rejected the Saviour. While the individual descendant of Abraham may still be saved, as a nation they are no longer His set-apart people.

On his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, while the crowd was chanting and waving palm branches, the Saviour wept, saying: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!”

“See?” He’s saying, “I wanted you to be my special people but you would not.” And because he’ll never force our will, he added with a broken heart: “Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.” (Matthew 23:37-38)

Miles: So, it was at the crucifixion that Yah rejected the Jews?

Dave: No. Mercy still lingered for a few more years, but when the Jews began open warfare against Yahuwah in the person of His saints at the stoning of Stephen, they chose to no longer be His chosen people. And, as we saw, that honor was then given to believers. Those, which are of faith, Paul says, are the children of Abraham.

Remember, the Jews already rejected Yah years before when they asked for a king.

Miles: Oh, right. Yah told Samuel to go ahead and give them a king, adding, “They have not rejected thee, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.” [1 Samuel 8:7-8]

Dave: There is no more light to be gained from the Jews. We need to be clear on that.

Too often people who look to the Jews for new light focus too closely on what is not part of Scripture, but actually comes from Pharisaical tradition.

Miles: You are absolutely right about that! In the Jewish Encyclopedia, there’s an article entitled “The Pharisees.” Listen while I read you a quote from it. It’s very interesting. It says:

With the destruction of the Temple ([in] 70 A.D.) the Sadducees disappeared altogether, leaving the regulation of all Jewish affairs in the hands of the Pharisees. Henceforth, Jewish life was regulated by the Pharisees; the whole history of Judaism was reconstructed from the Pharisaic point of view, and a new aspect was given to the Sanhedrin of the past. A new chain of tradition supplanted the older priestly tradition. Pharisaism shaped the character of Judaism and the life and thought of the Jew for all the future.”

Dave: This is significant! I’m glad you shared it. Think about it for a minute. Who were the Saviour’s primary enemies when he was on earth? It was the Pharisees, wasn’t it? So why should any of us turn to the Jews today for more spiritual light?

Miles: That’s a good point. Okay, than, can you share with our listeners the reasons why believers should use the divine name? Obviously, it’s a privilege to know the personal name of the Almighty. But, once you do know it, is there any particularly pressing reason why it should be used?

Dave: Most definitely. Scripture repeatedly urges believers to “Call upon the name of Yahuwah.” In most Bibles, it’s translated as “Call upon the name of the Lord,” but it doesn’t use the title in the original. In the original, it says to call upon the name of Yahuwah.

Miles: You can’t really call upon the name of Yahuwah if you aren’t actually using it, can you?

Dave: And there’s more. There is no title—certainly no title that also applies to false gods—that can fully capture the essence of the Father, for who He is.

In many modern cultures, parents name their kids whatever name strikes their fancy, or sounds pleasant to the ear. But in ancient times, as well as in many cultures still today, children were given names with meaning. Yahuwah’s name is even more significant because it is a verb of being.

And it’s beautiful! Every single verb of being can accurately be used as the name of Yahuwah, the Self-Existent One.

He IS.
He WAS.
He SHALL BE.

He even SHALL HAVE BEEN. Always.

Only Yahuwah’s name fully captures the essence of who and what He is to each one of us, personally. And, as such, it’s also a promise of what He shall always be, as well.

Miles: Beautiful. That’s really beautiful.

Dave: Yahuwah’s name is first explained in Exodus 3. You’ll recall at the burning bush, Moses said, “Okay, you want me to go back to Egypt and tell them all ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ but who shall I say sent me?”

Miles: It’s a fair question! The Israelites had been in Egypt several generations, and Egypt had lots of gods!

Dave: Right. And in answering Moses’s question, I believe we are given a command to actually use the divine name. Exodus 3:15 says, “Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel: Yahuwah, the God [or eloah] of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is My name for ever, and this is My memorial unto all generations.”

See, Yah never intended that His name would not be used. He never intended for it to be lost, or forgotten, or—even worse—actively covered up as the rabbinical Jews do in their traditional refusal to use the sacred name. Yah wants His name used. He wants everyone to have the assurance of how very close He is to us.

Miles: And with a name that’s a verb of being, it also always reminds of just who and what He is to us. Always.

Dave: That’s right. Now another reason I believe it is good to use Yah’s personal name is the example given by the Old Testament prophets. They rejoiced in declaring His name! It’s hard to get that from modern translations of the Bible who have substituted titles, but in the original, they frequently used the divine name.

Deuteronomy 32 states: “I proclaim the name of Yahuwah: Ascribe greatness to our God.” [Deut. 32:3]

Furthermore, Yahushua Himself pleased His Father by . . . making His name known.

Miles: It says that? Where?

Dave: It does. Why don’t you read it for us? It’s in John 17:26.

Miles: All right, give me a sec . . . It says: “And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved me may be in them, and I in them.” Well, there you go. And Yahushua is to be our example in all things, so, yeah. That’s obviously something we should be doing, too.

Dave: There’s more. Ezekiel 39 contains a prophecy that Yahuwah will make His name known to all peoples. Maybe you could read it for us. Verses 6 to 7.

Miles: Yeah, sure. Uh . . . “Then they shall know that I am Yahuwah. So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am Yahuwah, the Holy One in Israel.”

Hmmm. Interesting.

Dave: Now turn over and take a look at Micah 4, verse 5.

Miles: All right . . . um. “For all people walk each in the name of his god,
But we will walk in the name of Yahuwah our God forever and ever.”

Dave: See, what distinguishes Yah’s people from others, is the name of the god they worship. Can we call Yah by the titles “Lord,” “God” or “King”?

Sure! He is, after all, “King of kings and Lord of lords; God above all gods.” However, using only titles does not distinguish which god, and that is important.

Miles: You know, this really reminds me of Isaiah 52:6 which says: “My people shall know My name; therefore they shall know in that day that I am He who speaks: ‘Behold, it is I.’”

We demonstrate we know His name when we use it!

Dave: Exactly. And remember: the Son came to reveal the Father. In character and purpose, they are the same.

Just before His death, the Saviour prayed for believers throughout all time. He said:

“Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.” [John 17:20-21, 23]

This was the Saviour’s deepest desire for His followers. That we would be ONE with Him and the Father.

Now, when we use the Father’s actual name, we are acknowledging who and what He is, but more, who and what He is to us.

And when we use the Son’s name, Yahushua, we are doing more than just forming certain sounds with our tongue and lips. The name “Yahushua” means “Yahuwah Saves!”

Miles: So every time we say “Yahushua” we’re confessing the fact that we are saved by the Father’s grace, through faith in His son.

Dave: Yes! We call on the son and praise the Father at the very same time for having saved us through His son!

But now, listen to this. Remember, Yahuwah’s name is a verb of being. The name, Yah, is in the name of the son: YAHushua. You can hear it.

So what is so beautiful is that the Saviour’s name contains all the verbs of being tenses as well. It means:

“Yahuwah Saves!” Present tense.

It also means “Yahuwah saved.” Past tense.

And, it contains the promise that no matter what happens in the future, “Yahuwah will save.” Future tense.

That’s all encapsulated in the name of Yahushua.

Miles: Amazing. I never knew that. There is so much meaning there! It really reminds me of a passage in Philippians 2.

It says Yahushua: “humbled himself in obedience to Yah and died a criminal’s death on a cross. Therefore, Yah elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Yahushua every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue declare that Yahushua the Anointed is Lord, to the glory of Yahuwah the Father.” [Philippians 2:8-11]

Dave: Such depth of meaning there!

Miles: There really is and we’ve never seen it before when we only knew the titles.

Stay tuned, folks. We’ll be right back.

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* * *Part 2: (Miles & Dave)

Miles: Okay, we’re back. One text I’d like to talk about, Dave, is Exodus 23:13. It says: “And in all that I have said to you, be circumspect and make no mention of the name of other gods, nor let it be heard from your mouth.”

My question for you is: how far do you take that verse? Some people take it very literally.

Dave: Some do . . . and they’re very sincere. This verse just let’s us know Yahuwah’s preference is that we call Him by name and not use titles that are also used to refer to heathen deities.

But you’re talking about something else, aren’t you?

Miles: I am. For example, some people say we shouldn’t use the word “fortunately” or “grace” or any number of other words used to apply to false gods.

Dave: This concept largely comes from those in the Holy Names and Hebrew Roots movements. In effect, however, it does what Yahushua accused the Pharisees of doing: binding “burdens heavy and grievous to be borne.”

Because, while they’re definitely sincere in their beliefs, Satan is quick to bring in a spirit of . . . well, competition in holiness, almost. It’s as though there is a subtle judging of another’s spirituality based on how many Hebrew words are known and used, and how many words they call “pagan” are avoided.

Take the days of the week. In most western languages, the days of the week are named after Roman or Norse planetary gods. You’ve got Sunday, or the day of the Sun. You’ve got Monday, or Moon’s day. There’s Saturday: Saturn’s day.

Now, many sincere people will come along and say, “Oh, you can’t say Saturday! Saturn was a pagan god!” In fact, I know a man who does this. He’ll be trying to communicate something, but being deprived of the words we use to describe it, he’ll give up in frustration, say the quote-unquote pagan word, and then really quickly say, “Forgive me, Father.” As though it is a sin to say that word.

Miles: What? Seriously.

Dave: Absolutely. And so, deprived of the words most people use, but needing some words, they’ll learn what those words are in Hebrew and pepper their conversations with all these Hebrew words instead.

In fact, my wife has a friend who does this. Truth is, I don’t really enjoy visiting with her. It’s difficult to communicate because I don’t know the words she’s using!

No communication really occurs because we don’t know Hebrew!

After awhile, this unspoken idea creeps in that your ability to substitute Hebrew words for so-called “pagan” words is a reflection of your spirituality, your standing with Yah.

Miles: Where does this idea come from? Scripture never teaches that!

Dave: Well, it appears to . . . if you take a couple of verses out of context.

Miles: Yeah. You can prove just about anything you want if you take verses out of context. What verses do they use?

Dave: Two verses found in Hosea, chapter 2. They say: “And it shall be at that day, saith Yahuwah, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.” [Hosea 2:16-17]

Miles: Baali. Baalim. That does sound rather like Baal, the Canaanite god.

Dave: Sure. But what people overlook when it’s taken out of context is what the verse was really intended to say. Consequently, they lose a really beautiful passage of Scripture.

The word “Baal” is the equivalent of the English word, “Lord.” That’s all it means. It’s a title of respect in many countries. It’s simply a title! It’s why at WLC we prefer to use Yahuwah’s actual name, but there is nothing inherently sinful, nothing inherently pagan about the word “lord.”

Miles: Right. Words can’t be “pagan.”

Dave: And yet, many people will say, “The Hebrew word ‘Baal’ may mean ‘lord,’ but it’s also the name of a Phoenician god, so to use it means you’re worshipping a pagan god.”

But it’s just a common word! Sure, a word that’s used to apply to false gods, but it’s still just a common word. It’s faulty logic to say that you can’t use these words. If that logic were true, than you would also have to say that since “moloch” means “king,” and since Moloch was also the god of the Moabites, it is sacrilegious to refer to Yahuwah as our King.

Miles: That’s really taking it too far. Even in Revelation 16, verse . . . I think it’s verse 16, we’ve got a description of Yahuwah and it says: “And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”

If the use of those common words were sinful, John would not have seen them in vision, written on the Saviour’s robes!

Dave: The name “Diana” means “divine.” It’s also the name of a pagan goddess. Therefore, some people reason, to use the word “divine” in reference to Yahuwah is blasphemy.

But that just doesn’t make sense! Again, it’s a common word. To refuse to use it only deprives you of being able to describe Yahuwah!

Miles: That’s a really good point, Dave, and, as you were talking, I realized something: if you refuse to use certain words because they’ve been used to refer to pagan gods, if you insist that Hebrew is the language of Heaven and you must use only Hebrew words, you are, in a sense, seeking to undo what Yahuwah Himself did at Babel! At Babel, Yahuwah confounded the languages of earth. Yahuwah mixed up all the languages. It is His will that there be differences.

To refuse to use the words of the language He assigned your ancestors is, in a sense, trying to nullify what He did at Babel, wouldn’t you say?

Dave: That’s a good point.

Miles: You said something earlier, Dave, I want to circle back around to. You said that these verses in Hosea were taken out of context, thus losing the beauty of what was originally meant. Could you share with us what was meant in this passage? What are we missing here?

Dave: Certainly. Have you heard of the 20/20 rule?

Miles: Uh . . . nope. No, can’t say I have.

Dave: Well, to make sure you’re reading something in context, it’s a good rule of thumb to start reading 20 verses before, and continue reading 20 verses after. You’ll make sure to understand any given verse in context that way.

Now, when this rule is applied to Hosea 2, you discover that the entire chapter is discussing marriage!

Hosea, you’ll recall, had married a woman who was unfaithful to him. Yahuwah used Hosea’s heartache to demonstrate how Israel’s unfaithfulness to Yah hurt His heart.

Miles: Right. I do remember that.

Dave: Israel had been unfaithful to Yah, just as Hosea’s wife, Gomer, had been unfaithful to him. It was the perfect illustration. In chapter 2, Yahuwah is explaining that He will forgive Israel’s unfaithfulness just as Hosea forgave Gomer’s unfaithfulness. And, because He loves His people so much, He promises that He will draw them into an even closer relationship than they’d had before!

That’s what those verses are actually saying. They’re not talking about refraining from using common words that have been applied to pagan gods! They’re actually an incredibly moving promise that Yahuwah wants to draw His repentant people into a closer relationship with Him than they’ve ever known before.

Miles: That sounds really beautiful, and just like Him. To be honest, though, I’m not seeing where you get that out of this passage. Can you show us where you get that?

Dave: We’re still in chapter 2; Hosea 2. Using Hosea’s wife as a symbol of Israel, verses 1 through 5 talk about Israel’s unfaithfulness to Yah. Verse 5 says that she “hath played the harlot” saying, “I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.”

Bread and water are symbols of truth. Yahushua is the Bread of Life; He’s the water of life. Oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, which brings spiritual enlightenment. By going after other lovers, Israel sought for truth where there was no truth and no light.

Miles: That’s a good point and people do that today. Instead of looking for truth in Scripture alone, they turn to man made traditions as though age will somehow transform error into truth.

Dave: And that’s exactly what people are doing when they turn to today’s Jews, spiritual descendants of the Pharisees, for light!

All right. Verse six. As a result of His people’s unfaithfulness, Yahuwah says: “I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.” See, He’s wanting her to turn back to Him, so He allows problems to arise that her other lovers can’t save her from. And the result is clear. Would you read verse 7?

Miles: “And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.”

Dave: When rebellious hearts refuse to submit to Yah, He doesn’t force His will. He steps back, let’s us have our own way. He’ll never force us, so He allows the consequences of our decisions to come to us.

But He doesn’t leave us there! He loves us and all of this is allowed to get us to look up to Him and be saved!

Take a look at verse 14.

Miles: “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.”

Oh, that’s beautiful.

Dave: Isn’t it? All of this is designed to draw the stubborn heart back to Yah. It’s done in love. This is the context in which those verses are given. Yah is seeking to allure His children who have gone astray, back into His loving arms. He says He will speak “comfortably” or in a way that provides comfort, relief from pain and distress.

Now with this in mind, read verses 16 to 17.

Miles: “And it shall be at that day, saith Yahuwah, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.”

Dave: To understand this verse, you need to understand the words being used. “Baali” is not an English word. It’s a Hebrew word that means “My Master.”

“Ishi” is a Hebrew word as well and means “My husband.” See the difference?

Miles: Yes! While traditionally a man was considered a wife’s “lord and master,” the word “husband” is much warmer. It conveys a level of love and devotion that “lord and master” doesn’t.

Dave: Yes, these word are revealing two, diametrically opposed relationships. One, Baali, is a relationship of subservience. You do what you’re told because your lord and master has all the power and you have none.

The second, Ishi, reveals the relationship is one of love, built on trust. The word “husband” in English was originally a compound word: house-band. The one who binds about the household, protecting it.

When we serve the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, we are enslaved to a merciless task-master: a Baali.

But when we choose to fully surrender to Yahuwah, He sets us free! He’ll never enslave our will. He wants us to willingly choose to enter into an intimate, loving relationship with Him. He will sever the cords that bind us to our Baali and He will become our Ishi, our husband.

Miles: How beautiful! It reminds me of what Isaiah wrote: “For thy Maker is thine husband; Yahuwah of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. For Yahuwah hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God.” [Isaiah 54:5-6]

Dave: He’s wanting an intimate, lover-relationship with each one of us! That isn’t possible when we wander astray and put other Baali first in our lives, whether those be our jobs, our toys, our spouses. He is to come first, and best, and last in everything!

Jeremiah 31 describes the incredibly close, personal relationship Yah is offering each one of us. Here. Would you read it for us? Verses 31 to 34.

Miles: “Behold, the days come, saith Yahuwah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith Yahuwah: But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith Yahuwah, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know Yahuwah: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith Yahuwah: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

Dave: This is the divine destiny offered every single one of us, and this is the true interpretation of Hosea 2.

Miles: Don’t go away folks. When we return, we’ll be answering your questions sent in to our Daily Mailbag. Stay tuned.

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Miles: Welcome back to our Daily Mailbag! Today we’ve got a question from Dora in Honolulu, Hawaii. She says: “A friend was telling me how wrong most modern versions of the Bible are. She insisted that only the King James Version of the Bible should be used. She went so far as to say that the devil is behind al the other versions. Do you know anything about this issue? Do you agree with her?”

Dave: Thank you for writing, Dora. I’m sure this was very shocking information to get slapped in the face with. Does WLC believe that the King James Version of the Bible is the only Bible that should be used? The short answer is no.

Miles: By saying “the short answer,” I’m assuming there’s a caveat in there somewhere! What’s the long answer?

Dave: The long answer is, that while WLC does not believe the King James Version of the Bible is the only Bible that should be used, there are some good reasons to be cautious when using many of the modern translations.

Miles: Why is that?

Dave: Well, first of all, we need to remember what Paul said in Second Timothy: “All scripture is given by inspiration of Yahuwah, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of Yah may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

At World’s Last Chance, we firmly believe the original manuscripts of the Bible, called autographs, were indeed written under the inspiration of Yah’s spirit and were free from any corruption. But that doesn’t mean that every modern version is inerrant.

Miles: Well, that’s true. And some of these modern versions aren’t even translations! They’re just paraphrases of other translations, so whatever mistakes in translation might be in the earlier translation, are carried over to the paraphrases that are even less accurate than the translation they come from!

Dave: Exactly. Furthermore, mistakes in translation have occurred and corruptions have crept in over the centuries.

Miles: By “corruptions” do you actually mean to tell me that outright errors have been deliberately incorporated into the sacred text?

Dave: Yes.

Miles: Well, can you give us some examples? Because that’s a pretty serious charge.

Dave: It is, but it’s also true and we can know this by comparing the earliest manuscripts with those that came later. There are certain words that simply do not appear in any of the earliest manuscripts. They crept in only later after the Roman Catholic Church was well-established and had established a strangle-hold on Christianity. These additions reflect Roman Catholic theology, and not the ancient teachings of the original apostles.

Miles: Wow. That’s-that’s quite the charge. Could you share some examples with us?

Dave: Certainly. One of the most blatant examples of words being added to Scripture is found in First John 5, verses 7-8. Would you read that for us, please? I’ve got it here . . .

Miles: Sure! Uh . . . it says: “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.”

So, that’s the King James Version. What does it say in the original?

Dave: The original is actually quite different. It says: “For there are three that bear record, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.”

Miles: Huh! That’s quite different.

Dave: You can see how the additional words would support the doctrine of a triune godhead. The trinity is the foundational doctrine of Catholicism but as we have established in an early program, that’s a doctrine that comes straight from paganism! So this was definitely added in later by someone trying to establish the trinity doctrine as inspired.

Miles: Is there any way to know when it was added?

Dave: These additional words do not appear in any text before the 11^th century.

Miles: But . . . that’s incredible! That’s a thousand years after Yahushua.

Dave: Precisely. But there are others. Matthew 28:19 is another example of later additions corrupting the text to support doctrines absorbed from paganism.

Miles: Hold on a sec while I read that . . . All right, it says: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.”

So, what’s the original say?

Dave: The original simply says: "Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all nations in My name."

Miles: Huh. You know, that’s serious business to be changing Scripture. It reminds me of a passage in Revelation 22 which says: “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, Yah shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, Yah 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.” (Revelation 22:18-19)

Dave: Right! And even though that passage was specifically referring to the book of Revelation, the principle still applies.

Miles: So, you’ve shown us some examples of corruptions that have crept in. Dora’s friend insists only the King James Version should be used. What do you say?

Dave: Well, remember, the King James Version is a translation into English. To make a blanket statement that the King James Version is the only one in the world that should be used, would leave out everyone who can’t read English!

Miles: True.

Dave: That said, of the Bibles in English, I do believe the King James Version is one of the most accurate. I prefer it for my personal Bible study and it’s what we use for the English translations on our website. We also provide a free audio download of the King James Version in English on the website.

There is one more, however, that is also a very good translation of the Bible that we like to endorse and that is the Geneva Bible.

Miles: Oh, of course. That’s the Bible the Protestant reformers preferred, isn’t it?

Dave: It is. In fact, initially, the Protestants were very leery of the King James Version because King James, who commissioned the translation, was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, an ardent Roman Catholic.

Still, it along with the Geneva Bible, are the most accurate translations available in English. Then, of course, other languages have their own translations. So, unlike Dora’s friend, I wouldn’t go so far as to say no other versions should be read, but definitely in English, the King James Version and the Geneva Bible are the two that are most accurate.

Miles: Good to know.

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* * *Daily Promise

This is Elise O’Brien with your daily promise from Yah’s word.

The German philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer, famously observed: "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."

Light is increasing. Ancient truths, long hidden under assumption and error, are being restored.

It can be very confusing! A well-written book or article may say one thing, proving its position from the word of Yah, while a trusted pastor says something else entirely. It can be frightening, not knowing who to trust or what to believe. During this time when every wind of doctrine is blowing, you need help only Yahuwah can give.

He has promised to lead you into all truth. He’ll never allow the honest-minded to be led astray. Trust Him to keep you safe while you study out advancing light.

Psalm 40 assures us that Yahuwah is safe to trust. It says:

“I waited patiently for Yahuwah; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our Creator: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in Yahuwah.”

If you’re confused, not sure what to believe, ask the Father to show you what is truth. He will never allow your mind to be ensnared against your will. He’s got your back! We’ve been given great and precious promises. Go and start claiming!

* * *Part 3: (Miles & Dave)

Miles: You know, Dave, it’s a fine line to walk. It’s a privilege to know and be able to use the personal name of the Monarch of the universe. But to go beyond that, to imply that if you don’t use His name, or if you even so much as utter a common word used by a false religion as a title or a name, you will somehow be cursed, is going way, way too far.

Dave: It really is. And we need to be careful that we don’t always leap to the worst possible scenario in any given situation. Most people don’t use Yahuwah’s name simply because they don’t know it. They’re not cursed for not knowing it! They’d be blessed to know it, but Yahuwah’s our loving Father. He doesn’t curse anyone for ignorance.

Miles: “And the times of this ignorance, Yah winked at . . .”

Dave: Exactly. Acts 17:30. That’s good. As we just discussed in our Daily Mailbag segment, errors in translation, and even some deliberate additions have been made. But not everything is some diabolical plot. Take the word “Jehovah.” It’s not Yahuwah’s name. It’s not accurate. But it’s come from a transliteration of a transliteration. It was an honest mistake.

If there’s been any conspiracy, it has been to quote passages of Scripture out of context, twisting them to mean what they were never intended to mean, and then using them to guilt people into avoiding common words.

Sure! Words used by false religions to apply to their gods, words, like “grace” and “divine” and “king,” but common words nonetheless

Miles: And if we give up the use of so many words, we limit ourselves from being able to fully describe, even conceptualize, important ideas about Yahuwah.

Dave: Exactly! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: words themselves cannot be pagan. Words are simply arbitrary marks on paper, or an expulsion of air, that vibrates the vocal chords, which then passes through the mouth where the tongue, teeth, and lips articulate it. Words cannot be pagan!

Miles: I like the point, brought out earlier, that all words—not just Hebrew words—actually originate with Yah. He confounded the languages at Babel. All language originates with Him!

Dave: Right. So to arbitrarily limit our vocabulary – that’s the real conspiracy because without words, you cannot communicate concepts. You certainly can’t communicate truth about the character of Yah!

Miles: And that is vital!

Dave: When the devil went to tempt the Saviour, he didn’t show up as a cloven-hoofed, red skinned caricature carrying a pitchfork!

He presented himself as an angel, come direct from the courts of Heaven, appearing as if in answer to the Saviour’s prayers. The only way Yahushua knew who it was before him was by his words.

The devil’s words inspired doubt in the word of Yah. They were designed to make the Saviour question Yahuwah.

Miles: Hmm. Solemn, very solemn things to contemplate. But it’s true. Only a personal, one-on-one relationship with Yah, as your own, loving Father, will keep anyone safe. Because only that love that is based on personal experience, is strong enough to cling by faith, and faith alone.

Dave: Solomon said: “Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.” [Song of Solomon 8:6-7]

Yahuwah is inviting each one of us to set Him as the seal upon our hearts. To put Him first, and last, and best in everything. For only then will any of us be safe from the delusions of the last days.

Miles: Listen, friends

Set aside time to spend with Yah in prayer. Study His word. Meditate on it! Commit the promises to memory.

You’re going to need them.

Dave: Psalm 91 contains a most precious promise. It is given to those alone who know and call upon Yah’s name. It says: “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.” [Psalm 91:14]

Miles: That’s a promise we’ll all want to cling to. It’s important to know His name! It’s important to start – now – calling upon His name so that it will become a habit.

Nothing is more important than getting to know Yah, for yourself. Each day we shall be presenting another truth-filled message.

Join us again tomorrow, and until then, remember: Yahuwah loves you . . . and He is safe to trust!

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