Christ was never known as Jesus..
Eminent historian Ernest Renan studied the life of Christ, and he acknowledged that the Savior was never in His lifetime known by or called by the name of “Jesus” (THE LIFE OF JESUS, p. 90). The name Jesus has only existed since the 17th century. In the 1611 English Version of the Bible (KJV), the name of Christ is Iesus (pronounced “ee-sus”), and only later was it changed to Jesus (pronounced “gee-sus”). The revealed name is very important to our salvation in Christ. The idea of taking God’s name in vain, which means to bring His Name to uselessness, or changing His name, or taking a vow by His name and not fulfilling that vow, so this is what is meant by “taking His name in vain” (Exodus 20:2). We must acknowledge that the name of salvation cannot be changed, “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). You cannot change the revealed name of our Savior, and there is no excuse acceptable to God for doing so, even if one speaks in another tongue, or rather because of the languages, of mankind. You must take this very seriously, for the warning of God is clear: “‘If you will not hear, and if you will not take it to heart, to give glory to My name {YAH},’ Says the Lord of hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have cursed them already,because you do not take it to heart” (Malachi 2:2). Although there are descriptive names, there is only one Personal name of God by which to give glory to the LORD, as we say, “Halleluyah,” which is, “Praise YAH!” Knowing God’s revealed name is very important for this is the only name of salvation. The Bible tells us the name of salvation, “Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation’” (Isaiah 12:2 NKJV). Therefore, we must “Praise YAH,” as many may be unknowingly doing when they say, “Halleluyah!” “Praise YAH!” These other names produced by man via linguistic evolution are lacking a, “Thus says the LORD!” These man-made names, which are a product of languages, and not the revelation of God, such as Jesus, Iesus, and Iesous, not to mention “Hey-zeus, are not valid. ~So where did we get the true name of God, the very name “YAH”? Moses asked God for His name, and God replied, “HAYAH Ashar HAYAH,” which means: “I AM Who I AM,” therefore, Moses was told the essential name of God is YAH, I AM, for God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM {YAH} has sent me to you.’” (Exodus 3:14). People say, “Oh, the Lord has many names.” No, the Lord has only One Personal essential name, which always has “YAH.” “And God spoke to Moses and said to him: ‘I, the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as EL SHADDAI [God Almighty], but by My name YAHAWAH, I was not known to them’” (Exodus 6:2-3).Therefore, the name YAH is the essential and consistently the true name of God. For this name, YAH is the name which is above every name! The apostle Paul originally wrote this about the Savior’s name, “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of YAHSHUA, every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that YAHSHUA the Messiah is LORD, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:9-11).
Here are the facts: The Savior told them that He was the I AM, as in “YAH” (John 8:58), and more facts:
Moses was given the name which is above every name [YAH]. (see Exodus 3:14)
The apostle Paul testifies that Christ has the name which is above every name [YAH]. (see Philippians 2:9)
The Lord YAH made it clear to Moses that although He, God, was known by many descriptive names, for example, El Shaddai, Emmanuel, Lord, Savior, Messiah, He only has One Personal Essential Name: YAH.
The apostle Peter states: “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
The apostle Paul heard the Savior give His name in Hebrew on the road to Damascus (Acts 26:15). We know that the Savior did not say, “Jesus,” because:
The name Jesus has only existed since the 17th century c.e. (1611 English Bible: “Iesus.”) Contrarily to what many say, the name Jesus does not mean salvation.
The name Jesus is not a Hebrew name.
The name Jesus came from many linguistic changes: Iesus (ee-sus), Iesous (ee-ay-sous), a transliteration of Yeshua, which is a common Aramaic name at the time of Christ.
The Lord has revealed His name only in Hebrew (Exodus 3:14; Isaiah 12:2; Act 26:14-15). Behold the One revealedName by which we must be saved: YAHSHUA! And every tongue, language of mankind, is to know this one name YAHSHUA (Philippians 2:11).
And this is the essence of the Gospel: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:16-18).
Logically, if there are many names for Christ, then to accept one among the many would be tantamount to rejecting the rest. Therefore, there can only be one revealed name given according to one language, as it is, and should be in Hebrew. Otherwise, how can we be sure that we are not rejecting the Lord’s revealed name from Heaven?
Objection: “I know the name Jesus, and I have prayed in the name of Jesus, and my prayers were answered, and I have experienced many wonders in the name of Jesus. I see no reason to use the name YAHSHUA.”
The Problem: Many things are revealed by the Lord to His people. They in turn hold to those things revealed. Those who do not hold to the revelations of the Lord are considered to be of “lawlessness.” Lawlessness is following the traditions of men, or Satan, which makes void the commandments of God, for example: “Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders...?”
He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with theirlips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men... and many other such things you do.” He said to them, “All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition” (Mark 7:5-9).
In Matthew 7:21-23, the Lord said, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.”
The Rebuttal: “Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’
The Judgment: ‘And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”
These, who were told to depart from Him, thought they were preaching, teaching, and following His way, but they were actually following the traditions of men, and they thought they were representing the revealed name of Christ, but again, they were following the traditions of men, and they rejected the revealed name YAHSHUA, and they stood condemned, just as the Gospel warns: “He who believes in Him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is condemned already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:18).
The revealed name of the Savior is YAHSHUA, “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
So you must choose, which is the One Name ‘given among men by which we must be saved’?
Is it: Jesus (gee-sus), Iesus (ee-sus), Iesous (ee-ay-sous), Yeshua, Isa, or even the Spanish pronunciation, “Hey-zeus”? Or would you now choose the only revealed name from heaven: YAHSHUA?
Objection: “If the name YAHSHUA is the only name given by which we must be saved, then how is it that so few know this?”
Answer: YAHSHUA said, “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide isthe gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it” (Matthew 7:13-14).
Those who have never heard of the Savior’s true name, YAHSHUA, and have not rejected the only revealed Name by which we must be saved, will receive mercy.
Now that you have heard the testimony of the one name given among men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12), namely YAHSHUA, but you insist on preaching in the name of Jesus, and if so, you will be considered as one of lawlessness (Matthew 7:21-23), and you will stand condemned (John 3:18).
Finally, the Lord’s name, “YAHSHUA” means “I AM Salvation”, YAH=I AM, and Shua= “My help, as in Salvation.” Our Savior told them that He is YAH (HAYAH, the I AM), YAHSHUA said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM” (John 8:58). The Savior literally told them that He is YAH (HAYAH=the I AM). Again, with the understanding that the name Jesus is not a Hebrew name, the apostle Paul heard the name of the Savior in Hebrew (Acts 26:14-15). And in the name, he heard the name YAH, which is the name which is above every name. He writes in Philippians 2:9-11, “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of YAHSHUA, every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that YAHSHUA the Christ is LORD, to the glory of God the Father.” In YAHSHUA’S Name, Amen!
