that god's true name was jehovah?
that priests took out his name and put "GOD" or "LORD" in every place it says "jehovah"
i mean. i'm not a jehovah's witness or anything, but i just want to know the truth. it doens't really matter to me what god's name is, or if he doesn't even have a name. i'm just curious...
2007-12-17 18:25:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The personal name of God should be in the Bible over 5000 times.
Even the Catholic Encyclopedia says that this is true.
However ,. to obscure the identity of God , and to try and promote the pagan trinity teaching the name has been removed and not taught by many religions.
Alternatively many churches teach that God's name is Jesus , and this is simply NOT true.
Jehovah is the most High God , ,,and it was his son , his first creation , Jesus that came to earth to provide the ransom sacrifice.
Currently there are only several different modern translations that have replaced the name into its correct positions.
It should be noted that in the English language , Jehovah is the correct rendition of Gods name.
In other languages , different spellings are however acceptable.
Some say , ''Well ,is it really important to know Gods name??'
The Bible says in Psalm 9:10 " And those knowing your name will trust in you, For you will certainly not leave those looking for you, O Jehovah."
Psalm 91:14 ". . .I shall also provide him with escape. I shall protect him because he has come to know my name."
So , YES , knowing who God really is , IS VERY important , in fact , our lives depend upon it.
For More Bible based information please feel free to email me.
2007-12-17 21:23:40 · answer #1 · answered by I♥U 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Jehovah is a rather contrived version of the Hebrew name for God designated by four letters taken from Exodus 3:14, which correspond to the English letters YHWH, and are referred to as the tetragrammaton (4 letters). This is translated in the King James Version by the phrase "I Am That I AM", and is basically a declaration by God of His self-existent nature - being the uncreated, underived Being that precedes and supercedes all created things. Modern scholars generally pronounce the name as Yahweh, but no one really knows how the original name was pronounced. When you see the word LORD or GOD (all in caps) in the Old Testament text of certain Bible translations such as the KJV, RSV or NASB; it indicates the word in the original is this sacred name of God.
2007-12-18 02:50:27 · answer #2 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is true.
Look at the preface of your Bible. They usually explain that wherever they put "LORD" or "GOD" in the text, there had been the tetragrammaton.
Knowing and using someone's name is the first step in getting to know them.
How many Y!A users here have a close friend whose name they do not know or use?
2007-12-18 08:49:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. YHWH is in the original text 7000 times. The names true pronunciation has been lost over the years due to superstition, but it could be pronouced Yahweh or Jehovah.
http://www.watchtower.org
2007-12-18 07:23:52 · answer #4 · answered by LoveBeingAMum 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
His name is YHWH
and their was no letter "j" in greek.
It fact thier was no transition for the word Jesus .
So, they used Jesu for the transation was comes from Zeus.
Yahshua is the correct name for their Jesus.
Yah = I AM shua = savior
2007-12-18 04:27:42 · answer #5 · answered by Od Ephraim Chai 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GODs name is JEHOVA. priests have no interest in covering that up. GOD is referred to as JEHOVA many times in the bible. nobody has changed that.
2007-12-18 02:32:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Like all "religions", JW's are cultists!!!
2007-12-18 02:40:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋