Beautifully said. HE is the Truth and the Way. His most important commandment? Love One Another. That has profound implications in our daily life if only "we" would practice it in all that we do.
Safe Travels Miss Jana and give my best to your adoring husband, Steven and your lovely daughter. Have a Happy and Holy Thanksgiving. Could use a prayer sent my way if you don't mind.
Dear Jana, my great grandfather and mother, also grand parents were Jewish in Iran. My dad became a Christian when he was 18 years old, so did my aunts. My dad at the time of Hitler, was in France and Belgium studying medicine. Anyway, make a long story short, when he came back to Iran, and married my mom, and we were born, we celebrated Christmas. The purpose of this letter, is that in third world countries, Christmas is only about Christ. Not here though. My dad was reading the Bible every morning when he woke up and before he went back to bed. Starting the day with Christ consciousness and ending the day with it. He had horrific experience by the war in Europe. But that's how he kept his sanity.
As the letter J was only added to the alphabet in the early 16th century AD, Jesus can't be His real name. It is a translation of a translation of a translation of his real name. As I understand from some people, who are in the know of much of these matters, His real name is Yahusha, similar as the real name of the man who was given the translated name Joshua, the assistant of Mosheh (Moses).
Dear brother, first I want to say I am so honored you are here and reading my posts and supporting me. Truly thank you. I am also grateful we can have this conversation in love.
The idea that “Jesus is not His real name because the letter J did not exist until the 1500s” misunderstands how languages change over time. It is true the letter J is newer in English, but that does not change who Christ is. His name moved naturally from Hebrew and Aramaic forms like Yeshua or Yehoshua into Greek as Iesous, then into Latin as Iesus, and finally into English as Jesus. This is normal in every language. In Slovak we say Jezis, in Spanish they say Jesus, in Greek they say Iesous. At Pentecost people spoke to God in their own languages and the Holy Spirit did not demand one special ancient pronunciation. Even Hebrew experts do not agree which form is “correct” because ancient Hebrew did not have vowels. Some say Yehoshua, some say Yeshua, some say Yahusha or Yahushua, and Jesus Himself spoke Galilean Aramaic, not modern Hebrew. What matters is the person of Christ and the faith in the heart. The New Testament was inspired by God in Greek and the apostles wrote His name as Iesous. This shows that God Himself allowed His name to be translated. I also want to say something with love. I know the brother who wrote the Cepher. He is very intelligent, he and his wife spent several days with us, he visited my home, he is an excellent pianist and an ex-attorney. I admire him and he inspires me. But even with all the respect I have for him, I do not agree that Christians today must use a Hebrew form of the name. If that were true, then all the wonderful believers who called on the name of Jesus in their own languages, including many who died for that name, would be condemned. That cannot be true. God knows every tongue. He hears His people when they call on Jesus, whatever language they speak.
I understand what you are saying, and at the same time I think that names shouldn't be translated. For instance, if my name was Jan (as I originate from the Netherlands where that is a shortened form of Johannes) my name wouldn't be changed to Sean (which is the Irish form of that name and I am currently staying in Ireland), or to Ian when I relocate to Scotland, or to John when I move to England. My name is Jan everywhere I go. So your name Jana doesn't chance to a different, although related, name when you travel. It is Jana in every country you visit. As I said, I understand your reasoning about this matter, and know that it wouldn't matter to Yahuah/Yahusha if people use a translated name for Him. But, from my experience of knowing the true pronounciation of His name, I can say that using His real name makes a huge difference to me. There is actually more power in using the true name.
Note that I don't say there is more power in Yahuah/Yahusha then in Jesus. It's the usage of the true name that is more powerful. But that you'll only experience when you start using it for yourself.
Note also that original Hebrew DID have vowels. The Vav for instance was used as an 'O' or 'U' ( as in 'school').
Dear brother, I don’t mind at all if people use the name Yeshua. But I personally saw miracles in the name of Jesus, and when I came to Him in 2010, the very first words out of my mouth were, “Jesus, is this You?” In my own experience, I never saw a miracle when I used the name Yeshua. Even when we lived in Israel and I was calling Him Yeshua, nothing happened at that time for me personally. But I did see many miracles in the name of Jesus Christ.
For over two thousand years, countless martyrs called on the name of Jesus (and of course in other parts of the world there may have been martyrs who used the name Yeshua). So arguing over this really makes no sense. I love you and bless you, and I won’t argue about things like this.
With that said, I believe the power of His name comes from the PERSON of Christ, not the pronunciation. There are even different Hebrew forms of His name, so which one would supposedly be “more powerful”? The power is in who He is — the Christ — not in how we pronounce His name.
Original ancient Hebrew did not write out vowel sounds, even though people obviously spoke with vowels. The early Hebrew alphabet worked only with consonants, very similar to how someone might write “HLL” and expect the reader to know it means “hallelujah.” Because of this, none of the oldest Hebrew inscriptions contain written vowels. The letter vav in those early times was simply a consonant that sounded like “w” or “v,” and it did not stand for “o” or “u.” Much later, after many centuries, Jewish scribes began to use a few consonant letters as little “helpers” to guide pronunciation, and vav started to show up sometimes to represent an “o” or “u” sound. This system was only a partial fix, and it still left many words without clear vowels. The complete system of writing vowels with dots and marks above or below the letters was not invented until the Middle Ages by the Masoretes. So when people say “original Hebrew had vowels,” it can be confusing, because spoken Hebrew always had vowels, but the earliest writing did not include them at all.
Beautifully said. HE is the Truth and the Way. His most important commandment? Love One Another. That has profound implications in our daily life if only "we" would practice it in all that we do.
Safe Travels Miss Jana and give my best to your adoring husband, Steven and your lovely daughter. Have a Happy and Holy Thanksgiving. Could use a prayer sent my way if you don't mind.
God Bless all of you.
John
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
AMAZING AMEN !!!!!!!!!🙏🏻
Dear Jana, my great grandfather and mother, also grand parents were Jewish in Iran. My dad became a Christian when he was 18 years old, so did my aunts. My dad at the time of Hitler, was in France and Belgium studying medicine. Anyway, make a long story short, when he came back to Iran, and married my mom, and we were born, we celebrated Christmas. The purpose of this letter, is that in third world countries, Christmas is only about Christ. Not here though. My dad was reading the Bible every morning when he woke up and before he went back to bed. Starting the day with Christ consciousness and ending the day with it. He had horrific experience by the war in Europe. But that's how he kept his sanity.
Amazing
I love Christmas when it’s about Christ ! Beautiful !
As the letter J was only added to the alphabet in the early 16th century AD, Jesus can't be His real name. It is a translation of a translation of a translation of his real name. As I understand from some people, who are in the know of much of these matters, His real name is Yahusha, similar as the real name of the man who was given the translated name Joshua, the assistant of Mosheh (Moses).
Dear brother, first I want to say I am so honored you are here and reading my posts and supporting me. Truly thank you. I am also grateful we can have this conversation in love.
The idea that “Jesus is not His real name because the letter J did not exist until the 1500s” misunderstands how languages change over time. It is true the letter J is newer in English, but that does not change who Christ is. His name moved naturally from Hebrew and Aramaic forms like Yeshua or Yehoshua into Greek as Iesous, then into Latin as Iesus, and finally into English as Jesus. This is normal in every language. In Slovak we say Jezis, in Spanish they say Jesus, in Greek they say Iesous. At Pentecost people spoke to God in their own languages and the Holy Spirit did not demand one special ancient pronunciation. Even Hebrew experts do not agree which form is “correct” because ancient Hebrew did not have vowels. Some say Yehoshua, some say Yeshua, some say Yahusha or Yahushua, and Jesus Himself spoke Galilean Aramaic, not modern Hebrew. What matters is the person of Christ and the faith in the heart. The New Testament was inspired by God in Greek and the apostles wrote His name as Iesous. This shows that God Himself allowed His name to be translated. I also want to say something with love. I know the brother who wrote the Cepher. He is very intelligent, he and his wife spent several days with us, he visited my home, he is an excellent pianist and an ex-attorney. I admire him and he inspires me. But even with all the respect I have for him, I do not agree that Christians today must use a Hebrew form of the name. If that were true, then all the wonderful believers who called on the name of Jesus in their own languages, including many who died for that name, would be condemned. That cannot be true. God knows every tongue. He hears His people when they call on Jesus, whatever language they speak.
I understand what you are saying, and at the same time I think that names shouldn't be translated. For instance, if my name was Jan (as I originate from the Netherlands where that is a shortened form of Johannes) my name wouldn't be changed to Sean (which is the Irish form of that name and I am currently staying in Ireland), or to Ian when I relocate to Scotland, or to John when I move to England. My name is Jan everywhere I go. So your name Jana doesn't chance to a different, although related, name when you travel. It is Jana in every country you visit. As I said, I understand your reasoning about this matter, and know that it wouldn't matter to Yahuah/Yahusha if people use a translated name for Him. But, from my experience of knowing the true pronounciation of His name, I can say that using His real name makes a huge difference to me. There is actually more power in using the true name.
Note that I don't say there is more power in Yahuah/Yahusha then in Jesus. It's the usage of the true name that is more powerful. But that you'll only experience when you start using it for yourself.
Note also that original Hebrew DID have vowels. The Vav for instance was used as an 'O' or 'U' ( as in 'school').
Dear brother, I don’t mind at all if people use the name Yeshua. But I personally saw miracles in the name of Jesus, and when I came to Him in 2010, the very first words out of my mouth were, “Jesus, is this You?” In my own experience, I never saw a miracle when I used the name Yeshua. Even when we lived in Israel and I was calling Him Yeshua, nothing happened at that time for me personally. But I did see many miracles in the name of Jesus Christ.
For over two thousand years, countless martyrs called on the name of Jesus (and of course in other parts of the world there may have been martyrs who used the name Yeshua). So arguing over this really makes no sense. I love you and bless you, and I won’t argue about things like this.
With that said, I believe the power of His name comes from the PERSON of Christ, not the pronunciation. There are even different Hebrew forms of His name, so which one would supposedly be “more powerful”? The power is in who He is — the Christ — not in how we pronounce His name.
Original ancient Hebrew did not write out vowel sounds, even though people obviously spoke with vowels. The early Hebrew alphabet worked only with consonants, very similar to how someone might write “HLL” and expect the reader to know it means “hallelujah.” Because of this, none of the oldest Hebrew inscriptions contain written vowels. The letter vav in those early times was simply a consonant that sounded like “w” or “v,” and it did not stand for “o” or “u.” Much later, after many centuries, Jewish scribes began to use a few consonant letters as little “helpers” to guide pronunciation, and vav started to show up sometimes to represent an “o” or “u” sound. This system was only a partial fix, and it still left many words without clear vowels. The complete system of writing vowels with dots and marks above or below the letters was not invented until the Middle Ages by the Masoretes. So when people say “original Hebrew had vowels,” it can be confusing, because spoken Hebrew always had vowels, but the earliest writing did not include them at all.
Happy Thanksgiving. We have so much to be grateful for. And grateful for your work and research Jana.
John14:6 so well articulated. Edifying
Great message. Thank you Jana! Have a wonderful time. Much love and blessings from Aus