As most of you who are close to me know, my journey for The Truth began over half a year ago. For others who do not know me as well, I grew up a non-denominational Christian. I am not trying to disown my “roots”, or disprove/place blame on anyone, I truly am very thankful for the Biblical knowledge that has been instilled in me since I was a child. It is a piece of the puzzle which has pushed me closer to our Father, desiring to know that in the end I am doing what is right in His will. I am NOT trying to start arguments, but only to enlighten all who read this since so many are gravely distraught by my own decisions regarding my “faith”. I am accountable for MYSELF and ONLY myself in the end before Him, and no one else. That is not something I take lightly or will be swayed easily by anyone. I know in my heart the path I am on is where I need to be at this time. Just realize, truth is not something easy or comfortable as many may think. Truth is completely life changing if you allow your mind and heart to be opened indefinitely by our Father by prayer and research.
My sincere prayers to our Father in Heaven for His truth, knowledge, wisdom, understanding, and discernment have lead me thus far. I have had Divine favor through all of this, and I believe the doors that have been opened before me were of no coincidence. This will be quite a long excerpt, but for those who are still uncertain of how my ‘questioning’ began, this will give you a small insight of what really made me start researching and seeking Elohim’s Truth more in depth. I will only reference a few sources and only touch a little bit on a couple topics. The true purpose of dabbling lightly into these topics is to get one to think and reflect in their own mind and heart and to have our Father convict each in their own appointed way. It says in the Bible that He has given each their “own measure of faith”, Romans 12:3. We all have our own purpose and journey in life but we need to know to work together and love one another. So without further ado, let me begin…
Many of you have asked/wondered why I no longer use the name “Jesus”, but instead have been using “Yeshua”. This alone is the first conviction our Father has placed so heavily in my heart.
For if we deliberately continue to sin after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27 but only the terrifying prospect of Judgment, of raging fire that will consume the enemies.
This sincere prayer for His Truth began by finding out that the name I had been crying, praying, and giving praise to had been something essentially derived to be deceptive. To me, it felt I had muddled His true name by continuing to proclaim my love for Him, knowing the name I was saying had no means of “salvation” attached to it. Let’s be honest here…Would it not be hypocritical to make up excuses and stay in the ways of error? To me that is a rhetorical question because I’m admitting I was wrong and making that correction in my life. This to me was incorrect because a name back in the Biblical days was very important to the character and traits of that individual.
“* Christians have felt safe and secure because they have been praying to a false idol, a picture of a man that never questioned them, never told them they were wrong, and always forgave them (in their mind). Even when people learned that the Roman’s changed Christ’s name, the people still called out for forgiveness in a name that held no forgiveness.” {Ref: 1}
Keeping in mind the Roman’s came up with the name “Jesus”, lets divulge a bit more into how others in history changed or perceived Yeshu/Jesus’ name.
“The name Jesus in Hebrew is Yeshua. The meaning comes from the Hebrew root, yasha, meaning “to save.” That is why He was named Yeshua, because He will “save” His people from their sins (Matthew 1:21). Thus, Yeshua means “salvation.”…
However, Yeshu is a rabbinic name for Him which is a deliberate slur. They drop the last letter (the “ah” sound) of His four-letter Hebrew name to avoid the implication of Him representing “salvation.” Then they use the first three letters as an acronym: Yimach SHmo V’zichrono, meaning, “may his name and memory be blotted out.” Yeshu is a rabbinic “word play”; it is not His actual name.” {Ref: 2}
A definition of “Yeshu”:
yeshu
Also found in: Wikipedia.
Yeshu: Yemach Shemo Vezichro, meaning:
‘May his name and memory be obliterated’
Yeshua vs Jesus
Interestingly enough, below shows how the name change could have resulted in a misleading way, since some do not believe Yeshua was the Messiah (aka most in Judaism):
“Whatever reservations one might have towards J.A. Eisenmenger’s book Entdecktes Judenthum (Königsberg, 1711) from the beginning of the 18th century, it cannot be denied that he gives a good summary of the reasons why Jews do not use Yeshua but have cut off the letter Ayin and call him Yeshu instead. By “good” I naturally do not mean that all Jews always and everywhere thought that they smeared the name of Jesus by using the form Yeshu. By “good” I mean that, in different Jewish sources, here is evidence for what Eisenmenger mentions, (Vol. I, pp. 64-67). He adduces five explanations, which can be summed up in this manner:
- Jews do not recognize that Jesus is Moshiach; therefore they do not say Yeshua but Yesh.
- Jesus was not able to save himself; therefore the Ayin is left out.
- Jews are not only permitted to mock false gods; they are commanded to hange and defame their names.
- With a reference to Ex 23:13 Jews are forbidden to mention the names of their gods.
- With a reference to the Toledoth Yeshu literature, Yeshu is interpreted as Yimmach Shemo Wezikro. The pronunciation Yi instead of the expected Ye(shu) is designed to clarify the connection to “Yimmach”.” {Ref: 4}
Number three and four show explicitly how a name change is “commanded” by law none-the-less. Below are a couple of verses also pointing to how His name would be forgotten:
17 “Memory of him will fade from the land,
while abroad his name will be unknown.
18 He will be pushed from light into darkness
and driven out of the world.
19 “Without son or grandson among his people,
no one will remain in his dwellings.
20 Those who come after will be appalled at his fate,
just as those there before were struck with horror.
21 “This is how things are in the homes of the wicked,
and this is the place of those who don’t know God.”
13 “Behold, my servant shall act wisely;[b]
he shall be high and lifted up,
and shall be exalted.
14 As many were astonished at you—
his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance,
and his form beyond that of the children of mankind—
15 so shall he sprinkle[c] many nations;
kings shall shut their mouths because of him;
for that which has not been told them they see,
and that which they have not heard they understand.”
Firstly, for the name “Jesus”, most should know that the letter “J” did not come about until the early 1600’s. Secondly and more importantly, the name Jesus was derived from the Greek, “Ἰησοῦς “, which came from the Romans. Now if you think about it, the Romans were involved in wanting to murder Christ, the ones that picked and decided what would go in the New Testament of the Bible, and knowing the Roman Catholic church had their hands in the mix should put everything in question.
“‘Jesus’ was a replacement name for Yeshua, a Roman attempt at removing the true name of power from the lips of Christians.” {Ref: 1}
There are many articles, especially opinionated ones, out there from far left to right of the spectrum about whether His name derived from the Greek god Zeus, to “Jesus” is the only name that one can be saved through and no other. All of this is my own interpretation of my own research and prayers, but you cannot deny the fact that we are supposed to question what we are being taught and test the spirits, (1 John 4:1).
That is exactly what I did, I believe He lead me to find something so “out there” that at first it just seemed like another made up story. The more I researched and prayed on it, the more it began to start making sense. I could not disprove the facts and prophecies it fulfilled, so it then became plausible. The “out there” of what I saw was that Christ had returned on January 28, 2011:
It fulfills prophecy from the scripture from Matthew 24:27-28 (KJV)
For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
Now all of you who are wondering who this, RayEl is…In Revelations it also speaks of when Christ returns His name will not be “Jesus” or the same as it was 2000 years ago…
12 His eyes were like a fiery flame, and on his head were many royal crowns. And he had a name written which no one knew but himself. 13 He was wearing a robe that had been soaked in blood, and the name by which he is called is, “THE WORD OF GOD.”
Lord RayEl on a White Horse – Fulfillment of Revelation 19:12 – ABN: The Armageddon Broadcast Network
RA – was a God in ancient Egypt and means ‘mouth’ or ‘speech’ – The Spoken Word.
EL – is the Hebrew God and originates from the ancient God Enlil and Ellil.
RA-EL is a direct reference to the ancient Middle Eastern God’s, and is also Lear reversed. RAYEL is also a truncation of Raymond Elwood. Amen RA could be anglicized to Raymond. {Ref: 5}
For a summary here is Satan’s deception of the name “Jesus” and another explanation of the Mark of the Beast:
“The “Beast” in Revelation 13 is Lord RayEl.
The Beast Out of the Sea
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
[1. This is describing Yeshua emerging from his S ea of Galilee/Jordan River baptism, gaining his Holy Spirit, and the royal reincarnation history that went with it. The “name of blasphemy” is “Yeshu” or “Jesus”.]
[2. The dragon (Satan) gave earthly authority to “Jesus” through the Roman Catholic Church, and all of the royal seats of power that claim to be Christian.]
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
[This describes the “Crown of Thorns” worn by Yeshua as he died on the cross, but he was resurrected and healed, and it was because of his resurrection that the world wondered after him in the form of Christianity.]
4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
[Christians worshipped “Jesus”, which is derived from “Yeshu”, a reference to Satan, not to Yeshua.]
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
[We all know of the nearly countless Roman Catholic/Christian heresies.]
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
[The Romans persecuted the saints, and the Roman Catholic Church (an extension of the Roman Empire) has since conquered the world, through its loyal royal houses and ecumenical authority over governments.]
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
[This is describing the Gentiles who worship “Jesus”, as opposed to the Jews and RayElites that are written in the book of life.]
{Ref: 1}
All in all this provides a point that man is flawed and can have ulterior motives. Also that the devil is good at his job of misleading man to not be enlightened. I am not saying that the Bible was not from the Divine or is completely wrong, but we must always question what man has provided as an absolute. What I’m trying to convey is that if just one little change can produce such massive conflict among us, especially causing hate, destruction, wars, other sins, etc…Does that really sound like the message the Messiah was trying to reiterate over 2000 years ago? I pray you can open your eyes, ears, minds, and hearts and let the love of our Messiah show you the way. The main message was and always will be to love God and love each other.
References:
1 The Gospel of Angelus Domini
2 http://www.ariel.org/qa/qyname.htm
3 http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/yeshu
5 Christ Has Returned – Richard Ruff
