Top GOD. Bible Boot-Camp Lesson #1

Bible Boot-Camp Introduction
My friends call me a chronicler extraordinaire
because I unravel the spiritual mysteries
and rearrange them in time-order for easier understanding.
They call me extra-ordinary because I also chronicle the future,
and I have an extraordinary point of view.
I hope you will find it thoughtfully provocative.
The chronicle begins with our CREATOR...

Today science tells us
that our galaxy began with the big bang,
however
this theory does not corroborate evolution.

The delicate balance of energy and matter needed as the ingredients to promote life from the "Big Bang" had to be so finely tuned that it could not come from chaos. And with every bang you need just the right spark. The Bible says the universe began with a word, then a word is behind the spark that initiated the Big Bang. But who is the thought behind the word? And what is its name?

The Big Bang Theory: GOD gave the word, and "bang," it happened! But ancient history tells us of many gods so which one gave the word? When referencing the GOD of the Bible, the first letter or the whole word is typed in capital letters, to set it apart from the other gods mentioned in ancient literature. My question is, how do we pronounce capital letters when we vocalize the text? GOD, and god, sound the same to me when I say them aloud.

The Rainbow is the sign of our CREATOR, Gen.9:14-17; Eze.1:28; Rev.4:3.

NO other likeness shall be made, Exo.20:4.

"Know therefore today, and take it to your heart,
that the Lord, [YHWH]
He is God in heaven above and on the earth below;
there is no other"
- Deuteronomy 4:39

The GOD of Creation has been given many titles by man over the ages. Arabs say Allah. The ancient Hebrews said El, El Shaddai, Elohim, GOD of Abraham, Father of the Messiah. Western civilization says the Rock, the Father, King, The Living GOD, the Eternal, Lord, etc. All these words are man-made titles, usually using common nouns derived from actions, they are not names.

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"The beginning of wisdom
is to call things by their right names."
- Chinese proverb

"Therefore my people shall know my Name..."
- Isaiah 52:6

"Words have meaning, but names have power." Known as the "Tetragrammaton" are the four Hebrew consonants standing for the Name of GOD. In English it is written as "YHWH," (in ancient Hebrew, YHVH), generally pronounced YAHWEH. The true pronunciation of the Sacred Name YHWH was never lost (Encyclopedia Judaica, vol.7.pg.679). (For more info. see links page.)

"I will praise the LORD according to His righteousness,
And will sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High."
- Psalm 7:17

The Sacred Name is revealed, and commanded to be used for all generations to come in Exodus 3:15. There are close to a hundred other passages in the Hebrew Bible commanding its use. The Prophet Malachi states the Sacred Name was given to be used by all Believers, the Israelites and the gentiles (Mal.1:11). You will find the Sacred Name referenced nearly 7,000 times in ancient Bible manuscripts. (Picture shows the Sacred Name YHWH, in the originally inspired ancient Paleo Hebrew script, turning into the modern Hebrew (Masoretic) script. Remember, Hebrew is read from right to left.)

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This picture, from the Dead Sea Scrolls,
shows a portion of text from Ps.119:59-64,
using the modern style Hebrew for the text,
but still showing the Sacred Name
in the original, Divinely 'inspired' Paleo Hebrew.
(Click picture for more info.)

"Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever,
For wisdom and power belong to Him."
- Daniel 2:20

The Sacred Name YAHWEH means eternal, endlessness, everlasting. YAHWEH is the most powerful living Spirit in all the universe. YAHWEH was before all else, and the CREATOR of all. In all the English translations of the Bible the only reference to YAHWEH other than the New Jerusalem Bible is in Psalms 68:4 in the King James Bible.

All glory goes to our CREATOR.

(Luke 2:14; John 10:25, 14:12-15)

"Hallelujah" is one of the most widely known words in the world. It is an imperative meaning "Praise you YAH." The Hebrew phrase HalleluYAH is heard the world over and sounds the same in all languages, curiously few people understand what they are saying.

Jehovah is a modern mispronunciation of the Sacred Name, introduced by Christian theologians during the European middle ages. Until 1565 C.E. there was no letter J in the alphabet. Je-hovah is a hybrid name; the suffix "hovah" in Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary is #1943 and means ruin, mischief. "Havvah" is another form of hovah #1942 which means ruin; calamity, iniquity, mischief, mischievous, perverse, very wickedness. In the Bible, names - to put it simply - become a type of job description of the person to whom the name is given, and Jehovah is more the definition of Satan than YAHWEH. And Jewish scholars have never accepted Jehovah as the name for GOD.

Today a person taking supplemental educational courses for business, (by Dale Carnegie for example) learns the first rule of success is the importance of remembering peoples names, and pronouncing them properly. Our name is the first word we learn when we are born, and is very important to us. We would not turn around and acknowledge someone if they do not address us by our proper name. A Gallop poll finds that 96% of adults say they believe in GOD or a UNIVERSAL SPIRIT - with so many believers you would think more people would know his real name.

Research indicates, spiritual matters, matter, and people want answers to life’s tough problems. Tough problems call for tough answers, and knowing the powerful name of the CREATOR is a good place to start when searching for spiritual truth. A person's given name does not change from language to language. Names are 'transliterated,' that is, the very sound is brought over to another language. For example, the English name Jerusalem, comes from the Hebrew name Yerushalayim (pronounced Ye-ru-sha-la-yim). Other examples are Coca-Cola, Gorbachev, Mercedes, Toyota, Sony, Yeltsin, Kohl, Ho-Chi-Min, Arafat, Rabin, Marcos, etc.

In the 900 plus languages in which Bibles are translated it is strange to see the many names given to our CREATOR other than the proper name, and about the same number of arguments against using it. Ironically, Satan's name does not change, "Satan", pronounced Saw-tawn, is recognized in all languages!

YHWH's Messiah, Jesus Christ, was actually called Yahshua the Messiah. In the Bible names have meaning. YHWH / YAHWEH means eternal, endless, everlasting. And the Christ/Messiah comes as salvation in His FATHER's Name. Shua means salvation, and YAH is the FATHER's Name, YAH-shua, which means eternal salvation - now that's a name, loaded with meaning!

*WARNING: The powerful Sacred Name opens the way for truth, as much truth as you can stand. There is a severe spiritual penalty for misuse of the Name, Exo:20:7. "Respect is what we owe, love is what we give," and vocalizing the Sacred Name of the CREATOR must be with respect. If you do not believe in HIM then it is better never to say the Name, (reading does not count), than to use or speak it in a slanderous or disrespectful way.

*BEWARE & BE AWARE: We should be very cautious not to give to man, (or woman), what rightly belongs only to YHWH, because it breaks the 3rd Commandment (Exo.20:7; Rev.19:10). In other words, this Sacred Name is never-ever to be used for the name or title of a mere mortal.

Editors' note: For clarity, all references to the CREATOR will be printed in caps. It is not meant to shout the Name, but out of respect, because it is the Name which is above all others. All references to HIS Kingdom will have the first letter capitalized. For example: YAHWEH'S Laws, Covenants, Prophets, as opposed to man's laws, covenants, secular prophets

>Learn more on our CREATORS Name: http://www.homeworship101.com/NL_2008_13.htm

From the book The Mystical Rites of our CREATOR ISBN 0-9675266-0-4

Last modified: April 08, 2013