How Can We Know the Father’s Name is Yahweh.

Reprinted Here from “INSIGHT Volume 7 Number 1 October 2008”

This question is asked often, and reasonably so, as people study the Holy Scriptures searching for the truths of this ancient book; this all-time best seller. Nearly all Bible translations omit the Creator’s great Name, Yahweh, going against the divine Law which decrees we are to not take Yahweh’s name in vain, treating it as a vain thing, not even worth pronouncing. It reads “You shall not take a false oath in the name of Yahweh your Elohim; for Yahweh will not declare him innocent who takes an oath in his name falsely! (Exodus 20:7) Despite nearly 7,000 mentions of this great Being in the Old Testament, to this day armies of scholars simply look the other way when they translate YHWH as LORD in English.

The irony is, often following the lead of Jewish scholars, translators avoid an English rendering of the four Hebrew letters of the Creator’s name by claiming it’s pronunciation ” “cannot be known.” However, they somehow translate hundreds and hundreds of other Old Testament Hebrew names into English with great confidence. Also thousands of words needing vowel points for pronunciation and meaning are assuredly translated giving us the proper rendering of the text. Now honestly, how can pronunciation of all these other names, nouns, and verbs etc., be known and translated with such accuracy, but somehow Yahweh’s name is supposed to be so obscure? One can hardly avoid the suspicion that something is grossly amiss in this picture, and that a massive bias exists against this supremely important name!

But what did the Messiah Yahshua have to say about this matter of the Father’s name? Here is what He said, “I came in the name of my Father, and you did not receive me; if another should come in his own name, you would receive him.” (John 5:43). He came in the Father’s name and spoke that name: “And I have made your name known to them, and I am still making it known, so that the love with which you loved me may be among them, and I be with them.” (John 17:26; emphasis mine).

Obviously He was not omitting it, not even pronouncing it. On the contrary, He came in that Name openly speaking it! Since He spoke it, so must we! He set the example we must follow Notice, “For to this purpose you were called, because the Messiah also died for us, leaving us an example, that we should follow in his steps” (I Peter 2:21).

Now, who was His Father? There are two verses in Proverbs directly related to Yahshua’s statement: “Tell me; who has ascended up into heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in a handkerchief? Who has established all the borders of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you can tell? 5 Every word of Elohim is pure; he is a shield to those who put their trust in him. (Proverbs. 30:4-5).

Verse 4 certainly shows this being has a Son, and it was the Son (Mark 1:1; 3:11; 13:32; Luke 8:28; John 1:18; Heb. 1:2; I John 1:3 and 2:22) who came to establish a “better covenant” (Heb. 8:6; See also 1 John 5:11 showing what the covenant does.. .gives eternal life).

Let us look as some of the texts, Proverbs. 30:4-5 “...gathered the wind in His fists ... established the ends of the earth...” in connection with Isa. 40:28: “...Yahweh ...the Creator of the end of the earth” and with Psalm 104:1,5: Bless Yahweh, O Yahweh you laid the foundation of the earth, clearly establish Yahweh is the answer to that question, “what is his name” (Proverb 30 4) He is the Father who does these things.

In conjunction with the statement in John 5:43 mentioned earlier, that he came in his Father’s name notice this record, “Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord (Greek Kurios) … Matthew 21:9, Mark 11:9) This is a quote from Psalm 118:26, in which the name Yahweh (mistranslated LORD) is explicitly used.

These Scriptures, (Pry. 30:4-5; John 5:43, and Matt. 21:9) give us weighty evidence that Yahshua came in Yahweh’s great name as His representative, showing that Yahweh is the Father’s name. There are many such Old Testament passages quoted in the New Testament which nail down that Yahweh’s name was used extensively by Yahshua when referring to “the Father.”

Another important point is the Messiah came preaching the gospel of the Kingdom of Yahweh. He even gave a model prayer in which He said, “...Father who art in heaven ..THY Kingdom come ..” (Luke 11:2). So it was, and is, the Father’s Kingdom which is to come on the earth. Who is the Father? Yahweh is His name.

Here is another example where a Greek name, theos [is translated in a quote of the Old Testament clearly showing the Greek word should be translated as Yahweh. The Father’s identity is shown by noting that the King James Version of the Bible and most all other versions use the word “God” in Mark 1:14: “...Yahshua came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the Kingdom of God” (also v. 15, and Acts 20:25).

The word “God” is the Greek word “theos” which refers to a Greek deity, as mentioned above. This same word is used in Matthew 4:4, “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” This verse is a quote of Deuteronomy 8:3 in which LORD (KJV) instead of God is used to translate the Creator’s name. The word LORD (in capitals) is used to replace the Hebrew YHWH, the Tetragramaton, pronounced “Yahweh” and is well known despite cries to the contrary. Note, the short or “poetic” form “Jah” [should replace “J”: “Yah”] is explicitly translated in some versions (Psa. 68:4; KJV, Young’s Literal, Concordant Old Testament).

What this tells us is that theos should be translated Yahweh, not the other way around, since Yahshua is directly quoting the Law. Too, since the Law absolutely cannot change, “It is easier for heaven and earth to pass then one tittle of the law to fail.” (Luke 16:17), it is totally illegal to substitute any other name for Yahweh in the law! Theos is not the same as Yahweh. The Greek writers simply made a grievous mistake in putting Theos for Yahweh in Yahshua’s quote of Deuteronomy 8:3. Yahshua would not replace the name the name of the Heavenly Father with a pagan deity’s name. Remember it was Yahshua who emphatically said, “.. Hallowed be thy name (Mathew 6:9).

But is not the first or only time someone illegally replaced the name of Yahweh with the name of a pagan deity as we have seen in other examples already.

Here is an explicit undeniable example from history. The original use of Yahweh in the Greek is found in the Septuagint, the Greek Old Testament (denoted: LXX) where earlier copies retained YHWH in the otherwise Greek text and not “Kurios” (Lord). A fragment of a first century C.E., LXX quoting Zech. 8:19-21 and 8:23-9:4 uses “Yahweh.” This copy is in Jerusalem’s Israel Museum.

But notice this! The Alexandrine Manuscript of the LXX dated 400 years LATER, replaced “Yahweh” with KY and KC, abbreviated forms of the Greek “Kurios” (“Lord”), (See The DIVINE NAME That Will Endure Forever[1]). Obviously, someone tampered with the text and replaced Yahweh with the Greek deity Kurios!

The fragment of the LXX containing YHWH, the Tetragramaton, is the Greek Papyrus Fouad 266:
W.G. Waddell, The Tetragramaton in the LXX, JTS 45 (1944), 157-61. Ernst Wurthwein’s, The Text of the Old Testament, Plate 29 (179) also shows the Tetragramaton in the later square Hebrew script within the Greek text.

The Greek Papyrus Fouad 266 is one of the earliest examples of the LXX. Wurthwein (p. 6) also says, Tètragramaton is found in the old (archaic) Hebrew letters much differently shaped then the latter square characters. In a fragmentary leather scroll containing the Greek text of the minor prophets.” This scroll apparently written between 50 BCE and CE 50 was discove4l in 1952[2].

The tetragramaton, the four letters of the Creator’s name, is inscribed numerous churches and cathedrals. It is detailed on the forehead of a statue representing an angel found on the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St. Pete Basilica, the Vatican. It can also be seen in the Foujrviere Catholic Basilica, Lyons France, the Bourges Cathedral, France, a church in La Celle, Dunoise, France, a church in Digne, southern France, a church in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Strasbourg Cathedral, France, and Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Venice, Italy.

Who can reasonably ignore Yahweh’s great name in the face of all this evidence? Let us praise the name of Yahweh as did David and numerous others over the centuries!

[1] Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania 1984, p26
[2] See The Bible Advocate From Our readers section June 1991; p16

Why I Proclaim the Name of Yahweh

The most common question I hear among those that I share the truth of the name is "Doesn't Yahweh know who I'm talking to? Why does it matter what I call Him, He answers me anyway?"

I believe that it is true. Yahweh does and will answer prayer and accept praise from those who have no knowledge of His true name. But what about those who DO know but don't care?

Psalms 44:20-21 (YEVdr) : 20 And yet we have not forgotten the name of our Elohim, or stretched out our hands to stranger elohims; 21 Elohim will look into this thing, for he knows the secrets of the heart.

What does Yahweh really want us to do on this issue? Continue to call Him whatever we want? Or to call Him by the name He has assigned to Himself? I do not think there is anything wrong with calling Yahweh our Father, Master, Creator, etc. which are all fitting titles. What I think Yahweh would have a real problem with, is changing His name from Yahweh to "Lord" It is extremely ironic, if not prophetic what Yahweh declared to Jeremiah when we understand that the word "Baal" means "Lord."
Jeremiah 23:26-27 (YEVdr): 26 How long shall there be in the mouth of the false prophets, prophecies of lies? Prophecies of the deceit of their own hearts? 27 Who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name and served Baal.

Also consider what Yahweh declared to Hosea:

Hosea 2:16-17 (YEVdr): 16 And it shall be on that day, says Yahweh, that you shall call me, my husband, and shall call me no more Baali. 17 For I will take away the name of Baal out of her mouth, and they shall no more remember his name.

I tell you, it struck me as odd that Baal's name is never changed or translated and therefore lives on while Yahweh's name is falsified over 7000 times in scripture! But I think I might know why. See here, if they did try to translate the name Baal, then there is one thing they would have to deal with. Look at how the verse would read if they did not restore Yahweh's name:

1 King 18:21 (YEVdr): 21 ¶ Then Eliyah came near to all the people, and said, How long will you halt between two opinions? If Yahweh is Elohim, follow him, but if Baal is elohim, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

One might be quite confused when reading the text. Because of this relationship between Baal and Lord, I prefer not to use Lord at all. Lord is the word used to replace Yahweh's name. I'm not saying that the entire Christian world is worshiping "Baal", but the coincidence here seems quite striking. It is truth that many times in scripture, we see His people calling on His name. Men during the time of Adam called on the name of Yahweh

Genesis 4:26 (YEVdr): 26 And to Seth also born a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of Yahweh.

Abraham called upon the name of Yahweh:
Genesis 12:7-8 (YEVdr) 7 Then Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, To your descendants will I give this land; and Abram built an altar to Yahweh there, for he had appeared to him. 8 And from there he removed to a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east; and there he built an altar to Yahweh and called upon the name of Yahweh,

Moshe called upon the name of Yahweh:

Exodus 3:15 (YEVdr) 15 And Elohim moreover said to Moses, This is what you shall say to the children of Israel: Yahweh Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, has sent me to you; this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial to all generations.

David called upon the name of Yahweh:

Psalms 116:13 (YEVdr): 13 I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of Yahweh.
Psalms 116:17 (YEVdr): 17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call upon the name of Yahweh.

EliYah the prophet called upon the name of Yahweh:1 Kings 18:24 (YEVdr) 24 And you call on the name of your elohims, and I will call on the name of Yahweh my Elohim; and the Elohim who answers by fire, he is Elohim. And all the people answered and said, You have spoken well.

Yahushua the Messiah called upon the name of Yahweh:

John 17:25-26 (YEVdr): 25 O my righteous Father, the world did not know you, but I have known you; and these have known that you sent me. 26 And I have made your name known to them, and I am still making it known, so that the love with which you loved me may be among them, and I be with them.

What more do we need? If the scriptures are written for our learning and righteous men for our example, do the scriptures not clearly show that HIS people call on His name? Let's see what else the word of Yahweh says:

Isaiah 52:6 (YEVdr): 6 Therefore my people shall know my name in that day; for it is I who spoke; behold, it is I.

Let's look at an end time prophecy. Will Yahweh's people be calling on His name at that time, in this age?
Zechariah 13:7-9 (YEVdr): 7 ¶ Awake, O sword, against my shepherd and against the man who is my friend, says Yahweh of hosts; smite the shepherd, and his sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand against the great ones. 8 And it shall come to pass that in all the land, says Yahweh, two parts therein shall perish and be destroyed; but the third shall be left therein. 9 And I will cause the third part to pass through the fire, and will refine them as they refine silver, and will try them as they try gold; they shall call on my name, and I will answer them; I will say,They are my people; and they shall say, Yahweh is my Elohim.

Here is another prophetic scripture reveals His people are using His name:

Revelation 14:1 (YEVdr) 1 Then I looked, and, lo, the Lamb stood on mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand in number, having the name of his Father written on their brows.

Clearly, His people use His name. Some have said that these scriptures that speak of His name do not actually speak of the literal spoken and written name of Yahweh but rather His character and reputation. A simple study of the meaning of the word "Shem" that is translated "name" in our english bibles will reveal that this word, very much like our English word, not only means a "character" but also means a literal written and spoken name. If I say to you that I come in the name of peace, then I am telling you that I want to characterize myself as offering peace. These things are indeed true. However, if I told you that my name was David King then I would not be telling you the truth. Here is an example of a falsification:

Isaiah 42:8 (YEVdr): 8 I am Yahweh; that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
has been changed to:

Isaiah 42:8 (NKJV): 8 I am the Lord, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.

The latter statement is simply not true! And its not like it was a simple mistake by the translators. It was completely on purpose. And it had unscriptural intentions. Most prefaces of bible translations will cite familiarity and tradition as the reasons for the substitutions. This is clearly against what Yahweh has told us to do in the scriptures.

If we say HalleluYah, we can know what it really means! (HalleluYAH means "Praise You YAHweh") When we end a prayer in Yahushua's name, we can know what it really means. (YAHushua means "YAHweh is salvation") When we speak to Yahweh, it is on a personal basis through a personal name. If we proclaim Yahweh, we can know that we are proclaiming His name, just as all those in scriptures have done.
As Moshe said:
Deuteronomy 32:1-3 (YEVdr): "Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. 2 My word shall drop as rain, my speech shall fall as dew, as the gentle wind upon the tender herbs, and as the showers upon the grass; 3 For I will call upon the name of Yahweh; ascribe majesty to our Elohim, the Mighty One.

I believe it all comes down to a choice. Whether one will choose the excuses of men or the word of Yahweh Almighty.

Acknowledgement:
I thank the person who wrote this article which can be found http://www.eliyah.com/name.html What I have done though is to quote a version I am working on which I have tentatively called the “Yahweh Elohim Version” which is draft form hence the ref YEVdr.

“Why it is Very Important to Us : The Name YHWH”

Prov.22:1 “A Good Name is better than great riches”; and
Ecc.7:1 says, "A Good Name is better than a precious ointment .. ."

by John V. Cordaro

With Scripture Texts from the draft Yahweh Elohim Version of the Bible which I am Preparing.

These verses use the word "name" as a synonym for "reputation." Most of us are familiar with Billy Graham the famous evangelist. He has a very good name or reputation among the people of this world. What will happen if the history books are rewritten and his name, "Billy Graham," was deleted and "the evangelist" was put in its place? Eventually his good name would be forgotten. The world would no longer know an individual who was identified as "Billy Graham." Instead, they would remember a generic title that could be applied to any of thousands of evangelists.

Such a change would be a tragic injustice to such a man. Such is the tragic injustice that has befallen our Creator's Name. Is.63:16 reads, "For you are our Father, though Abraham knew us not and Israel did not acknowledge us; you, O Yahweh, are our Father, and our Saviour; your name is from everlasting. " Yahweh has eternally existed. During that time He has borne the Name "Yahweh." There was never a time when He did not exist as "Yahweh." He later revealed His Name to Adam, Eve, and all the great patriarchs. He revealed His desire concerning His Name in Ex.9:16; "But for this cause have I raised you to the throne, to show you my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth." Yahweh wanted the entire world, not just His people Israel, to know His Name and to declare it. It was to spread from mouth to mouth just as we spread the good news of salvation today.But what happened? Over the course of time the greatest history book in the world was rewritten, Yahweh's Name was removed, and generic titles (kurios, the LORD, GOD) were substituted in its place. As a result, the world no longer declares His Name mouth to mouth. They no longer identify the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Mighty One of the Exodus, etc., by His eternal Name "Yahweh." Instead, they profess to honor and remember Him by titles that can be applied to many. Notice this “For though there are those that are called elohims, whether in heaven or earth, just as there are many elohims and many masters”, (1 Cor.8:5). They have forgotten His Name, “And yet we have not forgotten the name of our Elohim, or stretched out our hands to stranger elohims; Elohim will look into this thing, for he knows the secrets of the heart. (Ps.44:20,21).Yahweh is now working in the hearts of men and women worldwide as He Himself restores His Name to their lips. We read in Jer.16:21; "Therefore, look, I will show them, and at this time I will make known to them my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Yahweh.” It is Yahweh Himself that is causing people in these latter days to know that His Name is "Yahweh." Again, we read in Ezek.39:7, “So I will make my holy name known among my people Israel; and I will not let them profane my holy name any more: and the Gentiles shall know that I am Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel”. We see by this verse that "the Gentiles shall know" that He is Yahweh. How will they know unless someone declares it to them? Yahweh Himself will declare it (or make it known) through His people that walk in His name; “…we will walk in the name of Yahweh our Elohim for ever and ever”. (Micah.4:5). One of the ways to pollute Yahweh's Name is by substituting false names and titles in its place. That causes His Name to become just the opposite of "holy" (something set apart). The Name becomes meaningless and worthless.This substitution of error for truth is a transgression of Yahweh's explicit command not to add to or delete from His Word. Deut.4:2 read “You shall not add to the commandment which I command you, neither shall you take from it, but you must keep the commandments of Yahweh your Elohim which I command you”) and Prov.30:5-6 reads, “Every word of Elohim is pure; he is a shield to those who put their trust in him. Do not add to his words; otherwise he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

To remove the Tetragrammaton YHWH from the text is to delete from His Word. To substitute "LORD," "GOD," "Kurios," "Adonai," etc. in its place is to add to His Word. It is sin. Believers are not to sin. We are to worship in truth, not error.The deletion of Yahweh's Name has led to confusion concerning certain Scriptures. For example, the KJV of Ps.110:1 reads, "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool." The first "LORD" is the Tetragrammaton YHWH, the Heavenly Father's Name. The second "Lord" is the Hebrew "adoni" and is a reference to Messiah. If one does not understand that "LORD" in all capitals is a substitution for the Name, it becomes difficult to discern the difference in identities spoken of here. The KJV translation of Acts 2:21 says, "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved." Since the title "Lord" is applied to Yahweh and His Son Yahshua, a superficial reading of this verse can lead one to believe Yahshua is the subject.
This, however, is a quote from Joel 2:32 which read “And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of Yahweh shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as Yahweh has said to the remnant whom Yahweh has called.” Here "Yahweh" is used in the Hebrew text instead of "Lord" and is a reference to Yahshua's Father. This shows clearly who the subject is, namely Yahweh not Yahshua.When the Almighty sent Moses to deliver Israel from Egypt He said, "And Elohim said moreover to Moses, This is what you shall say to the children of Israel: Yahweh Elohim of your fathers, the Elohim of Abraham, the Elohim of Isaac, and the Elohim of Jacob, has sent me to you; this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial to all generations.” (Ex.3:15).

"Yahweh" is the Name Israel was to know and remember their Mighty One by. Since there was no other being, man or deity, bearing that Name in this universe, it would be very valuable and concise in identifying who they worshiped. Does "the LORD" identify Yahweh? "Baal" means "lord" in Hebrew. If I say, "I worship the Lord," who do I mean, Yahshua, Baal, Yahweh, Lord Krishna? But if I say, "I worship Yahweh," there is no question who I worship. This memorial Name will last forever, regardless of the many attempts by man and Satan to hide it or destroy it. “Your name, O Yahweh, endures for ever; and your memorial, O Yahweh, throughout all generations”. (Ps.135:13). Those that do remember His Name will have their own names entered into a special "book of remembrance" Notice this “These were the things which those who revered Yahweh spoke often one to another; and Yahweh gave ear and heard it, and he wrote it in a book of remembrance before him for those who revere him and for those who praise his name”. (Mal.3:16).
Yahweh's Name is so important that it is used as a seal to protect the servants of Yahweh. In Rev.7:3 we see the 144,000 receiving a mark in their brows. “Do not hurt the earth, neither the sea nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our Elohim upon their brows. And I heard the number of those who were sealed; and it was a hundred and forty four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel.” Rev.14:1 reveals that mark to be the Heavenly Father's Name written in their foreheads. “And I looked, and, lo, the Lamb stood on mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand in number, having the name of his Father written on their brows”. I believe this is symbolic of knowing and calling upon through daily use the Name "Yahweh." Without that seal the 144,000 would receive the trumpet judgments just as the wicked will. Notice this “And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men who do not have the seal of Elohim on their brows.” (Rev.9:4). Those that overcome will also have the Father's Name written upon their brows. “He who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my Elohim, and he shall not go out again; and I will write upon him the name of my Elohim and the name of the new Jerusalem which comes down out of heaven from my Elohim; and I will write upon him my new name. (Rev.3:12) and also “And they shall see his face, and his name shall be on their foreheads”. (Rev 22:4).Yahweh's Name appears over 6,800 times in the Old Testament Hebrew. I believe it was inspired to be written for two reasons;
1) To identify the Creator and Elohim of Israel,
2) So readers of Scripture would vocalize the Name.

With the deletion of the Name neither of these reasons can be realized. The appearance of the Tetragrammaton within the Hebrew text then becomes needless. Man has exalted his will over the Almighty's, his traditions over the commands of Yahweh, and substituted words of his own choosing (words, incidentally, that neither translate nor transliterate the Tetragrammaton).Psalm 68:4 is one of the 613 positive commandments found in Scripture. It reads, “Sing to Elohim, sing praises to his name; extol him who rides upon the heavens; YAH is his name, rejoice before him”. Not only are we to extol Him by His Name, we are to exalt, praise, love, hallow, sanctify, declare, magnify, know, and walk in, the Name of Yahweh. Notice these requirements:

Praise: “And you shall say in that day, Praise Yahweh, call upon his name, declare his doings among the Gentiles, make mention that his name is exalted.” (Is.12:4)

Praise: Praise Yahweh. Praise, O you servants of Yahweh, praise the name of Yahweh. (Ps.113:1)

Love: “Also to the sons of the strangers who follow Yahweh, to serve him and to love the name of Yahweh, to be his servants, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath and takes hold of my covenant” (Is.56:6)

Hallowed: Therefore pray in this manner: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. (Mt.6:9)

Sanctify: “But when his children see the work of my hands in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob and shall glorify the Elohim of Israel. (Is.29:23)

Known: “And I have made your name known to them, and I am still making it known, so that the love with which you loved me may be among them, and I be with them”. (Jn.17:26)

Magnified: “And let your name be magnified for ever, and let everything be as you have said, O Yahweh of hosts, the Elohim of Israel; and let the house of your servant David be established before you for ever” (2 Sam.7:26)

Know: “Therefore, behold, I will show them, and at this time I will make known to them my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Yahweh (Jer.16:21)

Day: “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of Yahweh” Mal.4:5).Finally, please consider the issue of imparting the blessing upon people. In Num.6:22-27 we read, "And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to Aaron and to his sons and say to them, Thus you shall bless the children of Israel, saying to them, Yahweh bless you and keep you; Yahweh make his face shine upon you and give you life; Yahweh lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel, and I will bless them”.

Not only does this command from the Almighty teach us how to impart the blessing on others, it identifies who it is we are requesting the blessing from. But more importantly, verse 27 teaches us that Yahweh's Name must be "put..upon" the recipient. This is accomplished by the laying on of hands and vocalizing or invoking the Sacred Name "Yahweh." When that procedure is followed in obedience to Yahweh's directions, He will act favorably upon our request and will indeed bless the recipient.The Sacred Name doctrine is one of the most important teachings found in Scripture. To treat Yahweh's Holy Name lightly is a grave mistake. To reject its use in favor of false titles and false names is to belittle its importance and consider it a vain thing (nothingness, emptiness, worthless).If you are calling your Heavenly Father by generic, man-made titles, I admonish you to prayerfully and carefully consider what you have just read. The Sacred Name can easily be restored to your lips if you will allow the Holy Spirit to lead you into this great truth.


Acknowledgement and Appreciation
I acknowledge and express my appreciation to John V. Cordaro who wrote this article, all I had to do was added the Scriptural texts which I quoted from a New Bible Translation which I am preparing and have tentatively called the “Yahweh Elohim Version (YEV).