Name Above Every Name

205 Pages·2012·2.4 MB·English

by  Bruce Paul

Name Above Every Name
Knowing and Using
God's Sacred Name
By Bruce Paul
Copyright © 2012, All Rights Reserved
Scripture taken primarily from:
Peshitta Aramaic/English Interlinear, by Paul D. Younan
Published 2000, Public Domain Translation
Other translations used include:
Etheridge Translation of the Western Peshitto, by John Wesley
Etheridge, Published 1846-1849
Murdock Translation of the Western Peshitto, by Dr. James
Murdock, Published in 1852
NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®,
Copyright © 1960,1962,1963,1968,1971,1972,1973,1975,
1977,1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
Young’s Literal Translation, by Robert Young,
Published 1862, & 1885
All Hebrew & Greek Definitions from:
Strong’s Concordance with Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
By: James Strong / Hendrickson Publishers / 1890 /
Dedicated to my darling wife Marta, who has been my con-
stant sounding board, proof-reader, and advocate in preparing
this work. I thank Yah that He has poured out His grace into my
life through such a precious gift as this Proverbs 31 woman.
Dedicated also to my son David who’s determined belief in his
father continues to inspire me on to better things.
Table of Contents
Introduction 7
Chapter 1 - God’s name shrouded in ambiguity 11
Are Jews forbidden to speak God’s name? 12
Greek Subjugation of Israel 13
God’s Name in the Septuagint 14
When the Jews stopped speaking God’s Name 15
Rabbinic Tradition Contradicts God’s Purpose for His Name 17
Chapter 1 Review 19
Chapter 2 - Speaking God’s Sacred Covenant Name 21
El and Yah—The Proto-Canaanite Ancient Biblical Names for God 22
Yah and the Egyptian Connection 22
How God’s Names El and Yah are used in Scripture 24
God’s Sacred Covenant name begins with “Yah” 27
The Aramaic Deception 27
The Ancient Hebrew Key 29
Back to Yah 31
God’s Sacred Name Revealed 32
Evidence #1 – Treatment of Theophoric Names 32
Evidence #2 –Tribe of Judah 33
Evidence #3 - Flavius Josephus 33
Evidence #4 – Philo of Byblos translation of Sanchuniathon 34
Evidence #5 – The Karaite Arabic Bible 34
Evidence #6 – The Early Masoretic Texts 34
Evidence #7 – Christian Scholars throughout History 35
Evidence #8 - Ancient Egyptian Evidence 36
What God says about His Sacred Name 37
Declare Glory and Honor to God’s Name Yahuah 38
Blessing & Answered Prayer through the name of Yahuah 39
Deliverance through the Name of Yahuah 40
Cry out to Yahuah for Deliverance 41
The name of Yahuah placed on King David, the Temple, and Jerusalem 42
Restoration of Israel through the name of Yahuah 44
Review – Do not forget the name Yahuah 45
Chapter 3 - What does Yahuah mean? 49
God Makes His Name Known 50
Hayah Asher Hayah 53
What was the purpose in the name HaYah? 57
The Yah in HaYah 58
Back to Yah (Again) 58
And Yahuah Means? 61
The Name Yahuah on the Temple in Jerusalem 64
The Menorah 65
The Temple Pillars 66
The Two Witnesses 67
The Two Witnesses of Revelation 68
Yahuah makes two branches in Ezekiel’s hand become one 71
Back to God’s Name 76
A Final Two Witnesses 79
Review - His Name is Beautiful 79
Chapter 4 - Blessed is He who comes in the name of Yahuah 85
Three Questions 87
By what name should we call the Son of God? 87
Christ or MashiYah 93
Does the New Testament say it matters what we call the Father or the Son? 96
The Testimony of Angels 96
The Son came in the Father’s Name 96
Evidence confirming the Father and the Son’s names in the New Testament 100
The Hebrew Gospel of Matthew 101
Hebrew Primacy 106
The Dead Sea Scrolls prove Hebrew was a Living Language 108
Other Historical Evidence for Hebrew Primacy 108
Linguistic Evidence for Hebrew Primacy 109
Difficulties / Variations within the Greek New Testament 110
New Testament references confirming Hebrew Primacy 111
Final Comments on Hebrew Primacy 113
The Aramaic New Testament on the Father and Son’s Names 114
Who is it that comes in the Name of Yahuah? 116
The Righteous Right Hand of God 118
The Father and the Son are One 119
Messianic Prophecies that tie the Father and Son together 121
Review – Blessed is he who sees the name Yahuah in the Son 122
Chapter 5 - Favor in His Name 127
Revere the Name 129
When you pray, say 130
Revering the Son’s name 131
Authority in the Son’s name 132
The Discipleship of the Name 134
Future Temple Worship 136
MashiYah as Melchizedek 144
A Kingdom of Priests 154
The Communion Table and the Tabernacle 156
Baptism and Priesthood 156
The Fellowship / Peace Offering 160
Thanksgiving Offering 161
Petitioning our High Priest 162
The Purification Rites of a Priest 162
The Seal of Kingship 163
Mark of the Beast 165
The Seal of the Lamb 168
The Remnant Sealed by the Lamb 169
The Man-child of Revelation 12 171
The Remnant 173
Back to the Man-child of Revelation 12 176
Pursuing your Reward 179
The Rapture of the Remnant 181
Pre-Tribulation Position 182
Post Tribulation Position 183
The Partial Rapture 184
Mark of a King 185
Summary and Concluding Comments 187
Endnotes 199
Bibliography 200
Important Research Websites 204
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Introduction
“What’s in a name?” Juliette mused. “That which we call a rose
by any other name would smell as sweet.” What Juliette was say-
ing within the context of Shakespeare’s famed play Romeo and
Juliette is that it’s not all that important what we call one another.
Isn’t it our substance, our character, after all that defines us, and
not some kind of a label we’re given? This sounds so true to our
ecumenical, relativistic ears of this post-modern culture; it seems
almost self-evident. So we start here, at this exact point where so
many opponents within the church criticize we who revere God’s
true name as special, even sacred.
Yet it’s in our very nature to as-
People intuitively
sign meaning, emotion, and pur-
know that some-
pose within names we ascribe.
one’s name can take
People intuitively know that some-
one’s name can take upon itself the upon itself the very
very character of the one bearing it. character of the one
As such, expectant mothers spend bearing it.
hours reading through baby name
books and websites, researching
the history, etymology, and meaning of their newborn child’s
prospective names. Some of these names attribute titles that are
tied to certain rights, privileges, and obligations in ages gone by.
These soon-to-be mothers innately believe that their child’s given
names may one day alter his or her very destiny.
Scriptural names are incredibly significant in their connotation
and context. They are used in the Bible to identify the essence
of one’s person, as we find the first man Adam named after the
“adamah” or the earth from which he was created (Genesis 2).
The name Samuel means, “asked of God,” because Hannah, his
mother, implored God for a son. And Solomon’s name means,
“peace,” because he was the first king to reign in Israel without a
single military conflict.
Changing one’s name within Scripture indicates the transfor-
mation of that person’s calling and divine purpose. For example,
God renamed Abram, meaning, “exalted father,” to Abraham
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which means the “father of multitudes,” when God promised
that he would become the father of many nations (Genesis 17:4,
15). And Jesus changed Simon’s name to Peter, meaning, “little
rock,” when he was the first to testify that Jesus was the Mashi-
Yah (Matthew 16).
So here’s the question! Why is it if Scripture attaches such sig-
nificance to biblical names that we translate the God of Israel’s
name with such obscurity? Yes, it’s true; a number of names are
ascribed to God throughout Scripture. We will be shedding light
on a little known relationship among almost all of these names
that ties them together into
a surprisingly short list of just
Why is it if Scripture
two essential names. Both of
attaches such signifi-
which are bound together with
cance to biblical names
one name that God revealed to
that we translate the
Moses as His sacred, covenant
name. This one name super- God of Israel’s name
sedes all of these other names; with such obscurity?
being recorded throughout
Scripture almost seven thou-
sand times.
God’s name is spelled with the Hebrew letters yod, hey, waw,
hey, and is known to us as Jehovah, or Yahweh. In Exodus 3:15
we find God identifying His sacred name to Moses at the burning
bush when He says, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel [YHWH],
the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and
the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. ‘This is My name forever, and this
is My memorial-name to all generations.’”
Even though God emphatically states, “This is My memorial-
name to all generations,” translators render this very special name
of God as “Lord” in almost every English translation, or as “God”
when another term for Lord precedes it. Interesting! Now, there
are Hebrew terms such as Adonai (Strong’s #136) that definite-
ly should be translated as Lord. And the Hebrew word Elohim
(Strong’s #430) is without question the generic catchall term
used in the Old Testament to identify the word we use for god;
be it a god of the Egyptians, Babylonians, Elohim, or God of the
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Israelites.
It’s a bit of a mystery, isn’t it? Names are really, really impor-
tant in the Bible. God reveals His name to us, like seven thousand
times, and then Christian scholars translate or interpret God’s sa-
cred, covenant name into the word . . . Lord? Well, let’s reflect:
maybe it’s because we really don’t know how to say God’s name
anymore; maybe it’s really not that important to God what we
call Him. Think about it; was God’s name really all that important
to Jesus? I mean if God’s name is that important, you would think
the Father’s name would somehow be tied together to the Son’s
name. Like a namesake, right?
Guess what Jesus said in John 5:43? “I have come in My Fa-
ther’s name, and you do not receive Me” Wow! Isn’t that just so in-
credibly fascinating? And we aren’t even scratching the surface
yet. But what exactly did our Savior mean here? Well, hold on to
your seat, because in these last days, God is unfolding this mys-
tery around the world. Make no mistake, it is going to shake the
church, and give God’s people a weapon the enemy has robbed
from us for thousands of years.
This book will break out into the following chapters:
• Chapter 1 – God’s Sacred Name—Shrouded in Ambigu-
ity – We’re going to start by learning how long the Elohim of
Israel’s name has been hidden, why it has been concealed,
and some reasons why God wants His name proclaimed by
His people.
• Chapter 2 – How to Pronounce God’s Sacred Covenant
Name – You will learn exactly how to pronounce God’s sa-
cred name. It’s really quite simple and there are eight spe-
cific proofs that help us know, beyond a shadow of a doubt,
exactly how to phonetically articulate God’s true name.
• Chapter 3 – What does Yahuah Mean? – Knowing what
God’s name means and why He has sanctified or set His
name apart, above every other name, is absolutely life
transforming. You’re really going to be so inspired by what
you discover here.
• Chapter 4 – Blessed is He who comes in the name of Ya-
huah – After establishing the meaning of the Father’s name,
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we’ll explore how it is that the Son’s name is related to and
interconnected with the Father’s name.
• Chapter 5 – Favor in His Name – Knowing and using the
Father and the Son’s true names will unveil a new purpose
and the power the church is being called to in these end
times. As God’s people call on His name, He will bring: sal-
vation, blessing, and answered prayer on those who are to
carry out His work. We’ll take a look at the significance of
the Father and Son’s names in our ministry as priests within
the order of Melchizedec, and the Kingship calling of those
who will be sealed by His name.
The purpose of this study is to equip God’s people with a
spiritual weapon the enemy has robbed from us. Paul says in
2Corinthians 10:4 “The weapons we fight with are not the weap-
ons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish
strongholds.” There simply isn’t a more powerful tool the church
needs to learn how to wield than calling on God’s sacred name.
We as a church long for the days of Elijah—where we could
call on the name of the Most-High God and see fire come down
from heaven to vanquish the spiritual forces of darkness. There is
a storm coming and God’s people need to walk in His favor, as ex-
pressed in Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28. Favor, not in terms
defined by prosperity theology, where God is just a vending ma-
chine, indulging our over-inflated egos at our every whim. Yet,
neither are we called to be subjugated by the spirit of despair,
simply because we don’t know how to fight a spiritual war with
the spiritual weapons God has given us.
As we venerate and call on His name, we bring glory to God,
and His kingdom moves all around us. Malachi 4:2–3 says:
“But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will
rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like
well-fed calves. Then you will trample on the wicked; they will
be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I act,” says
YHWH Almighty.”