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OVERCOME THE LAST ENEMY -- DEATH The Christian who wants to overcome the last enemy which is death (1 Corinthians 15:26) desires to know God as JESUS knew Him.
1 Corinthians 15:26, The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. (KJV)
JESUS overcame death for us and the last generation of Christians shall also overcome death.
JESUS AND MELCHISEDEC JESUS and Melchisedec (Spelled Melchizedek in O.T.) served the name/nature of God as EL ELYON, the Most High God. (Genesis 14:18) JESUS and Melchisedec entered the EL ELYON priesthood through the power of an endless life. (Hebrews 7:16-17) They both overcame the last enemy, death.
Those Christians who are alive in the last generation, who do overcome the last enemy, death, will do it the same way, through the power of an endless life (they will not die). They will have a balanced knowledge of, and experience with, all of the names/natures of God. They will become priests of EL ELYON, the Most High God.
They will conduct their lives like JESUS and Melchisedec.
READ THE SCRIPTURES Here is a review of the scripture references for that last powerful statement.
Genesis 14:18-20, And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of EL ELYON (the Most High God). 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of EL ELYON (the Most High God), possessor of heaven and earth: (KJV) 20 And blessed be the EL ELYON (the Most High God)., which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. (KJV)
The New Testament tells us that Melchisedec (N.T. spelling) never died; he was a priest forever; he had an endless life. And JESUS entered the Melchisedec, EL ELYON priesthood the same way, by overcoming death.
PRIEST FOREVER Hebrews 5:5-6, So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. 6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. (KJV)
ETERNAL SALVATION Hebrews 5:9-10, And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; 10 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. (KJV)
FOR EVER Hebrews 6:20, Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even JESUS, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. (KJV)
ENDLESS LIFE -- FOREVER Hebrews 7:15-17, And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, 16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. 17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. (KJV)
LAST ENEMY IS DEATH 1 Corinthians 15:26, The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. (KJV)
The last generation of believers in JESUS CHRIST will overcome the last enemy -- death. Perhaps you will do it. It is possible that you may enter the Melchisedec priesthood for ever after the power of an endless life.
PRIEST FOR EVER Hebrews 7:21, For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The LORD sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec: (KJV)
MELCHISEDEC PRIESTS DO NOT DIE The Melchisedec priesthood lasts for ever because Melchisedec priests do not die. This is in direct contrast to the Levitical (Aaronic) priests who do die. The book of Hebrews calls special attention to this contrast. I hope that you can take the time to read chapters 5, 6 and 7 of Hebrews.
Also see Chapter 26 of this book for much more on Melchisedec.
Hebrews 7:1-28, For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of EL ELYON (the Most High God), who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. 4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. 5 And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham: 6 But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. 7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. 8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 9 And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. 10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him. 11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? 12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. 15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, 16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
17 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 18 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. 19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. 20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest: 21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) 22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. 23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: 24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. 26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
28 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore. (KJV) WHAT IS GOD? What is God? It is the Teutonic word for a personal object of reverence or fear. It is like the Greek word "THEOS" and the Latin word "DEUS." It is applied to all superhuman beings of mythology who exercise power over nature and man. When the Teutonic races converted to Christianity, the word "God" was adopted as the name of the Supreme Being, the Creator of the universe, and the three Persons of the Trinity. The result is a very unfortunate mixture of ideas that produced a real literary mess.
One purpose of this study is to try to help identify the parts of this mess and try to find out what they really mean.
GENDER OF GOD Different words for God also have different genders in many languages. As our study develops, we are going to see that different Hebrew words for God also have different genders. In Hebrew, the last characters (letters) of the word tell the gender. We will see that Hebrew words often tell a new and extended story in the Bible when the gender is noticed. We will also see that we lose a lot when we are limited to our English genderless words.
MALE AND FEMALE For instance, YAHWEH is masculine. EL SHADDAI is feminine in context usage. When the masculine YAHWEH and the feminine EL SHADDAI come together to operate in concert, they become the creator, ELOHIM. The word "ELOHIM" is androgynous (meaning both masculine and feminine) in gender in the Hebrew language. The androgynous word "ELOHIM" (creator) was unfortunately translated into the genderless word "God" in our English Bible. In our English language we lose the gender idea because our word "God" brings no idea of gender to us.
In the creation story we loose the idea that there must be a masculine YAHWEH operating in concert with a feminine EL SHADDAI in order for them to become the androgynous creator ELOHIM.
There is a fairly complete analysis of the creative aspects of the Godhead featuring the masculine YAHWEH, the feminine EL SHADDAI, and the androgynous ELOHIM in Chapter 14 titled YAHWEH FAMILY. Check it out.
ADAM WAS BOTH MALE AND FEMALE You probably remember that, at first, Adam was created as an androgynous person because Eve was still within that body. In other words, Adam was both male and female, at first. That is exactly the same as ELOHIM -- male and female. That explains why ELOHIM said, “I'll make man as I am -- in my androgynous image.”
Most students say that understanding the different genders of the various name/natures of God really does add a lot of meaning to the Bible. They don't get as much meaning from the simple English.
THINK ABOUT THAT What you think about the gender of God shapes, to a great degree, what you think God will do, and consequently, what you should do. For instance, since the God of Israel is masculine YAHWEH, most Jews (and most Christians) of today have mentally developed a personal profile and a national profile that reflects their understanding of how their masculine YAHWEH would want them to handle a problem. They usually apply the law instead of mercy, like a father usually does.
In the U.S.A. we use a giant army, with a big stick, to force our will upon other smaller nations. Our President, Theodore Roosevelt, is reported to have said, “Speak softly, and carry a big stick.”
This narrow minded view is unfortunate because God is far more than just masculine. Many times it is better to offer mercy, like a mother usually does, rather than the law of the father.
The NEW ENGLISH DICTIONARY points out that the old Teutonic word "God" is neuter. In Christian applications the word God became masculine. In Gothic and Old Norwegian the construction is masculine even where the earlier neuter form is still kept.
Popular etymology has connected God with good, exemplified by the corruption of "God be with you" into "good by." We plan to use the word "etymology" several times in this study. So now it won't hurt to remind ourselves what etymology means.
ETYMOLOGY Etymology means to study the history of a linguistic form such as a word. It is studied by tracing its phonetic, graphic, and semantic development since its earliest recorded occurrence. It is studied by tracing the course of its transmission from one language to another by distinguishing it from its component parts. The subject word is studied by identifying its cognates in other languages. The word and its cognates are traced back to a common ancestral form in a recorded or assumed ancestral language.
Etymology is a branch of linguistics. It helps us to find out what the ancient author meant.
THAT'S TOUGH For instance, when I was in the Navy during the Korean war, the word "tough" meant hard to break or hard to tear. About 20 years later, when my daughters were in high school, I found, to my surprise, that it then meant a good looking guy. That’s quite a bit of difference.
Now, if we read the word "tough" we need to know a lot about it -- or we will get the wrong idea. We must know the etymology of the word "tough." We must know when the author used the word “tough” so we can know if it means “hard to tear” or if it means “a good looking guy.”
Often the context will give you the answer, but not always. The same is true for Hebrew and Greek Bible words.
GAY FUN There is another problem. Even within the same generation a word can mean something very, very different. When I was in the Navy 40 years ago, "gay" meant to have good clean fun. Nowadays, to some people, it describes a person who wants to have sex with another person of the same sex.
So you see, when someone uses a word, we really don't know for sure what they mean. Sometimes I think that's why we have lawyers and preachers. If we all understood the intent of the words we use we might eliminate the jobs of 99% of those people. DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS The Father of our LORD JESUS CHRIST was identified as EL ELYON, the Most High GOD (Luke 1:32 & 35). While it is true that YAHWEH was the Father of the Jewish religion, YAHWEH is never referred to as the Father of JESUS.
That's why JESUS didn't act the way the Jews expected Him to act. For instance, the Jews wanted to stone the adulterous woman, but JESUS brought no condemnation. No condemnation does not mean approval.
YAHWEH and EL ELYON have some completely different name/natures -- and yet they are the same God. I think the differences in the name/natures of God produce a major reason for the existence of different major religions such as Jewish or Christian. The different name/natures are also the reason for different denominations such as Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, or Pentecostal. Each group shapes their own religious belief system (ethos) based on their own singular concept of a single name/nature of God. I think that is the major reason that we don't get along very well, and I hope that will soon change, for the better.
ATHEISTS I can not find any Bible arguments made to demonstrate the reality of God. The existence of God is presupposed throughout. The controversies of the Prophets never examine the fundamental question of God’s existence or nonexistence. My own personal experience with a personal God has settled the question for me. The existence of God seems so basic to me, that the arguments of an atheist seem absurd and are hardly worth any of my time at all.
FOR EVERYBODY This message is for everybody. No one is left out. Every type person, every language, every race, and every nationality has an inheritance in EL ELYON. This is the way the Bible says it. Revelation 5:9, And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; (KJV)
WHICH NAME? Even though some of my friends will not publicly use the word "God" anymore, substituting words like “YAHWEH,” “ELOHIM,” and “EL ELYON,” I have elected (for myself) to not abandon the word "God." I do not condemn or find fault with anyone who now uses the original Hebrew names publicly. I don't feel comfortable in telling students to use this word or that word, even though I use the original Hebrew names in my private prayers and contemplation.
For the time being I'm publicly using the word "God." Here's why.
GOD IS GOD The word "God" is almost universally accepted as to its general meaning. I teach Bible lessons in a lot of churches where the use of YAHWEH or EL ELYON, etc. would be unintelligible. I recognize that the word "God" has a strange and a foreign meaning from its original use. But, if I removed the word "God" from my vocabulary, then it logically follows that I should correct the meaning of all of my other words from their present use to their original use. In that case, I would have to change a major portion of my vocabulary. I would no longer be understood -- and I just don't have the time to develop a new language (or revive and old one).
Bible study is different. In that special case, we must endeavor to find the meaning that was in the mind of the writer, in terms that we presently use. That's why we must study the word "God" with all of its various Hebrew and Greek words and many English translations.
HOW DO YOU SAY "GOD?" In some languages God is: Gothic, GUTH; Danish and Swedish, GUD; German, GOTT; and Dutch is the same as English, God.
Different words for God also have different genders. It is no wonder that no one agrees with anyone else, as to what God is like! I really believe that God will respond to the proper prayer of any believer/receiver, no matter which name is used. I also have discovered that the Bible stories make more sense when a person knows what is the nature of the name that is being used.
SLANG WORDS FOR GOD I think that the best word for my heavenly Father is
"DAD," which is a pretty good translation of "ABBA." But, you better not use "DAD” in very many public places.
Mark 14:36, And he said, Abba, (DAD) Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. (KJV)
JEALOUS You may not believe this, but one name for YAHWEH is “JEALOUS.” The LORD’S name is “JEALOUS.” All the other major translations say the same thing. The LORD (YAHWEH’S) name is JEALOUS. Very few people believe that God’s name is “JEALOUS,” but that’s what the Bible says. That means we have a lot more Bible study ahead of us to see why YAHWEH’S name is “JEALOUS.”. Exodus 34:14, For thou shalt worship no other god: for YAHWEH (the LORD), whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: (KJV)
DIFFERENT TRANSLATIONS FOR THE WORD “GOD” It is hard to imagine that the Hebrew word "EL" (God) was translated into all of the following different English words in our Bible.
“God, strength, mighty, Almighty, these, those, to, about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because, both, and by, concerning, for, from, hath, in, into, near, out of, over, through, to, toward, under, unto, upon, whether, with, within.”
That is an incredible list of words, all with different meanings, which have been translated from one word, God "EL."
Look up "EL" in Strong's Concordance if you want to confirm this list.
SURPRISE! SURPRISE! If you are as surprised as I was to find that "God" was translated into so many other different words, then what do you think of this?
Another Hebrew word, "ELOHIM" was translated:
“God, gods, magistrates, angels, exceeding, goddess, godly, very great, judges, mighty.”
So, the Hebrew words for God have a whole lot of other meanings, too. When we look up the other Hebrew words for God, we find that they were also translated into many other words in addition to God.
I think the list is too long for a detailed study here, but if you want to, look up the following words in the STRONG’S CONCORDANCE.
1. GOD 3069 YAHWEH 2. ALMIGHTY 7706 SHADDAI 3. LORD 3068 YAHWEH, 4. LORD 136 ADONAY, 5. HIGH (Most) 5945 ELYON 6. GOD 433 ELOAH.
WHAT IS GOD LIKE? Next notice the large number of Hebrew words for God, and then notice that the translators from Hebrew to English did not render them consistently. They confounded the meaning by often exchanging the same English word for several different Hebrew words. When we also remember that there are a large number of variations (72), it becomes easier to see why there is a lot of disagreement as to what God is like.
SUCH A TIME AS THIS Who knows? Maybe you are born at this time so you can fix the world with your new found knowledge of the different name/natures of our one God.
Esther 4:14, ---who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? (KJV)
Some Christians are starting to use the different Names of God in their own private prayer life. That's good, I think. But, using the different Names of God isn't the whole answer to increasing a person's spiritual sensitivity, or the whole answer to always receiving an answer to a self serving prayer. I don't think that the key is knowing the name or pronouncing it right. I think the key is in living the nature of the name. Some authors have written books indicating that there is some magic in knowing the correct name of God. One book even said that the magic is in the right pronunciation. Well? Wouldn’t it be nice if it was that easy?
NAME OF A DEMON Some books contain the idea that there is a strange esoteric power in learning and using a Spiritual name. I think that I first ran across this idea in a book on exorcism (casting out demons). Much was made of the fact that JESUS demanded to know the names of the demons. The idea projected was that the demon was obliged to follow whatever command was given to it, as long as the exorcist called the demon by its name (Mark 5:9-15).
WHAT IS YOUR NAME? Mark 5:9-15, And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. 10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. 11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. 12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. 13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. 14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. 15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. (KJV)
JACOB’S SECRET ANGEL The second story is about angels and their secret names; it’s about Jacob wrestling with an angel.
The story ends this way: Genesis 32:29, And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. (KJV)
The knowledge of the name of the angel must have been worth wrestling for all night. I can easily see how the idea of "special power in a name" got started, and there seems to be some merit in it.
SAMSON’S SECRET ANGEL Here is another story about angels and secret names, concerning Samson’s mother and father.
Judges 13:18, And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? (KJV)
Why would the angel not be willing to give out his name? Why would his name be a secret?
There is an area in which I do have personal experience regarding the special power of using the name of a person.
WAITRESS! WAITRESS! When I go to a restaurant, one of the first things I try to do is to learn the name of my waitress. Have you ever had to call, "Waitress, waitress!" It just doesn't work! She can walk right by your table and not hear you. But if you say her name, she hears you from across the room. There must be something to learn concerning the fact that there is special power in a name. However, I'm also inclined to think that the real power comes when the approach is made in the nature of the name.
In other words, it is easier to approach someone who is a lover if you yourself are a lover. So, when you approach in the name and in the nature of the name, you will have a lot of things going for you.
This chapter on the Names of God presents an overall view of: 1. The Names, 2. The Natures, 3. The Actions, and 4. The Interactions between the, 5. Names of God by using a picture of clouds.
The basic outline for, and content of, this chapter are taken from an edited transcript of a Bible lecture on the Names of God. It was given at Hershey, Pennsylvania, by this author.
TYPES & SHADOWS Some people are quite sensitive about using a picture (or any graphic or graven image) to represent God, and justifiably so.
Exodus 20:4, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: (KJV)
Here is why we have chosen to use types and shadows to represent our God. The Bible speaks about types and shadows (Col. 2:17, Heb. 8:5) which foretell the facts about the real thing. JESUS spoke in parables that are usually fictional stories about events that really have a deeper spiritual meaning. The lives of Ishmael and Isaac were called an allegory because Ishmael represented the Old Testament and Isaac the New. (Gal. 4:24)
Colossians 2:17, --- Which are a shadow of things to come; (KJV)
Hebrews 8:5, Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things. (KJV)
Galatians 4:24, Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. (KJV)
PARABLES AND ALLEGORIES Following the same idea of using types and shadows and/or parables and/or allegories, I have drawn a picture of one large cloud that is made up of five smaller ones. Each of the smaller individual clouds represents one of the five primary Names of God, and is so labeled.
Concerning the large (whole) cloud we remind ourselves that the scripture says: Deuteronomy 6:4, Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: (KJV)
Please see the cloud picture.
AN ALLEGORY Whereas there is only one big cloud that covers the whole sky, called God, the one big cloud is really made up of five smaller individual primary clouds. Each of those smaller individual clouds has a name of its own. According to our usage and understanding, our word "God" applies to the whole giant cloud. Also, our word "God" applies equally to any of the individual smaller clouds that make up the whole big one.
I have chosen lightning to represent the interaction between the various Names of God. The release of lightening energy is one of the most instantaneous and powerful acts known to man. Almost everyone has watched the clouds in a rainstorm. We have seen lightning flash from one cloud to another, and then perhaps strike the earth somewhere. Also lightning is a good allegory because lightening and clouds go together. Please set aside your thoughts about the destructive action of the lightning for this illustration.
What we are looking for here, is the thought/picture of the interaction between the several Names of God.
NATURE OF THE NAMES The drawing is not a picture of God. Of course not. It is an allegory of the way five individual clouds are really a part of the one whole big cloud. In a loosely similar way, the five Names of God, operate individually and separately, while at the same time they are a part of the whole concept of one God.
Concerning one of the ten commandments: Exodus 20:4, Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: (KJV)
I do not believe that the cloud or clouds are a graven image of God. No. The picture is a type and shadow, a parable, and/or an allegory. The cloud picture is not an image of God.
Across each individual cloud I have attempted to display a short outline of the meanings and the natures and some of the actions of each of the 5 Names of God.
We will refer back to this drawing and these notes quite often. So, you may save yourself quite a lot of time later if you take a few minutes now to look over the cloud drawing. Of course it's not complete. All the books in the world couldn't do that.
FIVE NAMES OF ONE GOD I researched each and every time that the word "God" appears in the Bible. Naturally that took a long time (over a year). That was before I had this wonderful computer. That phase of study would take much less time, now.
PRONUNCIATION You may pronounce these 5 Hebrew Names of God any way that you want. That's right. Every audience I have ever spoken to has always had a few people who learned to pronounce these words with some variation. Who is to say? Even the Jews do not agree among themselves concerning the correct Hebrew pronunciation of the Names of God.
EL ELYON EL ELYON is God (GEN. 14:18-20), the Most High God, the God of the nations. Androgynous (masculine and feminine), possessor of heaven and earth, Father of the LORD JESUS CHRIST (Luke 1:32, 35, 24:49), our Father too (Psalm 82:6). Translated "Most High" and "Most High God." Provides love, mercy, forgiveness.
EL ELYON is God of the nations but YAHWEH is God of Israel.
EL ELYON is God of the Melchisedec Order, but YAHWEH is God of Aaronic-Levitic Order (Heb. 7:21).
EL ELYON is the God of those who overcome death. Etymology of EL ELYON is STRONG’S 5945, 5947 and it is 5945, 5920, 5921, 5942, 5946, 5956, 5957, 5958, 5959, meaning to provide from the top head.
YAHWEH YAHWEH is God, (Ex. 6:2), masculine (call me ISHI, husband, Hosea 2:16), God of Israel (not the nations), law giver, judge, condemner, punisher, death bringer, guard, shepherd, light, salvation, protector, healer, deliverer, causer of victory, the I AM. Was introduced to Moses in 1491 B.C. YAHWEH gave 613 laws to Moses, established the Aaronic-Levitic priesthood (not Melchisedec priesthood). The unspeakable unpronounceable name YHWH (tetragrammation) is YAHWEH. Usually translated "LORD," was corrupted into "Adoni" by Masorite copyists, and was also corrupted into "Jehovah" by English translators.
YAHWEH operates in concert with the feminine EL SHADDAI and becomes ELOHIM who creates all things.
Etymology of YAHWEH is Strong's 3068, 3050, 3051 meaning to produce with the hand.
ELOHIM ELOHIM is God, androgynous (masculine and feminine), plural, creator of all things (Genesis 1), spirit, translated "God," the object of reverence.
Etymology of ELOHIM is STRONG'S 430, 410, 352, 193, 17a, and it is 430, 424, 413, 410, 451, meaning to come forth with (by) a strong oak tree, and rump.
EL SHADDAI EL SHADDAI is God, feminine (Ex. 6:3), from the word "shad" meaning "breast" (the large breasted one, her breast is mine for me to use), translated "Almighty," in the O.T., but not “Almighty” in the N.T., the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph (not Moses in his later life), the Mother, nourisher, provider, life sustainer, open eyed.
The word “Almighty” in the New Testament (G3841, pantokrator, 2 Cor. 6:18; Revelation 1:8 more) is not the same as EL SHADDAI in the Old Testament. The word “Almighty” in the New Testament should be translated “All Powerful” to distinguish it from the word “Almighty” as used in the Old Testament.
EL SHADDAI appears often in Job, has knowledge of all truth, provides balance and fairness, provides because of need, and withholds when best, responds in love.
EL SHADDAI operates in concert with masculine YAHWEH and they become the ELOHIM who creates all things.
Etymology of EL SHADDAI is, Strong's 7706, 1237, 7703 and 7706, 7699, meaning to provide with the breast.
ELOAH ELOAH is God, Lord, Messiah (OT), CHRIST (NT Acts 2:34-36), life giving creative force (Hebrews 10:12-13), the anointing, Ghost, Spirit. Gender is feminine in the Hebrew O.T. The spirit is neuter in the Greek N.T., but always travels with a masculine article, making the usage masculine in the New Testament.
ELOAH appears often in Job.
ELOAH connects spirit with flesh.
Etymology of ELOAH is Strong's 433, 410, 352, 193, 17a, and it is 433, 410, 451, meaning to provide with the rump. BODY PARTS Did you notice that all five name/natures of God are etymologically connected to anthropomorphic body parts by the Hebrew words?
EL ELYON -- head
YAHWEH -- hand
ELOHIM -- rump
EL SHADDAI -- breast
ELOAH -- rump
GENDERS OF GOD Did you notice the various genders in the Hebrew for the Names of God?
EL ELYON -- androgynous
YAHWEH -- masculine
ELOHIM -- androgynous
EL SHADDAI -- feminine
ELOAH -- feminine in Old testament, ELOAH changes to masculine in New Testament.
The ELOAH gender change is probably because the Holy Spirit was quiet and retiring (feminine characteristics) in the Old Testament -- but dramatically changed to forceful and active (masculine characteristics) in the New Testament.
GOD OF ISRAEL OR GOD OF NATIONS? Did you notice that YAHWEH is the God of Israel contradistinctive to EL ELYON who is the God of the nations? When Israel was taken captive from Jerusalem to Babylon, they changed the name/nature of God from YAHWEH (LORD) to EL ELYON (Most High God) because YAHWEH laws could not be practiced in Babylon.
For instance, in Babylon the king called the three Hebrew children servants of EL ELYON (the Most High God) ‑‑ not servants of YAHWEH (the LORD) (Daniel 3:26). Daniel 3:26, Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of EL ELYON (the Most High God), come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire. (KJV)
WHICH PRIESTHOOD? Did you notice that the Aaronic/Levitic priesthood is under YAHWEH but that the Melchisedec priesthood is under EL ELYON? JESUS was a priest after the order of Melchisedec. He was not a priest after the Aaronic-Levitic order. (Heb. 5:6, etc.) The Bible tells us to expect to eventually enter into the Melchisedec priesthood, too (Heb. 5:9-10, 6:20, 7:19-28).
OVERCOME DEATH Further Bible study will show you that those Bible characters who overcame death did serve the name/nature EL ELYON.
ONE GOD Deuteronomy 6:4, Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: (KJV)
FAMILY OF GOD Ephesians 3:14-15, For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, (KJV)
Did that say there is a family of God in heaven? It did. Yes. It did.
PRESENT RELIGION YAHWEH is the name/nature of the God of the present religions, especially Judaism, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism.
NEW RELIGION The name of the God of the new religion is EL ELYON. The new religion (EL ELYON) will go through the same problems, understandings and misunderstandings, acceptance and rejection, as did Christianity, as it emerged from Judaism some 2000 years ago. The new religion (EL ELYON) will lead humanity to peace, following JESUS, the High Priest after the order of Melchisedec. It will require a separation from old religious orders, like the disciples left John in order to follow JESUS (John 1:37). John 1:37, And the two disciples (of John) heard him (John) speak, and they followed Jesus. (KJV)
Rejection of the present religions, especially Judaism, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism on the part of much of contemporary society has been mostly because of the failure of the established present religions to bring significant social reforms, especially peace to men.
Some contemporary people recognize that most of the world's bloodshed has been because of the present established religions.
God is presently establishing a new religion based on the name/nature of EL ELYON which will right the wrongs of the past and present practices of religion.
An understanding of the different names and natures of God will help us to see what the future holds. Even though YAHWEH and EL ELYON are the same single God, there is as much difference between the two name/natures of God named YAHWEH and EL ELYON, as there has been between Judaism and Christianity.
WHY US? This is all very important to us because those people who do overcome the last enemy, death, (I Cor. 15:26) will become priests after the order of Melchisedec who was priest of EL ELYON, the Most High God. Jesus did it, and we stand as candidates to do it, too.
The NEW RELIGION will have a consciousness of the name/nature of God as EL ELYON. They will be led by the spirit of EL ELYON (not by the law of YAHWEH) and they will lead this world into peace.
Many people in the present religious systems have an inner leading to apply EL ELYON principles to every situation, even now. On occasion, they have discovered that they can't, because of old religious rules that presently govern their own organization.
A serious study of YAHWEH, GOD OF ISRAEL Chapter 10, must also include a study of: · YAHWEH, CONFOUNDING Chapter 11, and · YAHWEH, UNCONFOUNDED Chapter 12, and · YAHWEH MADE THE LAW Chapter 13, and · YAHWEH FAMILY Chapter 14, and · YAHWEH AND/OR EL ELYON Chapter 15, because there is a lot to learn about YAHWEH.
Some subjects in those chapters have been reviewed and/or abbreviated for this chapter. Some have not. Some subjects in this chapter are new and unique. The index should be a big help.
YAHWEH, A NAME OF GOD Let’s look at some of the names/natures, actions, and interactions of YAHWEH. YAHWEH is God. YAHWEH is the distinctive personal name of the God of Israel. Contradistinctively, EL ELYON (not YAHWEH) is the personal name of the God of the nations.
· YAHWEH is a masculine word in gender and use.
· YAHWEH means, I AM.
· YAHWEH is the Lawgiver.
· YAHWEH is the Judge.
· YAHWEH is the Condemner.
· YAHWEH is the Punisher.
· YAHWEH releases the Death Bringer.
· YAHWEH is the God of ISRAEL, from the time of Moses to the present time.
· YAHWEH is “HA SHEM.” Translated, “THE NAME.”
· YAHWEH was not the name of the God of Abraham.
· YAHWEH gave 613 laws to Moses.
· YAHWEH established the Levitical Priesthood.
· YAHWEH established the order of Aaron.
· YAHWEH is the unpronounceable, unspeakable Name of God, according to Jewish tradition.
· YAHWEH was corrupted to the name "ADONI" by the Masorite Scribes.
· YAHWEH was corrupted to the name "JEHOVAH" by the English translators.
· YAHWEH is usually translated "LORD" in the K.J.V.
· YAHWEH operates in concert with EL SHADDAI to create all things.
· YAHWEH etymology is 3068, 3050, 3051 meaning to provide with the hands. · YAHWEH appears in the O.T. 6823 times.
· YAHWEH does not occur in Ecclesiastes.
· In Daniel YAHWEH is found only in chapter 9.
· Chronicles uses ELOHIM much more than YAHWEH. Psalms chapters 43 through 83 follow the same patterns as Chronicles using ELOHIM much more than YAHWEH.
· YAHWEH is the third person singular imperfect of the verb “TO BE.” Some people say that therefore the meaning is, "He is" or "He will be" or perhaps "He lives" from the root meaning of the word "BEING."
· YAHWEH is erroneously called ADONI, LORD, and JEHOVAH.
It is not hard to see how the word YAHWEH was contracted to JAH, YAH, JEHO, YEHO, JO, YO and YAHU. The graffiti message, "YAHUDI WAS HERE," painted on German locations by American Jewish GIs, in WW II, is probably a reference to YAHWEH, the God of Israel.
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