The Gospel of Yah'shua and the Acts of the Apostles

By Stephen R. Marlowe

THE GOSPEL OF YAH’SHUA {THE ONLY NAME GIVEN UNDER HEAVEN BY WHICH WE MUST BE SAVED} AND THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES {The Nazarean Version} ָיה יה ָis Hebrew for God our Savior’s Name, YAH. For YAH is the name above every name (Isaiah 12:2 NKJV). The name above every name was given to the Son of God, YAH’SHUA (Philippians 2:9). The Gospel of YAH’SHUA and the Acts of the Apostles is the story of the four Gospels of the Savior’s life, as witnessed by the Gospel writers and from their other witnesses. Their witness is combined in this book to enhance all that the Savior did and said as one continuous story. He taught twelve disciples to carry on the work of bringing the Good News (the Gospel) to a wretched world full of sin and woe, and contrary to what some may say, the world is a better place due to the teachings of the Savior, as our only hope is in Him. The Acts of the Apostles is the story of their efforts, and it is here combined with the four Gospel writers’ testimony to create an ongoing storyline, and what a story it is! You will be amazed at the life the Savior given in greater detail by the four Gospels weaved together, which truly enhances the life and events of the Savior of the world, our Messiah. It can honestly be said that this book contains the fullness of the Gospel and may answer questions one has been pondering for a long time. Everything within this book is pure Gospel, as they say, with no additives from other sources, only the Bible. Here presented is the revealed name of the Savior, as there is only one name revealed, YAH’SHUA: Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. (Acts 4:12) Halleluyah. Praise YAH, praise YAH’SHUA!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: May 7, 2021
• ISBN: 9781098069100

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The Gospel of Yahshua and the Acts of the Apostles

Stephen R. Marlowe

Copyright © 2021 by Stephen R. Marlowe

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Table of Contents

The Book of Genealogy and the Nativity of Yahshua

John the Baptist and the Baptism of Yahshua

The Ministry Begins

The Prophet

The Apostles

The Final Days of John the Baptist

The Preacher of Parables

The Power of Yahshua

Lessons from the Master

The Workers Are Few

Feast of the Dedication

Yahshua Overcomes Death

Jerusalem, O Jerusalem

The End of the World

The Lord’s Passover

The Walk to the Mount of Olives

The Betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane

Yahshua! He Is Risen!

The Final Days in Galilee

The Acts of the Apostles

The Book of Enoch: A Testimony to the Name of God Our Savior

The New Testament on the Essential Name of Salvation

Baptism in the New Testament

Introduction: There Is No Other Name

There Is No Other Name

And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be the Judge of the living and the dead.

To Him all the prophets witness that: through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins. (Acts 10:42–43 NKJV)

This is the Good News of salvation in the revealed name of the Savior. The testimony of the apostle Peter, for he states,

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. (Acts 4:12 NKJV)

Our Savior has a revealed name, which was revealed to us on several occasions, however, surprisingly very few people know this revealed name today, but rather hold to a substitute name, not of God. Jesus, a name that did not exist prior to the seventeenth century of our common era (CE). This name, Jesus, is definitely not of the English language. Jesus is a foreign name that comes from the Latin name of Iesus, which in turn comes from the Greek name of Iesous. From the time of the disciples of the Savior through, or up to, the Christians living in the seventeenth century, no one has ever used the name of Jesus for over 1,600 years since the resurrection of the Savior. The disciples and all those who knew the Savior never used the name of Jesus, Iesus, or Iesous. The name of Jesus is a substitute name of man’s own making, and not the name revealed from heaven.

Man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD. (Deuteronomy 8:3b NKJV)

The Savior Himself quoted this very verse, for He said,

It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. (Matthew 4:4 NKJV)

Our Lord quoted that passage to one that loves to replace the things of God, Satan! If it is true that from the mouth of God the Savior’s name was revealed, then why would we accept a substitute name not given by the revelation of God? And despite all the reasons or excuses, we still do not hold to the one and only revealed name of God for the Savior, YAHSHUA.

(Unless otherwise stated, all Bible quotes are NKJV.)

Before we proceed, I wish to assure all sincere Christians seeking the truth that many things done in ignorance are usually forgiven, however, when the truth comes your way, and you deny that truth, the Lord may not be so forgiving. It is my prayer that we all may know the truth of our Lord and Savior, and believe in the revealed name of the Savior. And the Father’s Holy Spirit may bless all His elect ones with discernment leading to His truth. Amen. Our Lord and Savior who has told us,

The hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4:23–24)

We may think that there is safety in numbers, or if the majority of people believe it, it must be true, but that is where most would be mistaken. Our Lord and Savior said,

Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few that find it. (Matthew 7:13–14)

Since our Heavenly Father has revealed the name of the Savior, the Son of God, which has been obscured by the god of this age,

But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Messiah, who is the image of God, should shine on them. (2 Corinthians 4:3–4)

Therefore believe in the Messiah and be saved by His one and only name, YAHSHUA, which is the only name revealed from heaven.

Iesous (ee-ay-sooce)—a name by the Greeks utilized as a substitute name for the Savior’s name, and therefore caused by man and not by the revelation of God—is found in Strong’s Dictionary of Bible Words, Greek number 2424, and supposedly in Hebrew, according to Strong’s, the name of the Savior is Yehoshua (phonetically yeh-ho-shoo-ah, no. 3091); Jesus (Jehoshua), the supposed name of our Lord… (p. 1148), but is it? The name of the Savior is YAHOSHUA, not Yehoshua. For we Praise YAH, Halleluyah! For He has the name above every name, YAH!

Jehovah and Yehovah are virtually synonymous, as they both have hovah (see Strong’s no. 1943), which means, ruin, mischief, and calamity! How is it that God’s name should have hovah, which modifies Yeh, as a god of ruin, mischief, and calamity? Jehoshua (yeh-ho-shoo-ah) Strong’s no. 3091 from Strong’s no. 3468 and no. 3467; supposedly means Jehovah-saves; Jehoshua [i.e. Joshua, which would more accurately be the English name for Christ, and therefore not the name of Jesus] (p. 510). Jehovah as related to Yehovah is Strong’s no. 3068, which is supposed to mean, "the ‘self-existent,’ except Je-hovah does not mean: self-existent," for Je-hovah means YEH of ruin and mischief, also calamity, which is the Hebrew word for hovah. This Dictionary of Strong’s with its finest scholars, who lazily associate Hayah (I AM) with ruin, mischief, and calamity, which are attributes of Satan! This is due to the association, or acceptance, of the erroneous name Jehovah. These attributes, ruin, mischief, and calamity, could never represent the God of love.

Yesha (yay-shah), which is Hebrew for deliverance (Strong’s no. 3468), and not to be confused with hayah, from Strong’s no. 1961 [hayah]; to mean, self-existence, as in I AM (Exodus 3:13–15). We must clarify, or at least note, the difference between the Personal Name of God, and the descriptive names of God, such as El Shaddai (signifying God Almighty), which is a descriptive name, as is Emmanuel (God with us), but neither of these names are the revealed Personal name of the Savior, our Lord and our God (John 20:27–29), as He revealed His name to Moses, saying Hayah Asher Hayah, I AM Who I AM, and He reveals to Moses, YaHaWaH! Therefore the meaning is YAH Who Is, as in YAH Ever Existent. Hawah, as found in Strong’s no. 1933, or no. 1934, with the modern Hebrew pronunciation of Havah meaning, to be, as in, to exist, as is the contextual meaning of God’s personal name: YAHAWAH. During the time of Moses, the consonant W sound was a waw, but later due to the European influence on the Hebrew speaking it changed and became a vav. Scholars have always maintained: "Yod-Hey-Waw-Hey. The Jews in Yemen have continuously used the consonant sound of waw, not the vav, and the Jews of Yemen have been one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world. Ancient Hebrew used the waw" sound as one consonant among a total of four consonants, which are for the Hebrew consonants of God’s name: Yod-Hey-Waw-Hey (the tetragrammaton YHWH without vowels as it is in Hebrew).

According to Strong’s Dictionary of Bible Words,

Jehovah is the alleged Jewish National name of God. (p. 509)

However, that statement is totally false. According to The Jewish Encyclopedia:

JEHOVAH is a mispronunciation introduced by Catholic theologians, but almost entirely disregarded by the Jews… This pronunciation is grammatically impossible. (p. 87)

It, the name of Jehovah, which arose through adding the vowels of Eloah with the consonants in God’s name creating a hybrid name: YeHoWaH (this erroneous name leading to the false name of Jehovah), and thereby to produce the erroneous name of Yehovah or Jehovah with the vowels of e-o-a, which were arbitrarily added onto the tetragrammaton to remind the reader to say, Adonay. The Jews strenuously forbade saying the revealed name of God. Despite the use of the Hebrew vowels of Eloah mainly and Elohim, the reader would always say, Adonay, due to the vowel points manifested onto the tetragrammaton, which again was done to remind the reader not to say the sacred name when reading the Sacred Torah but to say Adonay instead. This caused the name of God to be changed, and developed these false names of Yehovah, Jehovah, or Jehovih, as is found in Strong’s number 3069. The letter J was added later in the seventeenth century replacing the Greek and Latin letter of I, which earlier replaced the Hebrew letter Y (yod); however, the English equivalent of the Hebrew letter yod, the first letter in God’s revealed name, is the English equivalent letter of Y, as the name consists of these Hebrew consonantal sounds (Yod-Hey-Waw-Hey," or YHWH).

The reading of the Hebrew scriptures, and to change things up, the Jewish clerics would sometimes add the vowels of Elohim, producing another type of name to confuse the Pagans and Christians: Yehovih (also found in Strong’s no. 3069). According to The Jewish Encyclopedia, the reader of the biblical text would read the Hebrew scriptures (OT) with every word in Hebrew presented without vowels, and invariably, the reader would come to the tetragrammaton (Yod, Hey, Waw, Hey), which is a fancy Greek word for the four letters, also without vowels, of God’s true name and try to pronounce the name of God. Therefore, the Hebrew clerics devised a way to remind the reader not to say the Holy Name by placing Hebrew vowel points onto the name (four consonants) of God’s name (YHWH) from another word, and such words used most always were: "Eloah (which means God) for Jehovah" or Yehovah (Strong’s no. 3068, and the letter J has no equivalency in Hebrew), or Elohim (which means gods) for Yehovih (Strong’s no. 3069). These vowel points were developed by the Masoretes, and these vowels used with the consonants (Yod, Hey, Waw, Hey) and thereby were arbitrarily placed onto the Holy Name of the LORD (YHWH) and any attempts to pronounce them with vowels from other words would produce altering names, which is further proof that none of these names (Yahovah, Jehovah, or Jehovih) are not the revealed Name from God, and therefore Yehovah or Yehovih, Jehovah, and Jesus are not legitimate names of God but are idolatrous names produced by man. We must look to God’s revealed name. The Jewish reader would never sound out the vowels producing variant names, but simply say, Adonay! It is important to remember that these vowels were taken from certain words such as Adonay, Elohim, or Eloah, which caused the erroneous pronunciations of Jehovah or Yahovah (Adonay), Yehovih (Elohim), or Yehovah (Eloah), which are illegitimate names, however, the first one, Yahovah utilizing the vowels from the word Adonay (a-o-a) became less favorable due to the real name of YAH being produced, which is the true and essential name of God! And thus the vowels of Adonay preserving God’s essential true name of YAH, were discouraged. The practice was not to say the name, but rather obscure the true name of God (YAH), which they successfully did; therefore, many did sparingly use the vowels of Adonay, for it did not obscure YAH, despite the allusions of doing so, however, the downside of the false name of Jehovah, or Yehovah, is that this practice ties God in with the Hebrew word of Hovah, which truly means: ruin, mischief, and calamity! To use another name, other than the revealed name from heaven is to deny the true name of God and produce a hybrid name, Jehovah, of diabolical meaning. To use a name not revealed by God is to deny the name of the Savior! Salvation depends on not denying the revealed name of the Messiah:

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. (John 3:16–18)

The Jewish Encyclopedia goes on to state:

Jehovah is generally held to have been the invention of Pope Leo X’s confessor, Peter Galatin 1518 [AD 1520]. (p. 88)

Eminent scholar Drusius (1550–1616), among others (Le Mercer, and L. Capellus), were foremost to ascribe to Peter Galatin this name born out of the Jews arbitrarily adding the vowels of another word (Eloah). The false and erroneous name of Jehovah is a hybrid form developed solely by the Roman Catholic Church, and therefore was never revealed to mankind from God. It is indefensible, that this name should in any form represent the name of the Most High God! This method of vowel swapping has caused great confusion among Christians regarding the legitimacy of holding to the names of Jehovah, Yehovah, or Jesus. Today, even the Catholic scholars denounce the name of Jehovah as inferior. In the New Catholic Encyclopedia,

Judging from Greek transcriptions of the sacred name, YHWH ought to be pronounced YAHWEH. The pronunciation Jehovah was unknown in ancient Jewish circles and is based upon a later misunderstanding of the scribal practice of using the vowels of the word Adonai [actually Eloah, Hebrew word for God] with the consonants of YHWH. (p. 1065)

No one in the spirit of the truth uses the name of Jehovah. And those who do use it, after finding the truth of it being an erroneous name, are no better than idolaters, for creating for their own selves a name not revealed by God.

Pertaining to the false, erroneous, name of Jehovah, Strong’s Dictionary of Bible Words has allowed this name status with the legitimacy of the revealed name. This is a travesty, as it causes more confusion within the Christian rank and file (the believers). Jehovah literally means, Jeh is ruin, mischief, and calamity. Is this the god we worship the god of ruin, mischief, and calamity? Strong’s Dictionary of Bible Words (p. 509) gives these explanations and summary, as found in the quotes below:

"The Tetragrammaton YHWH appears without vowels, and its exact pronunciation is debated (Jehovah, Yehovah, Jahweh). YAHWEH is spelled Jahweh, which is not a common Hebraic representation. YAHWEH is universally recognized by scholars. Note that the essential name of YAH is there in YAHWEH.

"The Hebrew text (Old Testament) is handled by Jews in this way, and the vowels a-o-a are the vowels for Adonay, and therefore Jewish students and scholars read ‘Adonay,’ whenever they would see the Tetragrammaton" (YHWH), with vowels points from another word. Although the Jews did not frequently place the vowels of Adonay onto the tetragrammaton, as popularly supposed, due to lazy Christian scholarship, for this reason, to avoid the sacred name YAH, as in YAHOWAH! And unfortunately, this name still has Hovah, which was anciently spelled H-o-w-a-h, but has the same meanings as ruin, mischief, and calamity.

The Divine Name YHWH appears only in the Hebrew Bible. In other words, when the Jewish reader sees YHWH in Hebrew letters, he customarily says, Adonay, instead of actually attempting to pronounce God’s name: YAHAWAH. Vowel points were usually added, from Adonay (Lord), Eloah (God), or Elohim (gods) to remind the reader to say, Adonay, instead. In most of the English Bibles YHWH is represented and presented, in all caps, as LORD, Adonay means Lord.

YHWH is known as the tetragrammaton. Its precise meaning is much debated largely due to confusion caused by the Jews. God chose it as His personal name by which He related specifically to His chosen people. Its first appearance in the biblical record is Genesis 2:4, These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens. Apparently, due to His name being mentioned in Genesis, LORD, Adam knew Him by this personal name (YAHAWAH) from the beginning, since Seth both called his son Enosh (i.e., man as a weak and dependent creature) and began (along with all other pious persons) to call upon (formally worship) the name of YHWH, the LORD (Genesis 4:26). In most Bibles the Jewish practice of saying, Adonay, instead of the revealed name of God is reflected in English Bibles where the tetragrammaton (YHWH) is found, as we see LORD instead. When Christians read the Old Testament, they read LORD, which is the equivalent of Adonay for YHWH. Many Christians have come to think LORD is the name of God, however, it is a title only. The Jewish influence of not pronouncing the name is unknowingly practiced by many Christians unaware of following a Jewish practice designed to conceal the name from the Gentiles in the first place, as many do not know that LORD stands for the actual name of God (excerpts taken from Strong’s Dictionary of Bible Words, see Strong’s no. 3068 under Yehovah, p. 509).

If we say we believe, but what we believe is false, then we are in error, and our faith is void. For a Christian to say, I believe, it is always within the context of spirit and truth, as based upon the revelation of God, otherwise what is the point to say, I believe? To say I believe is not a guarantee of salvation (Matthew 7:21–23). Man has the hope of salvation which is eternal life, however, is it simply based upon belief? In a manner of speaking yes, however, a belief that very well could be in error would not qualify. It is said,

You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble. (James 2:19)

The point is to believe in the revelations of God, as this leads to knowing YAHSHUA. This is the revealed name of the Savior, who has said,

It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. (Matthew 4:4)

Clearly, what one believes is tantamount to believing in what God reveals, therefore one must believe in the revealed name of the Savior, or else your faith is in vain, and if you have understanding, you have taken the LORD’s Name in vain, by rejecting His revealed name for a name brought about by the concoction of mankind, as was done when the Jews added vowels from other words causing entirely different names for God. One must understand that God reveals Himself according to the Hebrew language, and whereas, translating the meaning of Hebrew words is acceptable according to translation finding the exact meaning in another language, the revealed name of God is not subject to any kind of transformations, such as Jesus, Iesus, Iesous, Issa, Hey-zeus, or Jehovah, as these transformations are not of the God of the Bible. YAHSHUA revealed Himself to Saul (Paul) in Hebrew, as found in Acts 26:12–14. The apostle Paul is known to have spoken several languages (Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Aramaic), however, God chose to reveal Himself to Paul in the Hebrew language. So Paul heard the Savior announce,

I am YAHSHUA… (Acts 26:15)

It is not appropriate to change the revealed name of God our Savior due to languages, as every tongue is to know the revealed name of YAHSHUA (Philippians 2:9–11). The apostle Paul did not write Jesus, Iesus, or Iesous, as these names came later.

Moses was given the name of God by God, which was essentially YAH (Exodus 3:15–17). Joseph and Mary each separately were given the name of the Savior in Hebrew,

YAHSHUA, for He will save His people. (Matthew 1:21; Luke 1:31)

This is the one revealed name from heaven—YAH—which is the name above every name, and this name belongs to the Savior (Philippians 2:9). Every tongue, every language, is to know this revealed name from heaven unaltered by man (Philippians 2:11). We, as Christians, must know this one name, the very name above every name that we may know to whom we bend the knee and receive salvation, and joy in the kingdom of heaven. We bow only according to the truth, that is if we are His, which is by the revealed name of God our Savior, the very Son of God, of the Father, as those who are in heaven do also, and there is no other name, according to the Holy Spirit, as testified by the apostle Peter. Therefore, the Savior and His revealed name are synonymous, as His name YAH Who is I AM, and YAH Who is Savior. The Savior is both to the glory of His God and Father. Neither He, nor His name, change (Hebrews 13:8). We must know this name, for,

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)

Scholars recognize YAH-WEH, and Jews recognize YAH, as the name above every name, which the Jews seek to hide by vowel points from another word, as they shrink to pronounce God’s name and seek to keep all Gentiles, Christian or otherwise, from knowing the name of God. They have caused the replacement of YAH with Yeh, as YAH requires the proper Qamets (a the vowel sound in Hebrew), not Shewa (e, or eh vowel sound). YAH is Strong’s number 3050, and appears at least forty-nine times in the Hebrew scriptures (Old Testament), as YAH. Every tongue, every language of the world, is to know this name: YAH, according to the gospel. In the New King James Version, YAH is rightly there, and rest assured it is speaking about our Savior:

Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid;

For YAH, the LORD (YHWH), is my strength and song;

He also has become my salvation. (Isaiah 12:2)

The fact that there are differences in the one name revealed from heaven should cause one to pause, and consider, YAH, YEH, IEH, JEH—which one? And knowing that there is only one revealed true name of God, as the scriptures tell us. The Savior’s name was revealed before He was born. Joseph was told by the angel Gabriel, that Mary was with child because of the power of the Holy Spirit of God,

And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name YAHSHUA, for He will save His people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21)

Since we know that the name of Jesus was yet to be invented by man, and which was not known until after the seventeenth century, we know that the name of Jesus was not presented to Joseph or Mary. Many scholars would confirm this, as was done by the eminent historian and biblical scholar Ernest Renan, who wrote that never in His lifetime was He called, Jesus (The Life of Jesus, p. 90). So how do we find the true revealed name of the Savior? We look to the scriptures for what we need to determine for us and how to find the true revealed name of the Savior.

Surprisingly, more and more scholars are recognizing the name of YAHSHUA, however, most Christians are oblivious to the scholarly turnaround, as they are more likely to be dismissive of this truth and seek to ruin the reputation of these scholars. There are scriptures that tell us what we need to know in order to find the revealed name of the Savior:

Established fact from the New Testament, there is only one name for the Savior, and in fact no man can name the Savior, for only the Heavenly Father can give a name to the Son of God, the only Savior of the world. This is important, even if it becomes a mantra:

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. (Acts 4:12)

The revealed name cannot be changed by man, or by translations into other languages that cause a change in pronunciation revealed from heaven, which is something only humans would justify. Just as the descriptive name of Emmanuel is virtually the same in every language, so it must be with the revealed name of the Savior. The New Testament, which is the gospel, has informed us that there is no other name, therefore, we must know the revealed name from heaven in order to be saved! We must know how the erroneous names of Jehovah and Jesus found their way into the Bible, the King James Version, and others. For the King James Version of the Bible only crowd, this is especially hard for them to grasp, that to accept that man can change the revealed word of God, which has happened especially with God’s true revealed name seems to be unthinkable, until one realizes God allows sin, until all things are complete. The very warning not to tamper with the Word of God is evidence it can be tampered with, or else why the prohibition? If God warns against something, common sense says, it can be done, and yet it is a commandment not to do it (Deuteronomy 4:2, 12:32; Revelation 22:18). I know that God will make His truth known, as those who seek the Truth will see the inconsistencies caused by man. For example the interpolation of Matthew 28:19, and only to find that the apostles baptized in the name of YAHSHUA only.

The name of the Savior is the name above every name. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name… (Philippians 2:9). The name above every name is the name of God given to Moses (Exodus 3:13–15), the very YHWH, which is rendered by Bible scholars: YAHWEH, however, it is more accurately YAHAWAH, and what do these two name forms have in common, YAH. This is the essential part of God’s name, the name above every name spoken about, and the name that the world should know and have praises for, and it is according to the Hebrew, "Halleluyah!" Hallelu means Praise (you), and therefore means: Praise YAH! Think of it, every time one says, Halleluyah, it means: Praise YAH! The whole world uses this expression, albeit with the false J. How many know what halleluyah means? Well, according to those asked, this is at least stated from experience, that they know not what it means! The Savior has the name above every name, His name, therefore, must have YAH. It is in error to use the letter J (hallelujah), which is not found in Hebrew, and the letter J has only been in the English language since the seventeenth century (Webster’s New World College Dictionary, Fifth Ed., see J, p. 775). The letter J does not represent the Hebrew letter Yod, for obvious reasons, which can be seen.

Looking back to Matthew, as the angel defined the name of the Savior, saying He will save His people from their sins (Matthew 1:21b). Mary, the mother of YAHSHUA, confirms, that He is the Savior of us all, for she said, My soul magnified the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God (YAH) my Savior (shua) (Luke 1:46–47). Therefore, the only name of the Savior, the Messiah is YAHSHUA!

He is God our Savior, and therefore, He is YAHSHUA, which means in Hebrew, and for all languages, YAH SAVES! The apostle Thomas acknowledged YAHSHUA, when he said to Him, My Lord and my God (John 20:28). Clearly, YAH is the name of God in the Old Testament, as revealed in Hebrew, however, to be expressed in every language by the pronunciation of YAH! This is true in the New Testament as revealed in English. And who really is YHWH? For we believe there is the Father, who is the God and Father of our God, now revealed as the Son, and the Holy Spirit lives in each of us testifying that we are His. Therefore, the question is answered in the New Testament. The God and Father of YAHSHUA tell us, indeed our Heavenly Father tells us that YAHSHUA is our God, the very Person who spoke to the people in the Old Testament:

But to the Son, He says: Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, Your God has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions (the sons of God). And: You, LORD (this is the Father calling the Son YAHWEH), in the beginning, laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. (Hebrews 1:8–10)

Did you note that the Father and God of our only Savior, Lord YAHSHUA, acknowledged Him as LORD (YHWH)? This verse in Hebrews 1:10 has the Father calling the Son LORD, which is understood by scholars as YAHWEH, which is why YAHSHUA has the name above every name (Philippians 2:9). Our Heavenly Father plainly said it to the Son, our only God, King, Messiah, the very Savior, You, LORD, in the beginning… Clearly LORD is synonymous with YHWH, which means: YAH the ever-existing One. Our Savior was and is "YAHAWAH" in the