Jeremiah's Revelation

2003.05.D.01 Jeremiah's Revelation

Greetings

While the subject of the true name of the Almighty has been addressed on a number of occassions on the ETI list, this article seems to me to present a really solid case and I therefore considered it worth forwarding.  It was written by Johann Moller johanndm@netactive.co.za

In reading this, please take account of previous articles that indicate that the essence of the Almighty's true name is YAH and that Yahweh in fact means "Yah the eternally self existent".

Warm regards and blessings

Jeremiah’s Revelation

Jer.33:1-3 Moreover the word of YaHWeH came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, Thus saith YaHWeH the maker thereof, YaHWeH that formed it, to establish it; YaHWeH is His Name. Call unto Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not.

Jeremiah was of course one of the major prophets of the Tanak (OldTestament) and therefore everything He wrote was revelation from Ruach ha Kodesh (HolySpirit). But in this specific portion of his writings I want to zoom in on one particular revelation he received. The revelation of the significance of the Name of the Elohim (God) of Israel.

Some interesting statistics in the book of Jeremiah concerning Ha Shem (the Name) are the following.

The Name of the Almighty appears more times in Jeremiah than any other book of Scripture. This prophet actually wrote the Sacred Name YHWH (known as the Tetragrammaton) a total of 722 times. In comparison the Name appears in the 150 chapters of Psalms 721 times. Psalms was written by approximately 10 different writers.

Jeremiah has 52 chapters. That means that the Name appears an average of 14 times per chapter, or once every 1,9 verses. That is quite a staggering fact – that this prophet wrote the Name more than every second verse.

These truths are not self-evident because the Name has been literally erased from our translations and replaced with the title LORD. The question begs – Why? If the Name is the central theme of Scripture, and if the purpose of Scripture is to make known His Name to all nations of the world in order for mankind to be able to get to know Him through calling upon His Name in faith, why was the Name literally erased from virtually every translation of Scripture?

I think the answer is quite simple. If you were the devil looking down the barrel of a gun – which is what the Name is to him in the mouth of a believer – wouldn’t you do everything in your power to get it pointed in the other direction?

The deceiver was very successful in his deception. So successful in fact that the very people who were chosen by YaHWeH to make His Name known throughout the world, the Semitic or Name people, were used by him to hide the Name from the world. These people who were given the Name to use as a “word” of blessing (Numbers 6:22-27) were forbidden by the religious system to even speak the Name.

The term Ha Shem is Hebrew for “The Name”, and is one of the methods used by the religious system to hide the Name. Even today many people who have a reverence for Father YaHWeH, never speak His Name, rather, in ignorance they refer to Him as HaShem in their devotions. In doing this they do not realize that they are continuing to propagate ignorance of the Name YaHWeH.

This unscriptural tradition of hiding the Name was carried over into the Christian Church to an even greater degree in that the Sacred Name was replaced with titles that all had their origin as names of pagan deities. Mention these well documented facts to most church leaders today and you’re accused of heresy and bringing division to the “Body of Christ”.

But let’s get back to the prophet Jeremiah and lift out just a few verses to see what his attitude was to the awesome Name of the Father.

And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof; but when you entered, you defiled my land, and made My heritage an abomination. The priests said not, Where is YaHWeH? And they that handle the law (Torah) knew Me not: the pastors also transgressed against Me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal (Lord), and walked after things that do not profit. Wherefore I will yet plead with you, says YaHWeH and with your children’s children will I plead. (Jer.2:7-9)

In this portion of Scripture it is quite clear that YaHWeH is not very happy with the people He had redeemed out of bondage and brought into a land of plenty. Specifically He complains about the priests, pastors and those that handle the Law. He says that they do not know Him. When you know someone the inference is that you know him by name – that you are on first name terms with him. Here YaHWeH complains that not only did they not know Him by His Name – “The priests said not, Where is YaHWeH?” – but also aggravated YaHWeH in that they prophesied by Baal. The Hebrew word Baal literally means Lord and was the personal name of the Phonecian sun deity.

Today in the church pastors and prophets prophesy exclusively using the title (name) Lord. “Yea, thus saith the Lord….” is a phrase often heard in Charismatic/Pentecostal churches. I have never heard a prophecy spoken in the Name of YaHWeH.

At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of YaHWeH; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, TO THE NAME OF YAHWEH, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk anymore after the imagination of their evil heart. (Jer.3:17)

Here Scripture speaks of a coming day when ALL nations shall call Jerusalem the throne of YaHWeH. This prophecy then emphasizes the truth that ALL nations shall be gathered at Jerusalem TO THE NAME OF YAHWEH. This word has never been fulfilled in the past, therefore it is a prophecy of the future. Most recognised expositors of Biblical prophecy say that we are living in the last of the last days. The Messiah Yahshua will soon return to set up His throne in Jerusalem from where He will reign for a 1000 years. Then all nations will gather there unto His Name. This is why Ruach ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit) is in the process of restoring the knowledge of the Father and the Son’s Names all over the world in these days. (Prov.30:4)

I find it very difficult to understand why Church leadership is so vehemently opposed to this glorious truth. They are desperately attempting to quench these fires of revelation that are starting to be lit by the Holy Spirit in their congregations. It reminds me of Jeremiah 6:16 that says; Thus saith YaHWeH; Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good ways, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

Yahshua said; I AM the way, I AM the truth, I AM the life. No one comes unto the Father but by Me. (John 14:6) With these words He links Himself to the Great I AM of Ex.3:14. I AM is a definition of the Name YaHWeH – Ex.3:15, meaning; The Eternal Self Existing One. In Jeremiah 6:16 YaHWeH commands the people to walk in the good way of His Name, (see also Zech.10:12 & Mic.4:5) but they deliberately refuse to repent by saying to His face; “We will not walk therein.” Ie. “Even though we know the truth, we choose to reject it and to continue to use false names and titles with which the enemy deceived us. We prefer sentiment to truth.

Thy words were found, (revelation of truth in Scripture) and I did eat them, (putting them into the heart through memorisation – see Psm.119:11) and thy word (singular therefore refers to the single word of His Name) was unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart, (Why?) for I am called by thy Name, O YaHWeH Mighty One of hosts. (Jer.15:16)

It is very clear here that this Scripture is focussing on the importance of the most important single Word in all of Scripture.

Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know My hand and My might; and they shall know that My Name is YaHWeH. (Jer.16:21)

This once, says YaHWeH, He will cause them to know His power which is vested in His Name. The people to whom He will reveal this include those who make their own gods. Is it not possible that these people know the truth of His Name, but refuse to accept it and continue to hold onto names of pagan deities – ascribing these false names to the One true Elohim? (Mighty One)

Now let’s have a closer look at the verses with which I started this article. Jeremiah was in prison due to uncompromisingly proclaiming the radical truth of YaHWeH. He did this in opposition to the word the priests and pastors were speaking – also supposedly in the Name of YaHWeH. But He did not send them to speak on His behalf. These false prophets were saying there would be peace and prosperity while Jeremiah was saying the judgement of YaHWeH was coming because of their iniquity.

Then said I, Ah Master YaHWeH! Behold, the prophets say unto them. You shall not see the sword, neither shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.

Then YaHWeH said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in My Name; I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceipt of their heart. Therefore thus says YaHWeH concerning the prophets that prophesy in My Name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. (Jer.14:13-15)

So the religious leaders cast Jeremiah into prison for daring to speak a different word to the people of YaHWeH. It was while he was languishing in that dungeon for proclaiming the truth that the Word of YaHWeH came to him a second time. Thus saith YaHWeH the maker thereof, YaHWeH that formed it, to establish it; YaHWeH is His Name. (33:2)

Ultimately YaHWeH is the source of everything. He had even formed and established that very prison in which His true prophet found himself for speaking the words his Creator had commanded him to speak. All true prophets will at some stage of their lives find themselves persecuted by the religious establishment for proclaiming the truth. Even Yahshua who is the living Word and the Creator of all things, (John 1:1-2) was persecuted to death for being The Truth.

A prison is a place where you are shut off from the outside world. The prison in which Jeremiah found himself could not be compared to our modern-day prisons, it was more of a dungeon – a dark and dirty hole in the ground. He was completely isolated from what went on outside. The only hope he had of knowing what was happening outside, was if the doors were opened and he could go out.

It is the same with spiritual revelation. We are all in ignorant darkness as regards spiritual truth unless the Spirit of YaHWeH reveals it to us. Revelation comes only by the Spirit of YaHWeH, but do we have a part to play in order to receive truth? Certainly we do. Just as a person in prison has to physically get up and walk out of his cell once the door has been opened, so the man or woman of YaHWeH needs to do something in order to receive revelation knowledge. YaHWeH Himself tells us what to do. First He tells us His Name – YaHWeH is His Name (33:2) – then He commands – Call unto Me, (by Name) and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you know not. (33:3)

When we call upon His Name, He says that He will SHOW (reveal) to us truths that we have not known. The Scriptures translation puts it this way: Call unto Me and I will answer you and show you inaccessible things that you have not known. Locked up in prison, everything had been inaccessible to Jeremiah. Through calling upon the Name, everything became accessible. In other words the Name was what made spiritual truth accessible. The Name is literally the KEY that opens the door to spiritual truth.

Lack of spiritual knowledge is what destroys the people of YaHWeH. (Hos.4:6) The answer is His Name upon our lips – spoken in faith. But in order to use this KEY, we need to have revelation of it. Today the Spirit of YaHWeH is restoring knowledge of His Name all over the world. What are religious leaders saying? Exactly the same as the false prophets of Jeremiah’s day.

        It does not matter what you call the Lord (Baal) as long as         you believe in the right person.

        A name is not important, Jesus set us free from legalism and doctrine. (Funny that names are not important to these false prophets, but they defend the name “Jesus” at all costs)

        You’re in deception with this Name business. I stand in the grace of Jesus Christ.

Every one of these statements and many more unscriptural ones were spoken to me in anger by different church leaders. Not one has ever used Scripture to disprove the Name teaching that I and many other believers are propagating today on the instructions of YaHWeH.

In contrast to what these leaders are saying, let me share some more Scriptures on the extreme importance of the Name.

And now, O you priests, this commandment is for you. If you will not hear, and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory to My Name, says YaHWeH of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings, yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not lay it to heart. (Mal.2:1-2)

I have personally seen this Scripture come to pass. Three years ago I was a member of a thriving Charismatic church of about 350 members. Then three of us got the revelation of the Name at the same time and started proclaiming it. All of us were forbidden by the leadership to use the Names YaHWeH and Yahshua. I was in leadership and was told at one meeting that if I did not stop with the “name business” I would be taken from leadership. Within 6 months two couples in the church leadership were divorced including the pastor who developed a relationship with a lady young enough to be his daughter. Today that church does not exist anymore and the sheep are scattered. The curse of YaHWeH came upon them because they refused to give glory to the Name of the One they professed to serve.

YaHWeH speaking: Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high because he has known My Name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him. I will deliver him and honour him. With long life I will satisfy him, and show him my salvation. (Psm.91:14-16)

This psalm is a favourite with all believers because it promises complete protection in the here and now. However very few believers are aware of the truth that this protection is guaranteed only because a person knows, loves and calls upon the Name of YaHWeH.

And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me. (Psm.50:15)

Calling upon the Name of YaHWeH is not an option to the believer. This Scripture is an order. We are commanded by YaHWeH to call upon Him – therefore His Name, whenever we find ourselves in trouble. Why? Is He not able to save us out of a serious predicament if we don’t call upon Him? Of course He can, and often does. But if we don’t call upon Him there is no guarantee of deliverance. Furthermore, if we don’t call upon Him then chances are we will not be delivered. But even if we are, He will not receive any glory if we did not call upon Him. The purpose of this command is so that He may be glorified when deliverance comes. We are even commanded to GIVE Him glory. Obedience to His command to call upon Him results in Him being glorified. That is the ultimate purpose of life.

There are literally hundreds of Scriptures that reveal the great significance of the Name of YaHWeH in the life of a believer. I want to end this article with one more out of the pen of Jeremiah.

Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompence her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against YaHWeH, against the Holy One of Israel.

Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith YaHWeH.

Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith YaHWeH Elohim of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.

And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.

Thus saith YaHWeH of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.

Their Redeemer is strong; YaHWeH of hosts is His Name: He shall thoroughly plead their cause, that He may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. (Jer.50:29-34)

This is a Scripture appertaining to the last days in which the vengeance of YaHWeH will come upon Babylon who had kept His children oppressed and in captivity to their godless culture. There is no doubt (although many in the church reject it) that throughout the centuries the church has been under the influence of the Babylonian culture which essentially is a culture originating from the original Babylonian Sun Worship.

Sunday worship, the titles and names Lord, God and Jesus, Christmas, Easter, Mother’s day and many other traditions all originated from Babylonian Sun worship. These traditions have become “Christianised”, but the roots are pagan. At the same time the Church has lost the Hebrew roots of her faith such as Sabbath worship, the set apart feasts of YaHWeH, Torah observance and above all the true Names of the Father and the Son.

YaHWeH says that the Redeemer of His people is strong. He will thoroughly plead their cause and give them rest from their oppressors. He is busy doing it through restoring the knowledge of His Name throughout the Babylon infested Church of these last days. He says to His people; Come out of her My people before it is too late and you be consumed in the judgement that is surely coming. (Rev.18:1-4)

YaHWeH of hosts is His Name – Yahshua the Name of His Redeemer.

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