Daily Word: The Messiah's Name Part 3

In John 5:43, the Messiah said: I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. (NKJV) In John 17:11, He said: Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are. (NKJV) From these verses we can receive clues as to the real name of the Messiah. First, the Messiah comes in the name of the Father and not the sun-god or fish. Second, the name has keeping power in it. Third, the Father and the Messiah are one so we would expect their names to be similar.

There is no resemblance between the name of Jesus and Yahushua or Yeshua. Yahushua means, "the salvation of Yah or Yahu." "Jesus" is derived from Iesus, derived from Iesous, clearly derived from the Greek goddess of healing, Ieso or Iaso. In addition, the short form of the name Iesous is Ies, the surname of Bacchus, the sun-god. The names Jesus and Yahushua have two different origins and two different meanings. Our Savior's name contains the name of His Father. Additional support can be found in Revelations 14:1: Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father's name written on their foreheads. (NKJV) The underlined portion makes clear that the Lamb has the Father;s name written on His forehead. That name does not contain a link to a sun-god.

Tomorrow, we examine the name of a Savior. He has a name and that name brings salvation, deliverance, healing, and victory. We need that name today more than ever. His name has been given to us. Isn't it about time we learned it.