John 1:1 and the words of JESUS thruout that book!

Brother Rando

@Keep_Smiling_4_Jesus Christ

JeHoVaH & YeHoWaH show JHVH & YHWH (transliterations of יהוה) with Jewish Masoretic vowel markings added centuries after the destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Jewish oral law was written down into the Mishnah and Talmud (predates Masoretic vowel marking additions), which document the Holy יהוה divine name being pronounced correctly by Jewish priests in the Jewish Temple, but a disguise (or an epithet, a substitute: e.g. Adonai, Lord, HaShem, The Name) used outside the Jewish Temple. Masoretic scripture disguise: write יהוה letters in the correct order from right to left while adding vowels points in the reverse direction => Jehovah or Iehouah that appeared less than 500 years ago by Tyndale.

@Brother Rando This information counters your own use of the Name. While it's correct that (transliterations of יהוה) (JHVH) For Jehovah and (YHWH) for Yehowah is accurate, you don't use them. A good number of Scholars are in disagreement with the use of Yahweh and suspect this rendering may be inaccurate. Some Scholars favor the reversal of the vowels to read Yehwah as the proper name. This came about to the JEWS misuse of God's Name and therefore tried to disguise its proper spelling.

Jehovah's Witnesses know that there are many different ways of spelling of יהוה in different languages let alone the several differences in the transliteration in the English language. Many are of the same spelling with the letter (e) assigned as the first vowel of the Divine Name.

• Jehovah
• Yehowah
• Iehouah

Just to list a couple. Notice the Jeh - Yeh - Ieh? Do you also notice that the Name of Jehovah's Chief Spokesman, the Word of God also begin in the same manner? Jesus - Je --- Not Jasus or Ja - the same ones whom attack the spellings of God's Name have no issue with using the name of the Messiah written in the same format = Jesus.

Two reasons why Jehovah's Witnesses use the Name Jehovah is preference. The Name Jehovah is the most common pronunciation and the Bibles are filled with Names that are derived from Jehovah. Case in point:

• Jesus when translated means 'Jehovah is Salvation'

A person who claims this Name is not proper to use would also deny to use the following because the following Names give Glory, Praise, and Recognition to God's Personal Name Jehovah.

• Jesus
• Hallelujah
• Elijah
• John
• Matthew

And MANY MORE... So someone who denounce JEHOVAH but uses Names that contains Jehovah within them, do so only to SLANDER the Name Jehovah, not to give Glory, Praise, and Recognition to Jehovah. Such ones are called hypocrites. They only use the names to deceive others to portray themselves as someone they are not.

The most accurate spelling according to Scholars is Yehovah. Yet, there are no names in the Bible that give Glory to the Name. You look in any Bible and you will notice the most common names contain Jesus - Hallelujah - Elijah - John - Matthew - which are names that all contain the precious Name Jehovah in them!

@Keep_Smiling_4_Jesus Christ

 Jehovah or Iehouah that appeared less than 500 years ago by Tyndale.

@Brother Rando - Yes, the Old English Language 500 years ago is also called Shakespearian. Words like art - thou - thee -thy were common. Words like Jehovah - Iehovah - Jesus - Hallelujah - Elijah - John - Matthew - became of common transliteration.

• Would one make the claim that Jesus did not exists because Jesus - Hallelujah - Elijah - John - Matthew - appeared less than 500 years ago by Tyndale?

The KJV is a good example of the Shakespearian that came about some 500 years ago. Does that make the Bible Obsolete?

• I think not. If so, then you should stop speaking and writing in English... 😀

“That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.” (Psalms 83:18 KJV)

“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” (Matthew 6:9 KJV)

Brother Rando

@Keep_Smiling_4_Jesus Christ

One who is educated in Hebrew grammar can intuit the pronunciation of the Name from such forms of it as “Ehyeh” and “Yah”; even the name of Elijah the prophet will teach one rightly. But this is all secret.

@Brother Rando - Bible Scholars are in agreement with the use of Elijah that Jehovah's Witnesses use. Even your Bible is in agreement with the use of Elijah in both the Hebrew and Greek.

1 Kings 18:8 (LEB) Hebrew

He said to him, "I am. Go, say to your lord, 'Elijah is here.'"

Mark 9:4 (LEB) Greek

And Elijah appeared to them together with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

• SEE! The LEB is just like you... they omitted Jehovah from Scripture but use Names that have been derived from the Holy and Sacred Name JEHOVAH.
• Hypocrites use the name Jesus and at the same time Slander Jehovah - Jesus when translated means 'Jehovah is Salvation'
• Hypocrites use the name Elijah and at the same time Slander Jehovah - Elijah when translated means 'My God is Jehovah'

Elijah and its meaning.

(E·liʹjah) [My God Is Jehovah]

KerimF

I understand that Pagans are supposed to have sacred words related to their gods. For example, Muslims are supposed to call their God using a specific Arabic word, "Allah".

After reading some comments on this thread, it seems to me that Jews have to be also very careful about using certain words. I wonder if they too are supposed to have sacred words in their life.

Perhaps I am wrong; I didn't hear Jesus, on the Gospel, telling me to observe any special sacred things or words, including His name which could be written differently in different languages.

I perceived, since I was teen, Jesus (incarnated), my Heavenly Father (not incarnated) and the Holy Spirit in my soul first, before my mind knew them. I am 75.