AntiChrist RZ 12/02 - Tomorrow's World

The Ten Commandments
In the Lord’s Prayer, we are instructed to “hallow” God’s name.
And the third commandment with which we are dealing has
directly to do with showing the proper respect for the name of
God. One of the ten great points of God’s eternal spiritual law is
devoted to this very thing! First of all, however, let us make it
clear to those who may have been misinformed on the subject that
reverencing God’s name does not mean trying to speak Hebrew or
Greek or learning to pronounce God’s name in the original biblical
languages! There are certain sects that make a great matter out of
this. Some claim that “Jehovah” is the Father’s name. Others claim
that it is “Yahweh,” others “Yahveh,” and others use still different
variations. The truth of the matter is that since all admit that the
Hebrew vowels have not been preserved, no one knows exactly
how this Hebrew name of God should be pronounced! (For proof
that “God” is the Father’s name, request our free reprint article
titled “The Truth About ‘Sacred Names’”).
Describing the significance of one’s name, Moulton-Milligan’s
Vocabulary of the Greek Testament states: “By a usage similar to that
of the Heb.… [onoma, “name”] comes in the N.T. to denote the
‘character’, ‘name’, ‘authority’ of the person indicated” (p. 451).
Also, and even more important, God Himself inspired Daniel and
Ezra to use the Aramaic word for God in nine chapters of the
Bible that they wrote in this language, and the New Testament
writers all were inspired to use the Greek words for the Deity. The
real importance of the matter, of course, lies not in the phonetic
sound that is used to describe God, but in the meaning that His
names convey! Thus, this respected authority on biblical linguistics
clearly shows that one’s name signifies one’s office, authority
and especially one’s character. The names of God show us what
God is like—they reveal His character! Do you really know what
God is like? Do you respect His various offices and His name as
you should? Turn to your Bible and check up!
God’s Nature and Character Revealed
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth”
(Genesis 1:1). In this very first verse of the Bible, God reveals
22