The name of God -Reply

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On Tue, 30 Jul 1996, MARY BURNETT wrote:

> 
> In the Old testament God didn't have a name but many titles by which he
> was known.  In the New Testament God's name is Jesus.  In Revelations
> it says he shall be called the Word of God.
> 
> Brian Wrote:
> 
> 
> >My Pastor has challenged me with this one. Let's see your response.
> >What was the name of God in the Old Testament?
> >What was the name of God in the New Testament?
> >What is God's name in the book of Revelation (in the new Heaven and
> >new Earth)?
> 
> 
> 

I will disagree. In our translation of the Old Testament, the title, the
LORD, was replaced with the personal name of God, which occurs in Hebrew
translations and manuscripts. Jews did not pronounce this Name because
they believe it is too Holy for them to pronounce, so in place they
pronounced "the LORD", in place of the name. What is written as
God's personal name is the consonants YHWH, which scholars believe is
YAHWEH. Notice how the the title, the LORD, is written so frequently in
the OT.

I agree, the Name given to us in the New Testament, is Jesus (God with
us).

In revelation, there are many titles, but God emphasizes one for Himself.
"I am the Alpha and the Omega"

I don't think the question should be, what is God's name in the OT, NT and
in Revelation. Instead we should ask, what Name is given to us? For in the
Name God defines how He reveals Himself to us.

	-Ben