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NASB | Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is [eternally changeless, always] the same yesterday and today and forever. |
Subject: jesus born prior to earth? |
Bible Note: Greetings, JMSCOTT. To accept that the New Testament is "God-breathed," we must accept the language(s) in which it has been given to us--both vocabulary and syntax. That the English word "Jesus" is not a translation of the original word is academic; rather, it is a transliteration of the Greek word "Iesous"--which itself came directly from the LXX as the Greek form of the Hebrew "Yashua" ("Joshua" in English). This word is a compound word, comprised of the word "Yahweh" (Self-existent eternal one, i.e., the Lord) and "Shua" (salvation or savior). Thus in the name of "Yashua" (Hebrew)/"Iesous" (Greek)/"Jesus" (English) we have the revelation of the incarnation: the Great I AM has become our Savior. It is intellectual tripe to suggest that satan overpowered the Holy Spirit and succeeded in rendering the whole of scripture impotent by removing from it the "real" name of God--the name in which God invested His power and authority. "For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." [Phil. 2:9-11 NASB] "...which He brought about in Christ, when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come." [Eph. 1:20-21 NASB] "...let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead--by this name this man stands here before you in good health. He is the STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED by you, THE BUILDERS, but WHICH BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone. And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved." [Acts 4:10-12 NASB] The proof is in the pudding, my friend. Jesus said: "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." [Mark 16:17-18 NASB] These "signs" may be observed in the book of Acts, as proof that the Apostles indeed new how to pronounce the "ineffable" name of God in their own language. That they wrote His name in Greek by the inspiration and leading of the Holy Spirit proves conclusively to me that it still retains its power, significance and authority regardless of the language into which it is translated. I personally know Christians all over the world who pray to Jesus in Spanish, French, Portugese, Swahili (sp?), Russian, Chinese, German, and Arabic... (I'm sure I've overlooked some.) The great power of God is manifested to anyone who will call upon Him, regardless of the language used to invoke His Name. Kind regards, Tim D. Cormier Tennessee Preacher |