The Angel told Joseph: "And she [Miriam] shall bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name [not the Latin-Greek name "Jesus" that you find in your Bible, but] Yahshua: for He shall save His people from their sins" (Matt. 1:21).<br><br>The Savior was born of the tribe of Judah. He was a Jew, and was given a Hebrew name - not a Greek, Latin or English name. His name should sound the same the world over no matter which language is spoken. Not to do so is to corrupt it, and to corrupt it is violation of the Third Commandment. [Being told not to take God's name in vain, means not to desecrate it. Taking the Saviors name and substituting another in its place IS desecrating it.] <br><br>As I said in another post, the name Jesus is a Latinize Greek translation of Joshua (a corruption of the Hebrew Yahshua). Joshua later took on the form Jeshua, which explains the "e" in Jesus. The "us" ending was added to indicate masculine transformation.) He was never called Jesus in His lifetime. <span style="background-color:yellow;">In fact, the name Jesus did not exist until about 500 years ago, as scholars point out.</span><br><br>The scholars who translate the Bible into the English language know that His name is not Jesus, but they continue to use it because it has for centuries been accepted as His name. Tradition has made it more popular than His true name.<br><br>"Jesus" is a Latin-Greek name transliterated from the Greek "Iesous," The Savior was not a Greek, but had a Hebrew name. The name "Jesus" carries no meaning of "Yahweh is our Salvation." For the sake of accuracy, if for no other reason, we should use the Name that the angel of [God] told His parents to call Him. Any other is not His name.<br><br>While others have carried the name Yahshua, only One has been dedicated and declared holy from conception, Luke 1:30-35. It is what He is, was, and will be that makes that name special. There is significant meaning in that name for we are told that "there is none other name given amoung men, wherby we must be saved," Acts 4:12. There are other Yahshua's in the Bible, but there is only one Yahshua the Messiah.<br><br>I got this information from a booklet written by Jews who are Christians. The name of the booklet is "The Heavenly Father's Great Name"<br><br>I had been told by a pastor that Jesus wasn't His name, but I had never given the matter too much thought until I read this booklet. I think the authors have a point.<br><br>
