Ch-rch of G-d in Chr-st our L-rd

Chruch of God in Christ our Lord

Dan Baxley

www.yahshuaservant.com

 

Something look odd about the spelling in the title of this page?  No, I'm not stuttering, in fact, the words are still very pronounceable, even with the vowels missing, but why have I done this?  Why would anyone replace vowels in the spelling of certain words with a dash ( - )?  Believe it or not, there are some religious bodies printing publications and tracts doing just that.  Why?  What is the reasoning?

 Some "super" religious groups believe certain words are of pagan origin and it is therefore a sin to use -- no, wait, that can't be right because they do use them.  Let's see, the reasoning goes, by removing the vowels the "pagan" word is disabled -- that is, of course, accepting the "pagan origins" concept.  For the sake of argument let's assume this teaching, or belief is accurate - certain words used in religion are of pagan origin, okay we accept that as fact, for now (there is no pure language on this Earth, but we will over look that for the moment).  Okay, we won't entirely accept the pagan concept as it is too easy to prove all language is from pagan sources.  So, it is more of a pick and choose, which word, or words are you going to censor and which do you give a pass?   

Update Note:  It has come to my attention, while communicating with an Ultra Orthodox Jew, Isaac, living in Israel, that he and his brothers (fellow Ultras) use the term G-d, but with a different meaning -- they do this out of respect for His Name. You see, they see this as a name too (God), the name of the god of Israel, saying the name of their god is G-d (I know it can be confusing), just think of it as the Christians do in thinking the terms and titles, Lord and God, are names, this is what these men of religion are doing. 

   So, the spelling and use of this form, G-d, is, for them, a show of respect and because they drop the vowel that somehow makes it a holy name, unlike what those in the Sacred Names movement intend -- to them it is a form of disrespect as they identify this method of droping vowel as distroying the power in what they see as a pagan name -- they see this pagan influence and origins in the terms "god", "lord", and "christ" and by dropping the vowels believe they are not then using these supposed pagan names.  This leads to the spelling, g-d, l-rd, and chr-st.  How this can be justified is hard to figure and seems to involve some kind of "circular" reasoning. With the Sacred names groups saying these terms are evil pagan names so by dropping the vowel somehow nutalizes these pagan terms so they can now use them for communication as the power of these names have been removed (Later in this article you will see just the opposite is achieved).  

   The devout Orthodox Jew share in the opinion, the term "god" is a name but have an opposite opinion in the dropping of the vowel, in this case, as a form of respect. To them, dropping the "o" and replacing it with a dash (-) or (_) they are refraining from saying the "name", mentally supplying the missing vowel and not really making the full pronunciation with the "o" missing. This is a similar approach the Pharisees of the Jews today have taken when it comes to the Name or our Savior, YaHshua, as they see and spell his name as Yeshua, dropping the "consonant", which is actually a real part of the original Name, the "H".  Some, however, do spell it, Y'shua.  What the Jewish scholars fail to instruct the Gentiles, the goyim, is that the missing "Consonant" or the missing vowel is to be mentally replaced by the reader.   

   I guess you need to know with whom you are speaking before knowing how to respond.  This article is aimed at the those primarily in the Sacred Names Movement, abusing and mutilating terms under the guise of holiness, in failed attempts not to use what they say are pagan terms -- pagan names.  In the rest of this article I hope to make it plain how they actually are returning these terms, if we suppose they are correct, back to the pure form, the original form of these terms and titles.  This article, then, does not apply to the Ultral Orthodox Jew, or how his fellows use this method, for them it  

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I am not going to launch into a long and tiring search of words and letters in order to destroy this erroneous concept, as I don't believe it deserves that much time, but, with a little logic, common sense and a little bit of the Holy Spirit, I think we can sort this out and stop the guilt trip being laid on some with this spirit of error, and error couched in "self-righteousness". 

  First, if these words are truly pagan and evil, as they claim, and need to be dismantled by removing the vowels, you would then think they should not be used at all.  If, however, on this basis you decide to do just that then you would have to stop using language in its entirety.  Admittedly, virtually all letters of modern language is derived from "pagan" sources -- that would be pre-Christian don't you know -- like we of the Faith have a new language?  Not yet but that day is coming but it is not here yet, we are still in this World.  Words and letters and languagees of every sort has been used by every evil empire ever to have lived on the face of this Earth. 

  Did the Creator God speak to the Babylonian king in Hebrew? Of course not, the  king may not have understood him as the Babylonians were forcing their captive Jews to spaek in Babylonian and the principle figure in prophetic history did just that, Daniel the prophet.  Language is a power unto itself, without it you cannot communicate.  It is need to convey simple thought, to conduct trade and to control others, not to mention the serving of mammon -- you know, the money g-d, or should it be, money gd (m-n-y  g-d, or the g-d of m-mm-n)?  I really should not have to go any further with this but I know there are some tormented souls out there that have been sucked into this false thinking and it will influence their thinking in the future when they should be growing in the Messiah they are being stifled by this kind of nonsense.

  Please, hang with me on this, I know some of you see the stupidity of this, but it is a serious matter to others and, as a serious bible student, you will come across this form of religious superiority more and more. It is one of the control mechanisms used by cult type leaders to keep the pressure on new babes in the Messiah, to stifle their growth.  You don't need to be a scholar in languages to figure out that dropping the vowels from words does not make them clean nor does it remove any pagan stigma someone may have attached to them.  It may actually be true that unholy people used unholy language and wht world over has accepted some, or all of these word inot their language -- so, where is the Holy Language?  No it is not modern Hebrew and it can't be ancient Hebrew as no one speaks it and has only recently been able to desipher it.  It does not take a great deal of research and the use of your spirit guided intellect to determine the truth in this matter.

  Let us reason with an open mind to see the truth of this thing.  First, a vowel is really not and never has been a part of the original word or words.  Vowels are an invention of modern language, or the progression of languages, to aid in the pronunciation of words.  Take the word "word" as an example -- by removing the vowel we have w-rd or wrd (if you are into morris code then please, use the dash).  Hey, look, you can still pronounce the word and it still makes sense without the vowel.  The original words, from before modern writing, in acneint time never had vowels or vowel points, that is a later developement -- we are talking ancient time, of times, when languages were scrambled at the Tower of Babble.  A long time after that event, something called vowel "points" were used, small dots and markings around the letters to show or aid in pronunciation, but before that no vowel points, only the main letter characters. 

 The Hebrew language is known for the use of vowel points but in the original writings, before the vowel points, the Hebrew writings were a string of letters, without spacing, and it was left up to the reader to make the proper division while reading.  This could also be an observation that would prove that the people of "ancient" times were not mental midgets in the chain of evolution.  As man's mind began to degenerate (this is tongue in cheek) he needed a system by which to help his failing intelligence properly divide the words and vowels to help verbalize what he was reading.  Someone once said that the mother of all invention is "laziness", and the invention of vowel points is a case in point - or points.

Eventually these vowel points were incorporated into the individual word becoming part of the word but remember the original word and its original lettering never contained these vowel points.  You can see where I'm going with this, I hope -- by removing the vowel points or the vowel letters you actually make the word or words more perfect, returning them to their original form.  If you really believe the word GOD, for example, is a pagan word and that by dropping the vowel you have somehow disconnected that term from the pagan source, you are highly mistaken -- you have in fact made it more perfectly connected to the pagan origin, actually restoring the word or words.  The original term, in English lettering, would be "GD", or "GT" as found among the German peoples of Europe through whom some claim the English term "god" originates. 

   Can you pronounce these terms without the vowels?  Of course you can and in your mind you already have. Yes, everyone that reads words without the vowels still translates the sound of that word in their own minds.  This is a good example of no matter how hard you try to be pure you fail and this should demonstrate the real need for our Savior, why He had to come, to save us.  And this should also be a demonstration of our own evil hearts and the tremendous love our Heavenly Father has for us.  Try as hard as you might you will always fail in the arena of righteousness, especially in words -- saying the very thing that is trying to be avoided -- the proverbial, "shooting yourself in the foot".  

   I personally use terms common to the language of the day, words the common man can understand and relate too.  I do not try to cloud the thinking with roadblocks that appear when trying to read an article with vowels missing.  I would have to ask those that do fiddle with this type of language manipulation how they say, that is voice, these terms with the mouth, you know -- when reading aloud?  There is a day coming when a "pure language" will be given to the people of the Living God but that day is not now.  Vowels are only aides in pronouncing words and the modern viewer has become so used to seeing the vowels placed within the words that the original words appear strange without them.  Who in school has not learned modern day vowels a, e, i, o, u?  Try removing the vowels from any word, even names and you will see that it is possible to say the words or names without losing the meaning. Take the word "vowel" and remove the vowels -- vwl - how would you pronounce it?  Certainly words and misplaced vowels have been used to deceive, or cover a true name with an inferior one, and we see this primarily in the name of our Savior YaHshua.  But that is not the argument the leaders of these groups use when removing vowels from tiles such as "GOD" for "G-D" and continue to use the, in their eyes, offending title or word.

You do not need to fear the word or the terms they say refer to other gods or have their foundation in pagan use.  Using this reasoning you would have to deal with all languages the same seeing language origins, by their standards, are founded upon the worlds pagan past.  Look at the name of the God of Israel, YHWH - can you pronounce it?  Certainly it looks strange and you could place vowels within its body of letters but first try to pronounce this name, the Name King David called on and sang praises to.  Here is how it appears with the vowels in place, YaHWeH.  Please understand this point -- the vowels do not belong to the purity of a word and its meaning.  Vowels are only aides in pronunciation and are not technically a part of the original spelling.  The pure form of any word is without the vowels, not with them.  If anything, placing or misplacing vowels pollute the original word or term not the other way round. 

  Take the Messiah's birth name, YaHshua, some spell it YeHshua and you can see the difference is minor and when you can get into the study of languages and find out that the "e" vowel from the ancient Greeks, and before, is called the "long e" -- a long "e" has an "a" sound.  Those that insist on the pronunciation using the "e" vowel in the short form but this is a minor error and a small thing when compared to those that drop the “H” spelling or Savior’s name as Yeshua.  Some tell us this is the Aramaic form but this does not make it right. 

   The Jewish use of the name Yeshua and Y’shua is to avoid the use of the “essential Name”, as they, the Ultra Orthodox Jew say the Name YHWH found in the name of our Savior, a Messiah they reject.  The devout religious Jews drop the vowel in the use of the term G-d saying that is a form of respect for the name of their god and we see the same thing when it come to the use of our Savior’s name, then drop the consonant, a main or original part of the Holy Name.  They say this is the Aramaic form and the form used by their Arab brothers.

  For the sake of argument, again, let's remove the vowels from the Messiah's name -- YHsha.  While it appears strange it is still pronounceable in its pure form, pure in the sense of the language of the day.  (For anyone questioning the "e" used in this fashion by ancient writers -- that is -- not like in "yes" but like in "hey" -- see the long "ee" pronounced. 

NOTE: My source from the ancients as turned up in ancient writings and uses: The Bible in the British Museum, by T. C. Mitchell, Document 55, page 96)

  Here is another little exercise that will illustrate a point overlooked by some.  The name "Jesus" changes when understood that the letter "J" did not come into use until recent history (as a consonant around the 16th century) and the letter "J' originated from the Greek letter "I" (not a vowel in this case but used as a consonant) we then come up with "Iesus" not “Jesus” as the more correct, or original than the modern rendition using the letter “j”-- removing the vowels we then have "Iss".  Be careful now or you may see something before you even say it.  This name does not stay the same, unlike other names when the vowels are removed this name changes and is pronounced "Isis".  Unlike the names of the God of the Bible, unlike the birth-name of our Savior, the modern name "Jesus" (Iesus, pronounced Ie-Zeus, in much of European languages, and especially in the Spanish) is not repeatable to its original form -- oh wait, perhaps its original form is Isis?  Now that is scary. Can you understand that, do you see it?  It is not pronounceable in its original form -- it is like a coded  name.  Unlike the birth name of our Savior, YaHshua, the name “Jesus” reverts back to a name that is connected to the number 6.  It just so happens the Egyptian goddess Isis' number is 666, this is a number attributed to this pagan deity and I do not believe it is a mistake that the pronunciation of this name has the sound of a hissing snake. 

  In the European pronunciation, like the Spanish pronunciation, Jesus is Pronounced Hey-Zeus, a Greek deity called "The Zeus" -- removal of the vowels from the "English" form we see, as mentioned, brings us to the term "Iss" pronounced Isis. 

But wait, there is more.

I know I'm repeating myself but this needs to be repeated -- Isis is an Egyptian goddess and her symbol is the snake and guess what her number is?  If you guessed 666 you guessed right.  Now don't get all excited or mad or both.  I am not entirely convinced that 666 is the mark of the Beast there is some very good research suggesting that the real number is 616.  I must admit I have not looked into this matter in depth but I have been aware of the alternate number 616 for years, it just never interested me enough to do a study on it.  Maybe you have something concerning this number -- send me an email.

Note: E. W Bullinger's work, Number in Scripture, Part II, pages 48-49, His revelation concerning the use of the Greek letter “s” and its numerical value of 6:  “The letter s (called Stigma) is used for the number 6.  Why this letter and number should be thus associated we cannot tell, except that both are intimately connected with the ancient Egyptian “mysteries.”  The three letters S S S were the symbol of Isis, which is thus connected with 666.  Indeed the expression of this number, X&s, consists of the intial and final letters of the word Christios, Christ, viz, S and s with the symbol of the serpent between then, X-&-s.”

Once more, for good measure, nearly every word having to do with the scriptures is pronounceable with the vowels removed, and when we understand the original Hebrew writings in what we call the Old testament was written without vowels and without spacing – vowels and spacing was added later and with the addition of vowels the Jewish scribes were able to confuse the gentile population and even their own people in the use of the Holy Name of the Living God. The Name of the God of the Holy Scripture has never been lost and the High Priest used and called upon the correct Name when entering the Holy of Holies.  As mentioned before, when, in writing, the vowels placed there by the scribes is removed His Holy Name is still pronounceable and this is why the scribes then attempt to drop the portions of the original name using short forms or changed forms such as y’shua, or Yeshua as opposed to YaHshua, YHshua.  The Holy Name of the Old Testament, YHWH, is pronounceable on its own, as is the Name of our Savior, YaHshua.  This is not true of the name, Jesus.

  By removing the vowels this bogus name, Jesus, is not repeatable, at least not as it is pronounced in today’s modern languages - it becomes something else, just as Bullinger made note of.   Perhaps, by removing the vowels the true pronunciation is revealed? I think this is at case.  This should not seem so strange as Satan has had over two thousand years to introduce and refine, this deception, this lie. 

 

2Th 2:11  For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie.

One more observation of interest is that when you restore the letter "J" in the name Jesus with the proper Greek letter "I" and perform a spell check using your word processor, it will ask if you mean ISIS -- interesting, no?  Even your spell checker knows the truth.  Don’t forget, the “J” letter was a replacement for the Original “I” letter used originally in the 1611 KJV Bible so loved by the Christian commentators and teachers.

Back to the vowel dropping

The Apostle Paul once lectured on the fact that he had rather make one sound that could be understood than to make a thousand that could not.  Following this example we should be able to see that it is not the words that are evil but it is how they are used, and in the end it is the "spirit" of the words and their intent not the letters.  The language we have today is called the "common language", or the common tongue.  The term "common" used to be called the "vulgar" language.  The common man of low birth spoke a language or dialect of the day that was considered "vulgar" to the ear of the few educated men of the middle centuries, so, the "vulgar" language became the "common" language.  Now, guess what brought the "common" language, that "vulgar tongue" of the common working class man into popular use?  If you said the Bible you would be right. 

 Thanks to William Tyndale who gave his life for you and me, for the "vulgar people" to be able to read the words of the Bible in his or her own "vulgar tongue".  Tyndale's first attempt at translating the New Testament Gospel messages of the Apostles was known as the "Plowman's Bible", in other words, the "workers bible" a Bible they, the common person, could read. Those self-proclaimed intellectually superior religious leaders murdered Tyndale for having done this - putting the Bible into the "common" or "vuglar" language of the lowly average man and woman was punishable by death.  The religious authorities of his day had him strangled and then burned at the stake.  His work was saved becoming the backbone of the KJV due to England’s Kings warring against the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church.

   Certainly there were other great men of history such as Martin Luther, but it is an historical record that the King James Version Bible, in the language of the common folk, is founded upon the writings and translation Tyndale produced. Other influences also include the Bishops Bible, and others before the complete KJV that includes the Hebrew Scriptures but the New Testament found its primary influence and source in the work of Tyndale.  Produced Bible commissioned be the English government with King James seal of approval the KJV was produced in a language not acceptable to the Roman Catholic Church and in the end we get the KJV. William Tyndale paid with his life to give the common people the scriptures in their language. 

  The King of England commissioned over fifty scholars (some say 70) to come up with a new translation, a translation he would approve making the work a government approved work, an “authorized” bible.  The collection of scholars had a ready made translation to begin with to assist in this work. It is a tribute to William Tyndale that they could not improve upon some eighty percent of what William Tyndale had already produced by himself.  Certainly King James and the scholars appointed to the task were willing to take full credit but it was William Tyndale and his genius that really got things going and he paid the ultimate price and many others followed him to grave having read his work and by the word written in the "vulgar" language of the day gave their lives, literally, to the King of Heaven and Earth.  

  Tyndale had not been the only one to attempt translating the writings of the Apostles, there were many other, Luther for one, but what Tyndale did was to go to the Greek and ignoring the Latin, the language the Roman Church recognized as the holy language.  The Roman Church of that time had the power over kings and all nations.  Ultimately England makes the break and a new religious order is begun, the Anglican church of England with the King as its head. 

So, here we are today, with everyone having equal access to the Holy bible and being translated into many different languages and it is up to the student of the Holy Bible, the convert to study and prove the truth that is there in their lives and actions and thoughts.  Not that long ago all of this freedom you and I have in the use of the written word, from an historical perspective, would have put your life in jeopardy – like Tyndale we would be or could be put to death the manipulation of words and names deemed holy. 

  We can thank our Creator for men like Tyndale.

HalleluYaH  

 

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