What Is God’s Name?

Most of the people in Christendom go to church
at least occasionally for the purpose of worship.

Worship whom?

Some say “The Lord”. Some say “Jesus”. Some
say both. Some even say Jesus is God.

What is the truth from the Bible?

The truth is that God told us what His name is many thousands
of years ago when He revealed it to His prophets:

¹⁵ And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou
say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your
fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name
forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

(Exodus 3:15) (American Standard Version)

God has a name?

In fact, Jehovah’s prophets wrote God's name, Jehovah,  
more than 6,700 times in the Old Testament scriptures alone.
Unfortunately, when the Bible was translated from the ancient
languages into English, the translators removed Jehovah’s
name and substituted “GOD” or “LORD” in its place.

What is the wisdom in that?

If Jehovah, our God, likes His name, is it a
good idea to just take it away from Him?

Is it a good idea to alter the Bible at all?

Not according to one prophet named John:

¹⁹ And if anyone removes any of the words of this prophetic
book, God will remove that person's share in the tree of life
and in the holy city that are described in this book.
(Revelation 22:19) (New Living Translation)

Why did the arrogant translators make this
unwanted and inappropriate substitution?

1.   To support a man-made myth that the Son is also the Father:

"It was they who demanded, in effect, that Christianity be
"updated" by blurring or even obliterating the long-accepted
distinction between the Father and the Son."
- When Jesus Became God
by Richard E. Rubenstein, p.74

What does God's Son say about his Father?

²⁶ I made known to them your name, and I will continue
to make it known, that the love with which you have loved
me may be in them, and I in them."
(John 17:26) (English Standard Version)

And what about the people who worship Jesus,

the Son instead of the Father?

It was prophesied long ago that this would occur:

²⁵ Instead of believing what they knew was the truth
about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies. So
they worshiped the things God made but not
the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever.
Amen.
(Romans 1:25) (New Living Translation)

What will God's Son think about this?

²² Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not
prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons
and perform many miracles?' ²³ Then I will tell them plainly,
'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
(Matthew 7:22-23) (New International Version)

Why would Christ reject these people’s works?

²¹ "Not all people who sound religious are really
godly. They may refer to me as `Lord,' but they still
won't enter the Kingdom of Heaven. The decisive issue
is whether they obey my Father in heaven.
(Matthew 7:21) (New Living Translation)

Is there another God besides Jehovah?

⁵ I am Jehovah, and there is none else;

besides me there is no God.
(Isaiah 45:5) (ASV)

2.   To make money

Because the God of Christ - The Jewish God, Jehovah,
was not popular with the world of mankind, they sought
to remove Him from their Bibles. Bible publishers knew
that for their Bibles to be purchased they would need to
appeal to their readers. They also knew, that if they used
God's Divine Name, Jehovah, then people would not
purchase their Version and thus they would lose money:

“God's name Jehovah/Yahowah appears in the
original Hebrew text about 7000 times, but the
NIV fails to mention it even once. When asked
about this, Edwin H. Palmer, Th.D., Executive
Secretary for the NIV's committee wrote:
‘Here is why we did not :  You are right - that
Jehovah is a distinctive name for God and
ideally we should have used it.  But we put
2 1/4 million dollars into this translation and
a sure way of throwing that down the drain
is to translate, for example, Psalm 23 as, “Yahweh
is my shepherd.”  Immediately, we would have
translated for nothing. Nobody would have used it
(or purchased it). Oh, maybe you and a handful [of]
others. But a Christian has to be also wise and practical. 
We are the victims of 350 years of the King James
tradition. It is far better to get two million to read
it - that is how many have bought it to date- and to
follow the King James, than to have two thousand buy
it and have the correct translation of Yahweh... It
was a hard decision, and many of our translators agree
with you."
- The Reason NIV removed Jehovah's Name
  Edwin H. Palmer, Th.D.,
  Executive Secretary for the NIV's committee

3.  To perpetuate another man-made traditional myth

 "...Yahweh (Jehovah), is the proper personal name of
the God of Israel...the term Adonai,  ‘My Lord’ was
later used as a substitute. The word LORD in the
present version represents the TRADITIONAL usage."
- New American Bible (Catholic)
   Introduction to the O. T., Page XI.

"In this translation we have followed the orthodox
Jewish TRADITION and substituted 'the Lord' for
the name 'Yahweh' (Jehovah)."
-- Preface - 1935 Bible;
   J. M. Powis Smith and Edgar J. Goodspeed

So most people do not see God’s name, Jehovah, in their
Bibles, the ministers of Christendom refuse to acknowledge
Jehovah’s name in their sermons and the people never knew
that God’s name exists.

Where does that leave them?

¹³ For "Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord
will be saved." ¹⁴ But how can they call on him to
save them unless they believe in him? And how can
they believe in him if they have never heard about
him? And how can they hear about him unless
someone tells them? ¹⁵ And how will anyone go
and tell them without being sent? That is what the
Scriptures mean when they say, "How beautiful are
the feet of those who bring good news!"
(Romans 10:13-15) (New Living Translation)

Saved? What good news?

We are living in the time of the “End of the world,
as we now know it”. This was prophesied many
times by many prophets such as Ezekiel:

¹⁸ And it shall come to pass in that day, when Gog
shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord
Jehovah, that my wrath shall come up into my nostrils.
¹⁹ For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have
I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great
shaking in the land of Israel; ²⁰ so that the fishes of
the sea, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts
of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon
the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of
the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the
mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep
places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
 ²¹ And I will call for a sword against him unto all my
mountains, saith the Lord Jehovah: every man's
sword shall be against his brother. ²² And with
pestilence and with blood will I enter into judgment
with him; and I will rain upon him, and upon his
hordes, and upon the many peoples that are with
him, an overflowing shower, and great hailstones,
fire, and brimstone. ²³ And I will magnify myself,
and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known
in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know
that I am Jehovah.

(Ezekiel 38:18-23) (American Standard Version)

Jehovah intends to rid the earth of all the evil that is running
rampant soon. If we want to be saved from Jehovah’s wrath,
we must now consider turning away from the false worship
of Christendom and accept the One True God. There is no
future in the false beliefs of Christendom.

³⁰ In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but
now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
(Acts 17:30) (New International Version)

What is our reward for rejecting false worship and
turning to our Heavenly Father, Jehovah, our God?

⁴ He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,
and death shall be no more, neither shall there
be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for
the former things have passed away."
(Revelation 21:4) (English Standard Version)

Are We Ready for
the Harvest?

The One True Religion

 There is in existence a people who worship The Creator
(of us and the universe) in the way He requires.

Is it difficult? Is it demanding?

No! Jehovah did not make the rules hard or demanding,
men did. For countless centuries men have made up ways
to worship gods that were not only difficult to follow, but
usually stupid and evil ways. This is especially true of the
Jews, who, sadly, started off as Jehovah’s chosen people,
but repeatedly turned their backs to Him. Jehovah sent
many prophets to His chosen people to bring them back 
to Him. The last prophet Jehovah sent to them was his
own Son. This was one more chance to repent and even
then they still rejected Jehovah as well as His Son:

^{8 "}You have let go of the commands of God and are holding
on to the traditions of men." ⁹And he said to them: "You
have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God
in order to observe your own traditions!"
(Mark 7:8-9) (New International Version)

^{13 "}As such, you break the law of God in order to protect
your own tradition. And this is only one example. There
are many, many others."
Mark 7:13) (New Living Translation)

So what does our loving Creator and
Father, Jehovah, require of us? 

³⁴But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put
the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
³⁵Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a
question, tempting him, and saying, ³⁶Master, which
is the great commandment in the law? ³⁷Jesus said
unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
³⁸This is the first and great commandment. ³⁹And the
second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour
as thyself. ⁴⁰On these two commandments hang all
the law and the prophets.
(Matthew 22:34-40) (King James Version)

What Christ did for us was take The Ten Commandments
that were given to Moses and streamlined them for us so
that anyone who is familiar with The Ten Commandments
can follow all of them if they follow his “Two Commandments”.

After all, how can someone who lies, steals, cheats and
kills, love his neighbor or his parents? How can someone
who worships idols say that he loves Jehovah? What else
must we do to show our love for our Heavenly Father?

Many people say they are willing to follow 
Christ, but they lack a sense of purpose. 

Our Messiah had a mission for his followers:

¹⁶Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst
of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and
harmless as doves.
(Matthew 10:16)  (KJV)

What was it that he wanted them to do?

¹Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and
gave them authority to cast out evil spirits
and to heal every kind of disease and illness.
(Matthew 10:1) (NLT)

This was done to demonstrate his power and authority.
And yet, amazingly enough, most of his own people, the
Jews, still rejected him. Today, we rely on the evidence
written in the Bible to prove his authority and continue
the work that he and his disciples started:

¹⁴And the Good News about the Kingdom will
be preached throughout the whole world, so
that all nations will hear it; and then, finally,
the end will come.
(Matthew 24:14) (NLT)

What news? Is it really good news? What kingdom?

Isaiah prophesied about The New Kingdom hundreds
of years before Christ was even born:

⁷ Of the increase of his government and of peace
there shall be no end, upon the throne of David,
and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to
uphold it with justice and with righteousness
from henceforth even forever. The zeal of
Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
(Isaiah 9:7) (American Standard Version)

Ever since Isaiah prophesied this “kingdom of peace
and justice” there has never existed one anywhere in
the world. This prophecy has yet to be fulfilled! We

have been waiting countless centuries.

How much longer will it be?

God's Son, himself said:

⁷For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom, and there will be famines and
earthquakes in various places. ⁸All these are but
the beginning of the birth pains.
(Matthew 24:7-8) (English Standard Version)

These events are all happening now and have been
happening for some time now. For many people now
living, these very things have been going on all their
lives.

What does it all mean?

Christendom is vaguely aware that this is a prophesy of
the end of the world as we now know it. However, the
priests and ministers of Christendom assure their church
members that they have nothing to worry about. In fact,
most of Christendom eagerly awaits “the rapture”: to be
taken to Heaven when The End comes. These priests
and ministers of Christendom have misled their
congregations mercilessly.

Where can we find the truth? 

⁷Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you: ⁸For every one
that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and
to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
(Matthew 7:7-8) (KJV)

It was NOT enough to sit back in the pew at church
and listen to the sermon drone on and on. We had
to seek the truth for ourselves. Now it is too late!

Should Christians Avoid Politics?

Many Christians run for office, vote and take great interest
in the media coverage of today's political candidates. The prevailing
opinion is that all people have a duty to elect the best candidates
available in order to solve all of our country's problems and perhaps,
even the world's problems once and for all. The sad truth is that
elected officials never will solve the problems because they are the
problem - and have been for a long time now!

Who do the politicians belong to?

8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed
him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 "All this
I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."
10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written:
'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.
(Matthew 4:8-10) (New International Version)

There is a subtle message in this important scripture. A message
few people have ever realized - Satan must have "owned" the
kingdoms of the world because Christ did not dispute Satan's
ability to hand them all over at will. He refused Satan's
generous offer so Satan still manipulates all of the world's
governments to his satisfaction to this day.

Since we cannot expect Satan's governments to
solve the world's problems, who can do that?

The Great Day of Jehovah

Many thousands of years ago all of mankind
was destroyed except for eight people!

How do we know that the story of
Noah and the ark is a true story?

Christ, himself talked about it to his disciples:

“³⁷ As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming
of the Son of Man. ³⁸ For in the days before the flood, people
were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage,
up to the day Noah entered the ark; ³⁹ and they knew nothing
about what would happen until the flood came and took them
all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.”
(Matthew 24:37-39) (New International Version)

God's Son, who is referred to frequently as the "Son of Man",
not only talked about the Great Flood as if it really happened,
he also talked about the Great Day of Jehovah as if it is going
to occur. That is because he knew it will!

“From that time on Jesus commenced preaching and saying: ’Repent,
YOU people, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near.’”
(Matthew 4:17) (NIV)

Why would our Savior consider the Kingdom Message
to be so important nearly two thousand years ago?

The idea was that his followers would spread the message,
acquire more followers and then the whole world would
know about Jehovah’s intentions.

Why did the work take so long?

The world's population has steadily increased to over six
billion people now. The number of people who are spreading
the Kingdom Message number only about seven million. It 
took time to inform the people of the world in every country
and give them all a fair chance to hear and understand.

⁷ "But always, first of all, I warn you through my servants the
prophets. I, the Sovereign LORD, have now done this."
(Amos 3:7) (New Living Translation)

“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some
understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting
anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
(2Peter 3:9) (NIV)

"Jew and Gentile are the same in this respect.  They all have
the same Lord, who generously gives his riches to all who ask
for them. For "Anyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will
be saved." But how can they call on him to save them unless
they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they
have never heard about him? And how can they hear about
him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and
tell them without being sent? That is what the Scriptures mean
when they say, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring
good news!" But NOT everyone welcomes the Good News, 
for Isaiah the prophet said, "Jehovah, who has believed our
message?" Yet faith comes from listening to this message of
good news.“
(Romans 10:12-17) (New World Translation)  -Watchtower.org

What is happening now that the Kingdom Message
has been preached throughout the entire world?

“²¹ For that will be a time of greater horror than anything
the world has ever seen or will ever see again. ²² In fact,
unless that time of calamity is shortened, the entire human
race will be destroyed. But it will be shortened for the sake
of God's chosen ones.”
(Matthew 24:21-22) (NLT)

Are we near the period of Jehovah's Day now?

Yes! The world is in great turmoil with:

·        Wars
·        Diseases
·        Earthquakes

·        Crime
·        Injustice
·        Terrorism
·        Famine and drought
·        Poverty
·        Flooding

These are indeed the signs that we are very near the Great Day
of Jehovah. There is still some goodness and optimism somewhere
in the world now but the problems will get worse and worse with
no let-up. This is the time for all to hear this message and consider
the source. The Bible is Jehovah’s words and His prophecies
never go unfulfilled. People may believe that the Bible is an
ancient book with no relevance in today’s world, but that would
be a grave error.

What kinds of people ignore the Kingdom Message?

Primarily, the people who love the world the way it is now.
In spite of the world’s problems, there are a lot of things
to enjoy in the world. People can be ensnared by:

• Wealth and prosperity
• Seeking pleasure
• False teachings
• Lack of faith
• Apathy
• Addictions
• Ambitions

The Apostle John had this advice for the wise:

“¹⁵ Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone
loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. ¹⁶ For
everything in the world--the cravings of sinful man, the lust
of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does--comes
not from the Father but from the world. ¹⁷ The world and its
desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives
forever.”
(1John 2:15-17) (NIV)

Jehovah patiently waited for His work to be finished by
His servants. Everyone in the world heard the Kingdom
Message and made their choice:  to ignore the message
or join the effort to spread the message. There was no
middle ground. People are either  part of the solution or
part of the problem. People who are part of the solution
will have nothing to worry about as The End approaches: 

“¹⁰ Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you,
the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will
suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of
death, and I will give you the crown of life. ¹¹ He who has an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who
overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death.”
(Rev 2:10-11) (NIV)

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not
be afraid; for Jehovah, even Jehovah, is my strength
and song; and he is become my salvation.”
(Isaiah 12:2) (American Standard Version)

The people who are the problem will be very afraid:

²⁹ “Immediately after the distress of those days the sun will be
darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall
from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ ³⁰ ”At
that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and
all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of
Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.
³¹ And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they
will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the
heavens to the other.”
(Matthew 24:29-31) (NIV)

When the people who rejected the Kingdom Message
realize their error, it will be too late:

“¹⁸ There were flashes of lightning, roars of thunder, and the
worst earthquake in all history. ²⁰ Every island ran away, and
the mountains disappeared. ²¹ Hailstones, weighing about a
hundred pounds each, fell from the sky on people. Finally,
the people cursed God, because the hail was so terrible.”
(Rev 16:18,20-21) (Contemporary English Version)

“...Ye shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon all
the inhabitants of the earth, saith Jehovah of hosts. And as for you,
you will prophesy to them all these words, and you must say to them,
‘From on high Jehovah himself will roar, and from his holy dwelling
he will give forth his voice. Without fail he will roar upon his abiding
place. A shout like those treading [the winepress] he will sing out
against all the inhabitants of the earth. A noise will certainly come clear
to the farthest part of the earth for Jehovah hath a controversy with the
nations; he will enter into judgment  with all flesh: as for the wicked, he
will give them to the sword, saith Jehovah... And the slain of Jehovah
shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the
other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered,
nor buried; they shall be dung upon the face of the ground.”
(Jeremiah 25:29-33) (ASV)

There are those who will say something like: “I can’t believe
that a God of love would do such a thing to nice people like
us!” Jehovah's prophets predicted this long ago.

17 You make God tired with all your talk. "How do we tire him
out?" you ask. By saying, "God loves sinners and sin alike. God
loves all." And also by saying, "Judgment? God's too nice to judge."
(Malachi 2:17) (Message Bible)