On Doubt: Another True Thomas Moment
Thank you all so much for the response to my last post, the emails and feedback were very reassuring. To get where I want to go today, I need to give a little background information. For those of you who do not know, I was oppressed by a spirit of doubt for several years until the Lord very graciously (1) revealed the nature of my affliction, and (2) performed a miracle of deliverance on me beyond what I could possibly express here.
To be perfectly honest, I was somewhat apprehensive about putting this out there, creating a permanent record in the public sphere because of the potential skepticism, religious implications, and possibly even financial and political implications. But, it is what it is, and I hope this disclosure gives additional insight into who I am and context to this blog.
Since that time, God has opened up a whole host of truths to me which I would have had a very difficult time accepting, or rejected outright. One, revelation about Genesis 1:1, has been the subject of several posts, and which I will develop more in later posts. As I said, your comments and emails following the last post were a tremendous blessing to me. Thank you so much. But what I want to share is what, I believe, was the Lord’s blessing.
First, the scripture to make it official. John 20:25 “…But he [Thomas] said to them, ‘Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails…I will not believe.’ … 27 Then He [Jesus] said to Thomas, ‘Reach here with your finger, and see My hands…and do not be unbelieving, but believing.”
It may seem obvious that my Thomas moment would have come when the Lord removed the veil of doubt from me, but that was just my first Thomas moment. Last weekend I came across a teaching by Joseph Prince that I had Tivoed and watched several months ago about the name Yahweh and the meaning of the Hebrew letters that spell Yahweh (YHWH). In short, he showed how in Hebrew the first letter of the four words making up inscription (or accusation) above the cross on which Jesus hung would have spelled YHWH. In Hebrew it would have read, “Yeshua (Jesus) HaNazarei (the Nazarene/of Nazareth) Vemelek (the King) HaYehudim (of the Jews).” Forgive my transliteration.
For those of you familiar with this blog, you will recall that the YOD or “Y” is pictured in the ancient Hebrew as the hand or arm and the VAV or “V or W” is pictured as a nail or tent peg. The HEY or “H” has a symbolic meaning of God’s grace. Joseph Prince’s teaching, then, concluded that God’s grace came by the nail in the hand.
I must say, I could not agree more. Also, this was in the context of a broader teaching, so I do not at all question this picture not really being developed further. I spent a fair amount of time meditating on that, researching the ancient Hebrew and praying for revelation. I knew there was something more I was missing, yet I simply could not find it.
Nevertheless, I was and have been, for several months now, stirred that I was missing something specifically for me, but I was stuck. Recall that there were several instances in the New Testament where either Jesus or Paul would say essentially, “there is so much more I want to show you, but if you can’t even get this, how can I?” Well, I had that very sensation only in reverse. I felt like God was having one of those moments with me, until this week.
It was another true Thomas moment that struck me while crossing the street of all things. Here it is: YHWY, YOD (Y) the hand, meaning my hand or works, HEY (H) a man with outstretched arms, meaning God’s grace, VAV (V or W) the nail, and HEY (H) same man with outstretched arms, meaning grace. There it was, so obvious. A man standing with outstretched arms, they seemed to be held out right in front of me, showing me the HAND and the NAIL or nail hole, and saying, “‘Reach here with your finger and see MY HANDS…and do not be unbelieving, but be believing,’ this is My gift of GRACE.”
Here is the visual (remember, Hebrew is read right to left):
For years I have been telling people about what God showed me: hey also means window or hole. So God’s name is Hand hole nail hole. Very very few had any reaction at all to this. This is the only reference I have ever seen to anything like that… I believe we will be seeing Him soon.
Yes, the Hebrew language is quite remarkable. In my opinion, definitively supernatural. Thanks, Rick. Please read more of the Hebrew stuff I have posted, there’s much, much more.
The Hebrew rendering above Jesus’ name does not acrostic to YHWH. thanks.
http://www.direct.ca/trinity/acrostic.html
btw, Dr James Price is a devoted Christian scholar who has done many missionary works overseas and lectured extensively. He is a foremost hebrew scholar who has devoted all his life in studying this ancient language. thanks
Thanks, Tan. I reviewed that article. It is very interesting. I appreciate you taking the time to link to it. I will investigate further. I certainly do not want to be incorrect.
Dear Bro,
I studied both languages for 5 years as a course rqd and i can confirmed the above is correct.
For yr interest, you may have heard many claiming that “Jesus wept” as the shortest verse in the Bible, actually the shortest is “It is finished” in the greek. The pt is that languages have their unique tenses, grammar and construction, that is why if you simply transliterate one language using the general rule of english (for example) it seems correct but is inaccurate.
Another example, Jesus says He gives ‘Peace” (gk – eirene), you cannot collapse languages and jump to Hebrew word “Shalom” (translated in eng as ‘peace’ also). The reason, a word has its unique meaning within a context, and so it is not a simple case of transporting meanings from one text to another. I challenge my students to study for themselves how John and Jesus used the word ‘peace’ in the gospel of John and Epistles of John, then, correlate it with other usage in the NT. The eventual understanding of Jesus’ original intention becomes apparently clear. You might like to try it too? One humorous example I use to reinforce the pt of context is; interpret this statement “I saw a trunk walking down the street.”
I know many believers (good intentions) want to ‘hear’ a ‘deeper’ meaning to the passages of Scriptures, but that leaves a lot of room for erroneous teachings; some harmless, others absurd, while others still, open to heresy. One example; Jesus become satanic because He bored our sin in hell in order to save us. Scriptural support 2 Cor 5:21. But that verse doesn’t teach Jesus bearing our “SIN-NATURE” but the penalties for sins. If Jesus became satanic, He would have changed “Nature,’ and God cannot change ‘Natures’ or He ceases to be Divine. And if He ceases to be Divine, He certainly would not be qualified to be our spotless lamb.
Finally, this ‘new revelation’ of YHWH was taught by Pastor Jon Courson of Calvary Chapel in a 2002-3 lecture (i think! if i am not wrong) . It’s hardly a new revelation, Jon has since corrected himself. Thanks.
Sorry for being long-winded.