YHWH vs. Jehovah (Nielsen)

Achilles achillesz@usa.net
Tue, 9 Mar 1999 01:16:22 -0500 (00920981782, 06155055387393@unifour.com) 


> On 8 Mar 99, at 19:46, The Lord wrote:

> 

> > MICHAEL

> > We did discuss what LORD meant. He asked if I knew what it meant, and I

> > told him LORD was used when "YHWH" was used originally, and LORD God

> > when "YHWH Elohim" was in the original. He said, "Oh... But do you know

> > what 'Lord' in the New Testament refers to?" I was not aware that YHWH

> > appeared in the NT as none of it was written in Hebrew (unless one

> > believes some theories I noticed floating around the 'net). He revealed

> > that in the NT it refers to Jesus.

> > 

> > "Oh, really?" :-)

> > 

> 

Achilles

I am sorry, I posted on this too quickly, without reading what you wrote 
carefully enough. This actually doesn't sound like the doctrine I referred to 
at all. On rereading it is clear that this guy is not saying that Lord in the 
OT (YHVH) refers to Jesus (which was what HWA taught) but rather he is saying 
that Lord in the NT (Kurios) refers to Jesus - a very different argument. 

There are quite a few verses in the NT where this is clearly the case. The 
disciples often address Jesus as "Lord" (or in some translations "Master") as 
do sick people seeking healing and so forth. 

However, if this guy is claiming this is *always* the case he needs to read 
more carefully. 

Often Lord is used to refer to G-d 'the father.' In many of these cases, I can 
see how perhaps someone really committed to that notion could read it in where 
it doesn't fit. I imagine this is easier to do if you read the NWT, of course. 

:)


In many cases it refers not to Jesus, nor to G-d, but to a man who is 'lord' of 
his servants, as in Mt 18:23-27 for example. 

I could go on, but I've posted too much tonight already, and 'lord' (with or 
without caps) occurs in 668 different verses in the NT (AV.) If you really want 
to search through them you can use this link:

http://www.biblestudytools.net/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?word=Lord&srch_type=STANDARD&section=nt&version=av

you will probably have to cut and past that one back together, as it is so 
long. oh, and be patient, it will take awhile to load 668 verses. 

Regards, 

Achilles
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