Skip to content

USA & International Mailing Address

Oh that Canada / USA border closure! We have finally just received the past three months of mail from our Ferndale PO Box, which is now closed, in late January. So as a temporary measure, please direct all mail and correspondence to our Canadian address.

PO Box 31137 RPO Thunderbird
Langley, BC V1M 0A9
Canada

Important Message For Our American and International Readers

  • Links of Interest
  • We Believe
  • Our Contact Info
  • Privacy Policy
Facebook Twitter Instagram
The Association of the Covenant People The British Israel Truth
  • Home
  • Israel TruthExpand
    • Part 1 – Almighty God, The Great Gardener

      Part 2 – Marks of Identification

      Part 3 – Not Everyone’s Blind

      The Israel Truth

      What if you found out that you are an Israelite? Would it make a difference in your life? If you are of Anglo-Saxon, Celtic, Scottish or Scandinavian origin, then you are, you know! And you could be in for a real life changer.
      This may sound strange, even uncomfortable, but take the time to peruse this website beginning with this series of articles. It’ll be worth it.

      Part 4 – The Founding of ACP, August2, 1909

      Part 5 – Our Identity Becomes Blurred

      Part 6 – The Sowing Years

  • Our LibraryExpand
    • Article Library

      Current Writers
      Editorials
      Other Contributors
      Hall of Fame Writers
      Down Memory Lane
      Bits & Pieces
      From the Mailbox

      Monarchs of Destiny

      Monarchs of Destiny
      King Edward I
      King Henry VIII
      Queen Elizabeth I
      King James I
      King George III
      Queen Elizabeth II

      Multimedia

      Our 100 Year Anniversary
      Toronto 2012
      Special Events
      Audio Messages
      The Poetry Corner

  • Our MagazineExpand
    • 2022 Editions
      2021 Editions
      2020 Editions
      2019 Editions

      2018 Editions
      2017 Editions
      2016 Editions
      2015 Editions

      Front Cover Menu
      Current Edition Online
      Join Our Mailing List

      2014 Editions
      2013 Editions
      2012 Editions
      2011 Editions

      2010 Editions
      2009 Editions
      2008 Editions
      2007 Editions

The Association of the Covenant People The British Israel Truth

Bob Vermaat

Current Writers

Current Writers

What’s His Name?

ByBob Vermaat April 19, 2018
Home / Current Writers / What’s His Name?
Whats his name?

“And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM; and He said, thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hast sent me unto you.”
(Ex. 3:14)

Recently, during some Bible study sessions, someone posed some questions that are worth looking at in some more detail and depth. The questions being (1) What is the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the Trinity of Triune God? (2) What is the name of God that Jesus manifested to the disciples? (3) Is God the Father a fire?

So, let us start with the first question, “What is the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost”? When we open our Bible, the first line we read is as follows; “In the beginning God”, here the word God is “Elohim”. All throughout the first chapter the same word God, “Elohim” is used. Now, beginning in Chapter 2:4, we see the use of the term “Lord God”, which translates to Jehovah Elohim, Jehovah (Heb. YHWH) literally means, The Self-Existing One. When we read through the Old Testament, we will come across a large variety in the names or titles that address God in different ways and forms, each addressing the differing character of God. Following is a short list of some of those titles.

Primary
God = EL, ELAH, ELOHIM Gen. 1:1
Lord = YHWH, JEHOVAH Gen. 2:4, Ex. 34:6
Lord = ADON, or ADONAI (The meaning of ADONIA is Master) Gen. 15:2

Compounded with EL = God
Almighty God = EL SHADDAI (Gen. 17:1)
Most High
God = EL ELYON (Gen. 21:33)
Mighty God = EL GIBBOR (Isa. 9:6-7)

Compounded with Lord = Jehovah
Lord God = JEHOVAH, ELOHIM (Gen. 2:4, Ex. 34:6)
Lord God = ADONAI (Gen. 15:2)
Lord of Host = JEHOVAH SABAOTH (1Sam. 1:3)

There are also some others such as:
JEHOVAH-JIREH, “the Lord will provide”, Gen. 22:13-14.
JEHOVAH-RAPHA, “the Lord who healeth”, Ex. 15:26.
JEHOVAH-NISSI, “the Lord my banner”, Ex. 17:8-15.
JEHOVAH-SHALOM, “the Lord our peace”, Judges 6:24.
JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU, “the Lord is righteous”, Jer. 23:6.
JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH, “the Lord is present”, Eze. 48:35.

As we can see from all these different titles, each is indicative of the various characters of God, and in that sense they are titles and not names. The only name by which God called Himself is the one by which He identified Himself to Moses, namely “I AM”.

In John 17:6 Jesus spoke the words “I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world; thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.” Now the question is what is the name of God that Jesus manifested to the disciples? Throughout the Gospels, Jesus in His discourse with His disciples mainly used the term “Father” when mentioning God, but on some occasions, Jesus simply referred to the Father as God, no specific name was used. In John 14, Philip, one of the Lord’s disciples, asked Jesus to show the “Father” to them, whereupon Jesus replied “Have I been such a long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that has seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, show us the Father?” (John 14:9). In John 10:30 Jesus declared, “I and the Father are one”. Through His actions and ways, through His preaching and healing the sick, the lame and the blind, Jesus showed not only the disciples, but the whole world the essence of the Father, not by giving the Father a name, but showing who and what the Father is.

In Deut. 4:24 we read, “The Lord thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.” And Heb. 12:29 also says, “For our God is a consuming fire.” Now, our friend’s last question is, “Is God the Father a fire?” God is the ever-present Spirit, Force, and Power in the Universe. He is everywhere and everything. Therefore, God can be anything that He wants or needs to be depending on the circumstances. When we read the passages mentioned in their whole context we see that this fire of God is the outpouring of God’s wrath and anger over the disobedience and sin of His people and mankind in general. We should never forget that the Bible makes us aware that God is a jealous God and jealous for His name, a name that we as people often defile with our sinful actions and words. We read in Isa. 30, “Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far, burning with His anger, and the burden of it is heavy; His lips are full of indignation, and His tongue like a devouring fire….And the Lord shall cause His glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the lighting down His arm, with the indignation of His anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.” (Isa. 30:27,30)

Throughout the Scriptures, the most overriding factor is the fact of God’s compassion and love for both His creation and His people, a love culminating in God sacrificing His only begotten Son on our behalf for the propitiation of our sin. A loving father chastises a wayward son in order to teach the son the difference between right and wrong. It is the same with God. He chastises His children, His people, by whatever means He deems necessary when they go astray.

God’s wrath is not constant but passes away when we repent, but His truth and His love is constant and thus is ever with us. The Apostle John says it most aptly. “And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.” (1John 4:16)

Post navigation

Previous Previous
If My People
NextContinue
A Sure Foundation

Bob Vermaat

Bob Vermaat’s column "A Christian Israelite View" has drawn a wide following and is often reprinted in other publications. A retired carpenter, he and his wife came to the message after reading an article in a newspaper, an article that instantly led them to the truth. That was thirty years ago and it began his mainly one on one ministry of spreading news of the Gospel of the Kingdom and the Israel Truth. He attributes his growing knowledge partly through brief associations with such scholarly pastors such as Karl Schott, Sheldon Emry, Robert Record, George Southwick and Bob Bell. We are indeed pleased that approximately two years ago Bob agreed to become president of this Association and he has proved his teaching abilities through meetings that he chairs during Sunday services. He is also an accomplished Gospel singer and inspires those of us who are fortunate to listen. A modest man, he understands that each time he sits down to study Scripture, a new understanding comes to life and he is always astounded by what he learns.

Read More Articles

The Association of the Covenant People

"So the House of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day and forward” (Ezekiel 39: 22)

Mailing Address

Canada
PO Box 31137 RPO Thunderbird
Langley, BC V1M 0A9
Canada

Contact Info

t. 604.524.1170
f. 604.524.9933

TKC Questions
General Questions

Mailing Address

Overseas and USA
PO Box 31137 RPO Thunderbird
Langley, BC V1M 0A9
Canada

© 2022 The Association of the Covenant People |  Designed by betonicah

  • Links of Interest
  • We Believe
  • Our Contact Info
  • Privacy Policy
ACP Thank You For Your Donations

For Your Support!

Our Association is over 110 years old and all during that time we have been spreading news of the Israel Truth and the Gospel of the Kingdom to our brethren around the world. We would not be able to do this if it wasn’t for the kindness of our readers because we are funded totally through donations and gifts.

We could not do this without your support! Click either of the buttons below to donate in the currency of your choice.

Canadian Donations
US Donations
Scroll to top
  • Home
  • Israel Truth
    • Part 1 – Almighty God, The Great Gardener
    • Part 2 – Marks of Identification
    • Part 3 – Not Everyone’s Blind
    • Part 4 – The Founding of ACP
    • Part 5 – Our Identity Becomes Blurred
    • Part 6 – The Sowing Years
  • Our Library
    • Current Writers
    • Editorials
    • Hall of Fame Writers
    • Other Contributors
    • Monarchs of Destiny
    • Multimedia
    • The Poetry Corner
    • Bits and Pieces
    • Down Memory Lane
    • From the Mailbox
  • Our Magazine
Search