Names lose their meaning, from one language to another. When proper nouns are converted from one language to another, they are not translated based on their meaning. Rather, they are adapted to the orthography and naming conventions of the object language, so that the reader can better pronounce the names. In other words, the name is not translated. It is just adjusted to sound more like the whole language. Thus, the meaning of the name only exists in the original language when the name is modified to fit another, then meaning might be lost; that is, in the new language the name may not have any real meaning. The preceding quote is from, Rabbi Reuven Klein’s Bestseller, Lashon Hakodesh, History, Holiness, & Hebrew.
This is in part, my rationale for introducing and using the original Hebrew names. It has become convention within the past five hundred years to use the Anglicize name, “Jesus “. This article introduces the reader to Hebraic concepts and words. The word, Adonai means, my lord, and Yeshua is the Hebrew name of Jesus. There is but one name, in accordance with the Gospel (Acts 4:12), whereby a soul is redeemed, and brought into the sanctifying grace of יהוה Yahweh and that name is Yeshua. On the night of his birth, a host of angels along with his mother and Father admired his holy face; it was resplendent with divinity and the solemnity of grace. As an infant, his countenance mesmerized the prophet Simeon in the temple when he was presented to the LORD. Simeon cried out, “Lord my God. You have kept your promise now I can die, for I have seen, Yeshua your son who will save many people.”
During his sorrowful ordeal that led to his crucifixion and death, his holy countenance was marred. His face was excoriated, and bruised as he was severely beaten, slapped in the face, struck with a reed, his beard plucked, his backside, chest, and face scourged and covered with spit and crowned with thorns that pierced his head and the blood ran down his face, Veronica so boldly stepped forward from the crowd and wiped his sweaty, blood-spattered face. Weak and exhausted from carrying his cross he fell repeatedly. A dark-skinned man, Simon of Cyrene helped carry his cross. The fact that a black man helped carry his cross had prophetic implications for the Black race; it portends our sharing in his suffering, death, and triumphant resurrection. On the day of the resurrection, the savior showed himself to several people including several women, his apostles, and his mother. He came forth from the grave with an incorruptible eternal life brilliant and aglow with ineffable glory. In his resurrected state what was most awesome and attractive was the ineffable beauty and magnanimous glory of his holy face; as captured on the shroud of Turin. The most holy name of Yeshua expresses the glorious victory that he has obtained over hell, and it embraces in it, the infinite merits of his adorable character. The most holy name of Yeshua expresses the salvific deliverance, welfare, and divinity of the creator, and embraces all his perfections. What follows is a litany of ejaculations that venerate the holy name and face of Adonai (My Lord) Yeshua (Jesus).
Adonai Yeshua, have mercy on us.
Adonai Yeshua, hear us.
Adonai Yeshua, graciously hear us.
El Shaddai, the Father who art in heaven, have pity on us.
Elohim the son, Redeemer of the world have mercy on us.
Ruach Ha Kodesh, the Holy Spirit, holy trinity one God, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua, who did take on thy self the form of a servant, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua, who did converse with men, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua, who did weep over Jerusalem, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose face does shine like the sun, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua who did prostrate thyself upon thy face, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose face was bathed in the blood and sweat, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua, you were betrayed by the kiss of Judas, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua, who did receive a blow from the hand of a servant, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose face was veiled, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose face is covered with spittle, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua, whose face was wounded with blows, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua you were crowned with thorns, -have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua your head was struck with the Reed, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose face commands a reverent silence over the whole earth, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua, who does show your face above the sanctuary, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua in your holy name we utter our prayers, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua from your holy Face we expect mercy, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua from your holy face none of our doings are hidden, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose face causes the mountain to melt away, have pity on us
Adonai Yeshua you did not turn your face away from spitting, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua who did present thy cheeks to those who struck thee, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua, who was looked upon as a leper, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose face we adore with joy, have pity on us
Adonai Yeshua whose eyes observe those who do not love, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua who causes to shine upon us the light of the holy face, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose face is of pure gold, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose lips distilled an excellent myrrh, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose eyes are witnesses of our tears, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose face rejoices at the just, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose eyes are upon those that fear thee, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua, whose eyes are upon the faithful of the earth, have pity on us,
Adonai Yeshua, whose, eyes resemble those of mercy, have pity upon us.
Adonai Yeshua, whose eyes are like a burning lamp, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua, whose eyes are like a flaming fire, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua, whose eyes are more brilliant than the sun have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose eyes rest upon those that love thee, have Pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua whose ears hear the cries of the poor, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua your ears are attentive to the prayers of the faithful, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua from all evil, deliver us,
Adonai Yeshua from sudden death, deliver us
Adonai Yeshua from eternal damnation, deliver us.
Adonai Yeshua by the mystery of the holy incarnation, deliver us.
Adonai Yeshua by the glorious transfiguration, deliver us.
Adonai Yeshua, by your tears, deliver us.
Adonai Yeshua, by the crown of thorns, deliver us
Adonai Yeshua, at the day of judgment we sinners beseech thee to hear us, that being dead to sin, we may live to Justice, we beseech thee, have pity on us.
Having suffered in the flesh, armed with the same thought we beseech thee, have pity on us.
Adonai Yeshua, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us.
Adonai Yeshua who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us Adonai.
Adonai Yeshua, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us Adonai.
Let us pray: Almighty and merciful El Shaddai, grant that while venerating the name and face of Adonai Yeshua in his passion, that we may merit to contemplate his name and face eternally, in the splendor of your heavenly glory.
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