Why Isn’t His Name Jesus?

Why Isn’t His Name Jesus?

Eternal life can only come from God. And to give us eternal life, our God planned out six thousand years of the spiritual creation. These were then divided into three ages: the age of the Father, the age of the Son, and the age of the Holy Spirit. In each of these ages, God gave us a different name of our savior.

The New Name Given for Our Salvation

In the age of the Father, our savior’s name was Jehovah; in the age of the Son, it was Jesus; and even now, in the age of the Holy Spirit there is a name of the savior. Then, what is the name of the savior in this age? Actually, there is nothing more important for us now than to know the name of the savior in this age. You are probably thinking, “Well, isn’t our savior’s name Jesus?” However, through the Bible, we can clearly understand about God’s administration and why our savior’s name is no longer Jesus. Firstly, why did God divide the ages? Why are there three different names of the savior?

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NKJV) To everything there is a season, a time to every purpose under heaven…

In this world, everything has a beginning and an end. This concept is known as time limitation. Nothing lasts forever; not the milk in our fridge, nor the flowers we plant. Not even the lives we live. In fact, everything we put devote time to also has a time limit.

Everything must also have a purpose.  Even in our life of faith, the time we spend learning about the savior and studying the Bible also has a purpose. According to the Bible, there is a goal in our life of faith:

1 Peter 1:8-9 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

The purpose in our life of faith is salvation. To teach us more about the importance of time limitation in our life of faith, God divided six thousand years of spiritual creation into three ages, and allowed a different name of the Savior in each age. To teach us about the ages, Christ testified:

Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Why did Christ command us to receive baptism in three different names – that of the Father Jehovah, the Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit? Most people have never considered the name of the Holy Spirit before. Without knowing his name, can God’s people be baptized correctly? No… Therefore, the Bible teaches us the correct name of the savior in this last age of the Holy Spirit. This is perhaps one of the most important things we have to knows. But before we just give it away, let’s find out the name of the savior in the age of the Father.

The New Name of the Savior

Isaiah 43:11 I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior.

This means that from the beginning to the end of the Bible, the only savior is Jehovah God. But when we turn to the book of Acts we see something else:

Acts 4:10-12 Now know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. He is “the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone.” Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

This verse is clearly about Jesus Christ as the only name under which salvation is granted. But why? Already the Bible said that Jehovah is the only name by which we can be saved. Confusing right? Who is the savior then? Is it Jesus or Jehovah? Are they different saviors? Surely not! The Bible clearly states through the Trinity that Jehovah God was testified to come in the flesh as a Son Isa (9:6). Today, we understand clearly that this prophecy was fulfilled by Jesus Christ.

Through this prophecy, we can understand that Jehovah and Jesus are the same God and there is no contradiction in the Bible. Then why did Jehovah change his name? Not being able to understand this caused many religious leaders at the time of Jesus Christ to deny Him and not accept Him as the savior. They could not believe Jesus was the same Jehovah they had worshiped and studied. As a result, they persecuted and scorned their own God and eventually crucified Him.

How was there such a tragic result? God already told us about the principle of time limitation which applies to everything under the heavens. Then in the age of the Father, salvation depended on knowledge and acceptance of the name of the LORD Jehovah God.

Following the principle of time limitation, as soon as Jehovah God came into the flesh as a son, the age of the Father ended and the age of the Son began. And when the age changed, the name of the savior also changed because of time limitation. Only those who realized this important teaching of God could accept the savior and receive the goal of their faith. In the age of the son, it was the disciples who accepted and believed in the name of the savior of that age. And they entered the Kingdom of Heaven.

What about now? We’re no longer living in the age of the Son. Should we continue to call out Jesus Christ as the savior? Well, clearly not. We are now living in the age of the Holy Spirit and He, too, must have a name.

Revelation 3:12 Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name.

Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.

A white stone with a new name on it actually represents Jesus Christ (1 Pet 2:4). Therefore, when the age of the Son ends and Christ comes again in the Holy Spirit age, He will come with a “new name” given only to those who receive it. Following the principle of time limitation, when the age changes, the name of the savior also changes. Those who believe must receive the New Name of the savior in the age of the Holy Spirit.

Today, the new name of the savior in this age is Christ Ahnsahnghong. Because He fulfilled the biblical prophecies concerning the savior to come in this age, we know that by His name we can receive salvation.