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Yeshua the Name of Salvation

(Ps54:1; Mt1:21)

God is the God of salvation (Ps68:20).

Salvation in Him alone (Is43:11), and

He saves for the glory of His name (Ps79:9, 106:8).

Faith is longing to be saved by the name Yeshua, and

The life of this faith is clinging to the name Yeshua until arriving in salvation (He9:28).

The Bible is the story of God saving in His name (Is54:1)

Mankind from Hades that will becoming the eternal fire (Mt25:41; 2Pe3:7).

Jehovah, the name of God in the Old Testament, refers to the Savior (IEx15:2; Is43:3, 11) for

He saved Noah and his family from the great deluge (He11:7),

Lot and his family from the brimstone fire (Ge15:2),

Israel from the death of every firstborn, the Red Sea, the hands of their enemies, suffering,

Calamities and distresses etc (Ex12:27, 14:13; Nu10:9; 1Sa10:19).

As such, they were all physical, material salvation.

In spite of the fact that they saw countless times the salvation of God

Through those whom God appointed as their saviors, such as

Moses, Joshua, the judges and the kings (Dt33:29),

They forgot God when they were in distress (Ps106:21).

Nevertheless, when they returned to the Temple where

The name of the Lord God was and cried out to Him

He saved them (2Ch20:9; Joel2:32).

Thus the Temple was the rock of their salvation.

Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19), because

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,

He would tear down the name Jehovah, the physical, material salvation and

Let men believe in the name Yeshua that saves eternally souls from hell (Jn3:17-18).

As such, He performed many miracles as signs of salvation (Jn2:23).

Though they wanted to make Him the king of their present world, He refused (Mt12:39; Jn6:15).

As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that:
1) The Father alone can save Him from death (He5:7);
2) Judged the devil, the origin of sin (1Jn3:8); and
3) Redeemed the sins of men and made a way to their salvation (Eph1:7; He10:20).

He rose and ascended to heaven, becoming the source of eternal salvation (He5:9).

The Holy Spirit whom He sent testifies that

There is no other name by which men can be saved but the name Yeshua (Ac4:12), and

Lets those who have been redeemed by His blood (Eph1:7)

Grow in their salvation (Php2:12; 2Th2:13; 1Pe2:2), for

While the Son of Man redeemed (Tit2:14)

Those who believe Him must work to arrive in the salvation of their souls (1Pe1:9).

The material salvation of Judaism, liberal theology, the "prosperity gospel etc

Puts to shame the death of Yeshua and

Brings insult to the name Yeshua.

The man of the Spirit is he who

Knows that the salvation of his soul is the greatest thing (He2:3),

The most pressing work (He10:39).

Therefore, he puts every effort to ultimately save his own soul and all souls given to him,

Giving glory to the name Yeshua.

By repenting, being baptized, gathering, praying, speaking in new tongues, laying hands, healing,

Preaching all in His name (Mt18:20, 28:29; Mk16:17; Lk24:48; Ac9:15),

He clings onto the name Yeshua as the rope of salvation.

O Lord,

Until we escape this burning universe,

Let not even one of us ignore such a great salvation (He2:3),

Let us cling onto this rope of salvation, the name Yeshua!

Let us save our own souls and all the souls given to us in that day. Amen.