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of God], must follow Jesus [the Son of God], exactly as asked; coming
in the name of the LORD is the blessing, and a curse to the world,
especially because of the inaccurate theologies of today. Jesus came in the
name of the LORD—to reveal God’s name as humanity wondered about
God’s name unceasingly. The Father gave Jesus His name; put the emphasis
on HIS NAME, to reveal a name above all other names. Jesus is the name
of the Father and the Son, and the name Christ an epithet. Christ was/is
certainly applicable to Jesus’ mission, but that name was a misnomer—the
world rejected Him, because of His nonconformity. The name Christ is
significant to the Messianic mission, specific to one whom Jesus would
anoint to fulfill the mission.
Jesus anointed by His Father in an obscure way, was the Christ, but only to
the extent He was God—today His name is a name above every other name
and the name Christ, an the anointed one no longer applies. Jesus anoints
His Christ, thus the scriptures say ‘blessed is he who comes in the name of
the Lord’ is applicable in a most profound way.
When Jesus spoke to the Samaritan women at the well, pronounced
expectations of the Messiah, saying; “Our fathers worshiped on this
mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in
Jerusalem.” Jesus declared,
“Be l i e v e me , woman , a t ime i s c omi ng when
y ou wi l l wo r sh i p t he Fa t he r ne i t he r on t h i s moun t a i n no r i n J e rusa l em.
You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do
know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now
come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth,
for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
God i s sp i r i t , and h i s
wo r sh i pe r s mus t wo r sh i p i n sp i r i t and i n t ru t h . ”
“The woman said,
“I know t ha t Me s s i ah”
[called Christ]
“ i s c omi ng
.
When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” Then Jesus declared,
“I
who speak t o y ou am he . . . ”
And He was, but only to the extent He was
Divine, and He saved the world that way.
(John 4: 20-24)
Humanity gave Jesus a name, which was not the LORD’s name, and Jesus
did not accept the destiny they had in store for Him—a witness to verify
the reality of this statement. Jesus likened Himself or identified Himself as
the Christ, so Satan would remain totally deceived. In context, we are
indeed blessed when we come together in the name of Jesus, understanding
that Jesus and the Father are now one.