Reserved for the worst. Only a person greatly despised and hated could earn the distinction of having "The Name" that the world spits on. Many have gained this dishonor, but few have had names, that survived the "annals of time".
It is actually surprising to discover, that there is an individual, that has earnt the infamy of having the name that is cursed by millions of people, every single minute of the day. Profaned in media, from print to "silver screen". His name is so commonly used as an expletive, that it has become culturally normal. Judaism teaches that "shemirat halashon" (guarding one's tongue) is one of the first steps to spiritual improvement. Christianity also teaches that the use of foul language is sinful.
So, who was this person that earnt this infamy?
WHO IS HE?
Surely, he must have been a fraudster? a vicious mass murderer? maybe a gangster? a serial rapist? a child molester? an arsonist? a warlord? a dictator? NO, he was none of those.
This man, did not kill, he raised people from the dead.
This man did not harm anyone, he healed the sick.
This man did not hate anyone, he commanded everyone to respect and love.
This man was not revengeful, but told people to forgive.
This man did not steal, but gave to the poor
This man was not proud, he was humble.
IN HIS NAME:
In his name, the entire earth was transformed; from schools to universities, clinics to hospitals, charities to orphanages, law to governance, equal rights and abolishment of slavery. Countless institutions and buildings throughout the globe bear his name, his teachings revolutionized the world. The influence this single Jewish individual had on civilization is incomparable. Kings, Royalty, Tycoons, Industrialists, Scientists, and countless people of every nation on earth were counted as his followers.
AND, in his name, much EVIL was also perpetrated by evil people.
BUT... If this man is both; the most influential man on the planet, and also the most cursed man on the planet, who is he?
WHAT IS HIS NAME?
Proverbs 30:4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His son? Surely you know?
CURSED ONE
His name is constantly blasphemed globally. AND the Bible declares that this same person is the Messiah.
My Name is constantly blasphemed.
Isaiah 52:5-6 “...And all day long my Name is constantly blasphemed. Therefore my people will know my Name; therefore in that day they will know that it is I who foretold it. Yes, it is I.”
Ezekiel 39:7-8 “ ‘I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the Lord am the Holy One in Israel. It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord. This is the day I have spoken of.
COMMANDMENTS [לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת-שֵׁם-ה' אֱלֹהֶיךָ, לַשָּׁוְא]
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EXODUS 20:7 “You must not misuse the NAME of the LORD your God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse His NAME.
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HIS NAME:
His Name is in the Bible, the most printed Book in the History of Mankind, and due to him, over 7,000,000,000 copies of GOD's WORD have been distributed in all the known languages of the world, throughout the entire Globe. His name is translated; "Jesus" in English, and is "Yeshua" in Hebrew.
HIS CRIME:
HE CLAIMED TO BE THE MESSIAH
But many have claimed to be the Messiah;
Simon bar Kokhba, Moses of Crete, Ishak ben Ya'kub Obadiah Abu 'Isa al-Isfahani, David Alroy, Moses Botarel of Cisneros, Asher Lämmlein, David Reubeni, Solomon Molcho Molcho, Sabbatai Zevi, Jacob Querido, Miguel Cardoso, Löbele Prossnitz, Jacob Joseph Frank, Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, Lubavitcher Rebbe,
Simon Magus, Dositheos, Tanchelm of Antwer, Ann Lee, Bernhard Müller, John Nichols Thom, Arnold Potter, Hong Xiuquan, Mirza Husayn 'Ali Nuri, Bahá'u'lláh, Jacobina Mentz Maurer, William W. Davies, Cyrus Reed Teed, Abd-ru-shin, Lou de Palingboer (Louwrens Voorthuijzen), Father Divine (George Baker), André Matsoua, Samael Aun Weor, Ahn Sahng-hong, Sun Myung Moon, Yahweh ben Yahweh, Laszlo Toth, Wayne Bent, Iesu Matayoshi, Jung Myung Seok, Claude Vorilhon, José Luis de Jesús, Inri Cristo, Apollo Quiboloy, David Icke, Brian David Mitchell, David Koresh, Maria Devi Christos, Sergey Torop, Alan John Miller, David Shayler, Muhammad Jaunpuri, Muhammad Ahmad,
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Rashad Khalifa, Juhayman al-Otaybi, Louis Farrakhan, Hasan Mezarcı, Harun Yahya etc. etc. etc.
YET, none of these "messianic claimants", trigger the emotional response that this person does. Hatred and vehemence is reserved for the man who the TALMUD curses, and the ONE who the TANAKH (Bible) says, will be cursed!
AND by constantly cursing his Name, PROPHECY IS FULFILLED.
Isaiah 52:5-6 “...And all day long my Name is constantly blasphemed. Therefore my people will know my Name; therefore in that day they will know that it is I who foretold it. Yes, it is I.”
HAMON THE CURSED ONE:
Hamon's name has certainly endured far longer as a cursed name. His death, was also reserved for those cursed by GOD, he was "hung" on a "tree". This Capital Punishment Hamon suffered was justified, he attempted to kill all the Jewish people living throughout the entire Persian Empire. Therefore, once a year during Purim, the death of Hamon is celebrated.
Deuteronomy 21:22-21 If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole, you must not leave the body hanging on the pole overnight. Be sure to bury it that same day, because anyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s CURSE...
JESUS THE CURSED ONE:
Like Hamon, Yeshua also died a cursed death. He was crowned with "thorns" a symbol of curse, representing a cursed king no one wanted.
Matthew 27:28-29 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.
Genesis 3:17 “CURSED is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.”
hung on a tree
Isaiah 52:13-16 Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. Just as many were appalled at Him. His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness - so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
BUT WHY DID HE DO THIS?
Isaiah 53:3-5 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces, he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by Him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
TO BEAR SIN
Isaiah 53:10-12 Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand. After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
DEAD OR ALIVE?
Biggest proof for the Messiah, He had to die, then defeat death to prove He is the MESSIAH.
Psalm 18:46 The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be GOD my Savior!
2 Samuel 22:47 The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my GOD, the Rock, my Savior!
AND HE WILL RETURN
Job 19:25 But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
He lives, and He will return
Psalms 2:10-12 Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear and celebrate His rule with trembling. Kiss His son, or He will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for His wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.