Looking for the coming of Jesus You read that and your mind might go right to the Rapture of the Church and jn part you are right to do so, but am going to look at the Old Testament expectation of Jesus. "Jesus" is an English rendition (transliteration) of the Greek name Iēsous, which is a translation of his original Hebrew name, Yeshua (Joshua). In other word, when Mary called her son, she dis not say, "come here Jesus," she would say, "Come here Yeshua." The first place Jesus's (Yeshua's) name is mentioned in the Bible is in Genesis 49:18. "I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD." ( "לִישׁוּעָתְךָ קִוִּיתִי יְהוָה׃.") Notice it is only three Hebrew words, "Li-shu-'a-te-cha kiv-vi-ti Yah-weh." Breakdown Li-shu-a-te-cha - "For your salvation" kiv-vi-ti - "I have waited" Yah-weh - LORD (all Capital) In the word "Li-shu-a-te-cha" is the name Yeshua. L- (לְ): Prefix meaning "to...
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