Stargazer Posted April 25, 2012 Posted April 25, 2012 As Zerinus has said, there is more to this Name business than we give credit to. Anyone ever wonder why God, in the 10 commandments, makes the misuse of His name pretty much on par with murder and adultery?
David T Posted April 25, 2012 Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) I wrote this blog post a couple years ago, after reading for the first time a popular ancient Egyptian story. I think it has relevance: The Power of the NameYou might say, following Joseph's 'Last Charge' and granting of the Keys, the Apostles are , in a significant way, guardians and witnesses of the power, wisdom, and knowledge associated with the Temple - and the Names divulged therein.That's why they bear witness of the importance of the Temple so much Edited April 25, 2012 by David T
Cobalt-70 Posted April 25, 2012 Posted April 25, 2012 I wrote this blog post a couple years ago, after reading for the first time a popular ancient Egyptian story. I think it has relevance: The Power of the NameYou might say, following Joseph's 'Last Charge' and granting of the Keys, the Apostles are , in a significant way, guardians and witnesses of the power, wisdom, and knowledge associated with the Temple - and the Names divulged therein.That's why they bear witness of the importance of the Temple so much I think trying to find some sort of "name of God" esotericism within this minor manual change is too much of a stretch. For one thing, the name of God referred to in the Ten Commandments was "YHWH," not "Jesus Christ." Unlike for YHWH, I am not aware of anyone within Mormonism, Kabbalism, or otherwise, who assigns esoteric significance to the name "Jesus Christ." Although the temple ceremony assigns a bit of esoteric significance to certain words and phrases, "Jesus Christ" is not among them.
David T Posted April 25, 2012 Posted April 25, 2012 I think trying to find some sort of "name of God" esotericism within this minor manual change is too much of a stretch. For one thing, the name of God referred to in the Ten Commandments was "YHWH," not "Jesus Christ." Unlike for YHWH, I am not aware of anyone within Mormonism, Kabbalism, or otherwise, who assigns esoteric significance to the name "Jesus Christ." Although the temple ceremony assigns a bit of esoteric significance to certain words and phrases, "Jesus Christ" is not among them.Oh, I don't claim that to be any sort of original intent. Just providing it as a fun narrative for those who enjoy those sorts of things.
Cobalt-70 Posted April 25, 2012 Posted April 25, 2012 Ultimately, I think the change to the phrase "special witnesses of the name of Jesus Christ" is simply to conform the phrase to D&C 107:23. It's probably nothing more mysterious than that. So it just means that the apostles are special missionaries whose calling is to bear the name of Jesus throughout the world.
David T Posted April 25, 2012 Posted April 25, 2012 Ultimately, I think the change to the phrase "special witnesses of the name of Jesus Christ" is simply to conform the phrase to D&C 107:23. It's probably nothing more mysterious than that. So it just means that the apostles are special missionaries whose calling is to bear the name of Jesus throughout the world.Agreed.
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