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"Jesus Christ" or "Yeshua Ha Mashiach"? by Return to God.
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WHY "YESHUA HA MASHIACH"?
Today in English our Lord is commonly referred to as "Jesus Christ", as 
if "Jesus" was His first name and "Christ" was His last name. In 
actuality, His name in Hebrew and Aramaic (the languages He spoke) was 
"Yeshua", which means salvation. During His life on earth, He was called 
"Yeshua". 

At the time Yeshua lived on earth, kings were given their authority in 
ceremonies where they were anointed with olive oil. Yeshua was known as 
the "Mashiach" (Messiah) or The Anointed One having been anointed with 
God's authority. Thus He was known as "Yeshua Ha Mashiach", or Yeshua 
the Anointed One.

THEN WHY "JESUS CHRIST"?
In Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, "Yeshua" was translated as 
"Iesous" which was probably pronounced "yay-soos" in ancient Greek and 
is pronounced "yee-soos" in modern Greek. The word "Jesus" then came 
from an English translation of Greek manuscripts of the New Testament. 

The word for "Mashiach" in Greek is "Christos" meaning anointed. This 
word is usually brought into English as "Christ". 

Unfortunately, through these translations we've lost the true meaning of 
our Lord's name.