No other name under heaven in the Bible

No other name under heaven by which we must be saved[edit]

"Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

(Acts 4:12)

Note[edit]

  • Bahá’u’lláh is Christ Returned and therefore claims the same name “Christ.”

The Bible also mentions the Return of Christ having a new name[edit]

“And I will write on him My new name...”

(Revelation 3:12)

(The Spirit of Truth is a new name Christ returned will be given)[edit]

“I still have many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit, when He the Spirit of Truth is come, he will guide you unto all truth.”

(John 16:12-13)

Note[edit]

  • This is manifestly another identity than Jesus as Christ here says “he” will guide you, not “I” will guide you after “I (Jesus) go away.”

(Isaiah prophesied Messiah’s name would be Emmanuel)[edit]

"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel [“God with us”]."

(Isaiah 7:14)

Note[edit]

  • Jesus means “He who saves.” so names therefore are titles in the Bible rather than surnames and refer to descriptions and roles rather than exact phonetic names. Christ is not the last name of Jesus. Therefore the Old Testament prophecy of the Messiah being named Emmanuel is not literally fulfilled by Jesus' name but in fact “God with us” did happen spiritually with the appearance of Jesus to the Jews.

Jesus had many names expected at His Return[edit]

“...And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace...”

(Isaiah 6-9:6)

“His name is called the Word of God”:

(Revelation 19:13)

“And He has on His robe and on His thigh a new name written: King of Kings and Lord of Lords”

(Revelation 19:16)

John the Baptist was not literally Elijah though he was spiritually[edit]

Note[edit]

The prophet Elijah never died and ascended into heaven (2 Kings 2:11) but returned in the spirit of Elijah yet in the body of John the Baptist according to Jesus (Matt 17:10-13) even though John the Baptist himself denied he was literally the return of Elijah when asked by the Jews (John 1:19-21).

Therefore by insisting that Bahá’u’lláh have the literal name “Jesus” and/or the same physical body of Jesus to be the Return of Christ, Christians make the same mistake the Jews did in denying Jesus because John the Baptist’s name and body were not literally Elijah’s.

See also[edit]

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