I found this site/forum after a Google search on "yhwh hayah". It all started with some digging after reading a short exposition on "righteousness" as revealed in 1 John. I was enjoying how we have the objective righteousness (Christ) as our covering (the best robe in Luke 15) which entitles us to partake of Christ (the fattened calf) who is the righteousness of God (1 Cor 1:30, Phil 3:9, etc.) and when lived out of us becomes the expression/image/manifestation of God who is righteousness (fine linen in Rev 19:8) and thus we establish or re-establish or manifest or become the kingdom of God (Psalm 89:14). So I was enjoying how there seems to be this cycle in which we grow or rather this ruling principle, this very God grows in us, or rather we enter into or become this realm or rather just BELIEVE it because it already IS or.....augh, well, anyway, eventually our whole spirit/soul/heart/mind/being/believing is one with Him and the only thing that remains of the "old creation" is the veil of the flesh and at that point Christ essentially HAS "come back" (perhaps only at the point at which we "all arrive" Eph 4:13) and then there is His outward appearing and we all "unzip our flesh suits" and toss them (and their master) into the lake of fire and then....who knows? All I know is how I LOVE HIM! And I marveled and rejoiced in how He has set up the whole thing that man could take no glory - only He gets the glory. Hallelujah - no back door for Lucifer! This got me wondering about the word "glory" and then I was in Vine's and Strong's and from glory began to consider His name "To Be" or "Is" or as in this site "Was,Is,Will Be". I have always loved to consider that God is a Verb. Then Vine's on hayah took me to Hosea 1:9-2:14 and "speak to the heart" took me to Isaiah 40-43:13, which brought me to "I am He" which brought me back again to considering His "Name": YHWH and what does this mean? And along the way I just wondered and marveled and loved Him and rejoiced to know Him and asked to know Him more.... I was deeply moved (that sounds so trite, there are no words...) by His sweet long suffering and faithfulness in Hosea. Hence, I chose Ammi as a "screen-name". We ARE His people - what a joy! Eventually I got to the PC and did the search and found YY and skimmed through some of the online books - WOW! I am very excited about the level of thought in these books and this forum - to KNOW HIM!!! For today, however, I have exhausted my capacity and will have to come back another time to read more and enter into the fellowship. Meanwhile, greetings saints! I look forward to finding Him in you and you in Him!
Would someone please suggest the best place for me to begin reading? There is a LOT available on the site.... I guess my main interest is that I have always felt that there is some huge significance to the "Name" or in that He doesn't really have a "name" or I just don't know - that's the real point. :|
I became a believer in Christ about 14 years ago, after six years of seeking and much dabbling, especially in the "new age movement" (it's actually pretty OLD age, but some old new-agers have their heads in the sand as much as religionists I think) :). Anyway, early on I was told about the power of the Name of Christ and experienced it, but still being interested in vibrations and frequencies and realities and the like, I was curious as to how "Jesus", being an anglicized version of the Greek version of the Hebrew, etc. could bring in the same vibrational frequency as His actual name pronounced as it actually was in the original tongue. There are so many scriptural references to "calling upon His name". So what do we call? Most NT believers, I think, would say, "Jesus". I don't have much firsthand experience with Christianity, so I'm not sure. My understanding is that this is a point of contention between factions and that, for example, one big doctrinal "error" of the Jehovah's Witnesses is that they deny the deity of Christ - that Jesus is/was God. Well, anyway, that's all some of the stuff I hope to learn more about here, but I'm less concerned with being "right" or getting the correct "frequency" now - seems that He desires mercy and not sacrifice and it is the intent of the Heart that He searches more than the outward stuff. And I do love a healthy debate, but am mainly seeking to know this One whom I know. Does that make sense? And I heard somewhere that it was forbidden to speak (audibly) the name YHWH - from whence came that? I don't recall. So I am here, open to be educated and excited to find another dimension of the multifarious multidimensional: ONE. :) And after all that....what do you suggest that I read first?

Hello and welcome to the forum Ammi. As to your question, I agree with Swahcy. The Re'Shith chapter on it's own provides a good if overwhealming overview of what a reader in in store for when considering the work overall, including those aspects the author anticipates most controversial. Hopefully readers will be sufficiently interested to continue to assess the case laid out in detail in the pages that follow. Given your forcus the Salvation and Good News sections go into great length on the old covenant messianic prophecies and their fullfillment.

I sometimes refer new readers to topics in Future History for yet future prophecies. Many themes recur in YY, and I find in particular the three doors chapter in FH well address this topic described in several places YY.

If you're like me, it may take time to consider and digest so many revelations within the Scriptures, but hope that you'll choose to journey with us and make an informed decisions.

And a wonderful 6000 pages of reading it is, just waiting for the next 6000.

Welcome to the forum Ammi.

Greetings Ammi, I think Swalchy conveyed good advice as to the order YY could be read. With all the books available at YY, you'll have plenty of good study/reading during the long, cold winter evenings ahead.
Oh btw, please not to be put off by my name. As you study YY, you'll understand the rational behind my name selection. A heretic by definition is one in opposition to "church" doctrine/dogma. As much, (if not most), 'truth' as perceived by the truth is in fact not the truth, and since dogma is opinion which is even less apt to be the truth, I am in fact a heretic. Hahahahaha......
Good to have you here.
HS

Harvester,

Love your dream/vision! Am a 'dreamer' upon occassion myself. Quite thought provoking aren't they? In one of my dreams I was given a clarion voice that made people listen to the Word. In another I was following a false 'Jesus', and when I was given discernment to realize this, the false 'Jesus' showed his true colors. I have had cleansing dreams, warning dreams, fearfilled dreams, and dreams so real that upon awakening, I couldn't figure out where I was. Too numerous and too detailed to go in to here. Nevertheless, thank you for sharing. Hope you enjoy getting to Yada Yahuweh! CK