Is the Hebrew Letter "Yōd" a Fake Letter?

 A student of ancient languages recently stated that the Hebrew "Yōd" [י] is a "fake letter." 

He learned this in his Christian college. 

This is shocking in light of the fact that the yod is used as a letter in all ancient languages in which it is seen, and it is pronounced.

 

 

The yod is used in the name of the Jewish and Christian God, YHWH, [יחוח]

The Hebrews and Phoenicians used the same letter [Yōd] in the same way, and it is the Yōd that gave rise to the Greek letter Iota [ι]. 

Jesus spoke of the Yōd when he said not one iota [yod, the smallest letter of the alephbet] ... of the Law would pass from the Law until all be fulfilled.

Yodh (also spelled yud, yod, jod, or jodh) is the tenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician Yōd , Hebrew Yōd י, Aramaic Yodh , Syriac Yōḏ ܝ, Persian Ye ی‎, and Arabic Yāʾ ي.

The Yōd is not a fake letter.

Matthew 24:21 Commentary

  For then shall be great affliction [tribulation] such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time no nor ever shall be [again] [1]

--Matthew 24:21

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[1] This is the verse where “THE Great Tribulation” gets its name. Jesus is speaking to Jews in this passage. 

Verse :21 is connected in one unbroken thought with verse :15, where Jesus references the abomination that makes desolate spoken of by Daniel the prophet [Daniel was speaking to Jews about Jerusalem when he wrote that]. 

This particular time of affliction [Matthew 24:21], is synonymous with the “Time of Jacob’s Trouble” predicted by Jeremiah. The Time of Jacob’s Trouble, is synonymous with The last seven years of Daniel’s seventy weeks, which are broken up into two 3 ½ year phases. 

Verses 10-25 [Matthew] are not speaking of the sacking of Jerusalem in A. D. 70. Jesus is speaking here of the seven years immediately preceding his Second Coming, which will be the most horrific seven years in the entire history of the earth—“such as not since the beginning of the world to this time nor ever shall be [again].  

The only reason anyone argues about the term THE Great Tribulation, is that it has to do with the timing of the harpazo/rapture. If not for that controversy, no one would have issue with the fact that in Matthew 24:21, Jesus is speaking of a time of trouble that will not only eclipse all other times of affliction, but will be the tribulation that ends all tribulation—such will never happen again, because the Prince of Peace will come personally to end it and establish his Kingdom. 

Thus, the great affliction, spoken of by Jesus in Matthew 24:21, is synonymous with THE TIME OF JACOB’S TROUBLE and can correctly be called THE GREAT TRIBULATION. 

Regardless of what one believes about the timing of the Resurrection/Harpazo, THE GREAT TRIBULATION / THE TIME OF JACOB'S TROUBLE, is a seven year time period [of which the last 3 1/2 years will be catastrophically worse] that immediately precedes the 2^nd Coming of our Lord.

Isaiah 61:1-9 Commentary

   The Godhead is portrayed in the first nine verses of Isaiah 61. Verse :8, declares that the person speaking in verses :1-:7 is YHWH / Jehovah. 

   In Luke 4:18-19, Jesus declared himself to be the person speaking in Isaiah 60:1-2.

   That makes Jesus Jehovah.

  In this passage, we see the language shifting from first person to third person [I, ME, HE], as YHWH alternately refers to Himself as the Holy Spirit of YHWH, the Ruwach, the Godhead--Elohiym/YHWH, and the Messiah [vs: 1-3], The WORD [John1:1]

       1: ^{:1-:9 YHWH [GODHEAD] IS SPEAKING} The Spirit of Adonai YHWH is upon ME because YHWH has anointed ME to preach good tidings to the meek HE has sent ME to bind up the brokenhearted to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison ^emancipation to them that are bound 2: To herald THE ACCEPTABLE YEAR OF YHWH ^{Luke 4:18-21, 2 Cor 6:1-2} (/) and the day of vengeance of Elohiym (/) ^{See footnote Luke 4:19} to comfort all that mourn 3: To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion to give unto them beauty for ashes the oil of joy for mourning the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness that they might be called trees of righteousness the planting of YHWH that he might be glorified 4: And they shall build the old wastes they shall raise up the former desolations and they shall repair the waste cities the desolations of many generations 5: And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers 6: But you shall be named the Priests of YHWH [you shall be] called the servants [of] Elohiym you shall eat the riches of the Gentiles and in their glory shall you boast yourselves 7: For your shame you shall have double and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion Therefore in their land ^{Promised Land} they shall possess the double Everlasting joy shall be unto them ^:3 8: For I YHWH love judgment I hate robbery for burnt offering And I will direct their work in truth and I will make an Everlasting Covenant with them 9: And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people All that see them shall acknowledge them that they are the seed which YHWH has blessed