I

God has many names,

but these many names cannot fully articulate God’s disposition,

for God’s disposition is so rich

that it simply exceeds man’s capacity to know Him.

There’s no way for man, using mankind’s language,

to encapsulate God fully.

Mankind has but a limited vocabulary

with which to encapsulate all that they know of God’s disposition.

One particular word or name does not have the capacity

to represent God in His entirety,

so do you think His name can be fixed?

God is so great and so holy;

will you not permit Him to change His name in each new age?

Will you not permit Him to change His name in each new age?

II

In every age in which God personally does His own work,

He uses a name that befits the age to encapsulate the work He intends to do.

He uses this particular name,

one that possesses temporal significance,

to represent His disposition in that age.

This is God using the language of mankind to express His own disposition.

This is God using the language of mankind to express His own disposition.

The day will arrive

when God is not called Jehovah, Jesus, or Messiah—

He will simply be the Creator.

At that time,

all the names that He has taken on earth shall come to an end,

for His work on earth will have come to an end,

after which His names shall be no more.

III

When all things come under the dominion of the Creator,

what need has He of a highly appropriate yet incomplete name?

Are you still seeking after God’s name now?

Do you still dare to say that God is only called Jehovah?

Do you still dare to say that God can only be called Jesus?

Are you able to bear the sin of blasphemy against God?

You should know that God originally had no name.

He only took on one, or two, or many names

because He had work to do and had to manage mankind.

Whatever name He’s called by—

did He not freely choose it Himself?

Would He need you—a created being—to decide it?

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. The Vision of God’s Work (3)