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The Names of God are as serious as a heart attack. Therefore, I very strongly disagree with the characterization of the Names God has given Himself as "nicknames" though I would agree that they are terms of endearment, e.g. I AM, YHwH (He IS), Alpha, Omega, El Shaddai (God Almighty), Adonai (Master), Jesus, Christ, Messiah, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit.

And certainly there are Names yet to be given or revealed (or not.)

There has also been some theological speculation that the language mankind was speaking when building the Tower of Babel was a spiritual language, i.e. "speaking in tongues." The speculation goes that man was not ready to speak in such a powerful language, that the Holy Spirit had to indwell man before he would be ready.

Also, as I recall, some Jewish mystics believe the power of a certain language is so great that it must be kept secret and passed down to only a select few.

But whatever one might speculate about languages, spiritual languages, powers and such - it is very clear that God Himself wanted us mere mortals to know some of His Names.

Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. - Revelation 1:7-8

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. - Revelation 19:11-13

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. - Isaiah 9:6

[ And certainly there are Names yet to be given or revealed (or not.) ]

A wonderful screed on your(and most/many others) point of view... I liked it..
I realize it would hard for a human(any human) to conceive of zero language.. it was hard for me as well..
I had to warm up to it.. I’m such a hard head..

After(during) my vision I talked to the Holy Spirit about this..
About the “merging concept” and got images of people merging together as if in a “meeting”....
But a meeting with no language we all knew what each other was thinking...
Therefore no need to vocalize anything.. lies were not possible..

Not only knew what each was thinking but all with sound(harmonics) and light(in various patterns)...
It was(will be) a wonderous sound light and idea show..
With nuances of thought displayed in varying patterns of light and sound(sometimes)..

With individual and corporate experience of it..
I do like this conversation about language...
Don’t wish to bore you but you pushed one of my buttons..

Sooo then, I asked the Holy Spirit should go tell people about this.?.
The answer was, it makes no difference whether you do or don’t cause nobody will believe you anyway...
I so love direct answers.. I think I like this Holy Spirit guy..
Its true too, I’ve bored more than a few.. LoL...

signed: “waiting to be blessed with the merging gift”...
p.s. maranatha....

AH!! The Names of God! What a providential introduction to what I feel led to discuss: the attributes of God...

(I invite all of you to add to and expound upon this meagre list...)

In no particular order (and most certainly, not complete):

God is... pre-existing
God is... uncaused
God is... eternal (without begining or end)
God is... Alpha and Omega (He IS the beginning and the end)
God is... unbound by the "universal" time that began with His creation of this universe
God is... beyond the confines of this particular space-time that He created.
God is... omnipotent (all-powerful)
God is... omniscient (all-knowing)
God is... omnipresent "everywhere at once"
God is... Spirit
God is... Love
God is... unconstrained by whatever interpretation His creatures chose to apply to His Word.
God is... Creator -- of all that is -- "ex nihilo" -- "from nothing"...
God is... Maker (former, fabricator, shaper) of every object -- from the substance (material, mass, energy) he created.
God is... Designer of all that is -- and the "laws" by which it operates
God is... Author of His Word -- all of it
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God... IS... (His Name is "I AM")

And, finally,...
God is... NOT

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