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Names Were Potential #Shorts

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depends on all of his abilities and all of his names and therefore if he does not bring out his ability to fruition, he's lacking in shleimus. And this comes from the Zohar in the Raya Mehemna. Before God created the world, all the various names Hashem had, creator, compassionate, merciful, what do you mean creator? He didn't create. What do you mean merciful? To who? What do you mean compassionate? To who? So all of the names of Hashem before creation were potentials. Because if Hashem doesn't create the world, then in what way is he a Racham, a Dayan? How is Hashem a Racham, a Dayan, an Elokim, an Adon? It's all potential.