<P> In the Hebrew Bible itself , the commandment is directed against abuse of the name of God , not against any use ; there are numerous examples in the Hebrew Bible and a few in the New Testament where God 's name is called upon in oaths to tell the truth or to support the truth of the statement being sworn to , and the books of Daniel and Revelation include instances where an angel sent by God invokes the name of God to support the truth of apocalyptic revelations . God himself is presented as swearing by his own name ( `` As surely as I live ... '' ) to guarantee the certainty of various events foretold through the prophets . </P>
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abuse of the name of God