Fighting Back!
A Handy Reference For King James Bible Believers
As Bible-believing
Christians, we believe that the words of the King James Authorized Version are
the pure and preserved words of God for the English speaking people. This
booklet has been written to help fellow Bible-believers defend themselves
against the fiery darts of the wicked Laodiceans and
Alexandrians who do not believe that any human being should have a printed
final authority to guide him through this wicked world of darkness and deceit.
I realize it is unusual
to see such a brief booklet addressing so many subjects, but it is my personal
belief that this is what many people need in these last days. The Bible
Believer's Helpful Little Handbook has been well accepted by Christians
because of it's variety,
it's brevity, and it's scriptural content. I've tried to stick to that same
basic principle in this booklet. Since this is mainly a reference guide, it
isn't necessary for you to read the entire booklet in order to appreciate many
of the truths it contains. Each small section contains valuable truths that the
active Bible-believer will find helpful time after time. However, if you'll
take the time to read the entire booklet, you will learn many things that will
increase your faith in God's preserved word. You will also become more equipped
to do battle with the Alexandrian apostates who work endlessly in their efforts
to replace your two-edged sword with a toothpick. These people take great
delight in ridiculing and intimidating people like you and I, and far too often
they win because we do not know the answers. With a good knowledge of the
information in the forthcoming pages, you CAN know the answers and you can win
a few battles of your own.
I urge you to become
familiar with this little booklet. Mark or highlight the special places that
will be most useful to you. Keep a copy close by and when the moment is right,
USE IT!
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace
of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them,
O LORD, thou shalt preserve
them from this generation for ever. (Psa. 12:6-7)
1. God promised to
preserve His words (Psa. 12:6-7; Mat. 24:35). There has to be a preserved copy
of God's pure words somewhere. If it isn't the KJV, then what is it?
2. It has no copyright.
The text of the KJV may be reproduced by anyone for there is no
copyright forbidding it's duplication. This is not
true with the modern perversions.
3. The KJV produces good
fruit (Mat. 7:17-20). No modern translation can compare to the KJV when it
comes to producing good fruit. For nearly four hundred years, God has
used the preaching and teaching of the KJV to bring hundreds of millions to Christ.
Laodicean Christians might favor the new versions,
but the Holy Spirit doesn't.
4. The KJV was
translated during the Philadelphia church period (Rev. 3:7-13). The modern
versions begin to appear rather late on the scene as the lukewarm Laodicean period gets underway (Rev. 3:14-22), but the KJV
was produced way back in 1611, just in time for the many great revivals
(1700-1900). The Philadelphia church was the only church that did not receive a
rebuke from the Lord Jesus Christ, and it was the only church that
"kept" God's word (Rev. 3:8).
5. The KJV translators
were honest in their work. When the translators had to add certain words,
largely due to idiom changes, they placed the added words in italics so we'd
know the difference. This is not the case with many new translations.
6. All new translations
compare themselves to the KJV. Isn't it strange that the new versions never
compare themselves to one another? For some strange reason they all line up
against one Book--the A.V. 1611. I wonder why? Try Matthew 12:26.
7. The KJV translators
believed they were handling the very words of God (I Ths.
2:13). Just read the King James Dedicatory and compare it to the prefaces in
the modern versions. Immediately, you will see a world of difference in the
approach and attitude of the translators. Which group would YOU pick for
translating a book?
8. The KJV is supported
by far more evidence. Of over 5,300 pieces of manuscript evidence, ninety-five
percent supports the King James Bible! The changes in the new versions are
based on the remaining five percent of manuscripts, most of which are from
Alexandria, Egypt. (There are only two lines of Bibles: the Devil's line
from Alexandria, and the Lord's line from Antioch. We'll deal with this
later.)
9. No one has ever
proven that the KJV is not God's word. The 1611 should be considered innocent
until proven guilty with a significant amount of genuine manuscript evidence.
10. The KJV exalts the
Lord Jesus Christ. The true scriptures should testify of Jesus Christ (John
5:39). There is no book on this planet which exalts Christ higher than the King
James Bible. In numerous places the new perversions attack the Deity of Christ,
the Blood Atonement, the Resurrection, salvation by grace through faith, and
the Second Coming. The true scriptures will TESTIFY of Jesus Christ, not
ATTACK Him!
1. Since you're smart
enough to find "mistakes" in the KJV, why don't you correct them all
and give us a perfect Bible?
2. Do you have a perfect
Bible?
3. Since you do believe
"the Bible" is our final authority in all matters of faith and practice,
could you please show us where Jesus, Peter, James, Paul, or John ever practiced
your terminology ("the Greek text says...the Hebrew text says....the
originals say...a better rendering would be....older manuscripts read...."
etc.)?
4. Since you do not
profess to have a perfect Bible, why do you refer to it as "God's
word"?
5. Remembering that the
Holy Spirit is the greatest Teacher (John 16:12-15; I John 2:27), who taught
you that the King James Bible was not infallible, the Holy Spirit or man?
6. Since you do believe
in the degeneration of man and in the degeneration of the world system in
general, why is it that you believe education has somehow "evolved"
and that men are more qualified to translate God's word today than in 1611?
7. There is one true
God, yet many false gods. There is one true Church, consisting of true
born-again believers in Christ, yet there are many false churches. So why do
you think it's so wrong to teach that there is one true Bible, yet many false
"bibles"?
8. Isn't it true that
you believe God inspired His holy words in the "originals," but has
since lost them, since no one has a perfect Bible today?
9. Isn't it true that
when you use the term "the Greek text" you are being deceitful and
lying, since there are MANY Greek TEXTS (plural), rather than just one?
10. Before the first new
perversion was published in 1881 (the RV), the King James Bible was published,
preached, and taught throughout the world. God blessed these efforts and
hundreds of millions were saved. Today, with the many new translations on the
market, very few are being saved. The great revivals are over. Who has gained
the most from the new versions, God or Satan?
The King James Bible is
supposedly written in an "old and archaic language" that people today
have trouble understanding, but please notice how so many of our modern sayings
come from between it's covers. Hundreds could be
presented, but we'll limit ourselves to seventy-five:
1. Genesis 4:2-5: can't
get blood from a turnip
2. Genesis 7: don't
miss the boat
3. Genesis 11:7-9:
babbling
4. Genesis 15:5: teller
5. Genesis 43:34:
mess (of food)
6. Exodus 19:16-18:
holy smoke
7. Exodus 28:42:
britches
8. Exodus 32:8: holy
cow
9. Leviticus 2:14:
roast ears
10. Leviticus 13:10: the
quick (raw flesh)
11. Leviticus 14:5-6:
running water
12. Leviticus 16:8: scapegoat
13. Leviticus 25:10:
Liberty Bell
14. Numbers 21:5: light
bread
15. Numbers 35:2-5: suburb
16. Deuteronomy 2:14: wasted
him
17. Deuteronomy 24:5: cheer
up
18. Deuteronomy 32:10: apple
of his eye
19. Judges 5:20: star
wars
20. Judges 7:5-12: under
dog
21. Judges 8:16: teach
a lesson
22. Judges 17:10:
calling a priest father
23. I Samuel 14:12: I'll
show you a thing or two
24. I Samuel 20:40:
artillery
25. I Samuel 25:37: petrified
26. II Samuel 19:18: ferry
boat
27. I Kings 3:7: don't
know if he's coming or going
28. I Kings 14:3: cracklins
29. I Kings 14:6:
that's heavy
30. I Kings 21:19-23: she's
gone to the dogs
31. II Chronicles 9:6: you
haven't heard half of it
32. II Chronicles 30:6: postman
33. Nehemiah 13:11: set
them in their place
34. Esther 7:9: he
hung himself
35. Job 11:16: It's water under the bridge
36. Job 20:6: he has
his head in the clouds
37. Psalm 4:8: lay me
down to sleep
38. Psalm 19:3-4: he
gave me a line
39. Psalm 37:13: his
day is coming
40. Psalm 58:8: pass
away (dying)
41. Psalm 64:3-4: shoot
off your mouth
42. Psalm 78:25: angel's
food cake
43. Psalm 141:10: give
him enough rope and he'll hang himself
44. Proverbs 7:22: dumb
as an ox
45. Proverbs 13:24: spare
the rod, spoil the child
46. Proverbs 18:6: he
is asking for it
47. Proverbs 24:16:
can't keep a good man down
48. Proverbs 25:14: full
of hot air
49. Proverbs 30:30: king
of beasts
50. Ecclesiastes 10:19: money
talks
51. Ecclesiastes 10:20: a
little bird told me
52. Song Solomon 2:5: lovesick
53. Isaiah 52:8: see
eye to eye
54. Jeremiah 23:25: I
have a dream (MLK, Jr)
55. Ezekiel 26:9: engines
56. Ezekiel 38:9: desert
storm or storm troopers
57. Daniel 3:21: hose
(leg wear)
58. Daniel 8:25: foreign
policy
59. Daniel 11:38: the
force be with you (star wars)
60. Hosea 7:8:
half-baked
61. Jonah 4:10-11: can't
tell left from right
62. Zephaniah 3:8-9: United
Nations Assembly
63. Matthew 25:1-10: burning
the midnight oil
64. Matthew 25:33: right
or left side of an issue
65. Matthew 27:46: for
crying out loud
66. Mark 5:13: hog
wild
67. Luke 11:46: won't
lift a finger to help
68. Luke 15:17: he
came to himself
69. Romans 2:23: breaking
the law
70. Philippians 3:2: beware
of dog
71. Colossians 2:14: they
nailed him
72. I John 5:11-13:
get a life
73. Revelation 6:8: hell
on earth
74. Revelation 16:13: a
frog in my throat
75. Revelation 20:15: go
jump in the lake
If you've checked these
references, then you can easily see how our all-wise God has played a beautiful
joke on the modern revisionists. People who do not even believe the KJV
quote it every day! Furthermore, if you'll grab yourself a NIV, a NCV, a
TEV, or anything else, you'll find that many of these modern sayings have been
destroyed by the "better language" of the Laodiceans.
For example, I always
thought that when I was a young boy my father and I crossed the Mississippi on
a ferry boat (II Sam. 19:18), but I guess we must have crossed
at the ford instead (NIV). Then there were times when I got out of line and
dad would really set me in my place (Neh. 13:11). Too bad he didn't have
a NIV, for he could have stationed me at my post. I guess there was
nothing dad loved more than going out early on Saturday mornings and catching a
mess of fish (Gen. 43:34). It's a good thing we didn't have a NKJV in those
days, for he would have only caught a serving. We usually had
hushpuppies with that fish dinner, but sometimes we just had light bread
(Num. 21:5). That is, until the neighbors came over with their New American
Bible. Then we had wretched food. Then dad would always say, "Cheer
up, son, it'll be better next time!" (Deu.
24:5) Too bad he didn't have a NKJV, for I'm sure he would have said,
"Come on, boy, bring happiness to yourself!"
So you get the point: the
new versions don't stand a chance when competing with the KJV to use the most
"modern" speech! Go ahead, have yourself some fun. Learn to
appreciate God's sense of humor! Grab a new translation and see first hand how the modern versions are still stuck in the
Dark Ages when it comes to keeping up with modern speech.
If we are to believe
what we hear from the critics, then we must accept the notion that the
italicized words in the King James Bible do not belong. We are told that the
words were added by the translators and are not the words of God. If this is
true, then please explain why Luke, Paul, John, Peter, and even the Lord Jesus
QUOTE them! The column on the right shows how New Testament writers and
speakers QUOTE the King James italics of the Old Testament:
|
OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE |
NEW TESTAMENT QUOTE |
|
I have set the LORD
always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be
moved. (Psa. 16:8) |
For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before
my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: (Acts 2:25) |
|
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth
out the corn. (Deu. 25:4) |
For it is written in
the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth
of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take
care for oxen? (I Cor. 9:9. Also see I Tim. 5:18) |
|
And he humbled thee,
and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might
make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man
live. (Deu. 8:3) |
But he answered and
said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word
that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. (Mat. 4:4)
|
|
I have said, Ye are
gods; and all of you are children of the most High. (Psa. 82:6) |
Jesus answered them,
Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? (John 10:34) |
|
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a
foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation:
he that believeth shall not make haste. (Isa. 28:16) |
Wherefore also it is
contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a
chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that
believeth on him shall not be confounded. (I Pet. 2:6) |
Did you notice that the
New Testament writers QUOTE the words in italics? This means they WERE actually
in the originals! When Jesus said, "It is written..." (Mat. 4:4), he
was saying that the word "word" was also written--even if the King
James translators didn't have it in the Hebrew Old Testament! Like it or
not, the Holy Spirit led them to use the word anyhow! If He didn't, then
why did Jesus quote it?
Also, we have the case
of WHO killed Goliath? II Samuel 21:19 in the KJV says: "And there
was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew
the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff
of whose spear was like a weaver's beam." The words "the
brother of" are in italics. If these words were omitted, then the
Bible would say that Elhanan slew Goliath, instead of his brother, which would
contradict the fact that David killed Goliath. (In fact, this is exactly how
the New World Translation reads!) If you'll check I Chronicles 20:5, you'll see
that the italics of II Samuel 21:19 are well justified. Moral: The English
sheds light on the English--WITHOUT "the Greek."
We hear much talk these
days about "older" and "more authoritative" manuscripts,
but we aren't hearing much about the origin of these manuscripts. It is
a well established fact that there are only two lines of Bibles: one coming
from Antioch, Syria (known as the Syrian or Byzantine type text), and one
coming from Alexandria, Egypt (known as the Egyptian or Hesycnian
type text). The Syrian text from Antioch is the Majority text from which our
King James 1611 comes, and the Egyptian text is the minority text from which
the new perversions come. (Never mind Rome and her Western text, for she
got her manuscripts from Alexandria.)
The manuscripts from
Antioch were mostly copied by Bible-believing Christians for the purpose of
winning souls and spreading the word of God. The manuscripts from Alexandria
were produced by infidels such as Origen Adamantius
and Clement of Alexandria. These manuscripts are corrupted with Greek
philosophy (Col. 2:8), and allegorical foolishness (not believing God's word
literally). The strange thing is that most Christians aren't paying any
attention to what God's word says about these two places! Notice how the
Holy Spirit casts Egypt and Alexandria in a NEGATIVE light, while His comments
on Antioch tend to be very positive:
Egypt and Alexandria
1. Egypt is first
mentioned in connection with Abraham not trusting Egyptians around his wife
(Gen. 12:10-13).
2. One of the greatest
types of Christ in the Bible was sold into Egypt as a slave (Gen. 37:36).>
3. Joseph did not want
his bones left in Egypt (Gen. 50:25).
4. God killed all the
firstborn of Egypt (Exo. 12:12).
5. God calls Egypt
"the house of bondage" (Exo. 20:4).
6. God calls Egypt an
"iron furnace" (Deu. 4:20).
7. The Kings of Israel
were even forbidden to get horses from Egypt (Deu.
17:16), so why should we look there for a Bible?
8. The Jews were
forbidden to go to Egypt for help (Jer. 42:13-19).
9. God plans to punish
Egypt (Jer. 46:25).
10. God calls His Son
out of Egypt (Hos. 11:1; Mat. 2:15).
11. Egypt is placed in
the same category as Sodom (Rev. 11:8).
12. The first time
Alexandria is mentioned in the Bible, it is associated with unbelievers,
persecution, and the eventual death of Stephen (Acts 6:9; 7:54-60).
13. The next mention of
Alexandria involves a lost preacher who has to be set straight on his doctrine
(Acts 18:24-26).
14. The last two times we
read about Alexandria is in Acts 27:6 and Acts 28:11. Here we learn that Paul
was carried to his eventual death in Rome by two ships from Alexandria
.
Alexandria was the
second largest city of the Roman Empire, with Rome being the first. It was
founded in 332 B.C. by Alexander the Great (a type of the Antichrist in Daniel
8). Located at the Nile Delta, Alexandria was the home of the Pharos
Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient world. Also, during the
second and third centuries B.C., it was the home of a massive library
containing between 500,000 and 700,000 volumes. It was also the home of a
catechetical school once headmastered by the great
apostate Adamantius Origen (185-254 A.D.).
QUESTION: In light of
what God's word says about higher knowledge and philosophy (I Cor. 1:22; Rom.
1:22; Gen. 3:5; Col. 2:8; I Cor. 8:1), why would any serious Christian expect
to find the true word of God in Alexandrian manuscripts?
Antioch
1. Upon it's first mention, we find that
Antioch is the home of a Spirit-filled deacon (Acts 6:3-5). Do you suppose
it is a mere accident that the Holy Spirit first mentions Antioch in the same
chapter where He first mentions Alexandria?
2. In Acts 11:19,
Antioch is a shelter for persecuted saints.
3. The first major
movement of the Holy Ghost among the Gentiles occurs in Antioch (Acts
11:20-21).
4. Paul and Barnabas
taught the Bible in Antioch for a whole year (Acts 11:26).
5. The disciples were
first called "Christians" at Antioch (Acts 11:26).
6. The church at Antioch
sends relief to the poor saints at Jerusalem (Acts 11:27-30).
7. The first missionary
journey is sent out from Antioch (Acts 13:1-3).
8. Antioch remains the
home base or headquarters of the early church (Acts 14:19-26; 15:35).
9. The final decision of
the Jerusalem council was first sent to Antioch (Acts 15:19-23, 30), because
Antioch was the home base.
10. Antioch was the
location of Paul setting Peter straight on his doctrine (Gal. 2:11).
Founded in 300 B.C. by Seleucus Nicator, Antioch was the
third largest city of the Roman Empire. Located in Syria, about twenty miles
inland from the Mediterranean on the Orontes River, Antioch had it's on sea port and more than it's
share of travelers and tradesmen. In His infinite wisdom, God picked the ideal
location for a "home base". Antioch was far enough away from the
culture and traditions of the Jews (Jerusalem and Judaea) and the Gentiles
(Rome, Greece, Alexandria, etc) that new Christians could grow in the Lord.
Meanwhile, it's geographical location was ideal for
taking God's word into all the world.
So, friend, you have a
choice. You can get your Bible from Alexandria, or you can get it from Antioch.
If you have a KJV, then your Bible is based on manuscripts from Antioch. If you
have a new version, then you are one of many unfortunate victims of Satan's
salesmen from Alexandria, Egypt.
When someone
"corrects" the King James Bible with "more authoritative manuscripts"
or "older manuscripts," or "the best authorities," they're
usually making some reference to Sinaiticus or Vaticanus. These are two very corrupt fourth century
uncials that are practically worshipped by modern scholars. These are the
primary manuscripts that Westcott and Hort relied so
heavily on when constructing their Greek text (1851-1871) on which the new
versions are based.
Vaticanus
(B) is the most worshipped. This manuscript was officially catalogued in the
Vatican library in 1475, and is still property of the Vatican today. Siniaticus (Aleph) was discovered in a trash can at St.
Catherine's Monastery on Mt. Sinai by Count Tischendorf,
a German scholar, in the year 1844. Both B and Aleph are Roman Catholic
manuscripts. Remember that! You might also familiarize yourself with the
following facts:
1. Both manuscripts
contain the Apocrypha as part of the Old Testament.
2. Tischendorf,
who had seen both manuscripts, believed they were written by the same man,
possibly Eusebius of Caesarea (260-340 A.D.).
3. Vaticanus
was available to the King James translators, but God gave them sense enough to
ignore it.
4. Vaticanus
omits Geneses 1:1-46:28, Psalm 106-138, Matthew 16:2-3, Rom. 16:24, I Timothy
through Titus, the entire book of Revelation, and it conveniently ends the book
of Hebrews at Hebrews 9:14. If you're familiar with Hebrews 10, you know
why.
5. While adding The Epistle of Barnabas
and The Shepherd of Hermas to the New
Testament, Siniaticus omits John 5:4, 8:1-11, Matthew
16:2-3, Romans 16:24, Mark 16:9-20, Acts 8:37, and I John 5:7 (just to name a
few).
6. It is believed that Siniaticus has been altered by as many as ten different
men. Consequently, it is a very sloppy piece of work (which is probably the
reason for it being in a trash can). Many transcript errors, such as missing
words and repeated sentences are found throughout it.
7. The Dutch scholar,
Erasmus (1469-1536), who produced the world's first printed Greek New
Testament, rejected the readings of Vaticanus and Siniaticus.
8. Vaticanus
and Siniaticus not only disagree with the Majority
Text from which the KJV came, they also differ from each other. In the four
Gospels alone, they differ over 3,000 times!
9. When someone says
that B and Aleph are the oldest available manuscripts, they are lying. There
are many Syriac and Latin translations from as far
back as the SECOND CENTURY that agree with the King James readings. For
instance, the Pashitta (145 A.D.), and the Old Syriac (400 A.D.) both contain strong support for the King
James readings. There are about fifty extant copies of the Old Latin from about
157 A.D., which is over two hundred years before Jerome was conveniently chosen
by Rome to "revise" it. Then Ulfilas
produced a Gothic version for Europe in A.D. 330. The Armenian Bible, which
agrees with the King James, has over 1,200 extant copies and was translated by Mesrob around the year 400. Sinaiticus
and Vaticanus are clearly NOT the oldest and best
manuscripts.
Brooke Foss Westcott
(1825-1901) and Fenton John Anthony Hort (1828-1892)
were the two English "scholars" who produced the corrupt Greek text
of the modern versions. Their dominating influence on the revision committee of
1871-1881 accounts for most of the corruption that we have today in modern
translations. The Bible believer should keep several points in mind when
discussing these two men. The following information is well documented in Final
Authority, by William Grady, and in Riplinger's New
Age Bible Versions:
1. Together, the Life
and Letters of Brooke Foss Westcott and the Life and Letters of Fenton
John Anthony Hort run over 1,800 pages. A
personal salvation testimony is not given once for either
man, and the name "Jesus" is found only nine times!
2. Westcott was a firm
believer in Mary worship, and Hort claimed that Mary
worship had a lot in common with Jesus worship.
3. Hort
believed in keeping Roman Catholic sacraments.
4. Hort
believed in baptismal regeneration as taught in the Catholic church.
5. Hort
rejected the infallibility of Scripture.
6. Hort
took great interest in the works of Charles Darwin, while both he and Westcott
rejected the literal account of Creation.
7. Westcott did not
believe in the Second Coming of Christ, the Millennium, or a literal Heaven.
8. Both men rejected the
doctrine of a literal Hell, and they supported prayers for the dead in
purgatory.
9. Hort
refused to believe in the Trinity.
10. Hort
refused to believe in angels.
11. Westcott confessed
that he was a communist by nature.
12. Hort
confessed that he hated democracy in all it's
forms.
13. Westcott also did
his share of beer drinking. In fact, only twelve years after the Revised
Version was published, Westcott was a spokesman for a brewery.
14. While working on
their Greek text (1851-1871), and while working on the Revision Committee for
the Revised Version (1871-1881), Westcott and Hort
were also keeping company with "seducing spirits and doctrines of
devils" (I Tim. 4:1). Both men took great interest in occult practices
and clubs. They started the Hermes Club in 1845, the Ghostly
Guild in 1851, and Hort joined a secret club
called The Apostles in the same year. They also started the Eranus Club in 1872. These were spiritualists
groups which believed in such unscriptural practices as communicating with
the dead (necromancy).
15. The Westcott and Hort Greek text was SECRETLY given to the Revision
Committee.
16. The members of the
Revision Committee of 1881 were sworn to a pledge of secrecy in regard to the new Greek text being used, and they met in silence for ten
years.
17. The corrupt Greek
text of Westcott and Hort was not released to the
public until just five days before the debut of the Revised Version. This
prevented Bible-believing scholars like Dean Burgon
from reviewing it and exposing it for the piece of trash that it was.
QUESTION: Does this
sound like an HONEST work of God or a DISHONEST work of the Devil?
Unlike Westcott, Hort, and the R.V. Committee, King James went through great
efforts to guard the 1611 translation from errors. Please note the following:
1. In 1604, King James
announced that fifty-four Hebrew and Greek scholars had been appointed to translate
a new Bible for English speaking people. The number was reduced to forty-seven
by the time the work formally began in 1607.
2. Rather than working
together all at one location, these men were divided into six separate groups,
which worked at three separate locations. There were two at Westminster, two at
Oxford, and two at Cambridge.
3. Each group was given
a selected portion of Scripture to translate.
4. Each scholar made his
own translation of a book, and then passed it on to be reviewed by each member
of his group.
5. The whole group then
went over the book together.
6. Once a group had
completed a book of the Bible, they sent it to be reviewed by the other five
groups.
7. All objectionable and
questionable translating was marked and noted, and then it was returned to the
original group for consideration.
8. A special committee
was formed by selecting one leader from each group. This committee worked out
all of the remaining differences and presented a finished copy for the printers
in 1611.
9. This means that the
King James Bible had to pass at least FOURTEEN examinations before going
to press.
10. Throughout this
entire process, any learned individuals of the land could be called upon for
their judgment, and the churches were kept informed of the progress.
QUESTION: Does THIS
sound like an HONEST work of God or a DISHONEST work of the Devil?
In this section, we have
reprinted our Let's Compare Bibles tract. Here you will see several good
examples of how modern Bible versions are attacking God's word. We have
selected eight modern translations for evaluation. The translations evaluated
are as follows:
NIV....... New
International Version
NASB... New American
Standard Bible
NRSV... New Revised
Standard Version
REB...... Revised
English Bible
LB......... Living Bible
NWT..... New World
Translation
NAB
..... New American Bible
NKJV.... New King James
Version
Although we have limited
this study to eight new translations, you will find many of these attacks
manifested in ANY new translation. You will find that some of the most
important doctrines of the Bible are being attacked in the new versions.
Whether you have a Living Bible, a New Century Version, a Revised Standard
Version, or any of the other perversions of Scripture, you are going to see the
Devil hard at work on the revision committees of the new translations. The King
James reading will appear first, followed by a brief comment, and then the
perverted readings of the modern perversions.
Psalm 12:6-7
The words of the LORD
are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven
times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them
from this generation for ever.
The above promise from
the King James Bible tells us that God intends to preserve His WORDS
forever. Notice how the new versions destroy this promise by making you think
the context is God's PEOPLE rather than His WORDS:
NIV....... you will keep
us safe
NASB... Thou wilt
preserve him
NRSV... You, O Lord,
will protect us
REB...... you are our
protector
LB......... you will forever preserve your own
NAB...... You, O Lord,
will keep us
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord
himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear
a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Notice how some new
versions attack the Virgin Birth of Christ by robbing Mary of her virginity. As
anyone well knows, a young woman or a maiden is NOT necessarily a
virgin:
NRSV... young woman
REB...... young woman
NWT..... maiden
Luke 2:33
And Joseph and
his mother marvelled at those things which were
spoken of him.
Here the new versions
attack the Virgin Birth by telling us that Joseph was Christ's father:
NIV....... The child's
father
NASB... His father
NRSV... the child's
father
REB...... The child's
father
NWT..... its father
NAB...... the child's
father
I Timothy 3:16
And without controversy
great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified
in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the
world, received up into glory.
Notice how the King
James is very clear in telling us WHO was manifest in the flesh: GOD was
manifest in the flesh. Now watch the new perversions throw God clear
out of the verse:
NIV....... He appeared
in a body
NASB... He who was
revealed in the flesh
NRSV... He was revealed
in flesh
REB...... He was
manifested in the flesh
LB......... who came to earth as a man
NWT..... He was made
manifest in the flesh
NAB...... He was
manifested in the flesh
Micah 5:2
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of
Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in
Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
This is a prophecy of
the Lord Jesus Christ, and the verse tells us that He had no beginning. As the
Second Member of the Trinity, He is ETERNAL, or from everlasting, but not in
most modern translations:
NIV....... from ancient
times
NRSV... from ancient
days
REB..... in ancient times
NWT.... from the days of
time indefinite
NAB..... from ancient times (vs. 1)
Isaiah 14:12
How art thou fallen from
heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art
thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Revelation 22:16 tells
us that Jesus Christ is the "Morning Star". The King James
Bible never gives this title to anyone else. However, in some new versions,
Jesus Christ and Satan are the same, because some versions have taken the
liberty to call Satan the "morning star" in Isaiah 14:12.
Although some versions do not go so far as to call Satan the "morning
star," they still throw out the name "Lucifer".
NIV....... morning star
NASB... star of the
morning
NRSV... Day Star
REB...... Bright morning
star
NWT..... you shining one
NAB...... morning star
Daniel 3:25
He answered and said,
Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no
hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
This is an excellent Old
Testament verse which shows that Jesus Christ existed long before He was born
in Bethlehem. Naturally, the new versions will pervert it with pagan
foolishness:
NIV....... a son of the
gods
NASB... a son of the
gods
NRSV... a god
REB..... a god
LB........ a god
NWT.... a son of the
gods
NAB..... a son of God (vs. 92)
Colossians 1:14
In whom we have
redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Satan hates the Atoning
Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, so we shouldn't be surprised to find the blood
missing in modern translations:
NIV....... redemption,
the forgiveness of sins
NASB... redemption, the
forgiveness of sins
NRSV... redemption, the
forgiveness of sins
REB..... our release is secured and our sins are forgiven
NWT.... we have our
release by ransom, the forgiveness of sins
NAB...... redemption,
the forgiveness of our sins
Romans 14:10-12
But why dost thou judge
thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall
all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every
knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So
then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
If you'll read the above
verses carefully, you will notice how it magnifies Jesus Christ. According to
verse 10, we will stand before the Judgment Seat of CHRIST, and verse 12
says that when we do we will give account to GOD. When we stand before Jesus
Christ we will be standing before God--an excellent text on the Deity of
Christ. Now watch as the new versions throw Jesus Christ clear out of the
passage by replacing the word "Christ" in verse 10 with
"God:"
NIV....... God's
judgment seat
NASB... Judgment seat of
God
NRSV... judgment seat of
God
REB...... God's tribunal
LB......... Judgment
Seat of God
NWT..... judgment seat of God
NAB...... judgment seat
of God
Acts 8:37
And Philip said, If thou
believest with all thine
heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
This verse is very
important because it places a definite condition upon water baptism: one
must first BELIEVE ON CHRIST. Many modern versions throw the entire verse
out of the Bible:
NIV....... entire verse
missing
NRSV... entire verse
missing
REB...... entire verse
missing
NWT..... entire verse missing
NAB...... omits entire
verse, but re-numbers the verses so you won't miss it
II Corinthians 2:17
For we are not as many,
which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in
the sight of God speak we in Christ.
You can imagine how this
verse must be a thorn in the flesh to the modern translators who are busy
CORRUPTING the word of God day and night. So, do they repent of their sins and
get right with God? Of course not:
NIV....... peddle
NASB... peddling
NRSV... peddlers
REB...... adulterating
the word of God for profit
LB......... hucksters
NWT..... peddlers
NAB...... trade on the
word of God
NKJV.... peddling
II Timothy 2:15
Studyto shew thyself approved
unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth.
This is the one command
in the New Testament to "study" and "rightly
divide" God's word, and the Devil does NOT
appreciate it:
NIV....... Do your
best...correctly handles
NASB... Be
diligent...handling accurately
NRSV... Do your best...rightly explaining
REB...... Try hard...keep strictly to the true gospel
LB......... Work hard...Know
what his word says and means
NWT..... Do your
utmost...handling the word of truth aright
NAB...... Try
hard...following a straight course inpreaching the
truth
NKJV.... Be
diligent...rightly dividing
I Timothy 6:20
O Timothy, keep that
which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and
oppositions of science falsely so called:
Many lies are being
propagated today in the name of "science" (evolution for example),
but I Timothy 6:20 has been warning us about it all along - except in the
new perversions:
NIV....... knowledge
NASB... knowledge
NRSV... knowledge
REB...... knowledge
LB......... knowledge
NWT..... knowledge
NAB...... knowledge
NKJV.... knowledge
We will now give some
special attention to one of the deadliest translations on the market--the New
King James Version, first published in 1979. It is a deadly version because
it's editors have succeeded in deceiving the body of Christ
on two main points: (1) That it's a King James Bible (which is a lie), and (2)
that it's based on the Textus Receptus
(which is only a partial truth). The following information should be helpful
when dealing with Christians who have been swindled by the Laodicean
lovers of filthy lucre:
1. The text of the NKJV
is copyrighted by Thomas Nelson Publishers, while there is no copyright today
on the text of the KJV. If your KJV has maps or notes, then it may have a
copyright, but the text itself does not.
2. There's nothing
"new" about the NKJV logo. It is a "666" symbol of the pagan
trinity which was used in the ancient Egyptian mysteries. It was also used by satanist Aleister Crowley around
the turn of this century. The symbol can be seen on the New King James Bible,
on certain rock albums (like Led Zepplin's), or you
can see it on the cover of such New Age books as The Aquarian Conspiracy.
(See Riplinger's tract on the NKJV.)
3. It is estimated that
the NKJV makes over 100,000 translation changes, which comes to over eighty
changes per page and about three changes per verse! A great number of these
changes bring the NKJV in line with the readings of such Alexandrian
perversions as the NIV and the RSV. Where changes are not made in the text,
subtle footnotes often give credence to the Westcott and Hort
Greek Text.
4. While passing off as
being true to the Textus Receptus,
the NKJV IGNORES the Receptus over 1,200 times.
5. In the NKJV, there
are 22 omissions of "hell", 23 omissions of "blood", 44 omissions
of "repent", 50 omissions of "heaven", 51 omissions of
"God", and 66 omissions of "Lord". The terms
"devils", "damnation", "JEHOVAH", and "new
testament" are completely omitted.
6. The NKJV demotes the
Lord Jesus Christ. In John 1:3, the KJV says that all things were made
"by" Jesus Christ, but in the NKJV, all things were just made
"through" Him. The word "Servant" replaces "Son"
in Acts 3:13 and 3:26. "Servant" replaces "child" in Acts
4:27 and 4:30. The word "Jesus" is omitted from Mark 2:15, Hebrews
4:8, and Acts 7:45.
7. The NKJV confuses
people about salvation. In Hebrews 10:14 it replaces "are sanctified"
with "are being sanctified", and it replaces "are saved"
with "are being saved" in I Corinthians 1:18 and II Corinthians 2:15.
The words "may believe" have been replaced with "may continue to
believe" in I John 5:13. The old straight and "narrow" way of
Matthew 7:14 has become the "difficult" way in the NKJV.
8. In II Corinthians
10:5 the KJV reads "casting down imaginations", but the NKJV reads
"casting down arguments". The word "thought", which occurs
later in the verse, matches "imaginations", not
"arguments". This change weakens the verse.
9. The KJV tells us to
reject a "heretick" after the second
admonition in Titus 3:10. The NKJV tells us to reject a "divisive
man". How nice! Now the Alexandrians and Ecumenicals
have justification for rejecting anyone they wish to label as "divisive
men".
10. According to the
NKJV, no one would stoop so low as to "corrupt" God's word. No, they
just "peddle" it (II Cor. 2:17). The reading matches the Alexandrian
versions.
11. Since the NKJV has
"changed the truth of God into a lie", it
has also changed Romans 1:25 to read "exchanged the truth of God for the
lie". This reading matches the readings of the new perversions, so how
say ye it's a King James Bible?
12. The NKJV gives us no
command to "study" God's word in II Timothy 2:15.
13. The word
"science" is replaced with "knowledge" in I Timothy 6:20,
although "science" has occurred in every edition of the KJV since
1611! How say ye it's a King James Bible?
14. The Jews
"require" a sign, according to I Corinthians 1:22 (and according to
Jesus Christ - John 4:48), but the NKJV says they only "request" a
sign. They didn't "request" one when signs first appeared in
Exodus 4, and there are numerous places throughout the Bible where God
gives Israel signs when they haven't requested anything (Exo.
4, Exo. 31:13, Num. 26:10, I Sam. 2:34, Isa. 7:10-14,
Luke 2:12, etc). They "require" a sign, because signs are a part of
their national heritage.
15. The King James
reading in II Corinthians 5:17 says that if any man is
in Christ he is a new "creature", which matches the words of Christ
in Mark 16:15. The cross reference is destroyed in the NKJV, which uses the
word "creation."
16. As a final note,
we'd like to point out how the NKJV is very inconsistent in it's attempt to update the language of the KJV. The
preface to the NKJV states that previous "revisions" of the KJV have
"sought to keep abreast of changes in English speech", and also that
they too are taking a "further step toward this objective". However,
when taking a closer look at the language of the NKJV, we find that oftentimes
they are stepping BACKWARDS! Please note a few examples of how well the NKJV
has "kept abreast of the changes in the English language":
|
SCRIPTURE |
KJV |
NKJV |
|
|
little rivers |
rivulets |
|
Psalms 43:1 |
Judge |
Vindicate |
|
Psalms 139:43 |
thoughts |
anxieties |
|
Isaiah 28:1 |
fat |
verdant |
|
Amos 5:21 |
smell |
savor |
|
Matthew 26:7 |
box |
flask |
|
Luke 8:31 |
the deep |
the abyss |
|
John 10:41 |
did |
performed |
|
Luke 19:11-27 |
pounds |
minas |
|
John 19:9 |
judgement hall |
Praetorium |
|
Acts 1:8 |
bowels |
entrails |
|
Acts 18:12 |
deputy |
proconsul |
|
Acts 21:38 |
uproar |
insurrection |
|
Acts 27:30 |
boat |
skiff |
|
Hebrews 12:8 |
bastard |
illegitimate |
|
The New Scofield Reference Bible |
Another counterfeit
"KJV" is the New Scofield Reference Bible
(NSRB). "King James Version" is clearly printed on the cover, but
since when has it been safe to judge a book by it's cover? Please note the following:
1. Dr. C.I. Scofield had been dead many years when the NSRB was
published in 1967. He would have never approved of having his name on a
"bible" that alters the text of the KJV. The 1909 and 1917 editions
of the Scofield Reference Bible do NOT change the
text. Therefore the NSRB of 1967 is NOT a Scofield
Bible and it is NOT a KJV.
2. Dr. Scofield would have never referred to baptism as a
"sacrament," but the NSRB takes the liberty to do so in an Acts 8
footnote.
3. The NSRB changes the
KJV with "better readings" in over 6,500 places.
4. In the introduction
to the NSRB, 1967 edition, E. Schuyler English tries to justify changing the
KJV text on the basis that Dr. Scofield saw
the need to update his reference Bible after only eight years. Yes, Dr. Scofield did update his Bible after only eight years, but
HE NEVER CHANGED THE TEXT!, and he never granted
anyone else permission to do so. Only the NOTES were revised! (The Judgment
Seat of Christ is going to be very interesting to say the least!)
5. In many places the
NSRB agrees with the readings of the new translations, rather than the KJV, so
it cannot possibly be a KJV. For example, "a son of the gods" appears
in Daniel 3:25, rather than "the Son of God" (KJV). In Genesis 1:28,
Adam is told to "fill" the earth, instead of "replenish"
it, which isn't the same at all. A great reference to television and magazines
is destroyed when the NSRB replaces "pictures" with "stone
idols" in Numbers 33:52. Then, of course, the NSRB lines up right behind
the ASV in places like I Timothy 6:20, Acts 4:27, and Romans 1:25.
6. Dr. William Grady
addresses the NSRB in his book, Final Authority. His research includes
the following on page 316: "A random survey of the NSRB margins in
Philippians alone revealed a total of 29 changes from the King James Bible. Of
these, twenty-one (72%) were traced to either the RSV or the NASV. The skeptic
can ckeck it out for himself: Philippians 1:7, 8, 23,
27; 2:1, 15, 25, 27, 28; 3:1, 8, 17, 19, 20, 21; 4:3, 6, 14, 15, 21, and
22." The "New Scofield Reference
Bible" in the "King James Version" is NOT new,
is NOT a Scofield Bible, and it is certainly
NOT a King James Version.
If someone decides to
produce a "new Bible version", then they must also convince
Christians that there is a NEED and a justifiable CAUSE for the new version.
One of the deceitful excuses being used today for producing new versions is
that the King James Bible has been revised several times since 1611, and
that a new revision is needed once again. While spreading this piece of
deceitful misinformation, the KJV critics hold their breath, hoping that no one
will be intelligent enough to ask for specific details about these
"revisions". The many revisions that have occurred since 1881 bear NO
RESEMBLANCE to the various EDITIONS of the KJV prior to 1881. The modern revisors are just trying to justify their sins!
There were only FOUR
actual EDITIONS of the King James Bible produced after 1611: 1629, 1638,
1762, and 1769. These were not translations (like the new versions SINCE
1881), and they really weren't even "revisions".
The 1629 edition was
simply an effort to correct printing errors, and two of the original
King James translators assisted in the work.
The 1638 edition of the
KJV also dealt with printing errors, especially words and clauses overlooked by
the printers. About 72% of the textual corrections in the KJV were done by
1638, only 27 years after the first printing.
Please bear in mind the
fact that printing was a very laborious task prior to 1800. Publishing a
flawless work was almost impossible. Even today, with computers and advanced
word processors, printing errors are still frequently made. Imagine what it was
like in the 1600's!
Then, in 1762 and 1769,
two final editions of the KJV were published. Both of these involved spelling
changes, which became necessary as the English language became more
stabilized and spelling rules were established.
There were no new translations,
and there were really no new revisions published in 1629, 1638, 1762, or
1769. These were simply EDITIONS of the 1611 KJV, which corrected printing
errors and spelling. Those who try to equate these editions with the modern
translations are just being deceitful or stupid--or both. The many other
so-called "revisions" of the KJV that occurred in 1613, 1616, 1617,
and 1743 are nothing more than running changes and touch-up work at the
printers. The REAL revisions and translations do not start appearing until 1881
(RV) and 1901 (ASV). So if some punk walks up with a smirky
grin on his face and asks you, "So which King James Bible do you have, the
1611, the 1629, the 1638, the 1762, or the 1769?", you can simply state
that you have a 1769 edition of the King James 1611 Authorized Version.
Another favorite lie of
the critics is that the original KJV of 1611 included the Apocrypha, which no
true Christian today accepts as Scripture. The Apocrypha is a collection of
several pagan writings which the Catholic church
accepts as inspired Scripture. In fact, the Council of Trent (1546) pronounced
a CURSE upon anyone who denied that these books were inspired. The King James
translators did NOT consider the books to be inspired
Scripture, nor did they include them in the canon as such. They merely placed
the Apocryphal books BETWEEN the Old and New testament
as a historical document, not as Scripture. Their reasons for not accepting the
Apocrypha as Scripture are listed on page 185-186 of the book Translators
Revived, by Alexander McClure. The seven reasons are basically as follows:
1. Not one of them is in
the Hebrew language like the rest of the Old Testament books.
2. Not one of the
writers lays any claim to inspiration.
3. These books were
never acknowledged as sacred Scriptures by the Jewish church, and therefore
were never sanctioned by our Lord.
4. They were not allowed
a place among the sacred books, during the first four centuries of the
Christian church.
5. They contain fabulous
statements, and statements which contradict not only the canonical Scriptures,
but themselves. For example, in the Books of Maccabees
alone, Antiochus Epiphanes dies three times in three
places!
6. It inculcates
doctrines at variance with the Bible, such as prayers for the dead and sinless
perfection.
7. It teaches immoral
practices, such as lying, suicide, assassination and magical incantation.
Critics of the KJV have
a nasty habit of pointing out what they believe to be errors, contradictions,
and mistranslations in the Authorized Version. The sad fact is that they
usually point these things out to young men and women in Christian colleges who
do not know any better. Many young Christians, including young preachers, are
having their faith in God's word destroyed by the very people they look to for
spiritual guidance!
These so-called
"errors" that are presented by such infidels have been explained and
written about so many times that it's a shame to even have to mention it again.
There isn't enough space in a booklet of this size to embark upon a lengthy rebuttle of such claims. Besides, it has already been done
quite well by others. Nevertheless, for the sake of showing the reader the
nature of the so-called "errors" in the AV, we will take the time to
briefly deal with just a few:
1. According to the
critics, the word "Easter" in Acts 12:4 is a mistranslation, because
the Greek word is"pascha," and it is
translated "passover" twenty-eight times in
the New Testament, and it should be translated likewise in Acts 12:4.
This is what happens
when a man is so hung up on "the Greek" that he can't read plain
English. It should NOT be translated "passover"
because the Passover had already passed. The "days of unleavened
bread" had already begun (vs. 3), which means the Passover was over
(Num. 28:16-18; Exo. 12:13-18). The Passover was
always the fourteenth day of the first month, while the days of unleavened
bread ran from the fifteenth through the twenty-first. Herod could not have
been waiting for the Passover. Besides, why would a Gentile king like Herod be
concerned about a Jewish feast day? "Easter" is from the pagan
"Ishtar", the goddess that the pagans worshipped--Rome included.
Herod wanted to wait until his pagan holiday was over before bringing Peter out
to the people.
2. I John 5:7 is also the subject of much debate. It is argued that the
verse lacks manuscript evidence and does not belong in the Bible. Being one of
the greatest verses in the Bible on the Trinity, we should be suspicious of any
oppositions to it.
The verse should NOT be
omitted from the Bible. It is found in Greek manuscript 61, which probably
forced Erasmus to include it in his third edition Greek text of 1522.
I John 5:7 is also found in Codex Ravianus,
and in the margins of 88 and 629. It is also found in Old Latin manuscripts r
and Speculum. It was quoted by Cyprian around A.D. 250, and two Spanish
Bishops quoted it in the fourth century (Priscillkian
and Idacius Clarus).
Several African writers quote it in the fifth century, and Cassiodorus quotes
it in the sixth century in Italy.
The fact that Siniaticus and Vaticanus do not
include the verse means nothing to a true Bible believer. After all, Vaticanus omits the entire book of Revelation, while
keeping the Apocrypha!
3. Many argue that the
KJV is in error with it's
use of the word "devils" instead of "demons". Again, this
is due to an over emphasis on "the Greek" as well as a lack of faith
in God's ability to preserve His words in English. While protesting that "daimon" should be translated "demon", many
have overlooked a great truth which the Holy Spirit has preserved in the King's
English. There is one true "Son of God", but many "sons of
God". There is one true "Church", the Bride of Christ, but many
local "churches". Likewise, there is one "Devil", but many
"devils" under his control.
The word "demon"
itself does not necessarily imply an evil spirit. Even Webster's 1828
dictionary states that "the ancients believed that there were good and
evil demons...", and New Agers of today believe
likewise. Therefore, God led the KJV translators to translate
"devils" instead of "demons" because every "daimon" in the Bible IS an evil spirit. The word
"devil" makes that clear. Every "devil" in the Bible is
under the authority of their father "the Devil".
4. Then we have
"contradictions" like Exodus 24:10 and John 1:18. Exodus says the
Israelites SAW God, while Jesus said in John that "no man hath seen God at
any time". Contradiction, right? No, it's only a
matter of rightly dividing the word of truth (which you may not be practicing
if II Tim. 2:15 has been altered in your "bible"). God is a Trinity,
just like you and I. We're a body, a soul, and a spirit (I Ths.
5:23). The Israelites saw a physical manifestation of God, but not the
SOUL of God, just as no one has ever seen your soul.
5. Numbers 25:9 says that
24,000 people died in a plague, but I Corinthians 10:8 says
that only 23,000 died. Read I Corinthians 10:8 again
and notice that 23,000 fell "in one day". The 24,000 died altogether
in a few days.
You see, these are the
kind of "errors" in the King James Bible. These are the reasons given
for you to throw away your Bible and buy a new one. Don't fall for it. I have
learned to always give God the benefit of a doubt, and to count the critics
guilty until proven innocent. So far I've been right. Anytime I see an
"error" in the KJV I just assume that I'm not learned enough in the
Scriptures to explain it, but that it is NOT an error. I just pray about it and
trust God. I NEVER correct the Book that God has honored for so long. Thank
God, I'm not that stupid.
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Fifty Stumbling Stones of the Laodicean Translations |
In this final section,
I'd like to point out one of the best things about the new versions. What might
that be? It is the fact that we know where they're going to alter God's word
before they do it! We know how to "check'em
out" without having to waste our God-given time reading the whole
translation. The following list includes fifty "check points" which
anyone can use to expose a new translation. No translation will be guilty on
all fifty counts, but any translation since 1881 will alter God's word enough
to prove that the revisionists do not have God's best interest in heart. For
emphasis, I'll present these items from Satan's standpoint, briefly
illustrating his purpose for many of the changes:
1. Genesis 1:29. Omit
the word "meat" since there is no real flesh in the verse, only plant
life. This will destroy the cross reference to the "meat offering" of
Leviticus 2, which is really a GRAIN offering with no flesh. The Bible has it's own built in dictionary, but
let's not allow people to know it.
2. Genesis 3:5. Alter
the word "gods" and the cross references to Psalm 82, I Corinthians
8:5, and II Corinthians 4:4 will be destroyed.
3. Genesis 22:1. The
word "tempt" in the verse should be replaced with "try".
Here's another case of the "built-in dictionary". James 1:2-3
explains the kind of tempting that this was, but let's hide it from as many
Christians as possible.
4. Numbers 33:52.
Someone might use the word "pictures" as a reference to television.
Throw it out!
5. Isaiah 7:14. Attack
the virgin birth by omitting the word "virgin". After all, the Hebrew
word "almah" can mean a virgin, a
damsel, or just a young woman. Laodicean
Christians are too lazy to check Matthew 1:23 to see how Matthew translated it.
6. Daniel 3:25. There's
Jesus Christ in the Old Testament! Can't have that! Someone might get the
idea that He's eternal. Change "the Son of God" to "a son of
the gods."
7. Micah 5:2. Another chance to attack the eternal existence of Christ.
Throw out "everlasting".
8. Zechariah 9:9. We're
not interested in anyone being SAVED, so omit the words "having
salvation".
9. Matthew 1:25. Omit
"firstborn" because it shows the reader that Mary had other children
after Jesus and did NOT remain a perpetual virgin. They'll never think to check
Psalm 69:8, Galatians 1:19, or John 7:5.
10. Matthew 5:22. Let's
create a contradiction by omitting the words "without a cause". This
will make Jesus contradict Paul in Ephesians 4:26.
11. Matthew 6:13. Omit
the "kingdom", the "power", and the "glory".
12. Matthew 27:54.
Change "the Son of God" to "a son of God".
13. Mark 1:1. This is
the only Gospel which refers to Christ as the "Son of God" in the
very first verse. Throw it out.
14. Mark 16:9-20. Either
throw out the last twelve verses of Mark or raise doubt about them in the
margins and footnotes. The less we read of a resurrected Christ the better.
15. Luke 1:34. Change
Mary's words "I know not a man" to "I have no husband".
This will allow for possible fornication between Mary and Joseph, which could
make Joseph the father of Jesus.
16. Luke 2:33. Attack
the virgin birth again by replacing "Joseph" with "father".
17. Luke 4:4. Omit
"by every word of God". No one will think to check Deuteronomy 8:3.
18. Luke 23:42. Here's a
sinner being saved by calling upon the name of the "Lord", which is
in perfect tune with Romans 10:13. Replace the divine title "Lord"
with the human name "Jesus".
19. Luke 24:51. Raise
doubt about the ascension of Christ by omitting the words "carried up into
heaven". Hopefully, no one will check Luke's later comments in Acts 1:1-2.
20. John 1:14. Omit the
word "begotten", just like in John 1:18, 3:16, and 3:18.
21. Acts 1:3. Omit the
word "infallible". Nothing is infallible.
22. Acts 4:27. Jesus
wasn't God's "child". He was only His "servant".
23. Acts 8:37. Either
omit the entire verse or raise doubt about it, because this verse states that
scriptural water baptism is conditional upon BELIEF.
24. Acts 12:4. Change
"Easter" to "passover". No one
will ever read Exodus and Numbers to find the truth.
25. Acts 17:22. Change
"superstitious" to "religious".
26. Romans 1:18. Let's
change "hold the truth in unrighteousness" to "suppress the
truth", which is a much weaker reading.
27. Romans 1:25. Let's
say they "exchanged the truth of God for a lie" instead of
"changed the truth of God into a lie".
28. Romans 1:29. Throw
out "fornication".
29. Romans 10:17.
Replace the word "God" with "Christ". This will teach that
faith comes by rallying around the person of Jesus alone and not by feeding on
every word of God (Luke 4:4).
30. Romans 14:10. Change
the word "Christ" to "God". This will prevent anyone from
realizing that Jesus Christ is God when they read verse twelve.
31. I Corinthians 1:22.
Change "require" to "request", and destroy the great truth
about signs being for Israel.
32. II Corinthians 2:17.
Since we are guilty of corrupting the word of God, replace the word
"corrupt" with "peddle".
33. II Corinthians 5:17.
Replace the word "creature" with "creation", although Mark
16:15 says "creature".
34. Ephesians 1:7. Throw
out the "blood".
35. Philippians 3:21.
People don't have "vile" bodies. They just have "lowly"
bodies.
36. Colossians 1:14.
Throw out the "blood".
37. I Thessalonians
5:22. Omit the word "appearance" so Christians will not be very
concerned about their testimony.
38. I Timothy 3:16. The
verse says that "God was manifest in the flesh". Attack the Deity of
Christ and the Incarnation by throwing "God" clear out of the verse.
39. I Timothy 6:10.
Change "all evil" to "all kinds of evil". 40. I Timothy
6:20. Since many heresies are taught today in the name of "science",
and this verse gives a strong warning against "science falsely
so-called", change the word "science" to "knowledge".
41. II Timothy 2:15.
This is the only command in the Bible to "study" the word of God.
Omit the word "study".
42. James 5:16. Let's
justify Roman Catholic confessionals by changing the word "faults" to
"sins".
43. I Peter 5:11. Omit
"glory" and "dominion".
44. I John 1:7. Omit the
word "Christ".
45. I John 4:3. Omit the
words "Christ is come in the flesh".
46. I John 5:7. There's
the Trinity! Throw out the whole verse or insert marginal notes to raise doubt
about it.
47. Revelation 1:5. Omit
the word "blood".
48. Revelation 5:9. Omit
the word "blood".
49. Revelation 11:15.
Change the many "kingdoms" that Jesus Christ will receive to one
singular "kingdom".
50. Revelation 11:17.
Attack the Second Coming of Christ by omitting the words "art to
come".
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An Understandable
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The Answer Book, Gipp.
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Schererville, Indiana 46375.
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Defended, Dr. Edward F. Hills,
The Christian Research Press, P.O. Box 2013, Des
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Believing Bible Study, Hills.
Translators Revived, Alexander McClure, R. E. Publications, P.O. Box 66212, Mobile, Alabama 36606.
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James Version, Gustavus
Paine, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49516.
God Only Wrote One Bible, Jasper James Ray, Eye Opener Publishers, P.O.
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New Age Bible Versions, G. A. Riplinger,
A.V. Publications, Box 388, Munroe Falls, Ohio 44262.
Which Bible Is God's
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The Christian's Handbook of Biblical Scholarship, Ruckman.
Problem Texts,
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The Bible Babel, Ruckman.