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"SPIRITUALDECEPTIONINTHEHIGHEST"
AnInDepthStudyOf:
TheAuthorizedKingJamesBiblevs.AllOther'ModernVersions'
PARTTWOOFTWO
by:JeffJohnson
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CHAPTER16
THEJESUITS
("Satan'sPlainClothesmen")
InthepreviouschapterSatanusedbothRomeandtheRoman
Catholic'Church'.
Inthischapterhewillusethe'Jesuits'.
"ThefounderoftheJesuitswasaSpaniard,IgnatiusLoyola...
[S2P232],Astohischaracter,Ignatius"...wasknownasayouthto
betreacherous,brutal,andvindictive"[S1P88].Laterinlife,itissaid
hewas"...unrulyandconceited..."[S1P88].
Also,itisthissameIgnatiusLoyolathat:"...theCatholicChurchhas
canonizedandmadeSaintIgnatius"[S2P232].
"WoundedatthesiegeofPampeluna(1521A.D.)sothathismilitary
careerwasover,Ignatiusturnedhisthoughtstospiritualconquests
andspiritualglory.Soonafterwards,hewroteabookcalled:"Spiritual
Exercises",whichdidmorethananyotherdocumenttoerectanew
papaltheocracyandtobringabouttheestablishmentoftheinfallibility
ofthePope.Inotherwords,Catholicismsincethereformationisa
newCatholicism.Itismorefanaticalandintolerant"[S2P232].
ItissaidthatIgnatiusLoyola"...producedaneliteforceofmen,
extremelyloyaltothePope,whowouldsetabouttoundermine
Protestantismand'heresy'throughouttheworld.Theirtrainingwould
requirefourteenyearsoftestingandtrialsdesignedtoleavethem
withnowillatall.Theyweretolearntobeobedient.Loyolataught
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thattheironlydesirewastoservethePope"[S1P88].
"TheheadoftheJesuitsiscalledthe'BlackPope'andholdsthetitle
ofGeneral,justasinthemilitary.Thattheyweretobe
unquestionablyloyaltothismanandtheirchurchisreflectedin
Loyola'sownwords,"Letusbeconvincedthatalliswellandright
whenthesuperiorcommandsit".Also:"...evenifGodgaveyouan
animalwithoutsenseformaster,youwillnothesitatetoobeyhim,as
masterandguide,becauseGodordainedittobeso."Hefurther
elaborates:"Wemustseeblackaswhite,iftheChurchsaysso"
[S1P88].
"TheJesuitsweretobetheVatican's'plainclothesmen'.Theywere
foundedtobeasecretsociety,asocietythatwastoslideinbehind
thescenesandcapturethepositionsofleadership"[S1P89].
"Politicsaretheirmainfieldofaction,asalltheeffortsofthese
'directors'concentrateononeaim:theSUBMISSIONoftheworldto
thepapacy,andtoattainthistheheadsmustbeconqueredfirst"
[S1P89].
"TheJesuitpriestswerenotrequiredtodressinthetraditionalgarbof
theRomanCatholicpriests.Infacttheirdresswasamajorpartof
theirdisguise"[S1P89].
And"Murderisnotabovethe'means'whichmightbenecessaryto
reachthedesired'end'.TheGeneraloftheJesuitswillforgiveany
sinswhicharecommittedbythemembersofthisSatanicorder"
[S1P91].
"He[theJesuitGeneral]alsoabsolvestheirregularityissuing,from
bigamy,injuriesdonetoothers,murder,assassination...aslongas
thesewickeddeedswerenotpubliclyknownandthiscausea
scandal"[S1P91].
"ThattheJesuitpriestshavesuchlibertiesasmurderisreflectedin
thefollowing...quotefromParis'book'TheSecretHistoryOfThe
Jesuits'"[S1P91].
"Amongstthemostcriminaljesuiticmaxims,thereisonewhich
rousedpublicindignationtothehighestpointanddeservestobe
examineditis:...Amonkorpriestisallowedtokillthosewhoare
readytoslanderhimorhiscommunity..."[S1P91].
Also,theJesuitscanmurderif:"...aFather,yieldingtotemptation,
abusesawomanandshepublicizeswhathashappened,and
becauseofitdishonourshim,thissameFathercankillhertoavoid
disgrace!"[S1P91].
ThesearesomeoftheJesuits'beliefs.Butwhatabouttheirpractice?
Whathavetheyactuallydone?
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"In1572,theJesuits,withthehelpofPrinceHenryIIIwere
responsiblefortheSt.Bartholomew'sDayMassacre.Atthisinfamous
event,whichtookplaceonAugust15,1572,theJesuitsmurderedthe
Huguenot(Protestant)leadersgatheredinParisfortheweddingof
PrincessMargaret,aRomanCatholic,andHenryofNavarre,a
Huguenot.ThemurdersinspiredRomanCatholicstoslaughter
thousandsofHuguenotmen,women,andchildren.HenryofNavarre
wasnotkilledbutwasforcedtorenounceProtestantism,althoughhis
renounciationwasinsincere,andheremainedaProtestantuntil
1593.ThenumberofvictimsinthisJesuitconspiracyisestimatedto
beatleast10,000.In1589,whenHenryIIIwasnolongerusefulto
theRomanCatholicChurch,hewasassassinatedbyamonkbythe
nameofJacquesClement.Clementwascalledan'angel'bythe
Jesuitpriest,Camelot.AnotherJesuitpriestbythenameofGuigard,
whowaseventuallyhanged,taughthisstudentsthatClementdid
nothingwrong.InfacthevoicedregretsthatHenryIIIhadnotbeen
murderedearlierattheSt.Bartholomew'sDayMassacre.He
instructedthemwithlessonssuchasthis:...JacquesClementhas
doneameritoriousactinspiredbytheHolySpirit.Ifwecanmakewar
againsttheKingthenlet'sdoitifwecannotmakewaragainsthim,
thenlet'sputhimtodeath...wemadeabigmistakeattheSt.
Bartholomewweshouldhavebledtheroyalvein..."[S1P9192].
Asbadasthatwas,"TheJesuit'smurderouswayswerenotyet
completedinthehistoryoftheFrenchProtestants!WhenHenryIII
wasmurdered,HenryofNavarreaHuguenot[Protestant],cameto
power.AhopeforaCatholicrebellionnevermaterialized,andHenry
IVwasallowedtoreign.In1592,anattemptwasmadeto
assassinatetheProtestantkingbyamannamedBarriere.Barriere
admittedthathehadbeenINSTRUCTEDTODOSObyaFather
Varade,AJESUITPRIEST.In1594,anotherattemptwasmadeby
JeanChatelwhohadbeenTAUGHTbyJesuitteachersandhad
confessedtotheJesuitswhathewasabouttodo.Itwasatthattime
thatFatherGuigard,theJesuitteacherpreviouslymentionedwas
hangedforhisconnectionwiththisplot"[S1P9293].
Sixyearslater,"In1598,KingHenryIVissuedtheEdictofNantes,
grantingreligiousfreedomtotheHuguenots[Protestants].Theywere
allowedfullcivilrightsandtherighttoholdpublicworshipservicesin
townswheretheyhadcongregations"[S1P93].
Well"Thiswasthelaststraw!HenrytheIVhadtobeeliminated!This
timetheJesuitswouldallowformorecarefulplanning.EdmundParis
detailstheassassinationofKingHenryIV:
...Onthe16thofMay,1610,ontheeveofhiscampaignagainst
Austria,hewasmurderedbyRavaillacwhoconfessedhavingbeen
inspiredbythewritingsofFathersMarianaandSuarez.Thesetwo
sanctionedthemurdersofheretic'tyrants'orthoseINSUFFICIENTLY
DEVOTEDtothePapacy'sinterests.ThedukeofEpernon,who
madethekingreadaletterwhiletheassassinwaslyinginwait,was
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anotoriousfriendoftheJesuits,andMicheletprovedthattheyknew
ofthisattempt.Infact,RavaillachadconfessedtotheJesuitFather
d'Aubignyjustbeforeand,whenthejudgesinterrogatedthepriest,he
merelyrepliedthatGodhadgivenhimthegifttoforgetimmediately
whatheheardintheconfessional"[S1P93].
ReverendGippsays:"Thisisthespiritofourenemy!THISisthe
ruthlessnessoftheRomanCatholicChurchagainstthosewhowill
notbowtheirkneetoRome!WouldGodusethischurchtopreserve
hisword?[S1P9394]
Dothesetwodoctrines(ProtestantismandCatholicism)have
anythingincommon?
Obviously,not!
ShouldProtestantsform'pacts'or'agreements'withCatholics?
Ithinknot.
TheProtestantandCatholicbeliefsare180degreesapart.Thesetwo
beliefsystemsarediametricallyopposedtooneanotherandwill
alwaysbethatway.
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CHAPTER17
THEJESUITBIBLE(1582A.D.)
(TheCorruptedMinorityTextInEnglish)
Thepreviouschapterexploredsomeofthedifferencesbetween
CatholicismandProtestantism.Weconcludedthetwodoctrinesare
180degreesapart.AndwelearnedthatCatholicdoctrineistryingto
infiltrateGod'sBible.
AtthispointinourstudyoftheBible,Godisusing:TheGreektextof
Erasmus(1522A.D.),theTyndaleEnglishBible(1525A.D.),and
Luther'sGermanBible(1525A.D.).
SatanisusingtheRomanCatholicsandtheJesuits.
InthischaptertherewillbeANOTHERattackonGod'strueWord.
17:2THESTRUGGLE
"SixtyyearselapsedfromthecloseoftheCouncilofTrent(1563)to
thelandingofPilgrimsinAmerica.Duringthosesixtyyears,England
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hadbeenchangingfromaCatholicnationtoaBiblelovingpeople.
Since1525,whenTyndale'sBibleappeared,theScriptureshad
obtainedawidecirculation.AsTyndaleforesaw,theinfluenceofthe
DivineWordhadweanedthepeopleawayfrompompandceremony
inreligion.Butthisresulthadnotbeenobtainedwithoutyearsof
struggle.Spainatthattimewasnotonlythegreatestnationinthe
world,butwasalsofanaticallyCatholic.Allthenewworldbelongedto
Spain,sheruledtheseasanddominatedEurope.TheSpanish
sovereignandthePapacyunitedintheireffortstosendintoEngland
bandsofhighlytrainedJesuits.Bythese,plotafterplotwashatched
toplaceaCatholicruleronEngland'sthrone"[S2P2378].
"Atthesametime,theJesuitswereactingtoturntheEnglishpeople
fromtheBible,backtoRomanism.Asameanstothisend,they
broughtforthinEnglishaBibleoftheirown...IfEnglandcouldbe
retainedintheCatholiccolumn,SpainandEnglandtogetherwould
seetoitthatallAmerica,northandsouth,wouldbeCatholic.Infact,
wherevertheEnglishspeakingraceextended,Catholicismwould
reign.Ifthisresultweretobethwarted,itwasnecessarytomeetthe
dangerbroughtaboutbytheJesuitVersion"[S2P238].
"SopowerfulwastheswingtowardProtestantismduringthereignof
QueenElizabeth,andsostrongtheloveforTyndale'sVersion,that
therewasneitherplacenorCatholicscholarshipenoughinEngland
tobringforthaCatholicBibleinstrength.Priestswereinprisonfor
theirplotting,andmanyfledtotheContinent.Theretheyfounded
schoolstotrainEnglishyouthandsendthembacktoEnglandas
priests.Twoofthesecollegesalonesentover,inafewyears,not
lessthanthreehundredpriests"[S2P2389].
"Themostprominentofthesecolleges,calledseminaries,wasat
Rheims,France.HeretheJesuitsassembledacompanyoflearned
scholars.FromheretheykeptthePopeinformedofthechangesof
thesituationinEngland,andfromheretheydirectedthemovements
ofPhilipIIofSpainashepreparedagreatfleettocrushEnglandand
bringitbacktothefeetofthePope"[S2P239].
"TheburningdesiretogivethecommonpeopletheHolyWordofGod
wasthereasonwhyTyndalehadtranslateditintoEnglish.Nosuch
reasonimpelledtheJesuitsatRheims"[S2P239].Thepurposeofthe
JesuitNewTestamentwas:"...todoontheinsideofEnglandwhat
thegreatnavyofPhilipIIwastodoontheoutside.Onewastobe
usedasamoralattack,theotherasaphysicalattackbothto
reclaimEngland"[S2P2379].
WepickupthehistoryoftheBiblein1582:
17:3THESPIRITUALATTACK
"About1582...theJesuitBiblewaslaunchedtodestroyTyndale's
EnglishVersion"[S2P233]."TheappearanceoftheJesuitNew
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Testamentof1582producedconsternationinEngland.Itwas
understoodatoncetobeamenaceagainstthenewEnglishunity"
[S2P239]."ImmediatelythescholarshipofEnglandwasastir.Queen
Elizabethsentforththecall...to...undertakethetaskofanswering
theobjectionablemattercontainedintheJesuitVersion"[S2P239
240].ThomasCartwrightundertookthetask."Withinescapablelogic,
hemarshalledthefactsofhisvastlearningandleveledblowafter
blowagainstthislatestandmostdangerousproductofCatholic
theology"[S2P240].
Thus,CartwrightdefendedtheEnglishpeopleagainstthespiritual
attack.But,thatwasonly1/2thebattle...
17:4THEPHYSICALATTACK
"Meanwhile,136greatSpanishgalleons,somearmedwith50
canons,wereslowlysailinguptheEnglishchanneltomakeEngland
Catholic.EnglandhadNOSHIPS.ElizabethaskedParliamentfor15
menofwartheyvoted30.Withthese,assistedbyharbortugs
underDrake,EnglandsailedforthtomeettheGREATESTFLEETthe
worldhaseverseen.AllEnglandteemedwithexcitement"[S2P240].
CartwrightsentforththeWordofGodagainstSatan'slies.With
Drake,atypeof'David'wassentforthagainstanattackingGoliath.
Now,whichsidedoyouthinkGodwason?
17:5THEOUTCOME:GODPROTECTSHIS
OWN!
AlthoughEnglandwasoutgunnedbyeverymeasurableindication(in
thephysical),historyhasforeverrecordedtheresults:
"...theArmadawascrushed,andEnglandbecameagreatsea
power"[S2P240].
Hallelujah!PraiseGod!
17:6THEPERFECTMASTERPIECE
"FlushedwiththeirgloriousvictoryovertheJesuitBibleof1582,and
overtheSpanishArmadaof1588,everyenergypulsatingwith
certaintyandhope,EnglishProtestantismbroughtforthaperfect
masterpiece"[S2P242].
Thisperfectmasterpiece:"...wasnottakenfromtheLatinineither
theOldortheNewTestament,butfromthelanguagesinwhichGod
originallywroteHisWord,namely,fromtheHebrewintheOld
TestamentandfromtheGreekintheNewTestament"[S2P242].
EnglishProtestantism:"...gavetotheworldwhathasbeen
consideredbyhostsofscholars,thegreatestversionproducedinany
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language,TheKingJamesBible,called'TheMiracleofEnglish
Prose'"[S2P242].
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CHAPTER18
GOD'STRUTH:
THEKINGJAMESBIBLE(1611A.D.)
THEMIRACLEOFENGLISHPROSE
(TheTraditionalMajorityTextInEnglish)
THEBACKGROUND
"JustpriortothetranslationoftheKingJamesBible,Englandhad
brokenfreeoftheyokeofRome.ShortlyaftertheAuthorizedVersion
waspublished,Englandonceagainstarteddowntheroadbackto
Rome.Forabrief'parenthesis'inEnglishhistory,Englandwasfreeof
Romaninfluencejustlongenoughtotranslateandpropagatea
perfectBible"[S1P161].
TheKingJamesBible"...wasproducedduringabriefperiod
followingtheoverthrowofRomanauthorityandpriortotheapostasy
oftheChurchofEngland.Itwastranslatedintheerawhenthestill
youngEnglishlanguagewasatitsheightofpurity"[S1P183].
AndGodforesawthewidespreaduseoftheEnglishlanguage.Notice
that:
"Englishisthelanguageofthisworld.EnglishistaughttoRussian
pilots,becauseitisuniversal.ItislearnedbyOrientalbusinessmen,
becauseitisuniversal.Itwasthefirstlanguagespokenonthemoon"
[S1P40].
And,GodgaveustheBESTEnglish:
"TheEnglishlanguagein1611wasintheverybestcondition...Each
wordwasbroad,simple,andgeneric.Thatistosay,wordswere
capableofcontaininginthemselvesnotonlytheircentralthoughts,
butalsoallthedifferentshadesofmeaningwhichwereattachedto
thatcentralthought.
Sincethen,wordshavelostthatliving,pliablebreadth.Vastadditions
havebeenmadetotheEnglishvocabularyduringthepast300years,
sothatseveralwordsarenownecessarytoconveythesame
meaningwhichformerlywasconveyedbyone"[S2P246247].
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"TheEnglishlanguagehasdegeneratedfromwhatitwasin1611to
whatitistoday.ThoseclaimingtoputtheBiblein'modernEnglish'
areactually,thoughpossiblynotintentionally,tryingtoforcethepure
wordsofGodintoadegeneratedvocabularyoftoday!"[S1P41].
Andso,"NotonlywastheEnglishlanguageby1611inamore
opportuneconditionthanithadeverbeenbeforeoreverwouldagain,
buttheHebrewandtheGreeklikewisehadbeenbroughtupwiththe
accumulatedtreasuresoftheirmaterialstoasplendidworkingpoint.
Theagewasnotdistractedbytherushofmechanicalandindustrial
achievements.Moreoverlinguisticscholarshipwasatitspeak.Menof
giantminds,supportedbyexcellentphysicalhealth,hadpossessedin
asplendidstateofperfectionaknowledgeofthelanguagesand
literaturenecessaryfortheripestBiblicalscholarship"[S2P244245].
18:2THECALL
"OnJuly22,1604,KingJamesofEnglandannouncedthathehad
appointed54HebrewandGreekscholarstoproduceaBible,which
weknowtodayastheKingJames,orAuthorizedVersion"[S16P7].
And,itwasunderstoodthatif54scholarswerenotenough:
"...ALLthelearnedmenofthelandcouldbecalleduponbyletterfor
theirjudgment"[S2P257].
"TheKingsorderwascarriedoutwithutmostzealandknowledgein
anorderlymanner"[S9P1]and"...becauseofthecarefulplanning
thewholeprojectwascompletedinlessthansevenyears"[S8P64].
18:3THEMENOFTHEKINGJAMESBIBLE
"Withoutanyquestionthereneverhasbeenagreatergroupof
scholarsgatheredtogetheratonetimethanthe...translatorsofthe
KingJamesVersion"[S10P5].
"ThemostqualifiedoftheentireEnglishspeakingworldwere
summoned..."[S9P1]."Theywerealleminentscholars,andtheyall
hadgreatreverencefortheWordofGod,beingwhollycommittedto
itsinspirationandinfallibility..."[S13P7].
"NoonecanstudythelivesofthosemenwhogaveustheKing
JamesBiblewithoutbeingimpressedwiththeirprofoundandvaried
learning"[S2P258].
"Scholarforscholar,themenontheKingJamestranslating
committeewerefargreatermenofGodthanWestcott,Hort,orany
othernewtranslator.Theywerenotonlyeducatedinapowerful,anti
Romanatmosphere,buttheylookedatthemanuscriptswhichthey
handledastheHolyWordofGod"[S1P182].
"LetmeshowyouafewofthetranslatorsoftheAuthorizedVersion.
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JOHNBOISwasabletoreadtheBibleinHebrewwhenfiveyearsof
age!When14hewasaproficientGreekscholarandforyearshe
spentfrom4o'clockinthemorningtileightatnightintheCambridge
librarystudyingmanuscriptsandlanguages...LANCELOT
ANDREWSwastheoverallchairman,whowasfluentintwenty
languages,thegreatestlinguistofhisday.Hespentfivehoursaday
inprayerandwassorespectedbythekingsthatordersweregiven,
wheneverAndrewswasincourt,therewastobenolevity,nojoking
...JOHNCHEDDERTON,heknewGreek,HebrewandLatinaswell
asyouandIknowEnglish,andbetter"[S10P5].
18:4THEORGANIZEDAPPROACH
"Originally54scholarswereonthelistbutdeathsandwithdrawals
reduceditfinallyto47"[S8P64].
"Thesemenwereorganizedintosixgroupswhichweretomeet
separately.TwogroupsmetatCambridge,twoatOxfordandtwoat
Westminster.Eachgroupwasdesignatedacertainportionof
ScripturetotranslateintotheEnglishlanguage"[S16P7].
"Eachscholarfirstmadehisowntranslation,thenpasseditontobe
reviewedbyeachothermemberofhisgroup.Wheneachsectionhad
completedabookoftheBible,itwassenttotheotherfivegroupsfor
theirindependentcriticism.Inthiswayeachbookwentthruthehands
oftheentirebodyoftranslators.Toguardfurtheragainstpossible
errorsanothercommitteewasformedbyselectingtwofromeachof
thethreecompanies.Thentheentireversioncamebeforethisselect
groupwherealldifferencesofopinionwereironedout.Itputthe
finishingtouchesuponthework,andin1611prepareditforthe
printers"[S4P102103].
Alloftheworkwasdoneintheopen.
18:5THEMANUSCRIPTSUSEDBYTHE
KINGJAMESTRANSLATORS
"...itwas...theprincipleofthenumericalmajorityofthereadings
whichgaveusthe...TextusReceptus"[S13P17].
"DeanBurgonalearnedtexturalcriticandcollatorofManuscripts,
PresbendaryMiller,Dr.Scrivenerandothers,upholdtheTextus
Receptusbecauseoftheimmensenumberofmanuscriptswhichare
inagreementwithit"[S4P28].
TheKJVagreeswiththemassiveamountofwitnesses(morethan
5,000Greekmanuscripts)andalso:"Virtuallyno[KJV]MSSare
knowntobecopiesofanyothers..."[S6P57].
Thus,whenwesaythatthemajorityofthe5,000witnessesagree
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withtheKingJamesBible,wearesayingthatthese5,000witnesses
are'INDEPENDENT'witnesses.
"Wecansafelyconcludefromscholarsonbothsidesoftheissuethat
thevastmajorityofmanuscriptsagreeswiththereadingsintheKing
JamesVersion...[And]NotonlydoestheKJVhaveafirmer
foundationnumerically,butalsogeographically.Itcomesfrom
numerouslocalities..."[S3P479].
Thus,thetestimonytothevalidityoftheKingJamesBibleisdeep:
5,000independentwitnesses.And,thetestimonyiswide:these
witnessescomefromavarietyoflocations.
ButwhataboutthecorruptedminorityofGreektexts?DidtheKing
Jamestranslatorsknowaboutthesemanuscripts?Didtheyuse
them?
Historydocumentsthat:
"...thetranslatorsof1611hadavailableALLofthevariantreadingsof
thesemanuscriptsandrejectedthem"[S2P254].
Thus,theKingJamestranslatorsknewaboutthecorruptedminority
ofmanuscriptsandtheyrejectedthiscorruption.
TheKJVtranslatorswentontomakeaBiblewhichhasbeenshown
tobeinagreementwiththemajorityoftheGreektexts.
TomaketheKingJamesBible,thetranslatorsselectedanduseda
representativesampleofthemajoritytexts.Thiswaseasytodo
becausethemajoritytextsagreewithoneanother.
Specifically:
"The[KJV]translatorsdrewontheearlier16thcenturytranslations,
suchastheBishop'sBibleandtheGenevaBible,butespeciallyon
Tyndale'stranslation.Hiswasaverygreatinfluenceonthe
AuthorisedVersionithasbeensaidthatsome80%ormoreofthe
AVderivesfromTyndale.InasensetheAVwastheculminationof
nearlyacenturyofBibletranslation...itcameoutoftheReformation
whichwasthegreatestrevivalsincethefirstChristianPentecost"
[S13P8].
AsfortheGenevaBible,it:"...wasthefirstEnglishBibletohave
versenumbersthefirsttouseitalicsforwordsthatwerenotinthe
originallanguages,butnecessaryforunderstandingtheEnglishthe
firsttousetheRomantype,ratherthantheGothic(OldEnglish)and
theyweresmallandinexpensive"[S9P2].
TheKingJamesBiblefollowedtheexampleoftheGenevaBible.In
otherwords,intheKJV:"Allwordswhichwerenotfoundinthe
HebrewandGreekManuscripts,wereplacedinitalics.Inthisway
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thesemen[theKJVtranslators]madeavastdifferencebetweenthe
wordsgivenbyinspirationofGod,andthewordsoriginatinginthe
thoughtsofmen.Thisisthewayitshouldbe"[S4P103].
(Readernote:'Modern'versionsDONOTseparateGod'sWords
fromman'swords.Insteadthetwoaremixedtogether).
"Inconclusion,recentscholarshipdemonstratesthatthemajorityof
manuscripts,asseeninthetraditionalGreekTextusReceptus,and
itstranslation,theKingJamesVersion,representtheearliest,
broadest(numericallyandgeographically)andmostconsistent
editionoftheNewTestament"[S3P503].
18:6THERESULTS:RAVEREVIEWS!
WhatdoyougetwhenyoustartwiththetrueWordofGodandthen
add:theanointingoftheHolySpirit,godlymeninexcellenthealth,an
optimumworkenvironment,anorganizedworkapproach,anda
systemofqualitycontrolthoughcomprehensivepeerreviews?
Yougetthefollowing:
"TheKJVreverberateswitheternalfamiliarity"[S6Pvi].
OftheBible:QueenVictoriasaid:"...Thatbookaccountsforthe
supremacyofEngland",GeorgeWashingtonsaid:"Itisimpossibleto
rightlygoverntheworldwithoutGodandtheBible",PatrickHenry
boasted:"Thebibleisworthallotherbookswhichhaveeverbeen
printed"[S9P3].
"Priests,atheists,skeptics,devotees,agnostics,andevangelists,are
generallyagreedthattheAuthorizedversionoftheEnglishBibleis
theBESTexampleofEnglishliteraturethattheworldHASEVER
SEEN..."[S2P260].
IvyleaguescholarshaveselectedtheKingJamesBibleas:"oneof
theFINESTsamplesofwritingstylesINEXISTENCE"[S3P212].
"...250differentversionsoftheBibleweretriedinEnglandbetween
1611andnow,buttheyALLFELLFLATbeforethemajestyofthe
KingJames"[S2P253].
"[TheKingJamesBible]wasacceptedincommonusebythepeople,
withoutcoercion,andhasbeenblessedofGodasnootherbookof
anylanguage..."[S9P1].
TheKJV:"...hasprovenitselfforalmost400years,itisthemost
beautiful,itbearsthemostfruit,itproducesspiritualrevival,itis
easiesttomemorize,itsreadersarethemostzealoustoreaditoften"
[S9P2].
"Butuponthewholetheversionof1611...isprobablythebest
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versionevermadeforpublicuse.Itisnotsimplyatranslation,buta
livingreproductionoftheoriginalscripturesinidiomaticEnglish,by
menasreverentanddevoutastheywerelearned.Itreadslikean
originalwork,suchastheprophetsandapostlesmighthavewrittenin
theseventeenthcenturyforEnglishreaders.Itrevealsaneasy
masteryoftherichresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage,themost
cosmopolitanofallmodernlanguages,andblendswithsingular
felicitySaxonforceandLatinmelody.Evenitsprosereadslike
poetry,andsoundslikemusic.ItisthefirstofEnglishclassics,and
thegreatestmodernauthorshavedrawninspirationfromthispure
wellofEnglishundefiled.Itsbestrecommendationisitsuniversal
adoptionanduse...NexttoChristianityitself,theversionof1611is
thegreatestboonwhichakindProvidencehasbestoweduponthe
Englishrace.Itcarrieswithittotheendsoftheglobeallthatistruly
valuableinourcivilization,andgivesstrength,beauty,andhappiness
toourdomestic,social,andnationallife"[S6P96].
"TheMajoritytext,itmustberemembered,isrelativelyuniforminits
generalcharacterwithcomparativelylowamountsofvariation
betweenitsmajorrepresentatives.NOONEHASYETEXPLAINED
howalong,slowprocessspreadoutovermanycenturiesaswellas
overawidegeographicalarea,andinvolvingamultitudeofcopyists,
whooftenknewnothingofthestateofthetextoutsideoftheirown
monasteriesorscriptoria,couldachievethiswidespreaduniformity
outofthediversitypresentedbytheearlierformsoftext...an
unguidedprocessachievingrelativestabilityanduniformityinthe
diversifiedtextual,historical,andculturalcircumstancesinwhichthe
NewTestamentwascopied,imposesIMPOSSIBLEstrainsonthe
imagination"[S2P34]
"Hereinliesthegreatestweaknessofcontemporarytextualcriticism.
DenyingtotheMajoritytextanyclaimtorepresenttheactualformof
theoriginaltext,itisneverthelessunabletoexplainitsrise,its
comparativeuniformity,anditsdominanceinanysatisfactory
manner.AllofthesefactorsCANberationallyaccountedfor,
however,IFTHEMAJORITYTEXTREPRESENTSSIMPLYTHE
CONTINUOUSTRANSMISSIONOFTHEORIGINALTEXTFROM
THEVERYFIRST"[S2P34].
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CHAPTER19
MODERNBIBLE'CLAIMS'
Inthelastchapterwelearnedthat:
"...TheKJVreverberateswithETERNALFAMILIARITY...Priests,
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atheists,skeptics,devotees,agnostics,andevangelists,aregenerally
agreedthattheAuthorizedversionoftheEnglishBibleistheBEST
EXAMPLEOFENGLISHLITERATUREthattheworldHASEVER
SEEN...IvyleaguescholarshaveselectedtheKingJamesBibleas
ONEOFTHEFINESTSAMPLESOFWRITINGSTYLESIN
EXISTENCE...TheKJV...hasprovenitselfforalmost400years,it
istheMOSTBEAUTIFUL,itBEARSTHEMOSTFRUIT,itproduces
SPIRITUALREVIVAL,itistheEASIESTTOMEMORIZE...the
versionof1611...isprobablytheBESTversionEVERMADE...etc.
etc.etc.
Nowcontrastthosequoteswithsalespitchesfor'modernversions':
...theKingJamesBibleistoohardtounderstand...itswordsare
archaic...peopledon'tunderstandit...ithasthee'sandthou's....
today'sChristianneedsisa'morereadable'version...etc.etc.
Thesetwoviewsarediametricallyopposedtooneanother.Onlyone
ofthemistrue.EithertheKingJamesBibleISthe...BEST
EXAMPLEofEnglishliteraturetheworldHASEVERSEENorit
ISN'T.
So,shouldwebelieve:
A)The'nonfinancially'compensatedcommentsofthefirst
view?or:
B)Shouldwebelieve'salesmen'and'marketingads'?
Insteadofemotionally(andphilosophically)debatingthisquestion,
let'sgetthefacts.
Salespitchesfornew,modern,versionscontainseveral'claims'.In
thischapter,wewilltestthemfortruth.
19:2READABILITY
Onepersistentadvertisementisthatnewversionsare'easiertoread'.
Ifthisistrue,itiseasilyverified.
TheFleschKincaidresearchcompanyhasaformulawhichmeasures
thegradelevelofabook.Thehigherthegradelevelthemore
educationisrequired.And,thelowerthegradelevel,theless
educationisrequired.
TheFleschKincaidformulais:
Gradelevel=(.39)times(theaveragenumberofwordsper
sentence)+(11.8)times(theaveragenumberofsyllablesperword)
minus(15.59)
Fromthisformulafewersyllablesperwordlowersthegradelevel
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and/orshortersentenceslowersthegradelevel.Bothmakesense.
Now,let'scomparesome'modern'versionstotheKingJamesBible.

19:2.1Inherexcellentbook"NewAgeBibleVersions",onpage
196,G.A.RiplingergivesustheFleschKincaidreadabilityresultsof
various'Bibles'.Inherfirstanalysis,shecomparestheaveragegrade
levelrequiredtoreadthefirstchapterofthefirstandlastbooksof
boththeOldandNewTestaments.Herchartfollows:
Name
KJV
NASB
NKJV
TEV
NIV
Of
Grade
Grade
Grade
Grade
Grade
Book
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level

Gen.1
4.4
4.7
5.2
5.1
5.1
Mal.1
4.6
5.1
4.6
5.4
4.8
Matt.1
6.7
6.8
10.3
11.8
16.4
Rev.1
7.5
7.7
7.7
6.4
7.1
Grade
Level
Average

5.8

6.1

6.9

7.2

8.4

Analyticaldataconfirmsthatit'stheKINGJAMESBIBLEthatrequires
theLEASTamountofeducation,NOTthe'modernversions'.
Thinkaboutit.Godiswillingthannoneshouldperish(2Peter3:9).
NowifyouwereGod,andyouwantedeveryonetobesaved,would
youmakeyourBiblehardtounderstand?
Ofcoursenot.
Youwouldmakethemessageofsalvationsosimpleanyone(and
everyone)couldunderstandit.ThisiswhatGodhasdoneinthe
TraditionalMajorityText(KingJamesBible).
Also,noticethattheNEWKingJamesVersionISNOTan
improvementovertheKJV.TheNKJVrequiresanadditionalgrade
levelINCREASEineducationcomparedtotheKJV.
Continuingheranalysis,G.ARiplingersays:

19:2.2"Toextendtheinquiry,oneeachofthethreebooktypes
(Gospel,Paulineepistle,andGeneralepistle)weresurveyed.The
resultingdataconfirmsthereadabilityoftheKJV"[S3P196].
Name
Of

KJV
Grade

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TEV
Grade

NKJV
Grade

NIV
Grade

NASB
Grade
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Book
Level
Level
Level
Level
Level

John
3.6
5.9
3.9
3.6
4.2
1:121
Gal.
8.6
6.7
8.9
9.8
10.4
1:121
James
5.7
6.0
6.4
6.5
7.0
1:121
Grade
Level
Average

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.6

7.2

Anobjectiveanalysisuncoversthetruth.'Newversions'areactually
HARDERTOREAD,noteasier.Theclaimthatnewversionsare
easiertoreadisANOTHERlie.Andwhoisthefatheroflies?
"WhyistheKJVeasiertoread?TheKJVusesoneortwosyllable
wordswhilethenewversionssubstitutecomplexmultisyllablewords
andphrases"[S3P196]

19:2.3Forinstance:Thefollowingisasampleofthehardwords
usedintheNASBvs.theeasywordsusedintheKJV.Thissample
analysisisalsocourtesyofG.A.Riplinger[S3P197208].
NASBvsKJV
Hard
Word
(NASB)

Matt.1:11
deportation
Matt.2:16
environs
Matt.9:18
synagogueofficial
Matt.11:26
wellpleasing
buttheboatwas
Matt.14:24
alreadymany
stadiaaway
Matt.14:24
battered
Matt.15:6
invalidated
Matt.16:27
recompense
Matt.25:10
makethepurchase
intheorderthat
Matt.26:59
theymight
Matt.27:27
Praetorium
Matt.27:27
wholeRomancohort
Mark2:21
unshrunk
Mark15:18
acclaim
Luke5:29
recliningattable
Verse

Luke6:22
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ostracize

Easy
Word
(KJV)

carriedaway
coasts
certainruler
good
wasnowinthe
midstofthesea
tossed
made
reward
buy
to
commonhall
bandofsoldiers
new
salute
sat
separateyou
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Luke6:49
Luke7:2
Luke7:32
Luke8:31
John10:23
John16:26
John17:4
John18:1
John19:20
John21:7
Acts11:24
Acts12:21
Acts27:18
Romans9:29
2Cor.11:32
Gal.1:14
Phil.4:9
1Thess.2:17
1Thess.5:1
1Thess.5:14
1Tim.1:15
1Tim.3:3
1Tim.5:12
Titus1:6
Titus3:10
Heb.7:2
Heb.12:1
Rev.4:1
Rev.11:11
Rev.18:2

fromtheircompany
collapsed
fell
highlyregarded
dear
sangadirge
havemourned
theabyss
thedeep
portico
porch
onyourbehalf
foryou
accomplished
finished
ravine
brook
inscription
title
strippedforwork
naked
considerablenumbers
muchpeople
rostrum
throne
jettisonthecargo
lightentheship
posterity
seed
theethnarch
thegovernor
contemporaries
equals
practice
do
havingbeenbereft
beingtakenfromyou
ofyou
epochs
seasons
admonish
warn
foremostofall
chief
uncontentious
notabrawler
previous
firstfaith
dissipation
riot
factious
heretick
apportioned
gave
encumbrance
weight
standing
was
whowerebeholding
saw
them
prisonofevery
cage
bird

19:3MEMORIZATIONOFSCRIPTURE
"Thememorizationofscripture,whichisthe'swordoftheSpirit',isa
necessaryselfdefenseagainstsin.Simplesentencestructureand
singlesyllablewordscertainlysimplifythistask.Satanstrivestostop
thissafeguardagainstsin,sonewversionskeepthe'sword'wrapped
inasheathofwords"[S3P204].Forexample:
SyllableComparison:NASBvsKJV
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NASB
Wording

#Of
Syllables

KJV
Wording

#Of
Syllables
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Matt.26:41
Matt.26:59
Matt.28:5
Mark1:34
Mark1:41
Mark2:7

Mark3:3
Mark13:37
Mark16:8
Luke1:80
Luke5:26
Luke6:8
Luke7:5
Luke7:26
Luke8:45

Luke8:50
Luke10:9
Luke16:3
Luke18:3
Luke20:37

John19:3

John19:3
Eph.1:4
Rev.7:15
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Keepwatching
andpraying
inorderthat
theymight
youarelooking
for
whohewas
amwilling
speakthat
way?
Heis
blaspheming
Riseandcome
forward
Beonthealert
astonishment
had
grippedthem
continuedto
grow
seizedwith
astonishment
whattheywere
thinking
itwashewho
onewhois
more
Whoistheone
whotouched
me?
Donotbe
afraid
anylonger
thoseinitwho
are
amnotstrong
enoughto
Givemelegal
protectionfrom
myopponent
inthepassage
aboutthe
Andtheybegan
to
comeuptohim
andsay
togiveHim
blows
intheface
withaviewto
spreadhis
tabernacleover

Watchandpray

to

seek

3
3

him
will

1
1

speak
blasphemies

Standforth

Watch

wereamazed

grew

amazed

theirthoughts

hehath

muchmore

Whotouched
me?

Fearnot

the

cannot

12

avenge

at

11

said

theysmotehim

until

dwell

1
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TOTALSYLLABLE
COUNT:

148

42

AftercomparingthesetwocolumnsitisnowonderG.A.Riplinger
says:"Thesentencestructureofthenewversionscanonlybecalled
alabyrinth"[S3P207].
Readernote:TheWordis"TheSwordoftheSpirit".WhenG.A.
Riplingersaysthat:"Thememorizationofscriptureisanecessary
selfdefenseagainstsin"andthat:"simplesentencestructureand
singlesyllablewords...simplifythistask"Ibelieveshehashitona
verySUBTLEbutEXTREMELYimportantpoint.
ThememorizationofscriptureREQUIRESrepetition.And,itrequires
hearingtheSAMEwordsagainandagain.Wheneach'modern'
version,substitutesdifferentwords(soitcan'sellitself'asa'new'
version),ithindersandconfusesthememorizationofscripture.
WhenJesuswastemptedbySataninthewilderness,IsuspectHe
DIDNOThavescrollsofscripturewithhim.NordoIthinkHefumbled
aroundwithwhichversiontoquotebacktoSatan.Theonlything
JesushadwastheWord,memorized!
Thinkaboutit.

19:3.2NKJVvsKJV
"Onlyamultimilliondollarmarketingcampaigncouldcapture
unsuspectingcustomersfortheNewKingJamesVersioncamp.An
actualcollationofitstextprovesitMOREDIFFICULT,not'clearer',as
claimed.SecondgradestudentscandefineALLofthefollowing
sampleKJVwords,butNONEoftheirNKJVsubstitutes"[S3P208].
Hard
Easy
Word
Word
(NKJV)
(KJV)

2Cor.5:2
habitation
house
Eccl.2:3
gratify
give
Is.28:1,4
verdant
fat
Duet.28:50
elderly
old
Judges19:29
limb
bones
Ps.43:1
Vindicate
Judge
Rom.14:13
resolve
judge
Josh.22:24
descendants
children
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Acts17:22
Ez.31:4
NewTest.
1Kings10:28
1Sam.13:21
John18:28
Rom.13:1
Gal.5:4
Is.2:16
Lam.5:3
1Sam.10:19
Acts27:17
2Cor.11:5
Job2:10
1Sam.16:14
Jer.19:3
2Kings22:16
Eccl.12:1
Eccl.8:5
Ezek.5:16
Ezek.5:17
2Sam.17:14
1Kings17:20
Prov.16:4
Jer.44:17
Amos9:4
Job2:10

theAreopagus
rivulets
hades
Keva
pim
Praetorium
governing
authorities
estranged
sloops
waif
clans
SyrtisSands
eminent
adversity
distressing
catastrophe
calamity
difficult
harmful
terrible
wild
diaster
tragedy
doom
trouble
harm
adversity

Mars'sHill
littlerivers
hell
linenyarn
file
judgementhall
higherpowers
noeffect
pictures
fatherless
thousands
quicksand
chiefest
evil
evil
evil
evil
evil
evil
evil
evil
evil
evil
evil
evil
evil
evil

19:3.3SyllableComparison:NKJVvs.KJV
NotonlyarethewordssimplerintheKJV(vs.NKJV)butthesyllable
countisless,too.Forexample:
Verse

NKJV
Wording

1Cor.3:3
2Cor11:29

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behavinglike
meremen
donotburn
with
indignation
Ihave
proclaimed
thegoodnew
of

#Of
KJV
#Of
Syllables
Wording
Syllables

walkasmen

burnnot

Ihave
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1Cor11:10
1Sam25:12

asymbloof
authority
ontheirheels

TOTALSYLLABLE
COUNT:

power

theirway

34

12

Andlastlylet'scomparetheNIVsyllablecounttotheKJV:

19:3.4SyllableComparison:NIVvs.KJV
Verse

NIV
Wording

1Cor.10:7

Lev.14:2
Lev.11:30
2Chron.2:2
Rom.1:28
Eph.4:16
Luke10:35
Luke11:26

indulgein
revelry
regulationsfor
infectiousskin
diseasesand
mildew
skink
conscripted
thinkit
worthwhile
supporting
ligament
reimburse
finalecondition

TOTALSYLLABLE
COUNT:

#Of
KJV
#Of
Syllables
Wording
Syllables

roseupto
6
4
play
15

lawof
leprosy

1
3

snail
told

1
1

like

joint

3
5

repay
faststate

2
2

43

17

"Sothereaderwillnotthink'select'versesarepresented,athorough
comparisonofonebook,Hebrewsfollows.TheNIV'svocabulary
evadesbothyoungandoldalike"[S3P209].

19:3.5FurtherSyllableComparison:NIVvs.KJV
NIV
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KJV

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Verse

Heb.1:2
Heb.1:3
Heb.1:3
Heb.1:3
Heb.1:3
Heb.1:4
Heb.2:3
Heb.2:10
Heb.4:2
Heb.4:15
Heb.5:7
Heb.5:10
Heb.5:13
Heb.6:6
Heb.7:16
Heb.8:13
Heb.10:26
Heb.10:27
Heb.11:5
Heb.11:22

Wording

Syllables

Wording

Syllables

universe
3
worlds
1
radiance
3
brightness
2
representation
5
image
2
sustaining
3
upholding
3
provided
8
purged
1
purification
superiorto
5
betterthan
3
announced
2
spoken
2
exists
2
are
1
combine
2
mixed
1
sympathize
3
betouched
2
hisreverent
7
hefeared
2
submission
designated
4
called
1
notacquainted
4
unskillful
3
subjectinghim
5
puthimto
3
indestructible
5
endless
2
obsolete
3
old
1
deliberately
5
wilfully
3
expectation
4
lookingfor
3
experience
5
seedeath
2
death
exodus
3
departing
3

TOTALSYLLABLE
COUNT:

81

41

19:4FEWER'DIFFERENT'WORDS
NotonlydoestheKingJamesusesimplerwords,butitalsousesa
shortervocabularyof'different'words.Inhisbook"TheMajorityText",
TheodoreLetispointsout:
"TheAVcontainsonlyaboutsixthousandwordsascomparedto
Shakespeare'sfifteentotwentythousandandMilton'sthirteen
thousand..."[S6P87].
19:5UNRECOGNIZEDWORDS
WhatabouttheKingJames'wordswedon'trecognize?
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"The...wordsintheKJV,whichareunfamiliar,atfirstglance,to
dictionaryshyAmericansareactuallysimplerandmoreaccuratethan
theirnewsubstitutes.A'stomacher'forexample(Isa.3:24)isNOTa
belt,asnewversionsindicate,butachestornament.(Itseemsthe
only'simpler'wordsinnewversionsareincorrectorfromacorrupt
Greektext.)NewversionsnotonlydonotimprovetheKJV's'sackbut'
(Daniel3:7),callingita'trigon',butinthesamesentencechangethe
KJV'ssimple'harp'toa'zither'[S3P210].
19:6THEE'SANDTHOU'S
Asecondclaimisthat:'thee','thou','thy',and'thine'areoutofdate.
The'pitch'isthatthesewordswerespokenin1611,arearchaic,and
needtobeeliminated.
Let'sexaminethisclaim.
Inhisbook'TheKingJamesVersionDefended',EdwardF.Hillsgives
ussomeinterestinginsightintothesewords.Onpage218,hesays:
"...theEnglishoftheKingJamesVersionisnottheEnglishofthe
17thcentury...ItisBiblicalEnglish,whichwasnotusedonordinary
occasionsevenbythetranslatorswhoproducedtheKingJames
Version.AsH.WheelerRobinson(1940)pointedout,oneneedonly
comparetheprefacewrittenbythetranslatorswiththetextoftheir
translationtofeelthedifferenceinstyle...TheKingJamesVersion...
owesitsmerit,notto17thcenturyEnglishwhichwasverydifferent
buttoitsfaithfultranslationoftheoriginal.Itsstyleisthatofthe
HebrewandtheNewTestamentGreek.Evenintheiruseoftheeand
thouthetranslatorswerenotfollowing17thcenturyEnglishusagebut
biblicalusage,foratthetimethesetranslatorsweredoingtheirwork
thesesingularformshadalreadybeenreplacedbythepluralyouin
politeconversation"[S12P218].
Inhisbook'TheOldIsBetter',AlfredE.Levellalsocommentsonthe
needforthee'sandthou's.Onpage31,hesays:
"WhydidtheAVtranslatorsnotadopttheuptodateEnglishoftheir
time?Foronereason...accuracyoftranslation!Wheneverthe
HebrewandGreektextsusethesingularofthepronoun,sodoesthe
AVandwheneverthosetextsusetheplural,sodoestheAV...There
isadistinctlossofaccuracyintranslationif'You'isusedforsingular
aswellastheplural:itbecomesanambiguousword...ThusinLuke
22:3132theLordsaystoPeter"Satanhathdesiredtohaveyou,to
siftyouaswheat,""you"herereferringtoPeterandtheother
disciples"ButIhaveprayedforthee,thatthyfaithfailnot,""thee"
and"thy"referringtoPeteronly.Suchshadesinmeaningare
completelylostwhen'you'isusedthroughout"[S13P31].
Thewords:'thee','thou','thy'and'thine'areclearlyneeded.TheHoly
Spiritpickedthesewordsforareason:Itistodistinguishthe'singular
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you'fromthe'pluralyou'forthepurposeofclarity.PraiseGod!
Objective,analytical,datashowsnewversionsareNOTEASIERto
read,theyareHARDER.Also,newversionsarewordier,havemore
syllablesperword,anduseharderwords.
ThewordsGodchose,forHisTraditionalMajorityText,aresimpler.
And,liketheuseof'thee','thou','thy'and'thine'eachwordwas
chosenforareason.Wemayormaynotunderstandeachword,but
itisthereforapurposejustlikeyouandIarehereforapurpose.
LatelyBiblepublishersaretryingtotellChristianstheKingJames
Bibleis'hardtounderstand'.Their'claim'isthatweneedtobuya
'newversion'.
Well,iftheKingJamesBibleis'hardtounderstand',thenthisisa
very,very,RECENTphenomenon.Ourgrandparentswereableto
readtheKingJames!
And,howwouldBiblepublishersexplainthissupposedproblemwith
KingJames'readability'whenweareactuallyMOREEDUCATED
thanourgrandparents?
Notheirclaimdoesnotmakesense.Somethingelseiswrong.
19:7THETRUEPROBLEM
ThetruthisthattheKingJamesBibleisNOTtheproblem.
"TherealgapisoneofdistancebetweenGodandman,notalapse
betweenusandFatherTime...Thespiritualchasmissovastthat
eventhoseclosetoJesuscouldnotunderstandhim.HewasNOT
speakingarchaicAramaictoMaryandJosephyet,"theyunderstood
NOTthesayingwhichhespakeuntothem".Obsoletewordswere
NOTtheobstaclewhenheaskedPeter,"AreyealsoyetWITHOUT
understanding?"[S3P635].
Somethingtothinkabout.
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"Inourdaytherearereputedtobeabout110socalledtranslationsof
theBibleorNewTestamentintheEnglishlanguagealone...Ofthose
110versionsonlytheKingJamesVersion(Authorized)istranslated
fromtheReceivedText(TextusReceptus).Alltheothers,even
thoughnotwoofthemagreewitheachother,weretranslatedfrom
anothersource.ThatothersourceistheMistersWestcottandHort
Text"[S14P34].
JasperJamesRay'echoes'thesamereport.Hesaysallmodern
Biblessince1611are:"...forthemostpart,inagreementwiththe
GreekTextofWestcottandHort"[S4P29].
So,wheredidtheGreekTextofWestcottandHortcomefrom?
"TheGreektextofWestcottandHortis...fromaverylimitedand
selectnumberofmanuscripts"[S4P27]."TheWestcottandHort
GreekNewTestamentwasprimarilybasedontheVaticanus(B)and
Sinaiticus(Aleph)manuscriptsofthefourthcentury,bothofwhich
originatedfromtheAlexandrianSchool"[S1P9].
InthischapterwediscusstheVaticanusandSinaiticusmanuscripts.
Thereadershouldnotethat'Vaticanus'issometimescalled'Codex
Vaticanus'.Theword'Codex'meansthemanuscriptisin'book'form,
versesascroll.Vaticanusisalsocalled'B'.
Sinaiticusisalsoreferredtoas'CodexSinaiticus'.Againtheword
Codexmeaningthismanuscriptisalsoin'book'form,versesscroll.
SometimesSinaiticusisalsocalled'Aleph'.
Insummary:"ThetextofWestcottandHortispracticallythetextof
AlephandB"[S2P136].i.e.SinaiticusandVaticanus.

20:2VATICANUS
Vaticanus:"...waswrittenonfinevellum(tannedanimalskins)and
remainsinexcellentcondition.ItwasfoundintheVaticanLibraryin
1481A.D."[S5P60]
Inspiteofbeinginexcellentcondition:
"ThisCodexomitsportionsofScripturevitaltoChristiandoctrine.
VaticanusomitsGenesis1:1Genesis46:28,Psalms106138,
Matthew16:2,3Romans16:24thePaulinePastorialEpistles
RevelationandeverythinginHebrewsafter9:14"[S1P72]."These
partswereprobablyleftoutonpurpose"[S5P60].
"MoreoverhavingbeenfoundintheVaticanlibrary,thesuspicionwas
allthemorecompounded.WemustrecallthattheRenaissancewas
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liftingthegreatcurtainhidingmedievalsuperstitionandforged
documents,allowingthelighttoshinein..."[S6P135].
"Accordingtoauthoritiesthedateofitswritingisplacedwithinthe
years325A.D.to350A.D."[S4P20].
"Vaticanus,thoughintactphysically,isfoundtobeofverypoor
literaryquality.Dr.Martindeclares,'B'exhibitsnumerousplaces
wherethescribehaswrittenthesamewordorphrasetwicein
succession"[S1P72].
"Besidesallthatinthegospelsaloneitleavesout237words,452
clausesand748wholesentences,whichhundredsoflatercopies
agreetogetherashavingtheSAMEwordsintheSAMEplaces,the
SAMEclausesintheSAMEplacesandtheSAMEsentencesinthe
SAMEplaces"[S5P60].
"ItseemssuspiciousindeedthataMSSpossessedbytheRoman
CatholicChurchomitstheportionofthebookofHebrewswhich
exposesthe'mass'astotallyuseless.(PleasereadHebrews10:10
12).The'mass'inconjunctionwiththefalsedoctrineofpurgatorygo
handinhandtoformaperpetualmoneymakingmachineforRome.
WithoutoneortheothertheRomanCatholicChurchwouldgo
broke!"[S1P72].
G.ARiplingeraddsthefollowingaboutVaticanus(i.e.'B'):
"Theuseofrecenttechnologysuchasthevidiconcamera,which
createsadigitalformoffaintwriting,recordingitonmagnetictape
andreproducingitbyanelectroopticalprocess,revealsthatBhas
beenalteredbyatleasttwohands,onebeingaslateasthetwelfth
century...Afewpassages...remaintoshowtheoriginalappearance
ofthefirsthand.Thecorrectoromitted[things]hebelievedtobe
incorrect"[S3P551].
"BagreeswiththeTextusReceptusonlyabout50%ofthetime.It
differsfromtheMajorityGreekinnearly8,000places,amountingto
aboutonechangeperverse.Itomitsseveralthousandkeywords
fromtheGospels,nearly1,000completesentences,and500
clauses.Itaddsapproximately500words,substitutesormodifies
nearly2,000andtransposeswordorderinabout2,000places.Ithas
nearly600readingsTHATDONOTOCCURINANYOTHER
MANUSCRIPT..."[S3P551].
And:"LinguisticscholarshaveobservedthatBisreminiscentof
classicalandPlatonicGreek,NOTtheKoine[common]Greekofthe
NewTestament..."[S3P551].
"Protestanttheologiansquestionitslackofusebyanyonefor1300
yearsthenitssudden'discovery'intheVaticanin1481"[S3P552].
"Its[i.e.Vaticanus']immediateusetosuppresstheReformationand
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itssubsequentreleasein1582astheJesuitRheimsBiblearelogical,
consideringthemanuscriptsomissionofantiCatholicsectionsand
books(ieHebrews9:14andRevelationetc.)"[S3P552].
Also,Vaticanus:"...agreesessentiallywithOrigen'sHexapla,
omittingthedeityofChristfrequently..."[S3P552].
Insummary,historyrecordsthat:
"...VaticanuswasavailabletotheKingJamestranslatorsbutthey
didn'tuseitbecausetheyknewitwasunreliable"[S5P60].

20:3SINAITICUS
"TheSinaiticusisamanuscriptthatwasfoundin1844inatrashpile
inSt.Catherine'sMonasterynearMt.Sinai,byamannamedMr.
Tichendorf"[S5P61].
"Thedateofitswritingisplacedataround340A.D...."[S4P20].
"TheSinaiticusisextremelyunreliable,provenbyexaminingthe
manuscriptitself.JohnBurgonspentyearsexaminingeveryavailable
manuscriptoftheNewTestament"[S5P61].Hewritesabout
Sinaiticus:
"Onmanyoccasions10,20,30,40wordsaredroppedthroughvery
carelessness.Letters,wordsorevenwholesentencesarefrequently
writtentwiceover,orbegunandimmediatelycancelledwhile...a
clauseisomittedbecauseithappenstoendinthesamewordsasthe
clauseproceeding,[this]occursnolessthan115timesintheNew
Testament"[S5P61].
"Onnearlyeverypageofthemanuscripttherearecorrectionsand
revisionsdonebyTENdifferentpeople"[S5P61].
Dr.ScriveneragreeswithJohnBurgon.Dr.Scrivenersays(ofCodex
Sinaiticus):
"...itisclearthatthisdocumentwascorrectedbytendifferentscribes
atdifferentperiods".Hetellsof"theoccurrenceofsomanydifferent
stylesofhandwriting,apparentlyduetopenmenremovedfromeach
otherbycenturies,whichdeformbytheircorrectionseverypageof
thisvenerablelookingdocument"[S2P307308].
AndDr.M.Reynoldstellsus:
"Tischendorf,thediscovereroftheSinaiticusmanuscriptnotedat
least12,000changeswhichhadbeenmade...byOTHERSthanthe
originalcopyist"[S17P3].
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G.A.Riplingercitessome'advanced'analysisofSinaiticus:
"[With]morerecentdetailedscrutinyofthemanuscript...bytheuse
of[the]ultravioletlamp,MilneandSkeatdiscoveredthattheoriginal
readinginthemanuscriptwaserased...[inplaces]"[S3P552].
InSinaiticus:"Thereareabout9,000changesfrom...theMajority...
Text,amountingtoonedifferenceineveryverse.Itomitssome4,000
wordsfromtheGospels,adds1,000,repositions2,000andalters
another1,000.Ithasapproximately1,500readingsthatDONOT
APPEARINANYOTHERMANUSCRIPT..."[S3P552553].
"PhilipMaurowasabrilliantlawyerwhowasadmittedtothebarof
theSupremeCourtinApril1892.Hewroteabookcalled'Which
Version'intheearly1900's"[S5P61].HewritesconcerningSinaiticus
...
"Fromthesefacts,therefore,wededuce:...theimpurityoftheCodex
Sinaiticus,ineverypartofit,wasfullyrecognizedbythosewhowere
bestacquaintedwithit,and...itwasfinallycastasideas
WORTHLESSforanypracticalpurpose"[S5P61].

20:4SINAITICUSANDVATICANUS
SincetheVaticanusoriginatedbetween325A.D.and350A.Dand
sincetheSinaiticusoriginatedabout340A.D.:
"SeveraltexturalauthoritiesbelievethattheSinaiticandVatican
manuscriptsaretwoextantcopiesofthe50Greekmanuscripts
copiedforConstantinebyEusebiusin331A.D."[S4P19].
OneofthoseauthoritiesisDr.HermanC.Hoskier.Hesays:
"MythesisisthenthatB(Vaticanus)andAleph(Sinaiticus)...are
EgyptianrevisionscurrentbetweenA.D.200400andabandoned
between500and1881,merelyrevivedinourday..."[S3P550].
DoyourememberinanearlierchapterwetalkedaboutConstantine?
Wesaidthat,onthesurface,heputonthe'robe'ofChristianity.But,
behindthescenes,hehadEusebiusprepare50corruptBiblesfrom
thehereticalteachingsofOrigin.
It'spossiblethatwehave2copiesofSatan'scorruptedminority
Greektextsresurfacingagainfromtheyear331A.D.Westcottand
Hortthenusethese2corrupttextstoproducetheirowncorrupt
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20:5KEYEVENTS
Let'ssummarizesomekeyeventsinthehistoryofthecorrupted
minoritytext:
Satan'sliesintheGardenofEden(about4,000B.C.)
Origin's'Hexapla'Bible(200A.D.)
Eusebius'50BiblesforConstantine(331A.D.)
Jerome'sLatinBible(380A.D.)
JesuitBible(1582A.D.)
andnow,addtothat:
Vaticanus(1481A.D.)
Sinaiticus(1844A.D.)
Now,whetherornotVaticanusandSinaiticusareactuallytwoof
Eusebius'50Biblesisnotfullyproven(atthistime).Itis,however,
consistent,withthefacts.
Sincethesetwotextsareforerunnersof'modern'versionsthekey
questionis:Whatiscontainedinthesemanuscripts?

20:6ANANALYSISOF:
SINAITICUSANDVATICANUS
"TheVaticanusandSinaiticusbothleaveoutthelast12versesof
Mark,concerningtheresurrectionofChrist.But,thereisnotone
othermanuscript...thatleaveoutthispassage"[S5P62].
"AlephandBdifferfromoneanotherINTHREETHOUSAND
PLACESintheGospelsalonenotincludingdifferencesinspelling"
[S6P43].
OfVaticanusandSinaiticus,JohnBurgonsays:"Itisinfacteasierto
findtwoconsecutiveversesinwhichthesetwoMSS.differtheone
fromtheother,thantwoconsecutiveversesinwhichtheyentirely
agree"[S15P16].
G.A.Riplingerpointsoutthat:
"NeitherAlephnorBendswiththebookofRevelation.Vaticanus(B)
completelyeliminatesRevelation,therebydisobeyingGod's
command'nottotakeawayfromthewordsofthisbook'.Sinaiticus
(Aleph)addstwobooksafterRevelation...Thesetwobooks:The
ShepherdofHermasandTheEpistleofBarnabas,spelloutindetail
theNewAgescenario,includingcommandstodothethingsGod
specificallyforbids,suchas:
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1)Take'thename'ofthebeast
2)Give'uptothebeast'
3)Formaoneworldgovernment
4)Killthosenotreceivinghis'name'
5)Worshipfemalevirgins
6)Receive'anotherspirit'
7)Seekpower
8)BelievethatGodisimmanentinhiscreation,asa
pantheistic,monisticHinduGod
9)Avoidmarriage,permitfornication
10)Abstainfromfasting
11)SubscribetotheNewAgeRaceRootTheory
12)Besavedbybeingbaptizedandkeepingthe'twelve'
mandatesoftheAntichrist[S3P557].
"LongagoBurgonandMiller(1896)pointedoutthehereticaltraitin
AlephandB,andtheirobservationshaveneverbeenrefuted"
[S8P77].
"Burgon'spositionremainsabsolutelyunshaken...Hemaintainsthat
AlephandBhadbeentamperedwithandrevisedandproveditinhis
"CausesoftheCorruptionoftheTraditionalText""[S2P141].
"ManyscholarstodaydisagreewithWestcottandHort,notingthe
poorcharacteroftheseminoritymanuscripts.MoodyVicePresident,
AlfredMartin,callsAlephandB'depraved'.DeanJohnBurgonwrites:
'Ihaveconvincedmyselfbylaboriouscollationthattheyarethemost
corruptofall.Theyaredepositoriesofthelargestamountof
fabricatedandintentionalperversionsofthetruthwhichare
discoverableinanycopiesofthewordofGod.Theyexhibita
fabricatedtext...[andare]shamefullymutilated'"[S3P546].
OfSinaiticusandVaticanuswecansaythat:
"Thelongerwepondertheevidence...themoreobviousitbecomes
thatthetexts...werethehandiworkofhereticswhoforsomereason
werereluctanttoacknowledgeJesustobetheSonofGod"[S8P77].
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CHAPTER21
SATAN'SCOUNTERFEIT
THEWESTCOTTANDHORTTEXT(1881A.D.)
(TheCorruptedMinorityTextInGreek)
Inthelastchapter,welearned'CodexVaticanus'and'Codex
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Sinaiticus'aretwomanuscriptsfromthecorruptedminorityofGreek
texts.
'Vaticanus'wasfoundintheVaticanlibrary.'Sinaiticus'wasfoundina
Mt.Sinaitrashcan.
Wealsoknowthese2manuscriptsformthebasisfortheWestcott
andHortGreektext.And,thecorruptWestcottandHortGreektext
formsthebasisfor'modern'versionsoftheBible.
InthischapterWestcottandHortusetheVaticanusandSinaiticus
manuscriptstomaketheir'own'Greektext.Thistheysubmittoa
Bibletranslationcommittee.Theresultwillbethe"EnglishRevised
Versionof1881".Lateron,other'modernversions'willfollowthe
W&Htext.
WepickupthehistoryoftheBible,inEngland,in1870.

21:2THEBACKGROUND
"In1870,theConventionoftheChurchofEnglandcommissioneda
revisionoftheAuthorizedVersion"[S1P162].
Arevisioncommitteewasassembled.
TheRevisionCommitteewasinstructed:"...NOTtodealwiththe
underlyingGreektextoftheAuthorizedVersion.Theywereinstructed
todoasfollows:(1)tointroduceASFEWalterationsaspossibleinto
thetextoftheKingJamesBible,and(2)tolimit...theexpressionof
anyalterationsTOTHELANGUAGEoftheAuthorizedVersion"
[S1P163].
"WestcottandHorthadotherplans.Theyhadeditedthecorrupt
VaticanandSinaiticmanuscripts...andproducedtheirownGreek
text.Wiselytheyhadneverpublishedit"[S1P163].
"WestcottandHorthadbeenworkingtogetherontheirtextsince
1853in1870theyprintedatentativeeditionforprivatedistribution
only.Thistheycirculatedunderpledgeofsecrecywithinthecompany
ofNewTestamentrevisers,ofwhichtheyweremembers(ofwhich
cametheRevisedVersionof1881).Itsoonbecameevidentthatthe
NewTestamentcommitteewasNOTgoingtobecontentmerelyto
revisetheAuthorizedVersion,butwasdeterminedtorevisethe
UNDERLYINGGreektextradically"[S2P153154].
InNovemberof1870,Westcottsaid:"InafewminutesIgowith
LightfoottoWestminster.Morewillcomeofthesemeetings,Ithink,
thansimplyarevisedversion"[S1P162163].
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HorttoWestcott:"ThismaysoundlikecowardiceIhaveacraving
thatourtextshouldbecastupontheworldbeforewedealwith
matterslikelytobranduswithsuspicion"[S3P407408]
WestcotttoHort:"...strikeblindly...muchevilwouldresultfroma
publicdiscussion"[S3P408].

21:3AUNITARIANATCOMMUNION?
"WhenthecompanyofNewTestamentrevisers(fortheRevised
Version)werereadytobegintheirwork,acommunionservicewas
heldinWestminsterAbbey.AUnitarianmemberofthecommittee
partookalongwiththeothers.Therewasseriouscriticismofthis...
TheupperhouseoftheConvocationofCanterburypasseda
resolutionthatNOpersonwhodeniedthedeityofChristshouldtake
partinthework"[S2P156].
"Westcottexpressedhisloyaltytoapostasywhenhethreatenedto
quitiftheConvocationweresuccessfulinejectingSmith[the
Unitarian]fromtheCommittee.'Ineverfeltmoreclearastomyduty.
IftheCompanyacceptsthedictationoftheConvocation,mywork
mustend.Iseenoescapefromtheconclusion'"[S1P165].
WestcottandHortfoundanallyfortheirplantoabolishthe
TraditionalMajorityText,whenDr.VanceSmith,aChristdenying,
Unitarianpreacher,wasseatedonthecommittee.
AstotheUnitarian,Dr.Hortsaid:"Itis,Ithink,difficulttomeasurethe
weightoftheacceptancewonbeforethehandfortheRevisionbythe
singlefactofourwelcomingaUnitarian"[S1P165].

21:4DR.SMITH
WhatweresomeofDr.Smith'sbeliefs?
Dr.SmithcalledthebeliefinChrist's2ndcoming'erroneous'.Hesaid:
"ThisideaoftheSecondComingoughtnowtobepassedbyasa
merelyTEMPORARYincidentofearlyChristianbelief.Likemany
anotherERROR,ithasanswereditsTRANSITORYPURPOSEinthe
providentialplan,andmaywell,atlength,belefttorestinpeace"
[S1P165].

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21:5THEREVISEDVERSIONCOMMITTEE
Dr.VanceSmithwasNOTtheonlyproblemwithinthetranslation
committee.Thefollowingquotesummarizesthemembersingeneral:
"Thereputationsofthecommitteemembersweresotaintedthat
QueenElizabethandherchaplain...refusedtogiveitofficialsanction
...HalftheChurchofEnglanddeclinedinvolvement,asdidthe
Americanbranch..."[S3P435].Also:"Others...leftafterseeingthe
SINISTERcharacterofthe'New'Greektext"[S3P435].
WhencomparingthescholarsofhisdaytothoseoftheKingJames
committee:BishopEllicott,theCHAIRMANoftheRevisedVersion
Committee,said:
"WehavecertainlyNOTYETACQUIREDsufficientcriticaljudgment
foranyBodyofRevisorstoundertakesuchaworkasthis"[S3P435].
(Pleasenote:"Advocatesofmodernversionsassumethattheyare
theproductofscholarshipfarsuperiortothatofthetranslatorsofthe
KingJamesVersionof1611,butthisassumptionisnotsupportedby
thefacts"[S2P13]).
ItwassaidthatBishopEllicottwasthecommitteechairman.Actually,
theFIRSTchairmanwasBishopWilberforce.Onemeeting,was
enoughforhim.Hewrotetoafriend:"Whatcanbedoneinthismost
miserablebusiness?"[S2P291]"Unabletobearthesituation,he
absentedhimselfandnevertookpartintheproceedings...One
factorhaddisturbedhimconsiderablythepresenceofDr.G.Vance
Smith,theUnitarian..."[S2P291].

21:6BEHINDTHESCENES
WhentheKingJamesBiblewastranslatedfromHebrew/Greekinto
Englisheachscholarfirstmadehisowntranslation.Hisworkwas
passedontootherscholarswithinhisownsectionforreview.This
workwasthenpassedontoothersectionsfortheirreview.Lastly,the
workwenttoafinalcommitteetoironoutdifferences.Allthework
wasdoneintheopen.
TheworkofWestcottandHortwasVERYdifferent:
"TheOldTestamentcommitteemettogetherSECRETLYasone
bodyfortenyears.TheNewTestamentcommitteealsomettogether
SECRETLYfortenyears.Allwasdoneinsecret"[S4P103104].
"Thisarrangementleftthecommitteeatthemercyofadetermined
triumviratetoleadtheweakandtodominatetherest.Allreports
indicatethatanironruleofsilencewasimposedupontheserevisers
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duringallthattime.Thepublicwaskeptinsuspenseallthelong,
wearytenyears.AndONLYafterelaborateplanshadbeenlaidto
throwtheRevisedVersionallatonceuponthemarkettoeffecta
tremendoussale,didtheworldknowwhathadgoneon"[S2P257
258].
Thissametactic,ofbuyingsightunseen,wasusedto'sell'theRSV
BibleonSeptember30th,1952.Weknowthat:"Pastorshadno
opportunitytoreviewthenewBible,yettheywereaskedtoopentheir
churchesforatremendousadvertisingcampaign"[S4P104].

21:7THETRANSLATIONBEGINS
OncethecorruptedOldTestamentandcorruptedNewTestament
wereready,ReverendGipptellsushowWestcottandHort
manipulatedtheEnglishtranslation:
"SincetheCommitteehadbeeninstructednottodealwithmattersof
theGreektext,andtheWestcottandHorttexthadnotbeen
published,itwasnecessaryforthetwoCambridgeCatholicsto
submititlittlebylittletothecommittee"[S1P163].
JasperJamesRayalsoconfirmsthesamereport:
"TheunpublishednewGreekTextofWestcottandHort,uponwhich
theyhadbeenworkingfor20yearswas,portionbyportion,secretly
committedintothehandsoftheRevisionCommittee"[S4P104].
"Haditbeenpublishedearlier,it[theWestcottandHorttext]
assuredlywouldhavebeenexposedascorruptandunfitfor
translationintoEnglish"[S1P163].
Oncethecorruptedtextwassubmitted...
"TheRevisersof1881followedtheguidanceof...WestcottandHort
whowereCONSTANTLYattheirelbows..."[S4P25]."Thecommittee
oftheRevisedVersionwasdominatedandpracticallycontrolledby
WestcottandHort..."[S2P106].
Therewerehowever,somecommitteememberswhoactually
OPPOSEDWestcottandHort.Welearnthat:
"TheMINORITYinthecommitteewasrepresentedprincipallybyDr.
Scrivener,probablytheFOREMOSTscholarofthedayin
manuscriptsoftheGreekNewTestamentandthehistoryoftheText.
IfwemaybelievethewordsofChairmanEllicott,thecountless
divisionsinthecommitteeovertheGreekText'wasoftenakindof
criticalDUELbetweenDr.HortandDr.Scrivener'"[S2P291].
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But,mostcommitteememberswere'duped'byWestcottandHort...
"WestcottandHortweresosuccessfulattheirsecrettaskofsubtly
guidingthedecisionoftheRevisionCommitteethatmanyCommittee
membersdidnotsuspecttheyhadbeenusedbytheCambridgeduo
..."[S1P166167].

21:8THERESULTSOFWESTCOTTANDHOR
T
EstimatesdifferastotheEXACTnumberofchangeswhichwere
madetotheunderlyingGreekNewTestament.Forinstance:
"ScrivenercountedthenumberofchangesintheunderlyingGreek
textoftheRevisedVersionas5,788"[S2P154].
JasperJamesRaysays"...theGreektextofWestcottandHort
contains5,337changesfromtheGreekTextusReceptus"[S4P27].
DavidOtisFullerbelievesthat:"TheRevisers...made36,000
changesintheEnglish...andnearly6,000changesintheGreek
Text'[S2P298].
WhetherornottheunderlyingGreektextwaschangedin'5,337'or
'5,788'or'nearly6,000'places,thetextisSIGNIFICANTLYdifferent.
SodifferentinfactthatJ.J.Raypointsout:
"TheRevisionof1881,theAmericanStandardVersionof1901and
theRevisedStandardVersionBiblesareINNOTRUESENSEa
revisionoftheKingJamesof1611.Iftheyweretheywouldfollowthe
sameGreektext..."[S16P5].
OfhistextWestcotthimselfsaid:"Thevalueoftherevisionismost
clearlyseenwhenthestudentconsiderstogetheraconsiderable
groupofpassages,whichbearuponsomearticleoffaith.The
ACCUMULATIONOFSMALLDETAILSthenproducestheFULL
EFFECT"[S4P26].
"Dr.Ellicott...declaredthattheyhadmadebetweeneightandnine
changesineveryfiveverses,andinabouteverytenversesthreeof
theseweremadeforcriticalpurposes"[S4P26].
LestanyonethinkthechangestotheGreektextareminorHort
himselfsays:
"Itisquiteimpossibletojudgethevalueofwhatappearstobetrifling
alterationsmerelybyreadingthemoneafteranother.Takentogether,
theyhaveoftenIMPORTANTbearingswhichFEWwouldthinkofat
first..."[S3P432].
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Dr.Vance,theUnitarianonthecommittee,saidoftheW&Htext:
"Ithasbeen...saidthatthechangesoftranslation...areoflittle
importancefromadoctrinalpointofview...Anysuchstatementis
CONTRARYtothefacts"[S3P432].
ScholarsreviewedtheW&Htextandconcludedthat:
"...theyhavegivenusaDIFFERENTBibleconstructedupona
DIFFERENTfoundation"[S4P30].
E.WColwell,apreeminenttextualscholarsaidoftheW&Htext:"The
text...isnotreconstructeditisconstructeditisanARTIFICIALentity
thatNEVEREXISTED"[S3P433].
TheWestcottandHorttext:"...deviatedtheFURTHESTpossible
fromtheReceivedText","aVIOLENTRECOILfromtheTraditional
GreekText","themostviciousRecensionoftheoriginalGreekIN
EXISTENCE","seriouslymutilatedandotherwisegrosslydepraved
...",and"thepassagesindisputeareofGREATIMPORTANCE"
[S3P432].
JohnBurgonsaidoftheW&Htext:
"...theGreekTextwhichtheyhaveINVENTEDprovestobe
hopelesslydepraved...TheunderlyingGreekisaMANUFACTURED
articlethroughout...TheNewGreekTextwasFULLOFERRORS
frombeginningtoend..."[S3P433].
JohnBurgonsaidtoWestcottandHort:
"ItwasnopartofyourinstructionstoINVENTanewGreekText,or
indeedtoMEDDLEwiththeoriginalGreekatall...ByyourOWN
confessionyouandyourcollegesknewyourselvestobe
INCOMPETENT.Shameon[those]mostincompetentmenwho...
occupiedthemselves...withFALSIFYINGtheinspiredGreekText...
WhowillventuretopredicttheamountofMISCHIEFwhichmust
followifthe'New'GreekText...shouldbecomeused"[S3P433].
Immortalwordsindeed:
"...Whowillventuretopredicttheamountofmischiefwhichmust
followifthe'New'GreekText...shouldbecomeused".
TheW&HcorruptedGreekTextisnowinmorethan110+'modern'
versions.
"...allGreektextsproducedsince1611,whichareinagreementwith
WestcottandHortarefoundeduponthesamequicksands...Since
WestcottandHort'stextiscorrupt,allinagreementwithitarecorrupt
also"[S4P29].
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21:9THEPUBLICRESPONSE
Whenthe'New'GreekTextwasfinallybroughtintotheopenand
published,therewasapublicoutcryfromconservativeandmoderate
Christians.
InHort'sownwords:
"...theabusewearereceiving...Thecrisisisaverygraveoneand
weought...toresisttheModeratesintheirattemptstocarryoutthe
demandsofanoisypublicopinion"[S3P436].

21:10MASSDECEPTION
Andsothefoundationfora'massdeception'hadbeenlaidbySatan
throughhisuseofWestcottandHort.
Insummarywecantrace'moderncorruptions'backtothe1881
EnglishRevisedVersionOfWestcottandHort:
"Allmoderntranslations,suchastheNewAmericanStandard
Version,arelinkedtotheRevisedStandardVersionof1952,whichis
arevisionoftheAmericanStandardVersionof1901,whichwas
originallymarketedastheAmericanRevisedVersionanAmerican
creationgrowingfromtheEnglishRevisedVersionof1881"
[S1P197].
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CHAPTER22
WESTCOTTANDHORT
WehavestudiedtheworkofWestcottandHort.It'stimetolookat
thesemen,personally.
HORT
OurstudyofHortstartswithhismother.
Astohismother,Hortsaidinhisbiography:
"Herreligiousfeelingsweredeepandwarm...[H]ismotherwas...an
adherentoftheEvangelicalschoolandshewastoacertaindegree
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hamperedbyit...Shewasunabletoenterintohistheologicalviews
whichtohergenerationseemedadesertionoftheancientwaythus
patheticallyenough,therecametobeabarrierbetweenmotherand
son...[Concerning]herpointofview,...he...hadtorecognizethat
thepointofviewwasdifferent.SHESTUDIEDANDKNEWHER
BIBLEWELL"[S3P627].
Hort'smotheralsotriedto'evangelize'him.Forinstance,hismother
wrotetohimpleadingthatHortwouldnotmiss:
"...themanymansionsofourHeavenlyFather'sHouse..."[S3P627].
Shewentontosaytohim:"...andmydarling,Nowhappyitwillbeif
weallmeettherenoonemissingofallourhousehold"[S3P627].
ThroughHort'sownbiographyweseethathismotherwasan
Evangelicalandshe'evangelized'herson.
So,ifHortwassaved,whydidhismothertrytosavehim?Or,put
anotherwayifHortwasaChristian,whywouldheneedsaving?
TheanswertothisquestionisalsoinHort'sbiography.Inithestates
he:"outgrewtheEvangelicalteachingwhichhecametoregardas
sectarian...fanaticism...perverted"[S3P627].
Apparently,Hortwasnotsaved.
Astohisviewsaboutseculartopics,weknowthat:
HortdidnotthinkmuchofAbrahamLincoln.OfLincoln,Hortsaid:"I
cannotseethathehasshownanyspecialvirtuesorstatesmanlike
capacities"[S1P128].
Hortsaidhehad:"...adeepHATREDofdemocracyinallforms"
[S3P419].
HortWASinterestedincommunism.Hesaid:"Ihaveprettymuch
madeupmymindtodevotemythreeorfouryearsupheretothe
studyofthissubjectofCommunism"[S1P129].
HortdidnotlikeAmerica.TohimAmericawas:"aSTANDING
MENACEtothewholecivilization"[S3P418].
AstoHort'sviewson'spiritual'topics,weknowthat:
HortdidnotbelieveintheauthorityoftheBible.Whilemockingan
Evangelical,Hortisquotedassaying:"[Thereare]SERIOUS
differencesbetweenusonthesubjectofauthority,andESPECIALLY
ontheAUTHORITYofthebible"[S3P6278].
HortcalledGod'sTraditionalMajorityTextthat:"...vileTextus
Receptus..."[S10P7].
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AccordingtoHort,Hellisnotaplace.HortsaidHellwas:"figurative"
[S3P296].
HortdidnotbelieveinEden.Hisquotefollows:"Iaminclinedtothink
NOSUCHSTATEas'Eden'...EVEREXISTED..."[S2P280].
HortdidnotbelieveinChrist'satonementforsins:"Certainly
NOTHINGcanbemoreunscripturalthan...Christ'sbearingoursins
toHisdeath...thatis...analmostUNIVERSALHERESY"[S10P7].
Hortdidnotbelievethatpeopleweresavedbybeing'bornagain'.
Hortbelievedpeopleweresavedbywaterbaptismhestated:
"BaptismassuresusthatwearechildrenofGod,membersofChrist
andHisbody,andheirsoftheheavenlykingdom"[S1P126].
Unfortunately,thisbeliefmayhavecosthisownson'ssoul.Inthe
followingquote,Hortistalkingtohissonandassuringhimthathe
wassavedbywaterbaptismasababy.Horttellshisson:"Youwere
...bornofChristianparents...Whileyetasaninfantyouwere
claimedforGodbybeingmadeinBaptismanUNCONSCIOUS
memberofHisChurch..."[S1P126].
HortwasnotProtestant,butwasinreality,Catholic.Hesays:"...the
pureRomishviewseemstomenearer...thetruththanthe
Evangelical"[S1P126].
Hortbelievedhissalvationwasatleastpartiallydependenton'the
sacraments'.Hort:"WedarenotforsakethesacramentsorGodwill
forsakeus"[S2P280].
HortwasinvolvedinMariolotry(worshippingMary).Hortsaid:"Ihave
beenpersuadedforyearsthatMaryworshipandJesusworshiphave
verymuchincommon..."[S10P7].
HortwasNOTcompetentinGreek.Hesaid:"Ihadnoidea...ofthe
importanceoftextshavingreadSOLITTLEGREEK..."[S10P7].
Hortalsobeganlookingintotheoccult.Inhiswords:"Westcott,
Gorham,C.B.Scott,Benson,Bradshaw,LuardandIhavestarteda
societyfortheinvestigationofghosts,andallsupernatural
appearances,...beingalldisposedtobelievethatsuchthingsreally
exist...OurowntemporarynameistheGhostlyGuild"[S10P7].
And,althoughHortdidnotlikeevangelisticChristians,callingthem
'unsound'and'perverted'Hortwasevangelisticwhenitcameto
recruitingforhisGhostlyGuildclub.Hortsaidtoafriend:"Isentyou
twoghostlypapersyoucanhavemoreifyouwantthembutIfind
theygoveryfastandthe750copieswhichweprintedgobyno
meansfarenough"[S3P406].
Andlastly,HortwasdeceivedbyDarwin.Hesaid:"Haveyouread
Darwin?...inspiteofdifficulties,Iaminclinedtothinkit
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unanswerable..."[S10P7].

22:2WESTCOTT
AstoWestcott,weknowthat:
WestcottrejectedtheBibleasinfallible:"...ItoomustDISCLAIM...
infallibility...themoreIlearn,themore...freshdoubtscome...I
REJECTthewordinfallibility..."[S1P139].
Westcottdidnotbelievethefirst3chaptersofGenesis.Hesaid:"NO
ONEnow,Isuppose,holdsthatthefirstthreechaptersofGenesis...
giveaLITERALhistory..."[S2P280].
WestcottwasNOTconcernedaboutHell.WestcottsaidHellis:"not
theplaceofpunishmentoftheguilty"[S3P296].
WestcottdidnotbelieveinJesus'miraclesofthem,hesaid:"Inever
readanaccountofamiracle,butIseeminstinctivelytofeelits
IMPROBABILITY..."[S1P132].
WestcottbelievedthatJesus'secondcomingwasspiritualandnot
physicalhesaid:"IholdverystronglythattheFallofJerusalemwas
thecomingwhich...fulfilledtheLord'swords..."[S1P132].
Ofheaven,Westcottsaid:"...heavenisastate,notaplace..."
[S1P133].
"AsaCambridgeundergraduate,Westcottorganizedacluband
choseforitsname'Hermes'.Thedesignationisderivedfrom'thegod
ofmagic...andoccultwisdom,theconductorofSoulstoHades,...
LordofDeath...cunningandtrickery".[S3P400].
Whodoes'Hermes'referto?
LuciferianH.P.BlavatskyidentifiesHermesasSatan:"Satanor
Hermesareallone...Heiscalledthedragon...theserpent..."
[S3P400].
WealsoknowthatWestcotttookpartin"...prayersforthedead"
[S1P142].
AndWestcott'ssonArthurrecallshisfather's:"traditionofreading
GoblinstoriesatChristmas"[S3P424].
(Readernote:WebsterdefinesGoblinas"anugly,grotesque,evil,
malignantbeingorspirit"[S3P424]).
AndlastlyitwasWestcottwhowasselectedtowritethesectionon
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Origeninthe"Dictionaryof'Christian'Biography"[S3P528].

22:3WESTCOTTANDHORT
It'sinterestingtonotethat:
"AllcorruptBiblescholars,fromAugustinetoHort,believedin
religiousevolution...[But]Toteachthatthenew'bibles'are
progressiveimprovementistoslanderGod,foritimpliesthattheHoly
Spirit...hasbettermaterialtoworkwithinthetwentiethcenturythan
Hehadintheseventeenth,eighteenth,andnineteenthcenturies"
[S11P120].
"...itstimetoturnawayfromtheteachingthatWestcottandHort
weretwobornagain,Biblebelievingscholars.Theywerenot"
[S1P220].
Dr.RalphI.Yarnellsays:"AsfarasIhavebeenabletodiscover,both
men[WestcottandHort]wereliberalsandbynomeans
Fundamentalists,IFtheyweresavedATALL..."[S14P3]
ItisobviousthatWestcottandHortdidnotbelievetheBible.And,as
JakobVanBruggenpointsout,thisisabigproblem:
"WhetheronebelievestheBibleornotwillaffectthewayaperson
translatessomepassages"[S6P105].
DavidOtisFullerstatesthesamepointindifferentwords:Westcott
andHort'sconclusions"...mustalwaysbeopentosuspicionif...
[theydonot]...accepttheBibleastheveryWordofGod"[S2P157].
Orputanotherway:"ABiblebelievingChristiancanNEVERbe
contenttofollowtheleadershipofthosewhodonotrecognizethe
BibleastheverballyinspiredWordofGod"[S2P172].
And,toWestcottandHort'suseofaminorityofCORRUPT
manuscriptsastheFOUNDATIONfortheirGreekNewTestament,
Burgonsaid:
"They...invent...theoriesbecause...afewagainstthemany
requiresingenuity...foritssupport"[S2P91].
KnowingwhatwenowknowaboutWestcottandHort,wemustask:
Wastheir'new'GreekTextanefforttoestablisha'new'text?Or,was
itactuallyanefforttoabolishanoldone?WeretheireffortsREALLY
for'greateraccuracy'?Or,wasthisanexcusetoreplacetheTextus
Receptus?
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CHAPTER23
MONEYCHANGERSINTHETEMPLE
Inthischapterwediscussthe'marketing'ofnewversions.
Ourfirsttopic:Thecharacteristicsofa'falseprophet'.
THEFALSEPROPHET
"...alltheversions...inthelastonehundredyearsimmediately
comparedthemselvestooneversionaversionwrittenthreehundred
yearsago..."[S11P126].
"...everynewBibleisintroducedasbeing'better'thantheAuthorized
Version.Itmayalsobenotedthateveryfalseprophetisintroduced
asbetterthanJesusChrist.Mohammedhadsupposedlycometo
finishtheworkwhichChristbegan.CharlesMansonclaimedthathe
wasJesusChrist.SunNyungMoonclaimstohavetofinishedthejob
whichJesusChristfailedtofinish.JimJonesclaimedtobeJesus
Christ.TheBeatlesclaimedtobemorepopularthanJesusChrist"
[S1P173].
"NoticethatJimJonesdidnotclaimtobeMohammed.Noticethat
MoondidnotclaimtobethereplacementforBuddha.Allthefalse
prophetsattackJesusChrist.NoticetheGoodNewsforModernMan
doesnotclaimtobebetterthantheAmericanStandardVersion,butit
doesclaimtobebetterthantheAuthorizedVersion.Noticealsothat
theNewInternationalVersiondoesnotclaimtobebetterthanthe
AmericanStandardVersionitclaimstobebetterthantheAuthorized
Version.Afalseprophetcanalwaysberecognized,becausehe
attacksthetrueprophet"[S1P1734].
Ournexttopic,inthemarketingofnewversions,is'marketing
fanfare'.

23:2MARKETINGFANFARE
Allthe'newversions'arepromotedwithgreatfanfareandexpensive
advertisingbudgets.Whereas:"...theAuthorizedVersionistheonly
BibleeverreleasedWITHOUTfanfare"[S1P215].
Whyareexpensiveadvertisingbudgetsjustified?Becausenew
versionsarefinanciallycopyrighted!

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23:3FINANCIALCOPYRIGHTS
'Modern'versionsarefinanciallycopyrighted.Whyisthis?
"GodhasonlyoneBible.Alltheotherversions...arenotBibles,but
booksofmen"[S7P13].
'Modernversions'arecopyrightedbecausetheyaretheproductof
men'sefforts,notGod's.
ContrastthistothetextoftheKingJamesBible.TheKJVtextcanbe
copied,reproduced,quotedetc.etc.withoutanyinterventionbyman.
PeterRuckmanpointsout:
"TheAVhasnofinancialcopyright.IthastheCrownCopyright,which
onlyappliestoBiblepublishersintheUnitedKingdom,andthis
copyrightDOESNOTdemandmoneyfromanyonewhowishesto
quote,cite,reproduce,orprintanypassagefromit"[S11P20].
BarryBurtonsaysthe:"ThomasNelsonCo.hasacopyrightnoticein
thefrontof...KingJamesBiblesthattheyprint.ItmakesitAPPEAR
thattheyhavethecopyrighttotheKingJamesBible.HOWEVER...if
youcalltheThomasNelsonCompany,theywilltellyouthattheydo
nothaveacopyrightontheKingJamestext(theBibleitself).What
theyhavecopyrightedarethenotesandthelayout"[S5P80].

23:4PROPHESYFULFILLED
Publishersof'modernBibles'arethefulfillmentoftheprophecyofthe
ApostlePaul.RememberhowPaulsaid:"WearenottheMANY
whichcorruptthewordofGod..."(2Co.2:17).Paulalsosaid:
"ProfessingthemselvestobeWISE,theybecameFOOLS"(Romans
1:22)..."WhoCHANGEDtheTRUTHofGodintoaLIE..."(Romans
1:25).
"WhenmenchangetheWordofGod,theyinvariablyare
WORSHIPPINGTHEMSELVES...nomatterhowsinceretheymay
be,theyaresettingthemselvesupasknowingbetterthanGodand
abletocorrectGod"[S14P3].
AndtheApostlePaulwasconcernedforthosebeingmisled.Tothe
Galatianshesaid:"ImarvelthatyeareSOSOONREMOVEDfrom
himthatcalledyouintothegraceofChristuntoanotherGospel:
WhichisNOTANOTHERbuttherebeSOMEthattroubleyou,and
wouldPERVERTthegospelofChrist"(Galatians1:67).
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Thereforewearetold:"...[henceforth]benomorechildren,tossedto
andfro,andcarriedaboutwitheverywindofdoctrine,bythesleight
ofmen,[and]cunningcraftiness,wherebytheylieinwaittodeceive"
(Ephesians4:14).
In2ndPeter2:12wearetold:"...therewerefalseprophetsalso
amongthepeople,evenasthereshallbeFALSETEACHERSamong
you,whoprivilyshallbringindamnableheresies,evendenyingthe
Lordthatbroughtthem,andbringuponthemselvesSWIFT
destruction.AndMANYshallfollowtheirperniciousways...".
"HowsaditisthatwhiletheBiblewarnsusoffalseteachers,sofew
presentdaypreachersandevangelistsgiveanywarningtoour
people"[S7P14].

23:5THEMANYWHICHCORRUPT
Whoarethe"...MANYwhichcorruptthewordofGod..."?
Whoarethepeopleon'newversion'translatingcommittees?
ReverendGippresearchedthecommitteemembershipofthe
RevisedStandardVersion.Thefollowingarehisfindingsaboutsome
oftheRSVmembersandtheirbeliefs:

23:6RSVCOMMITTEEMEMBERSHIP
EdgarGoodspeed:"GoodspeedcalledGenesistheproductofan
'Oriental'storytellerathisbest"[S1P198]."Goodspeeddidnot
believeinthedeityofJesusChrist"[S1P197]."Goodspeedsaid
Jesus'youthwasprobablyoneofthedawningandincreasing
dissatisfactionwiththeprevalentformoftheJewishreligionin
Nazarethandinhisownhome.HEDIDNOTINTHOSEEARLY
YEARSSEEWHATHECOULDDOABOUTIT..."[S1P1978].
JuliusBrewer:JuliusBrewer,said:"Thedatesandfiguresfoundin
thefirstfivebooksoftheBibleturnouttobealtogetherunreliable"
[S1P1989].
HenryCadbury:HenryCadburybelievedJesusChristwasaman
whoTOLDSTORIES:"HewasgiventoOVERSTATEMENTS,inhis
case,notapersonalidiosyncrasy,butacharacteristicoftheOriental
world"[S1P199].
WalterBowie:WalterBowiebelievedtheOldTestamentwas
LEGEND,notfact.HesaysinreferencetoAbraham:"Thestoryof
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Abrahamcomesdownfromtheancienttimesandhowmuchofitis
FACTandhowmuchofitisLEGEND,NOONEcanpositivelytell"
[S1P199].
OfJacobwrestlingwiththeAngel,Bowiesays:"Themanofwhom
thesewordswerewritten(Genesis32:31)belongstoatimesolong
agothatitisUNCERTAINwhetheritrecordsHISTORYorLEGEND"
[S1P199].
WalterBowiedidnotbelieveinthemiracleoftheburningbush:"One
dayhe(Moses)hadavision.Intheshimmeringheatofthedesert,
beneaththeblazeofthatEasternsun,hesawabushthatSEEMED
tobeonfire,andthebushwasnotconsumed"[S1P199].
ClarenceCraig:ClarenceCraigdeniedthebodilyresurrectionof
JesusChrist:"Itistoberememberedthattherewereno
eyewitnessesoftheresurrectionofJesus.Nocanonicalgospel
PRESUMEDtodescribeJesusemergingfromthetomb.Themere
factthatthetombwasfoundemptywasCAPABLEOFMANY
EXPLANATIONS.THEVERYLASTONETHATWOULDBE
CREDIBLETOAMODERNMANWOULDBETHEEXPLANATION
OFAPHYSICALRESURRECTIONOFTHEBODY"[S1P200].
CraigalsobelievedthatChrist'ssecondcomingwasspiritual,not
physical:"Inotherwords,thecomingofChristisTOTHEHEARTSof
thosewholovehim.ITISNOTHOPEFORSOMEFUTURETIME,
butapresentrealityoffaith"[S1P200].
CraigsaidGodisNOTabletopreserveHisWord."IfGodwroteHis
revelationinaninerrantbook,HecertainlyFAILEDtoprovideany
meansbywhichthiscouldbepassedonwithoutcontamination..."
[S1P200].
FrederickGrant:Againstscripture,FrederickGrant(likeWestcottand
Hort)prayedforthedead:"...CEASENOTTOPRAY,fortheyare
livingstill,inthisworldortheother,andstillhaveneedofprayers"
[S1P200].
WillardSperry:WillardSperrydislikedtheGospelofJohn:"SOMEof
thesesayings,itistrue,comefromthefourthGospel(John),AND
WEDONOTPRESSTHATGOSPELFORTOOGREATVERBAL
ACCURACYINITSRECORDOFTHESAYINGSOFJESUS"
[S1P201].
WilliamIrwin:WilliamIrwinthoughtJewishprophetsinflatedtheGod
oftheBible:"Theprophetswereforcedbythedisastersthatbefellto
dosomehardpainfulthinking.THEYWEREFORCEDBYTHE
HISTORYOFTHEIROWNTIMESTOREVISETHEIRMESSAGES
AGAINANDAGAININORDERTOKEEPUPWITHTHE
PROGRESSOFTHEAGE.THEASSYRIANSANDTHE
BABYLONIANSFORCEDTHEMTOREVISETHEIRCONCEPTION
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OFYAHWEHFROMTIMETOTIMEUNTILTHEYFINALLYMADE
HIMGODOFTHEUNIVERSE"[S1P201].
FlemingJames:FlemingJamessaidofMoses'writingthefirstfive
booksoftheBible:"Theideahasbeenshownbyscholarstobe
UNTENABLEonmanygrounds"[S1P201].
FlemingalsodoubtedthemiracleoftheRedSeacrossing:"What
reallyhappenedattheRedSeaWECANNOLONGERREALLY
KNOW...THESAMEMAYBESAIDOFTHEPLAGUES"[S1P202].
ConcerningElijahin2Kings1:10,Flemingsaid:"Thenarrativeof
callingdownfirefromheavenuponsoldierssenttoarresthimis
PLAINLYLEGENDARY"[S1P202].
MillarBurrows:MillarBurrowssummarizedthetrueconvictionsofthe
RSVrevisorsinhisquote:"WeCANNOTtaketheBibleasawhole
andineverypartasstatingwithdivineauthoritywhatwemustbelieve
anddo"[S1P2023].

23:7OTHERREVISIONCOMMITTEES
But,whataboutother'new'versionsandtheirrevisioncommittee
memberships.ReverendGippresearchedthisandfound:
"...secrecysurroundingtranslationssuchastheNewAmerican
StandardVersionandtheNewInternationalVersion.TheLockman
Foundationhaselectedtoremainanonymous"[S1P196].
ReverendGippgoesontosay:"Thisis,ofcourse,thesafestmethod,
asitpreventsinvestigativeeyesfromuncoveringtruths..."[S1P196].
G.ARiplingeralsoresearchednewversiontranslatingcommittees.
Shesays:"TheNASBcommitteelistremainedacloselyguarded
secretforover30years,lestconservativeChristianscatchaglimpse
oftheliberalmembership"[S3P491].
OfoneNASBcommitteememberG.A.Riplingeraddsthat:"Dr.Frank
Logsdonhasrenouncedhisparticipation.Atnumerousspeaking
engagementshedenouncedhispartinwhathenowperceivestobe
ahereticalversion"[S3P491]."ImaybeintroublewithGod"because
ofit,heconfesses[S3P491].
AstotheNIVcommittee,ReverendGippsays:"Thetranslating
committeeoftheNewInternationalVersionis...nameless"[S1P196].
Ofthis'nameless'NIVcommittee,ReverendGippconcludes:
"Weareassuredoftheir'scholarship'althoughwordswithoutproof,
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ringofasnakeoilsalesmaninthedaysoftheOldWest"[S1P196].

23:8QUOTESFROMNEWVERSION
EDITORSAND/ORDIRECTORS
Althoughgroups(liketheLockmanFoundation)trytokeeptheir
translatingcommitteemembershipsasecretinformationeventually
leaksout.
Forinstancesome'newversion'editorshavewrittenbooksand/or
articlesabouttheirwork.This,ofcourse,exposestheirparticipation.
Fromthesepublishedworkswecangaininsightintotheirbeliefs.
Inthisshortsectionwewilldocumentthebeliefsofsomenewversion
editorsand/ordirectors.
Quotesfrom:ProfessorC.H.Dodd
DirectorofTranslationFortheNewEnglishBible:
"TheolddogmaticviewoftheBibletherefore,isnotonlyopento
attackfromthestandpointofscienceandhistoricalcriticism,BUTIF
TAKENSERIOUSLYitBECOMESADANGERtoreligionandpublic
morals."(TheBibleisadanger?)[S5P68].
"Godistheauthor,NOToftheBibleBUTofthelifeinwhichthe
authorsoftheBiblepartake,andofwhichtheytellinsuch
IMPERFECTHUMANWORDSastheycouldcommand."(Goddid
notwritetheBible?)[S5P68].
"Themostdownrightclaimstoinfallibilityaremadebythe
apocalypist,asforexampleintheNewTestamentRevelation(see
22:6,16,1819)abookwhichsomeofthewisestthinkersoftheearly
Churchwishedtoexcludefromthecanon,andwhichasawhole,is
SUBCHRISTIANintoneandoutlook."(RevelationissubChristian?)
[S5P69].
"GodsolovedtheworldthatHegaveHisonlybegottenSonThe
expressionevidentlyANTHROPOMORPHIC.ItisaMYTHOLOGICAL
wayofsayingthatinChristGodgivesofHisownBeing..."(John
3:16isamyth?)[S5P69].
"MOSESHASLEFTUSNOWRITINGS,andweknowlittleofhim
withcertainty."[S5P69](Readernote:ProfessorDoddreallymissed
thisone.ApparentlyhehasnotSTUDIEDtheBible.Uptothetimeof
thewritingofthe2ndbookoftheBible[Exodus],inExodus24:4it
says:"MoseswroteALLthewordsoftheLORD...".Manyscholars
believeMosesthenwentontowrite,notonlythefirsttwobooks,but
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theFIRST5BOOKSoftheBible).
"Forindeedthebareideaofvicariousexpiation(substitutionary
atonement)isNOTWHOLLYRATIONAL..."[S5P69].(Jesus'dying
foroursinsisnotrational?)
Quotesfrom:EdwinPalmer
CoordinatorOf:'AllTheWorkOnTheNIVBible'
"[T]his[hisNIVBible]showstheGREATERRORthatissoprevalent
todayinsomeorthodoxProtestantcircles,namelythatregeneration
dependsuponfaith...andthatinordertobebornagainamanmust
firstacceptJesusashisSavior..."[S3P231].
"...thatChristlovedthewholeworldequallyandgavehimselfupfor
theworldisWRONG"[S3P231].
"[Thereare]fewclearanddecisivetextsthatdeclareJesusisGod"
[S3P305].
"ThecommitteeDIDNOTFEELBOUNDTOTHEHEBREWTEXT..."
[S3P292].

23:9APOSTASYANDSIN
PeterRuckmanhasnoticedacoupleofcommonthreadsin'new
versions'andintheirtranslatingcommittees.Hesays:
"YoucannotuncoveranapostasywithoutdiscussingSIN.Youcannot
fixtheblameforapostasywithouttalkingaboutSIN,andthesurest
proofofthisisthefactthattheword[sin]isnevermentionedinone
singleprefacebyanyrevisioncommitteesince1611.TheAV
translatorsusedtheword[sin]intheirdedicatory..."[S11P123].
PeterRuckmanalsonoticedanothercommonthread.Hesays:
"Therehasn'tbeenONEmanonanyrevisioncommitteesince1880
whowasastrongevangelisticpreacheragainstSIN:notoneman"
[S11P123].

23:10THECHOICEOFBIBLE
The"...Christianmakesperhapsnomorecrucialdecisionthan
choosingaBible"[S6Pv].
Yet:"TheaverageChristianisnotawareofwhatistakingplace.
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HistorycontraststhesacrificiallivesoftheearlyEnglishtranslatorsto
thecavalierlifestyles:thezealofthemartyrsforthegloryofGod,
againstthemodernpopularityandprofitmotivatedeffortstoreplace
theWordofGodinEnglish"[S9P13].
EvenChristianministersareNOTawareofwhatistakingplace:
"ThemassofChristianministerstoday...don'tknowwhattheyhave
intheirhand,andiftheyhaveanAV...theystronglydoubtthatthey
haveanythingmorethana'poor'translationofthe'original'..."
[S11P12].
"TheChurch...hasabdicatedherroleasguardianoftheBibleand
hasturnedsuchresponsibilityovertoHIRELINGSwhomarket
various,conflictingtranslationstotheconfusionanddisarrayofthe
Church"[S6Pii].Therefore,"...theBiblepublishingindustry...now
determine[s]thetextsofscripture"[S6Pii].
But:"IfyouhavetwobooksthatbothclaimtobetheWordofGodand
theycontradicteachotheryoumustdrawoneoftwoconclusions.
EitheroneofthemisthewordofGodandtheotherisnot,or,neither
ofthemistheWordofGod"[S14P7].
Thereforewefind"...sincerebelieversareinastateofbewildering
confusiontoday,becauseofthemultiplicityofBibleversions...They
CANNOTALLbetheWordofGod"[S4P92].
Thetruthisthat"Satanhasfromthebeginning...doneeverything...
todestroy,belittle,andmaligntheWordofGod.Todayheisusinga
newtactic,thatof...multiplicityofBibleversions'socalled'..."
[S14P22].
Thus,theChurch'sworstthreatisnotexternal,itisinternal:"...the
plunderofGod'speoplewillbeanINSIDEJOBas'thievesenterin
amongyou'(Acts20:30)[S3P393].
AsChristians,letusREJECTthese'new'versionswhich"...ignore
theover5000GreekMSS..."[S3P475].

23:11THEFATEOFSOME
'NEWVERSION'EDITORS
Godsays:"Therefore,behold,Iamagainsttheprophets,saiththe
Lord,thatstealmywords..."(Jeremiah23:30).AndGodalsosays:
"...Ifanymanshalladduntothesethings,Godshalladduntohimthe
plaguesthatarewritteninthisbook:(Revelation22:18b)"Andifany
manshalltakeawayfromthewordsofthebookofthisprophecy,
Godshalltakeawayhispartoutofthebookoflife,andoutoftheholy
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city,andfromthethingswhicharewritteninthisbook"(Revelation
22:19).
So,whathappenedtothosewhohavechangedGod'swords?
"Asurprisingnumberofnewversioneditorshavepermanentlylost
theirabilitytospeak..."[S3P2].Forinstance:
TheLivingBibleKenTayloreditor:
InJuly1972,Timemagazinerecordedthat:"Mysteriouslyhalfway
throughtheparaphraseTaylorlosthisvoiceandstillspeaksina
hoarsewhisper"[S3P447]
(Pleasenote:TheintroductiontotheCatholicEditionofTaylor'sBible
warns:"[T]histranslationCANNOTBEUSEDASABASISfor
Doctrinalortraditionaldisputes...PeoplefromvariousDoctrinal
traditionsmay...beCHAGRINEDattheparticulartranslationsfound
withinthisvolume"[S3P447]).
AmericanStandardVersionPhilipSchaff:
EarlywarningscametoSchaffin1854:"...hisvoicesoaffectedthat
hecouldnotspeakinpublicsoastobeheard".Thenin1892:"...the
powerofarticulatespeechGONE"[S3P447].
'NewGreekText'Tregelles:
S.P.Tragelleswastheauthorofa'NewGreekText'.Thistext
influencedWestcottandHort.OfTragelles,itwaswrittenthathewas:
"scarcelyabletospeakaudibly"[S3P448].
WestcottandHortGreekTextWestcott:
Westcott'sownbiographerstated,in1858,thatWestcott:"...was
quiteinaudible".Thenby1870:"Hisvoicereachedfewandwas
understoodbyfewer"[S3P448].
TheNewTestamentinModernEnglishJ.B.Phillips
J.B.Phillipssays(inhisownautobiography):"Iwasstilldoingafair
measureofspeakinginschoolsandchurchesuntilthelatesummer
of1961.Andthenquitesuddenlymyspeaking,writingand
communicationpowersstopped.IwasnotinpanicbutIwascertainly
ALARMED,andwhenafewweeksrestbroughtnoimprovementI
cancelledallspeakingengagementsfortherestoftheyear"
[S3P448].
Lastly"Insanitymarkedanotherprominentnewversioneditorwhose
commitmentstomentalinstitutionsservedasbookendstoalife
fraughtwithderangementandhallucinosis"[S3P2].
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Insummary:"ModerntranslatorsoftheBiblearetruesuccessorsof
Jehoikim,theKingofJerusalem,whosemutilationofScriptureis
giveninJeremiah36:2223"[S7P2].(NotehowJehoikimdied.Itis
foundinJeremiah22:1819).

23:12WHATARETHERESULTS?
"WhathavealltheseversionsdoneforourLordandforHisChurch?
AremorepeoplereadingandpracticingtheBible?Aremoresouls
beingsaved?Istherelessconfusionregardingtheinspirationofthe
Scripturessincetheyappearedonthescene?YouknowaswellasI
dothatmodernversionshavebroughtconfusionandcompromise..."
[S7P10].
These'corruptedversions',whichdisagreeamongthemselves,have
madeitvirtuallyimpossibleforthecongregationtofollowalongwith
theirpastorduringthereadingofscripture.
And'newversions'donotcontainthesamewordsinourtraditional
gospelsongs.Thus,hymnalsand'newversions'donotagree,either!

23:13AREMORECOMING?
Atthisjuncture,agoodquestionwouldbe:
Isthelatest'version',thatisonthemarkettoday,thelastonewhich
willbesoldtotheChristianpublic?
TheNIVtranslatorsgiveustheanswer:
"[T]heworkoftranslationisNEVERwhollyfinished"[S3P583].
Therefore,ifwecanbelievethesetranslators,theBibleindustry
PLANStoremaininapostasy.Howsad.

23:14ROADTORICHES
"...itisfairtosaythattheentireAmericanBiblepublishingindustryis
travellingthisroadtoriches[throughthe]useofCONTINUOUS
revisionismoftheirvariousCOPYRIGHTEDeditionsoftheWord"
[S6P19]."Inshort,theroadtoprofitsinthefreeenterprisesystemis
CHANGE.Whilethislawisvalidforbusinessingeneralitis
absolutelyINIMICALtothetimeless...Christianfaith"[S6P21].
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SincetheEnglishRevisedVersionof1881"...thefloodgateshave
beenopenedandwearenowdelugedwithmanydifferent...Greek
NewTestaments...mutilatedinbewilderingconfusion"[S2P178].

23:15THEGREATBATTLE
"WhenwereceivetheTraditionalNewTestamentasthetruetext,
thenweseethehistoryoftheNewTestamenttextasaGREAT
BATTLEbetweenChristandSatan.AlwaysSatanhasbeen
corruptingandmutilatingthetruetext.AlwaysChristhasbeen
preservingitthroughtheguidanceofHisallgoverningprovidence.
Andthisbattleisgoingonrightnow.AsBiblebelievingChristians
thereforewefolloweverydetailofthislongconflictwithintense
interestandgladlyvolunteertofightthisgoodfightoffaithwithallour
mightinourowndayandage"[S8P53].
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CHAPTER24
GOD'SPRESERVEDWORD
TheforewordtotheNASBBiblesaysthatONLYtheoriginalswere
inspired.Itsays:"TheNewAmericanStandardBiblehasbeen
producedwiththeconvictionthatthewordsofscriptureAS
ORIGINALLYPENNEDintheHebrewandGreekwereinspiredby
God"[S5P76].
Todayitistaughtthat:"...Godwrotetheoriginalsperfectly,butthat
thereisNOperfecttranslation.Yet,thereisNOscripturethatteaches
anysuchthing![S1P170].
WearetoldthatGodCANNOTuseHolymentotranslateHisWord
(fromtheTraditionalMajorityText)intothevariousworldlanguages.
Yet,ifGodusedHolymentowriteHisoriginals,whycan'tHeuse
HolymentotranslatehisWord?
Somethingiswrong,here.Thelogic,inwhatwe'rebeingtold,does
notmakesense.
So,inthischapter,let'sexaminewhatGodsaidaboutHisWord.

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24:2WHATGODSAIDABOUTHISWORD
"FOREVER,OLORD,thywordissettledinheaven."(Psalm119:89)
"...thouhastmagnifiedthywordaboveALLthyname."(Psalm
138:2)
"ThewordsoftheLord[are]purewords:[as]silvertriedinafurnace
ofearth,purifiedseventimes.ThoushaltKEEPTHEM,OLord,thou
shaltPRESERVEthemfromthisgenerationforever."(Psalm12:67)
"Heavenandearthshallpassaway:butmywordsSHALLNOTpass
away."(Luke21:33)
"Thegrasswithereth,theflowerfadeth:butthewordofourGod
SHALLSTANDFOREVER."(Isaiah40:8)
"...thescriptureCANNOTbebroken"(John10:35)
And,lestanyofusthinkthatGodcannotaccomplishHispromises
Godhasalreadyanticipatedourdoubts.Hesays:
"Behold,I[am]theLORD,theGodofallflesh:isthereanythingtoo
hardforme?"(Jeremiah32:27).

24:3INSPIREDANDPRESERVED
Contrarytowhatwe'rebeingtold,GodsaysthathiswordisWITHus
andisPRESERVEDforever.
ReverendGippagreesandpointsout:
"...theBibleisaspiritualbookwhichGodexertedsupernaturalforce
toconceive,anditisreasonabletoassumethatHecouldexertthe
samesupernaturalforcetoPRESERVEit"[S1P49].
EdwardHillscomments:
"...whywouldGodinfalliblyinspiretheseoriginalmanuscriptsifHe
didnotintendtoPRESERVEtheirtextsbyHisspecialprovidence
downthroughtheages?"[S8P55].
"...iftheprovidentialPRESERVATIONoftheScripturesisnot
important,whyistheinfallibleINSPIRATIONoftheoriginalScriptures
important?[S12P225].
"Everyargumentforinerrant,infallibleINSPIRATIONappliesalsofor
inerrant,infalliblePRESERVATION.ItisthesameGod!"[S1P170].
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"IfthedoctrineoftheDivineinspirationoftheOldandNewTestament
scripturesistruedoctrine,thedoctrineoftheprovidentialpreservation
ofthescripturesMUSTalsobeatruedoctrine.Itmustbethatdown
throughthecenturiesGodhasexercisedaspecialprovidentialcontrol
overthecopyingofthescriptures...sothattrustworthy
representativesoftheoriginaltexthavebeenavailabletoGod's
peopleineveryage"[S6P1923].
"ThereexistsNOreasonforsupposingthatthedivineagentwho...
gavetomankindthescriptures...straightwayabdicatedhisoffice,
tooknofurthercareofhiswork,[and]abandonedtheseprecious
writingstotheirfate"[S2P124].
Orputanotherway:
"Arewetosimplybelievethat,foramilleniumandahalf,theNew
Testamentlanguishedtextuallyuntilitwasprovidentiallyrescuedin
thelastcenturybytworandomdiscoveries:inaVaticanarchiveand
inaMountSinaiwastebasket...?[S6Pvii].
"...ifGodhasnotpreservedHiswords...thenhehasdone
somethingwhichHehasneverdonebefore.HehaswastedHis
time!"[S1P21].
Nodearreader,GodhasnotwastedHistime.Hehas,infact,
preservedhisWords.Forinstance:
"A.W.Pink...wrotethattheindestructibilityoftheBibleisproofthat
theAuthorisDivine...Averysmallpercentageofbookssurvivemore
thantwentyyears,ayetsmallerpercentlastahundredyears,and
onlyanINSIGNIFICANTfraction...havelivedathousandyears"
[S7P1].
"AsDeanBurgon(1883)pointedout,thehistoryoftheNew
TestamenttextisthehistoryofaconflictbetweenGodandSatan.
SoonaftertheNewTestamentbookswerewrittenSatancorrupted
theirtextsbymeansofhereticsandmisguidedcriticswhomhehad
raisedup.Theseassaults,however,ontheintegrityoftheWordwere
repulsedbytheprovidenceofGod,whoguidedtruebelieversto
rejectthesefalseteachingsandtopreservetheTrueTextinthe
majorityoftheGreekNewTestamentmanuscripts[S12P231].
So,weknowGodHASpreservedHisWord.

24:4WHICHBIBLE?
Therefore,thequestionbeforeustodayisthis:
WhichofthetwoBible'types'isthetrueWordofGod?
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"ThefactthatthereisONEGodplainlytellsusthattherecanonlybe
ONEcorrectreadingconcerninganydiscrepancybetweenthesetwo
groups"[S1P48].
"...thewholecontroversymaybereducedtothefollowingnarrow
issue:Does...ScripturedwellwiththeVASTmultitudeofcopies...
concerningwhichnothingismoreremarkablethantheMARVELOUS
AGREEMENTwhichsubsistsbetweenthem?Orisit...withavery
LITTLEhandfulofmanuscripts,whichatoncedifferfromthegreat
bulkofwitnesses,and...alsoamongstthemselves"[S2P1245].
"Itiscertainlymuchmorereasonabletobelieve...thatthetrueNew
TestamenttexthasbeenpreservedinthevastmajorityoftheNew
TestamentmanuscriptsthantosupposewithWestcottandHortthat
thetruetextis...foundin...codexB,nowsecurelylockedupinthe
libraryofthePope..."[S2P103].
"Numberisthemostordinaryingredientofweight.Iftenwitnesses
arecalledintocourtandninegivethesameaccountwhileone
contradictstheothernine,whichwillbeaccepted?[S2P125].
Andif10witnessesaregood,howmuchmorevaluableisthe
testimonyof5,000?
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CHAPTER25
NEWAGEDOCTRINE
IntheWord,itsays:"...wearenottheMANYwhichcorrupttheWord
ofGod".
TheBibletellsusthatMANYpeoplearetryingtocorrupttheWordof
God.
InpreviouschapterswehaveseenSOMEoftheheresywhichhas
creptintothese'modern'versionsoftheBible.Wehaveseenthe
denialofthedeityofJesus,theremovalofJesus'bloodasthe
atonementforoursins,wehaveseenCatholicdoctrine,etc.etc.
Inthischapterwewilllookatanothercategoryofcorruptionincluded
in'modern'versions:Itis'NewAgeDoctrine'.

25:2QUESTIONSFORNEWAGERS
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Inthissectionwewillposeseveralquestionsto'NewAgers'.Wewill
thenanalyzetheirresponse(s)andcheckforthepresenceof'New
Age'doctrinein'newversions'oftheBible.

25:2.1Question#1ForNewAgers:WhoisGod?
"WEAREALL100%divine"Maharishi[S3P184].
"ALLMENareinnatedivinity"AnnieBesant[S3P184].
"TheknowingnessofOURdivinityisthehighestintelligence...YOU
aredivine.ButYOUmustcontinuallyrememberYOURDivinity...we
hadallforgottenwewereEACHDivine"ShirleyMacLaine[S3P184].
"WeneedaWorldReligion...basedonDIVINEESSENCEINEACH
PERSON.PeacecanonlycomewhenwerecognizeTHEDIVINITY
INEACHPERSON"LolaDavis[S3P184].
Thefirst'NewAge'beliefisthatMANisdivine,i.e.God.
Nowlet'sseeifthatcorruptdoctrineisin'newversions'.
Scripture
ScriptureReading
ScriptureReading
Verse
(NASB)
KJV

Forthouhastmade
YetThouhastmadehim
Psalm8:5
himalittlelower
alittlelowerthanGOD
thantheANGELS

"Newversionsfallbackinto...abeliefinthedivinityofman"
[S3P184].
Notonlydosome'newversions'placemanupwithGod,butthese
'newversions'alsochangeGodfromthepersonageoftheTrinitytoa
'nature'or'divinenature'.Inotherwords,'newversions'lowerGod.
Forexample:
Scripture
ScriptureReading
ScriptureReading
Verse
(NASB,NIV)
KJV

Romans1:20
divinenature
Godhead

25:2.2Question#2ForNewAgers:Aredevilsreal?
"[T]heChurchiswrongwithcallingthemDevils...[T]heworddemon
however,asinthecaseofSocrates,andinthespiritofthemeaning
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giventoitbythewholeofantiquity,stand[s]fortheGuardianSpiritor
AngelnotaDevilofSatanicdescentasTheologywouldhaveit...
Demonsisaveryloosewordtouseasitappliesto...minorGods...
therearenodevils"Luciferian,Mme.Blavatsky[S3P2189].
Asecond'NewAge'beliefisthattherearenosuchthingsas'devils'.
Let'slookatsome'newversions'tocheckforthiserror.
Scripture
ScriptureReading
ScriptureReading
Verse
(NASB,NIV,RSV,NKJV)
KJV

Deut.32:17
demons
devils
Psalm106:37
demons
devils
Matt.8:16
demons
devils
Matt.8:31
demons
devils
Matt.9:34
demons
devils
Matt.10:8
demons
devils
Matt.12:24
demons
devils

Indeed,newversionsignoretheexistenceofdevils.Newversions
change'devils'to'demons'.
25:2.3Question#3ForNewAgers:AreChristiansSlavesor
ServantsofChrist
Firstofflet'sdefinethoseterms.PerWebster'sdictionary:
Servant:"...onewhoexertshimselfforthebenefitofanothermaster
...asapublicservant,anofficialofthegovernment".[S3P221]
Slave:"...apersonHELDinbondage,athrall.OnewhohasLOST
CONTROLofhimself,freedomofaction.Adrudge."[S3P221].
PerWebster,thereisabigdifferencebetweenservantsandslaves.
ServantsworkbecausetheyWANTTO.ServantshaveRETAINED
theirfreedom.SlavesworkbecausetheyHAVETO.Slaveshave
LOSTtheirfreedom.
SohowdoNewAgersseeChristians?
"TheNewAgerssee...Christ'sChurchas:
'...bigotedandcrueltoallwhodonotchoosetobeit'sSLAVES'"
[S3P223].
"NewAgeleaderssayAdamwasa'SLAVE'beforeheatefromthe
TreeofLife.Hewasthen'emancipated'justlikeLucifer,who'...
preferredfreewilltopassiveslavery'.
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AnotherNewAgeauthorwrites:
'[D]ogmashavemadeweaklingsandSLAVESofmen...Justification
byfaithandvicariousatonementweretaughtasGospeltruthand
manbecameagreaterSLAVEthanbefore'"[S3P223].
Thus,NewAgersseeChristiansas'slaves'ofChrist.
Now,let'sseeifthis'NewAge'beliefisinsome'modern'versions.
(Thefollowingtableisfrom[S3P224225]).
Scripture
ScriptureReading
ScriptureReading
Verse
(NASB,NIV,RSV,NKJV)
KJV

Mark10:44
slave
servant
1Co.7:21
slave
servant
1Co.7:22
slave
servant
Eph.6:8
slaves
servants

Sureenough,'NewAgeDoctrine'canbeaddedtoourlistoferrors
containedin'newversions'.
25:2.4Question#4ForNewAgers:Whodoes'Christ'referto?
RoyLivesey:authorandpublisheroftheNewAgeBulletin,in
England,says:
"Christ,howeverdoesn'trefertotheLordJesusChristbuttothe
WorldTeacher"[S3P322].
Thus,NewAgerschangeJesusChrist(theMaster)tojusta
"teacher".Let'sseeif'newversions'dothesame.
(Thefollowingtableisfrom[S3P323]).
Scripture
ScriptureReading
ScriptureReading
Verse
(NASB,NIV,etc,etc)
KJV

Matt.8:19
Teacher
Master
Matt.17:24
teacher
master
Matt.23:8
Teacher
Master
Mark4:38
Teacher
Master
Mark5:35
Teacher
Master
Mark13:1
Teacher
Master
Mark14:14
Teacher
Master
Luke3:12
Teacher
Master
Luke8:49
Teacher
Master
Luke11:45
Teacher
Master
Luke12:13
Teacher
Master
Luke18:18
Teacher
Master
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Luke19:39
Luke20:21
Luke20:39
Luke21:7
Luke22:11
John4:31
John11:8
John11:28
John20:16

Teacher
Teacher
Teacher
Teacher
Teacher
Rabbi
Rabbi
Rabbi
Rabbi

Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master
Master

25:2.5Question#5ForNewAgers:Isdoctrineimportant?
EdwinLuzer:"DoctrineisNOTIMPORTANT[intheNewAge].What
isimportantisreligiousexperience"[S3P328].
OnceJesusisnolonger'Master',noticewhathappenstoChristian
doctrine:doctrineisthennolongerimportant!Innewversions,
doctrineis'watereddown'tothegenericterm:'teaching'.For
example:
(Thefollowingtableisfrom[S3P326327]).
Scripture
ScriptureReading
ScriptureReading
Verse
(NASB,NIV,etc,etc)
KJV

Matt.7:28
teaching
doctrine
Matt.16:12
teaching
doctrine
Matt.22:33
teaching
doctrine
Mark1:22
teaching
doctrine
Mark1:27
teaching
doctrine
Mark4:2
teaching
doctrine
Mark11:18
teaching
doctrine
Mark12:38
teaching
doctrine
Luke4:32
teaching
doctrine
John7:16
teaching
doctrine
John7:17
teaching
doctrine
John18:19
teaching
doctrine
Acts2:42
teaching
doctrine
Acts13:12
teaching
doctrine
Acts17:19
teaching
doctrine
Romans6:17
teaching
doctrine
Romans16:17
teaching
doctrine
1Co.14:6
teaching
doctrine
1Co.14:26
teaching
doctrine
1Tim.1:10
teaching
doctrine
1Tim.4:13
teaching
doctrine
1Tim.4:16
teaching
doctrine
1Tim.5:17
teaching
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2Tim.3:10
2Tim.3:16
2John1:9
Rev.2:14,15,24

teaching
teaching
teaching
teaching

doctrine
doctrine
doctrine
doctrine

Doesthisremindyouof2ndTimothy4:3?i.e.:
"ForthetimewillcomewhentheywillNOTENDURESOUND
DOCTRINEbutaftertheirownlustsshalltheyheaptothemselves
TEACHERS..."[S3P327].
AsChristiansweKNOWdoctrineisimportant!Religioushistorian
DavidL.Johnsonsays:
"DoctrinespecificallystatesthatwhichisofULTIMATECONCERN"
[S3P327].
Orputanotherway:
"OurplanofactionREQUIRES...sounddoctrine.[I]tistheformal
BASISofouropinionsandbeliefs.Ifwedonotmaintaingood
doctrinethenallmannerofBADTEACHINGcancreepintothe
Church"[S3P327].
(Andisn'tthishappeninginthese'newversions'?)
25:2.6Question#6ForNewAgers:IsGodgoingtojudgethe
world?
Ramtha:"God...willallowyoutobeanddoANYTHINGyouwishand
holdyouJUDGELESS.GodHASNEVERjudgedanyone."[S3P287].
Comment:"SincethedestructionoftheearthisaresultofGod's
judgment,thoseversesdescribingtheseverityofthatjudgmentare
'softenedup'oromitted.(Thefollowingtableisfrom[S3P286287]).
Scripture
ScriptureReading
ScriptureReading
Verse
(NASB,NIV,etc)
KJV

Mark6:11
omitted
thedayofjudgement
Wheretheirworm
Mark9:44
omitted
diethnot,andthe
fireisnotquenched
Wheretheirworm
Mark9:46
omitted
diethnot,andthe
fireisnotquenched
Twomenshallbe
inthefield
Luke17:36
omitted
theoneshallbe
taken,andtheother
left
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25:2.7Question#7ForNewAgers:Wheredosinnersgowhen
theydie?
H.P.Blavatsky:"...HellanditssovereignarebothINVENTIONSof
Christianity."[S3P291].
Let'sseewhatthis'NewAge'beliefhasdoneto'modern'versions:
(Thefollowingtableisfrom[S3P292]).
Scripture
ScriptureReading
ScriptureReading
Verse
(NIV)
KJV

Deut.32:22
death
hell
Job26:6
death
hell
Prov.23:14
death
hell
Prov.27:20
death
hell
Isa.28:18
death
hell

NoticethatHell,aplaceofeternaltormentandpunishment,hasbeen
changedtothegenericterm:'death'.

25:2.8Question#8ForNewAgers:Intheendtimes,whatwill
happentotheearth?
Firstofflet'sseewhatGodsaysintheKJV:
"...theearthalsoandtheworksthatarethereinshallbeBURNED
UP."(IIPeter3:10).
"LuciferianH.P.Blavatsky:'BothJesusandSt.JohntheBaptist
preachedtheendoftheAge...SolittledidtheUNINITIATED
CHRISTIANSunderstandthattheyacceptedthewordsofJesus
literallyandfirmlybelievedhemeanttheendoftheworld'"[S3P283].
NewAgersbelievethatthis'world'willremain.TheyDONOTbelieve
theworldwillburnupasstatedintheBible.InsteadNewAgers
believeinanebulousconceptofoneageendinganda'NewAge'
thenbeginning.
Now,let'sseeifthis'NewAge'beliefhasbeeninjectedinto'modern'
versions.(Thefollowingtableisfrom[S3P285]).
Scripture
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ScriptureReading
(NASB,NIV,etc)

ScriptureReading
KJV
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Dan.12:13
endoftheage
endofthedays
Matt.13:39
endoftheage
endoftheworld
Matt.13:40
endoftheage
endofthisworld
Matt.13:49
endoftheage
attheendoftheworld
Iamwithyoualways
lo,Iamwithyou
Matt.28:20
eventotheendof
always,evenunto
theage
theendoftheworld

The'NewAge'corruption,thatthesinfulearthwillremain,isalso
includedin'newversions'.
AsG.A.Riplingerpointsout:"Iftheworldendsthesinnerhasnothing
tostandoniftheageends,hemerelychangeshiscalendar"
[S3P285].
Somethingtothinkabout.
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CHAPTER26
LEXICONS
ThereisonelastwaytheWordofGodiscorrupted...
Inherbook"NewAgeBibleVersions"G.A.Riplingerdiscusses
lexicons.Onpage601,shesays:
"TheGreekandHebrewLexiconsanddictionariesarewrittenby
men,'mostofwhomareunbelievers',writesPrincetonandYale
scholarEdwardHills.Afewexampleswillsuffice:1)TheNewBrown
DriverBriggsHebrewEnglishLexicon'seditor(Briggs)wasdefrocked
bythe'liberal'PresbyterianChurchforhis'liberalism'.2)Trench,
authorofthemuchused:"SynonymsoftheNewTestament",wasa
memberofWestcott'sesotericclubs,aswasAlford,whoseGreek
referenceworksarestillused.3)J.HenryThayer,authorofthe"New
Thayer'sGreekLexicon",wasaUnitarianwhovehementlydeniedthe
deityofChrist.(ThayerwasalsothedominantmemberoftheASV
committee!)Hislexiconcontainsaseldomnoticedwarningbythe
publisherinitsintroduction(p.vii).Itcautionsreaderstowatchfor
adulterationsintheworkrelatingtothedeityofChristandtheTrinity.
4)TheacclaimedA.T.Robertson's"GreekGrammar"alsosendsupa
redflaginitsprefacesaying,'ThetextofWestcottandHortis
followedinallitsessentials'.5)ConclusionsdrawnbyKurtand
BarbaraAlandofthe"NestlesAlandGreekNewTestament"elicitthe
responsebyPhilipComfortthat"theAlands'designationsmustbe
takenwithcaution".6)JamesStrong,authorof"Strong's
Concordance"wasamemberofthecorruptASVCommittee"
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[S3P601].
LexiconscorruptthewordofGod.
Inthischapterwewillseehowthathappens.
26:2USINGALEXICON
A'lexicon'canbeusedtwodifferentways:

26:2.1METHOD1
Inmethod1,theChristianlooksupanEnglishwordintheirKing
JamesBible.Ifa'lexicon'isused,itcrossreferencestheBible's
originalEnglishwordtotheBible'soriginalHebrew/Greekword.Then
theChristianisgiventhelexicon's'new'Englishtranslationofthat
originalHebrew/GreekWord.
NoticehowtheChristianmakesa360degreecirclefromtheHoly
Spirit'schosenEnglishword,totheHolySpirit'schosen
Hebrew/Greekword,to"another"EnglishwordchosenbyMAN!
SinceGodisperfect,andmanisnot,thismethodcorruptsGod's
Word.
Noticealso,method#1approachestheWordofGodby'doubting'
him.i.e.bydoubtingHischoiceoftheoriginalEnglishwords.
Thatishowsomepeopleusealexicon.
KnowinglyorunknowinglyChristiansarebeingmisledfromwhatGod
wantsthemtoknow,towhatmanand/orSatanputsinplaceofGod's
original!
Thus,aChristianmayhaveGod'sWord(fromtheirKingJames
Bible),buttheycanget'derailed'byreadingman'swordsinplaceof
God'sWords!

26:2.2EXAMPLEOFMETHOD1
Thefollowingisanexampleofusingmethod1.Let'sseehowGod's
Wordgetscorrupted.
IntheKingJamesBible,inIsaiah7:14,itsays:
"...Behold,aVIRGINshallconceive,andbearason...".
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IfIlookuptheoriginalHebrewwordfor'virgin'inacorrupted(but
popular)Strong'slexicon,itsaystheoriginalHebrewwordis:'al
maw'.
Tothatoriginalword'almaw',Stronggiveshisdefinitions.That'sright
'plural'definitions!Strongsaysalmawisa"youngwoman"andcould
EITHERbeA)ofmarriageableageorB)maidornewlymarried.
NoticeStrongNEVERtranslatesit"virgin"!
Thinkaboutit.
TheHolySpirittranslated'almaw'as"virgin".Fora"virgin"to
conceiveisanobviousMIRACLE.
ButStrongsaysan'equivalenttranslation'is"youngwoman"!
TherearetwoMAJORproblemswithStrong'stranslation:
1)Ifa"youngwoman"gavebirthtoJesus,thisisNOTa
miracle.Youngwomengivebirthallthetime!ByStrong's
definition,JesusisjustANYman.IfJesusisjustanyman,then
wearestillinoursins.Ifwearestillinoursins,thenwearenot
saved.Ifwearenotsaved,thenwehaveabig,big,problem.
2)InStrong'sdefinition'A'hesays"ofmarriageableage".
StrongdoesnotsayMarywasmarried,onlythatshewasof
marriageableage.InStrong'sdefinition'B'hehas2
translations:1)maid(i.e.awomanwhoisnotmarried)or2)
newlymarried.Thus,inmostofthesedefinitions,Strongis
inferringthatMaryisunmarried.SinceMaryispregnantand
Strongisinferringthatsheisunmarried,StrongiscallingMarya
whore!
Folks,thisisheresy.
LexiconsareapostateandareANOTHERwaytocorrupttheWordof
God.

26:2.3METHOD2
Thesecondmethodforusingalexicon,istheapproachof"faith".In
thisapproachwesay:GodIknowyoupickedtheseoriginalEnglish
wordsforareason,Ijustdon'tunderstandwhy.
Then,youlookuptheoriginalHolySpiritchosenHebrew/Greekword
fortheoriginalHolySpiritchosenEnglishword.Youcomparethe
placeswheretheHolySpirittranslatedtheoriginalHebrew/Greek
wordintothesame(orsometimes)differentEnglishwords.Byusing
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thismethod#2,youwillgaininsightintoGod'sWord.
Method#2istheONLYwaytousealexicon,andthat'sifyouusea
lexiconATALL.

26:2.4EXAMPLEOFMETHOD2
Thefollowingisanexampleofmethod2.
In1stCorinthians13:13,intheKJV,itssays:"...faith,hopeand
charity,thesethreebutthegreatestoftheseischarity"
Innewversionsitsays:"...faith,hopeandlove,thesethreebutthe
greatestoftheseislove".
Somepeople'like'thenewversion'stranslation.However,the'new
version'doesnotgivetheFULLmeaning.
IfIuseStrong'slexiconandlookuptheoriginalGreekwordIfinditis
"agape".IntheKingJamesBible,theHolySpirittranslatedagapeas
'charity'in1stCorinthians13:13BUTtheHolySpirittranslatedagape
as'love'inMatthew24:12.
Remember,wesaidearliertherearetwowaystoapproachGod's
Word:doubtorfaith.
WhenIfirstreadthis,IapproachedtheWordindoubt.Ididnot
understandwhytheword'charity'wasusedin1Co13:13.Inmy
positionofdoubt,IwenttotheLordtoaskhimwhyHesaid'charity'.I
receivedNOinsight.IreceivedNOTHING.Totalvoid.
Thiskeptbotheringme.EventuallyIweariedofgettingnoresponse
andIfinallytooktheapproachoffaith.Isaid:
"LordIKNOWyouchosetheword'charity'foraREASON.Idon't
knowwhy.Lord,youarenottheproblem,Iamtheproblem.Ijust
don'tunderstand.AsyourWordsayspleasegivemewisdomand
'upbraidethmenot'".
AtthatmomentoffaiththeLordgavemeinsightintoHisWord:
Theinsightwasthis:Charityisaformoflove.Itisconsistentwith
love.ButthewordcharitycontainstheFULLmeaning.Thereasonis
this:IfIlovemywife,mywifecanlovemeback.Therefore'what
thankshaveye'.IfIlovemywifeandmywifelovesmeback,Iam
beingREPAID.
TheBibleisveryclearaboutgiving:'GIVEEXPECTINGNOTHINGin
return','itismoreblessedtoGIVE,thantoreceive,'forGodsoloved
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theworldthatheGAVEhisonlybegottenson...'
But'charity',bydefinition,isgivingwhenyoudonotexpecttobe
repaid.Whenwegiveourtimeandmoneytoacharity,wedon'tgeta
checkbackinthemail!
Thus,charityisaHIGHERformofgivingthanjustlove.
WhenJesusgaveHislifeforusHewasbeing'charitable'.Hewas
givingandgettingnothinginreturn.WhatHegavetouswecan
NEVERFULLYrepay.Givingwhenyouexpect'nothingback'is
charity.
Thus,thefullmeaningisintheKingJames:"...faith,hope,
CHARITY,thesethreebutthegreatestoftheseisCHARITY".

26:3BECAREFUL
Manmadedefinitionsinlexiconsarecorrupt.
IfalexiconisusedATALL,method2istheonlywaytogo.Only
method2approachestheWordinaposition'offaith'.Method2safely
bypassesthemanmadedefinitions.And,onlymethod2,gives
insightintoGod'sWord.

26:4BEWAREOFTHECOUNTERFEIT
Ineffect,themenwhowritelexiconsaresaying:"Yea,hathGod
said?"Andthesesamementhensay:"GoddidnotsaytheEnglish
wordsthatareinyourKingJamesBible,whatGodreallymeantwas
....".
Thenthe'counterfeit'isgiventotheChristian.
Lexiconsaresubtleanddeviousintheirmethodology.G.A.Riplinger
believesweshouldrenamethem:"Lucifer'sLexicons"[S3P591].
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CHAPTER27
THEFUTURE?
Inpreviouschapterswefocusedon'facts'i.e.historicalfacts,Bible
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versecomparisons,Biblereadabilityscores,personalbiographies,
etc.etc.Inthosechaptersdatawasavailablebecausewewere
dealingwiththepastandwiththepresent.
Inthischapterthetopicis'TheFuture'.
Sincewewillbediscussingthefuture,wearelimitedto'speculation'.
Nooneknows'thefacts'aboutthefuture!
FACTSSEPARATEDFROMSPECULATION
Ihavepurposelyseparatedthischapteron'TheFuture'fromallother
chapters.Thiswasdonesothat'facts'areseparatedfrom
'speculation'.

27:2DIFFERENCESOFOPINION
Thisisa'FutureShock'kindofchapter.
Myspeculationofthefuturemaydifferfromyours,thereader.Or,we
maybeinTOTALagreement!Whatevertheagreementlevel,I
believethischapterpresentssomelogicalandpossible,maybeeven
probable,scenariosofthefuture.
Thepurposeofthischapteristoencourageandstimulatethought.
But,let'skeepinmindonlyGodknowsthefuture,andthisisa
chapterwrittenbyaman.

27:3CHAPTERTOPICS
Inthischapterwewilldiscuss:
1)WhereBible'revisionism'maybegoingand
2)ThepossiblefutureoftheBible,theChurch,andtheworld.

27:4CONFUSION
TheBiblesaysGodISNOTtheauthorofconfusion.(1Co14:33)
Since'modernversions'disagreeamongthemselves,andsincethis
iscausingconfusionintheChurchIbelievewecanconcludethat
thesebooks(i.e.newversions)areNOTfromGod.
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And,iftheyarenotfromGod,theymustbefromSatan.

27:5THEBACKDROP
"Satanwantstobeworshipped"[S1P25].
Also:"Satan'sfirstinterestHASALWAYSBEEN'revision'(Gen3:14)
[S11P121].

27:6WHEREISBIBLEREVISIONISMGOIN
G?
Onewaytoknowwherethefutureisgoingistolookbackatthepast.
Onewaytoseewhere'newversions'areheadedistogobacktothe
GardenofEden.
ItwasintheGardenofEdenwherewesawSatan'smethodology.
Let'sstudySatan'stricks.

27:7SATAN'S3STEPPLAN
IntheGardenofEden,GodspoketoAdam.
Then,SatancametoEveandsaid:
"...Yea,hathGodsaid..."(Genesis3:1)
Thus,step1inSatan'smethodology,wastoquestionwhetherGod
spokeATALL.
NextSatansaidtoEve:
"...Yeshallnotsurelydie:"(Genesis3:4)
Thus,step2inSatan'smethodology,wastoATTACKwhatGodDID
SAY.
Lastly,SatansaidtoEve:
"...yeshallbeasgods..."(Genesis3:5)
Thusstep3inSatan'smethodology,wastoSUBSTITUTEhis
ULTIMATELIE.
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27:7WHEREAREWENOW?
Godhasalreadytoldusthetruth.HegaveusHisTraditionalMajority
Text.SowhereareweinSatan's3stepmethodology?
Satan's'newversions'denyJesus'deity,i.e.theydenythat'JesusIS
God'.Ineffect,thesenewversions'infer'thatGodhasNOTSPOKEN
ATALL.
Fromthe3stepmodel,wecansaytheworldHASPASSEDstep1.
Secondsome'newversions',liketheRSV,includestatementslike:
"...theKingJamesVersionhasgravedefects"[S5P76].This
statement,aswellasthefactthat'newversions'changeGod's
Words,areDIRECTATTACKSonwhatGodDIDSAY.
Fromthe3stepmodel,wecanconcludetheworldhasPASSEDstep
2.
Inthelaststep,Satan'ssubstituteshisULTIMATELIE:"...yeshallbe
asgods..."(Genesis3:5).Aswehaveseen'newversions'contain
the'NewAge'beliefthatmanisdivine,i.e.God.Thus,theworldmay
be'in',ormaybe'entering',step3.
JasperJamesRaythinksthattheworldhasNOTYETfullyentered
intostep3.
Hesays:"...[the]conflictingandconfusingBibleVersions...appear
tobepartofa'BrainWashing'process,toPREPAREbothclergyand
laityforthereceptionofthe'EVOLVINGBIBLE'"[S4P115].
Hegoesontosay:"...theEcumenicalChurchmustreplace[The
KingJamesBible]witha'MANMADEBIBLE'inwhichall'objectional
doctrines'havebeenremoved.ABiblethatanswersthisdescription
issaidtobeWELLONIT'SWAY"[S4P114].
PeterRuckmangiveshisforecastfor'newBibleversions'.Hesays:
"WhatisshapingupnowisA'MUTUAL'BIBLEthatCatholicsand
apostateProtestantsWILL'SHARE'..."[S11P10].
G.A.RiplingeralsobelieveswehaveNOTYETenteredstep3.She
believesthatwehavenotyetseentheULTIMATELIE,i.e.the
ULTIMATESATANICBIBLE.Inherbook:"NewAgeBibleVersions"
shesays:
"Satanrecognizesthatabibleisneededtocontrolthemasses.The
DEVELOPMENTofaNewAgeBibleisamonghistoppriorities"
[S3P15].
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Shesays:"Thedeviousstrategythatseemstobepayingoffforthe
NewAgeisthatofrevisingorupdatingtheBibletomakeitmore
'meaningfultomoderntimes'"[S3P16].
Shebelievesthat:"TheNewAgeBiblewillbetheunholyvesselinto
whichtheAntichristwillpourthesedoctrinesofdevils.Itwill
incorporatethemajordoctrinesofthe[OneWorld]religion"[S3P16].
27:7.1ReverendSamuelC.GipptakesSatan'sthreestep
methodologyandsummarizeshowhethinksGod'struthwillbe
changed,bySatan,intoSatan'sULTIMATELIEandintothe
ULTIMATESATANICBIBLE.Gipp'schartfollows:[S1P216].
God'sTruth
Satan'sCounterfeits
Satan'sULTIMATECounterfeit

OneGod
Many"gods"
Satanis"god"ofthisworld
OneChrist
Many"antichrists"
TheAntichrist
OneChurch
Manyfalsechurches
Oneultimatechurch,Rome
Many"Bibles"
OneBible(AV)
Oneultimatefalse"Bible"
(ASV,NIV,etc.)

Insummary,theseauthorsbelievewearesomewherebetweenstep
2andstep3.

27:8THESOFTENING
"Christianstodaydonotrealizethey'needabettertranslation'until
theyareTOLDSObytheBiblesalesmen..."[S1P83].
Noticehowthepublicisfirst'softenedup'totheconceptofreceiving
acorruptedBiblebeforetheactualsaletakesplace!
ForSatanto'sell'hisULTIMATESATANICBIBLE(step3),may
requireFURTHER'softening'ofthepublic.
TexeMarrs,aresearcherofthe'NewAgeMovement',discusseshow
this'softening'isoccurringtodayandhowitcouldoccurinthefuture:
"ForcenturiesSatanhasinspiredscientistsandpseudoscientiststo
labelChristiansasunsophisticatedandbehindthetimes.Manyof
these...secularhumanists'argumentswillbecomepartoftheNew
AgeBible.ThebiblethatisdevelopedbytheAntichristwillbe
applaudedasfullykeepingwiththehightechage.Furthermore,New
AgecitizenswillbetoldthattheNewAgescripturesCANBE
CHANGEDwhenevernewscientificdiscoveriessuggestrevisionis
needed"[S3P555556].

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27:9THE'FINALBIBLE'REVISIONCOMMITT
EE
Todevelopa'FinalBible'requiresa'FinalBibleRevisionCommittee'!
NewAgeleader,VeraAlder,describeswhomightbeonthis
committee,andhowitcouldpossiblyoperate.Shesays:
"[T]heWorldGovernmentanditsSpiritualCabinetof12,headedby
'theChrist'willstudyallarchaeologicalarchives...Fromit,the
'ResearchPanel'woulddevelopthe'New'BibleofaWorldReligion
whichwouldbetheBASISoffutureeducation"[S3P555].

27:10HEADQUARTERS
Wherewouldthe'ApostateChurch'beheadquarteredandwhom
woulditinclude?
G.A.RiplingerquotesDaveHuntassaying:
"Thereseemslittledoubtthatthisfalseabominablelastdaysreligious
systemcalledMysteryBabylon(Revelation17:5)willhaveits
headquartersATTHEVATICAN"[S3P133].
And"WhileitsheadquarterswillbeatRome,thisfalsereligious
systemwillrepresentALLCHURCHES,denominations,cultsand
religionsjoinedintoone"[S3P133].

27:11THEPOPE?
"TheblueprintfortheNewWorldOrder,byVeraAlder,callsforthe
POPEtotakehisrightful'position'"[S3P135]
"TheHeadoftheSpiritualCabinetwouldthereforehavetobethe
mostspirituallydevelopedMANintheworld...Hewouldoccupythe
positionwhichcouldhavebeenthatofthePOPEALLALONG"
[S3P1356].

27:12WORSHIPTHEDRAGON?
G.A.Riplingerasks:"Arenewversionspreparingmankindtoreceive
theAntichristand'worshipthedragon'?"[S3P17]
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Shethinkstheanswerisyes.
"...CatholicsandunwaryProtestants,withtheirGnosticVatican
manuscriptundertheirarm,arebeingsteeredintothewaitingarmsof
theoneworldchurchoftheAntichrist"[S3P498].
"NaiveChristianspassovertheesotericterminologyandphilosophy
innewversionsbecause,asMoody's'AgonyofDeceit'pointsout:
"[T]heyareunawarethattheyarerepeatingtheerrorsofthepast.
BecausetheydonotunderstandGreekphilosophyorOriental
mysticism,or19thcenturytheosophy[Luciferism],theydonotknow
howseriouslytheyhavebeenaffectedbysuchthinking"[S3P23].

27:13MOVEMENTTOWARD'THEENDTIMES'
"Satan'sobjectiveistounitetheworldunderamanwhollygivenover
tohim..."[S3P421].Thiswilloccursometimeduringthe'EndTimes'.
Aswelookaround,therearesignsthattheworldismovingtoward
the'EndTimes'withits'OneWorldReligion'.Forexample:
"EffortstohavetheUnitedNationsdeclare1993:'TheInternational
YearofReligiousUnderstanding'havebeenmade"[S3P461].Also,
U.N.AssistantSecretaryGeneralRobertMillerhascalledfora
"universalbible"[S3P3].

27:14EVERYMANDIDTHATWHICHWAS
RIGHTINHISOWNEYES
"NewAgerVeraAldersays...'ItislikelythataNEWKINDOF
RELIGIONwilldevelopinwhichEACHMANwilldiscoverandwork
outhisOWNsermonsFORHIMSELF'"[S3P504].
"J.B.PhillipstoutsthereaderofhisforwardtotheNASBInterlinear
GreekEnglishNewTestamentto'TRYANDMAKEHISOWN
TRANSLATION'"[S3P5045].
DavidSpangler,aLuciferian(onewhoworshipsSatan)said:
"TheevolutionoftheraceisforeverymanNOTtolearntoOBEYthe
lawbuttoBEthelaw...Wecantakeallthescriptures...andhavea
JOLLYGOODBONFIRE...OnceyouAREthetruth,youdonotneed
itEXTERNALLYrepresented"[S3P507].
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Don'ttheselaststatementssoundalotlikethescripture:"...every
mandid[thatwhichwas]rightinhisowneyes"(Judges17:6)?

27:15WHEREISTHECHURCHNOW?
Sometimes,wecanbe'tooclose'toaproblemtoseeitclearly.As
thesayinggoes:'wecan'tseetheforestforthetrees'.Sinceweare
'theChurch',andsincewearediscussingwheretheChurchis
headed,let'sseewhereoutsidersbelieve'theChurch'isheaded:
"Starhawk,aselfproclaimedwitchremarks:'IamVERYGLADto
discoversuchmovementwithinChristianchurchesthatis
sympathetictothePAGANSPIRIT'"[S3P23].

27:16THEULTIMATEQUESTION
Insummary,thefutureisreallyheadedtowardONEquestion:
"Thefinalconflictwillcomedownto'WhoisGod?'"[S3P301].
IsitJesusChrist,orisitSatan?
Thesheeparegoingtobeseparatedfromthegoatsandwhatwe
are,isourchoice!
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CHAPTER28
CONCLUSIONS
Today:"BiblicalChristianityisfacingoneofitsbiggesttestsasthe
twentiethcenturycloses:AreturntoPapalRomeofthe'separated
brethren'Acontinuingstreamof'new'bibles,withNOENDinsight
AdecadentmoralityrivalingthatofNoah'sdayArevivalofwitchcraft
andotherancientreligionsandOLDheresieswithNEWnames.
[With]Theprospectofa[one]worldgovernmentforcingconformityin
religionChristianshadbetterbeCERTAINthattheyhavetheRIGHT
SWORD,to'...earnestlycontendforthefaithwhichwasonce
delivereduntothesaints'(Jude3)[S9P1112].
Andthe'rightsword'istheTraditionalMajorityText,theEnglish
translationbeingtheKingJamesBible.
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Aswehaveseeninthisreport:"TheNewInternationalVersion,New
AmericanBible,NewAmericanStandard,NewJerusalem,New
EnglishBible,andtheNewRevisedStandardarenotso'NEW',...
butaremerelyanencoreofthe'New'AgeesotericismofPlato,
Saccus,ClementandOrigen..."[S3P545].Forinstance:"Thedivinity
ofman,ofallmen,wastaught...fromthewritingsofOrigenand
Clement.Platoissaturatedwithit"[S3P527].
Rightnow"...weare...inthemiddleofaBibletranslationexplosion
averitablefloodof'new'Bibletranslations,versions,paraphrases,all
claimingtobethe'mostaccurate',the'mostreadable',andthemost
'uptodate'"[S17P1].
Publishersof'modern'Biblestellustheirversionsarethe'best'
translationoftheWordofGod.Then,ayearor2later,theyusethe
exactsamewordsAGAINwhentheycomeoutwithanewerversion
(i.e.whentheywantustoBUYagain).Therearenowmorethan120
ofthese"BESTTRANSLATIONS"oftheWordofGod.
That'sright120!
Noticethat,atthebeginningofthisarticle,therewere110'versions'
oftheBible.Attheendofthisarticletherearenow120.
FromthetimeIstartedwritingtotheendofthisreport,10new
'versions'havebeenadded!
WoulditsurprisethereaderifIsaidtheywerecorruptalso?
Thepublishersof'newversions'aretellingusthat,sincethelast
version,'newinformation'hasbeenfoundthatsheds'newlight'on
God'sWord.
Thinkaboutit,publishersaresayingthatwedonothaveGod'sWord,
today.Theyaresayingwehavetokeeplookingforit!

28:2COME,LETUSREASONTOGETHER
WouldJesusChristleavetheworld,forthelast2,000years,
WITHOUTleavingushistrueNewTestamentWord?WouldHe
NEGLECTeveryoneforthelast2,000years?
Thesimpletruthisthis:WhenJesusChristlefttheearth,heleft
MANYwitnesses.ThosewitnesseswrotedownwhatJesussaidand
did.Infact,Jesusleftsomanywitnessesthattherearestillmorethan
5,000GreekNewTestamentmanuscriptswhichEXISTTODAY.The
earlychurchhadthosewitnesses.Wehavethem,too.
Fromthose5,000NewTestamentwitnesseswecantakeANYBible
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andtestitforaccuracy.
TheKingJamesBiblehasbeenfoundtoAGREEwiththose5,000
witnessesin9095%ofthecases.Thatagreementleveliswhythe
KingJamesiscalled:'TheMajorityText'.
So,wedohaveGod'sWord,andwehaveit,today.
If,ontheotherhand,wetaketheWestcottandHortNewTestament
text(whichunderpins'modern'versions)andifwecompareittothe
5,000GreekNewTestamentmanuscriptswefindthatit
DISAGREESwith9095%ofthewitnesses.Thatiswhyitiscalled
the'MinorityText'.
Thebottomlineisthis:Jesussaidyouwillknowatreebyitsfruit.
AsaChristian,youneedtocomparethe'fruit'oftheseBiblesand
decidewhetheryoubelievetheKingJamesBible(TheMajorityText)
containstheWordofGod,orwhethertheWordofGodisinthese
'modern'versions(theMinorityText).
RememberthattheBibleisnotjustanybookitistheWordofGod,
andis,therefore,subjecttospiritualattack.
InfactitisduetoSPIRITUALATTACK,thatthereEVENEXISTSa
MINORITYofthe5,000GreekNewTestamenttextswhichARE
CORRUPTED.Withoutthatspiritualattack,theKingJamesBible
wouldhaveagreedwith100%ofthe5,000GreekNewTestament
witnesses.
Rememberalso:Jesushasthenameaboveallnames(Philip.2:9).
AndtheBiblegoesontosaythat:GodhasMAGNIFIEDHISWORD
ABOVEALLHISNAME(Psalms138:2).
Wow!Thatisgettingupthere!
Thus,whenwearetalkingabouttheWordofGod,wearediscussing
aVERY,VERY,importanttopic.
ThisreportwaswrittenfortheGloryofGodandtopointeveryone
towardHisTrueWord.
THYWORDhaveIhidinmyheartthatImightnotsinagainst
thee.(Ps119:11)
Iwilldelightmyselfinthystatutes:IwillnotforgetTHYWORD.
(Ps119:16)
Forever,OLord,THYWORDissettledinheaven.(Ps
119:89)
Ihaverefrainedmyfeetfromeveryevilway,thatImightkeep
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THYWORD.(Ps119:101)
THYWORD[is]alampuntomyfeet,andalightuntomypath.
(Ps119:105)
Thou[art]myhidingplaceandmyshield:IhopeinTHY
WORD.(Ps119:114)
THYWORD[is]true[from]thebeginning:andeveryoneofthy
righteousjudgments[endureth]forever.(Ps119:160)
ARETHESEREVISIONS?
ARETHESEVERSIONS?
ARETHESEBIBLES?
ThroughoutthisreportIhavecalledtheNIV,theNASB,theAMP,the
RSV,theLB,theNRSVetc.etc.'newversions'.Ihavealsocalled
them'newBibles'.Andaddtothatthefacttheyarealsosometimes
called'revisions'.But:
1)Arethese'corruptions'REALLY'Bibles'?
2)Arethese'corruptions'REALLYnew'versions'?
3)Arethese'corruptions'REALLY'revisions'?
Icalledthem'Bibles'and'versions',toestablish'acommondialogue'
betweenmyselfandthereader.But,let'sanalyzethisissue.

28:2.1QUESTION#1
Tothequestion:Arethese'corruptions'REALLY'revisions'?David
OtisFullerresponds:
"TheRevisionof1881,theAmericanStandardVersionof1901,and
theRevisedStandardVersion...areINNOTRUESENSEarevision
oftheKingJamesof1611.Iftheyweretheywouldhavefollowedthe
SAMEGreektext,theTextusReceptus,andthuswouldcontainthe
SAMEverses"[S16P5].
'Newcorruptions'DONOTfollowthesametexts.Therefore,they
ARENOT'revisions'.

28:2.2QUESTION#2
Tothequestion:Arethese'corruptions'REALLY'newversions'?
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DavidOtisFullerrespondsagain:
"AVERSIONisthatwhichisTRANSLATED,orrenderedFROMONE
LANGUAGEtoANOTHER.TheTextusReceptusISNOTaversion.
ItiscomposedofthebasicmanuscriptcopiesfromwhichtheKing
James[English]VERSIONwasmade"[S16P5].
Sinceallofthese'newcorruptions'areintheSAMElanguage,they
ARENOT'newversions'.MartinLuther'sGermanBibleISa'new
version'.Itistranslated,fromthesameTraditionalMajorityText,into
adifferentlanguage,i.e.German.

28:2.3QUESTION#3
Tothelastquestion:Arethese'corruptions'REALLY'Bibles'?
A'Bible'isabookwrittenbyGod.Sincethereisonly1God,ALLOF
THEBOOKSWHICHAREREALLYBIBLESWOULDAGREEWITH
EACHOTHER.ThisisbecauseGodisCONSISTENTandfaithful.
Also,thetrueBiblewrittenbyGod,wouldbeFREELYavailabletoall
Hispeopleas,GodiswillingthatALLshouldbesaved.ItwouldNOT
befinanciallycopyrightedbymen.MenCANNOTtakecreditfor
God'slabor.
"GodhasonlyoneBible.Alltheothers...areNOTBiblesBUT
BOOKSOFMEN"[S7P13].'Moderncorruptions'arefinancially
copyrightedbecausetheyaretheproductofMEN'Sefforts,not
God's.
Thus,thesemodern'books'ARENOTBibles.

28:3WHATAREWEDEALINGWITH?
Sowhatarewereallydealingwithwhenwearediscussingthese
'booksofmen'.
Firstoff,IbelievetheyareNOT'revisions',theyareNOT'versions',
andtheyareNOT'Bibles'.ThatiswhatTHEYARENOT.Sowhatare
they?
Thereareatleasttwowords,thatIcanthinkof,whichaccurately
describethese'booksofmen'.Thosewordsare:'Forgeries'and
'Counterfeits'.
Aforgeryand/oracounterfeitissomethingthattriestoLOOKlikethe
original,butisn't.Aforgeryand/oracounterfeittriestopassitselfoff
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astheoriginal,butnevermakesitOBVIOUSthatitisafake.A
forgery/counterfeitalwaystakesaSUBTLEapproach.

28:4WHYCOUNTERFEIT?
WHYisthereanefforttocounterfeittheWordofGod?
Thisquestioniseasilyanswered.
WehaveallseentheTVadsfor'counterfeitdiamonds'.Counterfeit
diamondsarecalledCubicZirconias.
But,wehaveNEVERseenaTVadfora'counterfeitCubicZirconia'.
Whyisthat?
ThereasonisthatdiamondsareVALUABLE.ACubicZirconiaisonly
of'nominal'value.ItemswhicharecounterfeitedarethoseofHIGH
VALUE.Diamondsarecounterfeited,theUSdollariscounterfeited,
etc.etc.But,thereisnoreasontocounterfeitaCubicZirconia.
ThustheTRUE,originalWordofGodMUSTBEEXTREMELY
VALUABLE.TheactualWordofGodMUSTBEABSOLUTELY
TRUE.
IfGodsaysweMUSTbeBornAgain,thenitisTRUEand
VALUABLE.
IfGodsaysJesussavesusfromHell,thenitisTRUEand
VALUABLE.
IfGodsayswecanbedivinelyhealed,thenitisTRUEand
VALUABLE.
IfGodsayswecanspeakinnewtongues,thenitisTRUEand
VALUABLE.
IfGodgivesthetestforAntichrist,thenitisbeTRUEand
VALUABLE.
Andonandon.

28:5COUNTERFEITSOFMEN?
Soarethesebooks'counterfeitsofmen'?Isthis6,000yearhistorical
strugglefortheWordofGoda'strugglebetweenmen'?
Inthisreport,ProtestantsseemtobestrugglingagainsttheJesuits,
theCatholics,andthe"...MANYwhich...corrupttheWordofGod".
ButtheBibleisveryclearaboutourproblem:"ForwewrestleNOT
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againstfleshandblood,butagainstprincipalities,againstpowers,
againsttherulersofthedarknessofthisworld,againstspiritual
wickednessinhigh[places]"(Ephesians6:12).
Thus,these'counterfeits'arenotfrommen,butfromSatanhimself.
Yes,Satanis'using'thesemen.Andyes,weneedtobe'aware'of
themenSatanisusing.
But,inrealityitisaspiritualstruggle.Wearereallystrugglingagainst
the'fatheroflies'.
Thus,itwasSatanwhousedRudolphKitteltomakethecorrupted
OldTestamentmanuscript.ItwasSatanwhousedWestcottandHort
tomakethecorruptedNewTestamentmanuscript.Andthesecorrupt
manuscriptsformthefoundationfor120modern'counterfeits'.
Becausethisisastruggleagainst'wickednessinhighplaces'weare
NOTtalkingaboutanearthly'fleshtoflesh'deception.Instead,we
aretalkingabout"SpiritualDeceptionIntheHighest".

28:6IFYOULIKETHISREPORT
Ifyoulikethisreport,youarewelcometocopyitandpassitonto
others.
Inconclusion,Ithinkthefollowingquotereally'sumsthingsup'!

28:7DOWENEEDANEWVERSION?
Dr.MartynLloydJones,ahighlyrespectedtheologianofthiscentury
commentedonthese'newversions'.Hesaid:
"...themostpopularofalltheproposalsatthepresentmomentisto
haveanewtranslationoftheBible...Theargumentisthatpeopleare
notreadingtheBibleanylongerbecausetheydonotunderstandthe
itslanguage...Whatdoesyourmodernman...knowabout
justification,sanctification,andallthebiblicalterms?
...wearetoldthethingthatisnecessaryistohaveatranslationthat
Tom,Dick,andHarrywillunderstand,andIbegantofeel...thatwe
hadalmostreachedthestageinwhichtheAuthorizedVersionwas
beingdismissed,tobethrownintothelimboofthingsforgotten,no
longerofanyvalue.NeedIapologiseforsayingawordinfavorofthe
AuthorizedVersion...
ItisabasicpropositionlaiddownbytheProtestantReformers,that
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wemusthaveaBible'understandedofthepeople'.Thatiscommon
sense...wemustneverbeobscurantists.Wemustneverapproach
theBibleinamereantiquarianspirit...butitdoesseemtomethat
thereisaverygravedangerincipientinsomuchoftheargumentthat
isbeingpresentedtodayforthesenewtranslations.Thereisa
danger,Isay,ofsurrenderingsomethingthatisvitalandessential...
Taketheargumentthatthemodernmandoesnotunderstandsuch
termsasjustification,sanctificationandsoon.Iwanttoaska
question.Whendidtheordinarymaneverunderstandthoseterms?
...DidthecollierstowhomJohnWesleyandGeorgeWhitfield
preachedinthe18thcenturyunderstand?Theyhadnotevenbeento
adayschool...theycouldnotread,theycouldnotwrite.Yetthese
werethetermsthatwereused.Thiswastheversionthatwasused
theAuthorizedVersion.Thecommonpeoplehaveneverunderstood
theseterms...weareconcernedhereaboutsomethingspiritual
somethingwhichdoesnotbelongtothisworldatallwhich,asthe
apostlePaulremindsus,theprincesofthisworlddonotknow.
Humanwisdomisofnovaluehereitisaspiritualtruth.Thisisthe
truthaboutGodprimarily,andbecauseofthatitisamystery...
Yetwearetolditmustbeinsuchsimpletermsandlanguagethat
anybodytakingitupandreadingitisgoingtounderstandallaboutit.
Myfriendsthisissheernonsense.Whatwemustdoiseducatethe
massesofthepeopleuptotheBible,notbringtheBibledowntotheir
level.Oneofthegreatesttroublestodayisthateverythingisbeing
broughtdowntothesameleveleverythingischeapened.The
commonmanisthestandardofauthorityhedecideseverything,and
everythinghastobebroughtdowntohim...
ArewetodothatwiththeWordofGod?Isayno!Whathas
happenedinthepasthasbeenthis.Ignorant,illiteratepeople,inthis
countryandinforeigncountries,comingintosalvationhavebeen
educateduptothebookandhavebeguntounderstandit,togloryin
it,andtopraiseGodforit,andIsaythatweneedtodothesameat
thispresenttime.Whatweneedistherefore,nottoreplacethe
AuthorizedVersion...Weneedrathertoreachandtrainpeopleupto
thestandardandlanguage,thedignityandthegloryoftheold
AuthorizedVersion"[S6P1034].
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CHAPTER29
PARTINGCOMMENTS
Ihopethisreporthasbeenusefultoyou.
WhenIbeganresearchingtheBible,Ididnotfullycomprehendthe
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depthandbreadthofthespiritualbattlewhichhas,is,andwill
continuetotakeplace.
Thisresearchhasbeenareal'eyeopener'forme.
Withtheexceptionofonechapterdevotedto'speculating'aboutthe
future,thisarticlehasbeenbasedon'factualdata'.Factualdata
includedBibleversecomparisons,historicalfacts,personal
biographies,etc.etc.
Thosefactsweredocumentedbyapproximately500footnotes.
Therefore,thereadercantracealloftheinformation.
TheearlyChurchverifiedeverythingtheApostlePaultoldthem.You
shouldverifyeverythingJeffJohnsontellsyou.Youshouldreview
thisinformationanddecideifIhavesaidthetruth.
Jesussaidthatyoushallknowthetruthandthetruthshallsetyou
free.Youneedtodecidewhatyoubelievetobetrue.

29:2CHRISTIANBULLETIN"BOARDS
IfyouareinterestedinobtainingotherChristianliterature,articles,
cleangamesforyourchildrenetc.etcyoucanalsomodemto
variousChristianBBS's.Therearemanyofthemoutthere.
ThefollowingisapartiallistoftheChristianBBS'sthatIhavefound:
"Bob'sFellowship"
"BreadBoardBBS"
"Christ'sCorner"
"ChristianRetreat"
"DigitalChapel"
"HavenofRest"
"InspirationBBS"
"NewJoyBBS"
"ShilohBBS"
"TheCallBBS"
"T.R.A.I.NBBS"

(310)6965459
(972)6178259
(213)9386579
(972)2217198
(714)8709228
(904)4740992
(512)4526350
(310)6340146
(818)2804220
(818)3521678
(972)8789818

29:3ANOTHEREYEOPENER
Thisarticlediscussedsome'eyeopening'factsabouttheBible.We
sawhowGod'struthhas(andis)beingcorrupted.Falseteaching
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abounds.
OnthesametopicofTruthandtheBible:
DidyouknowthatACTUALarchaeologicalandgeologicaldata
agreeswiththeBiblicalaccountofthecreation,thefall,andthe
flood?
That'sright!Contrarytowhatwe'vebeentold,God'sWordAGREES
withthefacts.Thetruthisthis:theearth,moon,sun,andtheuniverse
areactuallyveryyoungjustliketheBiblesays.Engineeringdataand
scientificdataagreeswithGod'sWord.YouCANbeanengineer
and/orascientistandNOTcompromiseyourChristianbeliefs.The
twoareactuallyconsistent.
IfyouwanttofindoutmoreabouthowGod'sBibleagreeswith
scientificdata,Iwouldreferyouto:
TheInstituteForCreationResearch
P.O.Box2667
ElCajon,California92021
Phone:(619)4480900
ThestaffatICRincludeasignificantnumberofPHD's.Thesepeople
areintelligentChristians.Theypublishanewslettercalled:"Actsand
Facts".Theyalsohavealotofinformationandmaterialsonthetopic
ofScienceandtheBible.
TheirinformationisANOTHEReyeopener!
Again,Ihopethisarticlehasbeenusefultoyou.

29:4DEDICATORY
ThisarticleisdedicatedtotheKingofKings,andtheLordofLords:
JesusChristthe"Wordmadeflesh".
Sincethereisonly1Godthereisonly1Bible.
Now,totheKingeternal,immortal,invisible,totheonlywiseGodto
Godbetheglory,nowandforevermore.AMEN.
JeffJohnson
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Moreinformationisavailableonthisimportantsubject.
Forthoseofyouwhowishtogofurtherinthisstudy,thefollowingare
myreferences.
Asyouknowfromthesectionon"FootnotingMethodology"the
followingformatwasusedforthefootnotes:
[S#P#]
Where:S#isthesourcenumberandP#isthepagenumber.
Thus:[S1P1]issourcenumber1,pagenumber1and[S2P45]is
sourcenumber2,pages4through5etc.etc.
Eachsourcenumber,sourcematerialanddistributorofthematerialis
listedbelow.
Also,ifitwasavailable,Iincludedthephonenumber,faxnumber,
andwebsiteforthe'distributors'ofthismaterial.
Asyouknow,phonenumbers(especiallyareacodes)canchange.
Addressesaremorestable.
Source
Number

Source
Material

Distributor
OfTheMaterial

"AnUnderstandableHistory
OfTheBible"
byRev.SamuelC.Gipp
(Book,242pages)

BibleBelieversBaptist
Bookstore
1252EastAuroraRoad
Macedonia,Ohio44506
Phone:(216)4671611

"WhichBible"
byDavidOtisFuller
ISBN0944355242
(Book,350pages)

EyeOpenerPublishers
P.O.Box7944
Eugene,Oregon97401

"NewAgeBibleVersions"
byG.A.Riplinger
ISBN0963584502
(Book,690pages)

ChickPublications
P.O.Box662
Chino,Calif.917080662
Phone:(909)9870771
Fax:(909)9418128
Web:http://chick.com

"GodWroteOnlyOneBible"
byJasperJamesRay
(Book,122pages)

EyeOpenerPublishers
P.O.Box7944
Eugene,Oregon97401

"Let'sWeighTheEvidence"
byLarryBurton
ISBN:0937958174
(Book,95pages)

ChickPublications
P.O.Box662
Chino,Calif.917080662
Phone:(909)9870771
Fax:(909)9418128
Web:http://chick.com

"TheMajorityText:Essays
AndReviewsInThe

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TextualStudies

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ContinuingDebate"
byTheodoreP.Letis
ISBN:0944355005
(Book,210pages)

2233MichiganStreetN.E
GrandRapids,MI.49503
Phone:(616)4568190
Fax:(616)9497540

"God'sInspiredPreservedBible"
Publ.by:ThePeoplesGospelHr.
(Book,67pages)

BibleBaptistBookstore
P.O.Box7135
Pensacola,Florida32514
Phone:18006591478

"BelievingBibleStudy"
by:EdwardF.Hills
ISBN0915923017
(Book,258pages)

EyeOpenerPublishers
P.O.Box7944
Eugene,Oregon97401

"TheLegacyOfOur
EnglishBible"
by:JohnWesleySawyer
(Booklet,15pages)

InstituteForBiblical
TextualStudies
2233MichiganStreetN.E
GrandRapids,MI.49503
Phone:(616)4568190
Fax:(616)9497540

10

"APositionPaperOnThe
VersionsOfTheBible"
by:DavidOtisFuller
(Booklet,8pages)

InstituteForBiblical
TextualStudies
2233MichiganStreetN.E
GrandRapids,MI.49503
Phone:(616)4568190
Fax:(616)9497540

11

"TheBibleBable"
by:PeterS.Ruckman
(Book,129pages)

BibleBaptistBookstore
P.O.Box7135
Pensacola,Florida32514
Phone:18006591478

12

"TheKingJamesVersion
Defended"
by:EdwardF.Hills
ISBN0915923009
(Book,280pages)

EyeOpenerPublishers
P.O.Box7944
Eugene,Oregon97401

13

"TheOldIsBetter"
by:AlfredLevell
ISBN0903556871
(Book,61pages)

EyeOpenerPublishers
P.O.Box7944
Eugene,Oregon97401

14

"AFreshLookAtThe
KingJamesBible"
by:Dr.RalphI.Yarnell
(Booklet,35pages)

InstituteForBiblical
TextualStudies
2233MichiganStreetN.E
GrandRapids,MI.49503
Phone:(616)4568190
Fax:(616)9497540

15

"NewInternationalVersion:What
Today'sChristianNeedsToKnow
AboutTheNIV"
by:G.W.Andersonand
D.E.Anderson
(Booklet,33pages)

TrinitarianBibleSociety
1710RichmondStreetN.W
GrandRapids,MI.49504
Phone:(616)4532892

16

"GodWroteOnlyOneBible"
byJasperJamesRay
(Phamplet,8pages)

EyeOpenerPublishers
P.O.Box7944
Eugene,Oregon97401

"ModernVersionsAre
Dangerous"

InstituteForBiblical
TextualStudies
2233MichiganStreetN.E

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by:Dr.M.H.Reynolds
(Pamphlet,8pages)

GrandRapids,MI.49503
Phone:(616)4568190
Fax:(616)9497540

18

"TheOriginOfTheBible"
by:PhilipComfort
ISBN:0842347356
(Book,308pages)

Joshua'sChristian
Bookstores

19

"ACreationist'sDefenseOf
KingJamesBible"
by:Dr.HenryM.Morris
(Pamphlet,18pages)

TheInstituteForCreation
Research
P.O.Box2667
ElCajon,California92021
Phone:(619)4480900

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