rsc2a said:
And 2000 years ago, the saints thought the same thing. And 1000 years ago. And 500. And 100...
(I'm beginning to notice a theme here....)
But again, those very events are happening today at an alarming rate. It is not a matter of us thinking they are happening, because they are happening!
rsc2a said:
And Spanish. And German. And French. And Russian. And Arabic. And Swahili. And especially Mandarin Chinese...probably because it's so much more widely spoken than any other language....
Well yes, but those languages are not being sought after as much as Engish. It is English today that is a language that is very close to a universal language.
rsc2a said:
Chapter and verse please.
Here are three Scriptural passages that are about the word of God, and that testify to the fact that it is perfect:
7
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
- Psalm 19:7 (KJV)
128 Therefore I esteem
all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
- Psalm 119:128 (KJV)
17 Sanctify them through
thy truth: thy word is truth. - John 17:17 (KJV)
rsc2a said:
Well, that is good.
It is very important to understand that a true Bible will always honour and exalt the Lord.
rsc2a said:
So you can provide examples of this in modern versions? I'll be waiting...
Micah 5:2
KJV: But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old,
from everlasting.
NIV: "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times."
ESV: But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old,
from ancient days.
NLT: But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one
whose origins are from the distant past.
In Michah 5:2, the modern versions make a subtle attack on Jesus' deity, in that they give Jesus an origin. The KJV correctly teaches that Jesus is
from everlasting.
1 Timothy 3:16
KJV: And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
NIV: Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great:
He appeared in a body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.
ESV: Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:
He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
NLT: Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.
Here we see that the KJV clearly states that it was
God who was manifested in the flesh while the modern translations obscure the passage by removing and replacing
"God" with
"He." He appeared in a body? Well, just who appeared in a body? We've all appeared in a body. Come on now.
Daniel 3:25
KJV: He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like
the Son of God.
NIV: He said, "Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like
a son of the gods."
ESV: He answered and said, “But I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like
a son of the gods.â€
NLT: "Look!" Nebuchadnezzar shouted. "I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed!
And the fourth looks like a god!"
The fourth person in that fiery furnace was the Lord Jesus Christ. But the modern versions take out
"Son of God," thereby, removing an important reference to the Lord Jesus Christ and His deity in the Old Testament.
1 John 5:7
KJV: For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
NIV: For there are three that testify:
ESV: For there are three that testify:
NLT: So we have these three witnesses--
1 John 5:7 is one of the strongest verses in Scripture that supports the Godhead.
Therefore attesting further to Jesus' deity. It's no surprise then that the modern versions would also corrupt and water down this verse, attacking the Godhead (trinity). While the word
"trinity" is not in the Bible, the word
"Godhead" is. In the King James Bible,
"Godhead" appears three times. Acts 17:29, Romans 1:20, and Colossians 2:9.
Revelation 1:6
KJV: And hath made us kings and priests
unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
NIV: and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve
his God and Father--to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
ESV: and made us a kingdom, priests to
his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
NLT: He has made us a Kingdom of priests for
God his Father. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
In Revelation 1:6, it is the Lord Jesus who makes us kings and priests unto
Himself (God) and His Father. This is another strong & clear verse in the KJV that proves that Jesus Christ is God.
The modern versions reworded this verse very subtily to weaken the doctrine of the deity of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 20:20
KJV: Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons,
worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
NIV: Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and,
kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
ESV: Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons,
and kneeling before him she asked him for something.
NLT: Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons.
She knelt respectfully to ask a favor.
The mother of Zebedee's children and her sons
worshipped Jesus. You see Rsc2a, anyone can bow down or kneel before someone without worshiping them. Again, the King James Version gives the correct reading and honors Jesus as God, while the
NIV, NLT, and ESV attempt to strip the Lord Jesus of His deity.
There are many more that I could reference. But I will conclude by showing a very serious and Satanic attack that the modern versions make on Jesus' deity in Isaiah 14:12.
Isaiah 14:12
New International Version
How you have fallen from heaven,
morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
New Living Translation
"How you are fallen from heaven,
O shining star, son of the morning! You have been thrown down to the earth, you who destroyed the nations of the world.
English Standard Version
“How you are fallen from heaven,
O Day Star[/color], son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!
New American Standard Bible
"How you have fallen from heaven, O
star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the earth, You who have weakened the nations!
Notice that in the modern versions, how they make Jesus and Lucifer one. Jesus Christ is the Morning Star. Read Revelation 22:16. The modern versions don't have Lucifer getting kicked out of Heaven, but instead they have Jesus getting kicked out of Heaven!!!
Now let's see what the true Bible says:
King James Bible
How art thou fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
(Isaiah 14:12)
It was Lucifer who fell from Heaven. Just as the Authorized King James Bible says.
rsc2a said:
I'm guessing which version of the KJV you happened to be referring to but here you go:
For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. - Deut 8:7-9
There is only one King James Version. Not two or three.