THE HOLY BIBLE - EXPOSING SATAN'S ATTACK ON GOD'S WORD
THE HOLY BIBLE - EXPOSING SATAN'S ATTACK ON GOD'S WORD
An overview of the development and dangers of the modern translations of the Bible and the men and motives behind them.
God's Word is being taken away from God's people and many don't even realize it.
Over four and a half centuries ago the great reformer, Martin Luther, said, “No greater mischief can happen to a Christian people than to have God’s word taken from them, or have it so falsified that they no longer have it pure and clear. God grant that we and our descendants be not witnesses of such a calamity.”
Omitting & Adding to God's Holy Word? Take your NIV or any other Bible Version and Fill in the Blank
Instructions: Using the New International Version Bible or NLT, NASB, Catholic Bible, etc., answer the following questions.
Do not rely on your memory. As the Bible is the final authority, you must take the answer from the Bible verse (not from footnotes but from the text).
Please use your KJV Bible to check your answers.
Prayerfully read Revelation 22:18-20.
- Fill in the missing words in Matthew 5:44. Answer: "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, ________ them that curse you, Do ________ to them that hate you, and pray for them which _________ _________ _______ and persecute you."
- Fill in the missing words in Matthew 9:13.
Answer: "... for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners ____ _________."
- According to Matthew 17:21, what two things are required to cast out this type of demon?
Answer: _________ and ___________.
- According to Matthew 18:11, why did Jesus come to this Earth?
Answer: ___________________
- According to Matthew 27:2, what was Pilate's first name?
Answer: __________________.
- According to Mark 3:15, Jesus gave the apostles power to cast out:
Answer: _______ and _________.
- According to Mark 7:16, what does a man need to be able to hear?
Answer: ________________
- Fill in the missing words in Luke 4:4.
Answer: "And Jesus answered, It is written, that man shall not live by bread alone, ___ ____ ______ ______ ___ ______.
- Fill in the missing words in Luke 4:8.
Answer: And Jesus answered and said unto him, ______ ____ ______ _______, ________, for it is written, thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve."
- According to Luke 7:28, what was John? (A teacher, prophet, carpenter, etc.) What is his title?
Answer: _____________________
- In Luke 9:55, what did the disciples not know?
Answer: ____________________
- In Luke 9:56, what did the Son of man not come to do? According to this verse, what did He come to do?
Answer: __________________
- In Luke 22:42, what did they give Jesus to eat with His fish?
Answer: __________________
- According to Luke 23:38, in what three languages was the superscription written?
Answer: ___________, _____________ and _____________.
- John 3:13 is a very important verse, proving the deity of Christ. According to this verse, where is the Son of Man?
Answer: _____________________
- Who is the "morning Star"? Compare Isaiah 14:12-14 and Revelation 22:16 with the NIV and KJV.
Answer: ____________________
- In Acts 8:37, what is the one requirement for baptism?
Answer: _________________
- What did Saul ask Jesus in Acts 9:6?
Answer:_____________________
- Study Acts 24:6-8. What would the Jew have done with Paul? What was the chief captain's name? What did the chief captain command?
Answer: _______________. _________________. _______________.
- Copy Romans 16:24 word for word from the NIV.
Answer: ____________
- Who are the three Persons in the Godhead? 1 John 5:7.
Answer: ____________, ________________, and _____________________.
- 1 Timothy 3:16 is perhaps the greatest verse in the New Testament concerning the deity of Christ. In this verse, who was manifested in the flesh?
Answer: __________________
- Fill in the missing words in Ephesians 3:9.
Answer: "...which was from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things _____ ______ _______."
- Fill in the missing words in Colossians 1:14.
Answer: "In whom we have redemption ______ _______ _______, even the forgiveness of sins."
- Revelation 1:11 is another important verse that proves the deity of Christ. In the first part of this verse, Jesus said:
Answer: "I am the _______ and _______, the ______ and the ________:" Also compare with Revelation 22:14.
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Question: How good are the new versions and translations of the Bible?
Answer: “Personally, I think there are some dangers. Some of the new English versions are translated with a very strong bias. A friend of mine told me his wife was looking at one of these “New Age” versions of the Bible. She wasn’t very happy with it so she wanted to go back to the “old age” version! I prefer versions that stay very close to the Textus Receptus.
My favorite version is the King James Version just for its sheer, beauty, and poetry. No literary work has had more influence on the English Language as we know it than the King James Version of the Bible. The second would be Pilgrim’s Progress. From my personal study, there are three manuscripts from which all translations come, unless it is a paraphrase, which is not a translation. Textus Receptus, the Vaticanus (a manuscript found in the Vatican) and the Sinaiticus (another manuscript found in a monastery outside of Mt. Sinai.)
There have been disputes over the last two manuscripts because there are little additions and deletions in them. For example, the story in John where the woman who was caught in adultery was brought to Jesus and He answered and said, “He who is without sin cast the first stone,” is not in the Vaticanus or the Sinaiticus manuscripts.
Let me explain the phenomenon. The King James Version of the Bible is public domain. So, in order for publishers to make money by selling the Bible, they are required to say something different than existing versions in order to copyright, market, and own it. For instance, you can be sued for copying and quoting the New International Version without permission, because the publishers own that version. They have a monetary motivation to come up with something different, but how many ways can you say the same thing in English? I personally don’t like the NIV very much. Paraphrases can be dangerous, too. The Living Bible for instance, isn’t really a translation, it’s a paraphrase – it’s dangerous when you start calling the mark of the beast a tattoo.
The Lord can work through any version, and some are good for comparison. But when we start reading different versions of Scripture in church in church it starts to sound like Babylon. So, in my favorite versions for accuracy and symmetry are the King James and the New King James.”
By Doug Batchelor, Director and Speaker of Amazing Facts.
The Faithful Witness
Have you ever been perplexed by the great number of English Bible versions? Have you wondered which one you should choose as your primary study Bible?
