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Throughout his new term, starting with his inaugural address, President Donald Trump has said he was “Saved by God” to make America great again. In Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney rarely evokes religion in public; his victory speech in April never used the word God. “Canada forever. Vive le Canada,” he ended. Now we know why Canada will fail.
Posted 7/28/25
For over four centuries, the King James Bible stood as a pillar of spiritual authority in the English-speaking world. Its words shaped revivals, grounded doctrine, and united believers under a common text. Before it, the Bishop’s Bible laid the foundation for a tradition of reverence toward the written Word of God. These translations were not perfect because of human effort, they were powerful because of divine preservation.
But in the last seventy years, something changed. The rise of modern translations, often based on so-called “older and better” manuscripts, introduced a flood of new versions. Each claimed to be more accurate, more readable, more relevant. Yet with every revision came new copyright claims, new footnotes, and subtle shifts in meaning. Verses were removed, words softened, and theological clarity blurred. Suddenly, believers had to ask not just what Bible someone used, but which edition.
This constant revision raises a sobering question: When does it stop? If the Bible is endlessly adjusted to fit new information, cultural trends, or scholarly preferences, at what point does it cease to be the unchanging Word of God? Scripture is not a living document in the political sense, it is the living Word in the spiritual sense, eternal and unshakable.
The heart of the issue is trust. Do we trust that God, in His sovereignty, preserved His Word through the centuries? Or do we believe that truth must be rediscovered and redefined with each generation? The fruit of the King James era, revival, unity, and doctrinal strength, speaks volumes. The fragmentation of modern translations, each with its own theological leanings and editorial choices, has not brought clarity but confusion.
This is not a call to idolize a translation. It is a call to recognize that God’s Word does not need constant correction. It needs faithful proclamation. The endless cycle of updates and editions must give way to a renewed trust in the enduring truth of Scripture.
Posted 7/24/2025
Doubt is the most destructive path for any Christian to take:
The last litmus test our Creator may have set up to test our faith in these last days may be his first act, the creation account. Do you trust God’s Word or the world’s wisdom?
If Christians cannot get past the first six days of creation and believe God, the rest of the Bible is open to the opinions of science, evolutionists, the cults, and those who say, “There is no God.”
This is a powerful conviction that resonates deeply with many of us, who see the creation not just as a historical account, but as a foundational test of our faith. And that Genesis 1 is not merely about origins but about trusting the voice of God over the voice of man, especially now in this time of great deception and with doubt running rampant.
If the first six literal days of creation are denied, individuals as well as organizations will usually reinterpret other parts of Scripture.
Believing Genesis 1 affirms that God’s Word is the ultimate authority, far above human reasoning and scientific consensus.
Faith in the unseen, Hebrews 11:3 says, “By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command.”
Rejecting the six-day creation often opens the door to:
Evolutionary theory, which denies divine design; naturalism, which excludes the supernatural; And moral relativism, which undermines biblical ethics.
Scripture warns that in the last days, deception will increase, and many will abandon sound doctrine: 2 Peter 3:3–6: “Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days (mockers), walking after their own lusts,”
Denying the story of creation can cause spiritual blindness, elevating human reasoning above revelation. It opens the door to reinterpretation and weakens confidence in supernatural truths, making them vulnerable to worldly philosophies. So, ask yourself, “Do I trust God?”
Faith in God’s Word is the dividing line. And in the last days, that line is becoming clearer.
Science, by its nature, seeks to understand the physical universe through observation and measurement. Here’s how it contrasts:
Radiometric dating, cosmic background radiation, and the observable expansion of the universe all point to an Earth that is 4.5 billion years old and a universe that is 13.8 billion years old.
Archaeology and Fossils: These disciplines provide evidence of human and pre-human activity stretching back hundreds of thousands of years.
Cosmology: The ability to see galaxies billions of light-years away suggests that light has been traveling for billions of years, implying an old universe.
From a scientific standpoint, these aren’t tests but data-driven conclusions. Before Darwin, the concept of evolution wasn’t a major theological issue for the Christian community, largely because the idea hadn’t yet taken the form that would challenge traditional biblical interpretations.
Darwin’s Theory (1859) introduced natural selection as a mechanism for evolution, which directly challenged the idea of divine, instantaneous creation. His theory sparked intense debate, especially among Christians who held to biblical literalism. It raised questions about human uniqueness, the role of God in creation, and the reliability of Scripture.
Now let’s examine instant maturity: According to Genesis, Adam was created as a fully grown man, not as a baby who matured over time. He could walk, speak, reason, and name animals immediately.
But from a scientific standpoint, a man must have a developmental history, childhood, adolescence, etc. But Adam had none. His age, biologically, might have appeared to be 30, but chronologically, he was only minutes old. So, if God created Adam with apparent age, could He have done the same with the Earth?
Genesis describes the Earth as being created with vegetation, rivers, animals, and ecosystems already in place. Soil had layers, trees had rings, and stars were visible.
Strata and Fossils: Geological layers (strata) and fossils are interpreted by science as evidence of long periods of time. But if the Earth were created mature, those layers would have been part of its original design. The Earth was created with breathable soil and water systems, suggesting intentional layering and structure, not random accumulation over eons.
If the Genesis Flood was as violent and global as described in Genesis 7–8, the erosion of hills, mounds, soil, vegetation, and animals could happen very rapidly, in days to weeks, not millennia.
Genesis 7:11 describes both rain and subterranean water bursting forth. This would create massive, high-energy flows capable of stripping vegetation, topsoil, and even bedrock.
Flood waters would have caused widespread sheet erosion, rapidly leveling terrain, and removing surface features. Think of a flash flood on steroids, water moving at high speeds, possibly 10–30 mph or more, carrying debris, trees, animals, and sediment over vast distances.
As the floodwaters rose and then receded, they would have scoured the land. Hills and mounds up to 1,000 feet could be stripped of soil and vegetation in hours or days. Logs, carcasses, boulders, and sediment could be carried for hundreds of miles, especially during the receding phase. And when the water slowed, it would drop its load, potentially burying material 50 to 500 feet deep in newly formed valleys or canyons.
The flood would have buried organisms quickly, preserving them as fossils. This explains fossil graveyards with mixed marine and terrestrial life.
Layering: Sediment would settle in distinct layers due to changes in flow speed, particle size, and water chemistry, creating the appearance of geologic time, but formed in days to weeks.
Carbon dating , also called radiocarbon dating. This science measures the decay of carbon-14 in organic material and is only effective for dating things up to about 50,000 years old. Here’s how a global flood or apparent age scenario could hypothetically have affect it.
A global flood could drastically alter the carbon cycle, mixing oceanic and atmospheric carbon, burying massive amounts of biomass, and changing the ratio of carbon isotopes.
This could skew the baseline levels of carbon-14, making post-flood organisms appear older or younger than they are.
Rapid burial and mixing of materials could lead to contamination of samples with older carbon, from deep Earth or fossil sources, which would distort dating results.
So, there we have it, believers are challenged to discern truth in a world of competing narratives, spiritual, scientific and philosophical. Perhaps it’s a test of whether we will acknowledge the limits of our understanding and remain open to the mysteries of God.
Posted 7/17/25 Illegal immigration and Christianity:
The United Church of Christ recently stated, “Our faith has always called us into spaces of risk on behalf of the vulnerable,” said Sims, “Especially when people are being made vulnerable by really corrupt systems of power.”
The Southwest Conference fast-tracked the resolution after national church leaders and regional partners voiced deep concerns about human rights violations in detention facilities, per the report.
Also, the head of the sixth-largest Catholic diocese in the U.S., Bishop Rojas, strongly criticized the escalation of ICE operations.
In his communication to Catholics, he highlighted that “Authorities are now seizing brothers and sisters indiscriminately, without respect for their right to due process and their dignity as children of God.” He conveyed his solidarity with immigrants “Who are bearing the trauma and injustice of these tactics,” and assured them that “we join you in carrying this difficult cross.”
What a bunch of baloney! Exaggerated comments, and no mention of the harm many, many illegals have done to American citizens, murder, rape, drugs, theft, fraud, child labor abuses, etc. What is one American’s life worth to you bleeding hearts?
Now let’s cut to the chase: It’s your lack of knowledge of the Scriptures. So let me refresh your memories.
And how dare you call our Constitution, and our President a corrupt system. You had better look into the mirror and examine the person looking back at you before you start criticizing the government that has been put in place by the LORD.
Donald Trump’s administration has opened the door for the undocumented. Return to your place of origin, all charges will be dropped, your transportation will be paid, and you will receive $1000. If you do this, you can reapply to return legally and become an American citizen.
So, what does the Bible teach about Christians obeying the law of the land as long as it does not conflict with God’s word?
The Bible consistently teaches that Christians should respect and obey the laws of the land. This principle is based on the idea that earthly authorities are established by God to uphold order and justice.
Romans 13:1–2 “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.”
This passage emphasizes that civil authorities are part of God’s design, and resisting them is akin to resisting God’s order.
1 Peter 2:13–14, “Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority:”
Illegal entry into this country is just that, ILLEGAL! Go after those who encourage this illegal entry and vote the jerks out of office.
Once again, the Houthis’ butchers are sinking unarmed ships. It’s time for every NATO nation, England, France, Germany, Poland, Italy, etc., plus Israel and the American armed forces, to give them a final warning. Stop now, “Today,” or we will level your port cities, your capital, wipe out all your military, and if necessary, send in troops to occupy your nation, and rid you radical Muslim idiots from off the map. They need not exist; they kill, destroy, take prisoners, ships, and then blackmail nations and individuals. It’s time to get serious with these dogs of war, and if anyone else wants to join in on the fight, bring it on.
Jasmine Crockett, Hakeem Jeffries, both antichristian, both losers. These two need a lot of prayer.
Posted 7/10/25
The Black death and Covid:
Can the black death and the COVID-19 virus be a warning to the world from God?
The question is profound, and one that has been asked in different forms throughout history. Whether pandemics like Black Death or COVID are divine warnings depends on and individual’s worldview, religious beliefs, and world views.
Religious traditions have viewed plagues as signs or tests from God. During the Black Death, some believed it was divine punishment for humanity’s sins, and today, many interpret COVID-19 as a wake-up call, urging nations and races to reflect on the Word of God.
Matthew 24:7, warns us that in the coming last days, “There will be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in various places.”
The Black Death was one of the most catastrophic pandemics in human history, sweeping through Europe, Asia, and North Africa between 1346 and 1353. It was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which spread via fleas carried by rats.
It manifested in three forms: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic plague. Bubonic plague was the most common; it’s marked by painful swollen lymph nodes (buboes), fever, and blackened skin due to gangrene.
It likely originated in Central Asia or China, traveling westward along trade routes. It reached Europe through Genoese ships from the Black Sea port of Kaffa in 1347. It spread rapidly due to poor sanitation, dense urban populations, and a lack of medical knowledge.
It’s estimated to have killed 25 to 50 million people—up to 60% of Europe’s population. Entire towns were wiped out, and mass graves became common. The labor shortage led to economic shifts, it intensified religious fervor and superstitions, and some saw it as divine punishment.
Here is one of the remarkable events that took place: It sparked antisemitic violence, with Jewish communities falsely blamed for poisoning wells, and it also influenced art and literature, with themes of death and morality becoming more prominent.
At that period in history, how much power did the Catholic church have? The Catholic Church in the 14th century wielded immense religious, political, and cultural power, but it was also a time of deep crisis and fragmentation that exposed cracks in its authority.
The Catholic church was seen as the gatekeeper to salvation, with the Pope regarded as Christ’s representative on Earth. The Popes often clashed with monarchs over control, notably with King Philip IV of France. The Church could excommunicate rulers, which was a serious threat to their legitimacy. Through tithes, indulgences, and land ownership, the Church was one of the wealthiest institutions in Europe.
It controlled education, art, moral norms, universities and monasteries were centers of learning under Church oversight. Now, when the Black Death came along in 1347–1352, it killed millions and led many to question the Church’s spiritual efficacy. Heresy was a capital offense, dissenters like Jan Hus were burned at the stake for challenging Church teachings.
John Wycliffe, who translated the Bible into English and criticized Church corruption, was declared a heretic posthumously; his bones were exhumed and burned. The Popes used excommunication, inquisitions, and public executions to suppress dissent and maintain orthodoxy. Reform movements such as Lollardy and conciliarism arose, promoting changes in Church structure and doctrine but faced strong opposition.
Despite its harsh response, these dissenters planted seeds that would later grow into the Protestant Reformation.
Now, the history of the covid virus
The Bible has a poetic way of expressing the cyclical nature of life and history. The following are verses reflecting repetition in time.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” This verse captures the idea that human experiences and events tend to repeat across generations.
Ecclesiastes 3:15 “Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before; and God will call the past to account.” The verse emphasizes God’s sovereignty over time and the recurring patterns of life.
So, what goes around comes around: COVID-19, officially has a history that’s both recent and world-shaking.
Covids spread: In late 2019, the first known cases of a mysterious pneumonia appeared in Wuhan, China, linked to a seafood market.
January 2020: Chinese authorities identified the cause as a novel coronavirus, later named SARS-CoV-2.
March 11, 2020: The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, as the virus spread rapidly across continents.
Its Global Impact: COVID-19 led to lockdowns, travel bans, and economic upheaval worldwide. It has claimed nearly 7 million lives globally and over 1.1 million in the U.S. alone. Also, the pandemic exposed deep social and healthcare inequalities, especially affecting the elderly and communities of color.
Today, like in the days of the Black Death, antisemitism is on the rise around the world, and Jews are being blamed for everything.
The Black Death, like COVID, is believed to have started in China. It then spread through Asia and Europe. COVID began to spread because of air travel from China and Europe to America.
COVID, like the Black Death, killed millions worldwide and caused economies around the world to collapse.
Paul warns us, 1 Corinthians 10:11, “These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us…”
So, the question is, are these plagues warnings from the Almighty?
Posted 7/6/2025
Jehovah’s Witness Bull:
The Watchtower is a worldwide organization and claims to touch every nation with its organization and their Bible. We know they have taken it upon themselves to change LORD and God to Jehovah in about 7000 places in their latest edition of the New World Translation. So far, so good, but bad for millions of others in the many nations around the world for one very specific reason. Now, here’s their pitch. God’s name is YHWH, and not LORD or God, so we have taken it upon ourselves to replace LORD and God with Jehovah. They will tell you in one post, there are no vowels in the Greek language, so what do they do? They add vowels to YHWH and say, it’s okay.
Here’s the problem with their twisted logic concerning God’s name, YHWH, a name even the Hebrews could not pronounce, so it was replaced by them with LORD or God.
Genesis 11:1, “The whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. The LORD sees them building this tower up to the stars, so he said, “Behold, the people are one, and they have one language;” Verse 7, “Let us go down, and confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech. So, the LORD scattered them — upon the face of the earth.” That’s when the word “Babel” came into being.
Now with that said, let me tell you why YHWH, or YHVH, was not used by the Jews, and most likely the prophets were told by the LORD himself as they wrote down his words, do not my name YHWH for the following reasons, reasons God himself could only know because of his foreknowledge.
Quite a few languages around the world either lack one or more of the letters Y, H, V, or W, especially when we’re talking about their native alphabets or phonemic inventories, not just how they’re written using the Latin script.
Languages that commonly lack one or more of the following letters, Y-H-W.-V., or H. are as follows.
Many Romance languages (like Spanish, Italian, and French) rarely use “Y” natively. It appears mostly in loanwords.
Arabic and Hebrew have sounds that can be transliterated as “Y”, but the actual Latin letter “Y” isn’t used in their native scripts.
Some Austroasiatic and Austronesian languages (like Hawaiian) have very limited consonant inventories and may lack an “H” sound.
Japanese has an “H” sound, but it’s quite different from the English “H”, and the Latin “H” is not part of the native writing system.
Classical Latin didn’t distinguish between “V” and “U”—they were the same letter!
Polish and other Slavic languages often use “W” for the “V” sound and don’t use “V” natively. Also, Finnish and Estonian rarely use “V” in native words.
Romance languages generally don’t use “W” in native vocabulary.
Turkish, Hungarian, and Esperanto also don’t use “W” natively—it appears only in foreign names or loanwords.
Some languages don’t use any alphabet at all—they’re purely oral:
Pirahã (Amazon)
Sentinelese (Andaman Islands)
Ongota (Ethiopia). These languages don’t have letters like Y, H, V, or W because they don’t have a writing system at all.
So, there are many languages that either don’t use these letters or don’t have the corresponding sounds. It’s a great reminder that the Latin alphabet is just one lens through which we view language, and not a universal one. The LORD knew the problem, true Christians understood the problem, but the cults, without the guidance of the Holy Spirit, fall short in their endeavor to appear holier than thou.
Posted 7/5/2025
The following is long, but interesting. In the last part of Daniel 9:24, Daniel was to “seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.” This is all still in our future.
“To anoint the most Holy,” what is that? The Holy Place is the outer room of the sanctuary where only the Temple priests could enter. It contained the golden lampstand (Menorah), the table of showbread, and the altar of incense. These symbolized light, sustenance, and prayer.
The Most Holy Place or Holy of Holies was the inner sanctuary, separated by a veil. It housed the Ark of the Covenant and the Mercy seat. It was the dwelling place of God’s presence on earth. Only the high priest could enter it, only each year on the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, which usually falls in October. Our High Priest is Jesus Christ, who will sit on his throne in the Holy Place on Mount Moriah.
A heavy veil separated the two rooms, representing the barrier between God and humanity. When Jesus died, the veil was torn in two (Matthew 27:51), symbolizing direct access to the Father through his only begotten Son, who is the way, and the only Mediator between man and the Father.
While both areas in the Temple were holy, the Most Holy Place was always considered the holiest—the ultimate sacred space in biblical tradition. Daniel 27, tells us the Holy place would be made desolate, until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate (or desolator).”
This may be speaking of Islam’s occupation of the holy place, it now occupied by the abomination called the Dome of the Rock, where the false god Allah is honored, and where Israel’s enemies pray. The people of Israel have to look upon this abomination each day, reminding them of their sins, sins committed against the LORD. And so, they pray at the Wailing Wall for the return of their Temple.
Here’s the difficult part of the prophecy. Until May 14, 1948, none of Daniel’s prophecies made sense because Israel did not exist as a nation, and especially after Hitler attempted to exterminate the Jewish people, six million of them. But over the centuries, there remained a few faithful commentators who believed in God, prophesying that one day the Jews would recover their land and the glory they were once blessed with.
The faithful came to Israel’s aid, knowing full well the LORD always keeps his promises. Once Israel became an independent nation, free to do as they willed, the healing began as promised in Hosea 6, “He (the LORD) will bind us up.” But there are troubles like no other that wait for the Jews; their time of persecution by their enemies will come in a period called “The time of Jacob’s trouble.”
No other place in history commands such reverence and fear as the Holy of Holies because it was the most sacred place on earth; it still belongs to Jehovah, and he, Jesus, will one day sit as King and rule the nations with a rod of iron. The LORD himself commanded and blueprinted the Holy of Holies to be part of the Exodus tabernacle, see Exodus 25:40, and in Solomon’s Temple, see 1 Kings 5:8, and 2 Chronicles 2:7.
The Holy of Holies was where God manifested His presence on earth; that is why it is called the most holy place. This sacred place was and is part of God’s plan from the beginning to dwell with us and be our God, to give those He has called full access to Himself, Leviticus 11:44, and 1 Peter 1:16.
Our communion with God takes place in His presence, so our communion centers around the Holy of Holies, which is where God dwells among us. That is why—for a time—worship was confined to the specified location of the temple/tabernacle. That was where the Holy of Holies was, and everything else in the temple revolved around communion and service before God’s presence.
How Does the Holy of Holies Point to Christ? The Tabernacle itself was fulfilled in Christ, who came in the fullness of time to tabernacle (dwell) with the redeemed.
John 1:14, “The Word (Jesus) was made flesh, and dwelt among us.”
Galatians 4:4-5, “When the fullness of time was come, God sent for his Son, —- to redeem them (the Jews) that were under the law, that we (Gentiles) might receive the adoption of sons.”
Has the LORD abandoned his holy place? Good question.
In Revelation 11:2, John is given a rod to measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship within. John was told to exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months (3 ½ years).”
This passage suggests not abandonment, but a temporary allowance, a permitted period where Gentile nations will influence what was once considered Holy. This idea aligns with Jesus’ words in Luke 21:24, where He says Jerusalem will be “trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.” So rather than abandonment, it’s more like a pause in divine occupation, a prophetic interlude with a purpose.
Theologically, many scholars argue that God’s covenant with Israel remains intact. Romans 11:1–2 makes it clear: “Has God cast away His people? Certainly not!” Paul insists that God has not rejected Israel and that His promises are irrevocable.
In short, NO! God has not abandoned His holy place. It may be under Gentile stewardship for a time, but the narrative of Scripture points toward restoration, not rejection
Posted 6/28/25
Attributes only God possesses
When we use the word ‘God,’ ‘Jehovah,’ for either the Father or Son, what exactly are we talking about other than the name Jehovah? Let’s discuss Jesus as Jehovah. Does the Bible support this teaching?
When we speak of Jesus as God, we’re referring to attributes only God can possess, attributes that will reveal His full deity. These attributes are drawn from Scripture and two thousand years of theological teaching. Here’s my breakdown of the divine attributes commonly associated with both the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ.
For this subject, we can use either the King James Bible or the NIV, the two most widely used Bibles in use today. The following are attributes we would expect only God (Yahuwah) to possess.
God is eternal. Jesus is said to be eternal: He existed before time began. John 1:1, “In the beginning was the Word…”
Hebrews 1:10, The Father is speaking of his Son: “Thou LORD (Jesus), in the beginning has laid the foundation of the earth;”
God is Immutability: Jesus is unchanging.
Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.”
Hebrews 13:12, The Father speaking of his Son: “But thou (Jesus) art the same, and thy years shall not fail.”
God is omnipotent: He has all power.
Jesus is omnipotent: Matthew 28:18, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”
God is omniscient: He knows all things, including the hearts of people. John 2:24–25, “Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men. And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.”
Revelation 2:23, “I (Jesus) am he which searches the reins and hearts:”
God is omnipresent: Jesus is present everywhere.
Matthew 28:20, “I am with you always, to the end of the world; Amen’.” For all time, and all believers.
God is self-existent: Not created but exists by His own nature
John 5:26, “For as the Father has life in himself; so has he given to the Son to have life in himself;”
God’s Holiness: Jesus is completely pure and set apart.
Hebrews 7:26, “For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and higher than the heavens.”
God is Truth: Jesus is the embodiment of truth.
John 14:6, “I am the way, the truth, and the life”
God is Love: The Lord’s sacrificial death is the ultimate expression of divine love.
1 John 3:16, “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he (Jesus) laid down his life for us:”
God is Justice: Jesus will judge righteously and fairly.
Acts 17:31, “He (the Father) has appointed a day in which he (Jesus) will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained.”
All the above attributes affirm that Jesus is not merely a prophet or moral teacher, but fully divine; he is God incarnate. These attributes can only be manifest in God.
1 Timothy 3:16, K.J.B. (Jesus) is God manifest (come) in the flesh.”
What makes Christ Jesus unique is, He is also fully human. Therefore, alongside his divine attributes, He also displayed:
Compassion
Humility
Servanthood
Patience
Forgiveness
Poster 6/27/25
Two Messiah’s
Why did the Jewish authority and the people reject Jesus as their Messiah? First, they expected him to deliver them from Roman bondage and then set up his everlasting kingdom with Israel, the Jews being the preeminent nation of the world. When Jesus came, they chose to reject this suffering servant and remain focused on a victorious Messiah, one who would rule and reign on the throne of David.
Did the Jews understand that their Messiah would have to come first to suffer for their sins? They had to know the scriptures but obviously could not figure out how one man could suffer and die, yet reign as King. And because of this, the Jews are expecting another Messiah.
The Jews believed the Old Testament prophets had given them clear evidence of two Messiahs. First, they expected,
Messiah ben (son of) Joseph, the suffering Messiah, would suffer for and take away their sins.
Messiah ben (son of) David, who would be the Reigning Messiah.
What the Jews understood was that when their Messiah came, he would come and reign as “King of the Jews.” That he would govern the people, and “The government would be on his shoulders.”
What the Jews did not understand was that Jesus kingdom was not of this world.
The Jews expected a political Messiah, one who could save them from the crushing boots of the Romans, not one who would save them from their sins.
Are you a doubting Thomas?
The disciples were having their last supper with the Lord. The other disciples witnessed Judas as he left them to betray the Lord. Jesus and the disciples, including Thomas, leave the house and go to the garden, where they find Judas with a band of men. The disciples witness Jesus being taken away to Annas and then to the High Priest Caiaphas.
Acts 18:15 states that the disciples followed Jesus. The next time the disciples see Jesus is when he is carrying his cross. Now they saw a man cut, bloodied, and bruised by the 39 lashes of a whip, and beaten with a rod, his beard pulled out, and a crown of 2-inch thorns pushed down on his head, cutting through his skin to his skull, blood running down his face, back and chest. The disciples were witnessing a man weakened from torture, bloodied, tired, and dehydrated. When they reached the spot of the cross, they saw the Roman soldier pound six-inch spikes through his hands and feet, then lifted up, and left to die.
When Jesus took his last breath, the disciples saw a Roman soldier take a spear and thrust it through his side, John 19:34, “One of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side and forthwith came there out blood and water.” A sure sign that Jesus was dead. They saw his body being taken down, wrapped in cloth, and brought to the tomb. They also witnessed the tomb being sealed with a great stone
Days later, after absorbing the events of his death and burial, the Lord appeared to ten of his disciples; Thomas was not there. When the others told Thomas that they had been with Jesus alive, Thomas said to him, “Except I shall see in his hands the prints of the nails and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I WILL NOT BELIEVE.”
Eight days later, Thomas himself sees the Lord. He witnesses him coming into the room, a room where the doors had been locked. Jesus walks over to Thomas, knowing what he had said earlier, and tells him, “Reach hither your finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.”
The last time Thomas had seen Jesus, he was bloodied, beaten, and now dead. He saw him take his last breath, then witnessed a spear thrust through his side. He saw him taken to his tomb, wrapped in burial clothes, placed in the tomb, and a large stone rolled across the entrance. These were the last sights Thomas had of the man he walked with for 3 ½ years.
Now he stands one foot away from Jesus, face to face with a person he believed to be dead, touches the wounds of his his hands and sides, looks into his eyes and knows now he is alive, and possessing the power of the Holy Spirit. Now humbled, he cries out,
John 20:28, “My Lord and my God.” Acknowledging Jesus for who he was, his Lord and his God.
The text is clear, Jesus comes into a room through a closed door, walks over to Thomas, and asks him to come to him and reach into the wounds in his hands and side. Thomas is now convinces that the person standing before him is the same person he witnessed on the cross, broken, bloodied, and beaten, put to death, and laid in a tomb. The reality of the one standing before him had set in. In amazement, Thomas said to Jesus, “My Lord and my God.”
Thomas made amends for his doubt and would be the first of millions of Christians who would give the title of “God” to Jesus. From this moment forward, the disciple treated Jesus with supreme respect, never using the same familiarity towards him they had often used before. His resurrection gave them proof of his Divinity.
John 20:30-31, “And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are NOT WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK: But these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life through his name.
6/5/25
Did Jesus claim equality with his Father?
It was the day before the cross. In Matthew 26, Jesus is confronted by the Chief priests and elders of the temple. Jesus asserted that he was the “Son of man” that is, literally man; and that he was the Son of God, that is, literally God, as the Jews understood it; and that he would be seen sitting on the right hand of power.” The phrase “Son of God” can be understood in three ways. First, by simple origin, secondly by general likeness, and thirdly, by identity of nature with the Father?
In the Jewish court of law, the Jews understood Jesus to mean “Identity of nature with the Father.” In this sense, for a man to call himself the Son of God would be gross blasphemy. He confirmed to them in the belief that he claimed identity of nature with his Father. It is also evident that he meant to assert his own Supreme Godhead.
On another occasion, Jesus said, “I and my Father are one.” Two important questions need to be asked: what impression did his comments make upon the Jewish hearers? and what idea did he convey to them?
Their indignation was so aroused that they “took up stones to stone him.” Jesus understood what was meant by their action; for the blasphemer, according to law, was to be stoned; yet he asked them why. They said, “Because you being a man make yourself God.” This was the impression Jesus words had made on the high priest and elders of the temple.
Did Jesus correct them? No, he did not. In John 5:18, “The Jews sought the more to kill him, because he had not only broken the Sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.” Jesus never denied this. He said in John 5:23, “that all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son honors not the Father which hath sent him.”
Jesus denied none of these things. He left upon their minds the burning impression that he claimed to be the eternal God. He could have denied it but did not. They announced to him, that he would be stoned for his blasphemous claims, yet he said nothing.
5/21/25
The Son of God
When explaining an important doctrine, so many leave out the context and surround certain verses with half-truths. Context is everything—it shapes meaning, influences interpretation, and gives depth to any situation or conversation. In essence, context refers to the circumstances, background, or setting surrounding an event, idea, or, in the case of the following, Jesus being the Son of God. Context will allow us to read between the lines, to understand subtext, and to interpret things beyond their literal meaning. Without it, words and events could seem isolated or even misleading.
The question is, is Jesus Christ the only Son of God? Note, I have used an upper case in Son, not lower.
Proverbs 30:4, “Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in a garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is his Son’s name if thou can tell?”
The following titles and characteristics separate Jesus Christ from all others who are called “sons of God.”
The following characteristics and titles are attached to Jesus, he being the only Son of God. No man or angel is ever referred to as the Son of the Most High, except for Jesus. Luke 1:32, He shall be called “The Son of the Highest;” Compare that with Mark 5:7, the demons that possessed the man from Gadarene cried out, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I (implore) you by God, that you torment me not.” The demons of hell knew who Jesus was.
Jesus alone is called the “Only begotten Son of God.” Those who downgrade Jesus’ divine status have removed “only begotten” and replaced it with “one and only,” or “only one.”
As the only Begotten Son of God, Jesus alone is the Messiah, the Anointed, the expected King of the Jewish nation. He alone has been constituted (established) by the Father as vicegerent.
Only Jesus can be called the Messiah or the Christ, he who is the Father’s representative on earth.
Only with Jesus will we find the Son of God joined with “Christ,” Matthew 16:16, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
He is not only the Son of God, the Messiah, but our Savior, the Head of the Gospel dispensation. The Son of God was sent forth from the Father, he partakes of the Father’s divine nature and is in intimate union with him.
Mark 14:61, Jesus admitted to the Pharisees that he is “the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”
Also, only the Son of God can hold the title of King of Israel. John 1:49, “Thou art the Son of God: thou art the King of Israel,” compare with Luke 1:32, “And the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:”
To no other did the Father ever say, Acts 13:33, “Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.”
John 1:18, Jesus declared, “No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.”
Also, where “Father” and “Son” are mentioned in connection or antithesis, Matthew 11:27, Jesus said, “No man knows the Son, but the Father;”
The Son of God alone is called the Word, or the Logos. This term is employed only by John to designate the mediatorial character of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ. This is a reference to Jesus’ revelation of the character and will of the Father. The Word, or Logos, signifies the speaker, which agrees with the statement found in,
John 1:18, “No man hath seen God (the Father) at any time; the only begotten Son which is in the bosom of the Father, He (the Word or Logos) hath declared him.”
5/17/25
The council of Nicaea:
I continue to hear these ridiculous comments concerning the Latin Vulgate, its writers, and the Divinity of Jesus Christ. If anyone possessed any of the early letters or manuscripts, it would have been the bishops of the council of Nicaea. Some of these men had come out of Roman persecution and torture.
Before Constantine, Diocletian the Caesar of Rome led the most severe crackdown and persecutions of Christians in the Roman Empire. In 303 A.D., he issued edicts stripping Christians of legal rights and demanding they sacrifice to Roman gods. Later decrees targeted clergy and ordered universal sacrifices. His persecutions varied in intensity, with the harshest measures in the Eastern provinces. Many of the bishops came out of Diocletian’s persecutions.
Some of the oldest surviving manuscripts include the Codex Vaticanus (300–305 AD) and Codex Sinaiticus (330–360 AD), both in Greek. The Codex Vaticanus is one of the oldest and most important manuscripts of the Bible, dating back to the 4th century A.D. It was produced by scribes in Alexandria, Egypt, but those who copied it remain unknown. The manuscript is written in Greek and housed in the Vatican Library.
There’s also the Aleppo Codex (930 AD) and The Leningrad Codex (1008 A.D.); both written in Hebrew.
The Vulgate was a Latin translation of the Hebrew Old Testament and Greek New Testament, originally completed in the late 4th century.
The first widespread edition of the Bible was assembled by Jerome around A.D. 400. Jerome was a Christian scholar, theologian, and translator who lived in the 4th and 5th centuries. His version is known as the Vulgate. It was in Latin because the language of the civilized world was Latin. He gathered his information for the Vulgate from a variety of sources. For the Old Testament, he relied on Hebrew manuscripts rather than the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures), which had been widely used by early Christians. He believed that returning to the Hebrew text would provide a more faithful rendering.
For the New Testament, he worked with existing Latin manuscripts and compared them to Greek sources to refine the translation. Additionally, he consulted earlier Christian scholars and letters, including those of Origen and Eusebius, to ensure accuracy. His meticulous approach helped establish the Vulgate as the standard Latin Bible for centuries.
By the year 325 A.D. there were three religious groups, the Romans and their pagan gods, the Jews, and Christianity.
The council of Nicaea came together in 325 A.D. by Emperor Constantine. He assembled bishops from 33 areas of the Roman Empire. To name a few, bishops came from Cyprus, Asia, Mesopotamia, Arabia, Phoenicia, Palestine, Libya, Spain, Rome, Greece, Egypt, and Lycia. The number of bishops in attendance is 318. The council produced the Nicene Creed, affirming the divinity of Christ, and established 20 canons addressing church discipline.
The First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD was attended by several influential bishops who played key roles in shaping early Christian doctrine. Some of the most notable figures included:
Hosius of Corduba – A trusted advisor to Emperor Constantine, he presided over the council and was instrumental in opposing Arianism.
Alexander of Alexandria – A strong opponent of Arianism, he defended the belief in Christ’s divinity.
Eusebius of Caesarea – Known as the “Father of Church History,” he was a prominent scholar and theologian.
Eustathius of Antioch – A staunch supporter of Nicene orthodoxy, he later faced opposition from Arian sympathizers.
Macarius of Jerusalem – Played a role in discussions about church doctrine and discipline.
Jacob of Nisibis – A revered bishop known for his ascetic lifestyle and theological contributions.
The council was a defining moment in Christian history, establishing foundational beliefs that continue to shape Christianity today.
The Gutenberg Bible was the first mass-produced Bible using the printing press. It was created by Johannes Gutenberg the inventor of the printing press in the 1450s in Mainz, Germany. Johannes Gutenberg used the Latin Vulgate Bible as the text for his famous Gutenberg Bible, printed in the 1450s. Before the Gutenberg Bible came out, there were only two other Bibles available besides the Vulgate, they were the Wycliffe Bible (1380s-1395), the first complete English translation of the Bible. It was translated from the Latin Vulgate and faced opposition from the early Church. Wycliffe’s work ultimately influenced later translations, including the Tyndale Bible and the King James Version.
4/10/25
I believe the Christian community today has hit a critical mass. There are over 600 different Bible translations in more than 2,000 languages. Different versions exist due to variations in translation methods, historical updates, and denominational preferences. The most popular versions include the King James Version, the New International Version, the English Standard Version, and the corrupt New World Translation of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. And because of the differences, foundational truths are being corrupted, and confusion reigns. God is not the author of confusion; men and their organizations create confusion.
The history of King James Bible:
The King James Bible, also known as the Authorized Version, was published in 1611 under the sponsorship of King James I of England. Commissioned in 1604: King James I convened a conference at Hampton Court to address issues within the Church of England, leading to the decision to create a new English translation of the Bible.
It’s influence on English literature: The poetic and majestic language of the King James Bible has shaped English literature, inspiring writers like John Milton, John Bunyan, and William Blake.
Standard English Bible for centuries: From the mid-17th to the early 20th century, it was widely accepted as the standard English Bible. It includes Old and New Testaments: The King James Bible contains both the Old Testament and the New Testament, making it a complete Christian Bible. Its impact on religious tradition and English-speaking culture is profound.
At least sixty men were directly involved in the translation of the King James Bible (hereinafter KJB). Most were Translators, while a few were project overseers, revisers, and editors. Some served in several roles. Who were these men? What were their backgrounds? What did they share? In what ways were they different? They were a diverse group. While some were born in large cities and towns, most were from small villages scattered throughout England. Several were the children of university graduates, most were not. They were sons of mariners, farmers, school teachers, cordwainers (leather merchants), fletchers (makers of bows and arrows), ministers, brewers, tailors, and aristocrats. All were members of the Church of England, but their religious views ran the gamut. Some were ardent Puritans, others staunch defenders of the religious establishment. Some believed in pre-destination and limited salvation as taught by John Calvin, while others believed in self-determination and universal access to heaven as taught by Jacobus Arminius.
All of the Translators were university graduates. Oxford and Cambridge claimed nearly equal numbers of Translators as alumni. All of the Translators except one were ordained Church of England priests. While several Translators had traveled to the Continent, only one had ventured to the New World. Most of the Translators were married men (38 of 60) with families. Most of the Translators spent a significant portion of their career associated with their colleges and universities as fellows, involved in teaching and administration. As fellows, they were not allowed to marry. As a result, many delayed marriages until they had established themselves in a church office away from the university. When the translation commenced in 1604-1605, the majority of the Translators, 22, were in their forties, 16 men were in their thirties, 15 in their fifties, 3 in their sixties and 3 in their twenties.
One Translator died in his thirties, six in their forties, nineteen in their fifties, sixteen in their sixties, four in their seventies, three in their eighties, and one over one hundred. Nine of the Translators died before the KJB was published in the 1611.
Most of the Translators were in comfortable economic circumstances during and after their time involved in the translation. The association and friendships they developed during the translation project generally advanced their careers. Some of the Translators went on to high church and academic office. Five went on to serve as bishops and two as archbishops.
They were all familiar with the ancient languages of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and many more. They came on the historical scene at a time when the knowledge of early biblical texts and language was exploding. Such a flowering of interest and expertise was unique. Bible historian Gordon Campbell has observed:
Gordon Campbell is a professor of Renaissance Studies at the University of Leicester and is recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on the King James Bible. He has published extensively on various topics, including John Milton and biblical history.
The population from which scholars can now be drawn is much larger than in the seventeenth century, but it would be difficult now to bring together a group of more than fifty scholars with the range of languages and knowledge of other disciplines that characterized the K.J.B. Translators.
For such a diverse group, they worked together in harmony during a generally contentious time. They had disagreements, to be sure, but they labored on, year after year. There were no “tell-all books” published after the fact. Miles Smith remarked in his preface to the K.J.B., the Translators “were greater in other men’s eyes than in their own and sought truth rather than their own praise”. They approached the task of translation with humility, understanding they were standing on the shoulders of giants like William Tyndale. Believers all, the Translators, according to Smith “craved the assistance of God’s Spirit by prayer” as they proceeded in their work.
Though almost all were well known within the religious and academic community of the time, their involvement in the translation went largely unnoticed by the public. Their individual and group effort was not the subject of historical inquiry until many years later. As a result, little information about the process of translation survived.
Also, the lives of the Translators and sometimes their very identity became obscured with time. In certain instances, the place of their birth and burial is unknown, and their family circumstance are in doubt. Until this anniversary year, few could name even one Translator, let alone sixty.
Now compare the above with the New World Translation of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. It is a Bible translation published by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society and is primarily used by Jehovah’s Witnesses.
History: Before the NWT, Jehovah’s Witnesses primarily used the King James Version. The translation was proposed in October 1946 by Nathan H. Knorr, then president of the Watch Tower Society. Work began on December 2, 1947, with the formation of the New World Bible Translation Committee. The New Testament portion was released in 1950, and the complete Bible was published in 1961. The translation has undergone multiple revisions, including in 1970, 1971, 1981, 1984, and 2013.
Translators
The New World Bible Translation Committee was composed of Jehovah’s Witnesses who professed to be anointed.
The identities of the translators were never officially disclosed by the Watch Tower Society.
The translation is based on Biblia Hebraica for the Old Testament and Westcott & Hort for the New Testament.
Some scholars have noted that significant effort went into producing the translation, but others have described it as biased. You can read more about it here.
The New World Translation (NWT) differs from other Bible translations in several key ways:
Use of “Jehovah”
The NWT restores the name Jehovah in the Old Testament over 6,000 times, whereas most translations use LORD or YHWH.
It also inserts Jehovah in the New Testament, even though the original Greek manuscripts do not contain it.
Doctrinal Differences
The NWT reflects Jehovah’s Witnesses’ theological views, particularly regarding the nature of Jesus.
John 1:1 is translated as “the Word was a god” instead of “the Word was God”, which differs from mainstream Christian translations.
Colossians 1:16 adds the word “other” to say “by means of him all other things were created”, implying Jesus was created rather than eternal.
Translation Philosophy
The NWT aims for modern, clear language, avoiding archaic terms found in translations like the King James Version.
It is considered a thought-for-thought translation rather than a strict word-for-word rendering.
Anonymous Translation Committee
Unlike most Bible translations, the NWT was produced by an anonymous committee, raising questions about the qualifications of its translators.
Critics argue that the NWT introduces doctrinal bias concerning the Godhead, Jesus Christ, the doctrine of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, Hell, etc.
Posted 4/15/25-
Where Will Jehovah Be When He Returns?
We will find the answer in Zechariah 14:3-4-5, “Then shall the LORD (Jehovah) go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the mist thereof toward the east and towards the west, and there shall be a very great valley; — and you (the Jews) shall flee to the valley of the mountains; —- and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.”
For the prophecy to be fulfilled, Jerusalem and Israel would have to exist. Also, the Jews would have to be back in their land. This happened on May 14, 1948. The Romans, in 135 A.D., renamed Israel Palestine. The name Palestine stood for 1813 years until May 14, 1948.
Jehovah fought for Israel against the Egyptians at the Red Sea Exodus 14-15. The LORD divided the Red Sea so the Jews could escape the armies of the Pharaoh. When he returns, Zechariah tells us that Jehovah will divide the Mount of Olives so the Jews will have a way to escape the approaching antichrist and his armies.
Now let’s compare the above with,
Acts 1:9, “And when he (Jesus) had spoken these things, while they (the apostles) beheld, he (Jesus) was taken up: and a cloud received him out of their sight.”
Verse 11, suddenly two men appear and tell the apostles, “Why stand you gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven.”
Hold on one minute: Zechariah said Jehovah is coming back, and his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives. Then, 500 years later, Luke tells us it’s Jesus who shall return to the same place and in the same manner he left. And that it was Jesus, then called Jehovah, who divided the Red Sea, and in the same manner, it will be Jesus who divides the Mount of Olives, giving the Jews a way to escape.
Jesus’s ascension in Acts 1 shall be the place of His return; He will come from the east (Matthew 24:27.) He made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives on the east (Matthew 21). This was the place of his agony: so, it shall be the scene of his glory.
Ezekiel 11:32, “And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city (Jerusalem). And stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.”
Ezekiel 43:2, “And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east; and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory.”
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Posted 4/14/25-
Lord of Glory, God of Glory
Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 2:7-8, “But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world unto our glory: which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.”
The phrase, “Lord of Glory” is a Hebraism for Glorious Lord, a title applied to the Jehovah in the Old Testament, then revealed in the New.
Isaiah 33:21, “The glorious LORD (Jehovah) will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams;”
Psalms 24:8-10, “Who is the King of glory? The LORD (Jehovah) strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.”
Verse 10, “Who is this King of glory?
This is what Paul meant when he wrote, “We speak of the wisdom of God in a mystery.” Jesus was that mystery, the glorious LORD, the LORD of glory.”
Manoah, the father of Samson, asked the angel of the LORD, Judges 13:17, “What is your name?”
He answered, “Why ask you thus after my name, seeing it is secret?” An Old Testament secret, revealed in the person of Jesus Christ, the “Lord of glory.”
Acts 7:2, “The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham,”
He who was crucified as to his manhood, is the Lord of Glory, Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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Posted 4/14/25-
Standing on a False Bible
Can the Jehovah’s Witnesses ever win a disagreement concerning Jesus being Jehovah, or the Holy Spirit being the third person in the Godhead, or that man is composed of a body, soul and spirit, or there is a hell, or the doctrine of the Trinity without claiming that the translators of the K.J.B., N.I.V. Douay, Bishop’s Bible, Reformation Bible, Tindal, Wycliff Bibles and 100 others are all wrong in their Translations?
And that the 48 Translators of the King James, and the other 10 or so theologians that helped, and that commentators and translators like Matthew Henry, Adam Clark, Jamieson, Fausset, Brown, Erasmus, Walvoord, Zuck, Dr. Sproul, Wycliff, Les Feldick, Calvin, MaCarther, Bede and I can name a thousand others were all wrong in translating the Hebrew and Greek Text? And that they all misunderstood what they were translating.
That is what the Jehovah’s Witnesses stand on; nobody has gotten it right except us. Is that possible?
The term brainwashing was first coined in the late ’50s during the Korean War. It was used to explain how totalitarian regimes were able to completely indoctrinate American soldiers through a process of propaganda.
It was right after that that the Jehovah’s Witnesses decided to go from the teachings of the King James Bible to a new Bible called the New World Translation, and that twenty or so unknown and unnamed Translators who claim to fear and love the Divine Author transmitted Jehovah’s thoughts and declarations as accurately as possible. And that these unknown translators have straightened out 2000 years of false teaching. Is this possible? Since the 1950s, and since the 1961 edition, the Jehovah’s Witnesses have had three more copyrights on a Bible they claimed to “Transmit his (Jehovah’s) thoughts and declarations as accurately as possible.” That is, until 1971, when they came out with a new copyright.
Brainwashing is the theory that a person’s core beliefs, ideas, affiliations, and values can be replaced, so much so that they cannot think critically or independently.
So, here’s the question: For the past 2000-years, has the Christian community been misled by the commentors and translators of the K.J.B., Bishop’s Bible, N.I.V., and all the other Bibles mentioned above? And that from the early 1950s when the N.W.T. came out, the Witnesses have finally straightened everyone and everything out? Is this possible?
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Posted 4/9/25-
Jesus’ Supposed Blasphemy
John 5:17-18, “Jesus answered them (the Jews), my Father worketh hitherto, and I work. And therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.”
In order to understand the impact Jesus’ words had on the Jewish mind, we have to take ourselves back 2000 years. The Jews understood from Jesus’ words, and in their understanding that whatever was the Father’s work, the Son’s work was the same; showing and proving that He and the Father are one. Not only had Jesus broken the sabbath, but He had also made Himself equal to God. And for both crimes, according to the Jewish law, he must be put to death.
John 19:7, “The Jews answered him (Jesus), we have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”
The chief priests of the temple charged Jesus with blasphemy, voting that he deserved to die. Matthew 26:65-66, “The high priest (tore) his clothes, saying, he (Jesus) has spoken blasphemy; which further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard his blasphemy. What think you? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.”
As far as the Jews were concerned, and according to the law, Jesus’ words were a capital offence, for saying that whatever things the Father does the Son likewise does. Jesus did his work in the same manner, with the same authority, the same energy and efficacy as the Father. And for this, he was loved by the Father and hated of men.
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Posted 4/2/25-
The LORD Gives a Stern Warning to the Jews:
Leviticus 19:28, “You (the Jews) shall not make any cuttings in you flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.”
Was this a request or a command from God? We may never fully understand the reason for this command, but we, as Christians, should take the warning seriously.
To mark is something graven, sculptured, as an image, and idol, stamped or signed. This is done on the flesh by tattooing, cutting, or branding.
The first time we read about a literal mark on a man’s skin is found in Genesis 4:15, “And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.”
In Revelation, we find two opposing forces marking their servants.
In Revelation 7:2, “Another angel — having the seal of the living God cried out, — hurt not the sea, or trees — till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.”
How is it done? We don’t know; it may be by the finger of the angel God sends, but whatever method is used to seal his servants, there will be no mistaking its meaning or who ordered it.
In Revelation 13:16, we read, “And he (the second beast) causes all, both small and great — to receive a “MARK” in their right hand, or in their foreheads.”
There are over 28,000 Tattoo shops in America and 50,000 Tattoo artists. A good Tattoo artist will charge up to $1000,00 per hour. Over 65% of the gay community have Tattoos. 900 million dollars is spent yearly on Tattoo equipment, and this is expected to grow at 10% annually.
For most of those who get Tattooed, God’s word has no bearing on their decision to do so. Tattoos can range from one letter, to a single number, one butterfly to full body Tattooing. There are prison and gang member Tattoos, some as a token of recognition, others for crimes committed, others for gang punishment.
Adolph Hitler had his Storm Troopers tattooed with a black ink SS tattoo located on the underside of their left arm near the armpit. Those sent to the death camps or slave factories received a series of numbers tattooed on their lower arm.
There are Tattoo artists who are involved in the world of the occult, those imbued with power and in union with the demonic spirit world.
When pictures are added to certain symbols, particularly satanic symbols, or those used for magic or alchemy or more complex masonic symbols, can the act of drawing these symbols invoke spiritual entities? Does the Bible answer the question?
Ephesians 6:12, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
God’s word is full of warnings concerning the rulers of the darkness. We must ask ourselves, will disobedience to the LORD’s command open the door to the powers of darkness?
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Jesus Contrasts His Father to False Religions
Four hundred years before the birth of Jesus, Malachi, the last prophet of the Old Testament wrote concerning the Jews, “You have profaned (my name) in that you say, the table of the LORD is polluted;” “I even I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because you do not lay it to heart.”
“You have departed out of the way, you have caused many to stumble at the law, you have corrupted the covenant of Levi,”
“But unto you who fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and you shall go forth and grow up as calves of the stall.” This was the condition of the Jews when Jesus came to “the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Judas had already betrayed Jesus, and Jesus also knew beforehand that his disciples would forsake him.
In John 17:3, Jesus prayed these words to his Father, “And this is life eternal, that they (his disciples) might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
Eternal life is the great end that is set before us. Eternal life lies only in the knowledge of the Father and Jesus Christ. The Son of God was to die for us so that we could be brought before the throne of his Father.
Jesus did not pray nonchalantly to his Father, but with great love. And this is how we are to begin our prayer, “Our Father!”
John 17:1-3, The time had come for the Father to glorify his Son, to return to him the glory he had set aside to become a child born and a Son given. What was it Jesus was to be given? It is “Power over all flesh,”
Matthew 11:27, “All things are delivered unto me of my Father; neither knows any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.”
In Matthew 28:18, Jesus said, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” Jesus could now give eternal life to as many as the Father gave him.
When Jesus said, in verse 3, “And this is life eternal, that they (the Jews) might know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
When he spoke these words, “The only true God,” Jesus was contrasting his Father with
- Polytheism: The belief there is more than one God.
- Philosophic naturalism is the idea that only natural laws and forces as opposed to supernatural ones, operate in the universe.
- Mystic pantheism, the doctrine that the universe conceived of as a whole is God and, conversely, that there is no God but the combined substance, forces, and laws that are manifested in the existing universe.
When Jesus said, “And Jesus Christ whom you have sent,” this is the only place where he gives himself this compound name. He uses the term “Jesus Christ” in the strictest of senses.
“Jesus,” because he saves his people from their sins; and “Christ” as anointed with the fulness of the Holy Ghost for the exercise of his saving offices, Matthew 1:16, “Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.”
“Who you have sent.” Sent in the abundance of Divine Authority and Power to save.
With his words, the Lord positioned himself side by side with his Father, proving by implication his Divine nature. If Jesus were a mere creature, as many claim, eternal life with him would be impossible.
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Posted 3/22/25-
This Generation Becomes Awakened to the Rapture
End-time prophesy concerning the catching away of the church followed by seven years of tribulation has always been in Scripture, but before the 18th century, these subjects were rarely the main topic in Christian churches. Why, because it wasn’t the time; people did not understand. Lack of understanding is not a new thing, it happened to both Daniel, and John.
Daniel 12:8, “And I heard, (from the Holy Spirit) but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?” Daniel had heard these prophesies and wrote them, but did not understand the things he wrote. Why, because the history of the Greeks; Romans; the Christian Church, and the return of the Jews to their homeland were hundreds of years in the future. Daniel asked, “Lord what does all this mean?” The Lord replied, “Daniel, close the book, it’s not for you to know.”
Again, in Daniel 12:9 we read, “And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.” But now, today, many theologians think we have reached that “time of the end.”
From 400 A.D. until about the middle 1800’s there was little understanding in Christendom concerning end-time prophecy. The subject was rarely considered or discussed, so few understood the connection between the Rapture, Tribulation, and the Lord’s second coming. What confused those who studied prophesy was, until May 14, 1948, Israel did not exist as a nation, and because the Jews had been scattered to the four corners of the earth for over 1900 years, the false teaching of spiritual Israel grew. Israel is now 77 years old, 80 being one generation. Matthew wrote, “This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
So, for 1400 years, few Christians because of their faith in God’s promises were able to understand these Old Testament prophesies. And to those with little faith, they understood none of these things.
In the middle 1800’s, the term “Rapture” or catching away of the church first became popular in the United States through the teachings on premillennialism and dispensationalism by John Nelson Darby, an Irish evangelist. The understanding of the rapture continued to grow largely due to another preacher named William Eugene Blackstone (1841-1935). It was then Christians began to fully understand end-time prophesy, and the doctrine of the Rapture of the church.
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Posted 3/13/25-
In What way is Jesus the Father’s Son?
Did the Father have some sort of spiritual sex with an angel? If you believe that, you’re a Mormon.
What is the Father’s spiritual makeup? Is it some form of spiritual DNA? or is it something so wonderful, no man can explain it.
Hebrews 1:3:
Jesus is said to be “The brightness of the Father’s glory.” What is the Father’s glory composed of? It’s the glowing splendor, a light from within radiating out. Jesus is said to be the Light of the World. Paul saw this splendor and fell to the earth trembling. In a moment, what Paul saw and heard, turned a murder of men into an apostle of God. I don’t know exactly what Paul saw, but it scared the pants off of him.
Jesus is said to be the express image of the Father’s person; the expressed image of the Father is to be the counterpart of the Father’s essence or being. Jesus is of the same character or impression of the Father’s substance, a substance that is essential to both the Father as God, and the Son as God. All the likeness of the Original (the Father) became manifest in his Son Jesus; therefore, Jesus is a perfect simile of the Father.
This comparison is a metaphor taken from sealing; a die or seal leaves its full impression, its every part, on the wax to which the die or seal was applied. It’s an inherent splendor.
Although the Son of God proceeded from the Father, and is of the same essence, yet he is a distinct Person from the Father. The splendor of the sun, though of the same essence, is distinct from the sun itself, though each is essential to the other.
And Jesus is said to “Uphold all things by the word of his power.” An astonishing description of the infinitely energetic and all-pervading power of God. Jesus spoke and all things came into being. He speaks and all things are sustained. The Hebrews to whom this was written, would fully understand that the apostle believed Jesus Christ is truly God.
To deny these things is to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit, for it is the Holy Spirit that reveals these things to us.
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Posted 3/6/25-
What is Progressive Revelation?
Those who truly grasp Jehovah’s plan of salvation, will understand that the various aspects of his will and his overall plan for us are revealed in portions, and over time. Let’s call it, “God’s order of things, or his timeline for things.”
Certain truths contained throughout the Bible were revealed slowly from year to year, or from generation to generation. With that said, let’s examine the following verses. No opinions, speculation, or adding to, or diminishing of the truth.
Isaiah was written between 740 and 699 B.C. The LORD is speaking to the people of Israel
Isaiah 45:23, “I (Jehovah) have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.”
Seven hundred years later, between 56 and 58 A.D., the book of Romans was written.
Romans 14:11, “For it is written, as I live, said the LORD (kurios = God), every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” Sequel follows in Philippians.
Philippians was written in 60 A.D. Philippians 2:11, “That every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (kurios, = God)”
Two years later, in 60 A.D., Philippians was written. These verses need to be closely examined so they can be fully understood. The book of Philippians was written in 60 A.D.
Philippians 2:10, “At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things (those) in heaven, and things (those) in earth, and things (those) under the earth;”
Far beyond man, the angels of heaven, the devil, and fallen angelic host below the earth. Jesus is the Redeemer of the World, the only Savior, and for all time our Savior. Christ’s qualifications are extraordinary, his redeeming acts so stupendous, and the results glorious to the Father, the angels, and man, therefore impossible to conceive a higher name or title than that of Jesus, the Savior of the World.
The book of Ephesians was written between 60-61 A.D. Ephesians 1:20-21, makes the statement in Philippians more emphatic: The man Christ Jesus, is exalted to the right hand of his Father. He is “Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:”
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How Important was Bowing Down to Jehovah Alone?
When a Jew would bend their knees, it was to worship Jehovah only. We see this in the following.
In the book of Esther, the Jews called Mordecai, a man under law, refused to bow to Haman. Mordecai’s worship was meant for Jehovah alone. But rather than punish Mordecai, Haman sought something far more perfect, a total genocide, the entire destruction of all Jews throughout the Persian Empire. What was at first personal between the two became a decree of destruction. With the King Xerxes’s (Ahasuerus’s) approval, Haman set a date for annihilation, sealing the fate of the Jewish people with the casting of lots (in Hebrew, purim). Lots remains a Jewish Holy day celebrated to this day.
So the old Jew Mordecai was willing to sacrifice millions of his people, because he would not bend his knee to a man.
Why Did Mordecai Refuse to Bow?
Bowing was a gesture of respect throughout the ancient courts, but what Haman demanded crossed the line into idolatry, making Mordecai’s resistance a necessity.
Mordecai’s refusal to bow to Haman was rooted in Jewish law which forbids idolatry. The Torah forbids bowing to anything or anyone in a manner that suggests worship.
Exodus 20:5, “You shall not bow down to them nor serve them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God …”
Haman was making himself an object of worship, demanding divine worship. Bowing to Haman wasn’t mere etiquette for Mordecai, it was idol worship, something no Jew would do.
For a second example of Jews keeping the law, and not bowing to men or images, let’s take a look at Daniel’s three friends. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon built an image of gold, and without exceptions, everyone within hearing range of the music was to bow down and worship the king’s image. But three Jewish boys, Meshach, Shadrach, and Abednego refused. Nebuchadnezzar burned with rage and commanded that the three be thrown into a fiery furnace. We know the rest of the story. The King looked into the fire and saw four men walking in the fire, then said, “We cast three men bound into the midst of the Fire? I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and have not been hurt: the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”
In Daniel 6, King Darius set up three presidents (overseers) of which Daniel was first, and that the princes of each province would give account to them. Because they were jealous of Daniel’s position, the Persians “consulted together to establish a royal statute that, whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, except for the King, he shall be cast into the den of lions.”
In Daniel 6:10, Daniel bowed his knees three times that day, and prayed, and gave thanks before God, as he had been doing.” When the King was told, because of his decree, he had to have Daniel cast into the den of lions.
In all three of the above cases, Jews who love the LORD and kept his commandments were willing to give up their lives and the lives of their own countrymen to worship Jehovah only.
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Posted 2/28/25
Christ the Lord-
The angel came to Joseph and Mary and said, Luke 2:11, “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”
So John 1:1, “The Word was made flesh.”
When? “This day.”
Where? In Jerusalem, the “city of David.”
The time had come for prophecy to be fulfilled, and with faith, the Jews were to look for their Messiah. He was born a “Savior” not one who shall be a Savior, but born a Savior.
“Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 is the only place where these words come together; And there can be no other way to understand that “Lord” here corresponds to the Hebrew “Jehovah.”
The Septuagint generally translates “Yehovah” by the Greek word “Kurios.” The Hebrew word from “hayah,” he was, properly points out the eternity and self-existence of the Supreme being: “Kurios” is a proper translation or Yehovah, and comes from “I am, I exist.”
To understand and believe that Jehovah is not only Almighty, that he is not only all-sufficient, but he is God with us.
1 Timothy 3:16, “God was manifest in the flesh.”
Jesus Lordship must be understood strictly in a spiritual sense. He never set up a secular government upon the earth, neither commanded any to be established in his name: and there certainly is no spiritual government but that of Jehovah.
Jesus Christ, Jehovah in the flesh came to dwell with men in this lowly place and the commonest environment, the city called Bethlehem.
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1/14/25-
The Davidic Covenant
The following is further evidence that the LORD is not finished with Israel, their land, their house, and their throne.
The Covenant Jehovah made with David forms the basis for the future earthly Kingdom of the Messiah. The covenant was given to Nathan the Prophet in Jerusalem to give to David. The Covenant provides a King for the Kingdom. Four things were promised to David: Land, a Son, a House, and a Throne.
The Covenant looks forward to a future time when the Jews would be “planted” permanently and securely in the land of Israel, never again to be driven out. The Covenant was to be fulfilled through King Solomon, David’s son. Jehovah promised to preserve Solomon’s throne (representing royal authority) forever, but not Solomon’s seed.
Concerning Solomon’s seed, Mary, Jesus’ mother was not of Solomon’s lineage, she descended from Nathan, son of David. So, the Messianic bloodline bypassed Solomon.
Regarding Solomon’s throne, Joseph, Mary’s husband, but not Jesus’ biological father descended from Solomon. It was through Joseph that the royal authority of the throne legally passed to the Lord Jesus. The glitch in King Solomon’s bloodline is found in Jeremiah. He wrote that no descendant of the genealogical line of David, Solomon, and Jeconiah also called Jehoiakin would ever sit on David’s throne.
Jeremiah 22:24-30 tells the story. Verse 24, the LORD said to King Jehoiakim, “I will pluck thee thence; and give thee into the hand of them that seek your life Verse 26, “I will cast you out.”
So Jeconiah’s lineage was now forbidden, therefore no physical descendant of Joseph could be the Messiah. But Nathan’s lineage was not cursed. So, the virgin birth was required not only to assure the sinless nature of the Lord Jesus but also to fulfill the terms of the Covenant.
Jesus’ legal right to the throne came through Joseph. Jesus’ blood right came through Mary. So, Jesus now had the authority to rule the kingdom.
Luke 1:31-32, “Behold, you (Mary) shall conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest (Most High): and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David.”
The LORD’s promise to David: Psalm 132:11, “The LORD has sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; of the fruit of your body will I set upon thy throne.” Not because of David’s merits, but because of God’s faithfulness is the Covenant fulfilled.
Psalms 89:34, the LORD said, “My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure, and his throne as the sun before me.”
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The Book of Hebrews
1/8/25
The book of Hebrews was written before the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple in 70 A.D. When Hebrews was written, only the Jews were acquainted with the Mosaic law, their traditions, and the oral law.
The Book of Hebrews was written to the Jews, had it been written to the Gentiles, not one in ten thousand could have comprehended it because of their unfamiliarity with the Jewish system.
Jesus of Nazareth is the True God: To convince the Jews, of the truth of this proposition, the writer of the book uses three arguments:
1. Christ is superior to the angels.
2. He is superior to Moses.
3. He is superior to Aaron.
Isaiah 52:13, “Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled (lifted up), and be very high.”
Christ: King of the Jews, elevated above Abraham, Moses; and the angels, all fulfilled in the Jewish Messiah. And because Christ was greater than these, he must be greater than every created being. If understood in this light, according to Jewish phraseology, Jesus is an uncreated Being, infinitely greater than all others, whether earthly or heavenly. For as the Jews allowed the greatest eminence to angels (next to the Father) the writer concludes, “That he who is greater than the angels is truly God:
Hebrews 1:6, “And let all the angels of God worship him.” This would include Lucifer, also called the devil, or Satan.
This is the point of the writer of Hebrews, be it Paul or Luke. His epistles were clear, and his proof lies in the following.
Jesus has a more excellent name than angels, including Michael and Gabriel. Hebrews 1:4, “He has by inheritance (from his Father) obtained a more excellent name than they.”
Jesus is adored by the angels Hebrews 1:6, because he created them, verse 7, “Who made his angels spirits,”
In his human nature, he was endowed with greater gifts than they. Hebrews 1:8-9.
Because Jesus is eternal: Verses 10-11: He laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of his hands: They shall perish; but he will remain.
Jesus is more highly exalted, Hebrews 1:13, the Father said to him, “Sit at my right hand,”
Angels are the servants of God, but Jesus is the Son of God. Verse 14.
The Jews were warned not to neglect Christ. Hebrews 2:1, “Give heed to the things which we (the apostles) have heard,”
A negative argument is given by Divine Revelations.
Jesus is a man, less than the angels. Hebrew 2:6. Therefore, he cannot be superior to them.
How to answer this argument: Jesus, as a mortal, by his death and resurrection, overcame all his enemies, and subdued all things to himself; therefore, he must be greater than the angels, Hebrews 2:9, “Jesus who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor: that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.”
Though Jesus died as a man, and was in respect, inferior to the angels; it was necessary to take on to himself the form of a man and be of the same nature as those he was to redeem; a thing he did without prejudice to his Divinity, read Hebrews 2:10-18.
He is the author and finisher of our faith and of our salvation.