For consistency, all verses are quoted from the Authorized King James Bible. We will continue to make every effort to aid all who are searching for the truth of Jesus Christ our Saviour.
You may find the Greek Dictionary helpful in your studies, see left hand column.
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6/30/25
Senator Chuck Schumer and his Democratic traitors to America blocked the Republican efforts Monday evening to strip illegal immigrants of taxpayer-funded benefits that were written in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill. That would include all criminals, convicted of crimes. Well, if Schumer and his traitor Senator’s want to play hard-ball, start throwing more illegals out of the country, and if idiots like Newsom and his Mayor friend don’t stop interfering with Federal agents, throw the bums in jail, California and New York will be better off without them. What irritates more than anything, these illegals have the opportunity to leave on their own, pay no fines, be given 1000 dollars, free transportation to the country of their choice and will in the future be able to apply for American citizenship. One more thing, if you New Yorkers vote for that radical Muslim radical for Mayor, what will come with him is the fall of New York city, Read your Bible, Revelation 18, New York city, wealth wise, greed wise, investment wise, corruption wise, crime wise, drug wise and antichrist wise fits them like a glove.
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.
Shut up you Pathetic little hyprocrite.” Majorie taylor green berates AOC after she called Trump’s Iran attack ‘grounds for impeachment.”
Marjorie, I couldn’t have said it any better. All AOC is, is a snotty nosed little twerp. And the people of New York who vote for idiots like her should have their heads examined.
It’s time to get rid of that murdering DOG, the Ayatollah of Iran. All he’s good for is killing innocent civilians. The world will be far better off without him. It’s time for him to meet his 70 virgins.
A terrorist attack took place Sunday at a Christian church in Damascus, with officials of Syria’s Islamist government blaming the Islamic State for the attack. At least 25 people died, and 63 others were wounded. Islam, the religion of cowards. they hid in their churches, in schools, behind their mother’s skirts, come out at night against women, children, the elderly, and defenseless civilians and kill for no reason except for the hate their Islamic faith festers up in them. Punks!!!!!!!!! Your day is coming, you and your Allah will all meet your maker soon, very soon, His name, Jesus Christ.
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.”
Left-wing liberal, pretender, and traitor of immigration law, Hakeem Jeffries, holds a press conference with other Democrats. He failed to press his own pants!!!!!
The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV has called for priests, deacons, and parish leaders to accompany migrants to court and stand in solidarity with them. So now the Pope is standing by lawbreakers. Shame on you. Reminds me of the Pharisees of ancient Israel.
Hey, Mr. Pope, they came into our country illegally. They have been asked to return to their own country, and offered $1000.00 to do so. And then they can legally re-apply for citizenship. But they refuse to do it the legal way, and you, the head of the Catholic Church are going to support these law breakers. You’re supposed to be a man of God. The LORD told us to obey our political authority and its laws, not oppose or break them. P.S. you better straighten out your own problems in the church before you involve yourself in the issues of sovereign nation. “Mind your own business!” I have no respect for lawbreakers and those that support them.
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.
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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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Posted 3/30/25 –
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
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Jesus the Rock
1/7/25-
Matthew 16:16-19, Jesus “Said to them (the disciples) But whom say you that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto you, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto you that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
The Roman Catholic Church fathers were all Gentiles. Peter was a Jew, but Catholics claim Peter as their first Pope, claiming Peter is the rock Jesus spoke of in Matthew 16. But the Catholics’ fundamental teachings are based on Paul’s gospel, the apostle to the Gentiles, not Peter’s Gospel.
Question: Is the rock referring to Jesus, Peter, or something else? Peter as a metaphor means a rock or stone. Jesus is also called a “Rock,” upper case.
1 Corinthians 10:4, “For they (Jews) drank of the spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.” Exodus 17:5-7. But the Greek word for rock used in Matthew 16 is not the same Greek for “Rock” found in 1 Corinthians 10:4. So, if Jesus is not the rock and Peter is not the rock, then what?
Jesus asked a question to His disciples, “Who do you say I am?” Peter, inspired by the Father said, you are “The Son of the living God.”
Let’s compare what Jesus said before he spoke to Peter in Matthew 16. Matthew 10:32, Jesus said, “Whosoever therefore shall confess me (Jesus) before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.”
Ephesians 2:20-21, Paul wrote to the Ephesians, “You are build upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets (all Jews), Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone. In whom all the building fitly (being joined) framed together growth unto a holy temple in the Lord.” So, the cornerstone is Jesus, and the foundation of the church is the apostles, and prophets, not Peter only.
The coming Church was to be built on the confession that “Jesus is the Son of the Living God,” That is the confession of faith, “the rock” Jesus spoke of. More evidence!
Mark begins his gospel with, “Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” That was Mark’s confession of faith!
Matthew 27:54, The centurion said at the cross, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
Luke 1:35, The angel calls Jesus “the Son of God.”
John said, 1:34, “I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.” These were all confessions of faith! So, the confession of faith that Jesus is “The Son of the Living God” is the rock on which Jesus was to build His Church.
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Comparison of the Jehovah Witness’ New World Translation and the King James Bible
Posted 1/22/25
This will be a verse-by-verse comparison of the Jehovah Witness’ New World Translation (N.W.T.) and the King James Bible. I am not going to give an opinion. You can compare and decide yourself which Bible verse is true to the word. The Jehovah’s Witnesses claim their New World Translation is superior to the King James Bible. So, let’s put their words to the test.
N.W.T. = New World Translation
K.J.B. = King James Bible
I will be using an 1824 and 2015 King James Bibles. As for the N.W.T., I have the 1971, 1984, and 2013 editions. Their first copyright came out in 1961. Before 1961 they used a K.J.B. Okay, let’s get started.
We should all agree on this. The original language of the Old Testament was written in Hebrew and a few verses were written in Chaldean. The New Testament was originally penned in Greek.
The foundation source for the K.J.B. is the Textus Receptus or Received Text. The translation of the text of all ancient known Papyrus Fragments, Uncials, Cursives, and Lectionaries, collectively are known as the “Receptus Textus” and the “Masoretic text.” Their number, 5,500 copies, plus 86,000 quotations or allusions to the Scriptures by early Church Fathers.
There are another 45 document sources for the N.W.T., although they list 94. The two main sources are the “B” Vatican manuscripts 1209, and the A. or, “Aleph Sinaiticus.”
Let’s begin with Philippians 2:8-9-10-11.
Verse 8 in K.J.B. ends with “death of the cross.”
Verse 8, N.W.T. ends with, “death on a torture stake.”
Verse 9 in the K.J.B. ends with a colon: Verse 9 in the N.W.T. ends with a comma “,”. I hope you understand the difference between the two.
The N.W.T. is the only Bible that ends verse 9 with a comma. Also note, that they have added brackets to the 1984 edition word (other), but without brackets in the 1971 or 2013 editions. Adding the word (other) gives a reader the impression that the name of Jesus is second to the name Jehovah. In their Interlinear translation, their Greek reads, “over every name” leaving out the word “other.”
Also, K.J.B. “(at) the name of Jesus” has been changed in N.W.T. to “(in) the name of Jesus.
K.J.B. “Bow a knee” has been changed to “bend” a knee, and in K.J.B. “confess” has been changed to N.W.T. to “acknowledge.“
Bend is not a New Testament word. In the O.T. bend is used strictly for “bending or stringing a bow.” To bow a knee is to pay homage or worship.
Compare with Romans 14:11, As I live, said the LORD, every knee shall bow to me,” Same word in Philippians.
In English, “bend,” means to change shape, or change someone’s will, to yield or submit. To yield or submit is not to worship. This change of words chips away at the glory of the Lord Jesus.
Compare verses below:
K.J.B.
Philippians 2: 9-10-11, “God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth and things under the earth; (semi colon) And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
N.W.T.
Philippians 2:9-10-11, “For this very reason also God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him the name that is above every (other) name, so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground, (coma) and every tongue should openly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
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Who was Commanded by God to Keep and Maintain His Word?
Posted 1/19/25
Because of the Divine communication of God’s will to Moses, the prophets, and the people, we read of God’s love and plan for man’s salvation, having been revealed to the Jews first and then to the Gentiles. The Scriptures express fully God’s word.
Romans 3:2, “Unto them (the Jews) were committed the oracles of God.” The word “oracles” means something uttered or by Divine communication. We can have complete confidence in the Masoretic text of the King James Bible.
The word “Bible” is a Greek word that means book. The O.T. consists of 39 books, and the New Testament consists of 27 books. The body of the Scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation, was written over approximately 1,400 years. From Moses to the end of the first century, the Holy Spirit inspired the whole of Scripture to those who penned or wrote the text.
The text has come down to us in a remarkable state of preservation. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, written as far back as the second and third centuries B.C., bears witness to this fact. The Christian church recognizes and uses this collection of books from Genesis to Revelation as the inspired record of God’s Revelation concerning Himself and His will for us.
Guidelines have been laid down and defined for us. The word speaks of great men, spirit creatures, enemies of God, friends of God, political and religious history, and future prophesy. After the last book was penned, the prophecy was closed. There will be no further announcements coming from God. Those who add or subtract from the Scriptures will answer to God, and the cost will be steep.
The idea or terms Old and New Testament have been used since the end of the second century. Most of the Old Testament was written in Hebrew, the language spoken by the Hebrews in Canaan before the Babylonian Captivity, and a few sections of the Old Testament are written in Aramaic. There are no vowels (A, E, I, O, U) in the Hebrew alphabet, only consonants. The Jewish Masoretic scholars invented vowel signs or points in the sixth century.
Although the Bible has been preserved in its’ original meaning, customs, and traditions, the Hebrew language has undergone many changes. The language has gone from the golden age (Adam to Jacob) through silver (Jews in Egypt), bronze (Babylonian and Medo-Persian captivity), and iron (Greek and Roman conquest,) and like our modern English today, it is a far cry from the original.
Except for a few words and sentences, the New Testament was written in Greek, the people’s language in the time of our Lord Jesus. The Greek of the N.T. is identical to the Greek spoken in the Mediterranean in the first century. The New Testament of the K.J.V. is marked strikingly by the Jewish character and colorful language that existed in the days of our Lord. It holds to the idioms, the peculiar language of a group of people or nation. Other dialects of Greek were Aeolic, Boeotic, Doric, Ionic, and especially the dialect of Attic.
The New Testament of the K.J.B. is called the Received text or Textus Receptus. The first-century Apostolic Christian Churches, the Christian Churches in Israel, and the Christian Syrian Church all used the Received text; even a few early heretics used this text. With this history, it would be appropriate for the King James translators to use this text.
Most of the second to fourth-century Christian churches used the Textus Receptus. They were the Churches of Scotland and Ireland, the Waldensians, and the Greek Orthodox Church; the fifteenth to nineteenth-century Churches used this text. All the Churches of the Reformation, Erasmus Greek New Testament, The Complutensian Polyglot, Martin Luther’s German Bible, Tyndale’s Bible, the French version of Oliveton, the Coverdale Bible, the Matthews Bible, the Taverner’s Bible, the Great Bible, the Stephanus Greek New Testament, the Geneva Bible, The Bishop’s Bible, The Spanish version, the Beza Greek N.T. the Czech Version, The Italian Version, K.J.V. The Elziver Brothers’ Greek N.T., and the list goes on.
The Received text was not used randomly or in a few areas of the known world but totally and wholly throughout the educated religious world of every civilized nation and in every language.
Attic was the Greek language dialect used in the city of Attica, Greece. It became the literary language of the entire Greek-speaking world. This dialect was known for its elegance and pervades every Book of the N.T. Paul used this poetic dialect when he quoted verses from some Greek poets, such as,
- Acts 17:28, “For in Him (Jesus) we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your = (the Greeks) own poets have said, for we are also His offspring.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:33, “Be not deceived: evil communications = (evil company) corrupt good manners = (habits.)”
- Titus 1:12, “One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cre-tians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies = (lazy gluttons.)”
Because the writers of the N.T. were Jews, they were acquainted with the Hebrew Idioms and the sense of the words of that particular language. When they used a Greek word as a correspondent to a Hebrew word of like meaning, they employed it as the Hebrew word was used, either in a common or appropriate sense or as required. The K.J.B. maintains this sense.
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1/14/25
The word Purgatory comes from the Latin, purgo, meaning, “I cleanse.” The Catholic Church agrees that it is a place of suffering but is divided on how those in purgatory suffer. Some say fire, others say, tribulation.
Those who teach purgatory say, “That some die in grace and the friendship of God, but burdened with venial sins (minor sins) and imperfections, or before they have done suitable penance for their sins. They teach that the souls of these are cleansed in purgatory of these last hindrances to their entry into the vision of God.
Their communion with the faithful on earth is not broken. The living can bring comfort and alleviation to those in purgatory by their intercessions, Masses, prayers, almsgiving, and other pious works which, in the manner of the Church, the faithful are accustomed to doing for others of the faithful. They admit that the word purgatory is not a Biblical word, and that the doctrine is not taught in Scripture.” This is from the words found in the Catholic Catechism.
This is the teaching of the Catholic Church; Restorationists and Mormons who deny that death brings the final judgment. They maintain that millions of people will have an opportunity for salvation after they die. The Jehovah’s Witnesses believe men do not have a soul or spirit, and upon a person’s death, the body goes back to dust. But, on the last day, God will create them again out of nothingness.
1/2/25
With God, nothing is impossible.
Moses wrote 3500 years ago and the writers of the New Testament 2000 years ago. Yet science appears only now to be catching up with God’s word. Following is proof that Jesus is God, the Son of God, and Son of man, and that he is without beginning.
The mother provides her unborn developing infant with the nutritive elements for building its physical body in her womb, but all the blood that forms in the unborn child is formed in the embryo itself and only as a result of the father’s contribution; therefore, not one drop of blood ever passes from the mother to the child.
And so goes the miracle of the conception of the virgin birth. Luke 1:30-35, the angel came to Mary and said — “Behold, you shall conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and shall call his name Jesus.” — “The Holy Ghost shall come upon you, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow you: therefore also that Holy One (Jesus) which shall be born of you shall be called the Son of God.”
This was a male sperm inserted into the womb of a virgin. Was this seed taken directly from the Father or the Son? Or was it created? If created, then it can be said Jesus was created like all men. Now, because Mary conceived by supernatural insemination of the Holy Spirit, and the seed was that of God, the child born of this seed was born without spot or blemish, and without a sinful nature.
So, Jesus was of Adam’s race according to the flesh, but he did not inherit Adam’s nature. Mary’s geology is traced back to Adam, Luke 3:38.
This provides us with the evidence, that sin is NOT transmitted through the flesh but through the blood. And though Jesus was of the “seed of David” and of the “seed of Adam” through Mary according to the flesh” He was, 1 Timothy 3:16, “God manifest in the flesh, and as Matthew 1:23 states, “God with us.” That newborn child was born perfectly human in the flesh, and yet perfectly God. And because the seed was that of God, our faith, and his precious blood gave us victory over death and hell.
Romans 5:9, “Justified by His blood we shall be saved from wrath, through Him.” The phrase, to be “saved from wrath, through Him.”