30 Reasons why the KJV is the Divine and Pure Word of God for Today (Update: KJVO Posters Only)

#1. A person will be for "the KJV as their final word of authority alone" if they believe these 3 biblical truths apply today:
(Note: If you were to speak or write Hebrew or Greek to people today, they would not understand you; Therefore, it does not pass the Habakkuk 2:2 & 2 Corinthians 3:12 KJV test).

#2. Comparing the KJV vs. Modern Translations shows changes for the worse and not for the better.

There is a watering down of many beloved truths in Scripture like: The Trinity, The Incarnation, Deity of Christ, Holy Living, etc.; Thousands of verses are changed and removed to the detriment of that which is good in God's Word. You can check out my beginning study on this in this post here within this thread.

#3. Biblical Numerics confirm both the original languages and the KJV as being the divinely inspired Word of God.

This to me is one of the biggest proofs. I also provided a quick example of this here:
Note: To learn more about how biblical numerics support the KJV, check out my post within this thread here.

#4. The KJV has had more attacks against it than any other Bible.

I have personally witnessed the blind adolescent child like behavior and hatred for the King James Bible. Some try to downplay that others hate the KJV, but this would not be in line with the truth. Some even falsely say that KJV advocates worship the KJV (When this is simply not the case at all).

#5. Certain men who worked on Modern Translations have mysteriously received the frog in the throat plague from the Bible

This was a warning to those not to add to God's Word in Revelation; Note: This plague was not a plague from Revelation. See the following links:

#6. While certain doctrines have been unaffected, there are certain unique major doctrinal changes;

I have listed 7 of them within this thread here.

#7. Modern Translations can on occasion cause confusion in a Bible study

This is similar to the confusion when God confounded the languages at the tower of babel); For there is no nailed down final word of authority; See my example here:

Now, some say "We look to the original languages" but there is the Textus Receptus line of manuscripts, and the Codex Vaticanus and the Codex Sinaiticus. So which one do you use?

#8. The Historical Uniqueness of the King James above any other translation.

It had 47 translators, whereby they all double checked each other's work in groups. Many have given their lives leading up to the King James bible coming into creation. Their was even an assassination attempt by other Christians to destroy half of the city with a super bomb. This was all to stop the King James bible from coming forth. No copyright here in the States (not the UK) is on the KJV. No other translation can boast of this level of magnitude or uniqueness in being this special (as if to say the hand of God was upon it). To learn more, I talk a little more on this and provided trailers for two really good documentaries on the history of the King James Bible within this thread here.

#9. An Attack on God's Word by Satan is consistent with his strategies as we read in God's Word.

Clearly it makes logical sense that the enemy would want to destroy God's Word in some way. We remember back in the Garden that the devil (the serpent) merely used subtle words to deceive Eve. The devil just said, “Ye shall not die.” The devil called into question God’s holy command or words. So she bought into the lie. She doubted God’s Word. The same thing is happening today and we can see this attack with the changes we see between the KJV vs. Modern Translations. To say that all Bibles are the same is to ignore the attack on God's Word by the enemy. I have posted 5 of the enemy's strategies against God's Word in this post here (within this thread).

#10. "The Anti-One Perfect Word in Today's Language View" cannot be seen in Scripture.

Nowhere does God's Word teach that we must look to some older and better language in order to understand His Word better. We see God was perfectly capable of translating languages in Acts chapter 2. We also learn that God's Word did not remain in Hebrew but it continued on in Greek. So if God is consistent in this way, this means it is very highly plausible that God would continue His efforts to spread His Word in a similar way (Speaking in a language that people would understand plainly). The KJV Only position is the only view that believes there is a perfect Word that exists in our world language today. Scripture refers to the words of the Lord as pure words. Certainly the men of God during Paul's time thought Paul's writings were divine and from God and were pure words. If not, then how could they trust which words were true or not?

#11. The devil's name is replaced either for a name of Christ, or other holy things in many Modern Translations where they do not belong.

See my post here within this thread.

#12. The Dark Origins of the Modern Translations.

Westcott and Hort's Greek text (Who were known occultists) is the basis of influence upon Nestle and Aland's Greek text (which is the text used for all Modern Translations today). Read the following article here:


Eberhard Nestle rejected the infallibility of the Bible, and he held to the view that it was no more than a normal piece of literature. In 1952, a German named "Kurt Aland" would join the Nestle team, he would produce new editions of the Nestle's Greek Text, his final being the 25th edition. He would eventually be joined by his wife Barbara. He denied the verbal inspiration of the Bible and wanted to see all denominations united into one “body” by the acceptance of a new ecumenical canon of Scripture which would take into account the Catholic apocryphal books (The Problem of the New Testament Canon, pp. 6,7,30-33).

#13. God Translates Things and He does so Perfectly.

Many suggest that no translation is perfect. The variation of the word "translate" occurs 5 times in 3 verses of the King James Bible (translate, translated, and translation). This is interesting because the number five in the Bible is representative of God's grace, and 3 is the number whereby one of it's meanings is the resurrection (or bringing to life). In other words, God translates us by His grace. We see the first occurrence of the word "translate" refer to God translating the kingdom of the house of Saul to set up the throne of David.


Saul had forsaken God. So his rule led to death. But it was translated and changed to David. David's rule would be an everlasting kingdom and rule. One of life. So death to life.

Again, we see God translate in His Word with the second occurrence of the variation of the word "translate." (i.e. translated).

In Colossians 1:13, we read about how God perfectly translated the believer into the Kingdom of His dear Son.

Three times the variation of the word "translate" appears in Hebrews 11:5. This is in the third and final verse. God perfectly translated Enoch so that he would not see death.

In Acts chapter 2, we learn about how God was able to perfectly translate the languages whereby they all were able to perfectly understand each other.

In addition, the translation of quotations of the Hebrew Scriptures by the apostles were done in Greek. So this proves translations from one language to the next can be perfect. Why? Because we know God translates perfectly, and we know God will continue to translate. Why? Because in the future, He will translate (resurrect) His people (See: Revelation 20:4-5).

#14. The Simple Way of Faith, vs. the Complicated Way of Faith:

Faith comes by hearing, and hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17). Believers should just simply read and believe the Bible. Oh, but no. No bible is perfect, and yet they all say the same thing. Surely this sounds complicated. How does one know which words are true or not?

There are primarily two positions. One position is that there are those who believe that God preserved His Word in the world language of today (i.e. They believe the KJV as their one and only final word of authority). The second position is that there is no perfect Word in our current language today (with some believing there is no perfect Scriptures ever, and others believing that the originals were perfect (But we don’t have those anymore)). Many in this second position believe you can read any Modern Version and it is fine. So they are reading flawed bible versions with errors. So they are forced to look to the original languages to figure out what God's Word says relying blindly on their own thinking and scholars to give them the meaning on certain words. It's like they are on a hunt for the Word of God and its true meaning and they cannot have it right away. They cannot just read the Bible and believe it simply and plainly.

It's like God's Word is something that needs to be decoded or deciphered in order for them to truly possess the Word of God. Question: If you believe you must study the original languages to discover God's perfect Word: Do you ever get a chance to just read the Bible normally without having to constantly look at the original languages that you are not familiar with? One position sounds like a position of simple belief or faith (the KJV position). The other position sounds like a lot of doubting (the English translations), and hard work (studying the original languages) and then uncertainty (Because one does not truly know Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Greek). It doesn't sound simple.

2 Corinthians 11:3
"But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."

#15. The Living Word vs. the Communicated Word:

One must realize that there is a symbiotic relationship between the "Living Word" (Jesus) and the Communicated Word of God (Which today would be Scripture).

See this thread here to learn more with Scripture:


So if the Living Word (Jesus) is perfect, we should realize that there is a perfect Word in existence, as well. Meaning, if Jesus lives inside of us today and He does not live in the past alone, then there must be a perfect Communicated Word (Scripture) that we can hold in our hands today.

#16. The Time in History in Which It Was Translated:

Before I discuss this point, three truths need to be understood.


Ecumenism date source for 1867:
https://corescholar.libraries.wrigh...om/&httpsredir=1&article=1249&context=history

Ecumenism date source for 1910:
ecumenism | Definition & History

The King James Bible was first translated in 1611. This was the core foundation for what would become the seventh final purification of the 1900 Cambridge Edition that removed the Apocrypha from the KJV (among other slight updates). The “Cambridge edition (circa. 1900)” was not a new translation but it was an edition update of the 1611 King James Bible. The improvement of typographical errors and spelling, etc. are not major changes of what the 1611 says.

The original “King James Bible” (1611) was translated during the “Sardis period church age” (Which was the Protestant Reformation), which was then followed by the “Philadelphia church age” with the “Wesleyan holiness movement” in 1730. Please take note that the Laodicean church age is a lukewarm church that Christ would spew out of his mouth. Faithful men of God in the Wesleyan holiness movement had the King James Bible long before the Laodicean church age came into being. But in 1881, something emerged that was different. It was the birth of the Revised Version by occultists Westcott and Hort. This was also close to the time of the Ecumenism movement that slowly emerged in 1867, and blew wide open in 1910. The Cambridge Edition (the final and perfect KJV) came into being circa 1900. A perfect Bible to meet the dark times that came. I will now quote Scripture:


For hundreds of years between the Old and New Testament, there was a period of silence. Like a black (dark) spot in history. When Jesus emerged onto the scene in a manger as a baby, the times were spiritually dark. One man (Herod) in an attempt to kill Jesus had ended up slaughtering a whole bunch of other children. When Jesus was an adult, John the Baptist was beheaded. Jesus was a light in a time of darkness.

As I pointed out before, there is a symbiotic relationship between the “Living Word, and the Communicated Word.” See this thread here (if you missed the Scriptural references that proves this point).

So a New Age Bible came on to the scene, and Ecumenism came on to the scene in 1880’s. So as the times got dark spiritually for the church in the 1880’s (See my side note below), a perfect light emerged onto the scene sometime approximately in 1900 to meet these dark spiritual times. It was a pure and perfect Word. It was the Pure King James Cambridge Edition shining a light in the darkness, just like the pure Living Word (Jesus) was a light that came in a time of darkness.

In approximately 1970, at the same time the New Age Movement hit America, the Modern Translation Bible went mainstream in the churches with the popularity of the NIV (1973). At one point in time before this, church doors were unlocked and most of them all had a King James Bible within them. But that has all changed today. I believe that as a result of not having a final Word of authority in the church anymore, this led to all the spiritually moral problems and abominations that we see in America today unlike ever before. Yes, we still have the church of Sardis among us. We also even have the church of Philadelphia among us (in small numbers), as well (even though we are not in the Philadelphia period or age where they flourished greatly). But today we are under the widespread rule of the Laodicean church age. This is the last church age.

Today we see many lukewarm preachers. Why? There is no more King James Bible in their building anymore. It has been abandoned because they prefer a Bible that is watered down and or lukewarm. This fits the times that we are in (2 Timothy 3:1-9). A Bible that once was a part of a part of a special time in history where the common man first had access to a whole bible for the first time in the 1600-1700's (Sardis/Philadelphia periods) is now something that is being rejected in this current church age (The Laodicean church age).

In other words, the “King James Bible” is the “Word of God” because of the time in history in which it was translated (1611 / Cambridge - 1900).


#17. “OAO (Original Autographs Only) Position” Goes Against Scripture & Logic:

1. “Death for getting one letter wrong.” Judges 12:6 says, “Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan...” An Ephraimite man would die because he did not add one letter to a word that he spoke. So it is true in the saying of Proverbs. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” (Proverbs 18:21). God cares about the details. For Jesus said, “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” (Matthew 5:18). Revelation 22:19 says, “And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life,...” So altering God's Word is very serious to God. For not adding one letter to a word can alter a word and it's meaning. The word in a sense will no longer be there anymore if it is changed. It would be taking away & adding from His Holy word. For example: If I removed the letter “h” from the word “chat” it would say “cat.” The words “chat” and “cat” have two entirely different meanings. One letter changes everything. One word would no longer exist by the simple changing of a letter.
   
   
2. “The Old is Better.” Luke 5:39 says, “No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.” The OAO (Original Autographs Only) Position is basically saying that the Old is better after they have tasted of the new. They want the old autographs that no longer exist. They will even say the manuscripts of the Codex Vaticanus and the Codex Sinaiticus are better than the Textus Receptus manuscripts because they are older. Jesus says of men when they have tasted of the new, “the old is better.”
   
   
3. “Foreign Languages Spoken to Jews Was a Sign of Judgment.” Like Christians, the Jews also regard the story of Babel in Genesis 11 as Scripture or the Word of God. In this story we learn that the reason why God confounded the language of those at the tower of babel was because they were rebelling against God’s command to spread across the globe. These languages were a form of judgment because they disobeyed God’s command. God sent them confusion by them speaking different tongues for their disobedience. When the Jews were conquered by the Babylonians and went into exile, they heard foreign tongues. This was also a Judgment from God for their disobedience. Today, Christians seek after a more spiritual better message of God by looking to foreign tongues (Which is actually symbolic of God’s judgment). If I sent Hebrew or Greek words from the Bible to a group of high school students, and I asked them to read it, they could not do so. If they tried to speak these words, it would sound like the tower of babel with confusion as the result. But if I asked them to read from a King James bible, they could read from it, and in many instances understand it.
   
   
4. “Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.” (Ezekiel 22:28). The Making of your own Word of God. But God’s Word should change us, and we should not change or create our own Bible. Modern Translations is all about what you think God’s Word says. It’s about searching for something that caters to you. The dangers are numerous with warnings in Revelation not to add or take away from His Word. If you mistranslated God’s Holy Word and created your own Bible, another could come and read your Bible, and say, “Thus saith the Lord God, when the LORD hath not spoken.” Textual Criticism leads to judging or criticizing God’s holy text or words and their validity that they are even God’s holy words or not.
   
   
5. “Nuances of Certain Idioms and Metaphorical Phrases Can Easily Be Lost.” Without taking into account having lived in that culture, etc., many times we may be simply guessing as to what a dead language says sometimes. For example: The word “gay” was once more commonly used to refer to happiness. But today, if you said that word, it conjures up a different meaning or image in people’s minds. Words and phrases can change with the passage of time. Slang, metaphor, sarcasm, the culture of language, etc. are all things that need to be considered in the enormity of learning a language. Do we truly know them? I believe some things may have simply been lost in translation. God concealed it for His glory. But we do have His Word preserved in our world language today. So there is no need to find out the true and hidden meaning of God’s Word in the originals.

#18. In the Bible: We can see a pattern of God preserving copies of His Word, and not the original autographs.


In the New Testament, Philip heard the Ethiopian eunuch read from a manuscript of Isaiah.


Although Scripture does not specifically say this was a copy of Isaiah, and not the original autograph of Isaiah, logic dictates that the most plausible explanation is that the Ethiopian eunuch had a copy of a manuscript of Isaiah (and not the original). For the odds of him just happening to have the original would seem highly unlikely.

Philip calls this copy of Isaiah he possessed as Scripture.


2 Timothy 3:16 says all Scripture is given by inspiration of God.
So the copy of this Scripture was inspired by God.

So the belief of “OAO (Original Autograph Only) Proponent” that says that we need to look to the original autograph because it is perfect, and the copies are flawed and full of errors is unbiblical. Believers in God's Word can trust that God has preserved a copy of His Word for us today that is perfect (Which would be consistent in the way God operates involving the preservation of His Word). This then leads us to conclude that there must be a perfect Bible that we can find today.


#19. God cannot lie, and The Scriptures cannot be broken:

“Modern Translation Adherents” many times say that there are no perfect Bibles and they are full of errors. They are basically saying my Bible is broken. They are saying the Scriptures are broken. Full of mistakes. But...


God keeps His promises.

“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;” (Titus 1:2). What did God promise us? “...and the scripture cannot be broken;” (John 10:35); And God cannot lie like men. So if your trust is in a scholar over what God’s Word says, your faith is in the wrong place, my friend. Trust God’s Holy Word and not men who can lie to you. God keeps the promises of His Word. One of His promises is that Scripture cannot be broken. So trust it. Trust the Scriptures in that they cannot be broken or full of mistakes.

#20. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 says that we received the Words not as the words of men, but as the very words of God.

For it is written: “...when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God,” (1 Thessalonians 2:13). Dear believer: Do you believe that the Bible you hold in your hands are the very words of God? If so, then how can it have mistakes in it? If the Bible you have are the very words of God, then we should treat them as perfect and without error. But are there problems with your Bible? Most today admit that no Bible is perfect. Does that sound like they have the very words of God or that they received the very Word of God? What Bible did they listen to when they sought forgiveness with the Lord? Was it from a bible that is not from the very words of God? Think. Sure, certain truths can shine through a Modern Translation, and build up faith for a believer, but did you receive the very word of God? Did you receive a Holy book that is the very word of God? If you have not found it, I would encourage you to seek it out with prayer, and by seeking out the Scriptures diligently. “Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read” (Isaiah 34:16).

#21. God’s Commands are changed:

God warns us in His Word not to change His commands.


Yet, this is exactly what we see take place in the Modern Translations. You can check out what commands are changed in this post here.
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#22. Modern Bible Versions Are Always Under Construction to Be Fixed.

Creators of Modern Bibles keep changing the same Modern Translations to get closer to the original autographs, but they still will never reach their goal. The same NIV years ago is not the same one today. It’s never good enough. There are 20 editions of the NIV. It’s like a guy who keeps adjusting a piece of artwork on his wall to make sure it is straight and or looks good. It’s never good enough. God’s Word is never good enough. Modern Versions are always under Construction. While men try to improve upon the KJV, no man has yet to successfully do so upon the 1900 circa. Cambridge KJV Edition in a truly faithful manner. Also, there appears to be a new Modern Translation coming out of the woodwork all the time. This of course fits with the OAO (Original Autograph Only) Proponent who believes there is no perfect Bible. Hence, why their many Bibles are always under construction. I believe my Bible is finished and ready to read with the 1900 Cambridge KJV Edition. It is perfect. No construction to fix it is necessary.



#23. Giant Sections of Scripture are Cast into Doubt With Footnotes.

Out of the 9 fruits of the Spirit, we have faith as one of the fruits. Footnotes in your Bible always appear to cast doubt and not faith on what certain verses say. Doubt is not a fruit of the Spirit. God wants us to have good fruit in our life, and faith is one of them. This can only work if there are no doubts of what your Bible says of any kind. It’s even worse when whole giant sections of Scripture are cast into doubt as belonging in the Bible because of a footnote. Two popular giant sections of Scripture where footnotes appear as possibly not being in the text by Modern Bibles are Mark 16:9-20, and John 7:53-John 8:11. Both of these giant sections of Scripture are overshadowed with doubt by a footnote in brackets as possibly not being in the original manuscripts. Is this a problem? Yes. This is problematic for several reasons. I explain more in detail about these problems within this thread in this post here.

#24. Modern Versions make Jesus appear to sin.

In Matthew 5:22, Modern Translations remove the words “without a cause” in relation to being angry with your brother.

The King James correctly includes the words “without a cause,”


Why is this important?

Because Jesus got angry in Mark 3:5.


But if we are to believe the Modern Translations, then Jesus had sinned by getting angry with his fellow brethren or Jews based on Matthew 5:22. For Modern Translations appear to condemn Jesus for just being angry in general as a sin, when in reality Jesus was specifically referring to being angry without a cause.

In John 7:8, the Modern Translations remove the word “yet” which makes it appear like Jesus is lying.

The King James correctly includes the word, “yet,”


I’ve heard a Christian once tell me about how Jesus lied, and they pointed this section of the Scriptures to me. I have heard other Christians say that Jesus sinned, as well. This is just crazy talk. Jesus had to be our spotless Lamb in order to pay the price for our sins. No doubt they were most likely reading or favoring a Modern Translation that made them think this way.

#25. Your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men:


Today, there is an appeal among men for Man’s Wisdom. Among many Christians, this is the higher Education in Bible Schools. I believe it is the Modern Translation movement in Bible colleges that trains men to learn their way of understanding God’s Word and not in the way God teaches. Those who attend Bible college spent the money, the time, and built the relationships, etc.; They struggled hard to get that education and made the sacrifices. But is this the way that God wants us to learn? No. For 1 Corinthians 2:13-14 says, “Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” “But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.” (1 John 2:27). In fact, Jesus said, “Beware of the scribes” (Luke 20:46). The scribes were those who tran-scribed the Law or the Scriptures. The scholar of our day sometimes does this very thing. Jesus said to beware of them, but OAO Proponents just blindly trust and accept them as if they had the very words of God.

#26. Words of Jesus are taken away by Modern Translations.

Jesus said Heaven and Earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away (Matthew 24:35). But in Modern Translations some of our Lord’s words have passed away (or they are missing).

1. The words of Jesus on “Fasting so as to cast out persistent devils” is removed in Matthew 17:21. I can personally testify that this works. So obviously it is a method that the devil does not want believers to know about or it is something he wants believers to doubt such words as being true so as hinder in helping them.
   
   
2. Removal of the words “You know not what spirit you-all are of.” (Luke 9:55). The details of the rebuke towards John and James is missing. One problem is that one can think that the neutered Modern Translation version of this rebuke is teaching that our rebukes need to be only a positive and happy manner. Meaning, that we should only speak only good things towards others. Another problem is that it speaks against the NT teaching on Non Resistance. Yet another problem is that it can lead some people to make James and John out to be men who never made any mistakes (which can lead to idolizing them in some way).
   
   
3. Certain words of our Lord in Acts of the Apostles 9:5-6 are removed. The words in Acts of the Apostles 9:5 that say, “it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks” is removed. In Acts of the Apostles 9:6, the words "And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?" are removed. The removal of the words on Acts of the Apostles 9:5 is wrong because it can make a believer wrongfully think that God does not have anything to do with us if we have not fully submitted to Him yet. However, we see here that God is actively trying to reach Paul even up until He had His vision with the Lord. The removal of words in Acts of the Apostles 9:6 is problematic because it makes it look like Paul may not have been in fear of the Lord when he had this vision, too. It is also problematic to remove such words because Paul is being polite and correct in asking the Lord in what to do. This means we should be seeking and asking God for the direction for our lives, as well. We have to be polite and humble with God and ask, and not make demands of Him, as well. But we need to ask for God's direction for our life. For the enemy would want nothing more than for a believer to be outside of God's will and not asking the Lord for direction in their life.

This is disturbing that the Modern Translations would remove such precious words from our Lord. For we know that these words can benefit our walk with Him. Some who hold so tightly to the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Vaticanus manuscripts (along with their Babel bibles) as being the Word of God will of course never see such truths that I speak of here. They will just blindly trust the scholar who holds to the corrupted Alexandrian texts that removes these beautiful words from our Lord Jesus Christ. Little do they fully grasp the entire truth of our Lord's words that say, “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.” (Matthew 24:35).

#27. Modern Translations Are Not Inerrant:

If there is one mistake in God’s Word then it is not His Holy Word. Modern Translations clearly show a lack of their own inerrancy.


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The King James Version is accurate in its use of "prophets" in verse two because Mark is referencing more than one prophetic book (Which is Malachi, and Isaiah). In contrast, the NIV offers a reading that is demonstrably wrong. It says in Mark 1:2-3 (NIV), “It is written in Isaiah the prophet: "I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.'" According to the NIV reading, both quotations come from the book of Isaiah. However, in reality, Mark is quoting from both Malachi 3:1 and Isaiah 40:3. In contrast, the KJV's use of "prophets" is plural thus correctly identifying Mark as quoting from more than one prophet (Compare Malachi 3:1 with the first half of the quote of the prophets words, and then compare Isaiah 40:3 with the second half of the quote of the prophets words). You will see that the Modern Translations are clearly are in error here and the King James Bible is correct instead. Hebrews 3:13, and 2 Samuel 21:19 are other verses that show errors in the Modern Translations compare to the King James, among other verses. This means Modern Translations are not inerrant like the pure Word of God (the KJV).

#28. The Consistency of faith in God’s Word and Romans 10:17.

Is your faith in God’s Word consistent?

Romans 10:17 says, “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

We need to believe God’s Word in order to have faith. While there are some aspects of God’s Word that can be proven with evidence, we cannot prove all words in the Bible without some element of faith. For it requires faith on our part to believe God’s Word. We believe the Bible and that is where we get our faith from. So if our Bible is not perfect, then our faith cannot be perfect. When we accepted Jesus as our Savior, and sought forgiveness with Him, and believed in His death, burial, and resurrection for salvation, we did so because we heard the words of God from the Bible. But if we run into other words in the Bible which do not fit our lifestyle or thinking, do we get to then change the Word of God to make it say what we want it to say? Some professing Christians try to justify certain sins like lusting after women, and lying, etc. and so they change or twist the Scriptures on these topics so as to justify these sins in their life. I believe the same can be said for those who think that there are errors in God’s Word. How do they know they are really errors? Does it not require faith to believe in God’s Word in the first place? Is your Bible 100% the Word of God, or only 90% the Word of God or 75% the Word of God? Who gets to decide what percentage is God’s Word or not? Does that sound like a consistent faith? Is that the kind of faith God is looking for? Does not faith come by hearing the Word of God according to Romans 10:17?

#29. The KJV was Prophetically Chosen Ahead of Time in a Language That Fulfills the Great Commission Today:

God knows all things; Especially the future. The Bible was translated into English (i.e. the 1611 KJV) before it became the world language in the late 18th century.


So prophetically speaking, God chose the English language with the King James Bible in 1611 before it became the world language (Thus showing the KJV to be a special prophetic book). In fact, God’s Word being translated into English fulfills the purpose of the great commission because of the great impact English would have on a global level. Only a very small percentage of men today (maybe 5%) supposedly even know Biblical Hebrew, and Biblical Greek. That does not really serve the common man or reach people on a global level. Catholics always wanted to hold the knowledge of the Bible to their highest ranks. Meaning: Only a select few holy men (a small percentage) were to know of the Bible’s sacred knowledge, and the common man was kept in the dark in knowing God’s Word. It’s still happening today. Catholics say you cannot understand God’s Word without the priests interpreting it for you (Which is contrary to 1 John 2:27). God provided His word in Greek (a world language). He did not keep it in the old Hebrew. This shows God wanted His Word to go out to the world. This was to fulfill the great commission. Preaching the gospel, baptizing, and teaching Christ’s commands were to be for all nations. The effectiveness of this mission (or our co-operative mission with God) would be hindered if God chose dead languages that nobody really speaks or writes anymore. But God did not choose for the Word of God to be for a special select few holy men alone who know ancient languages, or the limited ranks of the scholar. God desires all men to know the truth and not to keep them in the dark. In fact, God has chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith.


So God chose English wisely before it would become a world language. God chose a Bible that would touch the hearts of many (including the simple poor man, and the common man) so as to have the greatest impact. Think. God wants people to be saved, and to be guided by His Word by faith. God desires this for as many men as possible. This is the purpose of the great commission. English fulfills this very purpose and it was fulfilled when God provided us with the King James Bible.

Granted, Modern Translations also came about in the English, but they came late in the game after English became a world language. Meaning, they were not prophetic like the King James. Also, in order to understand Modern Version Bibles, or discover their mistakes, you need to look to Biblical Hebrew, and Biblical Greek (which are two languages that nobody really knows today). For in Modern Bible Versions: The authority of God's Word is not in the hands of the common man or for all, but only to a select special few who know those ancient languages. But the ancient languages of Biblical Hebrew, and Biblical Greek are not the languages today that would fulfill the Great Commission or for all men to know the truth today. Only a pure Word in the English language (like with the KJV) could God truly fulfill this Great Commission in its entirety.

#30. The Superior Characteristics of the The Translation of the KJV Itself over Modern Translations:

The King James Bible has unique qualities
that set it far apart from Modern Translations.
The KJV has...

• Distinctions in Personal Pronouns
  
  
• Italicized Words
  
  
• Not Been Influenced by Modernism
  
  
• Not Been Influenced by Copyright Law
  
  
• A Superior Level of Translators

To learn a little more on these different points, check out my post here.

A List of Doctrines Changed in God's Word:
(Between the KJV and Modern Translations):

Anyways, these are just a few of the red flags in Modern Translations.
But there are so many red flags in Modern Translations, it would make one think they were in a Russian airport.

Side Note:

Please keep in mind that I do believe a person can be initially saved with a Modern Translation and even grow in the faith to some level. But I believe that Modern Translations opens the door to confusion & doubt, and it can lead to wrong doctrines and or affect a person's faith or destroy it in certain cases.

The KJV is my final word of authority. I look at Modern Translations sort of like I would pan for gold. I am looking for the nuggets of gold in the KJV when I read a Modern Translation by way of comparison. On my MAC, I use Biblegateway for comparing whole chapters. For select veres I use Biblehub.com; For my IPAD, I use the Tecarta bible app.

Apple:
‎Tecarta Bible
Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tecarta.TecartaBible

The Majesty and Uniqueness of the King James Bible:

What many fail to realize is that the King James Bible was the only Bible around for hundreds of years. So if we lived during that period of time, there would be no debate between the KJV and Modern Translations because the Modern Translations did not exist yet. The KJV existed hundreds of years before they the Modern Translations even showed up.

Men died trying to get the KJV Bible we have today. What if they were living during that time when men were hungry for the Word and they died to protect the KJV?

There are two really great documentaries that I would encourage folks to watch. The first documentary is called “KJB: The Book That Changed the World.” The second documentary is called “Forbidden Book.”

These two documentaries both show how believers gave their lives as a part of the precious Bible we have today (the KJV). There was even a plot by another sect of Christians to kill King James with a super bomb that would have destroyed a giant portion of the city. This was all a part of the plot to stop the King James Bible from coming forth. It will show you uniqueness of the King James in how it is unlike any other translation that came afterwards.

Rent on Amazon: "KJB - The Book That Changed The World."
(Note: I own the DVD for this, and I am glad I bought it because there is no digital version on Amazon that you can own.).

Watch free with Prime Video on Amazon: "Forbidden Book."

Unique Features of the King James Bible That Set it Apart:

• Translated by the authority of a God ordained king.
• No copyright (Note: This is in the US, and not the UK).
• 47 translators worked on the translating committee.
• They all peer reviewed each other's work in groups.
• Came Against Heavy Opposition.
• It has been around hundreds of years long before the Modern Translations showed up.
• Came at the eve of printing technology to give it to the common man.
• Emerged at a high point in the English Renaissance, and held its own among some of the most celebrated literary works in the English language (like William Shakespeare).
• #1 top seller among all other translations here in the United States (a book above all books).

Translated by the authority of a God ordained king:



No copyright on the King James:


Came at the eve of printing technology to give it to the common man:


Abraham Lincoln had used and quoted from a King James Bible.
Old school literary authors quoted from the King James Bible.
It's influence here in America can never be forgotten.

Riots broke out here in America over their desire of having the Catholic version of the Bible in public schools. One took place in 1844 in Philadelphia. Others took place at a later date in Cincinnati, Ohio.

What Bible were Catholics up against being used in school?

The King James Bible.

In 1852, the King James Bible was ruled in court fit for use in public schools since it was common to all Christians.

It wasn't until 1872 that the state of Ohio banned mandatory Bible reading in public schools. However, the United States Supreme Court did not ban the practice of reading the bible in public schools on a national level until 1962.

While these riots were one reason that resulted in the ultimate banning of Bible reading in public schools, another reason was the declining favor for the King James Bible over the slight rising increase of interest in Modern Translations.

In New England: The first major departure from the King James Bible (Textus Receptus) took place in 1881 with Westcott and Hort's Greek New Testament based on two Catholic manuscripts (The Codex Sinaiticus, and the Codex Vaticanus).

This English Revised Translation of the Old Testament done in 1885 (ERV) (Also known as the Revised Version - RV). The ERV or RV (Revised Version) was copyrighted in the United States in 1885 for publication here in America.

Note: No Modern Translation existed here in America before 1885.

The ERV was based on supposedly more advanced scholarship, but it sold poorly here in the United States.

So an effort was created to bring in the American Standard Version (ASV). It was launched in 1901. This version also was faced with a lack of success.

Then the Revised Standard Version (RSV) came out in 1947, and then the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) followed in 1971.

However, the perception of the “New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)” at this time was that it leaned more towards liberalism and ecumenism.

The last in line of these Modern Translations (mentioned here) was an implicit eucumenical translation that was intended to look good to Protestants, Catholics, and Orthodox Christians equally.

It was the NIV.

The NIV (The New International Version) released in 1973 was designed supposedly to return to the Protestant distinctiveness of the King James (Which was not true). The NIV was also designed with advances in supposedly trusted Biblical scholarship.

The NIV became the most popular Bibles ever with the American public, whereas all other versions up to this point attempted word for word translation, the NIV relied less on former translations that would be easier to understand for the average reader.

This is why the boom of Modern Bible movement went mainstream in the 1970's. It was because of the NIV. Then all the other popular candy coated Bible versions followed.

The Devil Tries To Place His Name in Modern Translations:

A simple side by side comparison of the KJV vs Modern Translations shows us that the devil tries to place his name in the Modern Versions. Have no idea what I am talking about?

Well, many Bible versions say that it is the dragon who is standing on the sea shore in Revelation. This is just evil and wrong.

See Parallel Version for Revelation 13:1 here...

Revelation 13:1 The dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.

See, if you know anything about Bible language, standing on something means that you "own it"; And the devil wants to own you. In the King James, John is standing on the seashore. Yet in many Bible versions the dragon (i.e. the devil) is standing on the seashore.

Why is this a problem?

Let's look at...

Genesis 22:17

"That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;"

Did you catch that? God says to Abraham that He will multiply his seed as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is upon the seashore where he will then possess the gate of his enemies (i.e. the devil and his kingdom). The apostle John who wrote Revelation was Jewish and he was the promised seed of Genesis 22 standing on the seashore in Revelation 13. It was not the dragon or the devil standing on the seashore.

For certain Modern Versions eliminate the part of the passage in Revelation 13:1 that says that John is standing on the seashore (When he refers to himself as "I").

Also, the devil tries to take out key points in important discussions within the Bible (Which can affect doctrine). For example: In Romans 7 Paul talks from the Jew's perspective in keeping the Old Testament Law (Which leads to problems), and he gives us the climax or heart of his message as a solution in Romans 8:1. Now, certain modern translations have eliminated "who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Eliminating this passage destroys the whole thrust of Paul's argument. Walking in the Spirit is the key to being in Christ Jesus. You eliminate that and you destroy Paul's argument. Also, 1 John 5:7 is the only verse in the Bible that is the clearest and most concise teaching on the Godhead (i.e. the Trinity).

In fact, this is not the only time the devil has tried to place his name in the Bible in exchange for something that is supposed to be sacred or holy. We see the devil tries to place his name in Modern Translations in Daniel 3.

In Daniel 3, the Babylonian king says there is one like the "Son of God" in the fiery furnace along with Daniel's three friends. This is Jesus! Yet, in the Modern Translations it says the "son of the gods." In many false religions we can see how certain gods had mated with human females and created a hybrid. This is popular even in Greek mythology. So who saved Daniel's friends? Jesus or some hybrid like Hercules?

Nebuchadnezzar thought this was an angel of God (singular and not plural).

"Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God." (Daniel 3:28).

This was not the "son of the gods (plural) (little "g")!!!
No way Hosea! I mean, "No way José!"
Nebuchadnezzar clearly was referencing the most high God.
The Bible says (even something similar in your Modern Version),

"Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire." (Daniel 3:26).

Angels are called the: "sons of God" in Job.

The fourth person in the fire was still Jesus! The son of God. The Scriptures were still correct in their inspiration by God when they say, "and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God." While Nebuchadnezzar did not know it was the second person of the Godhead or the Trinity, the Lord our God who inspired Scripture surely would have glorified the name of the Son of God (Jesus) in this instance. For it was Jesus who was in the fire with Daniel's three friends!

Also, please check out this thread here, as well. It will help to explain this situation a little better, too.

Jesus is the Messenger of the Lord in the Old Testament.
(Please take note: I do not believe Jesus is an angelic being; I believe Jesus is the second person of the Godhead or the Trinity and that He is fully 100% God who took on the flesh of man).

In Isaiah 14:12, the devil's name "Lucifer" is replaced with "Day Star" or the "Morning Star."
Yes, I am aware that "morning stars" are angels in the book of Job.

But Modern Translations also say this is the Shining Star or the Son of the Dawn. Why?

Jesus says,
"I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star." (Revelation 22:16).

So Jesus is the BRIGHT and MORNING star!

Yet, the individual in Isaiah 14:12 in Modern Translations is called the shining (bright) and morning star or the Day Star, etc.

So the devil is trying to be like the most high here. He is taking a similar sounding title of Jesus in Isaiah 14:12.

For where is the bright and morning star up in the sky?
It is the sun.
That is why He is called the bright and morning star because the sun is bright and rises in the morning.

Also, Lucifer means "light bearer."
Scripture tells us this is what it means.

"And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light." (2 Corinthians 11:14).

The word "angel" also means "messenger." So 2 Corinthians 11:14 is saying that Satan is a light messenger or light bearer. In fact, when Satan is described with having all kinds of jewelry on him, it was symbolic of who he was. Certain gemstones refract light. They are not light themselves, but they merely reflect whatever light is in existence. Gemstones are like little light bearers. So how fitting the name "Lucifer" is for the devil. Yet, Modern Translations seek to give the devil a name that is similar to Jesus. This is wrong (of course).

Biblical Numerics Confirms the King James Bible:

Bible Numbers that glorify God and His Word. (Note: This is not like traditional Numerology where a person guides their life by numbers. These are also not equidistant letter sequences or numbers that attempt to get one to have a special dream, or to divine the future in some way; Striving to foretell the future is forbidden in the Bible). Numbers are something that we deal with in our everyday life and all things glorify God. So obviously the numbers in God's Word would naturally glorify Him in some way. What am I talking about? Check out this video on Numbers & the Greek New Testament.

Sevens in the Bible - Chuck Missler:

Also, here is a video series by Mike Hoggard that talks about the number 7 in the King James.

King James Code - Number 7 - Mike Hoggard (Part 1):

King James Code - Number 7 - Mike Hoggard (Part 2):

Now, I do not agree with Chuck's view on Salvation. I also do not like watching Mike's regular sermon videos because they can get a little far out there. But, while I may not agree with Mike and Chuck on everything they teach in the Bible nor on the way they teach the Bible in every instance, their teaching on Biblical numerics are amazing; I have found that they have made some startling discoveries. Discoveries that do not appear in the modern translations but only in the original languages (Chuck) and only in the King James (Mike). Don't believe me? Just watch the videos for yourself.

A Note on Biblical Numerics:

Again, some confuse this with numerology (Which is false). Numerology is about living your life under the guidance by numbers (Which is wrong). I believe biblical numerics helps us primarily to see that God's Word is divine in origin. In this case, it helps to prove the KJV is God's Word. While the following CF thread link on the number 46 in the Bible is not exactly a defense for the KJV in every instance the number 46 appears, it does help to show the validity of the King James Bible being superior over the Modern Translations. For certain instances the number 46 appears only shows up in the King James tying in with the meaning behind the number.

The Amazing Bible Number 46.

A simple side by side comparison shows that the KJV is superior to the Modern Translations in regards to the deity of Christ, the blood atonement, God's Word, etc.










Here are the sixteen whole verses that are omitted from the Bible (KJV):

1. Matthew 17:21: "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."
2. Matthew 18:11: "For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost."
3. Matthew 23:14: "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation."
4. Mark 7:16: "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear."
5. Mark 9:44: "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
6. Mark 9:46: "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
7. Mark 11:26: "But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses."
8. Mark 15:28: "And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors."
9. Luke 17:36: "Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left."
10. John 5:4: "For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had."
11. Acts of the Apostles 8:37: "And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
12. Acts of the Apostles 15:34: "Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still."
13. Acts of the Apostles 24:7: "But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,"
14. Acts of the Apostles 28:29: "And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves."
15. Romans 16:24: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."
16. 1 John 5:7 KJV: "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."

A List of Commands Changed in God's Word:
(Between the KJV and Modern Translations):

Bonus: A Doctrine That Relates to the Lord’s Commands is Changed:

Satan Seeks To Attack God's Word:


Each of these 5 strategies of the enemy can be seen in Scripture.
Logic dictates that we would be able to see this attack upon God's Word today.

Most will agree that the New World's Translation and Queen James Bible is corrupt. But what about other translations? Have they also been corrupted (or water down) in some way, too? This is where I hope you will be a good Berean and discover the truth for yourself.


Side Note:

For me: I take the words that say "Only Use This" in the picture above as referring to having a final Word of authority.

1. Spanish KJV:
Textus Receptus in Spanish (RVG 2010):
https://www.amazon.com/Santa-Biblia-Rústica-Valera-Spanish/dp/0758907567/

2. French KJV:
King James Francais in French:
Bible King James Française | King James Française

3. Dutch KJV:
Koning Jacobus Vertaling in Dutch:
http://www.koningjacobusvertaling.org/info_english.php

4. Norwegian KJV:
Bibelen Guds Ord in Norwegian:
http://www.hermon.no/netbibelen/

5. Thai King James Bible Version:
The Bible (Thai: from KJV)

6. Korean King James Version:
https://www.amazon.com/Korean-English-Bible-Leather-Golden/dp/B005DPPENA/

7. Brazillian Portuguese (the BKJ):
Bíblia King James Fiel 1611

8. Russian KJV:
English Russian Bible: King James 1611 -|NOOK Book

Cbowles said:

I believe other, I believe KJV is the divinely inspired word for the english tongue.

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I would agree with that, brother.

I believe God divinely inspired His Word in several languages.

• Hebrew
• Aramaic
• Greek
• Latin
• English

I believe certain individuals in history who spoke and wrote these languages had a perfect or inerrant Word of God inspired by God.

a-lily-in-the-valley said:

I’m not comfortable with the way the Tetragrammaton is translated. Reading Exodus 3:15 from just KJV would give the impression that the phrase “the LORD” is what God gave as his name for ever and his memorial unto all generations.

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We really cannot know one way or the other. All of God's Word must be ultimately be taken by faith. If there was a difference in the way that it was spelled or pronounced, it would not constitute a contradiction or error, but it merely would be a different growth of God's Word for today. The meaning on some level has to be true for that word that is used today (even if it was not fully reflected in the word used in the original languages). Some semblance of truth has to be in those words. We can see that the Word of God had evolved or grown, as well. The Living Word (Jesus) was made flesh, and dwelt among us (John 1:1-3) (John 1:14).

In post #2 of this thread, I make a point that if there is a perfect Living Word (Jesus) (Which I believe is true), then logic dictates that there is a perfect communicated Word (Written Word). In that post, I provided a link to a good sized list of verses showing the connection between the "Living Word" and the "Communicated Word" (Which at one time was spoken, and today is written). You can check out that link here (if you are interested):

The Living Word & the Communicated Word.

You said:

That isn’t proof that it isn’t divinely inspired but it does add a layer of complexity as to why something previously revealed was later concealed.

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Agreed. "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter." (Proverbs 25:2).

We know the Jews wanted to prevent from taking the Lord's name in vain, and perhaps God agreed with that idea. So perhaps it was concealed. If so, it is to the glory of God indeed if He did that.

Proverbs 18:13 says,
"He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him."

10 "And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." (Acts of the Apostles 17:10-11).

"For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe." (1 Thessalonians 2:13).