Chapter 6: The Heart of an Apostle
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An armed “truth squad” dedicated to their King James Bible describes the aggressive four men at Thursday night’s Bible study. They were intent
on saving everyone. They presumed, like a lot of Christian warriors, that everyone must need to be saved because they did not believe what they believed. They may also believe that anyone who uses an English Bible other than the King James Bible is in total error.
There is a movement in society today that takes such a stance. They even infer that anyone who uses the New King James Bible is of the devil. They believe this because of the ancient trinity symbol used on the NKJV.
To them, the ancient trinity symbol represents a graphic of the number 666. The ultimate apostasy is to try and improve the King James Bible. I can tell you that this confusion, itself, is evidence of the work of the Antichrist. Those who attempt to shut down an honest debate over Scripture and its various translations are NOT OF God. They are, of the Antichrist.
Remember Isaiah 1:18 where God says: “Come and let us reason together?” Those who walk with God are gentle people who can be reasoned with.
I have studied the New King James Bible for over 20 years. But, I
have not studied it alone. I use over 19 different Bibles. A full 12 or more of them are on computer software where the Bible text is easily searched for truth. At all of our Bible studies, we have at least one or more King James Bible open. We also have one or two parallel Bibles open. Each of these
has four translations side by side. At a minimum then, our studies have six (6) different Bible translations open for constant comparison.
When I asked the young men some questions, there were some
curious issues exposed. One issue was that of the word “iniquity.” They did not understand that it also translates as lawlessness. Compare the KJV and NKJV of Matthew 7:23.
“And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Matthew 7:23 KJV
“And then I will declare to them, I never knew you: depart
from me, you who practice lawlessness.” Matthew 7:23 NKJV
Copyright 2005 Edward G. Palmer, All Rights Reserved. Book of Edward—Chapter 6