The following is by Dr. Steven Anderson and those who love the Word of God and especially eschatology this is worth reading.
“The book of Revelation describes three series of seven judgments that will occur during the seven-year tribulation period—the seven seals, the seven trumpets, and the seven bowls. The seven trumpets begin about two years into the tribulation period. Jesus prophesied in Luke 21:11 that during the first half of the tribulation period “there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.” The first four trumpet judgments (Rev 8:7-12) are connected with the arrival of a great mass of cosmic debris, apparently a massive asteroid cluster (possibly a large comet). The sounding of the first trumpet is followed by a great storm of small and medium-size meteors which ignite fires all over the earth (Rev 8:7). This storm is followed soon after (when the second trumpet sounds) by the impact of a very large asteroid in the Pacific Ocean, which punctures the earth’s crust and causes a massive upwelling of blood-red magma (Rev 8:8-9). The sounding of the third trumpet heralds the arrival of another very large asteroid, which is composed not of rock but of a toxic substance that melts and burns in the earth’s atmosphere and scatters toxins over a region that contains the headwaters of many of the world’s great rivers—likely the great mountain ranges of Central Asia and the Himalayas (Rev 8:10-11). The fourth trumpet judgment describes a darkening of the sun, moon, and stars for a third of each day and night, which is apparently caused by the earth passing through a thick stream of cosmic dust which follows the asteroid swarm (Rev 8:12). These physical “falling stars” are followed in the fifth trumpet judgment by a “fallen star” representing a spiritual being, Satan, who unleashes a storm of fallen angels onto the earth (Rev 9:1-11). When the sixth trumpet sounds, four more fallen angels are unchained and provoke world leaders into launching an extremely destructive invasion (Rev 9:13-21). For a detailed explanation of the first four trumpet judgments, see my commentary on Revelation 8. All current draft chapters of my commentary are available on the About pages of my website and my blog.” To read the entire article go to the link below.
“Mark Ward uses as his primary argument against the exclusive use of the King James Version of 1611 (KJV1611) words Dr. Ward identifies as “false friends.” Ward does not focus on the debate between the Received Text or Textus Receptus and the Nestle-Aland Greek Textus Rejectus, or on words that are archaic. Rather, “false friends” (words still in use but for which meaning has changed) are crucial to Dr. Mark Ward’s attack on the King James Bible (KJB1611) or Authorized Version (AV1611). Ward presses the “false friend” argument in his book Authorized: The Use and Misuse of the King James Bible, in public debate with Daniel Haifley of the King James Bible Research Council (KJBRC), in many YouTube videos, and in a survey made by the “Textual Confidence Collective,” and in other resources.
However, Mark Ward’s case against King James Onlyism from “false friends” is invalid. There are many more words that are like what he calls “false friends” in the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Testament than there are in the English Authorized Version. Ward cannot consistently make his argument against the KJV from false friends without, by good and necessary consequence, concluding that one must likewise set aside the Hebrew OT and Greek NT for their “false friends.”
The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew states that “1,796 words [in the Old Testament] have at least one homonym; as many as 120 words are registered with five homonyms, while two words (ידע and ענה) reach the total of thirteen homonyms.” While there are many challenges to diachronic study of particular Hebrew words in the holy Scriptures, in some—indeed, in many cases—one or more homonyms is almost surely more archaic than a second and identical word that was in much more common use among the Old Testament people of God. Indeed, difficulties with Hebrew homonyms caused trouble for not only ancient plowboys but even for ancient translators—elite, highly skilled ancient readers–as evidenced in the LXX, the Latin Vulgate, the Targums, the Syriac, and other ancient sources such as Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotian.
If Dr. Ward were able prove (first) that the number of “hard” words he calls “false friends” in the English Authorized Version unambiguously and clearly exceeded the number of comparable words in the Hebrew Old Testament, (second) the number of “hard” archaic words in the KJV unambiguously and clearly exceeded the number of comparable words in the Hebrew Old Testament, and (third) that the syntactical structure of the KJV clearly and unambiguously were more complex than the syntax of the Hebrew Bible, he would have an objective basis for his claim that the KJV is not “sufficiently intelligible.” Since Ward cannot do this—because the language level of the KJV falls easily within the parameters of difficulty that the Hebrew Old Testament would have had to Jews, say, in the days of Ezra—then, based on the pattern provided by God Himself in the holy Scriptures, the KJV is certainly intelligible enough.
New Testament passages such as Matthew 16:22 (hileos) and Revelation 3:14 (arche) illustrate that the NT also contains words comparable to what Ward calls “false friends.”
While the objective standard for what is “too hard” and for when a vernacular translation should be revised is connected to linguistic difficulty in the original language texts, people also intuitively know if they are understanding a text in their own language. Christians in King James Only churches intuitively know, without any argument, that when they read their King James Bibles, they are reading understandable English; on the other hand, if they open a Latin Vulgate or a Spanish Reina-Valera, they are not reading their language, while if they read Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales or Langland’s Piers Plowman, they are reading an earlier form of English.
Dr. Ward adopted—and improperly adjusted—the concept of “false friends” from page 87 of John McWhorter’s book Words on the Move: Why English Won’t—And Can’t—Sit Still, as Ward makes clear on page 31 of his book Authorized. Mark Ward’s use of the “false friends” concept, and his conclusions from it, differ markedly from those of the linguist and English scholar John McWhorter. Dr. McWhorter illustrates “false friends” from Shakespeare, who employed an approximately 258% larger vocabulary than did the KJV translators. Working on the far more complex English of Shakespeare, Dr. McWhorter never drew the extremely pessimistic conclusions about comprehensibility that Ward drew for the much simpler language of the KJV. McWhorter did indeed speak of “false friends” as words for which meaning has changed over time, but he did not draw the kind of negative conclusions from them for Shakespeare that Mark Ward drew for the KJV. Ward distorts the term “false friend” to attack the KJV. His misuse of the term is itself a “false friend,” as Ward himself is a false friend to the 1611 KJV.”
Romans 1:16 ¶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 19 ¶ Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Has the Bible changed? Now, there are a multitude of English versions to choose from that just might allow one to live as they want or even be a pastor if they want. However, the King James Bible continues to read in 1Timothy 3:1-7 ¶ This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
No, the Bible has not changed but it seems some who go to “church” and even some who are “Pastors” have.
If you believe the Bible this passage of Scripture below will mean a lot to you in that it helps us in our understanding of the world after the worldwide flood. Sadly, those who do not believe come up with so ever many different theories.
Genesis 8:13 “¶ And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry. 14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.15 ¶ And God spake unto Noah, saying, 16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee. 17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. 18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him”
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