THE EMPEROR WEARS NO CLOTHES as a SYNDROME Rev.
“But he has got nothing on,' said a little child.
'Oh, listen to the innocent,' said its father; and one person whispered to the other what the child had said. 'He has nothing on; a child says he has nothing on!'
'But he has nothing on!' at last cried all the people.
The Emperor writhed, for he knew it was true, but he thought 'the procession must go on now,' so held himself stiffer than ever, and the chamberlains held up the invisible train.”
Excerpt From Stories from Hans Christian Andersen
That is how religious people generally behave. Not just Christians, but also Muslims, Jews, and especially any other religion.
Atheist and agnostic people claim the Bible and any other Holy book as being just stories and fairy tales.
They claim all the stories are unrealistic and at worst full of contradictions and errors.
But, I am perplexed by how the majority of religious people accept the stories at face-value as truth, fact and reality, without question, despite some obvious violations to a sense reason. We see the Word of God as the Emperor, but we can’t admit that it is not inerrant.
However, I am not going to “throw out the baby with the bath water” as the saying goes.
I believe life is grey, in perspective, not black-and-white, not absolutely right or wrong. Like a lie is considered to be wrong, but what if you use it to save someones life from a cruel, vicious enemy, or to the other extreme, as a joke? But to discern the truth of the Bible, it says ‘not to bare false witness’ or make false accusations against someone. Isn’t that reasonable? We now call that libel, slander and defamation.
I have come realize the Holy Bible is imperfect, as much we humans are imperfect, but worst I am certain that much of the Holy Bible has been altered by imperfect people. I can’t prove it was malicious intent or simple a misinterpretation. So, it is not that the Word of God is wrong, but that He gave it to imperfect people, therefore, we have an imperfect version of the Word of God.
My issues:
1) How many copies of the Gospel Letters were written, how often and by whom?
If the Apostles themselves wrote a copy of the Gospels for each and every congregation,
then they wrote one not only for congregations in Asia Minor, but also north Africa, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Arabia, Persia, Armenia and Europe.
All the other Letters were also written before 70 AD, before the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed.
Even in that time, the Letters state that there were some apostates in the congregation pretending to be Apostles.
If there were any congregations that made copies for themselves what prevented anyone from making alterations or complete forgeries?
That, I believe is the reason why the Letters of John were written so late after 70 AD. To provide a witness against those alterations and forgeries.
“We don’t want you to be easily confused in your mind or upset if you hear that the day of the Lord is already here, whether you hear it through some spirit, a message, or a letter supposedly from us.”
2 Thessalonians 2:2 CEB
However, since John was in prison how many copies could he have made himself, and how would he prevent any alterations or forgeries of his Letters as they were delivered by someone else?
Mistake, omissions, misinterpretations and misrepresentations were made from the very beginning. There will never be any proof of it. Unlike the Old Testament books, where every High Priest and King were commanded and authorized to make a new copy. There was a religious discipline to preserve the integrity of those books, but yet even those books have some errors although minor, but many and major errors by way of translation to Greek.
“It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,”
Philippians 1:15-18 NIV
“And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things they boast about. For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.”
2 Corinthians 11:12-15 NIV
SO, THIS MY TOP 10 LIST OF ERRORS, I personally made based on SCRIPTURAL PRECEDENCE AND, INTEGRITY. followed a lesser list of issues, but with my apologetics:
I SHOULD MAKE
ERROR NUMBER ONE:
1st JOHN 5:7 WHERE THERE IS PROOF OF AN ERROR
5:7 There is some confusion in the English translations as to where 1 John 5:6,7, and 8 begin and end. The portion of 1 John 5:7 that is found in the KJV which says "in heaven, the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one," is not found in the three major ancient uncial Greek manuscripts of the NT: Alexandrinus (A), Vaticanus (B), or Sinaiticus (א), nor in the Byzantine family of manuscripts. It only appears in four late minuscule manuscripts.
1. MS 61, dated in the 16th century
2. MS 88 dated in the 12th century, where the passage is inserted in the margin by a later hand
3. MS 629, dated in the 14th or 15th century
4. MS 635, dated in the 11th century, where the passage is inserted in the margin by a later hand
This verse is not quoted by any of the Early Church Fathers, even in their doctrinal debates over the Trinity. It is absent from all ancient versions except one late Latin manuscript family (Sixto- Clementine). It is not in the Old Latin or Jerome's Vulgate. It appears first in a treatise by the Spanish heretic Priscillian, who died in a.d. 385. It was quoted by Latin Fathers in North Africa and Italy in the
5th century. This verse is simply not part of the original inspired words of 1 John.
http://192.168.1.196,8080/My%20Documents/Bible/1-John%205.html
AND
ERROR NUMBER TWO:
WITH DIVINE NAME IN THE NT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS ERROR AND NO PROOF.
A biblical magazine declare: "In pre-Christian Greek [manuscripts] of the OT, the divine name was not rendered by 'kyrios' as has often been thought. Usually the Tetragram was written out in Aramaic or in paleo-Hebrew letters. . . . At a later time, surrogates such as 'theos' [God] and 'kyrios' replaced the Tetragram . . . There is good reason to believe that a similar pattern evolved in the NT, i.e. the divine name was originally written in the NT quotations of and allusions to the OT, but in the course of time [late in the first century] it was replaced by surrogates". - New Testament Abstracts, March 1977, p. 306.
Dr. P.Kahle says: "We now know that the Greek Bible text [the Septuagint] as far as it was written by Jews for Jews did not translate the Divine name by kyrios, but the Tetragrammaton written with Hebrew or Greek letters was retained in such MSS [manuscripts]. It was the Christians who replaced the Tetragrammaton by kyrios, when the divine name written in Hebrew letters was not understood any more". - The Cairo Geniza, Oxford, 1959, p. 222.
“Mr. Pierro analyses as well the causes that lead to the replacement of the theonym YHWH by the theonym Kuvrio" (< ynado<á /adonay/) in early Christian texts in Greek. A very tempting explanation, proposed in the book, is the possible intention of the Christian Church to create a textual identity between Kuvrio" (in Hebrew ynado<á /adonay/, literally "my Lords"), that referred to the Christian God Father and the Jewish One God, and Kuvrio" (in Hebrew ynido<á /adoni/ "my lord", "my lordship" or in Aramaic yrima /mari/ with the same meaning), that referred to Jesus of Nazareth.”
YHWH in the New Testament, Rivista Biblica
[XLV, n. 2, April-June 1997 p. 183-186. Bologna, Italy]
ONLY SOMEONE INTENT ON MISREPRESENTING THE TRUTH WOULD CONTEMPLATE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
IF THEY WOULD DO THIS WITH THE DIVINE PERSONAL NAME OF GOD ALMIGHTY, HOW MUCH MORE SO WOULD THEY ALTER THE REST OF THE NT DOCUMENTS.
“"One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.” Luke 16:10 ESV
AND THE DIVINE NAME IS NOT A LITTLE THING SPURN.
ERROR NUMBER THREE:
“For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.”
Matthew 24:27 ESV
“For the Son of Man will come like the lightning which flashes across the whole sky from the east to the west.”
Matthew 24:27 GNB
LIGHTNING DOES NOT FLASH ACROSS THE SKY FROM EAST TO WEST.
ONLY SUNLIGHT AT SUN RISE FLASHES FROM THE EAST ALL ACROSS THE SKY TO THE WEST.
IT BRINGS FULLER MEANING TO HOW HE RETURNS.
NOT THE BRIEF FLASH OF LIGHT THAT FLASHES FROM ANYWHERE EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH, SOMETIMES YOU SEE IT, SOMETIMES YOU. DON’T. THAT IS NOT HOW HE RETURNS.
IN OTHER WORDS, HIS RETURN WILL BE UNQUESTIONABLE,
CLEAR-AS-DAYLIGHT.
THAT SCRIPTURE IS THEM SAME IN EVERY TRANSLATION, BUT IT IS TECHNICALLY, CONTEXTUALLY AND REASONABLY WRONG.
THE NEXT VERSE IS TECHNICALLY CORRECT, BUT IT MAKES NO SENSE CONTEXTUALLY.
“Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.” Matthew 24:28 ESV
There is no clear distinction of which bird this verse is referring to, whether vulture or eagle. There are some birds that are called vulture-eagles. However, the context of the scripture is clear, the primary character of the bird is to feed on dead animals (not animals they kill but found to be already dead). The text is talking about vultures in character.
BUT, WHOES CORPS? JESUS’s CORPS (which disappeared), OR SOMEONE SPIRITUALLY DEAD? AND THEREFORE, ARE THE VULTURES (eagle in some translations) ALSO SPIRITUALLY DEAD? BUT, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEONE SPIRITUALLY DEAD AND THE VULTURES? AND HOW IS THIS CONTEXTUALLY RELATED TO THE LAST DAYS?
IN MY OPINION IT SOUNDS TO ME MORE LIKE CORPORATE CAPITALISM. THE CORPORATION BEING A SPIRITUALLY DEAD BODY, AS A LEGAL ENTITY, IS A SOURCE OF SPIRITUALLY UNCLEAN FOOD FOR PEOPLE WHOES LIVES ARE COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON IT AND DESIRE IT LIKE VULTURES AS WELL AS EAGLES.
ERROR NUMBER FOUR:
“Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head,”
1 Corinthians 11:4 ESV
-- This makes no sense. Why, would the Apostle Paul say something like this? He is a Jew, and a former zealot of the Pharasees. He knows very well that the High Priest, even the under priest wear turbans in the Temple praying in behalf of the people of Israel.
A head covering means submission. Are we not, as men, in submission to Christ?
(Verse 5) And any woman who prays or proclaims God's message in public worship with nothing on her head disgraces her husband;
-- But if she is not married, then she has no husband to disgrace.
(Verse 6) There is no difference between her and a woman whose head has been shaved. If the woman does not cover her head, she might as well cut her hair.
-- So then, maybe this is what unmarried women should do to minister in public. Cut their hair short.
And since it is a shameful thing for a woman to shave her head or cut her hair, she should cover her head.
-- It is not a shameful thing for African women with very curly hair to wear her hair short. It is extremely hard for us curly haired people to grow and groom long hair. Most poor women resort to keep it short. I'm sure Jesus did not intend for curly haired African women to make an intense habit of maintaining their long and straight. As part of the Faith.
(Verse 10) On account of the angels, then, a woman should have a covering over her head to show that she is under her husband's authority.
-- Again, what if she is not married? Otherwise, why should the angels be concerned about it?
(Verse 11) In our life in the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
-- This presumes we all live in a society where every women is matched to a man for a prearranged marriage, and there are no women who lives independently on her own single, unmarried. This scripture certainly does not apply to the reality of life of financial hardships and political rights (which is no different than what was granted to Paul as a Roman citizen) in this 21st century. It is certainly not the duty for Christians to demand changes in the Law and society to conform to the Bible standards. This an example of a few other scriptures in the New Testament that is simply out-dated as a rule for Christian living in this multi-racial, and multi-cultural 21st century.
(Verse 13) Judge for yourselves whether it is proper for a woman to pray to God in public worship with nothing on her head.
-- It is certainly a cultural decision. Especially if we consider an elderly virgin or widow who wears her hair short. Therefore, we should judge for ourselves on this matter.
(Verse 14) Why, nature itself teaches you that long hair on a man is a disgrace, but on a woman it is a thing of beauty.
-- So, how is it unnatural when we know with certain animals it is the male that is more decorated than the female of the species. Like the Lion, the Peacock and of course horned animals, like sheep, goats and cows.
How is long hair a disgrace to a man if a shaved head is also a symbol of submission in slavery.
How is it unnatural if a Nazerite is not allowed to cut his hair, but let it grow long as sign of his submission. Yet with Judge Samson, it was a sign of his power.
This is clearly a matter of cultural discrimination, if not also racial. African people naturally have very curly hair. It does not behave like the straight hair of Europeans, Semitics and Asians. Why should these physical and cultural standards of beauty be imposed upon curly haired Africans?
What in particular puzzles me, is that, at that time of the ancient world, African people were not straightening their hair like most women do today. It should have been obvious and conspicuous that Africans wore their hair braided or in locks, short or as an Afro, indistinguishable among men and women, except for maybe style.
So, how would anyone define long hair among a race of curly haired people since no matter how long the stands of hair grow, they all stand upwards, unless weighed down in braids, locks, bands or wraps.
This custom has subjected African women into a mental handicap of self mutilation transforming their hair into an imitation of the straightened hair styles of Europeans and Asians. Thereby, being able to conform to the customs to wear similar head coverings as Europeans and Asians.
(Verse 15) Her long hair has been given her to serve as a covering.
-- A definite inconsistency. If her hair serves as a covering then why wear another covering over it?
(Verse 16) But if anyone wants to argue about it, all I have to say is that neither we nor the churches of God have any other custom in worship.
-- It is precisely for that reason that as a custom, it does not apply as a rule for all people, especially not for African curly haired people.
-- I believe we should have no such customs regarding dress and hairstyles except to be modest, respectful and holy.
“The women should adorn themselves in appropriate dress, with modesty and soundness of mind, not with [excessive] styles of hair braiding and gold or pearls or very expensive clothing, but in the way that is proper for women professing devotion to God, namely, through good works.” (1 Tim. 2:9, 10)”
“Styles and customs vary not only in different parts of the world but also from one decade to the next. If the Bible had provided a list of acceptable styles of dress and grooming, it would now be out-of-date in that regard.”
Excerpt From: WATCHTOWER. “The Watchtower, May 2016.” Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. p.30.
NEW NOTE TO ADD: According to Liber Pontificalis, Linus issued a decree that women should cover their heads in church, created the first fifteen bishops, and that he died a martyr and was buried on the Vatican Hill next to Peter. It gives the date of his death as 23 September, the date on which his feast is still celebrated. His name is included in the Roman Canon of the Mass.
With respect to Linus's supposed decree requiring women to cover their heads, J.P. Kirsch commented in the Catholic Encyclopedia: "Without doubt this decree is apocryphal, and copied by the author of the Liber Pontificalis from the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (11:5) and arbitrarily attributed to the first successor of the Apostle in Rome.
From Wikipedia
APPARENTLY, I WAS CORRECT, IT WAS THIS BISHOP LINUS WHO ADDED THESE WORDS TO THE APSTLES PAUL’S LETTER OF 1ST. CORINTIANS.
ERROR NUMBER FIVE:
“Submit yourselves for the Lordʼs sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. For it is Godʼs will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as Godʼs slaves. Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor. Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.”
1 Peter 2:13-21 NIV
This scripture contradicts Christ own counsel that “you cannot slave for two masters,” and “pay Caesar’s things to Caesar but God’s things to God.”
"Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
Matthew 22:21 ESV
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
Matthew 6:24 ESV
“But don’t you be called ‘Rabbi,’ for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers. Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven. Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ. But he who is greatest among you will be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
Matthew 23:8-12 WEB
“But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.”
Acts 5:29 WEB
CALL NO MAN ON EARTH - YOUR - FATHER, MASTER OR TEACHER. (And, I can only assume anyone who is not your natural father is meant here).
ERROR NUMBER SIX:
WHY WAS THE MESSIAH NOT NAMED IMMANUEL?
I realized from the movie “The Replacement gods”, that the only possible reason why the Son of God was named Jesus instead of Immanuel is because of the art of words or deception, otherwise known as magic and spells (as in spelling). After removing the name Jehovah from the Greek Septuagint Bible and New Testament books, the Christian translators took it upon themselves to make Jesus (Yehoshua meaning Jehovah is Salvation) the surrogate of Jehovah. Thus establishing the worship of Jesus as God rather than Jehovah. Immanuel would not be a suitable name since God could not have a name that says God is with US, including the person named, rather than saying God is with you. They rightly presume nobody would question a scripture that says an angel named him Jesus as if it is the same as Immanuel in some way.
I can only confirm this by reason of the obvious, that for 2 thousand years of invoking the name of Jesus has brought nothing good into the world except more wars and division. It has no power to expel demons or evil people who may even bear the name Jesus themselves. Following the teachings of the Son of God is certainly beneficial and life saving but invoking the name Jesus is not.
I believe that even Christ is not the same as Messiah, because no one calls him the English meaning Anointed One as in the “Chosen One”. Yeah, right, that is someone completely different.
Michael, Miguel and Michel might seem like an insignificant difference but how is it translated into Chinese for example. Do you translate by meaning, like the Greeks did with Kristos from Messiah or do you translate it by sound like Moshiach (Hebrew) becomes Messiah (English) or like Michael (English), Michel (French), Miguel (Spanish) from Micah-El (Hebrew)?
I AM COMPELLED TO BELIEVE THAT THE CHRISTIAN TRANSLATORS OF THE GREEK SEPTUAGINT CHOSE THE THE NAME JESUS FOR THE MESSIAH AS A SURROGATE FOR JEHOVAH, AND COULD NOT CHANGE THE QUOTED HEBREW SCRIPTURE OF ISAIAH IN MATTHEW 1:23, BUT USED THE MEANING OF IMMANUEL AS A JUSTIFICATION. Why else would Matthew a Jew who wrote his book in Hebrew need to define the meaning of a Hebrew name to Jewish people?
LOOK AT THE ‘COMPLETE JEWISH BIBLE’ IN COMPARISON. IT ADDED A NOTE EXPLAINING THE MEANING OF JESUS, BUT NO OTHER BIBLE VERSION HAS SUCH A NOTE ADDED TO THE SCRIPTURE.
“She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Yeshua, [which means ‘ ADONAI saves,’] because he will save his people from their sins.” All this happened in order to fulfill what ADONAI had said through the prophet, “The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him ‘Immanu El.” (The name means, “God is with us.”) When Yosef awoke he did what the angel of ADONAI had told him to do — he took Miryam home to be his wife, but he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son, and he named him Yeshua.”
Mattityahu (Mat) 1:21-25 CJB
“But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins. Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us. And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto him his wife; and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.”
Matthew 1:20-25 ASV
SO, I WILL TAKE IT UPON MYSELF TO INCLUDE THE NAME AND TITLE IN ALL THE SCRIPTURES THAT MENTIONS THE NAME JESUS AND CHRIST:
“And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this? And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, [Immanuel], from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Matthew 21:10-11 ASV
“And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and saith unto them that were there, This man also was with [Immanuel] of Nazareth.”
Matthew 26:71 ASV
“And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and saith unto them that were there, This man also was with [Immanuel] of Nazareth.”
Matthew 26:71 ASV
“Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto [Immanuel] who is called Christ [Messiah]? They all say, Let him be [impaled] .
And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS [IMMANUEL] THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
Matthew 27:22, 37 ASV
“The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid. For I know that you are looking for [Immanuel] who was [impaled].”
Matthew 28:5 MEV
“And he cried out, “Leave us alone! What do You have to do with us, [Immanuel] of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are, the Holy One of God.””
Mark 1:24 MEV
“and cried out with a loud voice, “What have You to do with me, [Immanuel], Son of the Most High God? I adjure You by God, do not torment me.””
Mark 5:7 MEV
“When he heard that it was [Immanuel] of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!””
Mark 10:47 MEV
“While [Immanuel] taught in the temple, He said, “How can the scribes say that Christ is the Son of David? David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, until I put Your enemies under Your feet.” ’ David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ How then is He his Son?” And the large crowd heard him gladly.”
Mark 12:35-37 MEV
“But He kept silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, “Are You the [Messiah], the Son of the Blessed One?” [Immanuel] said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.” The high priest tore his robes, saying, “What need do we have of any further witnesses? You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?” They all condemned Him as guilty unto death.”
Mark 14:61-64 MEV
“When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with [Immanuel] of Nazareth.””
Mark 14:67 MEV
“He said to them, “Do not be frightened. You are looking for [Immanuel] of Nazareth, who was [impaled]. He is risen. He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.”
Mark 16:6 MEV
“But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Listen, you will conceive in your womb and bear a Son and shall call His name [Immanuel]. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. And of His kingdom there will be no end.” Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you. Therefore the Holy One who will be born will be called the Son of God. Listen, your cousin Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age. And this is the sixth month with her who was declared barren. For with God nothing will be impossible.””
Luke 1:30-37 MEV
“When eight days had passed and the Child was circumcised, He was named [Immanuel], the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.”
Luke 2:21 MEV
““Leave us alone! What have You to do with us, [Immanuel] of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!””
Luke 4:34 MEV
“When he saw [Immanuel], he cried out and fell down before Him, and with a loud voice said, “What have You to do with me, [Immanuel], Son of the Most High God? I plead with You, do not torment me.””
Luke 8:28 MEV
“They lifted up their voices, saying, “[Immanuel], Master, have pity on us!””
Luke 17:13 MEV
“He cried out, “[Immanuel], Son of David, have mercy on me!””
Luke 18:38 MEV
“Then he said to [Immanuel], “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.””
Luke 23:42 MEV
“He said to them, “What things?” They said to Him, “Concerning [Immanuel] of Nazareth, who was a prophet, powerful in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers handed Him over to be sentenced to death and [impaled] Him. But we were hoping that it was He who was to redeem Israel. Moreover, today is the third day since these things happened.”
Luke 24:19-21 MEV
“They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we want to see [Immanuel].””
John 12:21 MEV
“Again [Immanuel] asked them, “Whom do you seek?” They said, “[Immanuel] of Nazareth.””
John 18:7 MEV
“Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, "[Immanuel] of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."”
John 19:19 ESV
“but these are written so that you may believe that [Immanuel] is the [Messiah], the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”
John 20:31 ESV
“"I, [Immanuel], have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star."”
Revelation 22:16 ESV
ERROR NUMBER SEVEN:
“the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says. If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.”
1 Corinthians 14:34-35 ESV
I DON’T KNOW OF ANY POPULAR CHRISTIAN CHURCH THAT FOLLOW THIS RULE. BUT NOBODY WANTS TO SAY IT IS WRONG.
ERROR NUMBER EIGHT:
“if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.”
Colossians 1:23 ESV
“THE GOSPEL...HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED IN ALL CREATION UNDER HEAVEN” REALLY? IN THE FIRST CENTURY AD?
THIS IS TYPICAL BIBLE LANGUAGE THAT REFERS TO A SMALL REGION OF THE WORLD AS HAPPENING TO THE WHOLE EARTH.
PAUL OR THE HOLY SPIRIT APPARENTLY DON’T KNOW THERE WERE CHINESE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, AMONG OTHERS.
ERROR NUMBER NINE:
“lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest.
John 4:35 - MEV
IS IT WHITE, RIGHT OR RIPE? There is an obvious error here.
The barley, wheat or whatever are not white and don’t look white at harvest. Obviously white sounds like right or ripe, but every translation of the Bible say white. However, does white, right and ripe sound the same in Greek and Hebrew? How could that mistake happen?
The usual explanations are:
“alluding to the corn fields, which, when ripe, and near harvest, look white: hence we read of (.....) , "the white field": which the Jews say is a field sown with wheat or barley, and so called to distinguish it from a field planted with trees; though it may be rather, that it is so called from its white look when ripe. So the three Targums paraphrase ( Genesis 49:12 ) :
``his hills (his valleys, or fields, as Onkelos) (......) , "are white" with corn, and flocks of sheep.''
Christ here speaks not literally; for the fields could not be white at such a distance from harvest; but spiritually, of a harvest of souls;”
https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/john-4-35.html
Personally, I it seems since Greek normally translate by meaning rather than by sound, like Christ for Messiah. So, they probably meant to imply that white means right.
ERROR NUMBER TEN:
Personally, as an anti-trinitarian, I,take a biased issue with John 1:1 as a error by way translation in Greek. In the Greek word for God, there is no distinction of small ‘g’ god, and capital ‘G’ God. All the grammatical variations for God in Greek have nothing to do with what kind of god or how many gods or who is divine.
Acts 7:20 θεώ God, Divine
Exodus 32:1 θεούς gods (in most translations reads a god)
Deuteronomy 3:24 θεός God (in some translations reads god)
Judges 8:33 θεόν, god
Judges 9:27 θεού, god
Judges 16:23 θεός god; θεόν god, 24, θεώ god,,
Pslams 50:1 θεός θεών, God of gods
Psalms 81:1-4 θεώ God
Psalms 82:1 θεός God; θεών gods
In my research of the Greek lexicon, I find what inspired John to write this scripture:
“For while they were disbelieving all things by reason of the enchantments, Upon the destruction of the firstborn they confessed the people to be God's son.
Thine all-powerful word leaped from heaven out of the royal throne, A stern warrior, into the midst of the doomed land, Bearing as a sharp sword thine unfeigned commandment; And standing it filled all things with death; And while it touched the heaven it trode upon the earth.” Wisdom 18:13, 15-16 RV1895
This is an Apocrypha of the OT books. It corresponds to another common description of the Messiah in heaven:
“And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.”
Revelation 1:16 RV1895
JOHN 1:1 DOES NOT SAY THE WORD IS PART OF A GODHEAD TRINITY OR DUALITY IN THIS CASE SINCE IT SAYS NOTHING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
THE REST ARE FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS
ERROR. NUMBER 11:
And the serpent’s food will be dust.
Genesis 3:14 - Then Jehovah God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, you are the cursed one out of all the domestic animals and out of all the wild animals of the field. On your belly you will go, **and you will eat dust all the days of your life.**
I still do not understand this part, that the serpent "will eat dust". Serpents don't eat dust. Serpents eat other animals. Only worms eat dust. And so if they have not eaten dust since that time after the Garden of Eden, then why would they eat dust in the future paradise?
Other than that, "On your belly you will go," but that is what serpents do anyway!
For one thing, since it wasn't actually the serpent itself that deceived Eve, then Elohim obviously was speaking to the Devil, making his punishment to be equal to a worm. Otherwise the expression "eat my dust" has the meaning of defeating someone by putting his face down to the ground.
ERROR NUMBER 12:
"And I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring. He will crush your head, and you will strike him in the heel" Gen.3:15 NWT.
Obviously, this first prophecy is not about the offspring of a snake, he was taking about the Devil's offspring. But, the sequence is all wrong: if you first crush the snakes head then how can it next strike you in the heel? In every translation, it is written in the same sequence.
Actually, I think the application or interpretation of this prophecy is wrong. In A different translation it says:
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."”
Genesis 3:15 ESV
‘He’, being the serpents offspring will bruise the of ‘her’ offspring, which is potentially fatal but the Messiah is resurrected. And ‘you,’ referring to Eve, her offspring will bruise ‘his,’ the serpents offspring’s heel, as in the example of Achelles Heel story leads to his defeat.
ERROR NUMBER 13:
Isaiah 65: 25 - “The wolf and the lamb will feed together, the lion will eat straw just like the bull.”
But the teeth of lions are not capable of eating straw.
Using poetic license in the Bible is misleading. Certainly it must mean that the lion will be as harmless to humans as the bull.
ERROR NUMBER 14:
Assumptions added by Moses to the original documents:
Giving names to the four rivers that flow from Eden and the areas it encircled. The four rivers coming from Eden are named after cities that only existed after the Flood.
What would Adam and Eve know about gold and precious stones? What would they do with it?
A flaming sword guarding the way to the tree of life. SWORD? How would Adam know what a sword is? Nobody had even a fist fight yet. Why not a flaming STICK, POLE, ROD?
'Oh, listen to the innocent,' said its father; and one person whispered to the other what the child had said. 'He has nothing on; a child says he has nothing on!'
'But he has nothing on!' at last cried all the people.
The Emperor writhed, for he knew it was true, but he thought 'the procession must go on now,' so held himself stiffer than ever, and the chamberlains held up the invisible train.”
Excerpt From Stories from Hans Christian Andersen
That is how religious people generally behave. Not just Christians, but also Muslims, Jews, and especially any other religion.
Atheist and agnostic people claim the Bible and any other Holy book as being just stories and fairy tales.
They claim all the stories are unrealistic and at worst full of contradictions and errors.
But, I am perplexed by how the majority of religious people accept the stories at face-value as truth, fact and reality, without question, despite some obvious violations to a sense reason. We see the Word of God as the Emperor, but we can’t admit that it is not inerrant.
However, I am not going to “throw out the baby with the bath water” as the saying goes.
I believe life is grey, in perspective, not black-and-white, not absolutely right or wrong. Like a lie is considered to be wrong, but what if you use it to save someones life from a cruel, vicious enemy, or to the other extreme, as a joke? But to discern the truth of the Bible, it says ‘not to bare false witness’ or make false accusations against someone. Isn’t that reasonable? We now call that libel, slander and defamation.
I have come realize the Holy Bible is imperfect, as much we humans are imperfect, but worst I am certain that much of the Holy Bible has been altered by imperfect people. I can’t prove it was malicious intent or simple a misinterpretation. So, it is not that the Word of God is wrong, but that He gave it to imperfect people, therefore, we have an imperfect version of the Word of God.
My issues:
1) How many copies of the Gospel Letters were written, how often and by whom?
If the Apostles themselves wrote a copy of the Gospels for each and every congregation,
then they wrote one not only for congregations in Asia Minor, but also north Africa, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Arabia, Persia, Armenia and Europe.
All the other Letters were also written before 70 AD, before the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed.
Even in that time, the Letters state that there were some apostates in the congregation pretending to be Apostles.
If there were any congregations that made copies for themselves what prevented anyone from making alterations or complete forgeries?
That, I believe is the reason why the Letters of John were written so late after 70 AD. To provide a witness against those alterations and forgeries.
“We don’t want you to be easily confused in your mind or upset if you hear that the day of the Lord is already here, whether you hear it through some spirit, a message, or a letter supposedly from us.”
2 Thessalonians 2:2 CEB
However, since John was in prison how many copies could he have made himself, and how would he prevent any alterations or forgeries of his Letters as they were delivered by someone else?
Mistake, omissions, misinterpretations and misrepresentations were made from the very beginning. There will never be any proof of it. Unlike the Old Testament books, where every High Priest and King were commanded and authorized to make a new copy. There was a religious discipline to preserve the integrity of those books, but yet even those books have some errors although minor, but many and major errors by way of translation to Greek.
“It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice,”
Philippians 1:15-18 NIV
“And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things they boast about. For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.”
2 Corinthians 11:12-15 NIV
SO, THIS MY TOP 10 LIST OF ERRORS, I personally made based on SCRIPTURAL PRECEDENCE AND, INTEGRITY. followed a lesser list of issues, but with my apologetics:
I SHOULD MAKE
ERROR NUMBER ONE:
1st JOHN 5:7 WHERE THERE IS PROOF OF AN ERROR
5:7 There is some confusion in the English translations as to where 1 John 5:6,7, and 8 begin and end. The portion of 1 John 5:7 that is found in the KJV which says "in heaven, the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one," is not found in the three major ancient uncial Greek manuscripts of the NT: Alexandrinus (A), Vaticanus (B), or Sinaiticus (א), nor in the Byzantine family of manuscripts. It only appears in four late minuscule manuscripts.
1. MS 61, dated in the 16th century
2. MS 88 dated in the 12th century, where the passage is inserted in the margin by a later hand
3. MS 629, dated in the 14th or 15th century
4. MS 635, dated in the 11th century, where the passage is inserted in the margin by a later hand
This verse is not quoted by any of the Early Church Fathers, even in their doctrinal debates over the Trinity. It is absent from all ancient versions except one late Latin manuscript family (Sixto- Clementine). It is not in the Old Latin or Jerome's Vulgate. It appears first in a treatise by the Spanish heretic Priscillian, who died in a.d. 385. It was quoted by Latin Fathers in North Africa and Italy in the
5th century. This verse is simply not part of the original inspired words of 1 John.
http://192.168.1.196,8080/My%20Documents/Bible/1-John%205.html
AND
ERROR NUMBER TWO:
WITH DIVINE NAME IN THE NT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS ERROR AND NO PROOF.
A biblical magazine declare: "In pre-Christian Greek [manuscripts] of the OT, the divine name was not rendered by 'kyrios' as has often been thought. Usually the Tetragram was written out in Aramaic or in paleo-Hebrew letters. . . . At a later time, surrogates such as 'theos' [God] and 'kyrios' replaced the Tetragram . . . There is good reason to believe that a similar pattern evolved in the NT, i.e. the divine name was originally written in the NT quotations of and allusions to the OT, but in the course of time [late in the first century] it was replaced by surrogates". - New Testament Abstracts, March 1977, p. 306.
Dr. P.Kahle says: "We now know that the Greek Bible text [the Septuagint] as far as it was written by Jews for Jews did not translate the Divine name by kyrios, but the Tetragrammaton written with Hebrew or Greek letters was retained in such MSS [manuscripts]. It was the Christians who replaced the Tetragrammaton by kyrios, when the divine name written in Hebrew letters was not understood any more". - The Cairo Geniza, Oxford, 1959, p. 222.
“Mr. Pierro analyses as well the causes that lead to the replacement of the theonym YHWH by the theonym Kuvrio" (< ynado<á /adonay/) in early Christian texts in Greek. A very tempting explanation, proposed in the book, is the possible intention of the Christian Church to create a textual identity between Kuvrio" (in Hebrew ynado<á /adonay/, literally "my Lords"), that referred to the Christian God Father and the Jewish One God, and Kuvrio" (in Hebrew ynido<á /adoni/ "my lord", "my lordship" or in Aramaic yrima /mari/ with the same meaning), that referred to Jesus of Nazareth.”
YHWH in the New Testament, Rivista Biblica
[XLV, n. 2, April-June 1997 p. 183-186. Bologna, Italy]
ONLY SOMEONE INTENT ON MISREPRESENTING THE TRUTH WOULD CONTEMPLATE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
IF THEY WOULD DO THIS WITH THE DIVINE PERSONAL NAME OF GOD ALMIGHTY, HOW MUCH MORE SO WOULD THEY ALTER THE REST OF THE NT DOCUMENTS.
“"One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.” Luke 16:10 ESV
AND THE DIVINE NAME IS NOT A LITTLE THING SPURN.
ERROR NUMBER THREE:
“For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.”
Matthew 24:27 ESV
“For the Son of Man will come like the lightning which flashes across the whole sky from the east to the west.”
Matthew 24:27 GNB
LIGHTNING DOES NOT FLASH ACROSS THE SKY FROM EAST TO WEST.
ONLY SUNLIGHT AT SUN RISE FLASHES FROM THE EAST ALL ACROSS THE SKY TO THE WEST.
IT BRINGS FULLER MEANING TO HOW HE RETURNS.
NOT THE BRIEF FLASH OF LIGHT THAT FLASHES FROM ANYWHERE EAST, WEST, NORTH, SOUTH, SOMETIMES YOU SEE IT, SOMETIMES YOU. DON’T. THAT IS NOT HOW HE RETURNS.
IN OTHER WORDS, HIS RETURN WILL BE UNQUESTIONABLE,
CLEAR-AS-DAYLIGHT.
THAT SCRIPTURE IS THEM SAME IN EVERY TRANSLATION, BUT IT IS TECHNICALLY, CONTEXTUALLY AND REASONABLY WRONG.
THE NEXT VERSE IS TECHNICALLY CORRECT, BUT IT MAKES NO SENSE CONTEXTUALLY.
“Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.” Matthew 24:28 ESV
There is no clear distinction of which bird this verse is referring to, whether vulture or eagle. There are some birds that are called vulture-eagles. However, the context of the scripture is clear, the primary character of the bird is to feed on dead animals (not animals they kill but found to be already dead). The text is talking about vultures in character.
BUT, WHOES CORPS? JESUS’s CORPS (which disappeared), OR SOMEONE SPIRITUALLY DEAD? AND THEREFORE, ARE THE VULTURES (eagle in some translations) ALSO SPIRITUALLY DEAD? BUT, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEONE SPIRITUALLY DEAD AND THE VULTURES? AND HOW IS THIS CONTEXTUALLY RELATED TO THE LAST DAYS?
IN MY OPINION IT SOUNDS TO ME MORE LIKE CORPORATE CAPITALISM. THE CORPORATION BEING A SPIRITUALLY DEAD BODY, AS A LEGAL ENTITY, IS A SOURCE OF SPIRITUALLY UNCLEAN FOOD FOR PEOPLE WHOES LIVES ARE COMPLETELY DEPENDENT ON IT AND DESIRE IT LIKE VULTURES AS WELL AS EAGLES.
ERROR NUMBER FOUR:
“Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head,”
1 Corinthians 11:4 ESV
-- This makes no sense. Why, would the Apostle Paul say something like this? He is a Jew, and a former zealot of the Pharasees. He knows very well that the High Priest, even the under priest wear turbans in the Temple praying in behalf of the people of Israel.
A head covering means submission. Are we not, as men, in submission to Christ?
(Verse 5) And any woman who prays or proclaims God's message in public worship with nothing on her head disgraces her husband;
-- But if she is not married, then she has no husband to disgrace.
(Verse 6) There is no difference between her and a woman whose head has been shaved. If the woman does not cover her head, she might as well cut her hair.
-- So then, maybe this is what unmarried women should do to minister in public. Cut their hair short.
And since it is a shameful thing for a woman to shave her head or cut her hair, she should cover her head.
-- It is not a shameful thing for African women with very curly hair to wear her hair short. It is extremely hard for us curly haired people to grow and groom long hair. Most poor women resort to keep it short. I'm sure Jesus did not intend for curly haired African women to make an intense habit of maintaining their long and straight. As part of the Faith.
(Verse 10) On account of the angels, then, a woman should have a covering over her head to show that she is under her husband's authority.
-- Again, what if she is not married? Otherwise, why should the angels be concerned about it?
(Verse 11) In our life in the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
-- This presumes we all live in a society where every women is matched to a man for a prearranged marriage, and there are no women who lives independently on her own single, unmarried. This scripture certainly does not apply to the reality of life of financial hardships and political rights (which is no different than what was granted to Paul as a Roman citizen) in this 21st century. It is certainly not the duty for Christians to demand changes in the Law and society to conform to the Bible standards. This an example of a few other scriptures in the New Testament that is simply out-dated as a rule for Christian living in this multi-racial, and multi-cultural 21st century.
(Verse 13) Judge for yourselves whether it is proper for a woman to pray to God in public worship with nothing on her head.
-- It is certainly a cultural decision. Especially if we consider an elderly virgin or widow who wears her hair short. Therefore, we should judge for ourselves on this matter.
(Verse 14) Why, nature itself teaches you that long hair on a man is a disgrace, but on a woman it is a thing of beauty.
-- So, how is it unnatural when we know with certain animals it is the male that is more decorated than the female of the species. Like the Lion, the Peacock and of course horned animals, like sheep, goats and cows.
How is long hair a disgrace to a man if a shaved head is also a symbol of submission in slavery.
How is it unnatural if a Nazerite is not allowed to cut his hair, but let it grow long as sign of his submission. Yet with Judge Samson, it was a sign of his power.
This is clearly a matter of cultural discrimination, if not also racial. African people naturally have very curly hair. It does not behave like the straight hair of Europeans, Semitics and Asians. Why should these physical and cultural standards of beauty be imposed upon curly haired Africans?
What in particular puzzles me, is that, at that time of the ancient world, African people were not straightening their hair like most women do today. It should have been obvious and conspicuous that Africans wore their hair braided or in locks, short or as an Afro, indistinguishable among men and women, except for maybe style.
So, how would anyone define long hair among a race of curly haired people since no matter how long the stands of hair grow, they all stand upwards, unless weighed down in braids, locks, bands or wraps.
This custom has subjected African women into a mental handicap of self mutilation transforming their hair into an imitation of the straightened hair styles of Europeans and Asians. Thereby, being able to conform to the customs to wear similar head coverings as Europeans and Asians.
(Verse 15) Her long hair has been given her to serve as a covering.
-- A definite inconsistency. If her hair serves as a covering then why wear another covering over it?
(Verse 16) But if anyone wants to argue about it, all I have to say is that neither we nor the churches of God have any other custom in worship.
-- It is precisely for that reason that as a custom, it does not apply as a rule for all people, especially not for African curly haired people.
-- I believe we should have no such customs regarding dress and hairstyles except to be modest, respectful and holy.
“The women should adorn themselves in appropriate dress, with modesty and soundness of mind, not with [excessive] styles of hair braiding and gold or pearls or very expensive clothing, but in the way that is proper for women professing devotion to God, namely, through good works.” (1 Tim. 2:9, 10)”
“Styles and customs vary not only in different parts of the world but also from one decade to the next. If the Bible had provided a list of acceptable styles of dress and grooming, it would now be out-of-date in that regard.”
Excerpt From: WATCHTOWER. “The Watchtower, May 2016.” Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. p.30.
NEW NOTE TO ADD: According to Liber Pontificalis, Linus issued a decree that women should cover their heads in church, created the first fifteen bishops, and that he died a martyr and was buried on the Vatican Hill next to Peter. It gives the date of his death as 23 September, the date on which his feast is still celebrated. His name is included in the Roman Canon of the Mass.
With respect to Linus's supposed decree requiring women to cover their heads, J.P. Kirsch commented in the Catholic Encyclopedia: "Without doubt this decree is apocryphal, and copied by the author of the Liber Pontificalis from the first Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (11:5) and arbitrarily attributed to the first successor of the Apostle in Rome.
From Wikipedia
APPARENTLY, I WAS CORRECT, IT WAS THIS BISHOP LINUS WHO ADDED THESE WORDS TO THE APSTLES PAUL’S LETTER OF 1ST. CORINTIANS.
ERROR NUMBER FIVE:
“Submit yourselves for the Lordʼs sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. For it is Godʼs will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as Godʼs slaves. Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor. Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.”
1 Peter 2:13-21 NIV
This scripture contradicts Christ own counsel that “you cannot slave for two masters,” and “pay Caesar’s things to Caesar but God’s things to God.”
"Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
Matthew 22:21 ESV
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
Matthew 6:24 ESV
“But don’t you be called ‘Rabbi,’ for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers. Call no man on the earth your father, for one is your Father, he who is in heaven. Neither be called masters, for one is your master, the Christ. But he who is greatest among you will be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
Matthew 23:8-12 WEB
“But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.”
Acts 5:29 WEB
CALL NO MAN ON EARTH - YOUR - FATHER, MASTER OR TEACHER. (And, I can only assume anyone who is not your natural father is meant here).
ERROR NUMBER SIX:
WHY WAS THE MESSIAH NOT NAMED IMMANUEL?
I realized from the movie “The Replacement gods”, that the only possible reason why the Son of God was named Jesus instead of Immanuel is because of the art of words or deception, otherwise known as magic and spells (as in spelling). After removing the name Jehovah from the Greek Septuagint Bible and New Testament books, the Christian translators took it upon themselves to make Jesus (Yehoshua meaning Jehovah is Salvation) the surrogate of Jehovah. Thus establishing the worship of Jesus as God rather than Jehovah. Immanuel would not be a suitable name since God could not have a name that says God is with US, including the person named, rather than saying God is with you. They rightly presume nobody would question a scripture that says an angel named him Jesus as if it is the same as Immanuel in some way.
I can only confirm this by reason of the obvious, that for 2 thousand years of invoking the name of Jesus has brought nothing good into the world except more wars and division. It has no power to expel demons or evil people who may even bear the name Jesus themselves. Following the teachings of the Son of God is certainly beneficial and life saving but invoking the name Jesus is not.
I believe that even Christ is not the same as Messiah, because no one calls him the English meaning Anointed One as in the “Chosen One”. Yeah, right, that is someone completely different.
Michael, Miguel and Michel might seem like an insignificant difference but how is it translated into Chinese for example. Do you translate by meaning, like the Greeks did with Kristos from Messiah or do you translate it by sound like Moshiach (Hebrew) becomes Messiah (English) or like Michael (English), Michel (French), Miguel (Spanish) from Micah-El (Hebrew)?
I AM COMPELLED TO BELIEVE THAT THE CHRISTIAN TRANSLATORS OF THE GREEK SEPTUAGINT CHOSE THE THE NAME JESUS FOR THE MESSIAH AS A SURROGATE FOR JEHOVAH, AND COULD NOT CHANGE THE QUOTED HEBREW SCRIPTURE OF ISAIAH IN MATTHEW 1:23, BUT USED THE MEANING OF IMMANUEL AS A JUSTIFICATION. Why else would Matthew a Jew who wrote his book in Hebrew need to define the meaning of a Hebrew name to Jewish people?
LOOK AT THE ‘COMPLETE JEWISH BIBLE’ IN COMPARISON. IT ADDED A NOTE EXPLAINING THE MEANING OF JESUS, BUT NO OTHER BIBLE VERSION HAS SUCH A NOTE ADDED TO THE SCRIPTURE.
“She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Yeshua, [which means ‘ ADONAI saves,’] because he will save his people from their sins.” All this happened in order to fulfill what ADONAI had said through the prophet, “The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him ‘Immanu El.” (The name means, “God is with us.”) When Yosef awoke he did what the angel of ADONAI had told him to do — he took Miryam home to be his wife, but he did not have sexual relations with her until she had given birth to a son, and he named him Yeshua.”
Mattityahu (Mat) 1:21-25 CJB
“But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins. Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us. And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took unto him his wife; and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.”
Matthew 1:20-25 ASV
SO, I WILL TAKE IT UPON MYSELF TO INCLUDE THE NAME AND TITLE IN ALL THE SCRIPTURES THAT MENTIONS THE NAME JESUS AND CHRIST:
“And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, Who is this? And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, [Immanuel], from Nazareth of Galilee.”
Matthew 21:10-11 ASV
“And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and saith unto them that were there, This man also was with [Immanuel] of Nazareth.”
Matthew 26:71 ASV
“And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and saith unto them that were there, This man also was with [Immanuel] of Nazareth.”
Matthew 26:71 ASV
“Pilate saith unto them, What then shall I do unto [Immanuel] who is called Christ [Messiah]? They all say, Let him be [impaled] .
And they set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS [IMMANUEL] THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
Matthew 27:22, 37 ASV
“The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid. For I know that you are looking for [Immanuel] who was [impaled].”
Matthew 28:5 MEV
“And he cried out, “Leave us alone! What do You have to do with us, [Immanuel] of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are, the Holy One of God.””
Mark 1:24 MEV
“and cried out with a loud voice, “What have You to do with me, [Immanuel], Son of the Most High God? I adjure You by God, do not torment me.””
Mark 5:7 MEV
“When he heard that it was [Immanuel] of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!””
Mark 10:47 MEV
“While [Immanuel] taught in the temple, He said, “How can the scribes say that Christ is the Son of David? David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, until I put Your enemies under Your feet.” ’ David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ How then is He his Son?” And the large crowd heard him gladly.”
Mark 12:35-37 MEV
“But He kept silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, “Are You the [Messiah], the Son of the Blessed One?” [Immanuel] said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.” The high priest tore his robes, saying, “What need do we have of any further witnesses? You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?” They all condemned Him as guilty unto death.”
Mark 14:61-64 MEV
“When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with [Immanuel] of Nazareth.””
Mark 14:67 MEV
“He said to them, “Do not be frightened. You are looking for [Immanuel] of Nazareth, who was [impaled]. He is risen. He is not here. See the place where they laid Him.”
Mark 16:6 MEV
“But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Listen, you will conceive in your womb and bear a Son and shall call His name [Immanuel]. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. And of His kingdom there will be no end.” Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you. Therefore the Holy One who will be born will be called the Son of God. Listen, your cousin Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age. And this is the sixth month with her who was declared barren. For with God nothing will be impossible.””
Luke 1:30-37 MEV
“When eight days had passed and the Child was circumcised, He was named [Immanuel], the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.”
Luke 2:21 MEV
““Leave us alone! What have You to do with us, [Immanuel] of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!””
Luke 4:34 MEV
“When he saw [Immanuel], he cried out and fell down before Him, and with a loud voice said, “What have You to do with me, [Immanuel], Son of the Most High God? I plead with You, do not torment me.””
Luke 8:28 MEV
“They lifted up their voices, saying, “[Immanuel], Master, have pity on us!””
Luke 17:13 MEV
“He cried out, “[Immanuel], Son of David, have mercy on me!””
Luke 18:38 MEV
“Then he said to [Immanuel], “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.””
Luke 23:42 MEV
“He said to them, “What things?” They said to Him, “Concerning [Immanuel] of Nazareth, who was a prophet, powerful in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers handed Him over to be sentenced to death and [impaled] Him. But we were hoping that it was He who was to redeem Israel. Moreover, today is the third day since these things happened.”
Luke 24:19-21 MEV
“They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we want to see [Immanuel].””
John 12:21 MEV
“Again [Immanuel] asked them, “Whom do you seek?” They said, “[Immanuel] of Nazareth.””
John 18:7 MEV
“Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, "[Immanuel] of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."”
John 19:19 ESV
“but these are written so that you may believe that [Immanuel] is the [Messiah], the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”
John 20:31 ESV
“"I, [Immanuel], have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star."”
Revelation 22:16 ESV
ERROR NUMBER SEVEN:
“the women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, as the Law also says. If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.”
1 Corinthians 14:34-35 ESV
I DON’T KNOW OF ANY POPULAR CHRISTIAN CHURCH THAT FOLLOW THIS RULE. BUT NOBODY WANTS TO SAY IT IS WRONG.
ERROR NUMBER EIGHT:
“if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister.”
Colossians 1:23 ESV
“THE GOSPEL...HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED IN ALL CREATION UNDER HEAVEN” REALLY? IN THE FIRST CENTURY AD?
THIS IS TYPICAL BIBLE LANGUAGE THAT REFERS TO A SMALL REGION OF THE WORLD AS HAPPENING TO THE WHOLE EARTH.
PAUL OR THE HOLY SPIRIT APPARENTLY DON’T KNOW THERE WERE CHINESE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, AMONG OTHERS.
ERROR NUMBER NINE:
“lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest.
John 4:35 - MEV
IS IT WHITE, RIGHT OR RIPE? There is an obvious error here.
The barley, wheat or whatever are not white and don’t look white at harvest. Obviously white sounds like right or ripe, but every translation of the Bible say white. However, does white, right and ripe sound the same in Greek and Hebrew? How could that mistake happen?
The usual explanations are:
“alluding to the corn fields, which, when ripe, and near harvest, look white: hence we read of (.....) , "the white field": which the Jews say is a field sown with wheat or barley, and so called to distinguish it from a field planted with trees; though it may be rather, that it is so called from its white look when ripe. So the three Targums paraphrase ( Genesis 49:12 ) :
``his hills (his valleys, or fields, as Onkelos) (......) , "are white" with corn, and flocks of sheep.''
Christ here speaks not literally; for the fields could not be white at such a distance from harvest; but spiritually, of a harvest of souls;”
https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/john-4-35.html
Personally, I it seems since Greek normally translate by meaning rather than by sound, like Christ for Messiah. So, they probably meant to imply that white means right.
ERROR NUMBER TEN:
Personally, as an anti-trinitarian, I,take a biased issue with John 1:1 as a error by way translation in Greek. In the Greek word for God, there is no distinction of small ‘g’ god, and capital ‘G’ God. All the grammatical variations for God in Greek have nothing to do with what kind of god or how many gods or who is divine.
Acts 7:20 θεώ God, Divine
Exodus 32:1 θεούς gods (in most translations reads a god)
Deuteronomy 3:24 θεός God (in some translations reads god)
Judges 8:33 θεόν, god
Judges 9:27 θεού, god
Judges 16:23 θεός god; θεόν god, 24, θεώ god,,
Pslams 50:1 θεός θεών, God of gods
Psalms 81:1-4 θεώ God
Psalms 82:1 θεός God; θεών gods
In my research of the Greek lexicon, I find what inspired John to write this scripture:
“For while they were disbelieving all things by reason of the enchantments, Upon the destruction of the firstborn they confessed the people to be God's son.
Thine all-powerful word leaped from heaven out of the royal throne, A stern warrior, into the midst of the doomed land, Bearing as a sharp sword thine unfeigned commandment; And standing it filled all things with death; And while it touched the heaven it trode upon the earth.” Wisdom 18:13, 15-16 RV1895
This is an Apocrypha of the OT books. It corresponds to another common description of the Messiah in heaven:
“And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.”
Revelation 1:16 RV1895
JOHN 1:1 DOES NOT SAY THE WORD IS PART OF A GODHEAD TRINITY OR DUALITY IN THIS CASE SINCE IT SAYS NOTHING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
THE REST ARE FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS
ERROR. NUMBER 11:
And the serpent’s food will be dust.
Genesis 3:14 - Then Jehovah God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, you are the cursed one out of all the domestic animals and out of all the wild animals of the field. On your belly you will go, **and you will eat dust all the days of your life.**
I still do not understand this part, that the serpent "will eat dust". Serpents don't eat dust. Serpents eat other animals. Only worms eat dust. And so if they have not eaten dust since that time after the Garden of Eden, then why would they eat dust in the future paradise?
Other than that, "On your belly you will go," but that is what serpents do anyway!
For one thing, since it wasn't actually the serpent itself that deceived Eve, then Elohim obviously was speaking to the Devil, making his punishment to be equal to a worm. Otherwise the expression "eat my dust" has the meaning of defeating someone by putting his face down to the ground.
ERROR NUMBER 12:
"And I will put enmity between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring. He will crush your head, and you will strike him in the heel" Gen.3:15 NWT.
Obviously, this first prophecy is not about the offspring of a snake, he was taking about the Devil's offspring. But, the sequence is all wrong: if you first crush the snakes head then how can it next strike you in the heel? In every translation, it is written in the same sequence.
Actually, I think the application or interpretation of this prophecy is wrong. In A different translation it says:
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel."”
Genesis 3:15 ESV
‘He’, being the serpents offspring will bruise the of ‘her’ offspring, which is potentially fatal but the Messiah is resurrected. And ‘you,’ referring to Eve, her offspring will bruise ‘his,’ the serpents offspring’s heel, as in the example of Achelles Heel story leads to his defeat.
ERROR NUMBER 13:
Isaiah 65: 25 - “The wolf and the lamb will feed together, the lion will eat straw just like the bull.”
But the teeth of lions are not capable of eating straw.
Using poetic license in the Bible is misleading. Certainly it must mean that the lion will be as harmless to humans as the bull.
ERROR NUMBER 14:
Assumptions added by Moses to the original documents:
Giving names to the four rivers that flow from Eden and the areas it encircled. The four rivers coming from Eden are named after cities that only existed after the Flood.
What would Adam and Eve know about gold and precious stones? What would they do with it?
A flaming sword guarding the way to the tree of life. SWORD? How would Adam know what a sword is? Nobody had even a fist fight yet. Why not a flaming STICK, POLE, ROD?
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