THE KING JAMES BIBLE
By Pastor Dennis Dills
THE PRESERVED WORD
We have seen the moral fiber of our nation crumble before our eyes. Who would ever have believed we would see the things we see today? Surely, we are living in the closing moments of the day of Grace. The Lord Jesus Christ is about to come for His children.
We ask ourselves, “How has our moral principles been destroyed?” “Why is there so much confusion in our land on what is right and what is wrong?” “Why is there so many different bibles?” “Which one should I use and study?” Let us try to answer these questions.
The Devil is the author of confusion. He has always been out to destroy lives of individuals and destroy the biblical principles that govern the survival of people and nations. His best weapon to do so is to put question marks around the WORD OF GOD, THE BIBLE. This he has been doing since man was created in the Garden of Eden.
Look at the question mark and the change the Devil made in the Word of God in the book of Genesis.
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Do you see the question mark causing Eve to doubt the Word of God? Now notice her answer and the changes that are made.Genesis 3:2-4 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Now you see where Eve and the Devil have changed what God has said. The Devil does his work by changing and altering the Word of God. His methods have not changed today either. That is the reason for so many different versions (or perversions) of the Bible. These are given to confuse men and women in order to keep them from giving their lives to the Lord.
CONFUSION
Multitudes are confused about which Bible is the correct one. Many arguments are made in defense of certain translations. Some argue that they study from a certain version simply because it is easier to understand. The real question that should be asked is not “is it easier to understand?”, but “does it come from God?”
Over the past one hundred years, the Devil has really been changing and perverting the Bible. The sad fact is that many preachers (or hirelings?) have jumped track and endorsed many different versions. Many have even gone from one version to another and then to others. The Bible has been changed and revised so many times that now people are confused about which Bible is the one that is Divinely inspired of God.
GOD THUNDERS A WARNING
God has a warning concerning the tampering of the BIBLE………
Revelation 22:18,19: For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 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, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
The Bible is the only rule book man has to live by that will hold his morals high and bless his soul. When it becomes perverted, man becomes perverted in his thinking. Each time the Bible is revised or rewritten, many things are changed and often times omitted.
By now you probably are asking, “Which Bible is the correct one? The AUTHORIZED KING JAMES BIBLE, is the correct one. As a matter of a fact, if you don’t have an Authorized King James Bible, you need to throw it away and get one. Most all revised versions have been rewritten from the King James Bible.
When the Revised Version came out, many thought it was good. They began to study from it. Preachers endorsed it and began preaching and teaching from it. Later, it too was not sufficient, so another version came out and then another and then another etc.
Many made such spill over the “Good News For Modern Man” book. It carried the lime light for a while and faded away. The paraphrased “Living Bible” made the scene with its vulgarity, and many went wild over it. Now multitudes have jumped over the “New International Version (NIV). It too, has changed the meanings of many verses and also omitted several others. Books that are called Bibles are being produced every day. This will continue until JESUS COMES.
WARNINGWoe unto the preacher or teacher who will endorse these perversions and feed young converts these changes of the Word of God. The NIV has become more popular than any other perversion of our day. It could very well be the “One World Bible”.
Many will say, “But the King James bible is hard to understand”. Others will say, “The new versions are easier to understand”. Just remember that the Bible has come from God and not man. If we want to know more about the Bible, we must know the author of the Bible. Nobody knows more about the Bible than the author of the Bible. The Author of the Bible is God.
The Bible was written by over forty writers but they were led by the same Holy Spirit.
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2 Peter 1:20,21 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.Therefore, to know the Bible, we must know the God of the Bible. In order to know the God of the Bible, we must have a personal relationship with the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ. To know Jesus Christ, we must first be introduced to Him by the Holy Spirit. This is accomplished through the preaching of the Word of God. The preaching of the Word of God brings conviction to the sinner. The sinner then has the choice of accepting or rejecting the plan of salvation as introduced to him through the Bible. So you see, it is important that the Bible be not altered to change its meaning. Look at what God says:
Isaiah 55:8,9: For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Man will never be able to understand the Bible unless he obtains his understanding from God through the teaching of the Holy Spirit. It takes the anointing of the Holy Spirit upon our study of the Bible to teach us the truths we need to know.
1 John 2:27 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.
THE BIBLE IS NOT UNDERSTOOD BY NATURAL MAN
The Bible cannot be understood by the man or woman who does not know the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour. The Bible calls the lost man a natural man.
1 Corinthians 2:14 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.
The first thing that must be done in order to start understanding the Bible is to make sure you have given your heart to the Lord. The next thing you should do is not to forsake the study of it daily. As you study, you will find many, many verses you will not understand. Don’t fret or worry about that, just keep on studying. Remember, a new born baby does not eat steak the day after its birth. It has to grow until it has teeth and able to chew. You will have to do the same. Don’t let the Devil ruin your Christian life by trying to substitute the Bible (The King James) with another version (perversion). The Devil’s goal has always been to destroy the Bible and then he can destroy our lives, our homes, and our country.
To alter or change the Word of God is to change the plan of God for man. God has chosen His Word to convict, convince, and convert man from the penalty of sin. Man may try to change the fact of the New Birth, Heaven, or Hell in his so-called better translations, but this will not change the mind of God. It may soothe the minds of men but it will not change the facts. God’s Word is forever settled.
Romans 10:13-15,17: For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Why should man even try to change the old King James Bible? It has brought more to Jesus and done more for mankind than all of the other so-called bibles put together.
SATAN ATTACKS
If the Devil cannot make people change versions of the Bible, he will attack them in another avenue. Usually, he tries to get people to doubt the Inspiration of the Bible. He places clouds of doubt upon the Bible by saying that the Bible is full of errors and contradictions. The Authorized King James Bible is without error and contradictions. Any so-called contradictions will be found between the ears and not between the covers of the Bible.
Remember, the Bible is the most hated, despised, and fought against Book that has ever been on the face of the earth. The reason the Devil hates this book is because it exposes him for who he is, a master deceiver. He has always fought the Word of God. The Bible is the most protected and preserved book available to man. God promised that He would preserve the Bible.
Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
The King James Bible is the most fought against Bible today. This alone should cause the skeptics, the mockers, and the scoffers to stand up and take notice. Man would have to be blind and willingly ignorant not to be able to see this.
2 Corinthians 4:3-4: But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
The Devil has introduced so many different bibles until there is so much confusion in the land. Our children and grand-children are the ones who will really suffer. This nation is in real trouble because it has forsaken the Word of God. Who would ever have believed that it would one day be wrong to read the Bible and pray in our public schools. But long before prayer and Bible reading was taken out of our schools, it was taken out of our homes. We the parents have allowed the Devil to rob us of a real heritage from the Lord.
ATTACKS FROM WITHIN
ATTACKS FROM WITHIN
Some publishers have been taking liberties with the text of the King James Bible. These changes are being made to the King James Bible without changing the name of it. Many do not even know this is being done. This shows how deceitful and wicked the Devil really is. We will give you the changes that are being made that we know about. Please check your Bible to see if yours has been changed. Remember, we are talking about Bibles that are marked King James.
They have taken the liberty to not capitalize the word “spirit” in many places. To capitalize the “s” in “spirit” is proper when referring to the Holy Spirit. Check the following verses in your King James Bible to see if they have been tampered with. These should have the word “Spirit” capitalized.
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Genesis 1:2 Genesis 41:38 Judges 3:10 Judges 6:34 Judges 11:29 Judges 13:25 Judges 14:6 Judges 14:1 Judges 15:14 I Samuel 10:6 I Samuel 10:10 I Samuel 11:6 I Samuel 16:1 I Samuel 16:14 I Samuel 19:2 I Samuel 19:2 II Samuel 23:2 I Kings 2:16 II Chronicles 15:1 II Chronicles 18:23 II Chronicles 20:14 II Chronicles 24:20 Job 33:4 Isaiah 40:13 Isaiah 48:16 Isaiah 59:19 Isaiah 61:1 Isaiah 63:10 Isaiah 63:11 Isaiah 63:14 Ezekiel 11:5 Ezekiel 11:24 Matthew 4:1
By making these changes the Devil has set out to deny the deity of the Holy Spirit. The Bible teaches a Trinity, One God, manifested in three Persons. The Holy Spirit is not a force, He is a Person. He is honored with a capital “S”.
Now, we will give you some word changes that have been made.
OLD TESTAMENT CHANGES
1. The word rereward changed to rearward in Numbers 10:25, Joshua 6:9, Joshua 6:13, I Samuel 29:2, Isaiah 52:12, and Isaiah 58:8.
2. The word his changed to this in Deuteronomy 17:20
3. The word or changed to and in Joshua 19:2.
4. The word travail changed to travel in Numbers 20:14.
5. The word emerods changed to hemorrhoids in I Samuel 6:4,5,11,17.
6. The word sin changed to sins in II Chronicles 33:19
5. The word emerods changed to hemorrhoids in I Samuel 6:4,5,11,17.
6. The word sin changed to sins in II Chronicles 33:19
7. The word flieth changed to fleeth in Nahum 3:16.
8. The word ye changed to he in Jeremiah 34:16.
9. The word lender changed to leader in Proverbs 22:7.
NEW TESTAMENT CHANGES
1. The word further changed to farther in Matthew 26:39.
2. The word winefat changed to winevat in Mark 12:1
3. The word ensample changed to example in I Corinthians 10:11, Philippians 3:17, I Thessalonians 1:7, II Thessalonians 3:9, I Peter 5:3, and II Peter 2:6.
4. The word hoised changed to hoisted in Acts 27:40.
5. The word we changed to who in I Thessalonians 5:14.
6. The word throughly changed to thoroughly in II Timothy 3:17.
7. The word inhabiters changed to inhabitants in Revelation 12:12.
If your King James Bible has been tampered with, check some of your older Bibles that you have and you will see the difference. This shows how subtil the Devil is.
All of these changes may have not occurred in your Bible, but if any have yours has been corrupted. Different publishers are changing different places. Who gives them the liberty?
There should be no question about which Bible to read and study. There is only one Bible that is Divinely Inspired, Inerrant, and Infallible, THE KING JAMES BIBLE. God has promised us good success in life if we will honor His Word. Don’t let the Devil steal your blessings and blind your eyes by placing question marks in your mind concerning the Bible.
Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Psalms 119:9-11: Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Let the arguments cease. Look in the front of your Bible to see if it is a copy of the AUTHORIZED KING JAMES BIBLE. If it does not read this, throw it away and obtain a copy. Then, read it, study it, and meditate upon it. Direct your life with it. Guide your home with it. We need to live by the Word of God. If we live right by the Word of God, then we can die right by the Word of God.
By now many have probably gotten many arguments with the contents of this booklet., but there is coming a day when the arguments will stop.
Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
Philippians 2:9-11: Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Many will say that the version you carry and use is not important. This is another tactic the Devil presents. It is time that God’s people realized that it is important what they carry for a Bible. Many people carry these perversions simply because they do not know any better. They have not stopped to analyze the seriousness of the matter. But now, YOU ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE, YOU HAVE READ THE TRUTH.
Our children are being raised and spiritually raped in a cold lax environment concerning spiritual things. If preachers and church leaders do not hold to something our children will fall for everything. It is high time that we get seriously concerned about the Word of God. People have turned a deaf ear to the truth.
Jeremiah 6:15,16: Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
If God’s people desire to know the truth they must have an open mind. If your mind is closed, then you will be offended at the truth. An open mind and an open heart will bring the truth to the soul every time. We will all stand and give an account of how we have handled God’s Word. It is wrong to tamper with His Book.
If God’s people desire to know the truth they must have an open mind. If your mind is closed, then you will be offended at the truth. An open mind and an open heart will bring the truth to the soul every time. We will all stand and give an account of how we have handled God’s Word. It is wrong to tamper with His Book.
Please earnestly pray for God to show you the truth. Don’t allow the Devil to convince you that this issue is of little or no importance. The only WEAPON we have against the Devil is the Word of God. When we are confused about the Bible then we will have trouble fighting him.
Remember, the Devil hates the Bible because it is and it declares the truth. The Devil hates the truth. He is not of the truth.
John 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
The Devil also hates the Bible because it tells him where he is going:
Revelation 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Have you compared the different versions?
ReplyDeleteI believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God. I also believe God is capable of preserving His message and Truth verbally through His servants, as well as in the written form of the Bible.
ReplyDeleteTo trust that the Holy Spirit was present when King James translated the original writings, but then to not trust that the SAME Holy Spirit could also guide God's chilren to translate once more...is a contradiction unto itself.
I do believe there are many perverted translations out there...but I happen to disagree that they are the ones mentioned in your post.
I often use the King James version for study and reflection. The Truth is not merely in words, but in the message.
Hugs,
Sarah
I have and use my King James Bible. It is a harder version but I feel that makes me stop and really evaluate what it is I am reading. I think that is a wonderful way to study the Bible instead of being spoon fed what others feel I should be getting out of it or how they interpret what the Bible says.
ReplyDeleteI could not stop reading the post. So powerful. A very thought provoking post.
My own thoughts on this subject... First of all ,this is a re-post from another blog and was not meant to be a post to stir up problems. It's only to share what I believe & agree with and to possibly share more info on the "King James Bible"and why it's my 1st choice and only choice for me. If you are satisfied with the other versions then continue to read them...that is your choice. I'm not here to down or bash anyone on their bible choice. This is just to educate others on the KJV. I just feel if it's not broken then why fix it? I believe when God inspired the authors to write the Bible ,that He got it right the first time and wouldn't need to have it re-done,taken away from,or added to by others.I have been raised up by the KJV.It worked for my g-grandparents, my grandparents, my parents,and for Hubs & me,and I'm raising my kids and my kids are raising my grand baby by it too. I have owned and compared some of the other versions. I too found that in many of the cases there were verses made to sound weaker or watered down (maybe to sound better to the reader or to help them better understand it) and many have changed or deleted whole verses...this can't be right. If it wasn't meant to be in there then God wouldn't have have added it in the very start. I know that most of the new version bibles have been re-written from the KJV for the purpose of easier reading and understanding. This may be okay with some, but for me I don't want a changed Bible. I want a bible that has stood through the ages and one that has never been proven by anyone that it has errors in it. Even the top bible scholars can't find errors in the KJV ,because it is error proof Bible ... which leads me to believe even stronger that it's from God and His Holy Word. I may be wrong and if I am then I will answer for misleading anyone that I have. However,as for me and my house the KJV is the only bible for us. God bless you all:)
ReplyDeleteOh, I wasn't offended at all! I hope I didn't leave you with that impression?
ReplyDeleteMy point was that the original texts were not written in English at all, so the KJV is actually a translation of the original writings of the prophets.
There are words and verses that were 'lost in translation' during this process, but the message has been preserved by God's Hand.
I'm just trying to offer a different perspective.
Hugs,
Sarah
I'm not offended either.
ReplyDeleteThank you.