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A Lamp in the Dark: The Untold History of the Bible


Dec 3, 2011
Through the many struggles of the dark ages, God's Word has triumphed as a result of the many efforts of the pioneers of the great Protestant reformation and the movements that followed.

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  1. King James Bible

    The King James Bible is the most printed book in the history of the world. Any so-called “1611” King James Version you buy today at the local Christian Bookstore is absolutely NOT the 1611. .. it is the 1769 Revised ‘Standard’ Oxford edition, even though it admits that nowhere, and may even say “1611” in the front… it’s just not true. Prepare to be shocked! The spellings have been revised, and some words changed, in almost every printing done since 1769, and fourteen entire books plus extra prefatory features have been removed from almost every printing done since 1885!

    The King James Version of the Bible is the only book that can claim one billion (one thousand million) copies in print. It was the official Bible of the Church of England – the “Anglican Church” – for almost four centuries. The 1611 King James Bible was a revision of the 1568 Bishops Bible, which was a revision of the 1539 Great Bible of King Henry VIII. It remains the most well-known, and most loved translation of the Bible to this day. The printings of the King James Bible produced in the 1600s and early 1700s are so strikingly different than the “King James Version” Bibles being published in modern times, it is a wonderful re-capturing of our Christian heritage to actually own one of the precious ancient copies that were among the first to come off a press.

    Imagine… having a genuine original ancient King James Bible as a family heirloom or display item for your home.
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    1. “Ask Jesus to be your Saviour!”

      THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION

      Many Modern Christian sects erroneously teach salvation is by something a sinner DOES. They make a person’s salvation dependent upon the works of the sinner. But nothing could be further from the truth of God’s word. According to the Bible, salvation is by taking what Jesus DID on the cross of Calvary, when he shed his blood to pay for the sins of man. This FINISHED WORK, once and for all, is the only thing that can give man the new birth, forgiveness of sins, and eternal life.

      The Bible clearly presents the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4:

      1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
      2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
      3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
      4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

      Notice the Gospel is what JESUS DID FOR MAN, and not what MAN CAN DO FOR GOD!

      A person is only saved by BELIEVING upon the finished work of Jesus Christ, when he shed his Precious Blood for our sins. This blood atonement was necessary, for without shedding of blood, is no remission (Heb. 9:22). God has always demanded blood for sin. In the Old Testament, God accepted the blood of a lamb. In the New Testament, God accepts the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the LAMB OF GOD, slain for your sins.

      The Gospel of 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 has five parts:

      1 Christ died
      2. For our sins
      3. Was buried
      4. Rose Again
      5. According to the Scriptures


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    2. An old preacher once said, “YOU CANNOT PREACH THE GOSPEL WITHOUT PREACHING THE BLOOD ATONEMENT OF CHRIST AND YOU CANNOT PREACH THE BLOOD ATONEMENT OF CHRIST WITHOUT PREACHING THE GOSPEL!”

      This is absolute Bible truth! For salvation by Jesus Christ’s bloody sacrifice on the cross is the only means in which God offers eternal life.

      Just as we see the blood of Christ in the five wounds He bear on the cross, so we too see the blood of Jesus in the the five points of the Gospel.

      Christ died. Jesus shed every drop of his precious blood on the cross of Calvary, dying in man’s place for man’s sins. His blood dropped into the ground.

      For our sins. The Bible likens sin unto blood in Isaiah 1:18: “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Scarlet and crimson are the color of BLOOD.

      Was buried. Jesus Christ was buried in the same ground in which his blood was spilt. When Abel, died, we read the following words in Gen. 4:10, “…the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground.” Shed blood speaks to God! Hebrews 12:24 then tell us the following about the blood of Jesus: “And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.” Christ’s blood speaks as well!

      Rose Again. When Jesus rose again, the Bible tells us Jesus Christ took his blood to heaven, and sprinkled it on the mercy seat there (Heb. 9:12-25), where it’s still waiting to wash away the sins of the most vilest sinner! Are you washed in the blood?

      According to the Scriptures. The whole Old Testament points to Jesus Christ as the Messiah. He’s pictured time and again in all the sacrifices the Jews slaughtered in the temple for the atonement of their sins. When Jesus died on the cross and the sacrificial Lamb of God, shedding his blood, he fulfilled prophecy written of him all throughout the Old Testament.

      So there you have it! The BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST is found all throughout the Gospel. You can’t preach the blood, without preaching the Gospel, and you can’t preach the Gospel without preaching the Blood. For the Bible clearly teaches salvation is by FAITH, without WORKS (Eph. 2:8,). Faith in what? FAITH IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST!

      Romans 3:25-28 make this clear:

      25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
      26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
      27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
      28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
      To be justified, or saved, a person’s faith must be wholly in the shed blood of Jesus Christ. This declares God the Just one. When a sinner is saved, he cannot boast about himself or his works. He’ll only brag upon Jesus who saved him from his sins!

      Sadly, in our modern age of apostasy, very few who claim to be Christians ever preach the blood of Jesus for salvation. But the simple Bible truth is, YOU CANNOT EVEN BE A CHRISTIAN UNLESS YOU ARE TRUSTING ONLY IN THE SHED BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST!

      Source: http://www.rrb3.com/tsam/salvation/gspl_salv_page.htm

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    1. Song of Solomon 2:12'
      Good News Translation

      12 in the countryside the flowers are in bloom.
      This is the time for singing;
      the song of doves is heard in the fields.

      Song of Solomon 2:12

      International Standard Version

      12 Blossoms have appeared in the land.
      The season of songbirds has arrived,
      and cooing of turtledoves is heard in our land.

      Song of Solomon 2:12

      1599 Geneva Bible

      12 The flowers appear in the earth: the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.

      Song of Solomon 2:12

      King James Version

      12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

      I don't believe in the 'Mandela effect'.
      Translating is human work and people make mistakes.
      In this case, both the Geneva Bible and the KJV are wrong because it's clearly about turtledoves.
      Remedy: never focus on just one translation!

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