The Prophetic Truths of The Rapture, The Seven Years of the Great
Tribulation and The One Thousand Year Reign of Jesus Christ on Earth has
been butchered by the Paraphrased Translators. You cannot read these
strange translations without seeing the loss of those great BEDROCK
doctrines of the end times. Try reading I Thessalonians Chapter four in
"The Message" paraphrase. You will see that "The Shout of the Lord, the
Voice of the Archangel and The Trump of God" are all missing in their
original strong wording. It all sounds empty. This is the main reason
the great Hope of Christ's Triumphant Coming to Rapture the Bride is
woefully missing in the Pulpits of our churches.
I cannot imagine a greater offense against man or God than the offense
committed by the creators of the paraphrased Bibles. These books that
are called Bibles are filled with lies. Even worse, you cannot always
identify which Bibles are paraphrased because the new approach is
"dynamic equivalent translations." That's just a deceiving term to cover
up the fact that you are reading a lying paraphrase. The New
International Version (NIV) is a "dynamic equivalent translation" and is
clearly a lying paraphrase in many instances of its text. These are
tough words, and I certainly do not desire to offend anyone. I have
friends who use these Bibles, and I hurt to write in such a manner as
will anger them. The church must have the undiluted truth.
As we progress in this article, I am going to prove to you that these
books called Bibles are lies. What is a lie? The Old English dictionary
that I use says the following, "lie" a false statement made with the
intention of deceiving; anything misleading or of the nature of
imposture: (with the) accusation of lying." (Chambers English
Dictionary, W & R Chambers Ltd, Edinburgh, p. 824.) Notice the part of
that meaning that says "anything misleading or of the nature of
imposture." What if I should take quotes from anyone of the successful
authors of our day and constantly change those quotes but never tell my
readers what I had done. As those quotes were read that convey
misinformation assigned to the original author, I would be in trouble. I
could not imagine doing that to my worst possible enemy.
Let's say that I did that, and they sued me in court. Imagine that we
are standing before the judge and my defense is being presented. I could
say something like this, "All I did was put your words in a different
arrangement so I could convey what I thought you intended to say. Yes, I
lifted out some things that seemed unimportant to me and I added some
other things that help convey what I thought you intended." The court
would treat me like a crazy man, and I would be found guilty. Yet,
that's exactly what the paraphrased Bibles have done.
The Spirit of God warned us about this matter with a stark warning. "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." (Revelation 22:18-19). After
serving my Lord for fifty-nine wonderful years, I cannot grasp why
anyone would want to modernize or change truth. I do not write about
these issues out of anger but with a hurting heart. These are God's
eternal words. They have life and death in each of them. They are
eternal truth not just a few stories.
The present best seller by Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life, would
have been condemned to the ash heap twenty to thirty years ago. Southern
Baptist leaders and ministers of the past, the denomination in which I
was raised, would have conducted a book burning in the church parking
lots. But, because of the gradual effect of the lying paraphrases, it
has become acceptable to use New Age ideas that saturate these corrupt
Bibles. The Scriptures that I am going to show you prove beyond a doubt
that they are lies and not God's infallible words.
Rick Warren's book is filled with these paraphrases. He proves one
foolish idea after another with a quote from a corrupt Bible. He
interweaves these corrupt quotes so skillfully that you have to be a
master in discernment to detect his design. I have never read another
book that gives so much credence to these questionable Bibles. Let's
review a number of Scriptures and see the difference between truth and
error. In most cases there is very little in the paraphrase to remotely
suggest a connection. The Word of God is a living book that literally
transforms the believing person that accepts and internalizes the truth.
We dare not rob the Word of God of the power to redeem and work
miracles. It was the miracle of the Word that transformed me, and I have
never desired one thing from which the Word cleansed me.
First Scriptures! Rick Warren used several paraphrased verses from the
New Living Translation in his chapter on "Becoming Best Friends with
God." He quotes Apostle Paul, who states as translated in the King James
Version, "And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement." (Romans 5:11,).
But, Rick Warren chose a paraphrased version because it fits his
seeker-friendly theology. Now, look at the paraphrase. "Now, we can
rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God "all because of
what our Lord Jesus Christ has done for us in making us friends of God."
(Romans 5:11, New Living Translation).
After one sentence, he quotes another paraphrase. The verse he now
quotes says in the word-for-word King James Bible, "And all things are
of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ." (II
Corinthians 5:18a,). Mr. Warren quotes Jesus Christ as saying, "All this
is done by God, who through Jesus Christ changed us from enemies into
his friends." (II Corinthians 5:18a,) Today's English Version).
In both
of these quotes the strong theological words of "atonement" and
"reconciled" are passed over for the empty theology of "friends." No
person that believes in the infallible Scripture can take this
carelessly.
On that same page and in the same context, he gives another quote that
shows no kin to truth in Holy Scripture. The King James Bible says, "For
thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is
a jealous God." (Exodus 34:14,). The author reaches again for his New
Living Translation, "He is a God who is passionate about his
relationship with you." (Exodus 34:14, New Living Translation). There is
a lot of difference between a "passionate" God and a God that is
"jealous" about His truths. Please note that the paraphrased lie called
him "a God." This one page in Rick Warren's book labels it as a New Age
book. All three of these quotes from the paraphrased lies were from one
page of Rick Warren's book.
If you have this book, The Purpose Driven Life, stop your reading for a
little research. Go through a few pages and look up each Scripture in a
word-for-word translation and make a list of the changes. You owe it to
yourself and to anyone to whom you might suggest reading this book. This
concern is far bigger than the book by Rick Warren. Let's take a look at
some of the varying problems in the lying paraphrases. I will start back
in at two very important Scriptures. This will show that the
translators, or should we say paraphrasers, are very careless with
truth.
The Rock is Gone! The New International Version is filled with
paraphrased lies. Remember, the meaning of a lie is to tell a partial
truth or to leave out a part of the whole. The only way to keep a
paraphrased story from being a lie is to warn the reader that the whole
story has been changed. Of course, that would make a very cumbersome
Bible. Look at this great text from the words of Jesus Christ Himself.
"He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the
foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat
vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded
upon a rock." (Luke 6:48,). Jesus Christ Himself is unquestionably the
Rock" to which the Son of God refers.
Now, let's look at the NIV. "He is like a man building a house, who dug
down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the
torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well
built." (Luke 6:48, NIV). The paraphraser say "rock" instead of "a rock"
in the beginning of the text and then leave out the main use of the
word, "rock," where the emphasis was established. There is a great
difference in a "well built house" in the NIV and "house founded upon a
rock." Here is the original Textus Receptus word-for-word translation,
which shows the King James Bible to be a perfect English translation.
"He is like a man building a house, who dug and deepened, and laid a
foundation on the rock; and a flood happening, the stream burst against
that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the
rock." (Luke 6:48, Textus Receptus).
A paraphrased Bible called The Message is one of the worst. Let's look
at a key passage in II Thessalonians which is filled with prophetic
truths that are very important to understanding End-Time events. Most
paraphrased Bibles are written to promote post-millennialism.
I do not
know one new version that could be called a pre-tribulation or
pre-millennial text. I believe that factor is part of the push to
eradicate the King James Version. Look at this passage in the beautiful
language of the Authorized Bible. "Let no man deceive you by any means:
for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and
that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and
exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so
that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is
God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these
things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in
his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now
letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that
Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his
mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him,
whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and
lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them
that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they
might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,
that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who
believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness." (II
Thessalonians 2:3-12,).
Now, look at The Message Bible. "Don't fall for any line like that.
Before that day comes, a couple of things have to happen. First, the
Apostasy. Second, the debut of the Anarchist, a real dog of Satan. He'll
defy and then take over every so-called god or altar. Having cleared
away the opposition, he'll then set himself up in God's Temple as "God
Almighty." Don't you remember me going over all this in detail when I
was with you? Are your memories that short? You'll also remember that I
told you the Anarchist is being held back until just the right time.
That doesn't mean that the spirit of anarchy is not now at work. It is,
secretly and underground. But the time will come when the Anarchist will
no longer be held back, but will be let loose. But don't worry. The
Master Jesus will be right on his heels and blow him away. The Master
appears and "puff!", the Anarchist is out of there. The Anarchist's
coming is all Satan's work. All his power and signs and miracles are
fake, evil sleight of hand that plays to the gallery of those who hate
the truth that could save them. And since they're so obsessed with evil,
God rubs their noses in it and gives them what they want. Since they
refuse to trust truth, they're banished to their chosen world of lies
and illusions." (II Thessalonians 2:3-12, The Message). We must identify
the apparent losses:
The Antichrist is only an anarchist.
The simple words "falling away" are removed.
The whole idea of a "Restrainer" is missing.
The judgment of Antichrist is a "puff."
There is no picture of Christ's glorious return.
The wicked are banished rather than damned.
The whole passage is a joke compared to the strong, awesome language of
the truth. This new text is simply a paraphrased lie.
Jesus Has a Mother and a Father? One of the darkest facts about the new
versions of Scripture is the influence of Catholic ideas, Bibles, and
manuscripts. Rick Warren quotes from two different Catholic Bibles in
his book, The Purpose Driven Life. I will give you three texts right out
of one of them, which is entitled The New Jerusalem Bible. First, I'll
give you the truth in all of these passages. "And when the days of her
purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they
brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord." (Luke 2:22,).
"And Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were spoken
of him." (Luke 2:33, KJV). "And when they had fulfilled the days, as
they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph
and his mother knew not of it." (Luke 2:43,). These texts preserve His
purity and the fact that He had no need of purification. Also, preserved
was the fact of His virgin birth and that He did not have an earthly
father.
Now, look at what the Catholic Bible does to Him. I quote the same three
texts out of the paraphrased Bible that was used by Mr. Warren. "And
when the day came for them to be purified in keeping with the Law of
Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord." (Luke
2:22, The New Jerusalem Bible). "As the child's father and mother were
wondering at the things that were being said about him." (Luke 2:33, The
New Jerusalem Bible). "When the days of the feast were over and they set
off home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem without his parents
knowing it." (Luke 2:43, The New Jerusalem Bible. Underlining added.).
These Scriptures present a totally different Jesus that was taken for
purification. Joseph is called His father and then he is called one of
His parents. The New International Version paraphrases these verses with
the very same corruptions.
Conclusion! The paraphrased Bibles, including Bibles labeled as "dynamic
equivalent translations,"
are absolutely lying to millions.
They
misrepresent and change what God has spoken by the Holy Spirit. Rick
Warren used ninety-nine quotes from The Message, sixty-four quotes from
The Living Bible, and one hundred sixteen quotes from The New
International Version, plus many more from other lying paraphrases. No
wonder his language is clearly New Age jargon and psychological jabber.
After talking to different people that are true supporters of Rick
Warren's bestseller, The Purpose Driven Life, there is one thing I see
in each person. The person that internalizes his book will have a
conversion called a paradigm shift. In many cases, that person may have
already had the paradigm shift and the book will only add to their
deception. One man called to debate my position and ended his argument
by saying, "Rev. Chambers, Jesus is my buddy." I earnestly tried to show
him the foolishness of calling Jesus his "buddy." His giddy reaction
broke my heart for him. A new "Jesus" is flooding the lives of many by
the paraphrased lies and the corrupt books they are spawning. Every lost
soul will be on someone's account at the judgment. It's your duty to
make sure your family isn't corrupted by these paraphrased lies.
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I
am not a "King James Version" only person, but if I was giving a
Bible to someone, that is the one I would give them, or a study
Bible based on the KJV. I have read a couple of other translations
which I can find no major fault in but that's about it. I do think
that bringing out a steady stream of paraphrased new versions of the
Bible is simply a money making business where generally, the
integrity of the original translation comes second to popularity and
bucks. Of course, Satan as well, works overtime to distort God's
original message to mankind. I do therefore, include the above article as I think it contains some very valid warnings concerning more recent popular paraphrased Bibles which are selling in increasing numbers over the tried and tested and most proven correct, King James Version. ....Keygar |