Has the meaning and translation of the words in the Bible evolved over time? Is it accurate? How can the story of a man who lived over 2000 years ago still be relevant to us today?
Thank you! I am familar with Dr. Wallace's work but, you added extra insight, like the neighbor bit and a lot more enthusiasm. You are a very good speaker. Keep spreading the word! Godspeed to you and your ministry.
I am here, St. Augustine. I merely want to say that I am the St. Augustine who lived after the death of Jesus and was well acquainted with his teachings as they were preserved by the Church. At that time I never knew exactly what became of the manuscripts that were in existence when I lived, but the ones that are supposed to furnish the origin of many of the Biblical writings were not the ones that I was acquainted with. Those that I used were all written in Greek and were written by the disciples of Jesus, and by those of his followers to whom the disciples had communicated the teachings of the Master; and they were the genuine ones and were written from the actual communications of the disciples. Of course, the teachings of Jesus were never recorded at the time of his teachings, but were merely the recollections possessed by the disciples of what they thought he really said, and consequently, as you may realize, they were imperfect and could not be relied on implicitly. I know that great controversies have arisen in the church as to what portions of these writings should be accepted as genuine, and many needless disputes have caused the officials of that church to differ as to what were really the writings of the disciples, and what were not. I when on earth joined in these disputes, and maintained that certain of these writings were genuine and certain were not, but I was as likely to be mistaken as any of the others. But even the ones that I thought genuine were more or less flavored by the spiritual knowledge and beliefs of those who wrote them. So I tell you that you cannot depend on these writings as a whole to learn what the Master actually did teach. He is now in condition to give you the genuine truths, and whenever what he may say conflicts with what is contained in the Bible, you must consider what he now writes as the truth and discard the Bible account as unreliable.I tell you this, because I am interested in having the world learn the truths which he came on earth to declare. I am a spirit of the Celestial Spheres and am a follower of the Master, and am trying to help in having these truths come to the world again.I did not always believe, as I do now, in many particulars and my comments on the Bible should not always be taken as correct. So if you will pardon my intrusion I will repeat, pay attention to what Jesus may say now, and do not let the Bible statements, which do not agree with what he may write you, disturb you or cause you to doubt what you may receive. Sometime I shall come and give you my ideas of some of these spiritual truths, and how necessary it is that men should know them. I certainly believe in the New Birth, and I want most emphatically to say that it is one of the most important truths of the spiritual world: It has not heretofore been very often understood, and its exact meaning is somewhat in doubt by even the best students of the Bible. I will not write more tonight, but will say that you are my brother in the good work of showing to mankind the truths that are so important to their future happiness and salvation. So with a love that is in Christ, I am your brother St. Augustine. Received 8/7/1915, new-birth.net. Part of Jesus' Second Coming Messages to the World Series, 1914-Present.
Westcott and Hort changed the Greek New Testament in 1881. They were Darwinists, they held seances, they worshipped Mary. The modern versions are inspired from the channeling skills of Westcott and Hort,
I agree with what he said about the different versions of the Bible during the postscript. We shouldn't read the Bible with one translation, and every version can help you understand the Bible in many ways and are used in different purposes.
Hi there, if you found the video interesting, you might find the vidoes on the playlist on my channel might be interesting or maybe even life-changing! Anyway all the best to you!
We must not choose to test God. Testing God is a great sin and there is a command against it in the Bible: Do not test the LORD your God (Deuteronomy 6:16, NIV). However, while we must not test God, God does command us to test prophets: For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible. See, I (Jesus) have told you ahead of time. (Matthew 24:24-25, NIV) Do not put out the Spirit's fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil. (1 Thessalonians 5:19-22, NIV) Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world (1 John 4:1, NIV). For Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14, NIV). We must test anyone who claims to be a prophet Muhammad claims to be a prophet of God. Christians cannot reject his claim as impossible because Christians believe that God has sent prophets. But this does not mean that Christians must blindly accept that Muhammad is a prophet, that would be foolish and disobedient. Instead we are commanded to test prophets to determine whether they are from God. Muhammad may be a true prophet or he may be a false prophet. We must test him to see which he is. Are you prepared to test Muhammad as God has commanded? How do we test a prophet? We test a prophet by examining his prophecy to see whether it is true. The prophecy of Muhammad is recorded in the Qur'an so we need to test what the Qur'an says to see whether Muhammad is a true prophet. The Qur'an makes three claims as to why Muhammad is a true prophet. These claims are "testable". These claims are: The Qur'an confirms the teaching of the Jewish and Christian scriptures. The Qur'an makes clearer the teaching of the Jewish and Christian scriptures. Muhammad is foretold in the Jewish and Christian scriptures. The Jewish and Christian scriptures are the writings of the prophets and are contained in the Bible. These include the Torah, the Psalms, and the Gospel. For a comprehensive analysis of what the Qur'an says about the Bible follow the link at the end of this article. For the rest of this article I wish to take seriously these claims and test them. I pray that you will not seek excuses to avoid this test but will rather obey God and seek the truth. DOES THE QUR'AN CONFIRM THE BIBLE? O ye unto whom the Scripture hath been given! Believe in what We have revealed, confirming that which ye possess. (4:47 Pickthall) In some ways the Qur'an does confirm the Bible. For instance the Bible teaches that there is only one God and that he is the creator of all things and that there is a day when God will judge all mankind. The Qur'an too teaches these ideas and so confirms the Bible. However at many other important points the Qur'an contradicts the teaching of the Bible and so does not confirm it at all. Here are a few brief examples: Fighting for God In the Gospel Jesus very clearly taught that Christians are not to fight for their religion. His apostles also taught the same: (T)urn the other cheek ... love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. (Matthew 5:39, 44) Put back your sword in its place ... for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. (Matthew 26:52) For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesian 6:12) But in the Qur'an it says that the Gospel taught that fighting for God (religion) is acceptable. (T)hey fight in the way of God; they kill, and are killed; that is a promise binding upon God in the Torah, and the Gospel, and the Koran (Sura 9:111, Arberry). What the Qur'an teaches about the Gospel is wrong. The Gospel clearly prohibits fighting for religion. The Qur'an does not confirm the Bible at this major point. The Punishment for a Thief In the Bible the punishment for stealing is that the thief must repay the property he stole plus an additional amount to compensate (Leviticus 6:1-5, Exodus 22:3-4). If the thief cannot repay then he is forced to work to repay his debt (Exodus 22:1). The maximum length of time that he can work is six years, then he must be released (Deuteronomy 15:12-14). This type of justice is property punishment for a property crime. In the Qur'an however a thief is to have his hand cut off: As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. (Qur'an 5:38, Pickthall) This type of punishment is a permanent lifelong physical punishment for a property crime. The Qur'an's teaching in no way confirms the Bible's teaching. Remarrying the Same Woman In the Torah, God commanded Moses that a man must not remarry his wife if after leaving him she has married another man. In fact God said it is detestable to do such a thing. If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, and if after she leaves his house she becomes the wife of another man, and her second husband dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, or if he dies, then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again after she has been defiled. That would be detestable in the eyes of the LORD. (Deuteronomy 24:1-4) However, the Qur'an allows a man to remarry his wife when after leaving him she has been married another man: And if he hath divorced her (the third time), then she is not lawful unto him thereafter until she hath wedded another husband. Then if he (the other husband) divorce her it is no sin for both of them that they come together again. (Sura 2:230, Pickthall) What the Qur'an allows the Bible teaches is disgusting, thus the Qur'an does not confirm the Bible. The Death of Jesus In the Bible Jesus clearly taught that he would die and be raised from the dead: From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. (Matthew 16:21) Jesus also said that his death and resurrection was what the prophets before him had foretold: He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms." Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. (Luke 24:45-47) Jesus also explained the meaning of his death: Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave-- just as the Son of Man (Jesus) did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (Matthew 20:26-28) However, when the Qur'an teaches about the death of Jesus on the cross it says that he never really died! "We (the Jews) slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, the Messenger of God" - yet they did not slay him, neither crucified him, only a likeness of that was shown to them. ... and they slew him not of certainty - no indeed; God raised him up to Him; God is All-mighty, All-wise.(Sura 4:156-157, Arberry) Jesus taught that his death on the cross was to pay for our sins and that it was part of God's work that he came to perform. However in the Qur'an Jesus' death on the cross is no death at all. Thus the Qur'an does not confirm the Bible at this most important point.
Ch 5:48 we don't believe the Bible is uncorrupted so the Quran is muhaymin (guardian) of the truth Allah revealed to all nations. In short, worship Him alone without making partners with Him.
There are only two streams of manuscripts….one is from Egypt the other from Antioch. Where did the apostles preach and share The Word of God? God forbade us to get anything from Egypt.
Jesus said: He who is without sin cast the first stone. Oh wait, did he say that? According to bible scholars, that story from Gospel of John was made up and inserted into later Bibles in the 4th century. Oops 🙊
@@_Error__ Many scribal lies and mistranslations are in the bible. Jer 8.8, jer 23. Thats why you were told to establish truth by 2 or 3 witnesses line upon line. Test and PROVE all things. Its easy to find the corruptions if you just honestly compare the NT to OT. The Elohiem is not 3 co-equal independently operating persons. A complete lie of harlot Rome who translated the Bible. The strong delusion we were warned about. Worshipping a human being as God Almighty is the abomination that caused the desolation of the ekklesia. But, the truth is now being revealed just like was promised. The false image is now being revealed.
John 7:53 - 8:11 is footnoted that the story is consistent with the character of Jesus, but does not appear in early manuscripts do they left it, but it’s italicized & there’s a note that specifies that. No one is trying to fool anyone with that story. It’s plain as day.
Just Wow. Ben Stuart impresses me every time.
Thank you! I am familar with Dr. Wallace's work but, you added extra insight, like the neighbor bit and a lot more enthusiasm. You are a very good speaker. Keep spreading the word! Godspeed to you and your ministry.
I am here, St. Augustine.
I merely want to say that I am the St. Augustine who lived after the death of Jesus and was well acquainted with his teachings as they were preserved by the Church. At that time I never knew exactly what became of the manuscripts that were in existence when I lived, but the ones that are supposed to furnish the origin of many of the Biblical writings were not the ones that I was acquainted with. Those that I used were all written in Greek and were written by the disciples of Jesus, and by those of his followers to whom the disciples had communicated the teachings of the Master; and they were the genuine ones and were written from the actual communications of the disciples.
Of course, the teachings of Jesus were never recorded at the time of his teachings, but were merely the recollections possessed by the disciples of what they thought he really said, and consequently, as you may realize, they were imperfect and could not be relied on implicitly.
I know that great controversies have arisen in the church as to what portions of these writings should be accepted as genuine, and many needless disputes have caused the officials of that church to differ as to what were really the writings of the disciples, and what were not. I when on earth joined in these disputes, and maintained that certain of these writings were genuine and certain were not, but I was as likely to be mistaken as any of the others.
But even the ones that I thought genuine were more or less flavored by the spiritual knowledge and beliefs of those who wrote them. So I tell you that you cannot depend on these writings as a whole to learn what the Master actually did teach.
He is now in condition to give you the genuine truths, and whenever what he may say conflicts with what is contained in the Bible, you must consider what he now writes as the truth and discard the Bible account as unreliable.I tell you this, because I am interested in having the world learn the truths which he came on earth to declare.
I am a spirit of the Celestial Spheres and am a follower of the Master, and am trying to help in having these truths come to the world again.I did not always believe, as I do now, in many particulars and my comments on the Bible should not always be taken as correct. So if you will pardon my intrusion I will repeat, pay attention to what Jesus may say now, and do not let the Bible statements, which do not agree with what he may write you, disturb you or cause you to doubt what you may receive.
Sometime I shall come and give you my ideas of some of these spiritual truths, and how necessary it is that men should know them. I certainly believe in the New Birth, and I want most emphatically to say that it is one of the most important truths of the spiritual world: It has not heretofore been very often understood, and its exact meaning is somewhat in doubt by even the best students of the Bible. I will not write more tonight, but will say that you are my brother in the good work of showing to mankind the truths that are so important to their future happiness and salvation.
So with a love that is in Christ, I am your brother
St. Augustine.
Received 8/7/1915, new-birth.net. Part of Jesus' Second Coming Messages to the World Series, 1914-Present.
Thank you, this made me feel so good
Mind Blown!
Westcott and Hort changed the Greek New Testament in 1881. They were Darwinists, they held seances, they worshipped Mary. The modern versions are inspired from the channeling skills of Westcott and Hort,
very well articulated--thank you, Ben
I agree with what he said about the different versions of the Bible during the postscript. We shouldn't read the Bible with one translation, and every version can help you understand the Bible in many ways and are used in different purposes.
Version and translation are two different things. If it was only translation matter, you probably right. But it is not...
Great information. I’m surprised he didn’t bring up the Apocrypha book though.
Hi there, if you found the video interesting, you might find the vidoes on the playlist on my channel might be interesting or maybe even life-changing! Anyway all the best to you!
YES. Just read it.
Fact: the 1st commandment never included worshipping a divine son. Only the father alone.
We must not choose to test God. Testing God is a great sin and there is a command against it in the Bible: Do not test the LORD your God (Deuteronomy 6:16, NIV). However, while we must not test God, God does command us to test prophets:
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible. See, I (Jesus) have told you ahead of time. (Matthew 24:24-25, NIV)
Do not put out the Spirit's fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil. (1 Thessalonians 5:19-22, NIV)
Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world (1 John 4:1, NIV).
For Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14, NIV).
We must test anyone who claims to be a prophet
Muhammad claims to be a prophet of God. Christians cannot reject his claim as impossible because Christians believe that God has sent prophets. But this does not mean that Christians must blindly accept that Muhammad is a prophet, that would be foolish and disobedient. Instead we are commanded to test prophets to determine whether they are from God. Muhammad may be a true prophet or he may be a false prophet. We must test him to see which he is. Are you prepared to test Muhammad as God has commanded?
How do we test a prophet? We test a prophet by examining his prophecy to see whether it is true. The prophecy of Muhammad is recorded in the Qur'an so we need to test what the Qur'an says to see whether Muhammad is a true prophet.
The Qur'an makes three claims as to why Muhammad is a true prophet. These claims are "testable". These claims are:
The Qur'an confirms the teaching of the Jewish and Christian scriptures.
The Qur'an makes clearer the teaching of the Jewish and Christian scriptures.
Muhammad is foretold in the Jewish and Christian scriptures.
The Jewish and Christian scriptures are the writings of the prophets and are contained in the Bible. These include the Torah, the Psalms, and the Gospel. For a comprehensive analysis of what the Qur'an says about the Bible follow the link at the end of this article.
For the rest of this article I wish to take seriously these claims and test them. I pray that you will not seek excuses to avoid this test but will rather obey God and seek the truth.
DOES THE QUR'AN CONFIRM THE BIBLE?
O ye unto whom the Scripture hath been given! Believe in what We have revealed,
confirming that which ye possess. (4:47 Pickthall)
In some ways the Qur'an does confirm the Bible. For instance the Bible teaches that there is only one God and that he is the creator of all things and that there is a day when God will judge all mankind. The Qur'an too teaches these ideas and so confirms the Bible. However at many other important points the Qur'an contradicts the teaching of the Bible and so does not confirm it at all. Here are a few brief examples:
Fighting for God
In the Gospel Jesus very clearly taught that Christians are not to fight for their religion. His apostles also taught the same:
(T)urn the other cheek ... love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. (Matthew 5:39, 44)
Put back your sword in its place ... for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. (Matthew 26:52)
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesian 6:12)
But in the Qur'an it says that the Gospel taught that fighting for God (religion) is acceptable.
(T)hey fight in the way of God; they kill, and are killed; that is a promise binding upon God in the Torah, and the Gospel, and the Koran (Sura 9:111, Arberry).
What the Qur'an teaches about the Gospel is wrong. The Gospel clearly prohibits fighting for religion. The Qur'an does not confirm the Bible at this major point.
The Punishment for a Thief
In the Bible the punishment for stealing is that the thief must repay the property he stole plus an additional amount to compensate (Leviticus 6:1-5, Exodus 22:3-4). If the thief cannot repay then he is forced to work to repay his debt (Exodus 22:1). The maximum length of time that he can work is six years, then he must be released (Deuteronomy 15:12-14). This type of justice is property punishment for a property crime.
In the Qur'an however a thief is to have his hand cut off:
As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. (Qur'an 5:38, Pickthall)
This type of punishment is a permanent lifelong physical punishment for a property crime. The Qur'an's teaching in no way confirms the Bible's teaching.
Remarrying the Same Woman
In the Torah, God commanded Moses that a man must not remarry his wife if after leaving him she has married another man. In fact God said it is detestable to do such a thing.
If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, and if after she leaves his house she becomes the wife of another man, and her second husband dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, or if he dies, then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again after she has been defiled. That would be detestable in the eyes of the LORD. (Deuteronomy 24:1-4)
However, the Qur'an allows a man to remarry his wife when after leaving him she has been married another man:
And if he hath divorced her (the third time), then she is not lawful unto him thereafter until she hath wedded another husband. Then if he (the other husband) divorce her it is no sin for both of them that they come together again. (Sura 2:230, Pickthall)
What the Qur'an allows the Bible teaches is disgusting, thus the Qur'an does not confirm the Bible.
The Death of Jesus
In the Bible Jesus clearly taught that he would die and be raised from the dead:
From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. (Matthew 16:21)
Jesus also said that his death and resurrection was what the prophets before him had foretold:
He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms." Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. (Luke 24:45-47)
Jesus also explained the meaning of his death:
Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave-- just as the Son of Man (Jesus) did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (Matthew 20:26-28)
However, when the Qur'an teaches about the death of Jesus on the cross it says that he never really died!
"We (the Jews) slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, the Messenger of God" - yet they did not slay him, neither crucified him, only a likeness of that was shown to them. ... and they slew him not of certainty - no indeed; God raised him up to Him; God is All-mighty, All-wise.(Sura 4:156-157, Arberry)
Jesus taught that his death on the cross was to pay for our sins and that it was part of God's work that he came to perform. However in the Qur'an Jesus' death on the cross is no death at all. Thus the Qur'an does not confirm the Bible at this most important point.
Ch 5:48 we don't believe the Bible is uncorrupted so the Quran is muhaymin (guardian) of the truth Allah revealed to all nations. In short, worship Him alone without making partners with Him.
@@Diamondraw4Real oh like Muhammad omitted his 3 daughters
You must not test God ok but how do you know that the Bible is speech of God in the first place ?? And its not some book made up by Romans .
This is amazing
There are only two streams of manuscripts….one is from Egypt the other from Antioch. Where did the apostles preach and share The Word of God? God forbade us to get anything from Egypt.
It is
There are no copies.🤦♂️
Jesus said: He who is without sin cast the first stone.
Oh wait, did he say that? According to bible scholars, that story from Gospel of John was made up and inserted into later Bibles in the 4th century. Oops 🙊
Then why is it in the bible till this day?
@@_Error__ Many scribal lies and mistranslations are in the bible. Jer 8.8, jer 23. Thats why you were told to establish truth by 2 or 3 witnesses line upon line. Test and PROVE all things. Its easy to find the corruptions if you just honestly compare the NT to OT. The Elohiem is not 3 co-equal independently operating persons. A complete lie of harlot Rome who translated the Bible. The strong delusion we were warned about. Worshipping a human being as God Almighty is the abomination that caused the desolation of the ekklesia. But, the truth is now being revealed just like was promised. The false image is now being revealed.
John 7:53 - 8:11 is footnoted that the story is consistent with the character of Jesus, but does not appear in early manuscripts do they left it, but it’s italicized & there’s a note that specifies that. No one is trying to fool anyone with that story. It’s plain as day.
God promised to preserve His Word.