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In back of this and other changes lie the motives and events which, in 1870, brought into existence the Committees which produced the Revised Versions both the English and the American. During the three hundred and fifty years following the Reformation, repeated attempts were made to set aside the Greek New Testament, called the Received Text, from which the New Testament of the King James in English and other Protestant Bibles in other languages were translated.
Many individual efforts produced different Greek New Testaments. Likewise furious attacks were made upon the Old Testament in Hebrew, from which the King James and other Bibles had been translated. None of these assaults, however, met with any marked success until the Revision Committee was appointed by the southern half of the Church of England under the Archbishop of Canterbury, although the same church in the northern half of England under the Archbishop of York, refused to be a party to the project.
This Revision Committee, besides the changes in the Old Testament, made over 5000 changes in the Received Text of the New Testament and so produced a new Greek New Testament. IN one year alon, in th 1990's over 80 new Bible versions came out. This permitted all the forces hostile to the Bible to gather themselves together and pour through the breach. Since then, the flood gates have been opened and we are now deluged with many different kinds of Greek New Testaments and with English Bibles translated from them, changed and mutilated in bewildering confusion. - Benjamin Wilkinson, PhD. These new hacked and changed Bibles were in reality not to make the Bible available in a more modern language for our times, no, not at all, they were made to falsify the Word of God in many inobtrusive ways, by not easily discerned methods, that many will be led astray by it. Not only that, now (2011), they will also produce a Bible which is friendly toward the gay lifestyle and put it in every hotel room like they used to with the Gideon Bible, Col. 2:8. Beware, beware, the devil has come down and has great wrath and who can withstand him? Only those who are searching and learning how to expose the manifold ways of deceptions and warn all from it, who are coming in contact with it.

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Bible Versions Used The Authorized King James Version The New King James Version The Paraphrased Living Bible The New International Version The Revised Standard Version The New American Standard Bible The New English Bible Hebrew (OT)/Greek(NT) Text Latin Novum Testamentum
Abbreviations KJV NKJV PLB NIV RSV NASB NEB H/G LNT
Textual Theory W-H
Master Matthew 19:16 Good Master Good Teacher Good Master Teacher Teacher Master didaskalos Magister
Matthew 20:20 worshipping him kneeling down respectfully asked kneeling down to do homage bowed low proskunousa adorans et petens
Matthew 22:16 Master Teacher Sir Teacher Teacher Master didaskale Magister
Matthew 23:8 one is your Master, even Christ[40] one is your Teacher, the Christ God is your Rabbi one Master one Master Rabbi one Rabbi didaskalos enim Magister vester
Matthew 23:10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ And do not be called teachers, for One is your Teacher, the Christ And don't be called `Master,' for only one is your master, even the Messiah. Nor are you to be called `teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ. Avoid being called teachers, only one is your teacher, the Messiah. Nor must ye be called `teacher'; you have one Teacher, the Messiah Mede kledete kadegetai, oti kadegetes umon estin eis o Christos Quia Magister vester unus est, Christus
Matthew 26:64 right hand of power right hand of the power right hand of God right hand of the Mighty One at the right hand of the Power right hand of God tou andropou kademenon ek dezion tes dunameos a dextris virtutis Dei
Luke 13:8 Lord Sir OMITTED Sir Sir sir kurie Domine
John 8:35 the Son a son the son a son the son the son uios filius
Conclusion: The NKJV copies the Jehovas Witness Version Collossians 2:2 the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ (Trinity). the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ knit together by strong ties of love so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God enriched with full assurance by their knowledge of the mystery of God - namely Christ - in whom... to come to the full wealth of conviction which understanding brings, and grasp God's secret pan ploutos tes plerophorias eis epignwsis tou musteriou tou theou Christou et in omnes divitias plenitudinis intellectus, in agnitionem mysterii Dei Patris et Christi Iesu

Demotion of Jesus Mark 2:15 Jesus OMITTED Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Iesou Iesu
Virgin birth of Jesus removed. Isaiah 7:14 A virgin shall conceive and bear a son ... The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son A young woman is with child, and she will bear a son ...
Acts 3:13, 26 his Son Jesus His Servant Jesus his servant Jesus; his servant (name omitted) his servant Jesus; his servant (name omitted) his Servant; his servant his servant Jesus ton paida autou Iesoun, on umeis men paredwkate filium suum Iesum; filium suum
Acts 4:27, 30 holy child Jesus holy Servant Jesus your anointed Son Jesus, whom you anointed holy Servant, Jesus holy servant Jesus ton agion paida sou Iesou sanctum puerum tuum Iesum; sancti filii tui Iesu
Acts 7:45 Jesus Joshua Joshua Joshua Joshua Joshua Iesou Iesu
Collossians 1:15 the first born of every creature the first born of all creation the first born of all creatures the primacy over all created things prwtotokos pases ktisews qui est imago Dei invisibilis, primogenitus omnis creaturae
2.Thessalonians 3:5 patient waiting for Christ patience of Christ the constancy of Christ the steadfastness of Christ kai eis ten upomonen tou Christou et patientia Christi
Micah 5:2 "... whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." ... whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." "... whose roots are far back in the past, in days gone by."
Jesus mission to earth negated. Matth. 18:11 "For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost." "And I, the Messiah, came to save the lost." OMITTED OMITTED
Adult baptism removed because it says that one must first "believe" and infants cannot yet `believe.' Acts 8:37 "And Philipp said, `If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest'" -- be baptized. "You can," Philip answered, "if you believe with all your heart." OMITTED OMITTED
Christ's atoning blood deleted. Colossians 1:14 "In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins." "who bought our freedom with his blood and forgave us all our sins." "in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins." "... in whom our release is secured and our sins forgiven."
Conclusion: The NKJV demotes the Trinity Hebrew 4:8 Jesus Joshua Joshua Joshua Iesous Iesus

Demotion of Trinity continued John 14:26; 15:26; 16:7; Comforter Helper the Paraclete, the holy Spirit Advocate o de parakletos, to pneuma to agion o pempsi o pater en tw onomati mou paraclitus
Acts 17:29 Godhead Divine Nature divinity as s.th. like a statue deity is like an image to Theion divinum esse simile
Collossians 3:17 God and the Father by him God the Father through him God the Father through him to God the Father through him to thew patri di autou gratias agentes Deo et Patri per ipsum
Phillipians 4:20 God and our Father our God and Father our God and Father our God and Father Deo autem et Patri
Conclusion: The NKJV demotes the Trinity. Revelation 1:6 God and His Father his God and Father his God and Father his God and Father tw thew kai patri autou Deo et Patri suo

Works & Progressive Salvation Romans 3:3 faith of God faithfulness of God God's faithfulness faithfulness of God pistin tou Theou fidem Dei
Romans 11:30 not believed disobedient disobedient to God disobedient to God epeidesate tw Thew credidistis Deo
Romans 11:32 unbelief disobedient disobedience disobedience apeitheia incredulitatem
1.Corinthians 1:18; 2:15 unto us which are saved are being saved to us who are experiencing salvation to us who are on the way to salvation tois de swsomenois emin ounamis theou estin qui salvi fiunt, id est nobis
1.Corinthians 11:1 followers ... of Christ Imitate Christ imitate Christ as I follow Christ's example kadws kagw Christou sicut et ego Christi

Works & Salvation Ecclesiastes 5:20 God answereth him God keeps him busy The person who does that will not need to look back with sorrow on his past, for God gives him joy. 5:19:God lets him busy himself -- -- --
Matthew 7:14 narrow is the way difficult is the way how narrow is the gate the road is narrow kai dligoi eisin oi euriskontes auten et arcta via est
Galatians 5:22 faith faithfulness faith self-control pistis castitas
1.John 5:13 may believe on the name of the son of God may continue to believe you who believe in the name of the Son of God give their allegiance to the Son of God tois pisteuousin eis to onoma tou uiou tou theou qui creditis in nomine Filii Dei
Leaving out "to repentance" promotes the idea of "unconditional" grace and salvation, in which the necessity of repentance and turning from sin is devalued if not denied. Matthew 9:13 I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.[220] I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners. I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners.
Cheapening of Messianic verses [See also CMV below] Psalm 22:16 For dogs have encompassed Me; the assembly of the wicked enclosed Me: they pierced My hands and My feet. A band of ruffians rings Me round, and they hacked off My hands and My feet.
[CMV-2] Zechariah 13:6 And one shall say unto Him, What are these wounds in Thine hands? Then He shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of My friends. What,' someone will ask, 'are these scars on Your chest?' And He will answer, 'I got them in the house of My lovers.
Progressive Ages Matthew 12:32 world to come age to come age to come age to come toutw tw aiwni oute en tw mellonti neque in futuro
Matthew 13:39 end of the world end of the age end of the world end of time o de therismos sunteleia aiwnos estin consummatio saeculi est
Acts 15:18 from the beginning of the world from eternity know to him from of old made known long ago gnwsta ap' aiwnos notum a saeculo est Domino opus suum
1.Corinthians 15:45 Adam was made a living being Adam became a living being Adam became a living soul Adam became an animate being andrwpos Adam sis psychen swsan Adam in animam viventem
Pantheism, Androgeny, Gender Equity

The Sanctuary Daniel 8:14 Unto 2300 days, then shall the sanctuary be cleansed 2300 evenings and mornings, then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated 2300 evenings and mornings 2300 days must first go by -- --
The Sanctuary Hebrews 8:2 sanctuary sanctuary sanctuary temple agion sanctorum minister
Hebrews 9:1,2,3,8, 12,24,25; "agion" - the same Greek word translated variant ways. 1sanctuary; 2tabernacle-2called the sanctuary; 3tabernacle-3Holiest of all; 8holiest of all-8tabernacle; 12holy place; 24holy places; 25holy place; 1sanctuary; 2tabernacle-2Holy Place; 3Most Holy Place; 8Most Holy Place-8tabernacle; 12Most Holy Place; 24sanctuary; 25Most Holy place; 1sanctuary; 2tabernacle-2called the holy place; 3tabernacle-3holy of holies; 8tabernacle-8sanctuary; 12omitted; 24sanctuary; 25sanctuary 2called the Holy Place; 8Holy of Holies; 12Holy of Holies; 24heaven itself; 25Holy of Holies; 1hagion; 2skene-2hagia; 3skene-3Hagia Hagiwn; 8hagiou-8hagiwn; 12hagia; 24hagia; 25hagia; 1Sanctum; 2quae dicitur Sancta; 8propalatam esse sanctorum viam; 12introivit semel in Sanct; 24no enim in manufacta Sancta Iesus introivit exemplaria verorum; 25quemadmodum Pontifex intrat in Sancta per singulos annos
Hebrews 9:27 [200] the judgment Article "the" left out. Writes only "judgment". Article "the" left out. Writes only "judgment". "meta de touto krisis", after this the judgment "post hoc autem iudicium"
Hebrews 10:19 holiest Holy of Holies sanctuary -- Sanctorum
Hebrews 13:11 sanctuary Most Holy Place sanctuary sanctuary -- in Sancta
Ezra 2:2 Men "which came with Zerubabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah." "Rehum" "They arrived Zerubabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah."
Nehemia 7:7 Men "who came with Zerubabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azaraiah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah." "Nehum" "They arrived Zerubabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah."
The NIV and PLB teach the false doctrine of eternal punishment in hell. 2. Peter 2:9 "The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished." "So also the Lord can rescue you and me from the temptations that surround us, and continue to punish the ungodly until the day of final judgment comes." "If this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment, while continuing their punishment." "These are all examples of how the Lord can rescue the good from the ordeal, and hold the wicked for their punishment until the day of judgment." "Thus the Lord is well able to rescue the godly out of trials, and to reserve the wicked under punishment until the day of judgment." "oiden kurios eusebeis ek peirasmou enestai adikous de eis emeran krisews kolazomenous terein"
As shown above, the KJV translates the same word five different ways. We need to understand and be able to give the reason why it never means `holiest of all' or `holiest'. For a long time 9 out of 38 Bible translations translate `hagia' incorrectly among them the KJV and the NIV. Correct translations may be found in the Murdoch (1855), Estes (1973), Jerusalem Bible (1966), New English Bible (1961) and the New American Standard Bible (1960) to name a few.

A List of changed or left out scriptural phrases in the NIV
Scripture KJV NIV
Matthew 5:44 "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." "But I say unto you: Love your enemies, ...... and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"
The omission of "Bless them that curse you" rests solely on the Vatican Manuscript and the one from the catholic monastery. This shows that the NIV is not a revision in any sense at all. The NIV is a different Bible altogether compared the the KJV. The NIV is based on Catholic manuscripts which are seriously changed in their content thus fulfilling Dan. 7:25.
Luke 2:33 "And Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were spoken of him." "The child's father and mother marveled at that what was said about him."
In this scripture Rome follows the Jesuit Bible giving Jesus a human father.[230] The devout scholar, Helvidius, of Northern Italy (400 AD), who had the pure Bible, accused Jerome of using corrupt manuscripts on this text. [`Nicene and Post Nicene Fathers,' Vol. VI, p. 338.]
Luke 4:8 "And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." "Jesus answered, ..... `It is written, Worship the Lord your God and serve him only."
Obviously Rome did not like the words, "Get thee behind me Satan" quoted by Jesus later when addressing Peter (Matth. 16:23), so Rome corrupted this scripture by omitting the whole phrase. [250]
Acts 13:42 "And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath." "As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people invited them to speak further about those things on the next Sabbath."
Who were the Jews of v. 42 which left the synagogue? They must have been primarily the rulers of the synagogue (v. 15) which had invited Paul to speak to them. When these rulers left, soon to be followed by Paul and Barnabas, the Gentiles apparently retained the preachers briefly, asking them to speak to them the next Sabbath before all `the Jews' were gone. - This scripture makes it clear that the Sabbath was the day on which the Jews and visiting apostles worshipped.
Notes and References

[CMV2] The Moffat Version translates Zechariah 13:6 "... I got them in My harlot's house."

[040] Some Bibles have the name "Christ" in this verse. In doing so they followed the "koine" (Symbol= in the Greek NT) text which came from Antioch and Constantinopel, that is the path of the received (Deutsch: Reichstext) text of the Greek New Testament. The textual `apparatus' (explanations) also indicates, by using `al' that a sizeable number of sources from various groups contain that addition. The apparatus `syc' indicates that a 5th century (AD) manuscript used by Cureton (1858) also contains the name "Christ".

[200] GB, German Bibles here refers to the Dr. Martin Luther and Zürcher translations. These two translations, thankfully, translate "das Gericht" (`the judgment'). Those Bibles which leave out the article "the" attached to the noun `judgment' change the meaning from the great, final judgment to some intermediate state such as limbo and/or purgatory, this way teaching false Catholic doctrine to unsuspecting readers. The modern rules which translators/ transliterators apparently followed when it suited their theology, on the "article," the "tenses,: — aorists and perfect, — the "pronoun," the "preposition," the "intensive," "Hebraisms," and "parallelisms," pave the way for new and anti-Protestant doctrines concerning the "Person of Christ," "Satan," "Inspiration of the Bible," "The Second Coming of Christ," and other topics.

[220] When the Greek of the New Testament was translated into Latin by Jerome (A.D. 354 - 420), he used the Roman law term `justificatio,' understood by the Roman mind as meaning `to declare right', where he instead should have used, "make righteous." Thus, the Vulgate introduced a Roman model for what salvation is all about. Its ideas were taken from the Latin judicial world. Only later did the consequence become apparent; it led, at last, to the "evangelical" obsession about guaranteeing people places in heaven. We hear it today in the idea "once saved, always saved." The bottom-line meaning of salvation is misunderstood as being a legal declaration and a contract with Deity. This distortion is unspeakably damaging to the potential for genuine liberation. After all, fallen nature being what it is, if salvation is available on a contractual basis, then, in the end, the ultimate issue will always be the contract. (The New Covenant is more than mere unilateral external contract; it includes continued surrender by man and the promise of active heart rewriting by the Holy Spirit.)
Jerome's contemporary, Augustine (A.D. 347 - 420), who knew Latin but not Greek, understood that man could not truly obey anyway, because of his corruption by Original Sin. Such being the case, a contractual plan of salvation was the logical, nay, the only option.
The reason for the slating of "scholasticism", as advanced by the Oxford movement, the `revision committee', was to destroy the Bible without burning it. All these many translations brought in confusion in Christianity, the effect of underhand workings of secret societies under Vatican control. Very many underhand evil influences flourished first in the 19th century and represent direct Satanic planning to destroy the saving gospel to the world in the 1700s. He has gone out to deceive the nations, we ought to never forget that (Rev. 20:8-10). One influence spreading during that time was that started by Franz Mesmer which became known as mesmerism. High priests of free masonry know that this took place. They also know that Charles Darwin was personally tutored by Satan in order to get rid of Bible truths. Evolution was started to destroy truths like (1) creation, (2) God's 7th day Sabbath, (3) the plan of redemption, (4) the fall of man - opening the way for the new age movement and occult teachings that spread through all nations. Promulgators of evolution are helping the purposes of evil which disqualifies them from being a member of Christ's Kingdom. This false teaching has the power to (a) induce spiritual blindness, (b) convince, and (c) convert along doctrines of devils. It is Satan's purpose and lie that he will win the great controversy against Christ. That is the reason why it is so hard today to win people to Christ and have them live up to the high standard of His Kingdom. Many Christian churches engage in a form of "Christian idolatry" which their members are not even aware of because they do not know what constitutes `idolatry', `Baal' worship. A common denominator among all false religions, Christian and non-Christian, is the believe in an immortal soul which is in reality the exaltation of man, making man to be like God. This is taught especially in Mormonism, Catholicism and Protestantism. Eastern religions have variant forms of it, so does Islam. The god of Mormonism was once a man himself who became exalted. No Christian ought to fall for such ideas which are not taught in the Bible. The tentacles of this idea that the dead are not really dead spread throughout the world among nearly all religions. It is of Satan for the Word of God says, "the dead know not anything" (Eccl. 9:5) and "the soul that sinneth, it shall die." (Eze. 18:4). Today we witness that times are getting harder and harder on earth. One calamity after another strikes and people are glued to the media to take it all in. Satan has also learned to use the environment for his purposes. All these events taking place has the effect to impress people with the importance of Sunday sacredness. What may happen? Believing himself isolated and living on a poisoned planet, man is making strenuous efforts to find other planets (to live on for the rich). Someday soon Satan will use that and cause devils to appear as if they are visiting from other worlds or from distant galaxies and warn earth bound people that this world will destroy itself unless something serious is done. They will claim that they have out of body experiences. Since many believe in an immortal soul, this will fool the world! Hollywood has helped these ideas along with productions like `Star Wars', `E.T.', `Armageddon', `Independence Day', `Strange Encounters' and so on. Satan's "overwhelming surprise" will be launched with all its horrors - the number of which only God knows. When spirits of devils promise that if their recommendations to the leaders of the world are followed very carefully, they will usher in a glorious new age of peace and prosperity - of no more war and crime - where everyone will live in unity, they will be deceived into believing their lies. So listen to presidents. What are they really saying? What sentiments shine through? However, as difficulties increase and calamities multiply, the spirits will put forth all their efforts to bring before the masses of the earth the sacredness of Sunday. With the religious leaders looking forward to 1000 years of peace on earth, they will work hard to accomplish it. Laws will be passed by governments that will force everyone to go along with it whether they believe it or not. Law enforcement will explain to people that such a law is necessary to ensure the well-being of society. This way such a Sunday law will be passed with no problem at all. All nations are involved in Sunday worship. Satan has chosen Sunday as his day. The Creator has chosen the seventh day. Faithful Christians who honor Sunday and treat God's holy day of the Bible like a common work day, do not realize who they are honoring! May they listen up and search out the truth now. Pray to God for understanding His truths which are revealed as they read. Compare scripture with scripture and pray. It takes all spare time for people to do this work in order to save themselves out of a world heading for destruction. Only Christ's Second Coming can save man. We must be His 100% to be saved.
[230] The "rest" in Hebrews: The List of changed meanings may also include Hebrews 4:9, most often rendered in all Bibles as, "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God." What does it say in the more or most trustworthy Bible, the Greek text? In order to make this important scripture (Hebr. 4:9) quite clear for everyone to see, sabbatismos we post the portion of `Langenscheidt's Hebrews 4 verses 9 to 11 between the blue dots Greek-English Dictionary' 6th edition, 1961, p. 341, where it is documented. The literal reading of the passage would be, `There is left `apo-leip', or `there remains' - the keeping of the Sabbath for (the) people of God,' since the primary meaning of `apoleipomai' is `to leave,' there is no indication that it only means rest here, to interpret it like that is blunting the truths contained in the word of God. The dictionary has `to leave' as the first meaning followed by `lose,' which of course is not the meaning of the passage. In fact, we today may not have recognized all these particular shades of meaning as they were used in the time of Paul. For us it is important to know that a play on words is taking place, namely on the word translated as `rest'. The author used two different words for "rest", he uses first various forms of the word `katapausis' in verse 1,3,5,10,11 and `katapausomai' in verse 4, and katapauomai in verse 8. The second word is used only once in all the Bible, it is the word `sabbatismos,' meaning literally `keeping of the Sabbath.' That this is true can be more readily seen in the German translation of the text as presented in the Swiss Zurcher Bible rendition. Since Young's and Strong's Concordances had American denominational backgrounds, we may regard the Langenscheidt's Dictionary as more objective since it reads the word as it is plainly written late in the life of the Apostle Paul (he didn't have to give his name, they knew it was his, a student of Gamaliel, Acts 22:3, a doctor of the law, Acts 5:34, who understood the priestly services from his namesake, Num. 7:59).
One more comment: While Langenscheidt's Dictionary shows only one meaning for `sabbatismos', Young's and Strong's Concordance does not. They merely try to adopt `sabbatismos' to the shades of meaning of `katapausis'. It seems quite obvious that the author uses a specific word to give a specific message which is not the same as `katapausis' relates, namely the kind of Sabbath keeping rest God instituted in creation week, on which Christ only rested (Hebr. 4:12), and which is to be kept ever since until God's people are in heaven and beyond - since God's law is eternal - so is the Sabbath (Eze. 20:20; Isa. 40:18-29; 41:10; 45:22).
Explaining Matthew 28:1, Acts 20:7: Now that we explained `sabbatismo' in Hebrews 4:9, let us also explain Matthew 28:1 where we read, "In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre." In this scripture the Greek Bible calls the 7th day Sabbath in the Greek singular `sabbaton' [215b] and the first day, resurrection day, is called `mia sabbaton'. That is how the days of the week could be called `mia', first, `duo' second, `treis' third, `tessares' fourth, `pente' fifth and `paraskeueue' sixth and `mia sabbath' means here "one (day) of the sabbaths", or the first day after the sabbath, the second day after the sabbath ) and so on, thus underscoring the sacredness of the Sabbath even after the cross.[**] Each weekday was thus called at least in thought, rarer so in word, with reference to God's holy 7th day Sabbath. The word "end" in our text above, just means after the sun set and a new day began with the night portion first - the divine view of a day goes from sunset to sunset. That is why we are counseled to observe the edges of the holy Sabbath Day. See here for more. All the attempts to proof Sunday holiness based on what the early Christian church did on the first day of the working week, has no force of law. Only God can make a law to let us know on which day to worship Him. Those who deny that, deny the Creator God and thus are in discordance with the divine precepts. It may be of help to read how the `7th Day Baptist' minister Thomas Tillam defends the Sabbath. Pay attention how, according to him even in 1657, Sunday keeping churches are not sure or don't know when to start and end their Sunday keeping. By and large, they do not celebrate Sunday for 24 hours. [Insert **] See John 20:1; Geneva Bible; Souter's Pocket Greek Lexicon; BDAG, pg. 910, saßßaton, "The Derivation of 'Sabbath', Biblica 36, '55, 182-201; cf. The New Catholic Encyclopedia, "Sabbath", © 2003, pg. 458; R. North; Luke 18:12, means he fasted "twice in respect to Sabbath". According to R.C.H. Lenski, since "[t]he Jews had no names for the weekdays," they "designated them with reference to their Sabbath" (1943, p. 1148). Thus, mia ton sabbaton means "the first (day) with reference to the Sabbath," i.e., the first (day) following the Sabbath (Lenski, p. 1148), or, as we would say in 21st century English, "the first day of the week." (Lyons). Generally the Jews said, the "one day (of the sabbath)", "two day", "three day" etc. for the days of the week, leaving the word `sabbath' out.
The Talmud: After spending years examining Jewish writings in the Babylonian Talmud, Hebraist John Lightfoot wrote `A Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Hebraica', in which he expounded upon the Hebrew method of counting the days of the week. He noted: "The Jews reckon the days of the week thus; One day (or the first day) of the sabbath: two (or the second day) of the sabbath;" etc. (1859, 2:375, emp. in orig.). Lightfoot then quoted from two different Talmud tractates. Maccoth alludes to those who testify on "the first of the sabbath" about an individual who stole an ox. Judgment was then passed the following day—"on the second day of the sabbath" (Lightfoot, 2:375, emph. in orig.; Maccoth, Chapter 1). Bava Kama describes ten enactments ordained by a man named Ezra, including the public reading of the law "on the second and fifth days of the sabbath," and the washing of clothes "on the fifth day of the sabbath" (Lightfoot, 2:375; Bava Kama, Chapter 7). In Michael Rodkinson's 1918 translation of Maccoth and Bava Kama, he accurately translated "the second day of the sabbath" as Monday, "the fifth day of the sabbath" as Thursday, and "the first of the sabbath" as Sunday. (Lyons).
[235b] Further Helps on Matthew 28:1 After Hearing some Abominable Ideas on Public Radio.
The declinations of the noun `Sabbaton' goes like this:

Singular Cases Plural
Sabbatos
Sabbatou
Sabbat
Sabbaton Strong's #4521, borrowed word
Nominativ
Genetiv
Dativ
Accusativ
Sabbatoi
Sabbatn, Matth. 28:1, in `Nestle-Aland' Greek NT
Sabbatois
Sabbatous
Two aspects are important to remember here: (1) The Greek forms for the word `Sabbath' are not natural Greek words but are borrowed (German: Lehnwort) into Greek usage from the Hebrew word for it. I used the declination form of `anthropos' (man) as the pattern for `sabbath', for I could find no other that conforms to it. That is what throws us off sometimes when we try to analyze this situation. The other very important consideration we explain next. (2) We must remember that Jesus Christ died in 31 AD on a Friday, 31/2 years after his baptism in the Jordan River in a week when the Jews celebrated the annual Feast of the Passover. Thus the Sabbath Jesus was in the grave was not only a weekly Sabbath but also a ceremonial Sabbath, the last of its kind, for after that all these ceremonial Sabbaths were done away with (Dan. 9:27), for the `real Lamb' of God (the sacrifice of Dan. 9:27) had died , but not so ever the weekly Creation memorial Sabbath day, which we are commanded to keep in the 4th commandment. So, when you hear `Family Radio' and many other denominations argue the 4th Commandment away, they do so because they do not show realization of this double meaning of this particular Sabbath in the Jewish year and in the weekly cycle. They are not ready to accept what God has commanded, so we pray for them. - Please contact us if there are any more questions. [By the way, Family Radio's singular interpretation of Bible numbers is not really sustainable. They fail on multiple fronts but will not accept any instruction but their own, so let them be. Christ was crucified in 31 A.D. because of the time prophecy of Daniel. It is not permissible to use scientific determinations of the month and year when interpreting Hebrew prophecy as Family Radio does. The acid test for that comes this year when they are still on earth on May 22, 2011. Lets wait till that day - then all may know that they are false prophets. Catholic, Jesuit, published books try to give 29 A.D. as the year for the crucifixion, but they always say, circa 29 A.D. I hope I covered all ground now on this subject.
According to Strong's Concordance the plural form for Sabbath does not occur in the New Testament, and rightly so, for the Sabbaths meant usually all the ceremonial Sabbaths taken together. However, Sabbath days occur without interruption once every week, month and years. These are Sabbath rest days having nothing to do with ceremonies, they do have to do with memorializing how God rested after six days of creating the world and everything. Just like we do have a steadily continuing stream of Mondays and Thursdays, so do we have those many Sabbaths to be kept holy unto the Almighty Creator God. - Nations can change laws only after a host of procedures in courts of law, parliaments, elections and so on, yet some religionists insist that God's law can be changed without fanfare, procedures, ratifications, or any mention at all in the Bible. If God can change His law like that every once in a while, how are we to know what to do and what not? Such arguments are not praising God, but wily man puts his finite mind against the mind of God. Do not believe such teachers for God has not chosen them to be His spokesmen, Prov. 28:9.
The strange thing in Christendom may be this, they want a revolution among them for members to be true members to their creeds, but they don't really want a revolution in Christian living going so deep in their soul searching that they discover their doctrinal errors and start truly keeping God's seventh day Sabbath, know that the dead are really dead, that we must stop sinning to be saved ... to name some heart stopping truths which should be upheld everywhere. This is true for all churches, even Sabbath keeping churches has many lax in their beliefs. This is what enmity against God is all about, Mt. 12:30; Rom. 8:7.

[250] The Roman church thinks ahead in decades and centuries as they deceitfully change the way people think and view God. Once Constantine made the first law which brought Sunday in place of Sabbath to the people, they kept advertising Sunday over and over again, until, in time the knowledge of Sabbath keeping paled and then was forgotten. The same tactic started being employed when Rome decided to destroy the knowledge of the `Holocaust" under Hitler, for they could not extricate their own culpability in it. The Jesuits did it by claiming through certain people that it never happened. Today another worldview is in the process of being changed which has to do with Islamic sentiments. The same secretive Roman organisation wants to spread all types of chaos, destruction, and death, (GC 234, 235). It so happens, the president of what used to be old Persia is seeking to bring all manner of chaos, destruction, and death. News media said of late (2011) that he believes the he must bring chaos, destruction, and death so that the Muslim messiah can come because the Koran teaches that those who will not be converted to Islam must be destroyed before their messiah can come. (That alone is of the devil.) He has made it clear that he intends to bring those wretched conditions by destroying Israel and the US. Who would suspect that Rome has anything to do with it? The ruler of Persia is fairly well a Jesuit. The news media said, the president had 72 months from the time that he was elected in order to carry it out. They said that 60 of those months have now ela[sed, and that he has 12 months left to accomplish his goal of inspiring Moslems everywhere to cooperate with him in bringing destruction, to Israel and the US. Fox news said this man is working to try to get nuclear missiles that can hit all of the US. According to prophecy, however, no one will be able to hit the US with a nuclear missile before they pass the SUnday law, and in view of Rev. 7:3, and GC 614, it seems certain that it will not be before probation closes. Though we are in the time of the end of the world, we know, "The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them." But we need to be awake! Along with the other shocking things happening around the world, this is another sign that "the coming of the Lord draweth nigh." James 5:8.


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