Bible Versions

Here are some resources on how to know which Bible version to trust.

 The NIV PerVersion

 "Despite God's clear warnings about "taking away" from His words - the NIV removes 64,576 words! Over 8 percent of God's word is "TAKETH AWAY"! That equals REMOVING the books of Ruth, Esther, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Lamentations, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Malachi, Colossians, I Thessalonians, II Thessalonians, I Timothy, II Timothy, Titus, Philemon, James, I Peter, II Peter, I John, II John, III John, Jude and more - COMBINED!!! The equivalence of ripping out OVER 30 BOOKS of the Bible!"

http://www.av1611.org/niv.html


Bible Words Removed

"Most people believe the new versions are just "harmless" updating of words and made easier to understand. Nothing could be further from the Truth!  The new versions "take out" and "add" thousands of words. And as with Eve (see Genesis 3:1), it s all done very subtil.  The average reader would never know the difference!"

http://www.av1611.org/biblewrd.html 


The New King James Bible: Counterfeit

This article discusses problems with the New King James Version

http://www.av1611.org/nkjv.html#

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Give Glory to God - Revelation 14:7

Please read the prior posts in this series before this one if you have not.

1. Revelation 14:6 - The Everlasting Gospel
2. Revelation 14:7 - Fear God


Let's begin again by reading what the first angel's message says. The First of the Three Angels says, in Revelation 14:7, "Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."

What does it mean to give glory to God? In the SDA Bible Commentary, Volume 7, p. 979, Ellen G. White has this to say: "To give glory to God is to reveal His character in our own, and thus make Him known. And in whatever way we make known the Father or the Son, we glorify God."

Let's look at the example of Moses. In Exodus 33:18 Moses is asking for God to show him His glory. "And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory." In verse 19, God gives His answer to Moses. "
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy." The rest of the chapter is God describing to Moses where and how He will show Moses His glory.

In chapter 34 of Exodus, from verses 5 to 7, God is showing Moses His glory. The passage reads, "5 And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord.  6 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,  7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation."

We can see from these passages that God's glory is synonymous with both His character and His name. Think about it this way: we can see what kind of a ruler someone is or what kind of a nation a country is by the laws they make. And when we hear their names, what's the first thing to come to mind? If you guessed their reputation, you guessed right.

In his sermon on this subject entitled, How to Glorify God, (<--- click to watch) Pastor Stephen Bohr mentions an interesting point. Romans 3:23 says this: "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God..." That word for "come short," means "to lack." We all lack the glory of God. So how can we give Him something we don't have?

We've already determined that the glory of God is His character. To give glory to God means to be an example of His character to those around us. But we are born naturally sinful. We are not born with the natural desire to love God. As the Psalmist said in Psalm 51:5, "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me."

 We need to be an example of God's character before we can give glory to Him. But how do we have His character? We need to totally surrender to God. As Jesus said in Matthew 19:26, "With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible."

Giving glory to God encompasses several different things. When we totally surrender to God, He begins to transform us. We no longer like the same things we used to. We begin to abhor our sin and to do what is necessary to overcome it. No, I'm not encouraging salvation by works here. That's not Biblical. But even Jesus said, "And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell." (Matthew 5:29-30). 

If something is causing you to sin, take the necessary steps so that you are no longer tempted to use that excuse to sin. 

Let's go over a few aspects of what it means to glorify God. 

For example, if you are not already eating healthy, the Holy Spirit will encourage you to do that. Can we honestly say we are glorifying God when we are knowing eating a bad diet? In Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14, the Bible lists clean and unclean meats. And remember, God only gave permission to eat meat after the flood, when the vegetation was largely destroyed. Now that we live in a time when we don't have to eat meat at all, why should we? 

Even Daniel and his friends, when faced with the kings diet, they requested a water and veggie diet. After 10 days, they faired better than their peers. In our day, more and more people are coming to the realization that a whole foods, plant based diet is, by far, the healthiest way to eat. For a good explanation on why a whole foods, plant based diet is better, I recommend watching Forks Over Knives (watch it free!). 

Giving glory to God also includes watching what kind of media we take in, i.e. music, tv, movies, etc.. Ask yourself, does watching this movie bring me closer to God? Does listening to this song glorify God? If you can't answer yes, don't do it. In regards to visual media, I recommend watching the programs by Little Light Studios (see their youtube and vimeo pages as well) to see the research they have done on the topic. For musical entertainment, I recommend a sermon series by  Karl Tsatalbasidis. Christian Berdahl also has resources on music as well (see his content on audioverse also). 

If there is something in our lives that does not glorify God, it needs to go. We need to ask God for the strength to resist the temptation to partake in what does not glorify Him. He promised to provide that strength in 1 Corinthians 10:13: "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."

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Fear God - Revelation 14:7

Please read the first post in this series:

1. Revelation 14:6 - The Everlasting Gospel


The First of the Three Angels says, in Revelation 14:7, "Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."

His first words are, "Fear God." But what does it mean to fear God? It does not mean to be afraid of God. The Bible says that God is love and that perfect love casts out fear. (1 John 4:16, 18). Strong's concordance (reference number G5399 ) has one definition of this word as being, "to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience."

But what does it really entail? We have the definition now. But how do we apply it? Well the Bible gives us that information. We apply it one way by keeping God's commandments. If we fear God, or revere Him, we will keep His commandments.

At the end of Ecclesiastes, Solomon says this, in Ecclesiastes 12:13, "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."

To fear God means to keep His commandments. Solomon even says that this is man's duty. We were created to worship and keeping God's law is part of that. Some teach that we don't have to keep God's law anymore, but that could not be further from the truth. Some call it legalism to keep God's law. But Jesus said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments." John 14:15. And again in 1 John 5:3, we read, "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous."

So we keep God's law because we love Him. It is the same as being faithful to your spouse. You love your spouse and will not have affairs because of that love for them. You will do your best to do what makes them happy, because you love them. It is the same in our relationship with God. We obey His law because we love Him. We do not obey His law in order to be saved but because we already are saved.

This can be likened to how we are to treat our parents. Pastor Stephen Bohr, in his sermon on this very subject (to watch the sermon, click here) brings up Leviticus 19:3. It says, "Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God." Later on in the same chapter, verse 14 says, "Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord." The word for fear is the same word in both texts. We are to have a profound respect for God, as Pastor Stephen Bohr states.

The Bible also says, in a couple of places, that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. (Psalm 111:10 and Proverbs 9:10). The fear, or reverence, of God leads us closer to Him. Psalm 111:10 reads, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever."

The fear of God not only leads us to wisdom, it leads us to loving obedience in Him. We cannot obey God in our own strength. (Matthew 19:16-26). The Bible is full of examples of men and women who feared God and became very close to Him. Moses. Job. Daniel. Mary the mother of Jesus. Mary Magdelene. Because of the fear they had for God, they grew to love Him more than life itself.

Moses, considered to be the most humble man in the Bible, and likely in all the history of this planet, spoke with God face to face. (Exodus 33:11). When Daniel and his friends were faced with eating the kings meat, they wisely chose to eat a simple diet of vegetables and water and fared better than everyone else.(Daniel 1:12-15). Solomon is another example. In 1 Kings 3:1-15, is the story of when God appeared to Solomon in a dream and asked what he wanted. Solomon asked for wisdom, which pleased God. And as a result, God blessed him.

The fear of God means to revere Him, to have a profound respect for Him. It also means to keep His commandments because we love Him. When we do this, we will spend time with Him and time in His word. When we spend time with God and time in His word, He blesses us with wisdom. This is a clear concept in the Bible. Even the apostle James said this: "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." James 1:5.

UPDATE: Pray for Professor Walter Veith

Amazing Discoveries UPDATE REPORT:

12.12.06 - UPDATE REPORT: Walter Veith Responds to EUD and is Banned in German Churches by European Adventist Leaders

http://amazingdiscoveries.org/12.12.06-walter-veith-responds-to-eud-banned-in-german-churches

Here is the link to the Amazing Discoveries Special Report on the matter.

12.12.03 - SPECIAL REPORT: Statement on the Allegations of Anti-Semitism Charges Against Walter Veith in Germany November 2012

http://amazingdiscoveries.org/12.12.03-special-report-statement-on-the-allegations-of-anti-semitism-charges-against-walter-veith-in-germany-november-2012

Professor Walter Veith brought up on False Charges of Sedition and Antisemitism in Germany. Please pray for him!


Message from Pastor Veith – From: DC Spencer
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:03:48 +0200
Subject: Feedback after SMS re Walter Veith
Walter Veith wrote (28 Nov, 2012)
Concerning legal proceedings against myself in Germany:
A case of sedition (incitement against the government) has been lodged against me for apparent anti Semitic statements in my lecture on Daniel 11 (see my response below). It is probable that the people who lodged the complaint are the group from EANN (the German equivalent of SPECTRUM MAGAZINE) because they propagated such action immediately after the lecture. “Spectrum” is our liberal magazine whose first editor claimed that the visions that Ellen White received were as a result of epileptic attacks so the rest of their theology can be deduced from sentiments such as these.
There is no court case as yet, only the charge has been lodged. The police have made their enquiries, and it is up to the government now to decide whether they have a case and this will take until January — then we will know. Ellen White predicted that such things would happen so I am of good spirits because it proves the Spirit of Prophecy right. I have accepted that the matter is now in the hands of the Government and trust that God is in control. Below a few ‘epileptic attacks’ to give us hope and courage.
Dear Brethren in Germany
I wish to briefly respond to the allegations of anti Semitism during my recent visit to Germany.
Let me assure you brethren that I am not by any stretch of the imagination an Anti Semite. Indeed, any form of racism is abhorrent to me and having grown up in South Africa I have firsthand experience regarding this issue and have been an ardent campaigner against racist injustice all my life. Also, as South African, I was probably not attuned to the hypersensitivity of the current German nation regarding the injustices perpetrated on the Jews by the N a z i regime and my comments have thus been misinterpreted. As you well know, German is not my first language and I believe that some of the supposed statements regarding belittling remarks such as “gelbes Tuechlein” stem from my linguistic inadequacy in this department and certainly not from malicious intent as some hope to surmise. Moreover, the treatment the Jews received in Germany and for that matter from many other nations as well can only be described as diabolical and there was certainly historic ‘herding’ involved to the shame of all who practiced it. Moreover, ‘herding’ is the modus operandi of Christ’s adversary, who is herding the whole world into a collective mindset which will result in the final persecution of God’s antitypical Israel. This is not a conspiracy theory but a prophetic reality and the Spirit of Prophecy warns that if we associate with those who war against Christ we will soon come to see matters in the same light as they and lose our discernment. I plead with you dear brethren to note the serious times we are living in and heed the warnings that God has so graciously given us through the Spirit of Prophecy.
The purpose of the lecture was to show that literal Israel (both physically and theologically) can in no way represent the ‘Spiritual Israel’ of the Bible and that any theological gymnastics to the contrary cannot negate this fact. Indeed this is the Advent position and stands contrary to most modern theological views held by other evangelicals. My purpose was not to attack the Jews but to defend the Advent position. Of necessity the Advent position will create controversy as it stands in juxtaposition to all other views. It is my sincere wish that that all people, including the Jews, will accept the Advent position which glorifies Christ and firmly establishes Him as Saviour and Ruler of the ‘Israel of God’.
Since it is obvious that some misconstrued my comments as derogatory to the Jews I again wish to reiterate that that was not my intent and I sincerely apologize if it came across that way.
Hopefully this matter can now be laid to rest.
Your brother in Christ,
Walter Veith