CAUGHT UP
Revelation 12:5
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
Caught up.
This speaks of the Lord's ascension (Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9-11). The two witnesses (11:12) and the 144,000 (7:4; 14:1-3) are also CAUGHT UP. CAUGHT UP= Gr. harpazo= appears 13x in the Textus Receptus is translated TAKE IT/HIM BY FORCE 3x (v.12; John 6:15; Acts 23:10); PLUCK 2x (John 10:28-29); PULLING 1x (Jude 1:23)); CATCHETH (AWAY) 2x (13:19; John 10:12); CAUGHT AWAY 1x (Acts 8:39); and CAUGHT UP 4x (2 Cor 12:2,4; 1 The 4:17; Rev 12:5). It is the Greek equivalent for the Latin word raptus from which we get our word RAPTURE.
To be CAUGHT UP is to be TRANSLATED (Heb. 11:5). Since the MANCHILD is JESUS CHRIST and JESUS CHRIST is the WORD OF GOD (John 1:1,14; 1 John 5:7; Rev 19:13), then this verse speaks of the "translation" of the Word of God. Two important questions are, was Jesus Christ just as holy and pure AFTER his translation to heaven as he was when he was conceived by the Holy Ghost in the womb of Mary? Is he just as holy and pure today nearly 2,000 years AFTER his translation? The obvious answer to both these questions is "YES"! So the reasonable question to those who believe only the original manuscripts are pure, infallible, and inerrant is, if the incarnate Word is just as holy and pure AFTER translation as when originally give, what Biblical evidence is there against the same being true of the inspired word?
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NO ERROR
Daniel 6:4
4 Then
the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning
the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or
fault found in him.
Neither was there any fault found in him.
Daniel 6 can be
appropriately titled, “the gospel according to Daniel”. Just as Daniel was a
type of the HOLY SPIRIT in Daniel 5 (5:16) note, so he is a type of CHRIST in
Daniel 6. The leaders were envious of Daniel so they seek to find fault in him
but find none, just like the religious leaders were envious of Jesus (Mark
15:10) and vainly sought to find fault in him (1 Pet 2:22). When the leaders
could not find fault with Daniel, they sought to frame him and kill him. The religious
leaders did the same thing to Jesus (Mark 14:1; John 18:38; 19:4,6). Daniel was
cast into the den of lions but was “raised” without any manner of hurt upon him
(v.16,23), just as Jesus died on the cross for our sins, was buried, but rose
again the third day in a glorified resurrection body.
Daniel certainly pictures Jesus Christ in Daniel 6, but he also
pictures the fact the word of God has been perfectly preserved through
translation. The scriptures replaced the
office of prophet as the source of revelation of the word of God. Daniel was a
prophet according to the Lord Jesus Christ (Matt 24:15), and in that office he
often INTERPRETED (i.e.- translated) the original divine revelation. When Nebuchadnezzar could not understand the
original divine revelation God gave him in Daniel 2 and Daniel 4, Daniel was
brought forth to translate it for him so he could understand it. When
Belshazzar could not understand the original divine revelation God gave him in
Daniel 5, Daniel was brought forth again to translate it. The leaders sought to
find error or fault in Daniel but could not find any, just as religious leaders
have unsuccessfully sought error and fault in the King James Bible. They may THINK they have identified error or
fault, but there isn’t any just as there wasn’t any in Daniel.
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CONFOUNDED
Acts 2:6
6 Now when this was
noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that
every man heard them speak in his own language.
Confounded, because that every
man heard them speak in his own language.
The word LANGUAGE defines the word TONGUE (v.4,8,11) and these
languages are identified as EARTHLY languages (v.9-11) not some babble or
Charismatic gibberish disguised as an alleged “angelic” language spoken in
heaven. Since members of the audience UNDERSTOOD the languages that were
spoken, none of them were “unknown” tongues (1 Cor 14:2).
Pentecost was a miraculous reversal of Babel. At Babel, the people
were confounded when they could not understand each other when they spoke in
various tongues (Gen 11:7)
Pentecost was a miraculous reversal of Babel. At Babel, the Lord
confounded their language so no one could understand each other (Gen 11:7) but
at Pentecost, when the Lord gave the disciples the ability to speak in other
languages, they could understand each other.
Pentecost was the beginning of the TRUE CHURCH just as Babel was
the beginning of the FALSE CHURCH (Rev 17:5).
Just as the SPEAKING in tongues enabled the gospel to be spread
throughout the world (Acts 1:8) by PREACHING the word of God, so the CONFUSION
of tongues enabled the Babylonian mystery religion to be spread throughout the
world (Gen 11:9) by SYMBOLS (i.e.- the “hidden word”).
Since tongues are for a SIGN to them that believe not (1 Cor
14:22) and the JEWS require a sign (1 Cor 1:22), it is not surprising that the
audience was Jews (v.5) and Jewish proselytes (v.10). The apostolic signs,
including speaking in tongues, served to authenticate the ministry and message
of the apostles (Mark 16:20) until the completion of the New Testament
scriptures (1 Cor 13:8-10).
The fact this audience was Jews and Jewish proselytes shows that
the Lord could have given them his word in one of the “original languages”
because all of them would have understood either Hebrew or Greek. But since they were out of EVERY NATION, he
chose rather to give them his word in their OWN LANGUAGE. This shows that
the Lord’s intent and purpose is to give his word to the entire world in a
language they can understand rather than restrict it to Hebrew and Greek. The words preached by the disciples in these non-Hebrew and
Greek languages was the infallible, inerrant, incorruptible word of God because
speaking in tongues fulfilled the purpose of providing the revelation of the
word of God to those who did not understand Hebrew or Greek until the
revelation of the scriptures (i.e.- the written word of God) was completed (1
Cor 13:8-10; 2 Tim 3:16-17). The Lord could have retained speaking in tongues
as the means of perfectly preserving and spreading his inspired word in other
languages, but he chose to do so through TRANSLATION of the scriptures.
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Turn To The People A Pure Language
Zepheniah 3:9
9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
Turn to the people a pure language.
It appears a universal language will be instituted during the Millennial kingdom so all can worship the Lord with one consent. This constitutes a reversal of Babel when the Lord confounded the speech of the rebellious nations and the various languages were created (Gen 11:7-8). The likely universal language is HEBREW for the following reasons:
1) The Egyptians will speak the "language of Canaan" during the Millennium (Isa 19:18)
2) Hebrew is spoken by those in heaven as evidenced by the word "Alleluia" (Rev 19:1,6)
3) Hebrew is the native tongue of the Jewish people and Israel will be the head of the nations during the Millennium (Isa 60:11-12)
The institution of a universal language in the Millennium does not mean that other languages will be immediately abolished (Zec 8:23), just that one specific language will be known by everyone.
One change to the Hebrew language at this time is the possibility that it will be written and read left-to-right instead of the current right-to-left direction. The RIGHT HAND represents power. Jesus Christ (the incarnate Word) is currently seated at the RIGHT hand of God (Psa 110:1 ref.) because he is the power of God (1 Cor 1:24). The Bible (the complete inspired word of 66 books) has the New Testament on the RIGHT side because the gospel is the power of God unto salvation (Rom 1:16). The Old Testament is on the left side because it does not have the power to save. This turn of direction int he writing and reading of Hebrew, the native tongue of the Jews, would be symbolic of Israel's TURNING (i.e.-repentance and conversion) to the Lord Jesus Christ as their Messiah and Savior (Isa 59:20; 66:8; Rom 11:26; 2 Cor 3:16). The use of the word TURN in the verse is no coincidence.
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The HAND and the FOREHEAD
Deuteronomy 6:6-8
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
6 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
A sign.
SIGN= Heb. Owth; also translated MARK (Gen 4:15) in association with Cain, a type of the Antichrist.
Upon thine hand, and...as frontlets between thine eyes.
The word of the Lord was to be a sign in the HAND and between the eyes (i.e. - the FOREHEAD) just like the mark of the beast will be in the right HAND or FOREHEAD (Rev 13:16). There is ample scriptural evidence in support of the mark of the beast being a counterfeit of the word of the Lord. The word of the Lord is incorruptible seed (1 Pet 1:23), the source of spiritual regeneration, and makes us new creatures in Christ (2 Cor 5:17). In contrast, the mark of the beast is corruptible seed, the source of spiritual degeneration, and will make the lost new creatures (not human) in the beast.
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7,000
Romans 11:2-4
2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew.
Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God
against Israel, saying,
3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down
thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have
reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.
I have reserved to myself seven thousand.
Elijah thought he
was the only true prophet of God left on the earth just like a number of
preachers and teachers believe the King James Bible is the only perfectly
preserved word of God on the earth today.
God’s answer to Elijah serves as an answer to those who question whether
the King James Bible is the only true word of God left. Far from having just
one faithful and true prophet left, the Lord told Elijah that he had reserved
to himself 7,000. Why is the number 7,000 relevant? There are 7,000 different languages in the world today. God promised to
preserve his inspired words (Psa 12:6-7) and it has always been his will to get
his word to the world in a language they can UNDERSTAND. The gift of tongues
and the interpretation of tongues fulfilled this purpose temporarily, until the
revelation of the New Testament scriptures was completed (1 Cor 13:10). Even
though the New Testament was inspired in Greek, it was never the will of God to
confine his infallible, inerrant word to a single language. God chose Greek
because it was the closest thing to a global language and was the language of
international commerce; making it the most understood language in the world at
the time and the best base language for translation. The Lord has fulfilled his
promise to perfectly preserve his inspired words in spite of the obstacles and human
flaws posed in the copying and translation processes. The Hebrew Masoretic Text and Greek Textus
Receptus from which the King James Bible was translated are the perfectly
preserved word of God in those respective languages. The King James Bible is
the perfectly preserved word of God in English. According to multiple sources including Ethnologue, there are approximately 7,000
others. Elijah did not ask God for the names of the other 7,000 prophets before
he would believe it, he just took God at his word and so should we. The King James Bible is the infallible,
inerrant, incorruptible, perfectly preserved word of God in English, but it is
NOT alone. The Lord has reserved to
himself 7,000 so that when it is all said and done, there will be NO LANGUAGE where the infallible, inerrant, incorruptible word of God (1 Pet 1:23) will not be heard (Psa 19:3; Rom 10:17). Since the Bible has only been translated into approximately 3,000 of the 7,000 languages, this will either be fulfilled through significant future translation and/or the preaching of the 144,000 in the Tribulation. It is possible that the gift of tongues will be restored to the 144,000 for the purpose of reaching the previously unreachable with the word of God in their language. The results of the preaching of the 144,000 are seen in Revelation 7:9 where their converts are "a great multitude, which no man could number". They are also from "all TONGUES". Since "faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Rom 10:17), these converts must have heard the incorruptible word of God in THEIR LANGUAGE. This can only be accomplished through translation or spiritual gift.
Another amazing note is that the 7,000 prophets of the Lord constitute a 95% MAJORITY when compared to the 400 false prophets that ate at Jezebel's (a type of BABYLON THE GREAT) table (1 Kin 18:19; 22:6); and the percentage of existing manuscripts that form the MAJORITY TEXT (i.e.- the Textus Receptus) is 95%!
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The Foolish Woman
Proverbs 9:13-14
13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is
simple, and knoweth nothing.
14 For she sitteth at the door of her house,
on a seat in the high places of the city,
A foolish woman.
There are two
different women mentioned throughout the book of Proverbs, the “virtuous” woman (12:4; 31:10) and the “strange”
woman (2:16; 5:3,20; 6:24; 7:5; 20:16; 22:14; 23:27,33; 27:13). The virtuous
woman is a picture of the true church, which is the chaste virgin bride of
Christ (2 Cor 11:2). The strange woman and
the foolish woman are one and the same and picture the false church, which is
the great whore Mystery, Babylon the Great (Rev 17:5).
On a seat.
The seat that THE
WOMAN (Rev 17:1) sits upon is Satan’s seat (Rev 2:13). It is located in the
high places (Eph 6:12) of the city, which is ROME (Rev 17:18). This seat will
be given to the Antichrist (Rev 13:2) when the 10 kings destroy the great whore
in what appears to be the middle of the Tribulation (Rev 17:12).
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What Kind?
James 1:18
“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth,
that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.” (Jam 1:18)
That we should be a kind.
The Lord has
ordained that in the process of generation everything reproduces after it’s own
KIND, and “the kind” to be reproduced is determined by the SEED of the source
(Gen 1:11-12,21,24-25). The same mandate applies to the process of
regeneration. The word of God is the seed of the new birth and is INCORRUPTIBLE
(1 Pet 1:23). Consequently, the new man (i.e.- nature) produced in the believer
the moment he trusts Jesus Christ as his personal Savior, is also incorruptible
(1 Pet 3:4). Moreover, since the source of the seed of the word of God is the
Lord himself, and the Lord is righteous, holy, and sinless, so the new nature
is also righteous, holy, and sinless (Eph 4:24; 1 John 3:9). The fact that
there has been millions of true born again believers throughout the past 2,000
years is proof positive that the Lord has perfectly preserved his inspired,
inerrant, infallible word. Since kind always produces after it’s own kind, and
the seed of the source determines that kind, consider the serious ramifications
if the seed of the “word of God” that I was born again with had even one error
or mistake in it.
· It would mean that
the source of the seed, namely the Lord, is also flawed
· It would mean that
the “new nature” produced within me is also flawed
· If the Lord is
flawed and my new nature is flawed, then I have no hope of eternal life
It is important to
note that no one since at least 100 AD has been born again by any original
manuscript, and the overwhelming majority of professed born again believers in
the past 2,000 years were born again from a TRANSLATION of the word of God. So
if it is contended that all translations are flawed (because all men are flawed
and translations are solely the work of men), then everyone who has been born
again from a translation of scriptures has a flawed new nature. If our new
nature is flawed and corruptible then it is no better than the old nature and
we are on our way to hell.
The plain, simple,
and reasonable truth is that we are born again by INCORRUPTIBLE seed (1 Pet
1:23) because the Lord has perfectly preserved his inspired, inerrant,
infallible, word throughout the past 2,000 years; and those who have been truly
born again are INCORRUPTIBLE creatures in their new nature.
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Sodomites Win, 5-4
Genesis 14
On 06/26/15, the United States
Supreme Court legalized gay marriage across the nation by a vote of 5 to 4. It
was not the first time sodomites were victorious in a battle involving 9
rulers. Genesis 14 documents a war between 9 kings. There were 4 kings on one side led by
Chedorlaomer king of Elam and 5 kings on the other side, who were the kings of
the 5 cities of the plain, most notable of which were Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen
14:1-2). It is reasonable to conclude
that the 5 kings were at the very least homosexual sympathizers, if not
homosexuals themselves. Genesis 14
contains some startling similarities with recent events in the USA, especially
if 2001 is used as a starting date due to the events of 9/11.
1. There
was relative peace between the two sides for a period of 12 years but in the 13th
year the sodomites rebelled (Gen 14:3)
Between the 11 years of 2001-2012,
only a total of 9 states ratified gay marriage (1 in 2003, 1 in 2008, 3 in 2009,
1 in 2011, and 3 in 2012). The tide began to turn in 2013 when 8 additional
states ratified gay marriage and nearly doubled the total to 17. But it was
2014, when the train came off the rails, as the number of states that ratified
gay marriage in that one year was more than the previous 12 years combined. By
the end of 2014 a total of 35 states plus the District of Columbia passed laws
allowing homosexuals to violate the divine institution of marriage. As one
reporter put it, “we went from counting the number of states that allowed gay
marriage to counting those that don’t”. This dramatic increase in 2014 (13
years after 9/11) corresponds to the sodomite “rebellion” in the 13th
(# of REBELLION) year.
Courtesy of http://www.pewforum.org
2. War
broke out between the two sides in the 14th year (Gen 14:4)
This corresponds with the events of
2015 including extreme propaganda and pressure from the mass media and the
entertainment industry to support gay marriage.
Those in support of Biblical/traditional marriage are deemed
discriminatory, homo-phobic, and “haters”.
3. The
side representing the sodomites was victorious; the 5 kings prevailed over the
4 kings (Gen 14:8-16)
This corresponds with the Supreme
Court ruling in favor of gay marriage by a 5-4 vote.
4. The
event is based on Genesis 14
Justice Anthony Kennedy delivered
the Court Opinion, and cited the 14th
Amendment as the Constitutional basis for the Court’s decision. Note also
that the reference numbers for all the petitioners in the case contains a
prefix of 14 (likely because all the petitions were filed in 2014).
Is all of this coincidence or a
clue?
For those favoring “coincidence” please
consider the following. One week prior to the Supreme Court ruling on gay
marriage, a racist white man opened fire on worshipers during a church service
in an African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina killing
nine and injuring another. One notable
consequence of this tragedy was the public outrage over the Confederate flag
and anything donning the symbol. Over the next couple of weeks, stores were
pulling everything off the shelves and out of their inventory bearing the
symbol. TV Land pulled the show The Dukes
of Hazzard from it's programming simply because the Confederate flag is
prominently displayed on the car driven by the two lead characters on the show.
The South Carolina legislature eventually voted to remove the flag from the top
of the Capitol building where it has flown since 1961. What does this have to
do with Genesis 14? Interestingly, the
word CONFEDERATE appears for the first time in Genesis 14. Guess which verse?
13. Has to be verse 13 right? After all, the number 13 (in it's various forms)
also appears for the first time in Genesis 14, verse 4 where it is associated
with REBELLION. The Confederates were also called “rebels” weren’t they? Is it a coincidence or clue that two
significant events in recent US history can be linked to Genesis 14?
Time does not permit detailing the
similarities between Sodom and the USA.
Suffice to say that the sins of Sodom, including the promotion of
sodomy, match the prime vices of the USA today: “pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness” (Eze
16:49). The sodomites did not have long
to savor the 5-4 victory in Genesis 14, because shortly thereafter in Genesis
19 God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah by fire. Is this a picture of the destiny
of the USA? We need to get busy winning
souls while we still can. |
