Note: I am doing this series of ‘Horrible Translations’ in the hope that they will inspire you to be a diligent student of the Bible; to do your own research and discover the joy of gaining new insights as the Holy Spirit guides you into all truth. Here is one of the most confusing, destructive...
This is the first blog in the ‘Horrible Translation’ series in which we will explore confusing and confounding translations as well as downright horrible ones. Do you love me? In John 21:15-17 we find a rather confusing exchange between Jesus and Peter. Here is the encounter from the ESV translation which is typical of most,...
The Bible is unique. It is also an important book, having been used by powerful people to shape much of human history, albeit not always in the best interests of humanity. It is also important to the disciple of Jesus Christ, serving as the plumbline by which every disciple measures their progress to spiritual maturity....
Here is a story with a hidden plot that gives the whole story a ‘ring of truth’ about it. I hope you enjoy puzzles because all I am going to give you are a few clues and a challenge to find the answer for yourself. On the surface we have the story of a palace...
This puzzle is almost too easy! On one level we are led to believe that Hezekiah is crying because he is about to die. But, when we follow the clues and dig a little deeper, we discover something more serious than his own life is at stake. In 2 Kings 20 we find Hezekiah stricken...
If Christianity is the ‘Fifth Kingdom’, then the implications for Christianity are as momentous as when Jesus Christ and his disciples preached the gospel to the Jews. The world, as the Jews knew it, was being turned upside down. The new covenant, promised in Jeremiah 31, had superseded the old Mosaic covenant. Behold, the days...
Jesus said; Have you never read in the Scriptures: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes”? Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits. The one...
Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to Yahweh. This is the gate of Yahweh; the righteous shall enter through it. I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is...
As you looked, a stone was cut out without hands, it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces ... the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. (Daniel 2:34-35) The stone cut out without hands. The five prior kingdoms, including...
In this post we will seek to understand the ‘fragments of iron’, the Christian clergy, the rulers of the fifth, and final, human kingdom in Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Bishops usurp control of Christianity. During the ‘Apostolic Period’ most Christians met in private homes and maintained family-like relationships with virtually no hint of dictatorial leadership by the...