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200 changes examined

Why all the controversy about the King James Bible? Because modern Christian scholarship has CHANGED the Greek Textus Receptus, from which the King James Bible was translated, in 6,000 PLACES!

This is why we have so many omissions in the “modern” versions of the Bible. Words omitted, in brackets, parentheses, or italics, are counted as NOT AUTHENTIC according to BRAINWASHED modern scholarship, represented in part by Griesbach, Lachmann, Tischendorf, Tregelles, Alford, Wordworth, Westcott and Hort.

Here’s a list of JUST 200 of these changes. Why don’t you go through this list and see how many have been changed in YOUR Bible? It might shock you!

MATTHEW

1:25–(FIRSTBORN) is out. Speaking of the Lord Jesus. 5:44–(BLESS THEM THAT CURSE YOU) is out. 6:13–(KINGDOM, POWER, GLORY) is out. 6:27–(STATURE) is changed to span of life. 6:33–(OF GOD) is out. Referring to the kingdom– 8:29–(JESUS) is out. As Son of God. 9:13–(TO REPENTANCE) is out. Calling sinners– 12:35–(OF THE HEART) is out. Good treasure– 12:47–(VERSE IS OUT) About Christ’s mother. 13:51–(JESUS SAID UNTO THEM and LORD) is out. 15:8 –(DRAWETH UNTO ME WITH THEIR MOUTH) is out. 16:3 –(O YE HYPOCRITES) is out. 16:20–(JESUS) is out. 17:21–(VERSE IS OUT). About prayer and fasting. 18:11–(VERSE IS OUT). Tells Jesus came to save. 19:9 –(LAST 11 WORDS ARE OUT). About adultery. 19:17–(GOD) is out. None good but (God). 20:7 –(WHATSOEVER IS RIGHT RECEIVE) is out. 20:16–(MANY BE CALLED BUT FEW CHOSEN) is out. 20:22–(BAPTIZED WITH CHRIST’S BAPTISM) is out. 21:44–(VERSE IS OUT) About Christ the stone. 23:14–(VERSE IS OUT) Woe scribes and hypocrites. 25:13–(WHEREIN THE SON OF MAN COMETH) is out. 27:35–(FULFILLED SPOKEN BY THE PROPHET) is out. 27:54–(THE SON OF GOD) is A SON of God. 28:2 –(FROM THE DOOR) is out. 28:9 –(THEY WENT TO TELL HIS DISCIPLES) is out.

MARK

1:1 –(SON OF GOD) is out in Williams, Godspeed, Panin, Nestle, New World, Westcott & Hort. 1:14–(OF THE KINGDOM) is out. Jesus gospel– 1:31–(IMMEDIATELY) is out. The fever left– 2:17–(TO REPENTANCE) is out. Call sinners– 6:11–(MORE TOLERABLE FOR SODOM & GOMORRHA) is out. 6:16–(FROM THE DEAD) is out. John is risen– 6:33–(HIM) is changed to them. 7:8 –(WASHING OF POTS AND CUPS) is out. 7:16–(VERSE IS OUT) About having an ear to hear. 9:24–(LORD) is out. A believer called Him Lord. 9:42–(IN ME) is out. Little ones that believe– 9:44–(VERSE IS OUT) About fire not quenched. 9:46–(VERSE IS OUT) Where worm dieth not. 9:49–(EVERY SACRIFICE SHALL BE SALTED) is out. 10:21–(TAKE UP THE CROSS) is out. Jesus said– 10:24–(FOR THEM THAT TRUST IN RICHES) is out. 11:10–(IN THE NAME OF THE LORD) is out. 11:26–(VERSE IS OUT) If ye do not forgive, etc. 13:14–(SPOKEN BY DANIEL THE PROPHET) is out. 13:33–(AND PRAY) is out, or in italics. 14:68–(AND THE COCK CREW) is out. 15:28–(VERSE IS OUT) Scripture was fulfilled, etc. 15:39–(THE SON OF GOD) is A SON of God. 16:9-20–(12 VERSES ARE OUT) in some Bibles.

LUKE

1:28–(BLESSED ART THOU AMONG WOMEN) is out. 2:33–(JOSEPH) is changed to father. 2:43–(JOSEPH AND HIS MOTHER) is changed to parents. 4:4 –(BUT BY EVERY WORD OF GOD) is out. 4:8 –(GET THEE BEHIND ME SATAN) is out. 4:41–(THE CHRIST) is out. The Son of God. 6:48–(FOUNDED UPON A ROCK) is well built. 7:31–(AND THE LORD SAID) is out. 9:54–(EVEN AS ELIJAH DID) is out. 9:55–(YE KNOW NOT WHAT MANNER OF SPIRIT) is out. 9:56–(SON OF MAN IS COME TO SAVE LIVES) is out. 11:2-4–(MUCH IS OMITTED FROM THE LORD’S PRAYER) 11:29–(THE PROPHET) is out. About Jonah. 17:36–(VERSE IS OUT) One taken, another left. 21:4 –(CAST IN UNTO THE OFFERINGS OF GOD) is out. 22:20–(VERSE IS OUT) Out in NEB, and RSV. 22:31–(AND THE LORD SAID) is out. 22:64–(THEY STRUCK HIM ON THE FACE) is out. 23:17–(WHOLE VERSE IS OUT) in many Bibles. 23:38–(LETTERS OF GREEK, LATIN, HEBREW) is out. 23:42–(LORD) is out. Remember me, etc. 23:45–(SUN WAS ECLIPSED) in Moffatt and NEB. 24:3 –(OF THE LORD JESUS) is out. 24:6 –(HE IS NOT HERE, BUT IS RISEN) is out. 24:12–(VERSE IS OUT) Peter’s testimony. 24:40–(VERSE IS OUT) Christ showed them hands, feet. 24:49–(OF JERUSALEM) is out. 24:51)CARRIED UP INTO HEAVEN) is out.

JOHN

1:14–(BEGOTTEN) is out in 1:18, 3:16, 3:18. 1:27–(PREFERRED BEFORE ME) is out. Jesus is) 3:13–(WHICH IS IN HEAVEN) is out. 3:15–(SHOULD NOT PERISH) is out. 4:42–(THE CHRIST) is out. 5:3 –(WAITING FOR MOVING OF THE WATER) is out. 5:4 –(VERSE IS OUT) Pool of Bethesda. 6:47–(ON ME) is out. He that believes– 6:69–(THAT CHRIST THE SON) is out. 7:53–(TO 8:11) is out, in brackets or italics. 8:36–(FATHER) is out. Changed to He. 9:35–(SON OF GOD) is out. Is Son of Man. 11:41–(WHERE THE DEAD WAS LAID) is out. 16:16–(BECAUSE I GO TO THE FATHER) is out. 17:12–(IN THE WORLD) is out. 20:29–(THOMAS) is out.

ACTS

2:30–(ACCORDING TO FLESH RAISE UP CHRIST) is out. 7:30–(OF THE LORD) is out. Angel– 7:37–(HIM SHALL YE HEAR) is out. Christ– 8:37–(VERSE IS OUT) or in brackets, or italics. 9:5-6–(MUCH IS OMITTED) Concerning God’s call. 10:6 –(WHAT THOU OUGHTEST TO DO) More is out. 15:18–(KNOWN UNTO GOD HIS WORKS) More is out. 16:31–(CHRIST) is out. 17:26–(BLOOD) is out. 20:25–(OF GOD) is out. The kingdom– 20:32–(BRETHREN) is out. 23:9 –(LET US NOT FIGHT AGAINST GOD) is out. 24:6-8–(MUCH IS OMITTED) or in brackets or italics. 24:15–(OF THE DEAD) is out. Resurrection– 28:16–(HALF OF VERSE IS OUT) in italics or brackets. 28:29–(VERSE IS OUT) in italics or brackets.

ROMANS

1:16–(OF CHRIST) is out or in italics, brackets. 1:29–(FORNICATION) is out. 5:2 –(BY FAITH) out in Moffatt, RSV, and NEB. 8:1 –(LAST 10 WORDS ARE OUT) or in italics. 9:28–(IN RIGHTEOUSNESS) is out. 10:15–(OF PEACE) is out. Gospel– 10:17–(OF GOD) is out. Christ is substituted. 11:6 –(LAST 18 WORDS ARE OMITTED) 13:9 –(SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS) is out. 14:6 –(15 WORDS ARE OUT) Regarding the day. 14:21–(OFFENDED, MADE WEAK) is out. 15:29–(OF THE GOSPEL) is out. 16:24–(WHOLE VERSE IS OUT) in italics or brackets.

I CORINTHIANS

1:14–(I THANK GOD) is out in many Bibles. 5:7 –(FOR US) is out. Christ sacrificed– 6:20–(LAST 7 WORDS ARE OUT) Your spirit, etc. 7:5 –(FASTING) is out. Joined with prayer. 7:39–(BY THE LAW) is out. The wife is bound– 10:28–(THE EARTH IS THE LORD’S) is out, and more. 11:24–(TAKE EAT) is out. This is my body– 11:29–(LORD’S) is out, referring to the body. 15:47–(THE LORD) is out. Lord from heaven. 16:22–(JESUS CHRIST) is out. 16:23–(CHRIST) is out.

II CORINTHIANS

4:6 –(JESUS) is out. 5:10–(THE LORD) is out. 5:18–(JESUS) is out, or in italics. 11:31–(CHRIST) is out, or in italics.

GALATIANS

1:15–(GOD) is out. 3:1 –(THAT YE SHOULD NOT OBEY TRUTH) is out. 3:17–(IN CHRIST) is out. 4:7 –(THROUGH CHRIST) is out. 6:15–(IN CHRIST JESUS) is out. 6:17–(LORD) is out.

EPHESIANS

3:9 –(BY JESUS CHRIST) is out. God created– 3:14–(OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST) is out. 5:30–(OF HIS FLESH AND OF HIS BONES) is out. 6:1 –(IN THE LORD) is out. Obey parents– 6:10–(MY BRETHREN) is out.

PHILIPPIANS

3:16–(LET US MIND THE SAME THING) is out.

COLOSSIANS

1:2 –(THE LORD JESUS CHRIST) is out. 1:14–(THROUGH HIS BLOOD) is out, or in italics. 1:28–(JESUS) is out. 2:11–(OF THE SINS OF) is out. 3:6 –(SONS OF DISOBEDIENCE) is out.

I THESSALONIANS

1:1 –(FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND LORD JESUS) is out. 2:19–(CHRIST) is out. 3:11–(CHRIST) is out, or in italics. 3:13–(CHRIST) is out, or in italics.

II THESSALONIANS

1:8 –(CHRIST) is out, or in italics.

I TIMOTHY

1:17–(WISE) is out. The only wise God. 2:7 –(IN CHRIST) is out, or in italics. 3:16–(GOD) is out. Manifest in the flesh. 4:12–(IN SPIRIT) is out. 6:5 –(FROM SUCH WITHDRAW THYSELF) is out.

II TIMOTHY

1:11–(OF THE GENTILES) is out. 4:1 –(LORD) is out. 4:22–(JESUS CHRIST) is out, or in italics.

TITUS

1:4 –(THE LORD) is out, or in italics.

PHILEMON

1:6 –(JESUS) is out. 1:12–(RECEIVE HIM) is out.

HEBREWS

1:3 –(BY HIMSELF) is out. Purged our sins– 2:7 –(SET HIM OVER THE WORKS OF THY HANDS) is out. 3:1 –(CHRIST) is out. 7:21–(AFTER ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK) is out. 10:30–(SAITH THE LORD) is out. 10:34–(IN HEAVEN) is out. 11:11–(WAS DELIVERED OF A CHILD) is out. Sarah–

JAMES

5:16–(FAULTS) is changed to SINS. (Wrong Greek text.)

I PETER

1:22–(THROUGH THE SPIRIT) is out. 4:1 –(FOR US) is out. Christ suffered– 4:14–(LAST 15 WORDS ARE OUT) or in italics. 5:10–(JESUS) is out, or in italics. 5:11–(GLORY AND DOMINION) is out of some Bibles.

II PETER

2:17–(FOREVER) is out, or in italics. 3:9 –(US IS CHANGED TO YOU) Destroys meaning.

I JOHN

1:7 –(CHRIST) is out. 2:7 –(FROM THE BEGINNING) is out. 4:3 –(CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH) is out. 4:9 –(BEGOTTEN) is out in some versions. 4:19–(HIM) is out, or in italics. We love– 5:7-8–(MANY WORDS ARE OUT OR CHANGED) 5:13–(LAST 13 WORDS ARE OUT)

JUDE

1:25–(WISE) is out. Referring to God.

REVELATION

1:8 –(THE BEGINNING AND THE END) is out. 1:11–(TEN WORDS ARE OUT) Alpha and Omega, etc. 2:13–(THY WORKS) is out. 5:14–(HIM THAT LIVETH FOREVER AND EVER) is out. 6:1 –(AND SEE) is out in 3, 5, 7 also. 8:13–(ANGEL IS EAGLE) Greek text says “angel.” 11:17–(AND ART TO COME) is out. 12:12–(INHABITERS OF) is out. The earth. 12:17–(CHRIST) is out. 14:5 –(BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD) is out. 16:17–(OF HEAVEN) is out. 20:9 –(GOD OUT OF) is out. Fire came from– 20:21–(GOD IS CHANGED TO THRONE) 21:24–(OF THEM WHICH ARE SAVED) is out. Nations–

BAD NEWS FOR MODERN MAN:

Today’s English Version By the American Bible Society

THE BLOOD OF THE LORD JESUS IS OMITTED 15 TIMES:

See Matthew 27:4,24,25; Acts 5:28, 20:28; Romans 3:25, 5:9; Ephesians 1:7, 2:13; Colossians 1:14,20; Hebrews 10:19; I Peter 1:19; Revelation 1:5, 5:9.

24 BIBLE VERSIONS EXAMINED

Compare with the 200 References at the beginning of this file. Words omitted, in brackets, parentheses, or italics, are counted as not authentic according to BRAINWASHED modern scholarship.

New English New Testament (Omissions)……197 out of 200

New International Version………………195 out of 200

Revised Standard New Testament………….189 out of 200

Berkeley Version New Testament………….185 out of 200

Weymouth’s in Modern Speech N.T…………184 out of 200

New American Standard New Testament……..183 out of 200

Good News for Modern Man N.T……………182 out of 200

Williams’ New Testament………………..180 out of 200

Ivan Panin’s Numeric New Testament………180 out of 200

Goodspeed’s American Translation N.T…….179 out of 200

Moffatt’s New Translation N.T…………..175 out of 200

Wuest’s Expanded Translation N.T………..169 out of 200

Amplified New Testament………………..165 out of 200

Twentieth Century New Testament…………161 out of 200

Phillip’s New Testament………………..142 out of 200

Darby’s Translation New Testament……….138 out of 200

Living New Testament Paraphrased………..130 out of 200

New Confraternity New Testament…………119 out of 200

Norlie’s New Translation N.T…………… 62 out of 200

Lamsa’s Eastern Text New Testament……… 49 out of 200

John Wesley’s Translation N.T………….. 43 out of 200

Martin Luther’s German New Testament……. 0 out of 200

King James Version New Testament……….. 0 out of 200

Textus Receptus (King James Greek) N.T….. 0 out of 200

The Apostasy of the Early Church

Prepares the Way for Corrupting Copies of the Original Manuscripts Corruption of the original Bible manuscripts and its influence can be traced from the days of Origen, 200 A.D. down through the committees responsible for the English Revised Version of 1881; American Standard Version of 1901; and all modern Bibles which depart from the Greek Textus Receptus. The following references are given to prove that this is true:

Revision Revised, p. 413 (Dean Burgon)
Inquiry, p. 413 (Dr. Fredrick Nolan: See Encyclopedias on Tatian
Diatesaron of Tatian, p. 9 (J.H. Hill)
Article on Origen by McClintic & Strong
Church History, Vol. 2., p. 791 (Dr. Schaff)
Apologia pro vita sua, Chap. 7, p. 282 (Dr. Newman)
History of Our English Bible, p. 70 (Dr. Ira M. Price)
Introduction to Textual Criticism of N.T., p. 80 (A.T. Robertson)
The Canon and Text of the N.T., p. 345 (Dr. Gregory)
Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 86
Eccles. History, book 5, Chap. 28 (Eusebius)
(Scribners) Vol. 1, pp. 434-435 (Ante-Nicene Fathers)
History of Dogma, Vol. 1, p. 128 (Harnack)
Three Religious Leaders of Oxford, pp. 481-482 (S. Parkes Cadman)
Princeton Review, Jan., 1854, pp. 152-153
History of Christianity, Vol. 2, p. 107
History of Christian Doctrine, p. 19 (G.P. Fisher)
Texts and Margins of the Revised N.T., p. 45 (Dr. G. Vance Smith)
A History of the Revised Version, pp. 36-37 (Samuel Hemphill)
The Traditional Text, p. 163 (Burgon & Miller)
Introduction to Greek O.T., p. 86 (Swete)
Cath. and Prot. Bibles, p. 4,6 (Jacobus)
Jerome Against Helvidius
Defense of Translations of the Bible (1583), p. 62 (Faulke)
Memoir of Life of Cartwright, p. 276 (Brook’s)
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Article on Douay Bible
Revised Version, p. 51 (Cook)
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers (Christian Lit. Ed.), Vol. 6, p. 338
The Influence of the Bible, p. 136 (Von Dobschutz)
New Commentary, Part 3, p. 719 (Gore)
Church History, Vol. 2, p. 446 (Hagenbach)
History of the Reformation, Vol. 2, p. 391 (Kurtz)

Many more references can be added, but these thirty-three ought to be sufficient.

HERE’S THE ACID TEST

Any version of the Bible, that does not agree with the GREEK TEXTUS RECEPTUS, from which the King James Bible was translated in 1611, is certainly to befounded upon corrupted manuscripts. Origen, being a textual critic, is supposed to have corrected numerous portions of the sacred manuscripts. Evidence to the contrary shows he changed them to agree with his own human philosophy of mystical and allegorical ideas. Thus, through deceptive scholarship of this kind, certain manuscripts became corrupt. Evidently from this source our modern revised version Bibles and paraphrases have come. Read pages 900-902, Vol. 16, 1936 edition Encyclopedia Britannica, and you will see that Origen taught the Lord Jesus Christ is a created being who did not have eternal existence AS God.

WATCH–AND REMEMBER–ALWAYS TO KEEP BOTH EYES OPEN

“After my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, SPEAKING PERVERSE THINGS, to draw away disciples after them. Therefore WATCH, AND REMEMBER, that by the space of three years I ceased not to WARN EVERYONE NIGHT AND DAY WITH TEARS.”–Acts 20:29-31.

Bible Versions Issue

Kenny Moore writes: “Many have bought into the New Age Bible version lie. All modern versions come from ‘Satan’s Satanic Verses’/ the Septuagint, Sinaiticus, and Vaticanus—all proven to be blasphemous, counterfeit, and corrupt. These Satanic MSS (manuscripts) come from the underground catacombs of the dead in Roma, Italia. Catholics are forbidden to read the Authorized King James Bible, but the modern ‘versions’ are OK! Why? THE NEW VERSIONS ARE CATHOLIC > NEW WORLD ORDER > Luciferian Trash Theology.”

Textus Receptus (Latin: “received text“) is the name retroactively given to the succession of printed Greek language texts of the New Testament which constituted the textual base for the original German Luther Bible, for the translation of the New Testament into English by William Tyndale (1526), Myles Coverdale’s Bible (1535), Matthew’s Bible (1537), The Great Bible (1539), The Geneva Bible (1557 – 60), The Bishops’ Bible (1568), and the King James Version (1611), and for most other Reformation-era New Testament translations throughout Western and Central Europe such as the Spanish Reina-Valera translation and the Czech Bible of Kralice. The Textus Receptus has been translated into hundreds of languages. (See Also The Word of God for All Nations) The origin of the term “Textus Receptus” comes from the publisher’s preface to the 1633 edition produced by Abraham Elzevir and his nephew Bonaventure who were printers at Leiden:

Textum ergo habes, nunc ab omnibus receptum: in quo nihil immutatum aut corruptum damus. Translated “so you hold the text, now received by all, in which nothing corrupt.”

The two words, “textum” and “receptum“, were modified from the accusative to the nominative case to render textus receptus. Over time, this term has been retroactively applied to Erasmus’ editions, as his work served as the basis of others that followed. Many supporters of the Textus Receptus will name any manuscript which agrees with the Textus Receptus Greek as a “Textus Receptus” type manuscript. This type of association can also apply to early church quotations and language versions.

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The Purpose of Elders in Christ’s Body [podcast]

There is no more important work transpiring in the earth today than the work of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Matthew 9:35-38; 28:18-20; Ephesians 4:11-15; 1 Peter 5:1-6, etc.).

“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” Hebrews 13:20-21

In short, the authentic under-shepherd ordained of Jesus Himself (John 15:16), will give up his life in this fleeting world for the sheep of Christ – just as the Great Shepherd of the sheep did on the cross. Such a divinely called-out man, will teach only God’s pure Word and watch for the souls of the LORD’s people (Hebrews 13:7, 17). He will take up the cross – live the crucified life – and therefore ministry will not be about them but rather about Jesus and His beloved sheep for whom He shed His blood and is soon returning (Philippians 3:17-21).

Also in Hebrews 13 …. The true elder of Christ will, according to Hebrews 13, do two things:

Speak the pure Word of God to you and get you into it:

“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation (their way of life).” Hebrews 13:7

2. Will in the fear of God pray for and “watch for your soul.”

“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.” Hebrews 13:17

In review, just WHAT are the earmark fruits of true under-shepherds as opposed to the many wolves among us?

True under shepherds relentlessly teach God’s Word – “who have spoken unto you the word of God.” (Hebrews 13:7)
They are there for you! – “they watch for your souls.” (Hebrews 13:7)

IF they aren’t preaching God’s pure Word to you, fearing God, not you…. and watching for your eternal soul, they are wolves in sheep’s clothing. Repent and run to Jesus beloved.

Let me add that if they are using a fake “bible” instead of the King James Bible, that should be a clue to the darkness they walk in (Matthew 7:16, 20).

Elders are ordained of God and yet never to take His place nor to negate our own personal responsibility to seek God daily for ourselves. Yet, we do not need a preacher. Why? – because we each have a Bible. Read it. We don’t need a preacher to tell us what the Bible says! Read it for yourself, learning of the LORD yourself. Today is your day to take personal responsibility to seek God for yourself! Stop depending on a preacher or preachers. Devour God’s Word daily. Jesus taught personal responsibility and the essential nature of it when He said “Take heed to yourselves” (Luke 21:34-36) …… Paul instructed Timothy to “Study” the Word (2 Timothy 2:15).

Today we have all around us church-goers who are not possessed with a heart after God, do not diligently study and read and live out Christ’s Word. This lukewarm, world-loving fruit clearly reveals the prophesied priesthood of wolves (1 Chronicles 16:11; Psalms 27:4, 8; Matthew 24:11; Acts 13:22; 2 Timothy 3:13; 1 John 4:1, etc.). Until a pastor has provoke you to get into God’s Word for yourself, to seeking His holy face daily in prayer, he has failed. If has has diligently, biblically sought to do these essentials, and people have refused God’s Word, refused to seek His holy face continually, the blood is off of his hands (Ezekiel 3:18-20).

“When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. 20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.” Ezekiel 3:18-20

When you check the fruit of a fellowship, check, discern if the individual saints are vibrant in Christ, diligently seeking His holy face, in His Word, living a life of prayer, denying self, taking up the cross daily, and following Jesus. This sounds like what we see of the earliest saints in the book of Acts, right? Boom. Remember how Peter preached and 8,000 were saved and how the Berean believers put Paul’s teaching to the Scriptural test? (Acts 2-4; 17:10-11, etc.).

Sadly, usually you see a bunch of people who are proud to be a member of a church with none of the biblical fruit list above.

The apostle Paul kept a close watch on those he oversaw.

“For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.” 1 Thessalonians 3:5

Having a physical “church” building makes no mere man, no supposed elder, an official representative of Heaven. Feeding the sheep of Christ with His pure Word and equipping them “for the work of the ministry” is the mark of a true under-shepherd of Christ (John 21:15-17; Ephesians 4:11-12, etc.). Discern. Beware. Inspect the fruit. Jesus nor any of His holy apostles collected a penny to build a building called “church.” No, they went to the people – to serve them instead of having the people come to them.

Let’s test that…. How many people do you personally know who are good church members, Sunday morning church attenders, and ALSO true, daily disciples whom God is using everywhere they go? Think about that…. How many true disciples of Jesus do you know who are involved in a Sunday morning church program? If you personally know even one true disciple, that’s a miracle and in spite of his attendance at the Sunday morning circus called “church.”

Unlike Christ’s apostle Paul, most in leadership today foster in their prey a dependence on THEM and their church business instead of prayerfully, biblically exhorting people to depend on Jesus (1 Corinthians 1:29-2:5).

Like Christ’s apostle Paul, the true elder labors relentlessly to see you grounded in Christ – not in him or his ministry or church, but in CHRIST! Listen closely:

“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.” Colossians 2:6-7

It simply doesn’t matter what else he’s doing, if any minister is not prayerfully, biblically, perpetually rooting and grounding you in Christ, he’s a fraud. Run.

Like Jesus and His holy apostle Paul, part of grounding you ever more deeper in Christ, is warning you to “beware” of the “many false prophets.” (Matthew 24:11)

“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:” Colossians 2:8-10

SO, he’s not exhorting and admonishing you to seek and know the LORD in an ever deepening fashion? He’s not equipping, maturing you “for the work of the ministry” and yet you still consider him one of the LORD’s under-shepherds? He’s not getting YOU into the Word (2 Timothy 2:15) for yourself? That’s a false leader who is entertaining the goats instead of feeding and equipping the saints! Run! (See Ephesians 4:11-15; 1 Peter 5:1-6, etc.)

False leaders divert the attention, the heart affections, the resources, and the energy of God’s people away from Christ and simple obedience to His Great Commission mandate. YOU are personally responsible! Waste is rampant! If you support, “bid God speed” (2 John 7-11) to a false leader, false ministry, then you will perish with them!

The divine purpose for elders is not to dominate nor entertain the LORD’s sheep but rather to help their joy in Christ! Get to know this verse saints:

“Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.” 2 Corinthians 1:24

There is the citing of elders in the Word and their divine purpose – to humbly serve God by helping His sheep grow in the knowledge and grace of Christ (Ephesians 4:11-15; 1 Peter 5:1-6).

Christ’s apostle Paul desired the “perfection” (maturity in Christ) of the people of God (Ephesians 4:11-15).

“For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.” 2 Corinthians 13:9

Like Apollos, Elders among God’s people must remain teachable to God’s Word and simply and only teach and preach his word (Proverbs 9:9; Acts 18:26). Elders true to the LORD act on his behalf and never out of a personal agenda for self gain (2 Corinthians 3:5; 4:5, etc.). They live the crucified life (Galatians 2:20).

We are to humble ourselves like Apollos did and learn the way of our God more perfectly from each other, via God’s Word – as Apollos learned it more fully from Aquila and Priscilla (Acts 18:24-28).

Beloved Apollos was a very effective, anointed communicator of God’s Word and yet, was in need of maturing, of being perfected. So, God sent to him an elder and his wife, Aquila and Priscilla. Apollos humbly received the LORD’s elders and His grace to grow in Christ:

“And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. 26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.” Acts 18:24-26

The vast majority of “churches” that meet in “church buildings” are simply and merely conducting “church services” where they entertain their prey. They are not equipping the saints for the work of the ministry and therefore discerned as being counterfeit (Ephesians 4:11-13). If they were, there would be salty disciples in their midst who go forth to minister Christ’s kingdom blessings wherever they go. Not even a trace of this transpiring in the apostate modern church world. Run. Run. Run.

The Purpose of Kingdom Elders:

“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting (equipping, maturing) of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:” Ephesians 4:11-12

Philip Lye writes: “Paul says in Ephesians 4, that he gave some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. He expressly says these people are given to mature the saints, to equip them for their ministry and growth in Jesus Christ. Jesus tells us in Matthew 24 that many false prophets and messiahs will arise deceiving many. They are simply functions that God has given and not titles which the proud use to strut about like a peacock. Most of these people that I have met (and I have seen a lot of famous ones) are false, proud and arrogant and not servants of the the Lord Jesus Christ. I have seen humble genuine ones who move mightily in truth, calling people to repentance and right relationship with Jesus and a demonstration of genuine miracles and wonders. They are to be genuine servants to God’s people.”

VIEW this following verse from Solomon’s day in light of our calling and work till Christ returns:

“Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.” 2 Chronicles 8:16

Let’s read a larger portion of this important passage in Ephesians 4. God fearing under-shepherds must prayerfully labor for and be intent upon seeing God’s people grow in the grace of Christ to the full stature of maturity He has ordained!

“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:” Ephesians 4:11-15

The Error of Using Titles in the Modern Church World

God sovereignly and exclusively ordained MEN to feed, lead, and equip His saints (Ephesians 4:8-11). Women are called to and seen doing many ministry functions in the New Testament but never as a leader in a position specifically designated in Scripture for men.

Repent. The American “church” is a catastrophe of spineless moral-coward Ahabs who’ve allowed, suffered women to lead, and the fall out is incalculable (Revelation 2:20-24).

GOD’s men must never allow women to lead where they (men) are called to lead (1 Timothy 2:12; 3:2; Revelation 2:20-24).

To put yourself under the ministry of a woman who is acting as an elder among God’s people, is to defy Christ, and to agree with Christ’s arch enemy and his Jezebels and to bring severe destruction on the people of God (1 Timothy 2:12; 3:2; Revelation 2:20-24).

JUST because a woman can run her mouth and even genuinely have a gift of the Spirit DOES NOT mean she’s an elder in the body of Christ – which is divinely reserved non-negotiably for men, male elders (1 Timothy 2:11-12; 3:2). | Beware of Scripture-Twisting Jezebels

We must humbly confess before our LORD and God that we have nothing and are nothing without Him!

“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” John 15:5

God can use us in spite of having a seminary or Bible college background…. If we will truly denounce it, lay it all down, and truly submit to Him – just like Paul did (Philippians 3). Otherwise we will join the epidemic of false prophets who build their own kingdoms in this fleeting life and spend eternity in hell (2 Peter 2:1-3). Paul counted his “higher education” as “dung” to know and serve Christ (Philippians 3).

BIBLICALLY SPEAKING, BY DEFINITION, ELDERS ARE NOT SEMINARIANS (UNLESS THEY’VE DENOUNCED SUCH) BUT RATHER PROVEN MEN OF GOD WHO HAVE WALKED WITH CHRIST FOR SOME TIME AND ARE SEASONED IN DOCTRINE AND GODLY CHARACTER AND ABLE TO HELP ASSIST OTHER BELIEVERS GROW IN GRACE (Philippians 3).

In part, we can be transformed in our thinking/perspective of what leaders are seen to be in the apostate modern church vs the biblical definition of an elder which is a humble servant with sound doctrine and a godly life (1 Timothy 3; 2 Timothy 3:10; Titus 1-2, etc.).

Christ’s kingdom ordination is not like the ordinations of many denominations….. To ordain seems to mean to recognize the work of GOD in a man’s life and to set him forth into ministry as by the leading of the Spirit of God.

“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” John 15:16

ORDAIN

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τίθημι

tithēmi

tith’-ay-mee

A prolonged form of a primary word θέω theō (which is used only as an alternate in certain tenses); to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from G2476, which properly denotes an upright and active position, while G2749 is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate): – + advise, appoint, bow, commit, conceive, give, X kneel down, lay (aside, down, up), make, ordain, purpose, put, set (forth), settle, sink down.

Total KJV occurrences: 96

“Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.” Acts 13:1-3

Denominations of mere men set their elders forth to do THEIR bidding, to perpetuate their own cause and existence, to build their false church businesse$. God fearing assemblies of the saints simply recognize Christ’s work in a man and prayerfully send him forth to do GOD’s work. They worship and exalt Christ whole heartedly!

MINISTRY is about feeding sheep, not entertaining goats (John 21:15-17). So, when you see a “minister” entertaining, you know he himself is a goat (1 Corinthians 1:29-2:5).

What True Elders Teach

“For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.” 2 Corinthians 4:5

THERE is nothing good in us except Christ. We are not featured but JESUS is. “We preach CHRIST crucified” (1 Cor 1:23). All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags and HE is the One and only righteous Redeemer whom we communicate to others (1 Cor 9:16; Rom 7:18 etc.).

Jesus’ true disciples are crucified vessels who preach with His authority, unlike the lame leaders we have today (Matthew 7:28-29). True Gospel preaching rocks the world of those who hear it – it never coddles people in their sin. That’s the work of wolves! Beware!

Godly Elders Teach God’s People to Discern

“And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.” Ezekiel 44:23

Why don’t some leaders teach discernment?

“Anyone that profits off of you being blind, will never teach you or inspire you to see.” unknown

Any man in leadership who doesn’t warn you of false prophets as did Christ and His apostles, is a wolf who does not want you to see who he truly is.

God’s people are to continue to learn to discern – to test, to weigh all things against Holy Scripture. Ungodly elders have the “I said it so it’s true” notion. Or the “We’ve always taught that” or “That’s what we believe” philosophy. Not. What saith the Scriptures is what every true follower of Jesus asks, as he searches God’s Word to ascertain truth. Every student of Christ should become extremely familiar with Acts 17:10-11.

QUESTION RECEIVED:

“I am curious as to how one man is considered the other’s elder? Do they attend the same church gathering thus, he is a church elder or is it through willful submission of the younger as an understudy or simply due to the fact that one man is older?”

REPLY:

Great question brother. Elder, biblically seems to mean older and more seasoned in God’s Word, having walked with the LORD longer. Two views come to mind: 1. The organic body of Christ, the kingdom relationships we have, where there appear men in our lives who are seasoned and there’s an automatic elder/young relationship (that’s how it is here)… and 2. Where a person attends a church group and they have their elder in a more organized fashion as you mentioned…. that help?

Nothing brings definition to this like God’s Word as you know…. and notice how it begins with “The elders which are AMONG you”….

“The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: 2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 3 Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:” 1 Peter 5:1-6

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Sorcery, Pharmakeia

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This is the Devil’s COUNTERFEIT of the natural healing herbs that the Lord has provided for us.

“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” Genesis 1:29

We choose what tree we will eat from……

If we eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, then we are receiving demonic knowledge. This is the knowledge from the fallen angels. This is the source of Pharmakeia.

“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.” James 3:15

Babylon is the epicenter of this witchcraft.

“And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee (Babylon); and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries (Pharmakeia), were all nations deceived.” Revelation 18:23

Babylon is introducing the Beast System of Medicine. The trial run was the Covid 19 agenda which has killed millions of people through blood clots, turbo cancers, and heart failure. It was SORCERY against the nations conducted through the spirit of Pharmakeia, which includes the witchcraft spirits of Control and Intimidation. People were forced to take a vac-c-ine in order to keep their jobs to feed their families. With devastating consequences. The third leading cause of death in the United States is medical procedures and pharmeseuticals (pharmakeia).

The Lord is calling us out of the system of Pharmakeia. He wants us to repent and separate ourselves.

“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Revelation 18:4

There is a judgment coming upon the spirit of Pharmakeia and we do not want to be entangled with it.

“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8

PHARMAKEUS translates to: a drug, i.e. spell-giving potion; a druggist (“pharmacist”) or poisoner, i.e. (by extension) a magician:—sorcerer.

We have better promises. We can feast on the Tree of Life for our medicine.

“And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.” Ezekiel 47:12

It’s time to get healthy and come out of the Babylonian Medical System. Shall we begin with prayer?

Lord Jesus, I repent for seeking the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil for knowledge about my health. I know that You have supplied for all of my needs through natural herbs and the leaves of the Tree of Life. You are the Tree of Life. In Jesus’ name.

May the ungodly soul-ties between myself and the spirit of Pharmakeia be broken now in Jesus’ name. May all the ungodly soul-ties between myself and the medical system, hospitals, doctors, and nurses be broken now in Jesus’ name.

May every curse spoken over this life You gave regarding sickness be broken and cancelled with every medical diagnosis, in Jesus’ name.

Thank You LORD Jesus that according to the Word of God, by Your stripes I am healed! And as I seek Your wisdom and Your knowledge that comes from Heaven.

Lord, please give me wisdom about food intake, about my lifestyle, and about these choices so that I can receive divine health. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” Revelation 22:1-2

“Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.” 1 Corinthians 10:21

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