Grider's insistence that the KJV is the ONLY acceptable version is sheer non-sense. He claims that all other translations are basically error prone. In many cases I agree but certainly not in all cases. Grider doesn't seem to understand linguistics. Some translations try to translate the Greek and Hebrew word for word while others, thought for thought. In the KJV there are verses that are not in earlier and better manuscripts. Some theologians believe these were added in because earlier scholars had made notes in the side panes of their Bibles. For instance, Mark chapter 9 verses 44 & 46 are not in the better manuscripts: Mark 9:44 where ‘Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’ Mark 9:46 where ‘Their worm does not die And the fire is not quenched.’ There are other verses as well. Grider treats the KJV with near worship status. Folks, we are not to worship the Bible. We are to worship it's Author! While I agree that there are some terrible translations, The Message being one of them, and I'm not at all a fan of the NIV, there are some excellent versions worthy of being called Holy Bible. Two that I use are the New Revised Standard Version and the American Standard Version. I also use the NKJV as well as the 1611 KJV. No one will ever be able to convince me that God stopped communicating with us in 1611. With all the "dreams" and "revelations" and self appointed prophets that appear today that no one ever seems to question, why is it so hard to believe that God did not give us a better understanding of His Word with todays language? Find me one person who speaks the Kings English of 1611. In his own words Grider says: I think it best to read and study the Bible with two or three translations. I am not opposed to using the KJV as the benchmark but it is not always easy to understand and in some instances I do not understand AT ALL what is being said. If you are a KJV ONLY person then God bless you! But I will continue to use ALL the tools God has made available to me to study and understand His Word better. Call me a heretic if you want to but you'll be in for a GREAT shock when you see me in Heaven too! And to the OP (Geri9), I am not blasting you. I am taking exception to Grider's comments. Don't feel like you are in hot water here because you are not. Just some of the things he says gets my dander up. Agree. Love Geri9. Have become disillusioned with GG. I totally agree with you Terry! So, this must be the variant they had planned to be active at the time of the revealing of the AC? I think we have way passed seeing the beginnings of these things.
The King James Bible reigned supreme from 1611, without a serious competitor, until the year 1881 with the Revised Version (RV), followed shortly by the American Standard Version (ASV) in 1901. With the publication of these two “bibles”, the Laodicean Church Age officially began, and every “bible” printed since then is worse than the one before it. That is his OPINION!
