Author: Jim

Not Yet

Matthew 16:9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

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The Lord Jesus came to earth to present the Kingdom of Heaven to the Jews (as promised throughout the Old Testament). And His followers were expecting Him to over throw the Romans and set up this kingdom. But He had to keep warning them NOT YET, there were things that had to be fulfilled first:

Matthew 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Mark 8:17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
Mark 11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
John 2:4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
John 7:6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.
John 7:8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.
John 7:30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.
John 7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
John 8:20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come.
John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
1 John 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

The Apostle Paul writing to the Jewish believers continued to tell them NOT YET:

Hebrews 2:8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.
Hebrews 9:8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
Hebrews 12:4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
And even today as we are  “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13)”  We need to remember, though everything has been fulfilled, it’s NOT YET, but Soon!

Rapture thru Eternity

This age will be consummated.
The Christian dead will be liberated.
Living Saints will be translated.
The faithful will be remunerated.
The Heavens will be animated.
The worldly church will be humiliated.
The modern critics will be repudiated.
The godless will be located.
God’s truth will be confirmed.
The world will be consternated.
The faithless will be remonstrated.
The tribulation will be inaugurated.
The earth will be renovated.
Suffering will be terminated.
Sin will be eradicated.
Holiness will be perpetuated.
The End will be the Beginning.

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Bishop, Elder, Deacon Part 3

Acts 2:17-21  And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:  And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:  The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Joel 2:28-32 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:  And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.  And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.  The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lordcome.  And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.

Acts 2:25-28  For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:  Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:  Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.  Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
Psalm 16:8-11 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Acts 2:34-35  For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
Psalm 110:1  The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Acts 3:22-23 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Deut 18:15 The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
Deut 18:19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
Acts 3:25  Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Gen 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Gen 18:18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

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Born Again

Prior to the election of Jimmy Carter, 1977-80, rarely (outside of Church) did one hear the term “Born Again”. Then it appeared all over the place. In sports if a player who had been playing poorly and now was much improved it was said “it’s like he’s been born again”. Anytime an individual improved, comments were “They’ve been Born Again”. And the trend continues even today. It’s amazing that this term is only used three times in the scripture. Twice by the Lord Jesus as he spoke to Nicodemus, (John 3) and then by the Apostle Peter as he wrote, “to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia”, to believing Jews.

John 3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
As we understand the term, we believe it means to get right with God and have eternal life after death. But we only find it in the above scripture.
Matthew, Mark and Luke, when speaking of being right with God and eternal life uses the word SAVED. And the majority of these were words spoken by the Lord Himself:
Matthew 1:21, 10:22, 16:25, 18:11, 19:25, 24:13
Mark 8:35, 10:26, 13:13, 13:20, 16:16
Luke 8:12, 9:24, 9:56, 17:33, 18:26, 19:10
John also quoted the Lord Jesus using the term saved.
John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John 5:34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
John 12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.
Even after the resurrection the term saved was continued by the Apostles:
Acts 2:21, Acts 2:47, Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Acts 15:11, Acts 16:30-31  
And as they wrote their epistles to believing Jews, they continued to use saved both for a relationship with God in this life and eternal life.

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Angel Appearances

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⇛ REFERENCE ⇛ TO WHOM ⇛ NAME ⇛  REASON
⇛⇛ Genesis
⇛16:7 ⇛ Hagar ⇛  Angel of the LORD ⇛ Running from Sarah
⇛19:1, 15 ⇛ Lot ⇛ Angels ⇛ To deliver him from Sodom & Gomorrah
⇛21:17 ⇛ Hagar ⇛ Angel of GOD ⇛  To encourage her
⇛22:11  ⇛ Abraham  ⇛ Angel of the LORD  ⇛ Keep him from sacrificing Isaac
⇛28:12  ⇛  Jacob  ⇛ Angels of God ⇛ In a dream, the ladder
⇛31:11-13 ⇛ Jacob ⇛ Angel of God ⇛  How to build a flock
⇛32:1 ⇛ Jacob ⇛ Angels of God ⇛
⇛32:24-30  ⇛  Jacob ⇛ ⇛ Wrestled a man all night
⇛⇛ Exodus
⇛3:2-6 ⇛ Moses ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ At the burning bush
⇛⇛ Numbers
⇛22:22-35 ⇛ Balaam ⇛ Angel of  the LORD ⇛  Warns him about Balak
⇛⇛ Joshua
⇛5:13-15  ⇛ Joshua  ⇛  Captain of the Host of the LORD  ⇛ Before the battle of Jericho
⇛⇛ Judges
⇛2:1-4  ⇛  Children of Israel ⇛ Angel of the LORD  ⇛  Reminding them that HE was with them
⇛6:11-24  ⇛  Gideon  ⇛ Angel of the LORD ⇛ Call of Gideon to lead his people
⇛13:3-24  ⇛  Manoah & his wife  ⇛  Angel of the LORD  ⇛  Promise of a son (Samson)
⇛⇛ 2 Samuel
⇛24:16-17 ⇛  David  ⇛ Angel ⇛  In response to David’s Sin
⇛⇛ 1 Kings
⇛19:1-7    ⇛ Elijah  ⇛ Angel of the LORD  ⇛  Running from Jezebel
⇛⇛2 Kings
⇛1:1-15  ⇛  Elijah  ⇛  Angel of  the LORD  ⇛ To give Elijah a message to Ahaziah
⇛⇛  Daniel
⇛3:25 ⇛ Nebuchadnezzar  ⇛ Angel  ⇛ 3 Hebrew children in furnace
⇛10:1-14  ⇛ Daniel  ⇛ Michael one of the chief princes  ⇛ To reveal a vision
⇛⇛ Zechariah
⇛1:9 ⇛ Zechariah  ⇛ Angel  ⇛ Series of visions about the future
⇛5:9 ⇛   ⇛  a vision of 2 angelic women?
⇛⇛ Matthew
⇛1:20, 24; 2:13, 19 ⇛  Joseph   ⇛  Angel of the LORD  ⇛  warnings what to do with Mary, Jesus
⇛28:2, 5-7  ⇛  Women at Grave  ⇛  Angel of the LORD  ⇛  after the resurrection
⇛⇛ Mark
⇛ 1:13 ⇛ Jesus  ⇛  Angels ⇛  after the Temptations
⇛⇛ Luke
⇛1:11-20  ⇛ Zacharias ⇛ Angel of the LORD  ⇛  while performing priestly duties
⇛1:26-38  ⇛  Mary  ⇛  Gabriel ⇛ about the birth of Christ
⇛2:9-15 ⇛ Shepherds   ⇛ Angels   ⇛ announcing birth of Christ
⇛22:43 ⇛ Jesus ⇛ Angel ⇛  in garden before betrayal
⇛⇛ Acts
⇛1:10 ⇛ Apostles  ⇛ Two Men ⇛  telling about departure of Jesus
⇛5:19-20  ⇛  Apostles  ⇛  Angel of the LORD  ⇛ freed them from prison
⇛8:26 ⇛  Philip  ⇛  Angel of the LORD ⇛ Instruct him to go to the Desert
⇛10:3, 7, 22 ⇛   Cornelius ⇛   Angel of God  ⇛ to call for Peter
⇛12:7-12 ⇛  Peter  ⇛  Angel of God ⇛  Freed Peter from Prison
⇛27:23-24 ⇛  Paul  ⇛  Angel of God  ⇛  During shipwreck on way to Rome

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The Bible – When it was Written

When the Bible was written…  

GENESIS  ⇛  Covers a period of 2,315 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 4004-1689
EXODUS  ⇛  Covers a period of 216 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1706-1491
LEVITICUS  ⇛  Covers a period of 2 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1490-1491
NUMBERS  ⇛  Covers a period of 39 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1490-1451
DEUTERONOMY  ⇛  Covers a period of 39 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1490-1451
JOSHUA  ⇛  Covers a period of 26 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1451-1427
JUDGES  ⇛  Covers a period of 305 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1425-1120
RUTH  ⇛  Covers a period of 10 years
⇛ ???  i.e.  BC 1400-1490 
1 SAMUEL  ⇛  Covers a period of 115 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1171-1056
2 SAMUEL  ⇛  Covers a period of 38 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1056-1017
1 KINGS  ⇛  Covers a period of 118 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 1015-897
2 KINGS ⇛ Covers a period of 308 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 896-588
1 CHRONICLES  ⇛  Covers a period of 41 years
⇛ i.e.  BC  1056-1015
⇛ (Note Chapters 1-9 are Genealogies covering AD 4004-1056)
2 CHRONICLES  ⇛  Covers a period of 427 years
⇛ i.e.  BC  1015-593
EZRA  ⇛  Covers a period of 80 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 536-457
NEHEMIAH  ⇛  Covers a period of 11 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 446-434
ESTHER  ⇛ Covers a period of 12 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 521-509
JOB  ⇛   Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 1520
PSALMS ⇛ Covers a period of 60 years
⇛ ???  i.e.  BC 1060-1000 
PROVERBS ⇛ Covers a period of 15 year
⇛ ???  i.e.  BC 1000-1015 
ECCLESIASTES ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 977
SONG OF SOLOMON  ⇛  Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 1014
ISAIAH ⇛ Covers a period of 62 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 760-698
JEREMIAH ⇛ Covers a period of 41 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 629-588
LAMENTATIONS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 588
EZEKIEL ⇛ Covers a period of 21 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 595-574
DANIEL ⇛ Covers a period of 73 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 607-534
HOSEA ⇛ Covers a period of 60 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 785-725
JOEL ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 800
AMOS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 787
OBADIAH ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 787
JONAH ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 862
MICAH ⇛ Covers a period of 40 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 750-710
NAHUM ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 713
HABAKKUK ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 626
ZEPHANIAH ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 630
HAGGAI ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 520
ZECHARIAH ⇛ Covers a period of 33 years
⇛ i.e.  BC 520-487
MALACHI ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  BC 397

FROM MALACHI TO MATTHEW ALMOST 400 YEARS OF SILENCE FROM GOD

MATTHEW ⇛ Covers a period of 38 years
⇛ 43 AD i.e. BC 4-AD 33
MARK ⇛ Covers a period of 7 years
⇛ 64 AD       i.e.  AD 26-33
LUKE ⇛ Covers a period of 39 years
⇛ 59 AD    i.e.  BC 7-AD 33
JOHN ⇛ Covers a period of 7 years
⇛ 85 AD       i.e.  AD 26-33
ACTS ⇛ Covers a period of 32 years
⇛ 63 AD      i.e.  AD 33-65
1 THESSALONIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 52
2 THESSALONIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 53
1 CORINTHIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 55
GALATIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e. AD 59-50
2 CORINTHIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e. AD 56
ROMANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 56-57
JAMES ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 60
1 PETER ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 60
EPHESIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 62
PHILPPIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 62
COLOSSIANS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 62
1 TIMOTHY ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 56-57
TITUS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 57-56
PHILEMON ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 61-62
HEBREWS ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 66-67
2 PETER ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e. AD 66
2 TIMOTHY ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 63
JUDE ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 66
1 JOHN ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 90
2 JOHN ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 90
3 JOHN ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 90
REVELATION ⇛ Written approximately in
⇛ i.e.  AD 96

All dates are estimates based on several sources.

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The Bible – What, Where & Who

The Scriptures were given to man piece meal

Hebrews 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Holy men of God spake (wrote) as they were moved by God

2 Peter 1:21  For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

During a 1600 year period  (BC 1492 – AD 100), 40 different men wrote 66 separate books (39 prior to 400 BC and 27 in 54-100 AD)
The Authors included:
  • Men learned in World Power ⭢⭢   Moses
  • Warriors ⭢⭢   Joshua
  • Kings ⭢⭢   David, Solomon
  • Statesmen ⭢⭢   Daniel
  • Servants (cupbearer) to a king ⭢⭢   Nehemiah
  • Uncle of a Queen ⭢⭢   Mordecai (Queen Esther)
  • Rich men ⭢⭢   Job
  • Priests ⭢⭢   Samuel, Ezra
  • Seers ⭢⭢   Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
  • Prophets ⭢⭢   Hosea, Joel, Jonah, Micah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
  • Herdsmen ⭢⭢   Amos
  • Tax Men ⭢⭢   Matthew
  • Disciples   ⭢⭢   Mark
  • Physician ⭢⭢   Luke
  • Unlearned, Ignorant Fishermen ⭢⭢   John, Peter, James
  • Brother of Christ ⭢⭢   Jude
  • Men learned in Jewish Law ⭢⭢   Paul
It was written in such places as:
  • Wilderness of Sinai
  • Cliffs of Arabia
  • Hills & Towns of Palestine
  • Courts of Temples
  • Towns of Bethel and Jericho
  • Palaces of Shushan in Persia
  • The River Chebar in Babylonia
  • The dungeons of Rome
  • The Island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea

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Where Our Bible Came From

WHERE OUR BIBLE CAME FROM
History of the BIBLE

ETERNITY PAST

⇛ CREATION The Garden of Eden
⇒ ⇒ Age of Innocence ⟶ (  ??  yrs)

⇛ FALL (Removed from Garden)
⇒ ⇒ Age of Conscience ⟶ ..(1660  yrs)

⇛ FLOOD (World Wide, Noah’s Ark) ⟶ BC 2385
⇒ ⇒ Age of Government ⟶ ..( 150  yrs)

⇛ BABLE, Tower of (Confusion of Language Separation of People)
⇒ ⇒ Age of Promise ⟶ ..(2000+ yrs)
|           Call of Abram ⟶ BC 1958
|           Book of JOB       (Abram,Job,Elihu,Moses??)
|           Exodus from Egypt ⟶ BC 1528

⇛ LAW (Ten Commandments)
⇒ ⇒ Age of Law ⟶ ..(3000+ yrs)
⇒ 40 years of wandering in wilderness
|           Book of Genesis  (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
|           Book of Exodus  (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
|           Book of Leviticus  (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
|           Book of Numbers  (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
|           Book of Deuteronomy     (Moses) ⟶ BC 1500
⇒ Entering the Promise Land ⟶ BC 1488
|           Book of Joshua  (Joshua) ⟶ BC 1425
⇒ Judges Rule Israel  (470 yrs)
|           Book of Judges  (Samuel) ⟶ BC 1410
|           Book of Ruth  (????) ⟶ BC 1300
|           Book of 1Samuel  (Samuel/Nathan) ⟶ BC 1155
⇒ Kingdom Era  (495 yrs)
|           Book of 2 Samuel  (Samuel/Nathan) ⟶ BC 1155
|           Book of Psalms  (David,Solomon,Nathan) ⟶ BC 1000
|           Book of 1Chronicles  (???) ⟶ BC 1000
|           Book of Proverbs  (Solomon/David) ⟶ BC  990
|           Book of Ecclesiastes    (Solomon) ⟶ BC  980
|           Book of 1Kings  (???) ⟶ BC  980
|           Book of Song of Solomon (Solomon) ⟶ BC  980
|           Book of Jonah  (Jonah) ⟶ BC  820
|           Book of Joel  (Joel) ⟶ BC  806
|           Book of Hosea  (Hosea) ⟶ BC  780
|           Book of Amos  (Amos) ⟶ BC  770
|           Book of Micah  (Micah) ⟶ BC  750
|           Book of Isaiah  (Isaiah) ⟶ BC  700
|           Book of Nahum  (Nahum) ⟶ BC  690
|           Book of Zephaniah  (Zephaniah) ⟶ BC  620
|           Book of Obadiah  (Obadiah) ⟶ BC  600
|           Book of Habakkuk  (Habakkuk) ⟶ BC  600
|           Book of Jeremiah  (Jeremiah) ⟶ BC  590
|           Book of Lamentations  (Jeremiah) ⟶ BC  588
|           Book of 2Kings  (???/Ezra) ⟶ BC  586
|           Book of Ezekiel  (Ezekiel) ⟶ BC  580
⇒ EXILE from Land  Taken to Babylon  (70 yrs) ⟶ BC  580
|           Book of Ezra   (Ezra) ⟶ BC  536
|           Book of Daniel  (Daniel) ⟶ BC  535
⇒ Start Rebuilding Jerusalem (Temple) ⟶ BC  522
|           Book of Haggai  (Haggai) ⟶ BC  520
|           Book of Zechariah  (Zechariah) ⟶ BC  520
|           Book of Nehemiah  (Nehemiah) ⟶ BC  520
|           Book of 2Chronicles  (???/Ezra) ⟶ BC  530
|           Book of Ester  (???/Mordecai) ⟶ BC  450
|           Book of Malachi   (Malachi) ⟶ BC  420
|                 OLD TESTAMENT COMPLETE
⇒ SILENT YEARS  (483 yrs)
|                       SEPTUAGINT LXX ⟶ BC  280
⇒ CRUSIFIXION (Death of Christ) ⟶ AD   30

⇛ GRACE (Starting with the Accention)
⇒ ⇒ Age of the Church) ⟶ ..(2000+ yrs)
|           Book of Matthew  (Matthew) ⟶ AD   37
|           Book of 1Thessalonians  (Paul) ⟶ AD   54
|           Book of 2ThesSalonians  (Paul)  ⟶  AD   54
|           Book of Mark   (Mark) ⟶ AD   57
|           Book of 1Corinthians   (Paul) ⟶  AD   59
|           Book of James  (James) ⟶  AD   60
|           Book of 2Corinthians   (Paul) ⟶  AD   60
|           Book of Romans  (Paul) ⟶ AD   60
|           Book of Galatians   (Paul)  ⟶  AD   60
|           Book of 1Peter   (Peter) ⟶ AD   60
|           Book of Acts  (Luke) ⟶ AD   63
|           Book of 1Timothy  (Paul) ⟶ AD   63
|           Book of Luke  (Luke) ⟶ AD   63
|           Book of Titus   (Paul) ⟶ AD   63
|           Book of Philemon  (Paul) ⟶  AD   64
|           Book of Ephesians   (Paul) ⟶ AD   64
|           Book of Philippians  (Paul) ⟶ AD   64
|           Book of Colossians  (Paul) ⟶ AD   64
|           Book of 2Timothy   (Paul) ⟶ AD   64
|           Book of Hebrews  (Paul/???)  ⟶  AD   65
|           Book of 2Peter  (Peter)  ⟶ AD   66
|           Book of Jude  (Jude) ⟶ AD   66
⇒ DESTRUCTION of Jerusalem  by Rome ⟶ AD   70
|           Book of John   (John) ⟶ AD   85
|           Book of 1John  (John) ⟶ AD   90
|           Book of 2John  (John) ⟶ AD   90
|           Book of 3John  (John) ⟶  AD   90
|           Book of Revelation  (John) ⟶  AD   96

(The above is compiled from many different sources and is open for and/to any correction(s). They would be greatly appreciated).
(Most of the following was compiled using ‘Touch not the unclean thing’ by David H. Sorenson Published 2001 by ‘Northstar Baptist Ministry’,  any errors are mine)

|     Textus Receptus –tr Received Text (Greek)  ⟶ AD  150
|tr PESHITO or SYRIAC VERSION (Syrian) ⟶ AD  150
|tr ITALA VERSION (Latin) ⟶  AD  157
|     ALEXANDRIAN (Origen/Eusebius)MANUSCRIPT** ⟶ AD  300
⇒ Christianity becomes State Church ⟶ AD  312
|     SINAITIC MANUSCRIPT** (Greek) ⟶ AD  340
|     VATICANUS MANUSCRIPT** (Latin Vulgate) ⟶ AD  350
|tr GOTHIC VERSION (Gothic/German) ⟶ AD  350
⇒ New Testament books agreed upon by Church Council(s) ⟶   AD  400
|     EPHRAEM MANSCRIPT**  ⟶ AD  450
|     WYCLIF VERSION** (From Vulgate) (English) ⟶ AD 1382
⇒ BIBLE First Book Printed ⟶ AD 1455
⇒ PROTESTANT REFORMATION (Luther)  ⟶ AD 1515
|tr ERASMUS’ RECEIVED TEXT (Latin) ⟶  AD 1516
|tr TYNDALE Translation** (English) ⟶  AD 1534
|tr LUTHER’S GERMAN BIBLE ⟶ AD 1535
|tr OLIVETAN FRENCH VERSION  ⟶ AD 1535
|tr COVERDALE Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1535
|tr  MATTHEW BIBLE (English)  ⟶  AD 1537
|tr TAVERNER’S BIBLE   ⟶ AD 1539
|tr GREAT Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1539
|tr STEPHANUS’ GREEK NEW TESTAMENT ⟶ AD 1546
|tr GENEVA Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1560
|tr BISHOPS Translation** (English) ⟶ AD 1568
|tr SPANISH VERSION  ⟶ AD 1569
| SIXTINE EDITION (English)  ⟶  AD 1587
|tr BEZA’S TRANSLATION (English)  ⟶ AD 1598
|tr KING JAMES VERSION**  ⟶ AD 1611
|tr ELZIVER’S GREEK NEW TESTAMENT ⟶ AD 1624
|     GRIESBACH “CRITICAL TEST’ NEW TEST (German) ⟶ AD 1744
|     ENGLISH TRANSLATION ⟶ AD 1790
|     GRIESBACH GREEK NT – AMERICAN EDITION ⟶  AD 1809
|tr  BIBLE translated into numerous languages  ⟶ AD 1734-1885
|     ROMAN CATHOLIC EDITION  ⟶ AD 1881
|     WESTCOTT & HORT GREEK NEW TESTAMENT  ⟶  AD 1881
|     ENGLISH REVISED VERSION (W & H) ⟶ AD 1888
|     AMERICAN STANDARD Translation** ⟶ AD 1901
|     WEISS GREEL NEW TESTAMENT  ⟶ AD 1902
|     REVISED STANDARD Version** ⟶ AD 1952
|     NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE  ⟶  AD 1960
|     UNITED BIBLE SOCITIES GREEK NT ⟶  AD 1965
⇒ Dead Sea Scrolls** found ⟶ AD 19–

⇛ RAPTURE (Saints removed from earth)⟶  AD 20??
⇒ ⇒ Tribulation ⟶  ..(   7  yrs)

⇛ RETURN (Coming of Christ) ⟶ AD 20??
⇒ ⇒ Age of Kingdom MILLENIUM ⟶ ..(1000  yrs)

⇛ GREAT WHITE THRONE (Final Judgement) ⟶ AD 30??

ETERNITY FUTURE

**Still have original copies

Lines with tr = Translated from the Received Text
Lines not marked = translated from the “Critical Text” developed from
the ALEXANDRIAN MANUSCRIPTS including, SINAITIC and VATICAN MANUSCRIPT(S).

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Why I Believe the Bible

The Bible is not the WORD but testifies of Him » Christian Truth ...

Let me begin by stating that I am not a Hebrew Scholar, nor am I a student of Greek, in fact, both of these ancient languages are Greek to me. I do however, believe in a Supreme, Divine Personage, a Holy God, and I do believe that this book we call the Bible is His Holy Word. I believe He caused the very words to be penned and preserved for you and me, to reveal Himself and His will for us and to us. Since I know nothing about Hebrew, the original Language of the Old Testament, and do not understand Greek, the Language of the New Testament, how can I be sure that this book, the Bible, is God’s Word?

Let’s begin with the Lord Jesus. He is the center of the whole book, from Genesis 3:15, the first promise of His coming, to Revelation 22:20-21, the promise of His coming again and Grace to all of us. If we remove the Lord Jesus from the Bible, we have no Bible. Who then is Jesus? According to John 3:16, He’s the only begotten Son of GOD.
According to John 5:18, The Jews understood Him to claim equality with GOD.
According to Isaiah 44:6, 45:5-7, 46:9, 48:12; John 1:1,14, Revelation 1:11,17-18 He was (is) God in Flesh.

JESUS WAS GOD INCARNATE WALKING ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
Now at the time the Lord Jesus walked on the face of this earth, in the land of Israel, the Old Testament, ALL the books from Genesis to Malachi had been written. Not only written unto scrolls and preserved by the Jews, but assembled into one book and translated into Greek about 2808 BC and it was called the SEPTUAGINT LXX. (The Old Testament in your Bible is the English Translation.) Given that Jesus was God in Flesh, He was the God of the Old Testament who inspired each of these 39 books to be written (and preserved and compiled into one book). Now, let me ask you, if a book was missing, or if a book was untrue, or if a book contained error, or if a book were not the VERY WORD of GOD, that He inspired, wouldn’t He have corrected it then and there? Remember, the Temple was His and He scourged it (Matthew 21:12-13). The Scribes and Pharisees were the Jewish Religious Leaders and He called them Hypocrites (Matthew 23:13. But the written WORD, He confirmed (Matthew 24:35, John 14:24) He sealed (Matthew 5:18, John 17:8), He quoted, (Matthew 4:4,7,10; Luke 4:4,8,12,17-21).

  • Adam and Eve a myth – NAY (Matthew 19:4-6).
  • Noah’s flood a Fable – NAY (Matthew 24:37-39).
  • Jonah and the Great Fish a Fairy Tale – NAY (Matthew 12:39-41).
  • Daniel’s Vision a trip on drugs – NAY (Matthew 24:15).

As you can plainly see, if there were anything amiss with the Old Testament, the Lord Jesus (God in Flesh) could have, would have, corrected it then and there. Therefore, I have no doubt about the books of Genesis to Malachi, all 39 of them, just as they are, as I hold them in my hand, the Bible, the Word of God. They are the VERY WORD of GOD, from GOD, given for our ensample, written for our admonition, given by inspiration of GOD, profitable for Doctrine, for Reproof, for Correction, for Instruction in Righteousness. To be trusted, obeyed, and lived. AMEN

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