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The 10 Commandments

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EXODUS 20:1-17 lists the 10 Commandments

1. One God 2. No Idols 3. Bad language 4. Sabbath 5. Honor parents 6. Do Not Kill 7. Do Not Commit Adultery 8. Do Not Steal 9. Do Not Lie (false witness) 10. Do Not Covet

The Lord Jesus, in His earthly ministry to His people, warned about breaking the 10 commandments:
MATTHEW 5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

During His ministry, He named them:
Matthew 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Matthew 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery,
Matthew 12:5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
MATTHEW 15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Matthew 19:17-18 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness
Mark 10:3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
Mark 10:19 (Luke 18:20) Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
Mark 12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
Luke 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Note that all the commandments are mentioned except IDOLS & KEEP THE SABBATH! So, what did the Lord say?

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Isaiah 9:6 Part 3

The everlasting Father,  

Hebrews 1:8-9  But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.

The Prince of Peace

Salvation, sins forgiven: Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Source of Peace

⇒ Peace from God
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
⇒ Peace of God
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
⇒ Peace on Earth
Isaiah 11:6-13 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

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Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.

The government shall be upon His shoulder.

Isaiah 9:6 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever.

Son of God – Christ – 1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
2 Corinthians 1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
Hebrews 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
Son of Man – Jesus – Matthew 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
Matthew 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

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Body of Christ (The Church)

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Romans 12:4-5 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:  So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. For the body is not one member, but many. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. And if they were all one member, where were the body? But now are they many members, yet but one body. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.
 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked. That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
Ephesians 1:22-23 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Ephesians 3:4-6 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
Ephesians 5:4-12  There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Ephesians 5:23,30,32 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Colossians 1:24-26 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church: Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
Colossians 2:16-17 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.
Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful

Nowhere else in scripture is the BODY of Christ, the Church, mentioned. Not in the Old Testament. Not in the four Gospels. Not in Hebrews, James, John, Jude, Peter or Revelation.

Only in the Epistles written by Paul, to the Churches that he founded, is the Body of Christ mentioned.

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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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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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