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Well when it involves Satan and His attack on the words of God Almighty, you better believe it's a conspiracy. A very real one.
So, brother ChosenbyHim, when KJV-onlyist Brandplucked was banned from Christian Chat earlier today, do you really believe it was the work of Satan?

Why do you
think that the Christian Chat moderators are in a conspiracy with Satan?
And shame on you Jimmy for slandering such a wonderful King and Monarch, who had strong convictions about his faith and the word of God, and who had great moral character.
Shame on you ChosenbyHim for slandering the Christian Chat moderators today by announcing that you believe that they're in a conspiracy with Satan.
 

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Praus, the Bible prophesied that there would come scoffers and mockers in the last time (2 Peter 3:3, Jude 1:18).


Therefore Praus, you are a fulfillment of that Biblical Prophecy.


3 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, - 2 Peter 3:1-3 (King James Bible)



17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. - Jude 1:17-18 (King James Bible)
 
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Sir, Brandplucked already addressed and refuted this objection of yours.
Both the King James Bible and the Hebrew Text say Azal.
So this objection of yours is rather silly.
The King James Bible has it right. The Hebrew Masoretic text has it right.
Therefore you are wrong sir.
The word Azal has nothing to do with it. It's the Hebrew word נסתם (nstm) that is mistranslated in the KJV, and in all bibles based on the Masoretic Text. In them it is translated “you shall flee” (נוס, nvs, Strong’s H5127). In bibles based on the Septuagint (LXX) reading it is translated “it shall be closed up” (סתם, stm, Strong’s H5640). The reason contradictory meanings exist regarding נסתם (nstm) is because the various manuscripts themselves contradict each other regarding what the correct pronunciation of this word is.

There is a tremendous amount of evidence that the LXX meaning is correct. But I will just mention one fact at the moment. Archaeologists have determined that Azal mentioned in this verse is a small valley due south of the Hinnom Valley. This is common knowledge in Jerusalem, and here are some examples (nahal means river or valley):


The fact that Azal lies south of both Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives renders impossible the King James version of Zechariah 14:5 in which people are to supposedly flee east from Jerusalem through a split Mount of Olives to Azal.
 
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Anything translated from the text of the masorites (masoretic text) is HIGHLY suspect, they ADDED vowel points to the text ALTERING IT, literally saying, "no this word is pronounced like this now."

because of the forgery of the masorites yod-Hey-Waw-Hey, or YHWH was turned into YaHoWaH, latinized as JaHoVaH.
 

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The word Azal has nothing to do with it. It's the Hebrew word נסתם (nstm) that is mistranslated in the KJV, and in all bibles based on the Masoretic Text. In them it is translated “you shall flee” (נוס, nvs, Strong’s H5127). In bibles based on the Septuagint (LXX) reading it is translated “it shall be closed up” (סתם, stm, Strong’s H5640). The reason contradictory meanings exist regarding נסתם (nstm) is because the various manuscripts themselves contradict each other regarding what the correct pronunciation of this word is.

There is a tremendous amount of evidence that the LXX meaning is correct. But I will just mention one fact at the moment. Archaeologists have determined that Azal mentioned in this verse is a small valley due south of the Hinnom Valley. This is common knowledge in Jerusalem, and here are some examples (nahal means river or valley):


The fact that Azal lies south of both Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives renders impossible the King James version of Zechariah 14:5 in which people are to supposedly flee east from Jerusalem through a split Mount of Olives to Azal.


Sir, again, the King James Bible is right.


Remember, you are to read the Scriptures in the context that they are given in. A text without a context is a pretext.


1Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
2For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
3Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
4And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
5And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
6And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark:
7But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.
8And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be.
9And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. - Zechariah 14:1-9 (King James Bible)


This passage sir, is a direct reference to the Second Advent (Second Coming) of our Lord Jesus Christ.


This event has not happened yet. When you are studying the Bible, you have to study it dispensationally. Comparing Scripture with Scripture. So again, the King James Bible is right. And so is the Hebrew Masoretic text.


Also, compare Zechariah 14:1-9 with Revelation 19:11-21.
 
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Sir, again, the King James Bible is right.
Remember, you are to read the Scriptures in the context that they are given in. A text without a context is a pretext.
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This passage sir, is a direct reference to the Second Advent (Second Coming) of our Lord Jesus Christ.
This event has not happened yet. When you are studying the Bible, you have to study it dispensationally. Comparing Scripture with Scripture. So again, the King James Bible is right. And so is the Hebrew Masoretic text.
Also, compare Zechariah 14:1-9 with Revelation 19:11-21.
Some people just don't have the capacity to be able to distinguish reality from fantasy. You sir, IMO, are one of them.
 

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Some people just don't have the capacity to be able to distinguish reality from fantasy. You sir, IMO, are one of them.

Sir, the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is a reality.


I suggest that you get yourself a King James Bible. And that you read it, study it, and rightly divide it. Study the Scripture dispensationally.


And ask God to open your eyes to His perfect and infallible word, the King James Holy Bible.


Trust that God's word is perfect and inerrant.
 
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Praus, the Bible prophesied that there would come scoffers and mockers in the last time (2 Peter 3:3, Jude 1:18).


Therefore Praus, you are a fulfillment of that Biblical Prophecy.


3 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:
2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, - 2 Peter 3:1-3 (King James Bible)



17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. - Jude 1:17-18 (King James Bible)

ChosenbyHim, "walk after their own ungodly lusts" is your teachers who keep getting married and divorced and they don't care, you don't care, and satan doesn't care.

If you are really a Christian and if you really know what the King James Bible says, then this should be very easy for you to answer: what ungodly lusts do I, Praus, suffer from exactly?

You are bearing false witness against me because, once again,
you don't care what the King James Bible actually says.

You have made yourself
an abomination to God and I know quite well that's the work of an evil spirit, not you.

Pr 6:16-19 ¶ These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

The time for me to label you as a false teacher is past, your continuing defense of sexual perversion makes you a devil worshipper, ChosenbyHim.


ChosenbyHim, I pray again and again and again for
His Blood to drive away whatever spirit is whispering into your ear.



You have put Gail Riplinger above Jesus Christ and you are trying to lead others on Christian Chat to do the same.

Matt 19:9
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. (KJV PCE)
 

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Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

And then will I profess to them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.

duewell
mark 4 v 11-13
 

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ChosenbyHim, "walk after their own ungodly lusts" is your teachers who keep getting married and divorced and they don't care, you don't care, and satan doesn't care.


I do not agree with divorce as I know that it is never part of God's perfect will for any Christian. Marriage is to be for life.


But what you need to understand is that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).




If you are really a Christian and if you really know what the King James Bible says, then this should be very easy for you to answer: what ungodly lusts do I, Praus, suffer from exactly?



You have been attacking Final Authority. And you mock and scoff at those like myself who defend Final Authority.


Therefore you are a scoffer.






You are bearing false witness against me because, once again,
you don't care what the King James Bible actually says.

You have made yourself
an abomination to God and I know quite well that's the work of an evil spirit, not you.



Am I really bearing false witness against you? You mock and scoff at the position that I and other Bible believers take regarding the Bible Version Issue and Absolute Final Authority.


And then you get offended when someone sees you for the scoffer that you are?


You have been bearing false witness against the character of King James I. You have also been bearing false witness against brother Will Kinney, and have posted stuff about Gail Ripinger, most of which has not even been verified.





Pr 6:16-19 ¶ These six [things] doth the LORD hate: yea, seven [are] an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.


Yep that's right. Amen.


So I suggest you stop spreading lies about Will Kinney and that you stop posting Phil Stringer's baseless assertions and allegations that he makes against Gail Riplinger and her character.



The time for me to label you as a false teacher is past, your continuing defense of sexual perversion makes you a devil worshipper, ChosenbyHim.



continuing defense of sexual perversion??? Huh??


What are you talking about?






ChosenbyHim, I pray again and again and again for
His Blood to drive away whatever spirit is whispering into your ear.


What you need to pray for is discernment. Because you seem to lack a lot of it.


And you also need to stop attacking the Authorized King James Bible.


And stop spreading James White's lies on this website.
 
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You have been bearing false witness against the character of King James I. You have also been bearing false witness against brother Will Kinney, and have posted stuff about Gail Ripinger, most of which has not even been verified.

So I suggest you stop spreading lies about Will Kinney and that you stop posting Phil Stringer's baseless assertions and allegations that he makes against Gail Riplinger and her character
I've already answered all of that, how much does Bryan Denlinger pay you to write the posts on Christian Chat?


Six days ago, before he was banned, Will Kinney posted this.

The only person to "Like" that post is you, ChosenbyHim.

If
you knew Phil Stringer or Will Kinney is a liar, then why did you "Like" that post? :confused:


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Six days later you turn around and announce that "Phil Stringer has already been proven to be a LIAR."? :confused:

Why are
you attacking Phil Stringer's good character like that?
:confused:

On what basis do
you call him a liar?
:confused:

Pastor <- link - "Pastor Stringer serves on the Advisory Councils for First Light Baptist Mission, the Graceway Bible Society of Canada and the Dean Burgon Society."

How did the Dean Burgon Society not detect that Phil Stringer is a liar?:confused:

Are
you and Bryan Denlinger smarter than the Dean Burgon Society?
:confused:

The only way I can make any sense of this is that Bryan Denlinger is paying you to write these posts on Christian Chat.
 
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and have posted stuff about Gail Ripinger, most of which has not even been verified.
Mal 3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in [his] wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

New Age Bible Versions: G.A. Riplinger--"divinely inspired" KJV-onlyist and occultist

Partial Bibliography, ordered from least to most dangerous to Christians:

New Age Bible Versions: An Exhaustive Documentation of the Message, Men & Manuscripts Moving Mankind to the Antichrist's One World Religion, G. A. Riplinger (1993) -> New Age Bible Versions: An Exhaustive Documentation of the Message, Men & Manuscripts Moving Mankind to the Antichrist's One World Religion: G. A. Riplinger: 9780963584502: Amazon.com: Books

"...objectively and methodically documents the hidden alliance between new versions and the New Age Movement's One World Religion. ... Documented are the thousands of words, verses, and doctrines by which new versions will prepare the apostate churches of these last days to accept the religion of the Antichrist - even his mark, image, and Lucifer worship."

Claim to divine inspiration when writing New Age Bible Versions:

Bible Versions <- In a newsletter, Riplinger effectively claims divine inspiration for her own book . (4)
"Daily, during the six years needed for this investigation, the Lord miraculously brought the needed materials and resources – much like the ravens fed Elijah. Each discovery was not the result of effort on my part, but of the direct hand of God – so much so that I hesitated to even put my name on the book. Consequently, I used G. A. Riplinger - God as author and Riplinger as secretary."

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Hazardous Materials: Greek and Hebrew Study Dangers by G. A. Riplinger (2008) -> Hazardous Materials: Greek and Hebrew Study Dangers: G.A. Riplinger: 9780979411762: Amazon.com: Books

"Exposed are: Strong's Concordance Lexicons; Bible Dictionaries by Vine, Zodhiates; Word Studies by Vincent, Wuest, Trench; Hebrew-English Dictionaries by Brown, Driver, and Briggs; Greek-English Dictionaries by Moulton, Thayer, Danker, Liddell; Greek and Hebrew texts by Metzger, Aland, Scrivener, Berry, Ginsburg, Green, Robinson, Hodges; And all Greek and Hebrew Study Tools and Interlinears

Proves the purity of the King James Bible

You will learn such things as the connection between new version editor and child molester C.J. Vaughan and tools such as Strong s Concordance, Vine s Expository Dictionary, the Unitarian J.H. Thayer s Greek-English Lexicon, Moulton s Lexicon and Vincent and Wuest s Word Studies. Heresy trials deposed editors of the popular Hebrew-English Lexicon by Brown, Driver, and Briggs and the New Testament Greek-English Lexicon by Frederick Danker. All Greek-English New Testament lexicons plagiarize the first Greek-English lexicon written by Scott and Liddell, who harbored the pedophile author of Alice in Wonderland, who took improper photographs of Liddell s child and remains a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murder case. The book demonstrates that Greek texts from UBS to TBS fail to reach the perfection of the Holy Bible, where God s words shall not pass away. Why are good Christians putting aside their inspired Bibles to look for light in conflicting and ununinspired Greek & Hebrew tools, made by men who denied its truths?"

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In Awe of Thy Word: Understanding the King James Bible Its Mystery and History Letter by Letter by G. A. Riplinger (2004) -> In Awe of Thy Word: Understanding the King James Bible Its Mystery and History Letter by Letter: G. A. Riplinger: 9780963584526: Amazon.com: Books

"DISCOVER what translators and past generations knew --- exactly how to find the meaning of each Bible word, inside the Bible itself. THIS BOOK is the first and only documented history of the words of the Holy Bible.

Understand also what translators, such as Erasmus and Coverdale, meant when they spoke of the vernacular Bible's "holy letters" and "syllables."

See how these God-set alphabet building blocks build a word's meaning and automatically define words for faithful readers of the King James Bible --- which alone brings forward the fountainhead of letter meanings discovered by computational linguists from the world's leading universities.

Find out how only the King James Bible teaches and comforts through its "miraculous" mathematically ordered sounds.

It is based on word-for-word and letter-by-letter analysis of a vault of ancient, rare and valuable Bibles."

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About Gail Riplinger's New Age Bible Versions

In Awe of Thy Word WARNING

Mrs. Riplinger warned her readers to limit their studies to science and avoid New Age information. Specific information about how to discern between the occult and science was not included in her seemingly casual warning--other than to communicate that esoterics see letters in gods that are not there and that they ascribe nonsense meanings to letters:

(The internet can be a real "web." Be careful to limit your study to that of verifiable science; avoid mystical New Age information that counterfeits the truth of God (e.g. Kabbalah). They "changed the truth of God into a lie" and even worship God's creation (Rom. 1:25); esoterics have their own nonsense meanings ascribed to letters; these should be avoided. But just because New Age vegans worship 'mother earth' is no reason to quit eating vegetables. Likewise, just because esoterics see in letters 'gods' that are not there, this should not deter true scriptural and scholarly investigation into the word of God.)
(In Awe of Thy Word, page 1116)

Note: Meanings that satanists and witches ascribe to letters--and then put into practice to invoke "gods" (devils) to send on assignment-- are not nonsense. Curses are far from harmless--especially when directed toward those who "give place" to the devil by (knowingly or unknowingly) venturing into their territory.

The practice and methodology of ascertaining letter and sound meanings stems directly from the occult.

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SHOCK & AWE IN THE KJV-ONLY CAMP

In her 2003 book, In Awe of Thy Word: Understanding the King James Bible: Its Mystery & History Letter by Letter, Gail Riplinger warned Christians against the use of all Greek and Hebrew lexicons and concordances, as well as Greek-English and Hebrew-English interlinear translations, as aids to understanding the Bible. Her reason for placing these resources on the KJV-Only “Index of Forbidden Books”? In the course of their research, the Hebrew and Greek scholars who authored them consulted books authored by unsaved liberals:

“What about the Greek and Hebrew interlinears and study aids compiled by Christian men?

“These men may have inspired Greek and Hebrew words, but the English reference books they use to translate them into so-called ‘literal,’ ‘plain,’ ‘everyday’ English, are anything but inspired. Since ancient Koine Greek is not the mother tongue of any living person, they must use the books with the ‘corrupt words’ of unsaved liberal lexicon writers to create their interlinears and study aids (Dan. 2:9). Since they are forced to use the very reference books used by the new version translators, their so-called English equivalencies or definitions are identical to those in the new versions and are in error.” (In Awe of Thy Word, p. 518)

In place of using the traditional Hebrew and Greek resources to better comprehend the meanings of the words God used in Scripture, Gail Riplinger recommended that KJV readers “gather insights about the subject from linguists who have already explored this vast and new scientific field of letter meanings.” The meaning of God’s letters, stated Gail, must be given their proper place, even priority, in determining the meaning of God’s words:

“God built the Bible, letter by letter. He gave each sound a sense. The meanings of each letter can be found in the Bible, in the book of Genesis... Just as God created the basic chemical elements to use a building blocks to create different things, he also created letters, with significations that they carry to create word meanings. An appendix at the end of this book details some of the central meanings of each letter.” (Awe, p. 16)

In place of Greek and Hebrew resources to help Christians determine accurate word meanings, Gail Riplinger recommended worldly books from liberal, humanistic and atheistic universities to aid them in determining letter meanings. Computer technology and English dictionaries are recommended to replace interlinear translations, lexicons and concordances as resources for Bible study.

appear instantly online when a KJV word is searched.” (In Awe of Thy Word, p. 64)
“LITERATURE CITED… Only books having an asterisk (*) are recommended for further study on this subject…”
Gods of the Word: Archetypes in the Consonants, Thomas Jefferson University Press, (*great linguistics, non-Christian world view)
Mysteries of the Alphabet, Marc-Alain Ouaknin, University of Bar-Han, Israel* (In Awe of Thy Word, pp. 1179-83)

IThe reader may be wondering who on earth interprets the Bible by deciphering its letter meanings. This arcane subject is the obsession of Jewish Kabbalists who seek “union with the Divine” using a complex system of mystical agnosticism and magical practices taught by rabbinic sages.

“Kabbalism...includes...a group of divinatory and magical practices, manipulations of the alphabet and the text of the Pentateuch, magic spells and rites. All of these elements go back to very early days—to the beginnings of Israel in Palestine, and it is these beginnings which shed most light on both scholarly Kabbalism and popular Hasidism, and, in addition, go far to illuminate the real, the abiding spiritual meaning of Judaism in all times and places.” (Introduction, The Holy Kabbalah, 2003, p. ix)

How do Gail Riplinger’s readers know that the unsaved linguists she recommended in her book are not Kabbalists? They don’t, since Gail has withheld vital information about the pagan beliefs and hidden agenda of her sources. For example, one book “recommended for further study on this subject” of letter meanings is Mysteries of the Alphabet by Marc-Alain Ouaknin, who is a Kabbalist. (see above) Rabbi Ouaknin is also cited as an authority on the letter meanings of the Tetragrammaton, the four lettered name of God (YHWH), with no disclaimer or caveat but simply introduced as “Professor Marc-Alain Ouaknin of the Center for Research and Jewish Studies in Paris and a professor at the University of Bar-Han in Israel.” Rabbi Ouaknin’s other works include Mysteries of the Kabbalah, an introduction to the Kabbalah in which Rabbi Ouaknin expressed the foundational Kabbalistic principle that God is the “Text” of the Torah.

“For Christians, the infinite deity also becomes finite through the body of Christ. For kabbalists, the incarnation is produced in the body of the Text. This statement indicates the importance of reading and study in Judaism. It has been said, ‘God is the text.’ This means that the most radical manifestation of divinity is through the text, the Book, and the letters of the alphabet.” (Ouaknin, Mysteries of the Kabbalah, pp. 381-2)

In other words, Kabbalists such as Rabbi Ouaknin believe that God “incarnated,” not as a man, Jesus Christ, but in the “letters” of the Old Testament! Moreover, says Rabbi Ouaknin, since this ‘Text-God’ is infinite (Ein-Sof), it is the work of Kabbalists and Talmudists to interpret the letters and text of Scripture so that God’s words have an infinite number of meanings:

“The ‘Text-God’ must be accorded its status of infinity; in other words, every means must be used to give it an infinite meaning. These means consist of all the rules of interpretation...especially gematria, tseruf [combining letters], and so on. The need to interpret the text as the liberation of the divine is one of the fundamental meanings of all the work of kabbalists and Talmudists... The Talmud...is a means of interpreting the text in such a way that the words it contains...can be interpreted in a plurality of ways.

“And it is this plurality which becomes freedom—of God and men!” (Mysteries of the Kabbalah, pp. 381-2)

Why would Gail Riplinger recommend the work of a Kabbalist for further study of the subject of letter meanings? Perhaps for the same reason she falsely attributed to Erasmus the Kabbalistic statement, “God is in every syllable.” (see above) The fact is that Gail Riplinger is teaching the same Kabbalistic approach to the interpretation of Scripture as Rabbi Ouaknin and other Kabbalists whose publications and ideas she promotes in her book, In Awe of Thy Word.

Gail Riplinger’s readers need to know where her unconventional approach to interpreting God’s Word will ultimately lead. According to The Zohar, the central book of Kabbalah, the letters of the Hebrew alphabet function as channels to “the Light,” which is the esoteric term for Lucifer, and the spiritual enlightenment which he offers:

The Language of The Zohar
“...the individual letters of The Zohar have special significance. In our everyday lives, we’re used to thinking of the letters of the English alphabet in purely functional terms... The letters of the Hebrew alphabet (used for both Aramaic and Hebrew) should be understood in an entirely different way. In addition to their functional importance as components of words, each Aramaic letter is also a channel to a unique form of spiritual energy.... The Aramaic alphabet is a gift of the Creator, just as The Zohar itself is a gift... Scanning the letters—just letting your eyes pass over them—opens an unlimited channel to the Light.” (The Kabbalah Centre International)

“GODS” IN THE WORDS

In Awe of Thy Word is, in essence, a primer on Kabbalah, that is, discovering the hidden meanings in the spiritually energized letters in the King James Bible. An Appendix titled “The KJV’s ABCs” is a dictionary of the 26 letters of the English alphabet and the “hidden meanings” which Gail has fathomed in each letter. To aid the reader in exploring even deeper meanings in each letter and thereby determine the meaning of the words in the KJV, Gail recommends reading the works of “computational linguists” whose “letter meanings... are shown to agree 100% with meanings ascribed to letters in Genesis.” (Awe, p. 1115) One “computational linguist” highly recommended by Gail is Margaret Magnus, another Kabbalist.

Magnus’ book, Gods of the Word: Archetypes in the Consonants, is also recommended for further study of letter meanings:

“LITERATURE CITED. The books cited here are those from which direct quotations have been noted. They represent only a tiny portion of those used in researching this book. Only books having an asterisk (*) are recommended for further study on this subject...
“Magnus, M. Gods of the Word: Archetypes in the Consonants, Kirksville, Missouri: Thomas Jefferson University Press, 1999.
(*great linguistics; non-Christian world view).” (Awe, pp. 1179, 1181)

“Non-Christian world view” hardly prepares the reader for the esoteric content of Magnus’ book whose Kabbalistic thesis is that: (1) letters and their sounds in combination are subterranean “Gods of the Word,” (2) the “Archetypes in the Consonants” are “sound gods” or living spirits which actually reside in the consonants of the English alphabet, and (3) the English language is the playground of this collection of sound gods who interact with each other and influence human affairs:

“These sounds do have the look and feel of a pack of Tarot cards. They are large and archetypal in nature. As you spend time with a sound, you see it rise from the dust and live, no less than you or I. It takes on the proportions of a god and moves with a will and destiny of its own. Yet it remains always rooted in its essence, guided by a coherency and logic wider than itself. It lives together in discord or in peace with its neighbors and they fight out their battles and engage in their love affairs within our English words. One suddenly envisions language as the playground of the sound gods... [quotes Carl Jung]...I, too, am a true believer in the autonomy of the archetype. A /t/ or an /h/ is no less than a Zeus. The consonants are not essentially physical, but they live, evolve, and influence human affairs. We overlook something if we deny that they can get up and walk around.” (Gods of the Word: Archetypes in the Consonants, pp. 65-6)
 
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You ... have posted stuff about Gail Ripinger, most of which has not even been verified.

...baseless assertions and allegations that he makes against Gail Riplinger and her character.

What you need to pray for is discernment. Because you seem to lack a lot of it.

Gail Riplinger,
who you have been promoting as a Bible teacher here on Christian Chat, doesn't even know how to pronounce the word "discernment".

http://www.avpublications.org/articles/gail-riplinger-who-is-she.pdf

"The main problem with Gail Riplinger referring to herself as a “linguistics expert”
is that she has demonstrated a chronic inability to correctly pronounce certain words with which she should be well familiar, throughout her lectures and interviews. The following is an example of some of the words she mispronounces:

The Correct Word with Correct Pronunciation / How Riplinger Mispronounces the Word

discernment (di’ sern ment) / dee-sern-ment 114

A linguistics expert is at least able to sound out words correctly. If Mrs. Riplinger did not proclaim herself a “linguistics expert,” it would be simpler to go easy on her about her word mispronunciations. But if a person is going to declare herself an expert in an area in which she clearly demonstrates she is not, then for the sake of truth it must be addressed."


Gail Riplinger, who you have been promoting as a Bible teacher here on Christian Chat, doesn't even know New Testament Greek--or any Greek at all.

"Dr. H. Wayne House, apologist and professor of Law and Biblical Studies, engaged in a two-hour debate with Riplinger in 1994. He states that he “had to ask her four times before she hesitatingly admitted that she really could not read Greek. There was the answer, even though it had to be drawn hesitatingly out of her."
 
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Saying any translation is inspired is not true.?really? i know for a fact the kjv is inspired,and if you dont i feel sorry for you.so you deny what the bible claims of itself in this regard,why believe any of it?hmm
 
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Saying any translation is inspired is not true.?really? i know for a fact the kjv is inspired,and if you dont i feel sorry for you.so you deny what the bible claims of itself in this regard,why believe any of it?hmm
You think the Kjv translators were inspired? So you use the 1611? Or the 1769? Cambridge or Oxford ? They are all different so which is inspired?
 
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And stop spreading James White's lies on this website.

Well, ChosenbyHim, I work for Jesus Christ, not you or Bryan Denlinger.


[video=youtube;r4alAsrWMSs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4alAsrWMSs[/video]
 
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Saying any translation is inspired is not true.?really? i know for a fact the kjv is inspired,and if you dont i feel sorry for you.so you deny what the bible claims of itself in this regard,why believe any of it?hmm
I'm confused, how do you know that the KJV is inspired? Perhaps you know something that the translators don't?

Here's the 1611 preface, is it in there? -> 1611 KING JAMES BIBLE INTRODUCTION


 
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The funny thing is , most people believe their bible to be inspired. It is when you do some study and thinking about the way we got our bible , you find out the material is inspired. It just was not written in English. So english translations are just that. A translation of an inspired text. You can get closer to the original by using a interlinear that uses nestle aland text as a starting point. Even that is not inspired. Only the originals were
 

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Well, ChosenbyHim, I work for Jesus Christ, not you or Bryan Denlinger.



Well if you work for the Lord, then you need to stop attacking Final Authority, and start defending it.


Also, this video is in response to the one you posted with James White.




James White lies about Dean Burgon and 1Jn.5:7

[video=youtube;-IkvRE9QR_o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IkvRE9QR_o[/video]

Published on Jun 12, 2013
In this video I discuss yet another lie by James White. In his book, he asserts that Burgon, would have been against 1Jn.5:7 because Burgon defends 1Ti.3:16 against Griesbech, an early modern critic, who attacked the correct reading of 'God'.
Burgon cited Griesbech's rejection of 1Jn.5:7 due to little evidence, while accepting the false reading of 1Ti.
3:16 with even less evidence.
Burgon was not saying he rejected 1Jn.5:7 as White asserts. This view comes from White's own convoluted logic.