Understanding Bible Codes and Ciphers

Bible Codes, also known as Equidistant Letter Sequences (ELS), are words and phrases that can be found in the text of the Jewish Bible (the Christian Old Testament) by taking letters that are separated by an arbitrarily defined distance from each other within the Hebrew text. This notion of Bible Codes has been popularized by … Read more

What Did Jesus Mean When He Said “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven”?

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On it’s face, Jesus words, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven” seems to be referencing the fall of Satan. However, it’s more complex than one might imagine. For starters, the verses in the Bible that most people believe are about Satan, have nothing to do with him. Secondly, Jesus was not referring to … Read more

Translation Errors In The KJV: Acts 27:17 (fall into the quicksands?)

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If you found yourself here looking for errors in the KJV please feel free to also visit the others in the KJV errors archive. In this series (Translation Errors in the KJV) we have sought not to show that the KJV is a bad translation but that it’s clearly not perfect. There is no reason … Read more

Your Faith Has Made You Well [Mark 5:24-34]

Your faith has made you whole

Mark 5:24-34 A large crowd followed and pressed around him. 25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind … Read more

Who Is The Morning Star? Satan Or Jesus?

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If you have read the KJV much you will notice that it differs from modern translations in Isaiah 14:12. It can be quite confusing unless you know the original biblical languages and the history and etymology of certain words. The way this issue usually arrises is a KJV reader points out that Jesus is called … Read more

Watering A Heart that Seeks the Fruit of the Spirit

Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23

I just finished listening to a sermon that my pastor preached at the start of the new year.  He was challenging us to stop and think about what areas of our lives we think  are in need pruning. Near the end of the message he challenged us to go through Galatians 5:22-23 and pick one … Read more