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NASB | Daniel 11:37 "He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Daniel 11:37 "He will have no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he have regard for any other god, for he shall magnify himself above them all. |
Bible Question: in a discussion i recently had with a friend we spoke of the antichrist and whether or not he would/could be a jew or a gentile. although not necessarily an important topic, it was an interesting discussion. at one point we both read daniel 11:37 and i (using my niv bible) said that from the reference to "gods of his fathers", i would assume the antichrist would be a gentile. my friend referenced his bible (kjv) which in daniel 11:37 references the antichrist as having no regard for the "God of his fathers". this makes the reference sound as if the antichrist is jewish. i'm wondering if anyone else would consider this difference in translations to be as substantially different as i consider this to be? |
Bible Answer: The cross reference for this topic is Revelation 13:1 and Revelation 17:15. Enter Revelation 17:15 in the Search feature to the right entitled Book Chapter verse. After entering this passage it will open in another window. Look at verse 15. To the left you will see the initials “I” and “N”. Click on “I”. A window opens with the strong numbers. Click on 1484. You will see the word transliterated as ethnos. "He is a gentile. Since he arises from the sea (Rev 13:1) and since the sea depicts the Gentile nations (Rev. 17:15), he must be of Gentile origin." - J. Dwight Pentecost, Things to Come The NIV is a great bible however for a study bible I use the NASB inductive study bible found in the catalog section of this site. It is a word for word translation and is highly recommended. Some software programs have more than one bible on them such as Logos which is an excellent program. It is such a privilege to be able to read the bible in different translations. By reading this way you you will retain and concentrate more on what you are reading since you will be reading over and over and over. I believe it was Lightfoot that said he read a passage at least 30 times before he preached on it. May God bless you. |