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NASB | Revelation 13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 13:8 All the inhabitants of the earth will fall down and worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been slain [as a willing sacrifice]. |
Subject: Are those drawn 2 Christ raised to life? |
Bible Note: Dear Tim, You wrote: "The illustration you cite from Mt. 27:9 doesn't justify throwing out the words of the Bible. The quote in Mt. 27:9 seems to be primarily from Zechariah, but it also seems to be from Jeremiah as well (Jer. 19:1-13 and 32:6-9). Matthew may have only mentioned Jeremiah because he was a major prophet." I respectfully disagree. Matthew has clearly made a mistake. Now forgive my ignorance (and I feel foolish asking) but what do the verses you quoted have anything even remotely to do with the prophecy that Matthew quotes regarding Jesus being sold for 30 pieces of silver? Matthew is clearly quoting Zechariah 11:12. I don't have a problem with this though. It's what scholars call a "lapsus linguae" (slip of the tongue). I'm not saying that I would throw out the bible because of the errors found in it. It is still the inspired word of God. I recognize that it was man that wrote it, but for it to be in such harmony throughout the years is something I believe must be supernatural. Only God could have inspired these men to write and not have it contradict what he has told other prophets. I bring up the example of Matthew because here is a clear example of what is written being in error with what is true. Jer. 19:1-13 and 32:6-9 both have nothing to do with Messianic prophecy much less, prophecy of Jesus being sold for thirty pieces of silver. I believe the heart of the matter between me having a problem with consciousness in death and you believing in consciousness after death lies with your belief of "verbal inspiration". Which is how we come to this discussion. You also wrote: "However, to turn Mt. 27:9 into an error because they used a different method of citing sources than we do today would be an error on our part. I could see your point if Jeremiah had nothing to do with the quote, but he does." Please enlighten me as to how Jeremiah has something to do with the quote please. Your Brother in Christ, Phil |