Sadly, I don't think people will open
their eyes anytime soon. Apparently it's
much easier to just sit back, swallow lies,
and make wars.
All Thoughts Do Originate From The Bible
ON THE POWER OF GOD
"... with God all things are possible." -- Matthew 19:26
"...The LORD was with Judah; and he drove
out the inhabitants of the mountain; but
could not drive out the inhabitants of the
valley, because they had chariots of iron." --
Judges 1:19
ON SEEING GOD
"... I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." -- Genesis 32:30
"No man hath seen God at any time..."-- John 1:18
ON DEALING WITH REVENGE
"...thou shalt give life for life, Eye for
eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
burning for burning, wound
for wound, stripe for stripe. " -- Exodus 21:23-25
"...ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall
smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the
other also." -- Matthew 5:39
ON INCEST
"Cursed be he that lieth with his sister,
the daughter of his father, or the daughter of
this mother..." -- Deuteronomy 27:22
"And if a man shall take his sister, his father's
daughter, or his mother's daughter...it is
a wicked thing...." -- Leviticus 20:17
[But what was god's reaction to
Abraham, who married his sister -- his father's
daughter?] See Genesis 20:11-12
"And God said unto Abraham, As for Sara thy
wife...I bless her, and give thee a son
also of her..." -- Genesis 17:15-16
ON TEMPTATION
"Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted
of God: for God cannot be tempted
with evil, neither tempteth he any man." -- James 1:13
"And it came to pass after these things,
that God did tempt Abraham..." -- Genesis
22:1
ON RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD
"...he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. " -- Job 7:9
"...the hour is coming, in which all that are
in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall
come forth...." -- John 5:28-29
WAR OR PEACE
EXO 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
ROM 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Who is the father of Joseph?
MAT 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband
of Mary, of whom was born Jesus,
who is called Christ.
LUK 3:23 And Jesus himself began
to be about thirty years of age, being (as was
supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.
Who was at the Empty Tomb?
MAT 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as
it began to dawn toward the first day of the
week,
came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
MAR 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of
James, and Salome, had bought sweet
spices, that they might come and anoint him.
JOH 20:1 The first day of the week cometh
Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet
dark, unto the sepulchre,
and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
Is Jesus equal to or lesser than?
JOH 10:30 I and my Father are one.
JOH 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you,
I go away, and come again unto you. If
ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because
I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is
greater than I.
Which first--beasts or man?
GEN 1:25 And God made the beast of the
earth after his kind, and cattle after their
kind, and every thing that creepeth
upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it
was good.
GEN 1:26 And God said, Let us make man
in our image, after our likeness: and let
them have dominion over the fish of the sea,
and over the fowl of the air, and over the
cattle, and over all the earth, and
over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the
earth.
GEN 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good
that the man should be alone; I will
make him an help meet for him.
GEN 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God
formed every beast of the field, and
every fowl of the air; and brought them
unto Adam to see what he would call them:
and whatsoever Adam called
every living creature, that was the name thereof.
The number of beasts in the ark
GEN 7:2 Of every clean beast thou
shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his
female: and
of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
GEN 7:8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that
are not clean, and of fowls, and of every
thing that creepeth upon the earth, GEN 7:9
There went in two and two unto Noah into
the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
How many stalls and horsemen?
KI1 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls
of horses for his chariots, and twelve
thousand horsemen.
CH2 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls
for horses and chariots, and twelve
thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed
in the chariot cities, and with the king at
Jerusalem.
Is it folly to be wise or not?
PRO 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore
get wisdom: and with all thy getting
get understanding.
ECC 1:18 For in much wisdom is
much grief: and he that in- creaseth knowledge
increaseth sorrow.
1 Cor.1:19: "For it is written, I will destroy
the wisdom of the wise, and wil bring to
nothing the understanding of the prudent."
Human vs. ghostly impregnation
ACT 2:30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that
God had sworn with an oath to
him, that of the fruit of his loins, ac- cording
to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to
sit on his throne;
MAT 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was
on this wise: When as his mother Mary
was espoused to Joseph, before they came togeth-
er, she was found with child of the
Holy Ghost.
The sins of the father
ISA 14:21 Prepare slaughter for his children
for the iniquity of their fathers; that they
do not rise, nor possess
the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
DEU 24:16 The fathers shall not be put
to death for the chil- dren, neither shall the
children be put to death for the fathers:
every man shall be put to death for his own
sin.
The bat is not a bird
LEV 11:13 And these are they which ye
shall have in abomination among the fowls;
they shall not be eaten, they are an abomina-
tion: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the
ospray,
LEV 11:14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
LEV 11:15 Every raven after his kind;
LEV 11:16 And the owl, and the night
hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his
kind,
LEV 11:17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
LEV 11:18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
LEV 11:19 And the stork, the heron after
her kind, and the lapw- ing, and the bat.
DEU 14:11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat.
DEU 14:12 But these are they of which ye shall
not eat: the ea- gle, and the ossifrage,
and the ospray,
DEU 14:13
And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
DEU 14:14 And every raven after his kind,
DEU 14:15 And the owl, and the night hawk,
and the cuckow, and the hawk after his
kind,
DEU 14:16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
DEU 14:17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cor- morant,
DEU 14:18 And the stork, and the heron after
her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
Rabbits do not chew their cud
LEV 11:6 And the hare, because he cheweth
the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is
unclean unto you.
'Gerah', the term which appears in the
MT means (chewed) cud, and also perhaps
grain, or berry (also a 20th of
a sheckel, but I think that we can agree that that is
irrelevant here). It does *not* mean
dung, and there is a perfectly adequate Hebrew
word for that, which could have been used.
Furthermore, the phrase translated 'chew
the cud' in the KJV is more
exactly 'bring up the cud'. Rabbits do not bring up
anything; they let it go all the way through,
then eat it again. The description given in
Leviticus is inaccurate, and that's
that. Rabbits do eat their own dung; they do not
bring anything up and chew on it.
Insects do NOT have four feet
LEV 11:21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping
thing that goeth upon all four,
which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
LEV 11:22 Even these of them ye may eat; the
locust after his kind, and the bald locust
after his kind, and the
beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
LEV 11:23 But all other flying
creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an
abomination unto you.
Fowl from waters or ground?
GEN 1:20 And God said, Let the waters
bring forth abundantly the moving creature
that hath life, and fowl that may fly
above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
GEN 1:21 And God created great
whales, and every living creature that moveth,
which the waters brought forth abundantly,
after their kind, and every winged fowl
after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
GEN 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God
formed every beast of the field, and
every fowl of the air; and brought them
unto Adam to see what he would call them:
and whatsoever Adam called
every living creature, that was the name thereof.
The shape of the earth
ISA 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon
the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof
are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth
out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them
out as a tent to dwell in:
MAT 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into
an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth
him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Astromical bodies are spherical, and you cannot
see the entire exterior surface from anyplace. The kingdoms of Egypt, China,
Greece, Crete, sections of Asia
Minor, India, Maya (in Mexico), Carthage (North Africa), Rome (Italy),
Korea, and other
settlements from these kingdoms of the world were widely distributed.
Snakes, while built low, do not eat dirt
GEN 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent,
Because thou hast done this, thou
art cursed above all cattle, and above
every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt
thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life.
Earth supported?
JOB 26:7 He stretcheth out the north over the
empty place, and hangeth the earth upon
nothing.
JOB 38:4 Where wast thou when I laid
the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou
hast understanding.
Heaven supported too
JOB 26:11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
The hydrological cycle
ECC 1:7 All the rivers run into
the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from
whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
JOB 38:22 Hast thou entered into
the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the
treasures of the hail,
Storehouses are not part of the cycle
Order of creation
Here is the order in the first (Genesis 1), the Priestly tradition:
Day 1: Sky, Earth, light
Day 2: Water, both in ocean basins and above the sky(!)
Day 3: Plants
Day 4: Sun, Moon, stars (as calendrical and navigational aids)
Day 5: Sea monsters (whales), fish,
birds, land animals, creepy-crawlies (reptiles,
insects, etc.)
Day 6: Humans (apparently both sexes at the same time)
Day 7: Nothing (the Gods took the first day off anyone ever did)
Note that there are "days", "evenings",
and "mornings" before the Sun was created.
Here, the Deity is
referred to as "Elohim", which is a plural, thus the literal
translation, "the Gods". In this tale, the
Gods seem satisfied with what they have done,
saying after each step that "it was good".
The second one (Genesis 2), the Yahwist tradition, goes:
Earth and heavens (misty)
Adam, the first man (on a desolate Earth)
Plants
Animals
Eve, the first woman (from Adam's rib)
How orderly were things created?
#1: Step-by-step. The only discrepancy is
that there is no Sun or Moon or stars on the
first three "days".
#2: God fixes things up as he goes.
The first man is lonely, and is not satisfied with
animals. God finally creates a woman
for him. (funny thing that an omniscient god
would forget things)
How satisfied with creation was he?
#1: God says "it was good" after
each of his labors, and rests on the seventh day,
evidently very satisfied.
#2: God has to fix up his creation
as he goes, and he would certainly not be very
satisfied with the disobedience
of that primordial couple. (funny thing that an
omniscient god would forget things)
Moses' personality
Num.12:3: "Now the man Moses was very meek,
above all the men which were upon
the fact of the earth."
Num.31:14, 17, 18: "And Moses was wroth...And
Moses said unto them, "Have ye
saved all the women alive? ... Now therefore
kill every male among the little ones,
and kill every woman, ... But all the
women children ... keep alive for yourselves."
Righteous live?
Ps.92:12: "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree."
Isa.57:1: "The righteous perisheth, and
no man layeth it to heart." Acts 1:18: "Now
this man (Judas) purchased a field with the
reward of iniquity; and falling headlong,
he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out."
Jesus' first sermon plain or mount?
Matt.5:1,2: "And seeing the multitudes, he
went up into a mountain: and when he was
set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened
his mouth, and taught them, saying...."
Luke6:17,20: "And he came down with them,
and stood in the plain, and the company
of his disciples, and a great multitude of
people...came to hear him.. And he lifted up
his eyes on his disciples and said..."
Jesus' last words
Matt.27:46,50: "And about the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli,
eli, lama sabachthani?" that is to say, "My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"
...Jesus,
when he cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost."
Luke23:46: "And when Jesus had cried
with a loud voice, he said, "Father, unto thy
hands I commend
my spirit:" and having said thus, he gave up the ghost."
John19:30: "When Jesus therefore had received
the vinegar, he said, "It is finished:"
and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost."
Years of famine
II SAMUEL 24:13: So God came to David,
and told him, and said unto him, shall
SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE come unto
thee in thy land? or will thou flee three
months before thine enemies, while they pursue. thee?
I CHRONICLES 21:11: SO God came to David,
and said unto him, Thus saith the
LORD, Choose thee. Either THREE
YEARS OF FAMINE or three months to be
destryed before thy foes, while
that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee;
Moved David to anger?
II SAMUEL 24: And again the anger of the LORD
was kindled against Israel, and he
moved David against them to say, Go, number Isreal and Judah.
I CHRONICLES 21: And SATAN stood up against
Isreal, and provoked David to
number Israel.
The GENEALOGY OF JESUS?
In two places in the New Testament the
genealogy of Jesus son of Mary (PBUH) is
mentioned. Matthew 1:6-16 and Luke 3:23-31.
Each gives the ancestors of Joseph the
CLAIMED husband of Mary and Step father of
Jesus(PBUH). The first one starts from
Abraham(verse 2) all the way down to Jesus.
The second one from Jesus all the way
back to Adam. The only common name to these
two lists between David and Jesus is
JOSEPH, How can this be true? and also
How can Jesus have a genealogy when all
Muslims and most Christians believe that Jesus had/has no father.
God be seen?
Exod. 24:9,10; Amos 9:1; Gen. 26:2; and John 14:9
God CAN be seen:
"And I will take away my
hand, and thou shalt see my backparts." (Ex. 33:23)
"And the Lord spake to Moses face
to face, as a man speaketh to his friend." (Ex.
33:11)
"For I have seen God
face to face, and my life is preserved." (Gen. 32:30)
God CANNOT be seen:
"No man hath seen God at any time." (John 1:18)
"And he said, Thou canst not see my
face; for there shall no man see me and live."
(Ex. 33:20)
"Whom no man hath seen nor can see." (1 Tim. 6:16)
CRUEL and FEROCIOUS or KIND and GOOD:
"I will not pity, nor spare, nor have
mercy, but destroy." (Jer. 13:14) "Now go and
smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that
they have, and spare them not, but slay both
man and woman, infant and suckling."
"The Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy." (James 5:11)
"For his mercy endureth forever." (1 Chron. 16:34)
"The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies
are over all his works." (Ps. 145:9)
"God is love." (1 John 4:16)
Tempts?
"And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham." (Gen 22:1)
"Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted
of God; for God cannot be tempted
with evil, neither tempteth he any man." (James 1:13)
Judas died how?
"And he cast down the pieces of silver into
the temple and departed, and went out and
hanged himself." (Matt. 27:5)
"And falling headlong, he burst asunder
in the midst, and all of his bowels gushed
out." (Acts 1:18)
Ascend to heaven
"And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven." (2 Kings 2:11)
"No man hath ascended up to heaven but he that
came down from heaven, ... the Son of
Man." (John 3:13)
What was Jesus' prediction regarding Peter's denial?
Before the cock crow - Matthew 26:34
Before the cock crow twice - Mark 14:30
How many times did the cock crow?
MAR 14:72 And the second time the cock
crew. And Peter called to mind the word
that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock
crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And
when he thought thereon, he wept.
MAT 26:74 Then began he to curse and
to swear, saying, I know not the man. And
immediately the cock crew.
MAT 26:75 And Peter remembered the word
of Jesus, which said unto him, Before
the cock crow, thou shalt
deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
LUK 22:60 And Peter said, Man,
I know not what thou sayest. And immediately,
while he yet spake, the cock crew.
LUK 22:61 And the Lord turned, and looked
upon Peter. And Peter remembered the
word of the Lord, how he had said unto him,
Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me
thrice.
JOH 13:38 Jesus answered him, Wilt
thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily,
verily, I say unto thee, The cock
shall not crow, still thou hast denied me thrice.
JOH 18:27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
Who killed Saul
SA1 31:4 Then said Saul unto his
armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me
through therewith; lest these uncircumcised
come and thrust me through, and abuse me.
But his armourbearer would not; for he was
sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword,
and fell upon it.
SA1 31:5 And when his armourbearer saw that
Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon
his sword, and died with him.
SA1 31:6 So Saul died, and his three sons,
and his armourbearer, and all his men, that
same day together.
SA2 1:15 And David called one of the
young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon
him. And he smote him that he died.
How many beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount
MAT 5:3 Blessed are the poor
in spirit: for theirs is the king- dom of heaven.
MAT 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comfort- ed.
MAT 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
MAT 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger
and thirst after righteousness: for they
shall be filled.
MAT 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
MAT 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
MAT 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they
shall be called the children of God.
MAT 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted
for righteous- ness' sake: for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven.
MAT 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile
you, and per- secute you, and shall
say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
LUK 6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples,
and said, Blessed be ye poor: for
yours is the kingdom of God.
LUK 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for
ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that
weep now: for ye shall laugh.
LUK 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate
you, and when they shall separate you
from their company, and shall reproach
you, and cast out your name as evil, for the
Son of man's sake.
LUK 6:23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap
for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in
heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
Does every man sin?
KI1 8:46 If they sin against thee, (for
there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be
angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy,
so that they carry them away captives
unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
CH2 6:36 If they sin against thee, (for there
is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be
angry with them, and deliver them
over before their enemies, and they carry them
away captives unto a land far off or near;
PRO 20:9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
ECC 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
JO1 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
JO1 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is
faithful and just to for- give us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
JO1 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make
him a liar, and his word is not in
us.
JO1 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit
sin; for his seed remaineth in him:
and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Who bought potter's field
ACT 1:18 Now this man purchased a field
with the reward of ini- quity; and falling
headlong,
he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
ACT 1:19 And it was known unto all the dwellers
at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field
is called in their proper
tongue, Acelda- ma, that is to say, The field of blood.
MAT 27:6 And the chief priests took the silver
pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to
put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
MAT 27:7 And they took counsel,
and bought with them the potter's field, to bury
strangers in.
MAT 27:8 Wherefore that
field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.
Who prophesied the potter's field?
Matthew 27:9-10 (mentions Jeremy but
no such verse in Jeremiah) is in Zechariah
11:12-13
Who bears guilt?
GAL 6:2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
GAL 6:5 For every man shall bear his own burden.
Do you answer a fool?
PRO 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
PRO 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
How many children did Michal, the daughter of Saul, have?
SA2 6:23 Therefore Michal the daughter
of Saul had no child unto the day of her
death.
SA2 21:8 But the king took the two sons
of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she
bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and
the five sons of Michal the daughter of
Saul, whom she brought
up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:
How old was Jehoiachin when he began to reign?
KI2 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old
when he began to reign, and he reigned in
Jerusalem three months.
And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of
Elnathan of Jerusalem.
CH2 36:9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began
to reign, and he reigned three
months and ten days in Jerusalem: and
he did that which was evil in the sight of the
LORD.
Marriage?
Proverbs 18:22
1 Corinthians 7 (whole book. See 1,2,27,39,40)
Did those with Saul/Paul at his conversion hear a voice?
ACT 9:7 And the men which journeyed with
him stood speechless, hearing a voice,
but seeing no man.
ACT 22:9 And they that were with me saw indeed
the light, and were afraid; but they
heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
How many apostles were in office
between the resurection and
ascention?
1 Corinthians 15:5 (12)
Matthew 27:3-5 (minus one from 12)
Acts 1:9-26 (Mathias not elected until after resurrection)
MAT 28:16 Then the eleven disciples went away
into Galilee, into a mountain where
Jesus had appointed them.
Judging
1 Cor 3:15 " The spiritual man makes judgments
about all things, but he himself is not
subject to any man's judgment:" (NIV)
1 Cor 4:5 " Therefore judge nothing
before the appointed time; wait till the Lord
comes. He will bring to light what is hidden
in darkness and will expose the motives
of men's
hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God."
Good deeds
Matt 5:16 "In the same way, let your
light shine before men, that they may see your
good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." (NIV)
Matt 6:3-4 "But when you give to the needy,
do not let your left hand know what your
right hand is doing, so that your giving may
be in secert. Then your Father, who sees
what is done in secret, will reward you." (NIV)
For or against?
MAT 12:30 He that is not with me is against
me; and he that gathereth not with me
scattereth abroad.
(default is against)
MAR 9:40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
(default is for)
LUK 9:50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him
not: for he that is not against us is for
us.
(default is for)
Whom did they see at the tomb?
MAT 28:2 And, behold, there was
a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord
descended from heaven, and came and
rolled back the stone from the door, and sat
upon it.
MAT 28:3 His countenance
was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
MAT 28:4 And for fear of him the
keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
MAT 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto
the women, Fear not ye: for I know
that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
MAR 16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they
saw a young man sitting on the right
side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
LUK 24:4 And it came to pass, as they were
much perplexed thereabout, behold, two
men stood by them in shining garments:
JOH 20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting,
the one at the head, and the other at
the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
God change?
malachi 3:6
james 1:17
1 samuel 15:29
jonah 3:10
genesis 6:6
Destruction of cities (what said was jeremiah was zechariah)
MAT 27:9 Then was fulfilled that which was
spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
And they took the thirty pieces of silver,
the price of him that was valued, whom they
of the children of Israel did value;
zechariah 11:11-13
(nothing in Jeremiah remotely like)
Who's sepulchers
acts 7:16
genesis 23:17,18
Strong drink?
proverbs 31:6,7
john 2:11-11
When is the second coming?
MAT 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation
shall not pass, till all these things
be fulfilled.
MAR 13:30 Verily I say unto you,
that this generation shall not pass, till all these
things be done.
LUK 21:32 Verily I say unto you,
This generation shall not pass away, till all be
fulfilled.
1 thessalonians 4:15-18
Solomon's overseers
550 in I Kings 9:23
250 in II Chron 8:10
The mother of Abijah:
Maachah the daughter of Absalom 2 Chron 9:20
Michaiah the daughter of Uriel 2 Chron 13:2
When did Baasha die?
26th year of the reign of Asa I Kings 16:6-8
36th year of the reign of Asa I 2 Chron 16:1
How old was Ahaziah when he began to reign?
22 in 2 Kings 8:26
42 in 2 Chron 22:2
Who was Josiah's successor?
Jehoahaz - 2 Chron 36:1
Shallum - Jeremiah 22:11
What was the color of the robe placed on Jesus during his trial?
scarlet - Matthew 27:28
purple John 19:2
What did they give him to drink?
vinegar - Matthew 27:34
wine with myrrh - Mark 15:23
How long was Jesus in the tomb?
Matthew 12:40 gives Jesus prophesying that he will
spend "three days and three nights
in the heart of the earth", and Mark 10:34
has "after three days (meta treis emeras) he
will rise again". As far as I
can see from a quick look, the prophecies have "after
three days",
but the post-resurrection narratives have "on the third day".
Thanx to Keith for providing the contradictions below }:-)~
THE RESURRECTION
The four gospels disagree
on many of the events pertaining to the resurrection.
Matthew, Mark and John disagree
on who was present when the tomb was first
discovered empty.
In Matthew ( 28:1 ) it was
"Mary Magdalene and the other Mary." In Mark ( 16:1
) it says "Mary Magdalene,
Mary the mother of James, and Salome." And in John
( 20:1 ) it just says "Mary
of Magdala."
Mark ( 16:4 ), Luke ( 24:2
), and John ( 20:1 ) the stone had already been moved
before they arrived at the
tomb. But in Matthew ( 28:2-5 ), they arrived and then
an angel came down and moved
the stone, sat on it, and began to talk to them.
Mark ( 16:2 ) places Mary's
arrival at the tomb to be "after sunrise", while John
( 20:1 ) tells us "Early
on the first day of the week,WHILE IT WAS STILL
DARK, Mary of Magdala went
to the tomb and saw that the stone had been
removed from the entrance".
In Matthew ( 28:2 ) and
Mark ( 16:5 ) there was only one angel at the tomb.
While in Luke ( 24:4 ) and
John ( 20:12 ) there were two.
Matthew and John disagree
on the circumstances in which Jesus first appeared to
Mary Magdalene ( and most
of the details leading up to it ).
In Matthew ( Chap. 28 )
the two Mary's went to the tomb, saw the angel, spoke
with him, and then left
to go tell the disciples. On the way to the disciples, they
meet Jesus. (Matthew 28:9
).
In John ( Chap. 20 ), Mary
went to the tomb alone, left ( without speaking to an
angel ) and got Peter and
another disciple and told them that the body was gone. (
Note that in John she does
not meet Jesus on the way ). They then went back to
the tomb, and the two disciples
went inside and observed the strips of linen that
Jesus had been wrapped in.
The disciples eventually left, but Mary remained
outside the tomb crying.
Shortly after, Mary looked inside the tomb and saw two
angels ( not one, as in
Matthew ). They asked her why she was crying, and she
told them ( John 20:11-13
). She then turned around and saw Jesus standing there,
but did not recognize him
at first. Only after a brief conversation with him, did
she realize who he was (
John 20:14-16 ).
There are so many contradictions
between these two versions that I have had
Christians insist that they
are obviously two different events. But I assure you that
if you read everything in
context you will find that Matthew ( Chap. 28 ) and John
( Chap. 20 ) are two accounts
of the FIRST TIME the tomb was visited by Mary
after the resurrection.
And that Matthew ( 28:9 ) and John ( 20:14-16 ) are two
accounts of the FIRST TIME
that Jesus appeared to Mary after the resurrection.
THE SECOND COMING
Several times in the new
testament Jesus tells the disciples that the coming
of the Son of Man ( more
commonly known as the second coming ) will
happen in their lifetime.
In Matthew ( 16:27-28 ) Jesus says "For the Son of
Man is going to come in
his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will
reward each person according
to what he has done. I tell you the truth, some
who are standing here will
not taste death before they see the Son of Man
coming in his kingdom."
In Mark ( 8:38-9:1 ) Jesus
says "If anyone is ashamed of me and my words
in this adulterous and sinful
generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of
him when he comes in his
Father's glory with the holy angels." "I tell you the
truth, some who are standing
here will not taste death before they see the
kingdom of God come with
power."
In Luke ( 9:26-27 ) Jesus
says "If anyone is ashamed of me and my words,
the Son of Man will be ashamed
of him when he comes in his glory and in
the glory of the Father
and of the holy angels. I tell you the truth, some who
are standing here will not
taste death before they see the kingdom of God."
In Matthew ( Chap. 24 ),
Mark ( Chap. 13 ) and Luke ( Chap. 21 ) we are
told of when Jesus was sitting
of the Mount of Olives and the disciples
came to him privately and
asked him what would be the signs of his coming
and of the end of the age.
He tells them in detail about the end times and the
coming of the Son of Man
with his angels on the clouds with great power
and glory. He then goes
on to say ( in Matthew 24:34, Mark 13:30 and Luke
21:32 ) "I tell you the
truth, this generation will certainly not pass away
until all these things have
happened."
This can be interpreted in
two ways. The first is that it means exactly what
it says…this (present) generation.
The other is that the generation that SEES
THESE SIGNS will not pass
away until all these things have happened.
Either way the prophesy
is over due. As part of the events of the end times,
Jesus tells the apostles
in Mark 13:9-13 "You must be on your guard. You
will be handed over to the
local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On
account of me you will stand
before governors and kings as witnesses to
them. And the gospel must
first be preached to all nations. Whenever you
are arrested and brought
to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say.
Just say whatever is given
you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the
Holy Spirit. Brother will
betray brother to death, and a father his child.
Children will rebel against
their parents and have them put to death. All
men will hate you because
of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be
saved."
The reason that I included
that entire quote is because I am about to
compare it to another one.
One which will disprove the argument that Jesus
must NOT have been talking
to the apostles, but to Christians of some future
generation. Let me show
you the quote and then I will explain what it
proves.
Matthew 10:17-22 says "But
be on your guard against men; they will hand
you over to the local councils
and flog you in their synagogues. On my
account you will be brought
before governors and kings as witnesses to
them and to the Gentiles.But
when they arrest you, do not worry about what
to say or how to say it.
At that time you will be given what to say, for it will
not be you speaking, but
the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Brother will betray brother
to death, and father his child; children will rebel
against their parents and
have them put to death. All men will hate you
because of me, but he who
stands firm to the end will be saved." (Notice
how this is virtually the
same as the quote in Mark) He then goes on to add
in Matthew 10:23 "When you
are persecuted in one place, flee to another. I
tell you the truth, you
will not finish going through the cities of Israel before
the Son of Man comes."
It is very clear that both
these quotes (Mark 13:9-13 and Matthew
10:17-22) are talking about
the SAME set of future events. And although in
both cases Jesus was talking
privately with the apostles, (which in itself
should leave little doubt
that he was talking about them) the significance of
Matthew is this: in Chap.10:2-4
the 12 apostles are named. Then in 10:5 it
says "These twelve Jesus
sent out with the following instruction: " From
that point on, until the
end of the chapter, (which includes Matt 10:17-23),
Jesus gives them their instructions.
This leaves absolutely no doubt that the
above quotes are talking
about the 12 apostles, and NOT Christians of some
future generation.
JESUS BEFORE PILATE
John
disagrees with the other three gospels on what Jesus said
when asked by Pilate "Are you the king of the Jews?" In Matthew
( 27:11 ), Mark ( 15:2 ) and Luke ( 23:3 ) Jesus replies "Yes, it is
as you say." But in John ( 18:33-34 ) Jesus replies "Is that your
own idea," "or did others talk to you about me?"
JESUS WALKS ON WATER
In Matthew ( 14:22-25 ) and Mark ( 6:45-48 ) it says that
IMMEDIATELY after Jesus fed the five thousand ( with five
loaves and two fish ) he made the disciples get into the boat and
go on ahead of him to Bethsaida. He then went up into the hills by
himself to pray. He later comes down, walks out on the water and
meets them. In John ( 6:15-17 ) it is clear that the disciples do not
get into the boat immediately after the feeding, but wait until later
that evening.
If you read on you will find that Matthew is the only gospel in
which Peter also walks on the water. ( Matthew 14:27-32 ). In
Mark and John this does not happen ( Mark 6:50-51 , John
6:20-21 ).
JUDAS BETRAYS JESUS
Matthew,
Luke and John disagree on what happened when Judas
betrayed Jesus.
In Matthew ( 26:47-56 ), Judas arrives with his group of soldiers
and officials, approaches Jesus, says "Greetings Rabbi", and
kisses him. Jesus then replies "Friend, do what you came for."
In Luke ( 22:47-53 ), Judas arrives with his group and approaches
Jesus with the intent to kiss him, but Jesus ( apparently stopping
him ) asks "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"
And in John ( 18:2-11 ), Judas arrives with his group, and Jesus
knowing that they were coming, goes out and confronts them,
asking "Who is it you want?"
If you read all four versions, you will find many inconsistencies,
especially in John.
THE CRUCIFICTION
The
gospel of John disagrees with the other three on who carried
the cross out to the place called Golgotha.
In Matthew ( 27:32-33 ), Mark ( 15:21-22 ), and Luke ( 23:26-33
), it says that a man named Simon from Cyrene carried the cross.
But John ( 19:16-17 ) says "So the soldiers took charge of Jesus.
Carrying his own cross, he went out to The Place of the Skull (
which in Aramaic is called Golgotha ).Here they crucified him,
and with him two others - one on each side and Jesus in the
middle".
AUTHORITIES
Romans
( Chap. 13 ) tells us "Everyone must submit himself to the
governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which
God has established. The authorities that exist have been
established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the
authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those
who do so will bring judgement on themselves".
In Ephesians ( 6:11-12 ) it says "Put on the full armor of God so
that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our
struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms".
CHILDREN OF GOD vs. CHILDREN OFTHE DEVIL
In
1 John 3:6 of the King James it says "Whosoever abideth in
him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither
known him". Then in 3:9-10 it says "Whosoever is born of God
doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot
sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are
manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not
righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother".
In 1 John 3:6 of the New American Bible it says "No one who
remains in him sins; no one who sins has seen him or known him".
Then in 3:9-10 it says "No one who is begotten by God commits
sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot sin because he
is begotten by God. In this way, the children of God and the
children of the devil are made plain; no one who fails to act in
righteousness belongs to God, nor anyone who does not love his
brother".
Some translations like the New International Version add phrases
like "keeps on sinning" or "continues to sin". But according to the
Bible Knowledge Commentary by John F. Walvoord and Roy B.
Zuck, page 894, there is no basis, when translating from the
original Greek, for adding these phrases.
These verses clearly tell us that anyone who knows God, literally
"cannot sin", and that anyone who does, is a child of the devil.
Bible contradictions Part II
These contradictions were provided by: Amy
"I have seen god face to face, and my life is preserved-----Genisis 32:30
No man hath seen God at any time ---John 1:18
And i [ god ] will take mine hand, and thou shalt see my back
parts;but my face shall not be seen
--- ---Exodus 33:23
Honour thy father and thy mother. --- ---Exodus 20:12
If any man come to me, and hate not his father and his
mother, and wife, and children, and
brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also,
he cannot be my deciple ----Luke 14:26
(J.C Speaking) ...thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye,
tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for
foot, burning for burning, wound for wound,
stripe for stripe. --- ---Exodus 21:23-25
..resist not evil; but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right
cheek,turn to him the other cheek
also --- ---Matthew 5:39
The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father. --- ---Ezekiel 18:20
....i the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity
of the fathers uopn the children
unto the third and fourth generation...---Exodus20:5
....God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempeth he any man. ---James1:13
And it comes to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham.
---Genesis 22:1....for i am
merciful, saith the Lord,
and I will not keep anger forever. ---Jeremiah 3:12
Ye have kindled a fire in mine [ god's ] anger, which shall burnforever. ---Jeremiah 17:4
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth... ---Matthew 6:19
In the house of rightenous is much treasure... ---- ---Proverbs 15:6
I am one that bear witness of myself... ---John 8:18
(J.C Speaking) If i bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. --- ---John 5:31
(J.C Speaking) A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children. ---Proverbs 13:22
Sell that ye have and give alms... ---Luke 12:33
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. ---Proverbs 3:13
For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
---Ecclesiates 1:18
...the earth abideth forever. ---Ecclesiates 1:4
...the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and
theworls that are therein shall be
burned up. ---II Peter 3:10
Think not that I [ J.C ] am come to send peace on earth: I came
not tosend peace, but a sword.
---Matthew 10:34
...all they that take the sword shall perish with thesword. ---Matthew26:52
And no man hath ascended up to heaven...even the son of man which is in heaven. ---John 3:13
...and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. ---II Kings 2:11
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord...Wealth and riches
shall be in his house... ---Psalms
112:1-3
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than
for arich man to enter the kingdom
of God. ---Matthew 19:24
...the hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hearhis
voice, and shall come forth.
---John 5:28-29
As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth
down tothe grave shall come up
no more. ---Job 7:9
I and my father are one. ---John 10:30
(J.C Speaking) I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I ---John 14:28