I had to double check if what I was encoding, and editing was correct, as I compared the “texts” of the KJV, to NASB, and also the eSword Texts…<\/p>\n
… these days, when people talk about “some of it”, it’s dismissed non-chalantly as some type of “conspiracy theory”, or “it no longer happens” or “it’s just in the horror movies”.<\/p>\n
Cognitive dissonance.<\/p>\n
The deception of the devil is to mislead people into thinking that they do not exist.<\/p>\n
They existed in the Old Testament days, as they do now.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n That’s why God gave the Ten Commandments<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2\u00a0I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<\/span><\/p>\n 3\u00a0Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 4\u00a0Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 5\u00a0Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n 6\u00a0And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.<\/span><\/p>\n 7\u00a0Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His Name in vain.<\/span><\/p>\n 8\u00a0Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.<\/span><\/p>\n 9\u00a0Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:<\/span><\/p>\n 10\u00a0But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:<\/span><\/p>\n 11\u00a0For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.<\/span><\/p>\n 12\u00a0Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.<\/span><\/p>\n 13\u00a0Thou shalt not kill.<\/span><\/p>\n 14\u00a0Thou shalt not commit adultery.<\/span><\/p>\n 15\u00a0Thou shalt not steal.<\/span><\/p>\n 16\u00a0Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.<\/span><\/p>\n 17\u00a0Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour\u2019s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour\u2019s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour\u2019s.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n That’s why Jesus taught us HOW TO pray<\/a>.<\/p>\n 7 \u201cAnd when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.<\/span><\/p>\n 8 So do not be like them;\u00a0for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 9 \u201cPray, then, in this way:<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018Our Father who is in heaven,<\/span><\/strong> 14 For if you forgive others for their transgressions,\u00a0<\/span>your heavenly Father will also forgive you.<\/span><\/p>\n 15 But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n “Deliver us from evil”<\/p>\n What type?\u00a0 There are many.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The “other gods”, “pagan worship” are mentioned in the verses or stories below.\u00a0 <\/strong>Some people, mostly, unbelievers (or pagans themselves), say bad things about God.<\/p>\n “Why did He kill all those people?”<\/p>\n God is a HOLY God, who hates SIN but not the sinner.\u00a0 If they repent.<\/em> He is a God of mercy, for those who repent and change and turn from their wicked ways.\u00a0 He is a God of justice, for those who don’t.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Because SIN, in its very nature, hurts people.<\/p>\n The story of cannibalism in the story below was shocking.<\/p>\n Ben-hadad\u2019s Siege of Samaria \u2013 (2 Kings 6:24-33) KJV<\/a><\/p>\n And then these days you hear about some “rich people” doing the same thing.\u00a0 They have their rituals and victimize children.<\/p>\n It was\/is from pagan practices passed down even from the practices during the Old Testament days.<\/p>\n They just “hide” the names of these gods with some type of “religious denominations” or maybe some type of “paradigm shifts in thinking” or some other practices from some “guru” that people idolize.<\/p>\n Idolatry?<\/p>\n Who are these gods?\u00a0 They aren’t really gods, they are simply different flavors of some type of evil.\u00a0 Still, it’s evil.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n 12 For they served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them,\u00a0“Ye shall not do this thing.”<\/span><\/p>\n 13 Yet the Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying,\u00a0“Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.” –\u00a0<\/span>– Exile Because of Idolatry – (2 Kings 17:7-23) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Here are some of their names (in bold):<\/p>\n 29 Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.<\/p>\n 30 And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth<\/strong>, and the men of Cuth made Nergal<\/strong>, and the men of Hamath made Ashima<\/strong>,<\/p>\n 31 And the Avites made Nibhaz<\/strong> and Tartak<\/strong>, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech<\/strong> and Anammelech<\/strong>, the gods of Sepharvaim.” – Assyria Resettles Samaria \u2013 (2 Kings 17:24-41) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n AND<\/p>\n 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor<\/strong>: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.<\/p>\n 4 And the Lord said unto Moses,\u00a0Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n 5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor. – Baal<\/strong> Worship at Peor – (Numbers 25:1-9) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And<\/p>\n “3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor<\/strong>, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.”\u00a0 – Moses Commands Obedience – (Deuteronomy 4:1-14) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And<\/p>\n 11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim<\/strong>:<\/p>\n 12 And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger.<\/p>\n 13 And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal<\/strong> and Ashtaroth<\/strong>. –Israel\u2019s Unfaithfulness \u2013 (Judges 2:11-15) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n There are some preachers who teach that a lot of “holidays” have pagan roots.\u00a0 Example, easter, is from “Ishtar” praising the pagan god “Ashtaroth”.<\/p>\n Or some say Sabbath day is supposed to be Friday night to Saturday night.\u00a0 24 hours.\u00a0 And that the Sunday, being made as a day of worship, is like worshiping the “Sun” god.<\/p>\n Embarking on my own personal bible study because I was looking for answers myself, because I just got so very tired of looking and jumping from one false church to another, what is the Truth?<\/p>\n Who is telling the Truth?<\/p>\n The bible.<\/p>\n Which version?<\/p>\n For the Old Testament, I’ve used the King James Version, and then comparing it verse by verse,\u00a0 if something is not clear to me, as needed with the Geneva bible, the YLT Bible, and NASB.<\/p>\n I will update this post with other links, as I read and find them, so that it will be easier to share with others who also might be asking the same questions, and looking for answers and clarity from the bible.<\/p>\n Here’s more:<\/p>\n 7 “And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Lord their God, and served Baalim<\/strong> and the groves.” – Othniel \u2013 (Judges 3:7-11) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And:<\/p>\n “25 And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him,\u00a0Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal<\/strong> that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:<\/span><\/p>\n 26\u00a0And build an altar unto the Lord thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.”– The Call of Gideon \u2013 (Judges 6:11-27) KJV<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And<\/p>\n 29 And they said one to another, “Who hath done this thing?” And when they enquired and asked, they said, :Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing.”<\/p>\n 30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, “Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal<\/strong>, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.”<\/p>\n 31 And Joash said unto all that stood against him, “Will ye plead for Baal<\/strong>? will ye save him? He that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar.”<\/p>\n 32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, “Let Baal<\/strong> plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar.” – Gideon Destroys the Altar of Baal – (Judges 6:28-35) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And<\/p>\n “6 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim<\/strong>, and Ashtaroth<\/strong>, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and served not Him.” – Further Disobedience and Oppression – (Judges 10:6-18) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And<\/p>\n “10 And they cried unto the Lord, and said, ‘We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim<\/strong> and Ashtaroth<\/strong>: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.'” – Samuel’s Farewell Address – (1 Samuel 12:1-25) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And<\/p>\n “31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal<\/strong>, and worshipped him.<\/p>\n 32 And he reared up an altar for Baal<\/strong> in the house of Baal<\/strong>, which he had built in Samaria.” –Ahab Reigns in Israel \u2013 (1 Kings 16:29-34) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And<\/p>\n 18 And he answered, \u201cI have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father\u2019s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 19 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal<\/strong> four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel\u2019s table.\u201d – Elijah Confronts Ahab \u2013 (1 Kings 18:1-19) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And<\/p>\n “21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, \u201cHow long halt ye between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal<\/strong>, then follow him.\u201d And the people answered him not a word.<\/p>\n 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, \u201cI, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal\u2019s prophets<\/strong> are four hundred and fifty men.” – The Prophets of Baal Defeated \u2013 (1 Kings 18:20-40) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And<\/p>\n “13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, “What doest thou here, Elijah?”<\/span><\/p>\n 14 And he said, “I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.<\/p>\n 15 And the Lord said unto him,\u00a0“Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:<\/span><\/p>\n 16\u00a0And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.<\/span><\/p>\n 17\u00a0And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.<\/span><\/p>\n 18\u00a0Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal<\/strong>, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.” – The Lord Speaks to Elijah – (1 Kings 19:9-18) KJV<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And<\/p>\n “53 For he served Baal<\/strong>, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the Lord God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.” – Ahaziah Reigns in Israel \u2013 (1 Kings 22:51-53) KJV<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And<\/p>\n “6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.<\/p>\n 7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.<\/p>\n 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.<\/p>\n 9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.<\/p>\n
\nHallowed be Your Name.<\/span><\/strong>
\n10 \u2018Your Kingdom come.<\/span><\/strong>
\nYour Will be done,<\/span><\/strong>
\nOn earth as it is in heaven.<\/span><\/strong>
\n11 \u2018Give us this day our daily bread.<\/span><\/strong>
\n12 \u2018And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.<\/span><\/strong>
\n13 \u2018And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.\u2019<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n