Author: ShapedByTruth

He maketh a god

Isaiah 44:9-20
9 They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together.
12 The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
13 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.
16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:
17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.
18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
19 And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?
20 He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

for one is your Master

The King James Bible is consistent:


Matthew 23:10 KJB Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

1 Cor 12:28 KJB And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

Eph 4:11 KJB And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Now look at these verses in the New King James Version.

Matthew 23:10 NKJV And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ.

1 Cor 12:28 NKJV And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.

Eph 4:11 NKJV And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,

The NKJB has Jesus saying not to be called teachers, yet has God appointing teachers.  The NKJV fabricates a contradiction where there should be not be one.

This manufactured contradiction is in many of the new versions.  Here is Matthew 23:10 in several other translations:

AMP Do not let yourselves be called leaders or teachers; for One is your Leader (Teacher), the Christ.

CEB Don’t be called teacher, because Christ is your one teacher.

DARBY Neither be called instructors, for one is your instructor, the Christ.

ESV Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ.

ISV Nor are you to be called ‘Teachers,’ because you have only one teacher, the Messiah!

LEB And do not be called teachers, because one is your teacher, the Christ.

MSG “Don’t let people do that to you, put you on a pedestal like that. You all have a single Teacher, and you are all classmates.

MEV Nor be called teachers, for you have one Teacher, the Christ.

MOUNCE Nor should you be called ‘instructors,’ because Christ is your only instructor. ·

NET Nor are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ.

NIRV You shouldn’t be called ‘teacher.’ You have one Teacher, and he is the Messiah.

NIV Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.

NIVUK Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah.

NKJV And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ.

NLT And don’t let anyone call you ‘Teacher,’ for you have only one teacher, the Messiah.

NRSV Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Messiah.

NRSVA Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Messiah.

NRSVACE Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Messiah.

NRSVCE Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Messiah.

NTE Nor should you be called “teacher”, because you have one teacher, the Messiah.

TLV Nor are you to be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Messiah.

The word of God is infallible, and without error.  At least in the King James Bible.  The modern versions introduce errors and contradictions that would not otherwise exist!

vatican audience hall

Completed in 1971, the Vatican’s Pope Paul VI Audience Hall has some very revealing architecture features

Notice anything familiar about the curves of the building, the scaly looking roof, and placement of the large oval windows?
Look at these photos then back at the building:

Could it be an accident or coincidence?  A building that costs multi-millions of dollars and took 8 years from being commissioned in 1963 to completion in 1971?
Now take a look from the inside

Here’s a picture from the back looking toward front during construction:
Now take a look at the finished product in color…
Do you see the eyes, scales, and fangs?   Notice where the Pope sits… where the poison comes out of the mouth…
Now let’s look at things from the Pope’s point of view…
Take a look how the Pope sees things from this throne…

What the Pope sees is the serpent devouring the audience…
Now how about the thing behind where the Pope sits?

Let’s get a better view…

The sculptor, Mr. Fazzini, says in a book about the work: ”I had the idea of depicting Christ as if He were rising again from the explosion of this large olive grove, peaceful site of His last prayers. Christ rises from this crater torn open by a nuclear bomb; an atrocious explosion, a vortex of violence and energy.”’  ”The Resurrection” is molded in red bronze and yellow brass and measures 66 feet by 23 feet by 10 feet.

The Pope, also known as the “vicar of christ”, conducts rituals week after week in front of this evilly horrific sculpture, with a serpent-looking “idol shepherd” coming out of a man-made bomb crater carrying maimed souls.

Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. – Zech 11:17

the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play

Exodus 32:4-7 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.  And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the Lord.  And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. And the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:

1 Cor 10:7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play

blessed hope

Titus 2: 11-15 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.  These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

The blessed hope is the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.