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  'Go ye into all the world and preach this good news to the whole creation'

  This command has compelled an untold amount of people to suffer and die for a cause. Our English version of bible is not exempt We live now in a day and age that the Fulfillment of that command is certain. It is so very close to becoming a reality. We take for granted what we have. With the Internet and an almost unlimited sources for research we need to strive for the fulfillment of that command. When you pick up your bible do you even fathom what it took to make it become a reality. To preserve God's Word throughout the ages and to be able compare ours with some very ancient manuscripts and find out that there are virtually no errors in the many translations. Man would have screwed that job all up if it weren't for divine intervention and Gods leading of men's hearts. Not that all bibles being published today are accurate, many have fallen away and perverted Gods Word. But if you go to the earlier translations of the English bible you will find accuracy, especially if you have an interlinear and concordances so you can compare the English words with the Greek and Hebrew and their meanings. You will get a fuller understanding of what God really meant to say.

  The man responsible for translating the bible into English was William Tyndale. He was so fluent in eight languages you couldn't tell which one was his real one. This helped him elude his enemies for eleven years while he worked on the project. William Tyndale's English bible was crucial to the beginnings of the Reformation and the Protestant movement. He was eventually burned at the stake, but his efforts weren't in vain because it led to the publication of the King James version in 1611, seventy-five years after Tyndale was martyred. The KJV bible incorporated the Apocrypha scripture. A total of eighty books including fourteen Apocryphal books were in the KJV bible for 274 years. The Septuagint Greek version had the Apocrypha books at 200 B.C. Quoted by the New Testament writers and Jesus himself. Early churches considered them inspired for 360 years. It renamed a part of scripture until 1885. It has been 2000 years since Jesus and we've only excluded these important books of Scripture for the last 115 years. Sounds like someone has put on some major blinders, doesn't it.

  The Apocryphal writings are readily available today as well as the books of Jasher, Jubilees, and Enoch. They play a very important role in history and in the totality of God's word. I always thought that if I were God I wouldn't have sixty-six books, those are mans numbers. I'd probably use 77 or 120 for a more appropriate number. Enoch is said, in his writings, that he wrote a total of 366 books, one for each of the years of his life. We need to earnestly seek all scripture and truth. Don't be afraid of letting the Holy Spirit discern what is from God and what isn't from him. I'm not saying that we should let the reigns go and delve into all kinds of sordid activities either. If we keep our mind on Christ and his purposes instead of our own emotions and desires, we will find that all our desires are fulfilled in Christ and we can walk strongly and boldly resisting the wiles of the devil.

  I've included some scanned images of a 1st publication of the King James that was printed before 1650. My teacher Dr. Gene Scott has one of the largest bible collections in the world. He has many fragments and entire bibles dating back to the early church. He sent out these authenticated leaves to his supporters along with a deeper study on the history of the bible. Much of the information here, while not plagiarized is directly connected to him and his teaching. Now be very careful when handling these leaves they are over 350 years old and are very fragile. HaHa.

  Since these are fairly large graphic files, they may load slowly. However patience is rewarded by a glimpse of Bible history older than the United States has existed.

In Christ, Patrick Robinson 1997

Copyright © 1997 Patrick Robinson