Preserved
Purified 7 times
Will not fail
None shall want her mate
His spirit gathered them
Cast a lot for them
Divided by line
Passed from generation to generation
"Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together IN MY NAME, there am I in the midst of them."
Matthew 18:18-20
If we look at all the manuscripts, About 5500 of the Received Texts and 45 of the Critical Texts, We find that the KJB matches up with the earliest bibles as well as all the other manuscripts for the Received Texts, and even the Critical Texts are witness to the purity of the KJB as their transmission is a complete mess. Having gone through criticisms of the KJB and studied the manuscript evidence for it... one can certainly defend preservation.
[See Biblical History]
GOD's WORD IS PRESERVED !!
The list of bibles below are the 7 editions of English Bibles in the entirety, Old Testament & New Testament. These works were improvements on the last, until the 7th purification... the KJB, at the time, known as the Authorized Version.
#1 - John Wycliff Bible
#2 - Coverdale Bible
#3 - Matthews Bible
#4 - The Great Bible
#5 - Geneva Bible
#6 - Bishops Bible
#7 - King James Bible
PURIFIED 7 TIMES - CHECK !!
As far back as John, who completed Revelation around 90AD, God's Word has been under attack, although primarily by those that would one day become what we know as the Catholic Church today.
The brutality, persistence and absolute wickedness of the Catholic Church is unmatched by any through all time.
Their focus being the absolute erasing of God's Word, and any/all evidence of life that posessed/believed/knew of God's Word.
Yet, to this day, the manuscripts FOR the Received Texts are unmatched by ANY other historical book on the planet.
IT DID NOT FAIL !!
When you look at the textual lineage behind the KJB, there are masses of bibles in various languages. Firstly, it should be noted that before the establishment of the purification bibles, the Old and New testament were not together. Many of the manuscripts existed as broken down portions of the scriptures in various languages as well. Basically, God's words were spread out across many nations in bits and pieces.
This is well established and common knowledge to everyone, not hard to find should my information be in question.
NONE SHALL WANT HER MATE - Check.
This proof takes on an interesting twist, but can be demonstrated in a few ways.
Firstly, a look back at the dedication of those believers who died for God's word, for preserving, translating etc, will shock anyone with a shred of morality. The extent of the attempt to exterminate God's Word and ANYONE/ANYTHING connected with it, was the worst brutality this world has seen.
Yet God's words prevailed perfectly. Even at the point the manuscripts were gathered together for the Book of the LORD, the gunpowder plot failed, being discovered moments before disaster. The Holy Spirit protected God's words for their collation into a single volume that would be mass produced. The singular most produced book of all time.
HIS SPIRIT GATHERED THEM.
One has to understand what this means first.
This ancient method involved using objects such as stones, sticks, or dice, marked or numbered, to determine a course of action. While it may seem like a game of chance, casting lots held deep spiritual meaning for the people of God, as they believed that the outcome was ultimately determined by the Lord Himself.
The act of casting lots served as a way to acknowledge and submit to God’s sovereignty, recognizing that He alone had the power to reveal His divine will. This practice was employed in various situations, including dividing land among tribes, choosing leaders, assigning duties, and even seeking answers from the Lord.
The outcome of these situations were final. There was no dispute or argument... the decision was absolute. This summarizes the authority behind the King and the undisputed results determined by the multiple teams that cross checked each other.
CAST A LOT FOR THEM - CHECK.
This is pretty straight forward, however it does have some additional validations
The KJB is divided by line... separated by chapters and verses.
As a requirement, it's a pretty basic and straight forward. HOWEVER, there is an additional signature which is written within the chapters and verses. I myself am not an expert on this topic, but a friend has delved DEEP into this with spectacular results I have never seen in my life. These results confirm on another level how the HOLY SPIRIT GATHERED THEM, since no mind or computer on this earth could create the divine nature of the KJB.
YouTube Channel - Truth is Christ.
DIVIDED BY LINE - CHECK.
At the time of this writing, the KJB is 413 years old. I'm quite sure it's passed from generation to generation...
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION - CHECK.
The King James Bible is the fulfillment of prophecy. IT IS THE BOOK OF THE LORD
Also see the article on INERRANCY as Evidence #2
KJB Lineage -> LINEAGE
"Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. {2} By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. {3} For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. {4} For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. {5} Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? {6} This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. {7} For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. {8} And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. {9} If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. {10} He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. {11} And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. {12} He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. {13} These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. {14} And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: {15} And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. {16} If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. {17} All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. {18} We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. {19} And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. {20} And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. {21} Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen."
Some say millions of years, some say Thousands.
Let's take a look at what the observable evidence shows us...
We all know the story of Noah and his family. Nearly every belief system has a flood story...
Bunnies and chocolate eggs... yes we all know that time of the year. Should we be concerned about it as believers?
