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“Pastor,
could you tell me what revisionism is?...”
Nolan/ Campbell River, Canada British Columbia
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Revisionism:
A departure from any authoritative or generally accepted doctrine,
theory, practice, etc.
Dictionary.Com
Here's a revision we all know.
Genesis
3:1-7 KJV
1
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which The
Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye
shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
2
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the
trees of the garden:
3
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God
hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye
die.
4
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes
shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it
was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise,
she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her
husband with her; and he did eat.
7
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were
naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves
aprons.
Spiritual death was immediate, physical death, came later.
The devil is a liar...
John
8:44 KJV
Ye
are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will
do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in The
Truth, because there is no Truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he
speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Revisionism:
I Kings 22:1-38 NLT (Jehoshaphat and Ahab)
1
For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel.
2
Then during the third year, King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to visit
King Ahab of Israel.
3
During the visit, the king of Israel said to his officials, “Do you
realize that the town of Ramoth-gilead belongs to us? And yet we’ve
done nothing to recapture it from the king of Aram!”
4
Then he turned to Jehoshaphat and asked, “Will you join me in
battle to recover Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat replied to the king
of Israel, “Why, of course! You and I are as one. My troops are
your troops, and my horses are your horses.”
5
Then Jehoshaphat added, “But first let’s find out what The Lord
says.”
6 So
the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and
asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I
hold back?” They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! The Lord will
give the king victory.”
7
But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not also a prophet of The Lord
here? We should ask him the same question.”
8
The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man
who could consult The Lord for us, but I hate him. He never
prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of
Imlah.” Jehoshaphat replied, “That’s not the way a king should
talk! Let’s hear what he has to say.”
9 So
the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Quick!
Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”
(Micaiah Prophesies against Ahab)
10
King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, dressed in their
royal robes, were sitting on thrones at the threshing floor near the
gate of Samaria. All of Ahab’s prophets were prophesying there in
front of them.
11
One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and
proclaimed, “This is what The Lord says: With these horns you will
gore the Arameans to death!”
12
All the other prophets agreed. “Yes,” they said, “go up to
Ramoth-gilead and be victorious, for The Lord will give the king
victory!”
13
Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look,
all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you
agree with them and promise success.”
14
But Micaiah replied, “As surely as The Lord lives, I will say only
what The Lord tells me to say.”
15
When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah,
should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we hold back?”
Micaiah
replied sarcastically, “Yes, go up and be victorious, for The Lord
will give the king victory!”
16
But the king replied sharply, “How many times must I demand that
you speak only The Truth to me when you speak for The Lord?”
17
Then Micaiah told him, “In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on
the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And The Lord said,
‘Their master has been killed. Send them home in peace.’”
18
“Didn’t I tell you?” the king of Israel exclaimed to
Jehoshaphat. “He never prophesies anything but trouble for me.”
19
Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what The Lord says! I saw The
Lord sitting on His throne with all the armies of heaven around Him,
on His right and on His left.
20
And The Lord said, ‘Who can entice Ahab to go into battle against
Ramoth-gilead so he can be killed?’ “There were many suggestions,
21
and finally a spirit approached The Lord and said, ‘I can do it!’
22
“‘How will you do this?’ The Lord asked. “And the spirit
replied, ‘I will go out and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to
speak lies.’
“‘You
will succeed,’ said The Lord. ‘Go ahead and do it.’
23
“So you see, The Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all
your prophets. For The Lord has pronounced your doom.”
24
Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him
across the face. “Since when did The Spirit Of The Lord leave me to
speak to you?” he demanded.
25
And Micaiah replied, “You will find out soon enough when you are
trying to hide in some secret room!”
26
“Arrest him!” the king of Israel ordered. “Take him back to
Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash.
27
Give them this order from the king: ‘Put this man in prison, and
feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the
battle!’”
28
But Micaiah replied, “If you return safely, it will mean that The
Lord has not spoken through me!” Then he added to those standing
around, “Everyone mark my words!”
(The Death of Ahab)
29
So King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah led their armies
against Ramoth-gilead.
30
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “As we go into battle, I
will disguise myself so no one will recognize me, but you wear your
royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they
went into battle.
31
Meanwhile, the king of Aram had issued these orders to his thirty-two
chariot commanders: “Attack only the king of Israel. Don’t bother
with anyone else!”
32
So when the Aramean chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat in his royal
robes, they went after him. “There is the king of Israel!” they
shouted. But when Jehoshaphat called out,
33
the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, and
they stopped chasing him.
34
An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite
troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor.
“Turn the horses and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the
driver of his chariot. “I’m badly wounded!”
35
The battle raged all that day, and the king remained propped up in
his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran down to
the floor of his chariot, and as evening arrived he died.
36
Just as the sun was setting, the cry ran through his troops: “We’re
done for! Run for your lives!”
37
So the king died, and his body was taken to Samaria and buried there.
38
Then his chariot was washed beside the pool of Samaria, and dogs came
and licked his blood at the place where the prostitutes bathed, just
as The Lord had promised.
Isaiah 30:8-11 NLT (A Warning for Rebellious Judah)
8
Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will
stand until the end of time as a witness
9
that these people are stubborn rebels who refuse to pay attention to
The Lord’s instructions.
10
They tell the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” They tell the
prophets, “Don’t tell us what is right. Tell us nice things. Tell
us lies.
11
Forget all this gloom. Get off your narrow path. Stop telling us
about your ‘Holy One of Israel.’”
Jeremiah
32:1-5 NLT
1
The following message came to Jeremiah from The Lord in the tenth
year of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah. This was also the
eighteenth year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar.
2
Jerusalem was then under siege from the Babylonian army, and Jeremiah
was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace.
3
King Zedekiah had put him there, asking why he kept giving this
prophecy: “This is what The Lord says: ‘I am about to hand this
city over to the king of Babylon, and he will take it.
4
King Zedekiah will be captured by the Babylonians and taken to meet
the king of Babylon face to face.
5 He
will take Zedekiah to Babylon, and I will deal with him there,’
says The Lord. ‘If you fight against the Babylonians, you will
never succeed.’”
Mark
7:2,8,13 KJV
2
And when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that
is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
8
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of
men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things
ye do.
13
Making The Word Of God of none effect through your tradition, which
ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
II
Peter 3:3-9 NLT
3
Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers
will come, mocking The Truth and following their own desires.
4
They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming
again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has
remained the same since the world was first created.”
5
They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by The
Word Of His Command, and He brought the earth out from the water and
surrounded it with water.
6
Then He used the water to destroy the ancient world with a mighty
flood.
7
And by the same Word, the present heavens and earth have been stored
up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when
ungodly people will be destroyed.
8
But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a
thousand years to The Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.
9
The Lord isn’t really being slow about His promise, as some people
think. No, He is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone
to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.
We
Must Stand Firm In The Faith:
Proverbs
1:8,9 NLT
8
My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your
mother’s instruction.
9
What you learn from them will crown you with grace and be a chain of
honor around your neck.
I
Corinthians 11:2 KJV
Now
I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep
the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
I
Corinthians 16:13 NLT
Be
on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.
Hold
on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a
pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus.
II
Timothy 3:14 NLT
But
you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught.
You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught
you.
Titus
1:9 NLT
He must have a strong belief in the trustworthy message he was
taught; then he will be able to encourage others with wholesome
teaching and show those who oppose it where they are wrong.
Hebrews
4:14 NLT
So
then, since we have A Great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus
The Son Of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe.
Hebrews
10:23 NLT
Let
us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God
can be trusted to keep His promise.
Judgment
Day Coming:
Isaiah 5:20 KJV
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Isaiah 5:20 KJV
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Romans 1:18 KJV
For
the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men, who hold The Truth in unrighteousness;
I
Timothy 1:3,4 NLT
3
When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to stay there in Ephesus and
stop those whose teaching is contrary to The Truth.
4
Don’t let them waste their time in endless discussion of myths and
spiritual pedigrees. These things only lead to meaningless
speculations, which don’t help people live a life of faith in God.
II Timothy 4:3,4 KJV
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from The Truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Prayer:
Ephesians 1:3,7 KJV
3 Blessed be
The God And Father Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with
all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
7 In whom we
have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according
to the riches of His grace.
