In The Beginning.............
Although Christianity utilizes both the "Old" and "New" Testament, traditional Judaic-Christian doctrine is primarily concerned with, and based upon, the "New" Testament. As a result, while teaching that all scripture is the divinely inspired word of God, only the words of Jesus in the "New" Testament are shown in red type. Since the Bible tells us that Jesus is "The Word Made Flesh", and it is obvious that God has spoken directly to man from the beginning, it follows that "The Word" directly from God throughout the entire Bible must also be identified and shown in red type. Additionally, since God's viewpoint is from outside of time and space while man's viewpoint is limited by that same time and space, The Word directly from God must be given preference over the interpretive, or "inspired", words of any man or organization.
This has resulted in the creation of The Rightly Divided Word Bible.
In preparation for the creation of The Rightly
Divided Word Bible it was necessary
to first define and answer the following questions: 1. What is Truth? 2. What, actually, is the Bible and what is its overall
purpose? (For the first 2668 years after the creation of Adam there was no Torah or Bible.
The only direct writing from God to Man was the Law given to Moses during the 40 years
in the wilderness.)
Neither The Torah nor the Bible are manuals or handbooks for life!
3. From what perspective does God view the world and how is
that reflected in the design of the Bible?
Answer: Truth is absolute, valid throughout time and space, neither requiring, nor
subject to, revision, retraction, or replacement. Truth exists regardless of
recognition, agreement, or acceptance. (Any perceived truth not in compliance with this reality is, in fact, untruth.)
Answer: The Bible is a unique history of the Age of Adamic Man (past, present, and
future) designed to be used in conjunction with all that we can experience personally
and historically for the express purpose of Revealing God and God’s Plan.
Answer: Since God is Omniscient, Omnipresent. and Omnipotent,. from "Everlasting to
Everlasting". God's perspective is from outside the confines of time and space;
therefore, the Bible is designed to reflect that perspective. (God's time line is,
in essence, a circle, with neither a beginning or an ending. The time line of man
however, is a straight line, with a definitive beginning and a definitive end.)
The Answers to these questions make apparent that the Bible
is:
(1) Circular in design.
(2) Multilayered and multidimensional.
(3) Both parable and fact.
(4) A historic and prophetic document.
(5) Concerns the Age of Adamic Man.
Voice (Hearing) |
Vision (Seeing) |
2. The Direct Word of God is identified as coming from:
God |
Word of God |
Jesus |
|
Angel(s) |
Prophets |
Man of God |
A Man |
| 1. Peter (Simon) | 7. Matthew (Levi)* |
| 2. Andrew | 8. Thomas |
| 3. James (The Elder) | 9. James (The Younger) |
| 4. John* | 10. Jude (Thaddeus) |
| 5. Philip | 11. Simon Zelotes |
| 6. Bartholomew | 12. Judas Iscariot** |
* Only two of the four Gospels bear the
names of Apostles who actually walked with Jesus during his lifetime.
** Committed Suicide. The
remaining 11 Apostles elected Matthias as his replacement obviously with the
foreknowledge of God, since God had already selected Paul (Saul) to be the Apostle to
the Gentiles.
(The title "Apostle" was later bestowed on such apostolic assistants as Barnabas
"Paul's traveling companion", Luke "The Beloved Physician", and Mark, who assisted Paul and Barnabas in establishing the early churches in Asia Minor. The bestowal of the title "Apostle" continues in many religious
organizations to this day.)
(2) "Thus saith" is only considered as First Person when it is obviously used directly from one of the persons of the Holy Trinity.
(3) Additional determination of the Direct Word is based on biblical context.
(4) The Book of Revelation is the only book in the entire Bible which specifically forbids the addition or subtraction of any word. Therefore it is obvious that this book is the key to correctly understanding the Bible. Always keep in mind that the Bible is circular in design and meant to be studied from a perspective outside of time and space. The end defines the beginning and the beginning verifies the end. (Interestingly, Genesis opens with the spirit of God hovering over a desolate, flooded Earth!)
(5) When the Bible is viewed from the perspective of God, it is readily apparent that there is, in fact, only 1 continual Testament..The Testament of God! (The terms "Old" and "New" Testaments are the result of misinterpretation because man has always been a creature of time and space, with all the limitations that implies. (Past/Present, Yesterday/Today, Life/Death, Old/New.)
(6) Since God is From Everlasting to Everlasting; Knowing the Beginning from the End and the End from the Beginning; The same Yesterday, Today, and Forever; and, God isnot a Respecter of Persons. It follows, that God would not offer us anything that was not available to Moses and the Nation of Israel. Therefore, it is obvious that there was never a need for God to make a "New" Covenant or for a "New" Testament. The reality is that Jesus is the fulfillment of the Mosaic Covenant. (Matthew 5:17)
(7) The Temple of Solomon was never authorized or ordained by God. The Temple was conditionally accepted provided that Solomon and his children would keep the Commandments and Statutes of God. (1st Kings 8 and 9), (2 Chronicles 7)
(8) Conventional Christianity proclaims and teaches that Jesus lived a perfect, sinless life; however, Jesus' perfection was by the Grace of God. (2 Samuel 7), (2 Chronicles 17). We also have the authority of Jesus's in his own words. (Matthew 19:17), (Mark 10:18), (Luke 18:19)
(9) Neither you or I, nor anyone else, can ever "receive" Grace! Grace can only be accessed through our belief in, and acceptance of, the Blood Sacrifice of Jesus. (The fulfillment of the Mosaic Covenant and the fulfillment of Gods plan.)
(In the process of this project I found my focus evolved into seeking a deeper understanding of GOD and the attributes that define GOD: Omniscience, Omnipresence, Omnipotence, and a Non-Respecter of Persons. This led to the following: By all rights GOD had every reason and every right to destroy Satan and the one-third of the Angels after the war in heaven (Rev 12:7) and even though Rev 20:10 tells us that after the millennial reign of Jesus Christ Satan is destined for the fiery pit, God instead chose to cast Satan down to the Earth and allowed him to have free reign over the Earth.)