"[H]e that regardeth the clouds shall not reap." Eccl. 11:4
Another David whose spiritual adulteries "help the ungodly" (II Chron. 19:2 and II Sam. 12:14) is David Cloud. Like a thundercloud, his critique of the book is more noise than substance--simply another nebulous attempt to obscure the light. His torrential downpour of rhetoric, when examined, is as vaporous as a fog cloud. The KJV's Dedication, written by the translators, identifies the two types of men who hurl "bitter censures and uncharitable imputations." "So that if, on the one side, we shall be traduced by Popish persons at home or abroad who therefore will malign us, because we are poor instruments to make God's holy truth to be yet more and more knowledge unto the people, whom they desire still to keep in ignorance and darkness," "[O]r if, on the other side, we shall be maligned by self-conceited brethren, who run their own ways, and give liking unto nothing but what is framed by themselves, and hammered on their own anvil..." Cloud has hammered a framed picture of himself--his final authority--above the altar of his opinion, his newsletter.CLOUD'S MISCITATION | ACTUAL QUOTE |
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"It calls John 'Son', whereas it should have called him God." | "It calls Jesus 'Son', whereas it should have called him God." |
NIV | KJV |
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With me are riches and honour, enduring wealth and prosperity | Riches and honour
are with me; yea durable riches and righteousness Prov. 8:18 |
He who pursues righteousness and
love finds life and prosperity and honor. | He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. Prov. 21:21 |
Occurrence of Noah's name | Meaning of
number in scripture | Verse |
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1st.- Gen. 5:29 | beginning | "And begat a son and called his name Noah" |
2nd.- Gen. 5:30 | division | "he begat Noah" |
3rd.- Gen. 5:32a | completeness | "Noah was 500 years old" |
4th.- Gen. 5:32b | world and its people | "Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth" |
5th.- Gen. 6:8 | grace | "Noah found grace" |
6th.- Gen. 6:9a | man (or death) | "generations of Noah" |
7th.- Gen. 6:9b | perfection | "Noah was a just man and perfect" |
8th.- Gen. 6:9b | new beginning | "Noah walked with God" |
9th.- Gen. 6:10 | fruit | "Noah begat three sons" |
10th.- Gen.6:13 | judgment/law | "Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me, for the earth is filled with violence" |
O BAAL I KINGS 18:26 |
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Who needs antique rare book dealers? We can watch the Pittsburgh Steelers. Forget about the hand collation. See what's on the other station. Hooked on this hypnotic motion? Need a better plug-in potion? Try the keyboard key to knowledge. Log on board computer college. Hold the thumb key 'til you're numb And strum the hacker's new anthem: 'The only data we will glean will come from our computer screen! All of us computer hacks will never check the library stacks. Dump the books and the archives. They won't fit on our hard drives. Who needs inter-library loan with a modem on your phone?' A carpal tunnel syndrome saint finds real research rather quaint. |
NIV et al. | KJV |
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OMIT | But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. Mark 11:26 |
OMIT | Bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you and... despitefully use you. Mark 5:44 |
NIV | KJV |
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OMIT | Ye know not manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives but to save them. Luke 9:55,56 |
NIV | KJV |
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OMIT | For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. |
NEW VERSIONS | KJV |
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"your faith has healed you" (NIV, NASB) | "thy faith hath saved thee" Luke 18:42 |
"do not bring us to the time of trial" (NRSV, REB) | "lead us not into
temptation" Matt. 6:13 |
"the aggressive gain riches" (NRSV) | "strong men retain
riches" Prov. 11:16 |
"make him prosperous" (NIV) | "turned the captivity of
Job" Job 42:10 |