In the 3rd century BC (two-hundred years after the sage-editing) the prophet, Hosea, mentions the Father of NOTHING — the only mention still remaining in Old Testament Scripture. Actually, two mentions in the same sentence. The first time as “O Death.” The second time as “O Grave.” This is also the only verse within the entire Old Testament where a prophet uses the Word “RANSOM” in the exact same way as Jesus uses the Word “RANSOM” — against Death:
Hosea 13:14 (KJV) “I will RANSOM them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O Death, I will be thy plagues; O Grave, I will be thy destruction.”
O Death (aka: O Grave) — the Most-Empty of David’s “O Silent Ones” — is the Father of NOTHING. The sages did have a valid point. Such Scriptural Truth left plain for ALL to see would significantly rock basic Judeo-Christian theology to the very core of its foundation. Two of these Almighty Beings of Darkness are mightier than Satan, himself.
Equally notable, each of these Beings of Darkness has a Counterpart of Light. (Okay... clue) I will mention one Counterpart of Light found in the Book of Ezekiel. The prophet Ezekiel refers to Her as “O Breath.” (Ezekiel 37:9)
I feel you out there. (Not you, Victory. Our other friends.) Try not to be too rash (and unaware) waiving your hand at me in disbelief and utter scoff. No, I am not a lunatic, raving. There is plenty of confirming Scriptural proof for what I am plainly revealing to you... even in the New Testament. In the original Greek, Peter refers to the Subjects at hand (David’s “O Silent Ones”) as “the Glorious Ones.” (2 Peter 2:10) As does Jude. (Verse 8) Both writers chastise mere mortal men who would dare cast aspersions upon these “Glorious Beings” despite Their Dark (as in Darkness) nature.
In the King James Version of 2 Peter 2:10, They are referenced as “dignities” (other contemporary bible versions copy that lingo). In the NIV as “celestial beings.” The Living Bible was the first English translation of which I am aware that (true to the Greek) refers to David’s “O Silent Ones” as “the Glorious Ones.” Or, as referenced in an old Living Bible footnote “the Glories of the unseen world.” The Living Bible also refers to Them in 2 Peter as “evil Mighty Ones” (in Divine Capitalization).
2 Peter 2:10-11 (The Living Bible) “…those who are proud and willful, daring even to scoff at the Glorious Ones without so much as trembling, although the angels in Heaven who stand in the very presence of the Lord, and are far greater in power and strength than these false teachers, never speak out disrespectfully against these evil Mighty Ones.”
The original Greek simply reads “...against Them” (capitalization added). The publishers of the Living Bible paraphrase “Them” to read “evil Mighty Ones.” These publishers do so in an attempt to impress upon the reader that “They” are definitely not on the side of the Living God of Light. That is correct. “They” are exactly on the opposite side. However, by using the word “Evil” as a Scriptural translation, the publishers do so in ignorance and approach the same pitfall of which Peter and Jude warn. Granted, this is common, innocent human ignorance. Judging things in terms of “Good” and “Evil” is what we humans tend to do.
“Mighty Ones of Darkness” would be appropriate language.
“O Silent Ones” are respectful lyrics.
As is “the malignant” (the true adjective David uses to describe Them) as opposed to “the wicked” or “the perverted” as Psalm 58:3 (in many translations) is Agenda-Bent to read.
Suffice to say, the New International Version (the most popularly read Bible in our time) reads nowhere near to the original Hebrew.
Once again, here is the NIV translation of Psalm 58:3...
“Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.”
Compare that concoction to the original Hebrew:
“From the bowels of NOTHING, malignant and lost from the womb, speaking falsehood.”
The figurative use of the Hebrew Word mê·rā·ḥem, which begins the English translation above, is actually quite poetic: “From the depths of Sheol” — Sheol, being the place of the dead where Solomon tells us there is NOTHING. “No work, no planning, no knowledge, no wisdom.” (Ecclesiastes 9:10) Being a superb songwriter, David likes using mê·rā·ḥem here for its double lyrical meaning. David’s secondary gist is, normally, the primary use — “From out of the belly.” Put together lyrically: “From the bowels of NOTHING.” There is a lot more going on in this particular line of David’s psalm than the weak inference “From birth.”
“From the bowels of NOTHING” is the PERFECT English translation. Working PERFECTLY with the proper Subjects of the verse — the “O Silent Ones.”
Perhaps it is time to wean the Church pilots off Mother Church (like weaning kittens lined up at the teats). The stakes are much higher than fabled Hollywood-Notions of *Good* versus *Evil* blindly taught to the blind in seminary school.
Do you desire wisdom?
If so, put aside ALL your indoctrination of “Good” versus “Evil.” These are manmade judgments. Concocted. Imagined. Focus on the Big Picture. First... consider the magnitude of Light versus Darkness. Clues? One gains true wisdom ONLY with the Living God as your teacher. One can best start by contemplating what John said at the beginning of his Gospel, “The Darkness did not comprehend the Light” (John 1:5). Then... talk to the Living God. And, carefully consider what DID actually happen in Genesis when God separated the Light from the Darkness.
Too deep? I agree. Back to business. Here is a much simpler fact (regarding Psalms 58:3) exposing the falsehood of Original Sin. Never in recorded human history has there ever been one report of a newborn infant-human — fresh from the womb — crying out a lie. Clues! Clues! Hold out your plastic pumpkins. (We’re giving them out like Halloween candy.) More so, you could travel the world over and be hard-pressed to find any one-year-old capable of committing a sin of any kind. Much less, a bold-faced lie.
Hosea 13:14 (KJV) “I will RANSOM them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O Death, I will be thy plagues; O Grave, I will be thy destruction.”
O Death (aka: O Grave) — the Most-Empty of David’s “O Silent Ones” — is the Father of NOTHING. The sages did have a valid point. Such Scriptural Truth left plain for ALL to see would significantly rock basic Judeo-Christian theology to the very core of its foundation. Two of these Almighty Beings of Darkness are mightier than Satan, himself.
Equally notable, each of these Beings of Darkness has a Counterpart of Light. (Okay... clue) I will mention one Counterpart of Light found in the Book of Ezekiel. The prophet Ezekiel refers to Her as “O Breath.” (Ezekiel 37:9)
I feel you out there. (Not you, Victory. Our other friends.) Try not to be too rash (and unaware) waiving your hand at me in disbelief and utter scoff. No, I am not a lunatic, raving. There is plenty of confirming Scriptural proof for what I am plainly revealing to you... even in the New Testament. In the original Greek, Peter refers to the Subjects at hand (David’s “O Silent Ones”) as “the Glorious Ones.” (2 Peter 2:10) As does Jude. (Verse 8) Both writers chastise mere mortal men who would dare cast aspersions upon these “Glorious Beings” despite Their Dark (as in Darkness) nature.
In the King James Version of 2 Peter 2:10, They are referenced as “dignities” (other contemporary bible versions copy that lingo). In the NIV as “celestial beings.” The Living Bible was the first English translation of which I am aware that (true to the Greek) refers to David’s “O Silent Ones” as “the Glorious Ones.” Or, as referenced in an old Living Bible footnote “the Glories of the unseen world.” The Living Bible also refers to Them in 2 Peter as “evil Mighty Ones” (in Divine Capitalization).
2 Peter 2:10-11 (The Living Bible) “…those who are proud and willful, daring even to scoff at the Glorious Ones without so much as trembling, although the angels in Heaven who stand in the very presence of the Lord, and are far greater in power and strength than these false teachers, never speak out disrespectfully against these evil Mighty Ones.”
The original Greek simply reads “...against Them” (capitalization added). The publishers of the Living Bible paraphrase “Them” to read “evil Mighty Ones.” These publishers do so in an attempt to impress upon the reader that “They” are definitely not on the side of the Living God of Light. That is correct. “They” are exactly on the opposite side. However, by using the word “Evil” as a Scriptural translation, the publishers do so in ignorance and approach the same pitfall of which Peter and Jude warn. Granted, this is common, innocent human ignorance. Judging things in terms of “Good” and “Evil” is what we humans tend to do.
“Mighty Ones of Darkness” would be appropriate language.
“O Silent Ones” are respectful lyrics.
As is “the malignant” (the true adjective David uses to describe Them) as opposed to “the wicked” or “the perverted” as Psalm 58:3 (in many translations) is Agenda-Bent to read.
Suffice to say, the New International Version (the most popularly read Bible in our time) reads nowhere near to the original Hebrew.
Once again, here is the NIV translation of Psalm 58:3...
“Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.”
Compare that concoction to the original Hebrew:
“From the bowels of NOTHING, malignant and lost from the womb, speaking falsehood.”
The figurative use of the Hebrew Word mê·rā·ḥem, which begins the English translation above, is actually quite poetic: “From the depths of Sheol” — Sheol, being the place of the dead where Solomon tells us there is NOTHING. “No work, no planning, no knowledge, no wisdom.” (Ecclesiastes 9:10) Being a superb songwriter, David likes using mê·rā·ḥem here for its double lyrical meaning. David’s secondary gist is, normally, the primary use — “From out of the belly.” Put together lyrically: “From the bowels of NOTHING.” There is a lot more going on in this particular line of David’s psalm than the weak inference “From birth.”
“From the bowels of NOTHING” is the PERFECT English translation. Working PERFECTLY with the proper Subjects of the verse — the “O Silent Ones.”
Perhaps it is time to wean the Church pilots off Mother Church (like weaning kittens lined up at the teats). The stakes are much higher than fabled Hollywood-Notions of *Good* versus *Evil* blindly taught to the blind in seminary school.
Do you desire wisdom?
If so, put aside ALL your indoctrination of “Good” versus “Evil.” These are manmade judgments. Concocted. Imagined. Focus on the Big Picture. First... consider the magnitude of Light versus Darkness. Clues? One gains true wisdom ONLY with the Living God as your teacher. One can best start by contemplating what John said at the beginning of his Gospel, “The Darkness did not comprehend the Light” (John 1:5). Then... talk to the Living God. And, carefully consider what DID actually happen in Genesis when God separated the Light from the Darkness.
Too deep? I agree. Back to business. Here is a much simpler fact (regarding Psalms 58:3) exposing the falsehood of Original Sin. Never in recorded human history has there ever been one report of a newborn infant-human — fresh from the womb — crying out a lie. Clues! Clues! Hold out your plastic pumpkins. (We’re giving them out like Halloween candy.) More so, you could travel the world over and be hard-pressed to find any one-year-old capable of committing a sin of any kind. Much less, a bold-faced lie.