Some like to come here to push charts and lists which can contain half-truths, just to try and trap you into following their cult, trying to make you think they know what they're talking about. Our Lord Jesus warned us to not allow any man to deceive us. We can always trust His Word, and that's how we verify those who push a lot of charts and lists.
The devil quoted almost perfectly from Psalms 91:12 to Jesus in Luke 4, but he added a short phrase to the Scripture which changed its meaning.
Ps 91:12
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
KJV
Luke 4:11
11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
KJV
That is done all the time by men's leaven doctrines added to God's Word, and what that working does is to actually change the 'context' of the Scriptures. Some do that blatantly, expecting that you really won't check them out in God's Holy Writ for yourself.
The devil was kind of funny in the above Scripture example, don't you think? Did he think for a moment that Jesus wouldn't know that he had added that "at any time" phrase to the Psalms 91:12 verse? That's how those pushing men's leaven also operate, betting you won't be familiar enough with God's Word to know they've changed the Scripture meaning.
Does this mean once we understand a Scripture, in context within God's Word, that we can't put it into our own words?
No, of course not. The job of Israel's priests was to 'read' the Scriptures to the people, and then explain the meaning, making sure they understood. If you truly understand Scripture, verifying by two or more Scripture witnesses, and by The Holy Spirit, then you will be able to explain it to people on various levels of understanding. Changing the actual Bible context like what the devil did in Luke 4 is a lot different than being able to explain the meaning of Scripture in one's own words while keeping to what the Scripture is actually teaching. If that were not possible, then all Bible translations would never be able to pass on actual meaning from the original Bible languages.
Endtime Bible prophecy is really not that hard, because our Heavenly Father has given us several Bible witnesses for an event, and it's a simple matter of disciplined Bible study with His help. There is so much written for the end that we can easily know because of multiple Bible witnesses, even though there will still be some things we won't know until they begin to appear.
Isa 42:9
9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
KJV
The devil quoted almost perfectly from Psalms 91:12 to Jesus in Luke 4, but he added a short phrase to the Scripture which changed its meaning.
Ps 91:12
12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
KJV
Luke 4:11
11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
KJV
That is done all the time by men's leaven doctrines added to God's Word, and what that working does is to actually change the 'context' of the Scriptures. Some do that blatantly, expecting that you really won't check them out in God's Holy Writ for yourself.
The devil was kind of funny in the above Scripture example, don't you think? Did he think for a moment that Jesus wouldn't know that he had added that "at any time" phrase to the Psalms 91:12 verse? That's how those pushing men's leaven also operate, betting you won't be familiar enough with God's Word to know they've changed the Scripture meaning.
Does this mean once we understand a Scripture, in context within God's Word, that we can't put it into our own words?
No, of course not. The job of Israel's priests was to 'read' the Scriptures to the people, and then explain the meaning, making sure they understood. If you truly understand Scripture, verifying by two or more Scripture witnesses, and by The Holy Spirit, then you will be able to explain it to people on various levels of understanding. Changing the actual Bible context like what the devil did in Luke 4 is a lot different than being able to explain the meaning of Scripture in one's own words while keeping to what the Scripture is actually teaching. If that were not possible, then all Bible translations would never be able to pass on actual meaning from the original Bible languages.
Endtime Bible prophecy is really not that hard, because our Heavenly Father has given us several Bible witnesses for an event, and it's a simple matter of disciplined Bible study with His help. There is so much written for the end that we can easily know because of multiple Bible witnesses, even though there will still be some things we won't know until they begin to appear.
Isa 42:9
9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
KJV
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