who has read the bible?
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I have read it and the following will prove it. These are real people with birth and death time. I love it. I read it 13 times in ten years and about 20 now, as they sa, each time you see what you missed before. I can read through 2 Chronicles in half a day now. I have never tried to describe the probably more than 1000 religions. I wanted to know the bible first and then determine who was right. I did not do that yet, do not except those studied.\n\nMoses began to compile the first five books. It is evident that Abraham was a collector of information. No problem for\nIsaac, Jacob and the 12 tribes to keep up with it. Easy for\ninfo to be passed onto Noah #10 1056-950-2006, and son Shem 1558-600-2158, 25 years to #20 Abraham dies and Ishmael is age 89, Isaac is age 75 Gen.25:9; when they bury Abraham.\n\nIshmael-2094-137-2231, and Isaac 2108-180-2288, after Adam.\nJacob-2168-147-2315[Gen.47:9,2... Joseph 2258-110-2368, end of Gen.50:26; \nJob 2293-140-2433, Moses 2433-40-2473-40-2513, Exo.7:7; 12:40,41[430]; Moses age 80 is 40 years in wilderness compiling 5 bible books to 2553, 1513 BCE. Deut.1:3; 34:7;\n\nJudges and priest to Jair 301 years from Moses, from\nJoshua is 300? Judges 11:26; 2553 + 301 = year 2854 After Adam in 89 years, Samuel is age 60= book of Ruth.\nYear 2943 and 1 Samuel to 25:1[Samuel dies]; Gad and Nathan write, 2 Samuel[Moses = 2513 + Acts 13:20; = 450 Samuel age\n60 in 2963, [+ 20 2983 dies]. 16 Samuel + 70 2Sam.5:4,5; king David dies and Psalms comes to be, 4 =] 90 = 3033 and Solomon begans temple 480th year from Moses death 1Ki.6:1; 11:42; 3069 is 997 BCE.\n\nSolomon lives another 36 years to 3069 after Adam and wrote\nProverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon. Kings end 3460 and 70 years later Ezra, Nehemiah, Ester and Mordecai, Haggai and Zechariah books come to be to 433 BCE Malachi.\n\n3069 + 391 years 1 and 2 Kings and I and 2 Chronicles the prophets Isaiah, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, until Judah kings end captive to Babylon {#3 Empire in Satan's world], Jeremiah writes Jeremiah and Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel write. Daniel in 3460 after Adam and 606 BCE, gives complete prophecy to Jesus cut off in Rome #6 Empire in Satan's world, World get bible {in #7 Empire in Satan's world,].\n\nDan.4:16,23,25,32[7x 360 =] 2520 years beyond Babylon or 5980 after Adam, the world will have the bible and Rev.12:7-12[Rom.16:20; and Heb.1:1-13; enemy Satan, Dan,12:1-13]; Michael cast Satan out of heaven and has a short time until Jesus takes over as the 8th Empire in Satan's world is second coming of Jesus Rev.17:1-6,10-14[Jesus comes in 8th].\nRev.20:1-6; Jesus brings back everything to the original state of newness and perfection it had before sin, some\nmen turn to angels to join him in heaven as priest of God\nand Christ Heb.12:22-24; 1 Cor.15:22-28,50-53; John 6:66; 1Thes.4:15-17; Rev.3:12; 21:1-5;\n\nSo the New Testament had to began after {3460 + 606 after Christ= 4066]. We are 2006 after less KJV 1611 and in 303\nyears was an excepted translation, now any will do, but KJV is 395 years in our world.\nI hope I did not miss something, hard to do so much.
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How long do you think it will be before a person or group successfully reassembles the bible to include recently discovered religious texts that they feel better suit modern times?\n\nNever.  For all practical purposes, the Bible as now been “set in stone.”\n\nWhat do you think about this?\n\nI believe that those who tend to be the loudest on this topic have either done the least amount of study or have very extensive time invested in their current belief.  Most claim as articles of fact pieces of information which are not true.  Less than one in one billion (if any) could give me that actual names of the men who met to determine which books and works were included in either Testament.  Yet they propose that these men were inspired by G-d to make these choices for all time.  They are seem to ignore that most works which were not included were systematically searched for and burned as heretical.  The mere fact that any remain after 2000 years is a miracle.\n\nWhat will the cultural/spiritual ramifications of this be?\n\nA continuation of our current position.  As beautiful as the KJV is to read, it is flawed.  This fact has been shown over and over again by scholars who do know the languages involved.  Yet look at the number of supporters that it has.  The sad part of this is that many who claim to understand the meaning of the KJV of the Bible (which is a very serious and metaphysical work) do not understand and cannot follow a simple Shakespearean play (which is light entertainment) that was written at about the same time.  What does this yell you about the ignorance of humans?  And ignorance is bliss.\n\nIf God is really solely responsible for the bible's contents why does he have hundreds of millions of Christians using different versions?  And how would a new version be any worse?\n\nThose humans who claim to be privileged to the plans or purposes of Divinity are deluded.  No human has that capability.  Only Divinity is perfect.  Humanity is arrogant, not understanding that the message is important, not the delivery of the message.  Those that must quote scripture for every answer (especially those claiming that it is the Word of G-d) are probably idolaters.  They have worshipped the written word instead of Divinity.  Each believing that they are right and all others wrong.  They are the cause of the fragmentation of the Church and people like them are usually too stubborn to see their own sins.\n\nA new version of the Bible is not needed.  These recently discovered and translated works should be made available to the widest reading audience for study and debate.  At least by those who are capable of understanding that Humanity did not have the message right then and still is lacking in understanding.  This is human nature.  Divinity is the only proper judge; and Divine Judgment, unlike human opinion and understanding, IS perfect.
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Reading the Bible through in different translations helps it to make more sense.  Start with Living Word, then next year, read through in the NIV translation.  In my opinion, too many of us started with the King James, and that is a difficult translation until you get to know the Bible well.\nGood luck and GOD bless, the journey through the Word is worth it.
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The bible is designed for anyone to read it... but it can be hard to follow.. that's why we have churches. Just beware of the churches that bash every other church and "enforce" THEIR rules (most baptist churches)
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Because people dont actualy read their Bibles. Sad.
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People read the bible but, they dont take time to study the bible.
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My most enjoyable word/study program so far has been reading the Acts of the Apostles, and the letters of Paul by myself, for the first time with understanding. \nI recently purchased a NIV Bible that has commentary running through it. Because it is written in everyday language (with no 'thee' or 'thou' running through it) it is much easier for me to understand.\nI learned about the special nature of Jesus. That he is the perfect high priest to represent us to God. Jesus, because he was human, knows firsthand the temptations we suffer through daily, and he can help us to overcome them. Jesus also conquered the world and death, by dying with the ultimate act of love for us, and raising himself from the dead, to assure us of everlasting life with Him.
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There's a book and software called "Who's Who in the Bible".  You can also check on amazon.com.  I put both links here for you.
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I have, but I'm not a Christian... so it's really not "my" Bible, is it?
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www.watchtower.org helps everyone to understand the bible.  They use publications as aids to the bible.  Please check it out for yourself to see if that is true.\n\nWhat is vei?
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I know personally that I read the Bible because I gain knowledge from each time I open it. God is Truth. The word of God is Truth. By gaining an understanding of the Bible and reading it, we can use that in our daily lives to defeat Satan. We can also use passages that we read to apply to our daily lives. On how to live and etc.
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The Bible-for can't just read once and be done with it.  Theres always new understanding,new discoveries and if one didn't get it or understand read again and hey theres the light of understanding. It is THE guide to life.
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Why don`t you try the good ol` King James version of the Bible?It has been working for a LONG time!And it will be working when a lot of other reading material is gone and forgotten.
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I love the Bible.  I am so grateful that God gave us a manual for life and revealed  His love for us in black & white.  "I will hide His Word in my heart so I will not sin against God."
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have them read the bible.
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He has and they did.\n\nJohn 1:14\n"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth."\n\nJohn 6:33\n"For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
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I prefer to read the KJV of The Bible.