A Different
translation may be as important as a different interpretation. Are you going to watch for signs? Are you going to wake up and change your ways? Can you trust your interpretation? Can you trust the bible translation you are using? Test it all. You are being tested. Is that word in your bible?
A Guess
based on what? What would be a literal interpretation? Have you looked at all 59 English translations? Few have. Most know they don’t agree so a literal interpretation is limited to a particular version. You can’t trust the translators or anyone’s interpretation. What can you trust? Numbers.
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A Hypothetical View
of the Apocalypse that fits what is historically known. It relies on numbers and not interpretation. There are over 50 English translations of the Bible and there is very little agreement except when it comes to numbers. A thousand is a thousand. Ten is always ten. Seven is seven. We may not know what “heads” are but we can be sure there are seven of them.
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A Folly
according to Newton. What is your interpretation based on? The bible? Which translation? There are 59 different English translations plus revisions. They don’t agree. The differences are significant. Many are uncomfortable with the word interpretation because somehow they understand the original intent of the written word. Who or what can you believe?
A Necessary Ingredient
to verify the fulfillment of prophecy. Your interpretation can prevent you from identifying the historical events that have been prophesied. Numbers do not require interpretation. All bible translations agree on numbers and colors. That is where you need to start.
A Bigger Problem
compared to the problem with interpretation if you are looking for the king of the north. There are eight different words in 52 different translations: princes 24, commanders 10, officers 7, officials 5, generals 2, leaders 2, principalities 1, subordinates 1. The word prince suggests a family member unlike the other seven words which have a common meaning. Makes you wonder about words used in other parts of the bible. These are major differences in words used before you get to the problem of interpreting them. Reader beware.
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A Year
– a date – a beginning – a mark – Nearly every product sold has this mark. A date. So what happened in the year 666? That depends on the calendar being used. Julian? Gregorian? Islamic? It also depends on the translation or version of the bible used. Do you count the number or calculate it? Is the number his or its? It’s complicated.
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A Problem
for some Bible versions. As many as 296 in the KJV and as little as 87 in the NIV. How many does your version have? Granted what makes a beast a beast is not well defined but words are. So it looks like translators are interpreting as well as translating. Who can you trust?
Watch for more pieces that fit. Blessed is the one who looks.
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A He Or An It
is not clear with all the Bible versions. It should be. Why can’t the translators agree on something this simple? Who can we trust? There are 20 translations that consider the beast in Revelation 13:1 a he and 37 translations call it an it. This is a significant difference. Daniel 7:7 can help us here. The fourth beast is an it in all 52 translations. It has “ten horns” just like the beast in Revelation. If your translation has a he for a beast, you are being misled.
Watch for more pieces that fit. Blessed is the one who looks.
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