BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 1 Bible Believers’ Bulletin Vol. 41 No. 11 “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth” (John 17:17) November 2017 The Flat Earth Conspiracy By Brian Donovan race of scientifically advanced giants, When I was a younger boy, I re- who were between 400-800 years old, member going through the checkout dwelt inside. They could be reached lines with Mom at the market and by flying to the North Pole and any seeing a newspaper called The Na- plane trying to fly directly north or south tional Enquirer. In 1953, the paper would eventually fly into the hollow was turned into a sensational tabloid earth as it is not possible to fly over the by its owner, named Pope, for the sole poles. Admiral Byrd and a few others purpose of more sales. The Enquirer had encountered this “truth” and it was used wild conspiracy headlines that being hidden from us in a massive con- often grabbed the attention, but by the spiracy. I bought the book called The 1960’s the stories became laughable. Hollow Earth by Raymond Bernard, Stories included that Hitler and JFK B.A., M.A., Ph.D. and still have it in my were alive, the government controlled library. It certainly was “intriguing” to the weather to kill us, the moon landing read. There are supposed to be 1400 was a hoax, Elvis was alive, as was mile wide openings at the north and Marilyn Monroe and Jimmy Hoffa and south poles that will bring you into the aliens abducted people and implanted hollow earth if you try to fly over the devices to control the mind and erase poles, but in a concerted conspiracy, memory, etc. Back in 1981, as a young no one is allowed to do that or ever Christian, I was told about a conspiracy talk about it if they get close enough to that the earth was hollow and that a the openings. As a young Christian, I listened and watched closely as a few older Christians got caught up in the In This Bulletin conspiracy and constantly talked about The Flat Earth Conspiracy...... 1 it and the need to get to the bottom of it. What Every American Should It became their “gospel”, not only with Be Thankful For...... 2 other Christians but with lost sinners. Acts 8:37 and Final Authority...... 24 Another old conspiracy theory that National Embarrassments...... 31 Continued on 13 New Commentary on Mark—see page 9 Page 2 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN What Every American Should Be Thankful For By Dr. Peter S. Ruckman the righteous forsaken, nor his “Praise ye the LORD. I will praise seed begging bread” (Psa. 37:25). the LORD with my whole heart, in We ought to thank God for the natu- the assembly of the upright, and in ral resources God has put in this land. the congregation” (Psa. 111:1). Before the white man came over here, I am no “pinko,” Communist, or this land belonged to the Indians, and Socialist. I am a red, white, and blue for various reasons, among which was American. My people were military the idolatry of spirit worship (animism), people for four generations. I was they couldn’t appropriate all of it. As raised on the flag and to believe dying one nation, this country has more in combat in the service of this country natural resources than any other on was the greatest honor a man could earth. As a continent, Africa has more, have. Of course, since I have been but Africa is broken into several na- saved, I don’t believe that anymore. I tions by tribalism and false religions. believe the greatest honor a man can Some parts of Africa have been deci- have is to live and die in the service of mated by diseases spread through his Lord and Saviour. fornication (like AIDS). Because of all Nevertheless, I am still a loyal the in-fighting and disease, the Afri- American. I must admit, I have lost cans can’t make sufficient use of the a lot of my patriotism over the years, resources they have. mainly by studying the leaders and America is a big country. That used the government. But I am still a real to be reflected in its machines, its American. The Declaration of Inde- farm lands, its literature, and even in pendence, the Constitution, and the its citizens. I have traveled all around Bill of Rights were all written by my the world, and there aren’t the fertile crowd: white, straight, male, Anglo- farmlands like you find in Iowa, Ohio, Saxon Protestants. If that offends and Illinois. There are no mountain you, too bad. You say, “If you don’t ranges like in the Rockies and the like America, Ruckman, why don’t you Smokies. There certainly are higher leave it?” You leave it; my bunch was ones like the Himalayas, but they are here first. not wooded and beautiful like the ones Now there are some things for here in the United States. No country which every real American should be has rivers like the Missouri and the thankful to God, and its leadership Mississippi. The Nile and the Amazon over the last few decades is not one certainly are bigger, but when it comes of them. But the first one to which I to climate, industry, and farming, the want to draw your attention is found in Missouri-Mississippi system beats the Psalm 111:5—“He hath given meat other two hands down. unto them that fear him.” America is a big country. I travel David wrote, “I have been young, farther in a year than the Apostle Paul and now am old; yet have I not seen Continued on 3 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 3 What Every American Should Be Thankful For Continued from 2 Now I know there are a lot of unsaved traveled in a lifetime, and it’s all in the people in this country who don’t fear same country. If you’ve ever traveled God and don’t keep His command- to another country, you don’t real- ments. But I’ll tell you what you do ize what a blessing it is to live in the have in this country, which is rapidly United States. Russia and China may disappearing with all the “politically be larger in territory than America, but correct” mess—it is a sense of humor. as a citizen, you can’t just pick up and You should thank God for that. Ameri- move where you want when you want. cans have always had a native sense Those governments restrict the move- of humor about things that allows ments of their citizens. them to know a fake when they see it. Up until the 1980s, this country was Television has been the curse of self-sustaining. Not anymore. Now we this country; it has greatly curtailed the are in debt to Communist China. We ability of the average American to spot have more oil reserves than any other a fake. With Hollywood and New York nation on earth, but because of the feeding Americans their sense of hu- Communists in the Democratic Party mor (usually left-wing, dirty stuff), most and the environmental movement, the Americans have been conditioned to Moslems in Saudi Arabia and the So- take the news media seriously. Never cialists in Venezuela have us, literally, take CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, and FOX over a barrel—a barrel of oil. seriously. Nevertheless, this nation has great Your Saviour said, “that which resources. Nearly everyone in this is highly esteemed among men is country has enough to eat, and if you abomination in the sight of God” don’t, you can get help getting food. (Luke 16:15). So the best rule of Fifty-eight percent of the American thumb is, if the news media is for population eats out weekly. The sad something or trying to make a god or fact is, a lot of the wheat and corn goddess out of someone, don’t hesi- grain in this land are turned into liquor. tate two seconds to make fun of it (or These “the-sky-is-falling” envi- him or her). Just go ahead and mock ronmentalists complain about “over- it and ridicule it; you’ll get it right nine population.” As of 2015, our population times out of ten. was 321.4 million, and that was down G.I.s are great ones for making about fifty million from the last time I jokes about things that normally preached this sermon. With that size wouldn’t be funny, but they do that population, there is enough land in this to keep from going crazy. A group of country to provide five acres to every Marines go into an attack, and some American. “gunny” gets blown up into a thousand Back to Psalm 111: “A good un- pieces. One private says to his buddy, derstanding have all they that do “It’ll take more than that to stop the his commandments” (Psa. 111:10). Continued on 4 Page 4 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN What Every American Should Be Thankful For Continued from 3 their children sacrifice themselves in Sarge.” That may be morbid, but it’s service to a false god, the imams who funny. It’s called “iron humor.” teach them they can get to paradise There was a bumpersticker out and fornicate with 72 perpetual virgins when Clinton and Obama were in for doing it, or the victims they killed office that said: “Lee Oswald, where and maimed. Why respect a bunch of are you when we need you?” You barbarians like that? say, “The very idea, Ruckman, joking Americans used to have more about an assassination.” Sure man, sense than that, but now they have to JFK was the son of a bootlegger who walk around on egg shells, trying not got into office on his daddy’s liquor to “offend” anybody. You call that “the money. He was a womanizer, an adul- land of the free and the home of the terer, and had VD. He got a bunch of brave”? Why don’t some of you thin- Cubans killed who were trying to take skinned sissies get offended when the back their country from a murderous “left” tells you you can’t put a manger Communist. Sure, why not joke about scene up in front of the court house it? The very idea of making a god out or some teacher throws a child’s Bible of a scumbag like that and requiring in the trash can so he can’t read it at that I take him seriously. No, I don’t! “free time” or the police threaten to Not in America; not yet. arrest a first grader for reading to with Folks get upset at me for what I say his classmates the verses his mother about the pope. I call him a “monkey puts in his lunch box to encourage man” (that’s John Paul II, Benedict him or the school forbidding children XVI, and “Francis”—all the same from singing Christmas carols at the crew). Do you know why? Because school Christmas program? That stuff he says the Genesis account of cre- is against everything the Founding ation is a myth, and we all got here by Fathers set up—whether they were evolution. He teaches Adam and Eve saved or lost. were a couple of apes God chose to “The works of the LORD are elevate to the status of “human.” Well, great, sought out of all them that he ought to know who his ancestors have pleasure therein” (Psa. 111:2). are better than I, so I call him what he Every American, no matter what his claims to be—a monkey man. Why “denomination,” should thank God for take the pope seriously if evolution the Protestant heritage of this nation. is true? If you are a Catholic, then you had Two Moslem women are sitting, better thank God you weren’t born talking about their sons dying in sui- Catholic in Spain or Mexico or Italy or cide bombings. One sighs and says, Poland or the Philippines. A Catholic in “They blow up so quickly.” Some of America has freedom from his church you will get more upset at that joke that Catholics in those countries don’t than you will at the mothers who let Continued on 5 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 5 What Every American Should Be Thankful For Continued from 4 churches were over here and ac- have. If you don’t believe me, talk to tive, but none of them were churches Raymond Jones down in Mexico; he which the state required the citizens was raised there. Talk to Mike Wolski to belong to and support with tax dol- over in Poland. Talk to Dean Mazza- lars. Each denomination was allowed ferri over in Italy. Learn some things to operate, evangelize or proselyte, about your “brethren” in places where disciple its converts, and influence the priests have an iron grip on the the communities where they were lives and thoughts of the people. Don’t without the state enforcing that reli- be a prejudiced bigot all your life. gion on anyone. That’s not how things Stop filling your mind with sewage were back in the “Old Country.” What from the “glass toilet” (the TV). Stop few freedoms you have in regards to being brainwashed by professional the so-called “separation of church models on the boob tube reading pro- and state” are “hangovers” from that paganda off a “teleprompter.” I have Protestant heritage. You should thank been over to places like Germany, God for that. Austria, India, and the Philippines. “His work is honourable and Those people under the thumb of the glorious: and his righteousness Catholic Church in those countries endureth for ever” (Psa. 111:3). want to come over here to get some You should be thankful for the relief from the oppressive spirit. There “right-wing” conservatism still found isn’t a Moslem woman in Pakistan or in this country. Thank God for people, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia or Iran even unsaved people, who still believe or Libya who wouldn’t rather be over in the Ten Commandments, old-fash- here if given a chance. That’s because ioned morality, and aren’t socialistic this country was founded by a bunch Marxists. of Bible-believing people trying to es- There’s a big flap between Re- cape a church state. publicans and Democrats right now The United States of America and about bringing in millions of Moslem Israel are the only two nations in his- “refugees” who won’t assimilate and tory that started right. All the rest of the believe in destroying the freedoms nations started with a pagan religion and laws of this country with their or a state church. America is the only own church state (Sharia—Koranic country since the Lord called Israel out law). Back in the days when the im- of Egypt that began with God and the migrants were “screened” in places Bible. This country wasn’t ever under like Ellis Island in New York, those the control of a church state, like Ro- Germans and Irish and Polaks and man Catholicism in Spain and Italy, Italians were asked why they wanted or Lutheranism in Germany and Den- to live in this country. One fellow said, mark, or Presbyterianism in Scotland, “I want to live a peaceable life and or Anglicanism in England. All those Continued on 6 Page 6 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN What Every American Should Be Thankful For Continued from 5 dren who were hungry due to earn an honest living.” The immigra- the policies of the state and say, tion official said, “Good; that’s not one “Children, bow your head and pray of our overcrowded fields.” Another to God for some food.” After the immigrant was asked a question: children prayed and no food mi- “Would you advocate the overthrow of the government by subversion, rioting, raculously appeared, the teachers or violence?” The poor fellow thought would say, “Now bow your head it was a multiple-choice question and and ask Stalin (or Lenin or Krus- answered, “Uh, violence?” (Maybe chev or whomever) for some food.” groups like “Black Lives Matter” and And while those kids’ heads were “CAIR” ought to take a quiz like that.) bowed and their eyes were closed, Proverbs 28:2 says, “For the Communist soldiers would wheel transgression of a land many are in trays of food for the children. the princes thereof.” The more rot- So under a socialistic “republic,” ten a country is morally, the bigger the the children are taught the state bureaucracy. The founder of Pennsyl- is God. vania (William Penn) said, “Those who will not be governed by God will be I am here to tell you that the ruled by tyrants.” If an individual or a One who supplies my needs is country will not let God run it, the devil God (Phil. 4:19). The One who will; you don’t have any other choice heals me is God (Psa. 103:3). And in the matter (Luke 16:13). the One who is my “exceeding The current “police state” of this great reward” is God (Gen. 15:1). nation is a protective overkill. The gov- It is NOT Washington, D.C., the ernment wants to control all circum- Congress, the Supreme Court, or stances so nothing bad can happen. the president (whoever that might It wants to control everything until the be). The lesson of history is that government takes God’s place. The what the government giveth, the state becomes the substitute for God; it becomes your provider, your protec- government taketh away. Like tor, your healer, and your rewarder. David, you had better rely on the That’s what happened in the mercies of God rather than “the old Soviet Union. The Communist hand of man” (2 Sam. 24:14). bureaucracy inserted itself in the “He hath shewed his people place of God in the minds of its the power of his works, that he citizens. In the public schools, may give them the heritage of the “change agents” for the State the heathen” (Psa. 111:6). (the public school teachers) would As an American, you should stand before a classroom of chil- be thankful for Bible-preach- Continued on 7 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 7 What Every American Should Be Thankful For Continued from 6 Greene did more to “make this ing ministers. I am not talking world a better place to live in” than about this modern “coping and any government bureaucracy or sharing,” scripture-twisting, “pur- program like the Health and Wel- pose-driven,” “seeker-sensitive,” fare Department, food stamps, “emergent,” ecumenical, positive- Obamacare, Medicare, or Social thinking, liberal, modernistic bunch Security. That’s because a Bible- of apostates filling the pulpits of believing preacher improves the “megachurches.” I am talking individual, not just his circumstanc- about preachers who believe the es. The gospel changes people. Book from cover to cover, preach You don’t change the people by sound doctrine, preach against sin, changing the environment; you and proclaim the gospel of Jesus change the environment by chang- Christ. ing the people. That’s why no gun- There are still some preach- control law ever works. Thugs, ers in this country like that. They criminals, and murderers will find haven’t all sold out. You won’t hear a way to get guns and abuse them about them on TBN or Daystar or no matter how many laws you the National Religious Broadcast- pass. The hearts of people have ers, but they’re out there. They to be changed for the killing and usually have small churches. They shooting to go down. aren’t “influential” when it comes to At the end of “Drawing Men to the world’s standards, but they still Christ,” I have a segment where believe the King James Bible and I talk to the viewers by myself. preach the truth. On most other programs, that You had better thank God for end segment is saved to plead them while you have them. The for funds to stay on the air or add moment they’re gone, the Lord more stations. Now I am thankful will probably blow this country to for Bro. Jerry Dunson getting me a “fair thee well.” That’s what hap- on the air and for all the stations pened to Sodom and Gomorrah. If the program is on. I hope the they had had some Bible-believing Lord opens more doors for the preachers winning souls, God program. But I will not get caught would have spared those cities up in begging for more money for (Gen. 18:23–32 cf. Matt. 11:23). more stations, which forces you Men like J. Frank Norris, M. to beg for more money to stay on R. DeHaan, Bob Jones Sr., Billy the stations into which you over- Sunday, Lester Roloff, and Oliver Continued on 8 Page 8 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN What Every American Should Be Thankful For Continued from 7 membrance, whatsoever I have extended yourself. said unto you” (John 14:26). So I tell the viewer to keep his if you are saved, you should be money to buy himself a clean shirt. thankful for the indwelling pres- I am not after his money; I am after ence of the Spirit of God. his hide. I want the sinner to trust Maybe you don’t realize just Christ, not send me his money. how blessed you are to live here The more souls that come to in America. I know God is omni- Christ and follow the Book, the present but when a land ceases to better place this world will be in believe that Book and ceases to which to live. Bible-preaching acknowledge the God of that Book ministers have done more for this and continually rejects the gos- country than the CIA, the HRS, the pel, the Lord ceases to manifest NAACP, the NEA, the CFR, or the His presence in that land. I have ACLU combined. traveled all over this world, and I What is a preacher doing if he can tell you that the spiritual atmo- doesn’t give you anything to pre- sphere of Europe and India is not pare for death or to meet God? D. the same as it is here. I led a Ger- L. Moody asked a liberal one time, man to Christ here in Pensacola, “What do you preach? I never hear and he had to return to Germany you preach about life after death or because he didn’t have what he how to get to heaven or the new needed to stay in this country. birth or how to get forgiveness of That fellow cried and said, “I don’t sins. What do you preach?” The want to go back, Bro. Ruckman. In liberal replied, “I preach social jus- Germany God is dead.” He didn’t tice and racial equality.” “Doesn’t it mean that God was literally dead seem kind of pointless at times?” like Nietzsche taught. He meant asked Moody. That liberal hung his that he couldn’t feel God’s pres- head and said, “Yes, as a matter of ence over there like he could here. fact, it does.” I know this country is in rough But not only is the preacher pro- shape, but you still have a better claiming the “wonderful works” chance of hearing the gospel here of God, the Holy Spirit is causing than in Saudi Arabia, Austria, Italy, them “to be remembered” (Psa. Spain, France, Malaysia, Afghani- 111:4). Jesus said when the Holy stan, etc. There are more Bible- Spirit came to indwell the believer, preaching churches in Jackson- He would “teach you all things, ville, Florida or Dallas, Texas than and bring all things to your re- Continued on 10 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 9

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Regular $149 Now Only 1-Piece $ 99 11 9 Calfskin BL-4705 (Plus Postage—page 22) BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 13 The Flat Earth Conspiracy Continued from 1 there is no such thing as the continent has resurfaced again is that the Bible called Antarctica. Many ocean-going teaches that the earth is flat and all vessels and airline pilots are reported of the scientists, airline pilots, military to have seen this 150-200 foot high personnel, and seafaring captains of ice wall around the earth but are not every nation are hiding this fact from allowed to talk about it, lest the duped a few billion dummies. NASA is said to public find out the truth. be the chief conspirator, as it has never The flat earth conspirators believe reached the moon, and every picture the moon is a flat disc that possesses of the earth from space is a lie that its own light. Yet every Bible verse that has purposely been rigged to make it talks about the moon’s light going out, appear to be a globe. The astronauts or it being turned into blood is always are merely Hollywood actors who have connected to the sun’s light going out played a part in a movie filmed inside a first, showing that the moon’s light jumbo jet to mimic zero gravity. Jeffrey comes from the sun (see Isaiah 13:10, Williams and James Irwin were NASA Matthew 24:29, Joel 2:10, Acts 2:20, astronauts and not only were they Ezekiel 32:7). The moon is a type of both born again Christians but were the church in that she follows the Sun not ashamed to be a witness for the (John 21:22), reflects His light to this Lord Jesus Christ, making them to be dark world at night (Philippians 2:15, quite the hypocrites in the faith if they Romans 13:12), and has no life or took part in such duplicity. Irwin claimed light of her own (Colossians 3:3, Job that his trip to the moon was used of 25:5). The conspiracy continues with the Lord to help him quit being a “silent saying that the moon is not solid, and Christian” and he became much more passes through the sun during “appar- vocal and public about his Saviour after ent” eclipses. The “proofs” given for the the Apollo 15 mission. Irwin believed theory include the flat appearance of the Bible account of creation and re- the horizon to an observer, the angles jected evolution. He went to his grave that the sun’s rays hit our earth, and without ever confessing the part he the fact that water always finds the supposedly took in this great hoax of lowest flattest level to rest. Rather not really landing on the moon. than waste time with the numerous The flat earth theory teaches that “scientific reasons” the conspirators put the sun and moon are both about thirty- forth to prove their idea, in this article, two miles in diameter, circling above I would like to take the novel approach our heads a few thousand miles up, of “what saith the scripture”. Now both shining as spotlights that light up a the reader should understand that we portion of the earth at a time. Because are not going to waste hours watch- the sun’s light does not reach the outer ing youtube videos of losers who edges of the earth, proponents say that film themselves to attract attention a huge wall of ice surrounds the earth, to themselves and then look to see if holding in the oceans, teaching that Continued on 14 Page 14 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN The Flat Earth Conspiracy Continued from 13 has not only confused Bible believers anyone is stupid enough to actually but the best of the physicists. Isaac listen to them. Rather than getting out Newton thought it was an ether, while in public and giving the gospel face to today’s scientists think it is a vacuum, face to lost sinners, these “youtubers” however, it is neither. In trying to figure get a thrill at the thought that someone out the problem, science has invented might actually have watched them for the idea of gravity that supposedly acts a few minutes. through the vacuum of space, as an Of the two books that I have read answer to the actions of the heavenly on the subject by those who believe bodies on each other, while they are in a flat earth, one was not interested ignoring the firmament. But no one in the Bible, and the other gave three can answer how gravity pulls enough Bible references to “prove” his point. on Mercury to keep it in orbit around As a Bible believer, the reader should the sun, and at the same time pulls on be very interested in what the perfect Jupiter, which is thirty times the size of King James Bible says about any sub- Mercury and much further away (the ject, without changing a word of it to law of conservation of inertia does not fit an idea. In conversation about the answer the problem, nor do Kepler’s subject, I have taken note that flat earth laws of planetary motion). folks (the same as the “there is no gap The sun, moon, stars and “planets” between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2” (II Kings 23:5) have been placed into folks), must change the wording of the this firmament (Genesis 1:14-17) and KJV to teach their idea. For instance, to as this firmament turns, these heavenly disprove the destruction and recreation bodies move with it around the earth. of the original earth of Genesis 1:1, The flat earthers have at least under- the no gappers continually misquote stood the Bible correctly that the earth the second verse by saying “the earth is still and the sun moves (Joshua 10, was unformed and unfilled”, instead of Psalm 19, Ecclesiastes 1 and numer- “without form and void”. One of the ous other scriptures), but the teaching “no-gappers” even named his book Un- of heliocentricity is not a conspiracy in formed and Unfilled. With the flat earth which the science world needs to put theorists, there are constant references out fake pictures and fake movies, etc. to a “dome” or “canopy” covering the They have come up with a theory that earth’s atmosphere, which is not found they can “prove” mathematically and in the King James Bible. The word the Lord allows them to be deceived they are struggling with and changing since they have rejected the final au- is the “firmament” (found in Genesis thority of scripture. Even their god, Mr. 1:6,7,8,14,15,17). In the flat earth set Einstein, had to admit that it does not up, the sun, moon and stars are only matter whether you say the earth or the a matter of miles away, since they are sun is standing still, either will work in placed within the firmament (Genesis his (“science falsely so called” I Tim- 1:17). That one word (“firmament”), Continued on 15 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 15 The Flat Earth Conspiracy Continued from 14 the atmosphere of wind, snow, fire and othy 6:20) theory of relativity. But the hail (verse 8), as well as the mountains point remains, that lost scientists are and trees (verse 9) and the beasts and not trying to hide the fact of a still earth, mankind (verses 10-12). It is amazing knowing that it is the truth, as must be how scientifically correct a Christian done in the conspiracy world of the flat can be when he believes the written earth theory. What has been missed words of God. in the firmament of the recreation in A mistake is made by the flat- Genesis 1:6-8, is that this firmament is earthers, as well as almost everyone what God called “Heaven” (verse 8), else when they miss the fact that the and it was into that second heaven, not firmament of Genesis 1:20 is NOT the a canopy or dome, that the Lord placed firmament of Genesis 1:6-8. The fowl the sun, moon and stars (verse 14). that fly above the earth are not in the These bodies, including the planets, same firmament as the sun, moon and revolve around the earth within the stars, and this should be obvious by motion of this firmament (the second the wording of our perfect Book, the heaven of the Bible and the “universe” King James 1611. The fowl are flying in of modern science). The Bible believer an “open firmament” (Genesis 1:20) knows that there are three, not seven of the earth, not inside an invented heavens (II Corinthians 12:2), and “canopy” or “dome”. This open firma- these three heavens are delineated in ment surrounds the earth allowing the Psalm 148:1-2 (the third heaven with living creatures to breathe and live in all the hosts of angels); Psalm 148:3-4 the midst of another firmament wherein (the second heaven that includes the is the domain of Satan and his army of “waters” above the physical universe, “spiritual wickedness in high plac- and the sun, moon, planets and stars, es” (Ephesians 6:12). The flat earthers and we do not mean a canopy above have equated the two different firma- the atmosphere of earth); Psalm ments and think that the fowl are flying 148:7-12 (the first heaven including Continued on 16 SEPTEMBER’S SERMONS Brian Donovan David Peacock You Can Bank On It Stinking Thinking The Timing Of The Rapture The Devil’s Battle Plan The Temptations Of Christ Tim Wilson Lessons From The Storms Regret Zack Colvin All of September’s sermons on one MP3 The Safeguard Of Christ *Now with special music! Higher Ground $ DC 1709 at 14.95 Page 16 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN The Flat Earth Conspiracy Continued from 15 a height so that its sight went “to the in the same space as the sun, moon, end of all the earth”, and the argu- and stars within their invented dome. ment is that this could only be possible The Bible says that the “sun also if the earth was flat. They say this as ariseth, and the sun goeth down” serious as a heart attack. Instead of (Ecclesiastes 1:5) and this is where the looking to prove conspiracies, let’s flat-earthers must quit being literalists just read the Bible. First of all, the tree and say that is only what they “ap- in the passage was in Nebuchadnez- pear” to be doing. In their model, the zar’s dream only (verse 5), and sec- sun and moon revolve a few thousand ondly, the tree he saw in the dream miles above the earth and never go up represented himself and his dominion or down. What saith the scriptures? (verses 20-22). Did Nebuchadnezzar They say the sun rises and goes down. himself literally, physically grow large Falsely so-called science says it only enough for him to be seen from every “appears” to do that because it is really point on earth? The second scripture the earth that is rotating. Flat-earthers “proof” comes from Matthew 4:8 say that it only “appears” to do that where the devil takes Christ “up into because their theory is in opposition to an exceeding high mountain, and the scripture. So, our flat earth friends sheweth him all the kingdoms of depart from the scriptures in the same the world”. Again, according to our way modern science does. The wisest conspirators, this could only be done man of his day in 1000 B.C., through on a flat earth. Two errors immediately the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, jump out. Comparing scripture with taught of wind circuits (Ecclesiastes scripture, we find that in the compan- 1:6) and evaporation and precipitation ion passage of Luke 4:5, Christ was (Ecclesiastes 1:7), but in verse 5, ac- shown all the kingdoms “in a moment cording to the flat-earthers, he all of a of time”. In this supernatural, spiritual sudden was only speaking from our battle, Christ was being offered the “perspective”, and the sun is not really rule of all the kingdoms of all time, rising and going down. Was Joshua including those that had not come to only speaking from our “perspective” pass as of yet. The second error is when he said the sun and moon stood that if this is to be taken literally in a still (Joshua 10:12)? My dear reader, physical sense, then what mountain whose “perspective” is being given in on this earth can any human being Joshua 10:13? That statement is from stand on to see from Japan to England the Holy Spirit and it is His “perspec- to the USA? None of the climbers that tive”, not Joshua’s. Pray about that have made it to the top of Mt. Everest thought awhile. have even glimpsed Kathmandu, let There are three scriptural “proof alone Berlin. What kind of vision is texts” that flat-earthers use for their required to look east from Jerusalem theory. The first is found in Daniel to Tokyo (5600 miles), and then look 4:11, where a tree is said to grow to Continued on 17 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 17 The Flat Earth Conspiracy Continued from 16 we are to adjust ourselves and our vo- west from Jerusalem to New York cabulary to the perfect words as found (5700 miles)? The third scripture is in the Book. A circle is not limited to a found in Revelation 1:7 where it is said plane, flat, geometrical figure as it may that when Christ returns to this earth, be limited in today’s usage. As a mat- “every eye shall see him”. The same ter of fact, one of the definitions given problem comes up as the other two in the 1828 Webster’s dictionary for a scriptural “proofs”, namely, how does circle is as follows: “in popular use, the the normal human eye see thousands line that comprehends the figure, plane of miles, within our atmosphere? Je- or surface, and the whole body or solid sus Christ will one day return to this matter of a round surface, as a circle, earth, not as some luminous, gigantic ring, orb, or earth...” In other words, in heavenly body that can be seen com- “popular use”, which is exactly how our ing from outer space, but “shall so King James Bible was translated, the come in like manner as ye have “circle of the earth” of Isaiah 40:22 seen him go into heaven” (Acts can most certainly (and does) refer 1:11). As he left the disciples, they to something more than a flat plane. watched him till “a cloud received Secondly, if you pay attention to the him out of their sight” (Acts 1:9). His wording, the verse does not say that risen, spiritual body was the size of a the earth IS a circle, but that the Lord normal human being that was raised sits upon the circle OF the earth. The up higher and higher until he could no wording implies that the earth has, or longer be seen. That is how he will contains a circle. How many flat plane be returning the second time and flat circles can be inscribed in one sphere earth or not, every eye cannot see or globe? him using the normal human eyesight. Anytime the Bible believer begins Something supernatural must go on at getting caught up with conspiracies, the second coming of Christ for every and there are plenty of them around, eye to see him at once, just as some- he is trapped into a vicious cycle of thing supernatural took place between accusations, lies, and never getting to Christ and Satan in the temptation on the bottom of the hole he digs. More the mountain in Matthew 4. importantly, he gets distracted from One of the strongest points of the the concern for souls on their way to flat earth conspirators (at least in their hell. The lost world looks at the con- minds), is that the Bible calls the earth spiracy theorists as complete idiots, a circle, and not a globe or sphere not for believing the Bible, but for (Isaiah 40:22). Once again, two errors pointing the finger at every tree and come to mind. First of all, the Bible bush looking for the boogie man. The does not need to use man’s terms, educated, modern, lost sinner should such as “dinosaur”, “computer”, “pyra- think that we are nuts for believing ev- mid”, or “mathematics” in order to refer ery word of the Bible, not for believing to those things, but as Bible believers, Continued on 18 Page 18 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN The Flat Earth Conspiracy Continued from 17 they know it is flat. Anyone believing in conspiracies that are out to get us. that, does not know human nature. The Bible believer should be aware But even if you could answer why of human nature and realize that men the Southern Hemisphere sees a and women from every nation are not different set of constellations turning going to keep their mouths shut if they in the opposite direction as those in knew the earth was flat and that they the Northern Hemisphere, or why the were being lied to. Evolutionary theory shadows of the moon’s surface show is not a conspiracy of scientists trying it to be rounded, or why the lunar to hide what they know is the truth. and solar eclipses take place, the They really are deceived and believe real question remains, “what saith their dating methods that include as- the scripture”. This one short article sumptions that give them the millions covered over thirty Bible verses for of years that can be mathematically you to read, and the conspirators will proven on paper. The Lord gives them never take the time to look them up. what they desire because of the idol Will you? Instead of spending time in in their heart (Ezekiel 14). NASA, the KJV, they will continue to waste military personnel, airline pilots, physi- hours watching youtube videos that cists, etc., of every nation around the are “intriguing”. If the scripture says world, are not connected, obedient that the earth is flat, then believe it servants interested in propagating without apology or pointing fingers at a lie that the earth is a globe when conspiracies out to get you.

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(Editor’s note: This material is tak- century), Ambrose (fourth century), en from the research of PBI graduate and Augustine (fourth century): all of Art Barton for his master’s degree, which are as old as and older than from The Christian’s Handbook of “the oldest and best manuscripts.” Biblical Scholarship and the Bible The only reason for getting rid of the Believer’s Commentary on Acts by verse is a heart problem (somebody Dr. Ruckman.) is getting saved in the verse, as in “And Philip said, If thou belie- Luke 23:42 and Acts 9:6), not a head vest with all thine heart, thou may- problem. est. And he answered and said, Several years ago now, one of I believe that Jesus Christ is the our graduates here at the Pensacola Son of God” (Acts 8:37). Bible Institute (Art Barton) was work- The above verse is absent from ing on his master’s degree and de- Greek New Testaments published by cided to find out what the “scholars” the United Bible Societies and the of various Christian schools and apostate textual critics in Münster ministries thought as to whether or and Stüttgart, Germany, and likewise not Acts 8:37, as found in the King from the corrupt translations taken James Bible, is a mistake that should from that text (ASV, NASV, RSV, be left out of the biblical text. Out of NRSV, ESV, NIV, as well as being forty letters he sent out, he got back called into question in the footnote 22 responses. We thought it might of the NKJV). It was thrown out by be interesting to see some of those the Alexandrian Cult on the basis responses. of P45, P74, Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, C, Here is Ellen G. White and the Alexandrinus, L, and Psi, several Seventy-day Adventists. This is the cursives (049, 056, 0142, 436, 326, response of Lloyd A. Willis, Ph.D., 1241, 1505, 2127, 181, 81, 88, and writing for the Religion Department others), and the Sahidic, Bohairic, of Southwestern Adventist University and Harclean and Peshitta Syriac in Keene, Texas. He agrees that the translations (after Origen got through NIV is “correct in leaving this verse messing with them). out.” Why? “It is not in the oldest, The earliest Greek uncial to con- or best manuscripts.” And what are tain the verse is E from the sixth those “oldest, or best manuscripts,” century (it is also found in cursive 629 Dr. Willis? “The best manuscripts dated to the fourteenth century), so include the papyri from the 3rd Cent. Nestles’ throws it out since “the oldest AD [he meant to say papyrus, singu- is the best.” But that being the case, lar, because he threw out P74 since it is found in the Old Latin and Old it came from the seventh century] Syriac from the second century and and large manuscripts in book form the Armenian and Georgian versions including the Codex Sinaiticus and from the fifth and sixth centuries. And Codex Vaticanus from the 4th Cent. if that were not enough, it is quoted in AD and Codex Alexandrinus from the whole or in part by Irenaeus (second 5th Cent.” century), Tertullian (second century), He ignored all the quotations of the Cyprian (third century), Pacian (fourth Continued on 25 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 25 Acts 8:37 and Final Authority

Continued from 24 NASV that has the Jehovah’s Wit- church fathers from the second, third, ness reading of the New World and fourth centuries. Why? Because Translation in John 1:18], so it’s they supported the KJV reading. wise (for clarity) and honest as well Don’t believe me? Read on. [don’t you know, baby], to use them “It seems to me that we must prove . . . . I want my students to understand our doctrines from the irrefutable evi- what is being said . . . .” Where? He dence of the best manuscripts.” Well, tells you, “We don’t have the origi- thank you, “God,” for that divine fiat. nal documents of the Bible writers.” The manuscript evidence of Sinaiti- “What is being said” from what? cus, Vaticanus, Alexandrinus, and P45 Oh, here it is: “the most reliable are “irrefutable”? We refuted it. This is text.” What text would that be, Doc- someone throwing out any evidence tor? He doesn’t say. You are led to for the Reformation text based on believe it is the text of “the oldest, or what? Based on his own divine de- best manuscripts.” You mean manu- cree as to what is “irrefutable” and scripts Burgon and Scrivener de- what is not! He’s the final authority to scribed as three of the most corrupt tell you what evidence is “irrefutable.” and carelessly copied manuscripts “To use the KJV in such places extant? You mean manuscripts that (if we know the evidence is at best disagree with each other over 3,000 debatable church tradition) would times in the Gospels alone? “We can seem to me to be dishonest.” No, trust the Bible in spite of these minor Doctor, what is “dishonest” is with- errors,” can we? Three thousand of holding any evidence that disagrees them in only four books? with your preconceived notions about The only authority Lloyd A. Willis, the biblical text. Ph.D., has is his own opinion; he is Note: he is trying to “prove our his own god. But he’s no different doctrines”; he’s not concerned at than any orthodox Fundamentalist or all with those WORDS the Holy Conservative. Spirit said He would preserve (Psa. Here is Don Green, a counselor 12:6–7), that He said were pure for John MacArthur’s ministry “Grace (Prov. 30:5), and by which man is to You.” Dump Acts 8:37 because “it to live (Matt. 4:4). That’s Barth and is not found in the oldest and most Brunners’ Neo-orthodox position, just reliable manuscripts of the book of like John R. Rice taught it (see Dear Acts which are available to us.” What Dr. John, Where is my Bible? by Herb is the final authority for deciding what Evans). God said? Why, what “most scholars “There is plenty of good evi- believe,” of course—pure humanism. dence for all of our DOCTRINES But don’t worry; it doesn’t re- [not the WORDS] in any of these ally matter if the verse is there or good modern translation [the three not. “Our UNDERSTANDING of the he names are the NIV with a les- passage in Acts 8 isn’t affected by bian and a queer on the committee, whether the verse is included or ex- the RSV of the National Council cluded from the text.” In other words, of Communist Churches, and the Continued on 26 Page 26 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN Acts 8:37 and Final Authority

Continued from 25 and New Testament, says, “We must the Holy Spirit lied about “every also note that the King James was word of God” (Matt. 4:4; Prov. 30:1; not accepted by the church [which Psa. 12:6–7). church, Doctor?] for quite a number Here are the Anglicans (Rev. Dr. of years. It, too, underwent several Rodney A. Whitacre, Trinity Episcopal revisions before reaching the one we School for Ministry). “It is important have now.” to note that no DOCTRINES of the So what? What does that have faith are in jeopardy because of these to do with whether or not Acts 8:37 differences among the manuscripts.” should be in the text? You wouldn’t No words; just “doctrines” and “our be trying to raise a smokescreen to understanding.” distract us, would you, Doctor? “No doctrine of the faith is up for “That verse is found in only a grabs due to these differences . . . .” few manuscripts.” Why, that doesn’t “No doctrine” but the Virgin Birth in bother the editors of the new ver- Luke 2:33, the Incarnation in Acts sions. They will remove words and 4:27, 30, the Deity of Christ in 1 Timo- whole verses based on the evidence thy 3:16, the Trinity in 1 John 5:7, of only two manuscripts (Sinaiticus the Blood Atonement in Colossians and Vaticanus), and whenever one 1:14, etc. of those manuscripts agrees with the “I accept THE BIBLE as the Word King James, they will side with the [the Neo-orthodox designation of one that is against it. Barth and Brunner] of God.” What “In this instance, it seems to be “Bible,” Rev. Dr.? There have been more apparent that the originals did over 323 of them put out since 1880. not have that verse . . . .” You have Which one is the “Word of God”? Any the “originals” to verify that, do you, of them? All of them? None of them? Doctor? “. . . because of the doctrinal If “the Bible” is the “originals,” then no viewpoint of later copiers and be- one has the “Word of God” since “We cause of the attempt to remove the do not have the very copies that the difficulty through the process which original authors of Scripture wrote.” the verse itself went through.” It is “I accept it in the FORM [not the just as “apparent” to a much more WORDS] God, in His infinite wisdom, thorough scholar such as Edward chose to give it to us.” Which “form”? Hills, who examined all the evidence, The Alexandrian “form”? The Textus not just the “few manuscripts” on Receptus “form”? The KJV “form” which Dr. Aker based his argument, which differs in 500 places from the that Acts 8:37 was dropped from the NKJV “form,” in 36,000 places from text due to “the doctrinal viewpoint of the NASV “form,” and in 64,000 later copiers” (the careless scribes places from the NIV “form.” who copied Vaticanus and Sinaiti- How about our Holy Ghost-bap- cus); i.e., delaying baptism until after tized, tongues-blabbering Charismat- “confirmation.” ic brethren of the Assemblies of God “All conservatives believe that only Theological Seminary? Dr. Benny the document that the writer pro- C. Aker, the Professor of Exegesis Continued on 27 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 27 Acts 8:37 and Final Authority

Continued from 26 all kinds of “Jesuses” out there with duced is the inspired one.” Then no whom you can have a “personal re- one has the scripture, does he, Doc- lationship,” and all of them but one tor? After all, “ALL SCRIPTURE is will damn you. You had better get the given by inspiration of God” (2 Tim. “Jesus” of that Book—AV 1611—if 3:16). If “only the document that the you want to avoid the “smoking sec- writer produced is the inspired one,” tion” of eternity (Rev. 14:11–12). then no one has had any “scripture” Here is Bruce Metzger, Profes- since the original “documents” of sor Emeritus of New Testament at Moses, David, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Mat- Princeton Theological Seminary, and thew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, et al., one of the editors of Nestles’ Greek crumbled into dust. Wanna bet, Doc Testament: “There is no reason why (see 2 Tim. 3:15)? scribes should have omitted the ma- “The King James is a good transla- terial if it had originally stood in the tion, but so is the NIV.” Even though text.” That is, unless, of course, the the NIV gets rid of 64,000 words from scribes were crooked (2 Cor. 2:17). the biblical text. “The important thing Someone who graduated from the is to know what IT means and live IT same school you did (David Otis out.” “It”?! What’s “it”? What is this “it” Fuller—Princeton Seminary) cited at a Christian is to know the meaning of least eighty heretical sects that cor- and live out? Is “it” the KJV? Is “it” the rupted the scriptures (Which Bible?, NIV? No, “it” isn’t. pg. 2). Why couldn’t you find them, “The bottom line is—does one Professor? know the Author of the ORIGINAL Who that actually knew the scrip- WRITINGS.” And there it is in all its tures (not Greek, Hebrew, ancient apostate stench. You are to know manuscripts, or the “originals”) the meaning of and live out a pile of wouldn’t know that the devil’s first lost papers you have never seen and and foremost interest is casting doubt never will see. on the words of God (Gen. 3:1)? The Professor Aker has no final au- idea that Satan has nothing to do with thority, unless it is Charlie Sheldon’s Bible manuscripts and Bible transla- “WWJD?” final authority. “A per- tions is the height of naivete. sonal relationship with Jesus is what Here is Harold W. Hoehner, Pro- counts—not that anyone embraces a fessor of New Testament Studies at particular translation.” Which “Jesus” Dallas Theological Seminary: you are would that be, Professor? Would to assume the King James added that be a “Jesus” who is a “begotten to what God said and not that the God” separate from His Father who modern versions subtracted from it. is an “unbegotten God” (John 1:18, Based on what? Based on nothing NASV)? Would that be a “Jesus” but the pipedreams of Professor who is not God manifest in the flesh Hoehner. (1 Tim. 3:16, ESV)? Would that be Ditto Robert H. Gundry, Profes- a “Jesus” who was not God’s “holy sor of New Testament and Greek child” but only a “servant” (Acts 4:27, at Westmont College in “the land 30, NKJV)? You see, Doc, there are Continued on 28 Page 28 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN Acts 8:37 and Final Authority

Continued from 27 “small item that makes no difference,” of fruits and nuts” (Santa Barbara, do you, Professor? With Matthew California). But the Prof adds this little 16:17–18; John 3:18, 11:27, 20:31; tidbit at the end of his letter: “Almost Acts 9:20; and 1 John 4:15, 5:10–13 all the differences in ancient manu- staring you in the face? Evidently, scripts have to do with SMALL ITEMS Professor Gundry has his own rule for that make NO DIFFERENCE to the . . what is “small” and what is important . .” Now what do you think is going to “to the basic message of Scripture” come next? The words of scripture? (whatever that is). Robert H. Gundry, Not on your Alexandrian tintype. Professor of New Testament and “. . . small items that make no dif- Greek, is his own final authority in the ference to the basic MESSAGE of matter, and you are to set aside your Scripture.” Get it and get it down pat: Bible—any Bible—and listen to him. Alexandrians don’t deal in the words “You need to use a modern transla- of God. They deal in doctrines, under- tion such as the New International standing, the message, the thoughts, Version or (MY PREFERENCE) the the principles, the fundamentals, but New American Standard Bible for never those W-O-R-D-S. So to them, greater accuracy of text.” it makes no difference what words Why, who gives a flip what your are there or not there, or what those “preference” is, Prof; i.e., unless you words say or don’t say, as long as are God. That is exactly the position the “message” gets across the “doc- Professor Gundry is taking. He will trines” for your “understanding.” But tell you what is and is not “scripture,” your Saviour said this: what was or was not “an original part “He that is of God heareth God’s of the Bible,” and what translation W-O-R-D-S [not the “message” or to use—based solely on his “prefer- “doctrines”]: ye therefore hear them ence.” He will judge all manuscripts, not, because he are not of God” all readings, and all translations. He’s (John 8:47). “God.” “It is the spirit that quickeneth; Now that is about enough Alex- the flesh profiteth nothing: the W- andrian garbage to fill the county O-R-D-S [not the “fundamentals” or dump. The rest is just repetitive tripe. “principles”] that I speak unto you, There are no “inspired scriptures” any they are spirit, and they are life” doctor, professor, or “reverend” has (John 6:63). ever seen. You should take a bold, “. . . If a man love me, he will brave stand for the inerrancy of a keep my W-O-R-D-S: and my Fa- bunch of lost piles of paper that were ther will love him . . .” (John 14:23). never gathered into one book; but “Heaven and earth shall pass sit in judgment on every manuscript, away: but my W-O-R-D-S [not some translation, version, and Bible extant nebulous, Neo-orthodox “Word”] because there is (present tense) NO shall not pass away” (Mark 13:31). infallible, inerrant, inspired scripture “SMALL ITEMS that make NO preserved by God (“imperfect scribes DIFFERENCE”? You call confessing have preserved it imperfectly”—Mor- faith in the Son of God for salvation a Continued on 29 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 29 Acts 8:37 and Final Authority

Continued from 28 had everything to do with the 1611 gan L. Phillips; Chair, Religion depart- translation for us . . . . It all boils down ment; Ohio Wesleyan University). You to this one thing, you will accept God are to submit to scholarship as the fi- and His plan by faith. You must make nal authority in all matters of faith and the decision as to what you believe is practice, and accept the preferences the very Word of God [and this time, of scholars as to which translation to he’s not referring to some Neo-ortho- use. And although the King James dox “message”]. I made my decision was all right for “its time,” you should by faith. I truly believe God gave us get rid of it like a hot potato and get the translation from the Greek to Eng- you a translation that removes any- lish, the King James Version.” where from 500–64,000 words from Amen and amen. No “preference” the text and attacks every cardinal to it; just belief in God and what He doctrine of the Christian faith. wrote—in both Greek and English. No That is the Alexandrian Cult; that teacher here at the Pensacola Bible is the Scholars’ Union. For a fuller Institute has ever “used” the King description of their position, see “The James Bible because he “preferred” Creed of the Alexandrian Cult” printed it. He believed it to be the very words in every issue of the Bulletin. God wanted us to have in English— Bro. Barton has done a great ser- inerrant and infallible. He believed it vice to the Body of Christ in letting to be the scriptures in the universal these puffed-up, educated stuffed language of the last days, and “ALL shirts expose their apostasy and scripture is given by inspiration infidelity toward the Book. But be- of God,” not just the “originals.” No fore closing this article, let’s look at teacher ever corrected or got rid of the one “exception to the rule.” This one word in that Book (AV 1611), is from J. G. Tharpe, pastor of the because it is the final authority; not Baptist Tabernacle in Shreveport, any pastor, doctor, or professor at Louisiana and chancellor of Louisiana any Christian college, university, Baptist University. seminary, church, or denominational “I accept no translation but the headquarters. King James Version. I believe it is our Acts 8:37 belongs in your Bible, English speaking Bible.” and if all the “scholars” had gone to Oh no! “King James Onlyism”! the scriptures for their final authori- He’s a member of a cult! Don’t be a ty—instead of “preferences” for “older fool. and better manuscripts”—they would “I realize there are many versions have seen the connection between and I use some for comparative that “believest” in Acts 8:37 and the study. [Exactly as we do here at the “scripture” the Ethiopian eunuch Pensacola Bible Institute. We com- was reading (Acts 8:32–35 cf. Isa. pare 26 different versions—we only 53:1—“Who hath BELIEVED our believe one!] I do not accept them as report”). But that takes belief in what translations because I think they are you are reading to be the scripture, interpretations . . . . The Bible was and not just an “out-dated” translation written in Greek and I believe God that was good for “its time.” Page 30 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN

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DC S1700 $ 95 (Plus postage—see pg. 22) 20 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 31 National Embarrassments By Robert Militello ing this because, in my lifetime, I’ve “Happy is that people that is witnessed five presidents declare in such a case: yea, happy is that war on various social cancers affect- people, whose God is the LORD” ing life in America. These wars are (Psa. 144:15). not shooting wars. They are more We have “In God We Trust” on like crusades against evils that the our currency. German military belt media has declared “public enemy buckles in World War II had “Gott number one.” mit uns” on them: translated, “God is For example, the first war I re- with us.” So who is God in America member was the War on Poverty de- today? Certainly not the LORD of the clared by President Lyndon Johnson Bible. The overwhelming majority of in his State of the Union address on Americans have SELF for God. “For January 8, 1964. As a lost Ameri- men shall be lovers of their own can about to turn 18, I thought the selves” (2 Tim. 3:2). Alongside self, idea was noble, not knowing God’s our society worships money. States word and that Jesus said that the compete with one another to offer poor would be around forever (John the most attractive lottery games 12:8), I believed our government because millions dream of one day was launching a righteous crusade. getting rich. Surely the Lord was with our presi- The sweet psalmist of Israel (2 dent, amen? Well, things got worse, Sam. 23:1) connected happiness, not better. Just check the latest fig- both personal and national, with ures on those receiving food stamps worshiping the right God, and that’s and other forms of government as- the LORD GOD. America knows sistance. The War on Poverty nev- nothing of this happiness, and be- er really ended, nor have the other cause of this sad condition, the pre- “wars” launched by Presidents Ford, scription drug industry is enjoying a Nixon, Reagan, and Bush. Anyone bull market of epic proportion. “God who knows the scriptures knows bless America”—really? How can He why our nation will lose every social bless a people intoxicated with the war it declares: “for without me ye things of this world and given to cov- can do nothing” (John 15:5). etousness from their youth? “Righteousness exalteth a na- Millions of Americans who are tion: but sin is a reproach to any lost and on their way to hell de- people” (Prov. 14:34). lude themselves, wanting to believe Could it be any clearer? Do our God is on their side. This delusion public officials on the national, state, is especially strong in Washington, and local levels read the Bible? D.C., and among those engaged Many say they do, especially when in the public’s business. If you are running for office in districts with a not saved, God is not on your side. heavy concentration of evangelical Nothing you do will work out for voters. Decadence, moral rot, cor- good eternally, but believers can ruption, and lying flourish where real claim Romans 8:28 and rest as- Bible preaching is absent. America sured all will turn out good. I’m say- Continued on 32 Page 32 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN National Embarrassments Continued from 31 ety. Not ruling in the fear of God, but has lost the battle for its soul; only in the fear of the voters, our elected a few want to admit that. It sounds representatives have squandered so unpatriotic, so unloving, so judg- away the nation’s treasure. Today, mental; but travel to our major cit- the citizens of the United States, ies and turn on the local news and thanks to their elected officials, owe judge for yourself whether I’m right foreign governments, mega banks, or wrong. and hugely wealthy foreigners about President Nixon’s War on Crime twenty trillion dollars. That is our na- followed President Johnson’s War tional debt. Who is going to pay this on Poverty; it failed also. The “Law bill? and Order” candidate beat Hubert Soon, at such a time when it Humphrey in November 1968 and pleases our God, the U.S. credit promised a crackdown on the hood- card will have “maxed out.” The lums and thugs terrorizing the citi- great Ponzi scheme created with zenry. Our nation’s War on Crime led the establishment of the U.S. Fed- to the largest expansion of our prison eral Reserve System by President population in our history. Construc- Wilson in 1913 will have crashed. tion companies in all fifty states did a There may be a civil disorder of such booming business building federal, proportion that all local law enforce- state, and county prisons and jails. ment bodies will be helplessly over- Courts were overwhelmed, while whelmed. Then what? prosecutors and defense lawyers Social wars are breaking this na- found their caseloads exploding. tion. There is no political or econom- Was this a war that public officials ic remedy. Our problem is spiritual, felt could be won? Not really, but for and no amount of graduates with “law and order” candidates, it was a advanced degrees from Harvard, great issue on which to run. Yale, and Princeton will be able to “It is better to trust in the prevent the crash. Perhaps the Lord LORD than to put confidence in will have taken His church home be- man” (Psa. 118:8). fore then, but that’s not certain, so Good intentions don’t win wars. pray and keep praying. “I have seen all the works that Does anyone remember Presi- are done under the sun; and, be- dent Gerald Ford’s War on Inflation? hold, all is vanity and vexation of In October, 1974, after President spirit” (Eccl. 1:14). Nixon resigned in disgrace, Presi- King Solomon ruled with a God- dent Ford attempted to check a 10% given wisdom that produced such annual inflation rate that was rapidly wealth and abundance that it took destroying the buying power of the the breath away of the Queen of U.S. dollar. People who supported Sheba. America has been blessed the president were asked to wear materially like no other nation in the “WIN” buttons (Whip Inflation Now). Gentile world. With our wealth, our I remember those years. Mortgage presidents have tried to create a rates were 12% and access to credit more just, safe, and prosperous soci- Continued on 33 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 33 National Embarrassments Continued from 32 fear of God leaves a nation, fools dried up. You had to prove to the multiply faster than rabbits. We’ve bank that you didn’t need the loan become a nation of fools. With for which you were applying be- Thanksgiving coming, I look at the fore it would approve your applica- blessings afforded me living in this tion. President Ford’s efforts went blessed land, but it should grieve nowhere. Alan Greenspan, in his the heart of all serious Christians book The Age of Turbulence, called to see their nation decay so rapid- the campaign “unbelievably stupid.” ly. History shows the degeneration Greenspan, as head of the Federal and collapse of great cities, societ- Reserve, was a Jew who knew how ies, and empires. Men’s hearts are to manage money. wicked. President Johnson’s War Part of the War on Inflation in- on Poverty ended up creating a new volved an energy saver program class of bloodsuckers called “pov- because the oil embargo of 1973 erty pimps.” Nixon’s War on Crime by the Arabs had ended the days of helped created a bloated justice cheap gas and modest utility bills. system; it did not make American We weathered that storm by the cities safer. In fact, millions of citi- grace of God, but it was now appar- zens left the cities for the suburbs. ent that without massive government There was only one building boom in spending, our economy could crash our cities at that time—public hous- in any major crisis. The U.S. had a ing for minorities. Ford’s War on In- triple A credit rating, so our elected flation made the banks rich, and the officials, who wanted to maintain the profits of the nation’s oil companies high standard of living that we en- grew like mushrooms after days of joy in America, pulled out the Uncle rain. All these “wars” to make Amer- Sam credit card and began charg- ica stronger had the opposite effect. ing. Voters don’t want to hear talk Why? When I pledge allegiance to of tax raises; they prefer spending the flag and say “. . . one nation cuts, but only when those cuts don’t under God . . . ,” does saying that affect them. Politicians eager to stay make it so? If our country is “under in office (the perks are great) know God,” which god is it? that social programs are expensive, When President Reagan de- so they borrowed more with the idea clared that our nation’s best days that the next generation would man- were ahead of it, his administration, age the debt. It’s called “kicking the like those before it, embraced the can down the road,” and it’s a craft gospel of positive thinking. It’s not learned quickly once you get in of- easy for a doctor to tell a patient fice and have power to spend other he has inoperable cancer. What people’s money. president is going to tell American “The way of a fool is right in citizens that their beloved republic his own eyes: but he that hear- is in serious decline and is sick in keneth unto counsel is wise” its soul? President Reagan’s wife, (Prov. 12:15). Nancy, went around the country say- When the Book is closed and the Continued on 34 Page 34 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN National Embarrassments Continued from 33 and though the pumps are working ing, “Just say no to drugs,” as if her full time increasing an already enor- personal power of persuasion would mous public debt, we will sink like change things for the better. She the Titanic. No nation can spend and could have said, “Drugs will destroy borrow its way to financial health. your life and put your soul in hell.” The Lord has put too many holes in But negative preaching is not politi- the U.S. Treasury. We may have as cally correct. With the drug epidemic many as twelve million illegals here, raging and the consequent increase most from Latin America. They came in crime, young people went out to escape the poverty that came and bought copies of a song by Ma- from praying to Mary and allowing donna called “Papa don’t preach.” Romanism to subvert their minds So-called “recording artists” fueled and hearts. They should know that the drug culture raising an army of every time the “Holy Father” visited dopeheads that laughed at the pres- America, we became that much ident’s War on Drugs. Again, our na- poorer and our social problems in- tion found itself spending billions in tensified. Jesus, not Mary, ought a futile attempt to close the gates of to be entreated daily, because He hell. Those gates were opened to alone keeps us afloat. America when Pope Paul VI came Now, since the beginning of the to New York City in October, 1965, new millennium in 2001, we have and cursed us with his “blessing” of taken on another war that Presi- peace. dent Bush called “the War on Ter- “At what instant I shall speak ror.” Unfortunately, this war involved concerning a nation, and con- our service personnel going to filthy, cerning a kingdom, to pluck up, backward, corrupt countries like Iraq and to pull down, and to destroy and Afghanistan. This is another war it; If that nation, against whom I that will never come to a happy end. have pronounced, turn from their Already, the number of Americans evil, I will repent of the evil that killed in those two countries is over I thought to do unto them” (Jer. 4,500 and still counting. According 18:7–8). to the U.S. Congressional Budget I know a great number of God’s Office, almost two-and-one-half tril- people have prayed for revival in lion U.S. taxpayer dollars have been our country. Somehow, they thought wasted on Iraq and Afghanistan. that perhaps the windows of heaven President Bush thought he could would open and God’s Spirit would stabilize those countries and ignore move on our land. Sad, isn’t it? Sure- the fact that Ishmael’s descendents ly, after the Supreme Court legalized are wild men, according to Genesis sodomite marriage in June, 2015, 16:12. His attempt to bring western- those who hoped for revival got their style democracy to Muslim nations heads out of the clouds and opened was about as wise as taking a palm their Bibles to 2 Timothy 3:1–5. tree from Miami Beach and planting The reality is that the good, ole’ it in the Yukon. That’s what a degree USA is taking on too much water, Continued on 35 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 35 National Embarrassments Continued from 34 grown much more enjoyable. Sports from Yale did for President Bush “Jr.” on TV, entertainment, dining out, He claims to be a born-again Chris- and summer trips, and yes, church tian; if so, he is about as knowledge- on Sundays—what’s bad about able in God’s word as Papa John is that? The fear of God was drying up when it comes to making real Italian like the early morning dew on the pizza. What the War on Terror re- grass, but who noticed? ally did for Americans was to give While America was enjoying the the government security agencies blessings of a bountiful Creator, pul- the right to spy on everyone. All of pits around the entire nation were these wars against something or being filled with men (women came other result in Americans becoming later) who graduated from seminar- less prosperous, less safe, and sig- ies and Bible colleges that destroyed nificantly less trusting of the political the absolute authority of the King leadership and the huge bureaucra- James Bible. More than any other cies in Washington. reason, our country began to slide “Behold, this was the iniquity into moral chaos and the idolatry of of thy sister Sodom, pride, ful- self-gratification because preachers ness of bread, and abundance of lost their way. No absolute truth, no idleness” (Ezek. 16:49). America spiritual vision—there it is! grew fat after World War II. Televi- “His watchmen are blind: they sion came on the scene, and the ad- are all ignorant, they are all dumb vertising business found gold. The dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, greatest device for the promotion of lying down, loving to slumber. coveteousness was given its own Yea, they are greedy dogs which place in almost everyone’s living can never have enough, and they room by the end of the fifties. Now are shepherds that cannot under- Americans could see products dis- stand: they all look to their own played before their eyes, often ac- way, every one for his gain, from companied with product demonstra- his quarter” (Isa. 56:10–11). tions. Prior to this, radio could only Here, the prophet of God, some talk about the items being adver- 700 years before Jesus was born, is tised. We covet with our eyes, hardly nailing the whole lot of mega-church with our ears. Mother Eve was se- preachers filling their pockets prior duced this way, but now multiple mil- to the departure of Christ’s body. So- lions of American TV watchers were called Christian television opened in a position to be sold whatever the sheepfold to roving packs of they thought would make their lives wolves dressed like sheep, sound- better. Satan used TV to undermine ing like sheep, with an uncanny abil- God’s command in 1 John 2:15. ity to lie convincingly with pious ex- “Love not the world, neither pressions on their faces. the things that are in the world. If “For they that are such serve any man love the world, the love not our Lord Jesus Christ, but of the Father is not in him.” their own belly; and by good Life in these United States had Continued on 36 Page 36 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN National Embarrassments Continued from 35 to be led by Rome in taking an anti- words and fair speeches deceive Israel political stance? Here’s anoth- the hearts of the simple” (Rom. er example of Herod lining up with 16:18). Pilate and consenting to the death What is particularly painful to wit- of Jesus Christ (Luke 23:12). We ness in these last days is the num- are already witnessing two former ber of “Christian” denominations in enemies, the United Nations and America that have turned on Israel. the Church of Rome, drawing ever Last July, the Mennonite Church closer as the real church is about USA voted to sell its holdings in to vacate this earth. Israel has few companies that profit from the Israeli friends in this world, and the many “occupation” of Palestine territories. who should be their friends, like the So the Mennonite elders decided forementioned Protestant bodies, to align with a movement known are turning their backs to them. Woe as BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and to the leaders of these churches; Sanctions), which is designed to put your day is coming! moral pressure on Israel to allow a “But ye are a chosen genera- Palestinian state. This is nothing but tion, a royal priesthood, an holy another move of Satan to demoral- nation” (1 Pet. 2:9). There is a na- ize Israelis and open up more oppor- tion hidden within our nation. This tunities for terrorists. nation in which I am a citizen has a In previous years, the Presbyte- glorious future. America’s societal rian Church (USA) and the United decay is demonstrable proof that Church of Christ joined the BDS where the fear of the Lord is absent, campaign. The United Method- the future will become darker, no ist pension board pulled out of five matter what our leaders say. All the Israeli banks, citing human rights positive preaching served up every concerns. The Church of Rome and Sunday in the megachurches can- the Church of England do not pub- not change what is written in scrip- licly sanction the BDS movement, ture. but their feelings toward the state of “This know also, that in the Israel are not well disguised. They last days perilous times shall show their hand often and are eager come” (2 Tim. 3:1). to criticize the Jewish state when it Nevertheless, we rejoice. We serves their interests. Other small are told to give thanks in everything church bodies such as the Quak- because it is God’s will (1 Thess. ers support the disinvestment tactic, 5:18). There’s an ominous black thinking that Israel will eventually cloud building over America, and for yield to all the pressure. Do any of this also I give thanks. Perhaps the the leaders of these denominations demented leader of North Korea will realize there is someone watch- soon have the ability to send nucle- ing over the Jewish state? How is it ar missiles towards some states out that Protestant denominations that west. If God has ordained a chas- steadfastly resist many of the teach- tening for our land, He has good ings of Romanism allow themselves Continued on 38 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 37 From the Archives The Bookstore staff has gone back into its archives and now is happy to announce the availability of record- ings of Bad Attitude Baptist Blowouts all the way back to 1985. Please note these recordings are available as digital downloads only. Just go to our website, www. kjv1611. org, click on the Digital Downloads button on the left of the screen, and then click on Blowout Sermons and Mu- sic from the drop-down selection.

THE CREED OF THE ALEXANDRIAN CULT

1. There is no final authority but God. 2. Since God is a Spirit, there is no final authority that can be seen, heard, read, felt, or handled. 3. Since all books are material, there is no book on this earth that is the final and absolute authority on what is right and what is wrong, what constitutes truth and what constitutes error. 4. There WAS a series of writings one time which, IF they had all been put into a BOOK as soon as they were written the first time,WOULD HAVE constituted an infal- lible and final authority by which to judge truth and error. 5. However, this series of writings was lost, and the God who inspired them was unable to preserve their content through Bible-believing Christians at Antioch (Syria), where the first Bible teachers were (Acts 13:1), and where the first missionary trip originated (Acts 13:1-52), and where the word “Christian” originated (Acts 11:26). 6. So God chose to ALMOST preserve them through Gnostics and philosophers from Alexandria, Egypt, even though God called His Son OUT of Egypt (Matthew 2), Jacob OUT of Egypt (Genesis 49), Israel OUT of Egypt (Exodus 15), and Joseph’s bones OUT of Egypt (Exodus 13). 7. So there are two streams of Bibles. The most accurate—though, of course, there is no final, absolute authority for determining truth and error; it is a matter of “pref- erence”—are the Egyptian translations from Alexandria, Egypt, which are “almost the originals,” although not quite. 8. The most inaccurate translations were those that brought about the German Reformation (Luther, Zwingli, Boehler, Zinzendorf, Spener, et al.) and the worldwide missionary movement of the English-speaking people: the Bible that Sunday, Torrey, Moody, Finney, Spurgeon, Whitefield, Wesley, and Chapman used. 9. But we can “tolerate” these if those who believe in them will “tolerate” US. After all, since there is NO ABSOLUTE AND FINAL AUTHORITY that anyone can read, teach, preach, or handle, the whole thing is a matter of “PREFERENCE.” You may prefer what you prefer, and we will prefer what we prefer. Let us live in peace, and if we cannot agree on anything or everything, let us all agree on one thing: THERE IS NO FINAL, ABSOLUTE, WRITTEN AUTHORITY OF GOD ANYWHERE ON THIS EARTH.

This is the Creed of the Alexandrian Cult. BER ­ —88 Page 38 November 2017 BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN National Embarrassments Continued from 36 see to it that everyone in our near reason for it, amen? Our nation may and extended family will have a seat fear what is coming, and it has good at that table? There is no promise reason to do so, but the holy nation that assures us another Thanksgiv- within our nation has no reason to ing will come after this one. Seats fear. that are occupied now can be empty “Yea, though I walk through next year. Give thanks this year more the valley of the shadow of death, in deed than in words. Draw nigh I WILL FEAR NO EVIL: for thou art to your Saviour; time is short. Pray with me, thy rod and thy staff they God’s servants will not grow “weary comfort me” (Psa. 23:4). in well doing” (Gal. 6:9). Remem- The rod will terrify one nation, but ber those in foreign lands and give comfort another. His ways are past thanks for their call as missionaries. finding out—bless God! “What shall I render unto the If you count your blessings as LORD for all his benefits toward regularly as you should, Thanksgiv- me?” (Psa. 116:12). ing Day is every day. How often do Great question. Think about it as we give thanks for the faithful men you prepare to celebrate Thanksgiv- who pastor churches where the word ing Day. of God is magnified? King-James- P.S. This is the sixtieth article I Bible preachers are few and far have written in the Bulletin. I want to between. It is not difficult to believe thank my Lord and Saviour, Jesus that these men are the principal rea- Christ, and Bible Baptist Church for son judgment upon America has yet allowing me this great privilege and to fall. I give thanks for every hard, high honor. negative message that comes from the sanctified hearts of these men. Aren’t we to “work out” our “own Merry salvation with fear and trembling” (Phil. 2:12)? Thank God for those Christmas sermons that stab at my heart and Tract make manifest the corruption and The Bookstore wickedness that resides within me. has developed a Thank God for these shepherds and basic Christmas their assistants that labor to keep the tract for holiday sheep clean and fed. Their watchful- distribution. ness and care for the sheep are of- Illustrated with Dr. Ruckman’s ten interpreted as a lack of love by artwork, this tract presents Christians who spend more time with Christ as Saviour, coming King, their computers than with the living and Judge. bread from heaven. Someday soon, we’ll be at the TR-25C (English) $ 00 table with the LORD: the marriage TR-25S (Spanish) 3 feast of the Lamb with his Bride. Are PER PACK OF 100 we not expected to do our best to (Plus postage — see page 22) BIBLE BELIEVERS’ BULLETIN November 2017 Page 39 RADIO LOG TV & Satellite

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