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== Apocalypse Of Peter
## Apocalypse Of Peter
Detering in [[PaulineEpistlesDetering]] points out:

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https://www.essene.com/B%27nai-Amen/B%27nai-AmenAndEbionites.htm
== B'nai-Amen & Ebionites
## B'nai-Amen & Ebionites
The Ebionites were a branch of "Jewish Christianity" mentioned by
several "Christian" writers. They made use of the original Aramaic
@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Essene approach to religion. The quotes preserved in his Panarion,
despite all his railing to the contrary, are the original words spoken
of by Yeshua and faithfully recorded in Aramaic by Matthew and others.
=== Excerpts from The Gospel of the Ebionites
### Excerpts from The Gospel of the Ebionites
In the Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis (Epiphanius, Panarion 30.13.2-3),
we read:
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ And:
* you?"
* (Epiphanius, Panarion 30.22.4)
=== Clementine Homilees
### Clementine Homilees
Most scholars concur that the Clementine Homilees (and the Recognition's of
Clement) contain large Ebionite interpolated additions. Within this writing
@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ association and eating with meat eaters. All doctrines and principles
espoused by these Clementine works are received by the Essene Church of the
B'nai-Amen.
=== Ancient Writers on the Ebionites
### Ancient Writers on the Ebionites
* "Those who are called Ebionites agree that the world was made by
* God; but their opinions with respect to the Lord are similar to
@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ B'nai-Amen.
* they will make us Jews." (Jerome, CE 404, Letter 75 - Jerome to
* Augustin)
=== Conclusion
### Conclusion
The surviving literature of the ancient Ebionites contain many
accurate and true preservations of original B'nai-Amen Essenism. The
@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ the true role and teachings of Yeshua.
*Copyright © 1999-2016. The Nazarenes of Mount Carmel.*
=== References
### References
1. https://www.essene.com/recognitions/index.htm
2. https://www.essene.com/recognitions/book1.htm
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10. https://www.essene.com/recognitions/book9.htm
11. https://www.essene.com/Recognitions/Book10.htm
=== Links
### Links
* https://www.hope-of-israel.org/originalMatthew.html
* https://www.biblewise.com/bible_study/apocrypha/gospel-ebionites.php

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Parent: [[PeshittAEnglishTranslations]]
== Church Of The East Peshitta
## Church Of The East Peshitta
It's important to clearly distinguish (over simplified) between:
1. Church of the East PeshittA (Nestorian) This is the original

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== Clementine Homilees and Recognitions
## Clementine Homilees and Recognitions
* [[SyriacClementineRecognitionsAndHomilies]]
* [[EbioniteCanon]]
* [[BnaiAmenEbionites]]
=== JWO Videos
### JWO Videos
* [20220912@Gray Omits Any Mention of Clementine Homilies - Earliest Major Anti-Pauline Work of Ebion Ep 12@4WWTlY5OeHQ](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4WWTlY5OeHQ)
=== JWO Wiki
### JWO Wiki
* [[JesusWordsOnly]]
* * [[JWO_12_06_EvidenceofPeter_sTestimonyAgainstPaulinaTrial_0068]]

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Parent: [CodexSinaticusSyriac]
== Is Codex Hierosolymitanus (H.) a fraud? ##
## Is Codex Hierosolymitanus (H.) a fraud? ##
* Has it ever been dated?
* Has it ever been textually critiqued?

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Parent: [Home]
== Codex Sinaticus Greek is a Fraud
## Codex Sinaticus Greek is a Fraud
The Greek Codex Sinaiticus is clearly a fraud, and was used in a
relentless globalist campaign to rewrite Bibles worldwide, with the aim

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Parent: [[Home]]
== Commentaries
## Commentaries
Miscellaneous Commentaries of Bible verses, mainly New Testament.
These can be combined to create an OSIS commentary, that can be used to

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== Constantinian Church
## Constantinian Church
We are montheistic and anti-pagan.
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Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord (Mark 12:29).
=== Links
### Links
* [Constantine as the anti-Christ](https://messengers-of-messiah.org/newpdf/6manlawlessnessapostatechurch.pdf)
=== JWO Links
### JWO Links
* [JWO_12_01_TheEbioniteRecordsontheTrialofPaul_0063]
* [JWO_12_01_TheEbioniteRecordsontheTrialofPaul_0063]
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* [JWO_16_07_ProtestantsAgreeFor1400YearsNoOneHadTheCorrectSalvationFormula_0097]
* [JWO_20_01_HowTheCanonWasFormed_0112]
=== JWO Videos
### JWO Videos
* [20221021@Constantinian_Christians_Control_the_Narrative_to_Protect_Evil_Constantine._Ep_8_Constantine_Paul@RFWMQ-l3JGw](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RFWMQ-l3JGw)
* [20220917@Constantine Elevates Paul from Obscurity. A Marriage Made in Heaven or Hell Pt 1@FFEAMbNv9O8](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FFEAMbNv9O8)

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Parent: [[Home]]
== Did Marcion Write the "Pauline" Letters
## Did Marcion Write the "Pauline" Letters
=== Proxy baptism for the dead ( 1 Cor. 15:29 )
### Proxy baptism for the dead ( 1 Cor. 15:29 )
See 4.4 in [PaulineEpistlesDetering]:
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also have been practised among the (equally Gnostic) Cerinthians
(Epiph. Haer. 28.6.4).
=== JWO Web Site
### JWO Web Site
* [Recommended-Reading/marcionism](.../Recommended-Reading/marcionism.html)
* [JWO/marcionite-influence-on-rcc](.../JWO/marcionite-influence-on-rcc.html)
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* [topicindex/56-marcionism](.../topicindex/56-marcionism.html)
* [topicindex/683-marcionite-tampering-with-paul](.../topicindex/683-marcionite-tampering-with-paul.html)
=== JWO Videos
### JWO Videos
* 20220722 [Secret History of Post-Paul Church Pt 2 - 207 AD Tertullian Has to Fight Paul-Only Marcionites@ZlH 3lUQnt4](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZlH 3lUQnt4)
* 20220925 [Is the Virgin Birth Account the Corruption of Anti-Christian Marcion of our Text@7iOXawDJ6dQ](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7iOXawDJ6dQ)

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Parent: [[EbioniteChristianity]]
== Early Church "Fathers" on the Primacy of a Hebrew Dialect Matthew
## Early Church "Fathers" on the Primacy of a Hebrew Dialect Matthew
https://www.atour.com/forums/peshitta/573.html#3
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acknowledges that he wrote it with his hands in Hebrew... (Isho'dad
**Commentary on the Gospels)**
=== Other "church fathers"
### Other "church fathers"
Other "church fathers" have testified to the Semitic origin of at
least one of Paul's epistles. These "church fathers" claim that Paul's
@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ Jerome around 400 AD says:
[original-gospel-of-matthew-knol.html](.../Hebrew-Matthew/original-gospel-of-matthew-knol.html)
=== Links
### Links
* [original-gospel-of-matthew-knol.html](.../Hebrew-Matthew/original-gospel-of-matthew-knol.html)
* https://gnosis.study/library/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0/ENG/Epiphanius%20of%20Salamis%20-%20The%20Panarion,%20Book%20I%20(Sects%201-46).pdf
* https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/gospelebionites.html
=== JWO Videos
### JWO Videos
* [20220718@Habakkuk and Paul Series Ep 1 - Did Paul Know Ebionites Thought Habakkuk 2 4 Applied to Him@kjENiaJhfdw](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kjENiaJhfdw)
* [20220823@The Return of the Ebionites the Dead Sea Scrolls -2 featuring Peter s Testimony at Paul s Trial.@AUxveYgBYSo](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AUxveYgBYSo)

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It is written to be pleasing to the pagan reader, and at the same time,
describes to conflict bewteen Paul and the Ebionite Church.
=== Was the New Testament Really Written in Greek?
### Was the New Testament Really Written in Greek?
We ask [WastheNewTestamentReallyWritteninGreek] and clearly the answer is no,
so we use the Aramaic ChurchOfTheEastPeshitta
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there have been more early texts discovered in the last 150 years,
than in the previous 1800!
=== Church of the East Canon, without Paul
### Church of the East Canon, without Paul
If was hold that [PaulApostleOfTheHeretics], we should drop the "Pauline"
Writings:
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Is Hebrews Paul? We think not. Tertullian says Barnabas.
== What are the other Ebionite Writings?
## What are the other Ebionite Writings?
See [[RecentCanonAdditions]].
=== Preliminary Canon
### Preliminary Canon
(In order):
@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ that we can use different translations and base texts. There may be
more than one recommended translation, and we think one has to include
KJV1611 in the set as a cross-reference.
=== JWO Web Pages
### JWO Web Pages
* [Luke-is-a-Legitimate-Gospel-History](.../recommendedreading/465-luke-is-a-legitimate-gospel-history.html)
=== JWO Videos
### JWO Videos
* 20221118 [A Protestant Critique of 1546 Council of Trent as Invalid. Proves NT Unsettled as of Nicea Later.@](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZmOBBiBYgZE)
* 20221118 [Paul was Excluded from First Canon Never Accepted Until Purported Universal Decision in 1543@297DKDiZdAE](https://youtube.com/watch?v=297DKDiZdAE)

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importance to us a Christians in that we do not hold that one must be
a Christian (or Hebrew) by birth for fellowship.
== JWO Videos
## JWO Videos
* 20221119 [Early Church View of Law Prove Following Jesus not Paul@](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vXMTKglCiew)
* 20220718 [Habakkuk and Paul Series Ep 1 - Did Paul Know Ebionites Thought Habakkuk 2 4 Applied to Him@kjENiaJhfdw](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kjENiaJhfdw)
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* 20230611 [Peter s Letter to James James Reply Ebionite Writings@tFMmp9tYrFw](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tFMmp9tYrFw)
* 20221110 [Did_Apostles_turn_Anti_Paul_Believe_Joseph_was_Father_link_to_David_Who_were_the_Ebionites_Ep1@2AypJTAAMUw](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2AypJTAAMUw)
=== Links
### Links
* http://web.archive.org/web/20110812012016/http%3A/www.preteristarchive.com/Books/pdf/1842_boardman_church-of-james.pdf

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Parent: [[EbioniteCanon]]
== Gospel Of Philip
## Gospel Of Philip
The Coptic Gospel of Philip was one of the most important finds in the
NagHammadhi library.
# [[GospelOfPhilip1]]
* [[GospelOfPhilipCoptic]]
---

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Parent: [[GospelOfPhilip]]
## Coptic Gospel of Philip
The Coptic Gospel of Philip was one of the most important finds in the
NagHammadhi library.
### The Coptic Gospel of Philip, in a new translation by Paterson Brown ===
BA (Amherst), PhD (London).
* http://www.metalog.org/files/philip.html
* https://archive.org/download/Metagosp/Metagosp-linked.pdf
* https://archive.org/compress/Metagosp/formats=TEXT%20PDF&file=/Metagosp.zip
* http://web.archive.org/web/20050208003646/http://www.metalog.org/files/philip.html
* https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/3426288/metalogos-the-gospels-of-thomas-philip-truth
### See also
See also (*very* different):
Edition by Vladimir Antonov Translated into English by Anton Teplyy
and Mikhail Nikolenko
* https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Gospel-of-Philip.pdf
See also The Gospel of Philip, translated by Wesley W. Isenberg
from The Nag Hammadi Library
* http://realityroars.com/theology/writings/nh-library/nhl-gospel-of-philip.html
& http://realityroars.com/theology/toc-nag-hammadi-library.html
The parallels between the Gospel of Philip and the Gospels and Acts are drawn out
in a Commentary file GopC.tsv. It's interesting; although the citations of scripture
that it makes are often direct or explicit, the GoP is often coming at then from
a very fresj perspective.

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Parent: [[EbioniteCanon]]
== Gospel Of Thomas
## Gospel Of Thomas
From: https://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/thomas.html
Translations by: Thomas O. Lambdin (Coptic version) B.P Grenfell and
A.S. Hunt (Greek Fragments) Bentley Layton (Greek Fragments)
=== Commentary by: Craig Schenk
### Commentary by: Craig Schenk
The Gospel of Thomas is a collection of traditional Sayings (logoi) of
Jesus. It is attributed to Didymos Judas Thomas, the "Doubting Thomas"
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* [[GospelOfThomas1]]
* https://archive.org/download/Metagosp/Metagosp-linked.pdf
=== Gospel Of Thomas Parallels
### Gospel Of Thomas Parallels
We set as a criteria for inclusion into our Canon the synergy with the
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Parent: [[GospelOfThomas]]
== Gospel of Thomas
## Gospel of Thomas
\nhttps://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/thomas_one.tsv\n

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== Gospel of Thomas - Sacred-Texts.com
## Gospel of Thomas - Sacred-Texts.com
This is the translation from https://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/thomas.html

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Parent: [[Commentaries]]
== HealingCommentary
## HealingCommentary
Places in the NT where people are healed or demons cast out.

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Parent: [[JesusWordsOnly]]
== If A Later Prophet Diminishes A Prior Prophet, He Is A False Prophet
## If A Later Prophet Diminishes A Prior Prophet, He Is A False Prophet
The Bible commands us in (Deut. 4:2) to not “diminish” any of the
words of prior Prophets. Thus, this prohibits adding prophets who
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2. Ralph O. Muncaster, The Bible Prophecy Miracles: Investigation of the Evidence preceded Paul. To survive God’s tests, Paul must not only have true prophecy in God’s name of unlikely events, he must never seduce us not to follow a single command God gave previously. God commands us to be able to defend Paul’s inclusion in the Bible as much as any other writer.
=== Canon History: Additions to Scripture Have Not Been Scrutinized
### Canon History: Additions to Scripture Have Not Been Scrutinized
We often take for granted that every book in the New Testament has
been scrutinized by some responsible council or group to satisfy a
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what led to this above deficient explanation of how Scripture is
determined.
=== What the Lists Prove About Criteria for Canon
### What the Lists Prove About Criteria for Canon
The history of canon formation, detailed in Appendix B, demonstrates
clearly that no coherent criteria was ever being used to assess what
@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ than that they were to be read in church. Yet, is there any evidence
that the issue of the Biblical-test for inspiration was addressed ever
in the history of any Christian denomination?
=== No Scholarly Discussion Anywhere of Inspiration
### No Scholarly Discussion Anywhere of Inspiration
With the exception of Eusebius around 325 A.D. saying Jesus’ words on
the fall of the temple of Jerusalem prove Jesus was a Prophet, there
@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ epistles of John or Peter suggest new doctrines that would be lost if
they were eliminated as inspired canon. So the resistance has a
different explanation.
=== The Authority of the Twelve Apostles (Of Which Paul Is Not Numbered in the Bible).
### The Authority of the Twelve Apostles (Of Which Paul Is Not Numbered in the Bible).
Let me pause to note here the authority retained by the epistles of
John and Peter, and the bishop-fetters of James and Jude. First, Jesus
@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ the higher authority of inspired Scripture. In the case of these four
authors, I know of nothing they ever said that contradicts the words
of a validated prophet.
=== Paul Alone Must Be Tested by Deuteronomy’s Test for False Prophets.
### Paul Alone Must Be Tested by Deuteronomy’s Test for False Prophets.
Returning to the point at issue, what motivates the resistance to the
proposition of using Jesus’ Words Only (JWO) as the test of orthodoxy?
@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ is the essence of saving faith. If we lose Paul, then we lose the very
gospel that comforts us. We would then be forced to accept Jesus’ very
different and uncomfortable gospel.
=== Jesus’ Words Only Is A Valid New Testament Test for Canonicity
### Jesus’ Words Only Is A Valid New Testament Test for Canonicity
Some people respond to the JWO proposition by saying you cannot test
Paul by the standard for a true prophet in the ‘Old Testament. ’ It is
@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ end the analysis. You still have the possibility a true prophet turned
false, like Balaam (or like the old prophet in (1Kgs. 13:1-26)), using
the standards in (Deut. 4:2).
=== Our Core Duty Remains To Test Paul
### Our Core Duty Remains To Test Paul
The possibility that Paul is like Balaam brings us, of course, back to
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Parent: [[JesusWordsOnly]]
== Does Paul’s Long Acceptance in NT Prove God’s
## Does Paul’s Long Acceptance in NT Prove God’s

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Parent: [[JesusWordsOnly]]
== Hasn’t God Implicitly Approved Our NT List?
## Hasn’t God Implicitly Approved Our NT List?
Some raise an intriguing response to the entire notion of testing
Paul’s canonicity. If God intended for us to exclude Paul, why has it
@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ three prophetic works have been lost. God’s sovereignty did not
protect us as we assume it should. Humans have personal responsibility
to guard His word from loss.
=== What About the Dilemma Caused by the Ethiopian Christians’ Inclusion of the Book of Enoch?
### What About the Dilemma Caused by the Ethiopian Christians’ Inclusion of the Book of Enoch?
Furthermore, if we hold to the view that God’s failure to block Paul’s
inclusion in canon means God approves Paul, we have a dilemma posed by
@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ not prove God’s agreement with our list.
Thus, we cannot infer a long presence of Paul in canon makes it God s
choice rather than our own.
=== What About the Additions to the End of Mark’s Gospel?
### What About the Additions to the End of Mark’s Gospel?
It is now recognized among most evangelical Christians that the verses
after (Mark 16:8) were improperly added. The last page of the folio in
@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ support our errors to God. However, our Lord does not tolerate such a
lazy servant. Let’s get to work now and do the job that God commanded
us to do: test Paul.
=== Regardless, The Earliest Tradition Excluded Paul as Inspired Canon
### Regardless, The Earliest Tradition Excluded Paul as Inspired Canon
Furthermore, the actual history of canon fonnation suggests God did tell the early Church that Paul was uninspired. The Ebionites of 65 A.D. asserted Paul was an apostate because of his position on the Law of Moses. The Ebionites insisted Paul’s writings must be deemed heretical. Only the Hebrew version of Matthew’s Gospel should be canon. (No other NT writing yet existed in 65 A.D.) The evidence strongly suggests that Ebionites was a term used for the Apostolic Jerusalem Church under James. The word Ebionites is an Hebraism meaning The Poor. Paul twice refers to collecting funds for The Poor at Jerusalem. However, this link between The Poor at Jerusalem and the Ebionites was obscured in our New Testament by printing the poor in lowercase letters and not transliterating it to Hebrew as twelve apostles. In response, the early universal Christian church said Paul is not an inspired author. This is clearly

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Parent: [[JesusWordsOnly]]
== Must We Apply The Bible s Tests For a True Prophet to Paul?
## Must We Apply The Bible s Tests For a True Prophet to Paul?
![Picture #7](images/img_0007.png)
@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ words of Jesus who is both Prophet and Lord.
Before we examine this Deuteronomy test, let’s see what test is
commonly used instead.
=== Does Paul Get A Free Pass Because of His Fiery Spirit, Zeal, and Long Acceptance?
### Does Paul Get A Free Pass Because of His Fiery Spirit, Zeal, and Long Acceptance?
When it comes to the question why was the canon put together to
include Paul, Paulunists typically give unbiblical
@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ received, collected, read and used...?” in the name of the Lord ;
* The would-be prophet’s teachings at all subsequent times are 100% consistent with prior tested and tried Scripture, and do not negate any commands in such Scripture.
=== The Origin of McDowell s Test
### The Origin of McDowell s Test
Where did the Josh McDowell test come from? Such a criteria to assess
canon clearly first appears in a work called the Shepherd of
@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ nothing to justify any kind of inclusion in the NT canon. It passes
the Shepherd’ s test of prophetic. However, nothing from the word of
God endorses the inclusion of the Epistle to the Hebrews in our NT canon.
=== Did Paul Have A Predictive Prophecy in The Lord s Name Come True?
### Did Paul Have A Predictive Prophecy in The Lord s Name Come True?
This leads us back to our main point. Under Deuteronomy, if we examine
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== Paul Could Still Be A Balaam Who Initially Has True Prophecy
## Paul Could Still Be A Balaam Who Initially Has True Prophecy
To be a true prophet, Paul must prove also not to offer teachings that
negate what came before. (Deut. 4:2); (Deut. 13:1-5).

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== Balaam’s Star Prophecy of Messiah (1290 B. C.)
## Balaam’s Star Prophecy of Messiah (1290 B. C.)
Most Christian commentators acknowledge the false prophet Balaam did
originally give true Messianic prophecy in the Star Prophecy. (See
@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ eat meat sacrificed to idols and they could fornicate. (Num. 31:8, 16;
Rev. 2:14). (See also page 135 for detailed discussion.) Balaam
clearly became lost. (Rev. 2:14).
=== Why Do Paulunists Ignore Balaam’s Prophecy?
### Why Do Paulunists Ignore Balaam’s Prophecy?
Why would Paulunists not want to focus upon this amazing Messianic
prophecy in (Num. 24:17)? You rarely hear any discussion of it in
@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ governor of Judah... [and his] first action was to
rebuild... Jerusalem [including the temple].” (“Nehemiah,” The Jewish
Encyclopedia of Judaism (1989) at 520).
=== What year could the Magi deduce Messiah’s being cut-off?
### What year could the Magi deduce Messiah’s being cut-off?
The year 33 A.D. The Jewish calendar year is a lunarbased year. There
are only 360 days in the “year” of which Daniel is
@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Messiah’s being cut-off is 33 A.D. The Magi then could piece this
together with the Star Prophecy of Balaam to determine his approximate
time of birth.
=== How did the Magi know of the Star Prophecy?
### How did the Magi know of the Star Prophecy?
Again, the Magi no doubt were also trained by Daniel in the Messianic
Star Prophecy from (Num. 24:16-19). Daniel mentions his continued use
@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ and B.K. Waltke, eds.) (Chicago: Moody Press, 1992) (2 Vols.) at
(Gabalein, Ed.)(Grand Rapids) Vol. 7 at 112.
=== Balaam’s Star Prophecy of Messiah (1290 B.C).
### Balaam’s Star Prophecy of Messiah (1290 B.C).
Why would this Star Prophecy tell the Magi that a star’s rising would
mark the birth of the Messiah? After all, the word birth is not
@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ practitioners of Zoroastrianism, lived around 580 B.C. He founded the Magi.
"The Origin of Pagan Idolatry Ascertained from Historical Testimony and Circumstantial Evidence"
([London] F and C. Rivingtons, 1816) Vol. 2 at 92.
=== Must We Apply The Bible’s Tests For a True Prophet to Paul?
### Must We Apply The Bible’s Tests For a True Prophet to Paul?
The Magi of (Matt. 2:1) are thus following Balaam’s Star Prophecy and
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== Chapter 3 Conclusion
## Chapter 3 Conclusion
Balaam was a true prophet who was later convicted as a false prophet
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== Did Jesus Warn of False Prophets Who Would Negate the Law
## Did Jesus Warn of False Prophets Who Would Negate the Law
=== Introduction
### Introduction
Jesus was concerned about the “signs and wonders” prophets misleading
Christians. (Matt. 7:15-23), viz., v. 22; 24:11, 24.) Jesus warns of
@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ This Greek word anomia here means “negators of the Law (of Moses).” This is
If you agree on choosing this dictionary definition, then we can easily anticipate that Paul is not going to fare well. Paul’s doctrine that the Law of Moses was abolished by Jesus’ coming is well known. See chapter five.
=== Why Anomia Means Negator of Mosaic Law
### Why Anomia Means Negator of Mosaic Law
Jesus tells us we can identify the false prophets because they are workers of “anomia” (Matt. 7:23). What does this Greek word anomia mean?
@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ time-to-time. Iniquity never was the proper translation of
anomia. Only workers of negation of the Law (ofMoses) fits Jesus’
intended meaning.
=== Signs and Wonders
### Signs and Wonders
“Indeed the signs of the apostle were worked among you in all
patience, in signs and wonders, and in powers.”
Paul, (2Cor. l2:12) (talking about what proved his validity).
=== What If Anomia Did Mean Iniquity? Was Paul a Worker of Iniquity?
### What If Anomia Did Mean Iniquity? Was Paul a Worker of Iniquity?
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== 5 Did Paul Negate the Laws
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== Did Paul Negate the Laws Further Applicability?
## Did Paul Negate the Laws Further Applicability?
=== Applying the Consistency Test
### Applying the Consistency Test
No one ever seriously claims Paul made any qualifying
prophecy. Certainly nothing he predicted of a highly improbable nature
@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Word and Sacrament
![Picture #25](images/img_0025.png)
=== Did Paul Abrogate the Law for Everyone?
### Did Paul Abrogate the Law for Everyone?
In Colossians, we have a clearer idea of the “enmity” spoken about in
(Eph. 2:15). All the ordinances of God in the Law of Moses are
@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ and (Col. 2:14-17), Paul emphasizes how “one new man” emerges
barred Gentiles from sacred parts of the Temple has been spiritually
abolished. Id.
=== Did Jesus Say We are to Obey the Pharisees or Moses?
### Did Jesus Say We are to Obey the Pharisees or Moses?
“The Pharisees and sages sit on Moses’ seat. Therefore, all that he*
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== The Abolished Law Was A Ministry Of Death
## The Abolished Law Was A Ministry Of Death
Paul has a section of Second Corinthians that totally demeans the Ten
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== Romans Chapter Seven Says the Jews Are Released From the Law
## Romans Chapter Seven Says the Jews Are Released From the Law
Paul makes his views clear again in (Rom. 7:1) et seq. Paul says he is
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== The New Morality In Its Place
## The New Morality In Its Place
One of the proofs that Paul declared the Law abolished is how Paul
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![Picture #33](images/img_0033.png)
=== Does Paul Imply The Angels Lacked God’s Authority in Issuing the Law?
### Does Paul Imply The Angels Lacked God’s Authority in Issuing the Law?
(Moses) in the bush.” (See (Exod. 3:2).) But it is incorrect to say that Hebrew Scripture indicate the Law was given by angels. Such a view contradicts Exodus chapter 20, and specifically Ex. 25:16, 21-22. This passage says God Himself gave the Law.

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== Does Paul Imply The Angels Lacked God s Authority in Issuing the Law?
## Does Paul Imply The Angels Lacked God s Authority in Issuing the Law?
When you examine other letters of Paul, it is clear Paul means in
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== Jude Finds Paul s Ideas Heretical
## Jude Finds Paul s Ideas Heretical
Paul calls angels “weak and beggarly elements” (Gal. 4:8). He is
severely putting them down. Paul also implicitly slights the angels
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ is “railing at the glories.” He is railing at the angels. Jude’s
letter appears directed at Paul on this point. This is especially
evident when Jude describes the message of dangerous grace.
=== Jude’s Criticism of A Dangerous Pauline Grace Teaching
### Jude’s Criticism of A Dangerous Pauline Grace Teaching
Jude warned of wolves in sheep clothing who “have secretly slipped in
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== Jesus Himself Condemns Paul s Undermining of Moses ’ Inspiration
## Jesus Himself Condemns Paul s Undermining of Moses ’ Inspiration
If you accept Paul’s views, then you have undermined the very
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== Paul Contradicts Jesus Too
## Paul Contradicts Jesus Too
Jesus also emphasized the validity of the Law up through the passing
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== Martin Luther Defends Paul s Attribution of the Law to Angels and Its Abolished Nature
## Martin Luther Defends Paul s Attribution of the Law to Angels and Its Abolished Nature
If you believe I have stretched things, I am in good company in
concluding Paul taught: (1) the Law originated with the angels; (2)
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ If this is true, then why did Jesus teach to the contrary that whoever
taught the smallest commandment of the Law should no longer be
followed would be least in the kingdom of heaven? (Matt. 5:19).
=== Luther Was Sometimes On the Right Track In This Sermon
### Luther Was Sometimes On the Right Track In This Sermon
In fairness to Luther, at other times in the same sermon, Luther’s
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== What About Pro-Law Comments by Paul?
## What About Pro-Law Comments by Paul?
Messianic Christians hallow the Law today. They regard the Law of
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== How Acts 24:14 Unravels Paul's Authority
## How Acts 24:14 Unravels Paul's Authority
Finally, to prove Paul upheld the Law, Messianics cite to Luke’s
quoting Paul in a tribunal (Acts 24:14). Paul tells Felix that he
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Paul’s authority come from any more?
36. John Knox recently suggested Luke-Acts was written to bring Paul down and thereby counteract Marcion. (Knox, Marcion, supra, at 11439.) If so, then it was Paul’s own friend Luke who saw problems with Paul and presented them in a fair neutral manner. On their friendship, see 2Cor. 8:18; Col. 4:14; 2Tim. 4:11.
=== How Acts 24:14 Unravels Paul’s Authority
### How Acts 24:14 Unravels Paul’s Authority
Luke alone in Acts preserves the accounts of Paul’s vision of
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== Did God Ever Respond To Paul s Teachings on the Law s Abrogation?
## Did God Ever Respond To Paul s Teachings on the Law s Abrogation?
We already saw, Paul says that “Circumcision is nothing and
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== Chapter 5 Conclusion
## Chapter 5 Conclusion
Paul is blunt in (Eph. 2:15),
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== Paul Contradicts Jesus About Idol Meat
## Paul Contradicts Jesus About Idol Meat
=== Introduction
### Introduction
Jesus in (Rev. 2:6), 14 takes on those persons teaching the Ephesians
that it was acceptable to eat meat sacrificed to idols. Among them
@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ a fact He is responding to Paul.
Paul in Titus 1:15
=== Paul Permits Eating Meat Sacrificed To Idols
### Paul Permits Eating Meat Sacrificed To Idols
Paul clearly teaches three times that there is nothing wrong in itself
eating meat sacrificed to idols. ((Rom. 14:21); (1Cor. 8:4-13), and 1
@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ eating. Don’t let your conscience wrong. There are no excuses,
hairsplitting qualifications, situationalethics, or easy outs in
deciding whether to obey God. It is wrong and prohibited.
=== Paul Clearly Teaches It is Permissible to Eat Idol Meat
### Paul Clearly Teaches It is Permissible to Eat Idol Meat
Yet, Paul teaches it is pennissible to eat idol meat. This is
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== Paul's Antinomianism on Idol Meat Issue versus Jesus
## Paul's Antinomianism on Idol Meat Issue versus Jesus
What do we do then with such absolute commands as Jesus gave against
eating meat sacrificed to idols? Jesus clearly threatens spewing out
@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ God.... (ASV)
9. See text and footnote on page 121.
=== Conclusion
### Conclusion
John and Jesus are encouraging strictly following Jesus’
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== Chapter 6 Conclusion
## Chapter 6 Conclusion
In light of the foregoing blatant contradiction by Paul of Jesus, who
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== Why Does Jesus Mention Balaam in Revelation 2:14
## Why Does Jesus Mention Balaam in Revelation 2:14
=== How Jesus ’ Reference to Balaam Applies to Paul
### How Jesus’ Reference to Balaam Applies to Paul
If we dig a little deeper into the eating of idol-meat issue, we find
Jesus mentions Balaam in (Rev. 2:14). 1 Jesus says the source of this
@ -22,13 +22,21 @@ idols and commit fornication. (Rev. 2:14). Thus, with these additional
facts, let’s make a synopsis of the story of Balaam. Then we can see
whether anyone appears similar in the New Testament era.
* Balaam was a Prophet in the Hebrew Scriptures who was changed from an enemy to a friend by an angelic vision on a Road.
* Balaam was a Prophet in the Hebrew Scriptures who was changed from
an enemy to a friend by an angelic vision on a Road.
1. (Rev. 2:14:) “But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there some that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.” (ASV)
1. (Rev. 2:14:) “But I have a few things against thee, because thou
hast there some that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to
cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things
sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.” (ASV)
* Balaam, after properly serving the Lord for a time, changed back into being an enemy.
* Balaam, after properly serving the Lord for a time, changed back
into being an enemy.
* This inspired prophet is deemed to be an enemy of God because he taught it was permissible to eat meat sacrificed to idols and to commit fornication. This part of the story was omitted in Moses’ account. Jesus alone reveals this.
* This inspired prophet is deemed to be an enemy of God because he
taught it was permissible to eat meat sacrificed to idols and to
commit fornication. This part of the story was omitted in Moses’
account. Jesus alone reveals this.
Who else is a prophet of God who was changed from an enemy to a friend
by an angelic-type vision on a Road, but then later taught it was
@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ Jesus is telling us, at the very least, that Paul could turn and
apostasize after his Road to Damascus experience. Paul could be just
like Balaam who did so after his Road to Moab experience.
=== Is (Rev. 2:14) A Type of Parable?
### Is (Rev. 2:14) A Type of Parable?
Did Jesus mention the “teaching of Balaam” as a parable to identify
Paul? It appears (Rev. 2:14) is a type of parable. Jesus identifies
@ -69,7 +77,7 @@ to know there are symbolic meanings in His words.
Let’s next try to identify who was the Balaam-like figure in the New
Testament apostolic era by studying the life of the original Balaam.
=== Balaam Was Changed to A True Prophet By A Vision on A Road
### Balaam Was Changed to A True Prophet By A Vision on A Road
In the book of Numbers (written by Moses), Balaam begins as a
soothsayer intent on accepting money from Moab’s King Balak. He was
@ -123,7 +131,7 @@ of God Almighty. The last we see of Balaam in action, he is acting as
a good prophet. His words of blessings end up as part of standard
synagogue services to this very day, known as the Mah Tovu.
=== How Balaam Fell: His Idol Meat and Fornication Teaching
### How Balaam Fell: His Idol Meat and Fornication Teaching
Then something negative happens that Moses only cryptically
revealed. In (Num. 31:16), Moses writes: “Behold, these caused the
@ -159,7 +167,7 @@ the sacrifices to idols, and ate the idol meat. ((Num. 25:2),
“for they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods; and the
people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.”)
=== So Who is Balaam in the New Testament Era?
### So Who is Balaam in the New Testament Era?
The prophet Balaam was a person whose life mirrors apostle Paul’s life
to an extraordinary degree. Absent Jesus telling us that Balaam taught
@ -210,7 +218,7 @@ chosen to invoke a precise parallel to the story of Balaam. Thus, we
could never miss the point in (Rev. 2:14). We thereby could identify
the NT Balaam.
=== What Does It all Mean?
### What Does It all Mean?
Paulunists apparently sense a problem if Balaam’s story were ever told
in detail. They always identify Balaam as merely a false teacher or
@ -237,7 +245,8 @@ all the earmarks of the Balaam encounter:
* The experience would turn Paul around to be a true spokesperson of God for a time.
* Finally, Paul would fall like Balaam did by teaching it was permissible to eat meat sacrificed to idols.
* Finally, Paul would fall like Balaam did by teaching it was
permissible to eat meat sacrificed to idols.
Of course, to understand this, you have to have ears to hear. (Rev. 2:29.)
@ -255,7 +264,7 @@ receive it” (Matt. 11:14), Jesus is saying the teaching of Balaam that
deceives Christians is the teaching of Paul, “if you are willing to
receive it.”
=== What About Permission to Commit Fornication?
### What About Permission to Commit Fornication?
Jesus in (Rev. 2:14) says the Balaam of the apostolic era also taught
Christians that it is permissible “to commit fornication.”
@ -365,7 +374,7 @@ Regardless, what remains the problem is that under either text
tradition, Paul permits the very act of fornication/adultery that
Jesus prohibits.
=== What About Paul s Anti-Fornication Statements?
### What About Paul s Anti-Fornication Statements?
If we ignore the prior example, could Paul ever possibly be faulted
for permitting fornication? Didn’t Paul oppose fornication, as he says
@ -420,7 +429,7 @@ Thess. 4:3, 8 at first appears strongly against fornication,
Paulunists interpret it so it does not apply to anything but to a very
specific consanguinity issue or not to a Christian at all.
=== What About Paul’s Anti-Fornication Statements?
### What About Paul’s Anti-Fornication Statements?
However, this view is unsatisfactory because clearly Paul’s warning in
(Gal. 5:19) is intended for Christians. The Book of Galatians is
@ -504,7 +513,7 @@ practices fornication. And when I combine MacArthur’s distinction with
Dillow’s views, I can say Paul never threatens at all a Christian who
occasionally commits fornication.
=== Paul Is Boldly Claimed To Teach Fornication Is Permissible
### Paul Is Boldly Claimed To Teach Fornication Is Permissible
Now that we see how Paulunists dismiss the threats in (Gal. 5:19-21),
it should come as no surprise that mainstream Christians declare Paul
@ -591,7 +600,7 @@ fornication will outweigh the costs.
That is why Paul is still the leading candidate to be the Balaam
figure of the New Testament era mentioned in (Rev. 2:14).
# Paul’s Doctrine of Grace Means Fornication is Permissible
### Paul’s Doctrine of Grace Means Fornication is Permissible
Other Paulunists defend that Paul teaches fornication is permissible
with no significant penalty for a Christian on another ground. This is
@ -628,7 +637,7 @@ fornication with no serious consequence or penalties. This second
proof reconfirms that (Rev. 2:14) is Jesus’ direct identification of
Paul as the one bringing the “teaching of Balaam.”
=== The Sexually Immoral Man in 1Cor. 5 Was Never Lost
### The Sexually Immoral Man in 1Cor. 5 Was Never Lost
As the third and final proof that Paul says fornication is
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== Some have regarded (1Cor. 5:5) as the strongest verse in the Bible for once saved, always saved and I would not disagree.
## Some have regarded (1Cor. 5:5) as the strongest verse in the Bible for once saved, always saved and I would not disagree.
Many commentators try to avoid what Dillow so gladly affirms. They
argue Paul did not mean the person should be killed. However, the
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ supposedly saying a Christian can commit even incest with his
step-mother and be saved all the while. Thus, of course, the same must
be true of “consistently unrepentant fornicating Christians.”
=== Recap: How Mainstream Christianity Proves Paul Teaches A Christian May Fornicate
### Recap: How Mainstream Christianity Proves Paul Teaches A Christian May Fornicate
Accordingly, mainstream Christianity offers several proofs that Paul
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== Why Paul Must Be The Figure Who Permitted Fornication
## Why Paul Must Be The Figure Who Permitted Fornication
Consequently, Paul pennitted an act of adultery that Jesus
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== Recapitulation of The Meaning of (Rev. 2:14)
## Recapitulation of The Meaning of (Rev. 2:14)
To repeat, (Rev. 2:14) states:
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if one performs fornication a thousand times a day, the young Luther
says
=== Conclusion
### Conclusion
Paul’s grace teaching means we remain saved. Luther’s youthful view is
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== Conclusion
## Conclusion
When the early church leader Irenaeus in 180 A.D. defended Paul’s
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== Does Jesus Share Salvation Doctrine with Paul
## Does Jesus Share Salvation Doctrine with Paul
=== Introduction
### Introduction
Did Jesus and Paul have any doctrine in common on salvation? Some cite Luke 7:47 and others John 3:16. The Lucan passage is infrequently cited as compared to John 3:16. Luke’s passage is viewed as potentially being consistent with Paul while John’s passage is widely thought to be the same as Paul’s gospel message. However, on close scrutiny, even these two passages of Jesus are indeed in conflict with Paul’s salvation theology. Let’s see why.
=== Luke 7:47
### Luke 7:47
Jesus encountered a woman who loved Him much, washing His feet with her tears. Jesus declares her sins forgiven. He tells us why in ways that when Paulunists look closely at the passage, they cringe. Can Jesus forgive someone because they love much, and not on faith alone? Nevertheless, we read in Luke 7:47:
@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ What About John’s Gospel?
If we look at the context of John’s very different recollections than those in the Synoptics, we will see the Apostle John had the same secondary objective as the Synoptics: to address the question of Paul.
=== What About Faith in John s Gospel?
### What About Faith in John s Gospel?
Luther once said that the “science of theology is nothing else but Grammar exercised on the words of the Holy
@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ In other words, John was remembering all the times Jesus used the word pistis or
Thus, John must have asked the Holy Spirit to call to his mind every instance Jesus mentioned faith as somehow causally related to salvation. This way we could examine Paul’s teaching in this regard. This produced a Gospel with a very different set of recollections which were not as important to the original Gospel writers.
=== How John’s Gospel Addresses the Issue of Faith and Salvation
### How John’s Gospel Addresses the Issue of Faith and Salvation
So how does John answer the key question whether a one-time faith or a
one-time confession saves as Paul teaches in (Rom. 10:9)? Does John
@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ way. What does this imply?
A short synopsis follows which summarizes the discussion in Appendix A. Greek grammar makes John’s point unmistakable.
=== Synopsis of Appendix A on the Greek Present Active
### Synopsis of Appendix A on the Greek Present Active
First, unlike English, Greek has a specific verb tense for a one-time
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== Luther Could Not Come Up With A Gloss To Solve the Parable of the Sower
## Luther Could Not Come Up With A Gloss To Solve the Parable of the Sower
In fact, no one has ever properly explained how Jesus’ Parable of the
Sower can even remotely line up consistent with Paul. Luther’s effort
@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ It is as Isaiah prophesied: “the wisdom of their wise men shall
perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.”
((Isa. 29:14).)
=== Comparing the Parable of the Sower to John’s Gospel
### Comparing the Parable of the Sower to John’s Gospel
Finally, now we can make a comparison between the Parable of the Sower
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== Does Jesus Share Salvation Doctrine with Paul?
## Does Jesus Share Salvation Doctrine with Paul?
=== Conclusion
### Conclusion
The Parable of the Sower is an amazing nugget of Jesus’ doctrine. For
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== Is Jesus' Salvation Doctrine in Revelation A Rebuttal to Paul
## Is Jesus' Salvation Doctrine in Revelation A Rebuttal to Paul
=== Revelation Is A Post-Pauline Writing of an Apostle
### Revelation Is A Post-Pauline Writing of an Apostle
Key features of the Book of Revelation are that:
@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ according to the law . 3
There is never any assurance given in Revelation that without works you are seen as perfect based upon a one-time belief in Jesus. There is never any suggestion in Revelation that works are not your personal responsibility and now you can lean back and relax and expect God to perform in you or attribute to you based on faith. Let’s review what Jesus tells us about salvation and test whether Paul lines up with Jesus’ words.
=== Faith and Works in Revelation
### Faith and Works in Revelation
Jesus in Revelation aims a dagger right at Paul’s teaching on faith and works. Jesus is going to strike hard again and again. In Revelation, salvation is under constant threat for members of seven churches. Jesus gives several warnings on how to overcome, and how not to be blotted out from the book of life. In the salvation message in Revelation dating to 90 A.D., grace is never mentioned although it was Paul’s banner slogan from 45-62 A.D. Faith in the sense of a mental assent is likewise ignored. Jesus does so despite faith being the lynch-pin of the salvation doctrine from Paul 25-45 years earlier. (Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 10:9; Rom. 4:4). Rather, in Jesus’ Book of Revelation, faithfulness is promised the crown of life: “Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a
@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ No one wants to see this. Almost everyone prefers thinking that “incomplete wo
To understand the works that Jesus is referring to in (Rev. 3:1-3) that one must complete, we need to look at one more parable of Jesus. It is a parable often overlooked and ignored but focuses on works of charity. As you read this, ask yourself are such works optional for salvation as Jesus tells the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats.
=== The Parable of the Sheep and The Goats Proves Faith Alone Does Not Save
### The Parable of the Sheep and The Goats Proves Faith Alone Does Not Save
Jesus tells a parable known as the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. ((Matt. 25:30-46).) Jesus says that one group who calls Him Lord serves Jesus’ brothers in need with food and clothing. This group goes to heaven. Another group who calls Him Lord but who fails to do likewise are sent to hell.

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== Comparison of the Parable of the Sheep
## Comparison of the Parable of the Sheep

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== Comparison of the Parable of the Sheep
## Comparison of the Parable of the Sheep

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== Goats to James Chapter 2
## Goats to James Chapter 2
The fact that (Matt. 25:30-46) appears similar to James chapter two is
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== Why Is Charity So Central in God s Word?
## Why Is Charity So Central in God s Word?
Why would charity toward others be so crucial to salvation, as Jesus
says? We could do an entire Bible study on this. It appears that
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ special blessings to those who give charity to the poor.
Thus, there is no end of verses that elevate charity above almost every other command except to Love the Lord thy God with your whole mind, heart and soul.
=== Jesus Says Charity Is An Essential Break From Your Life of Sin
### Jesus Says Charity Is An Essential Break From Your Life of Sin
As already noted, charity in Daniel was also linked to the end of
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== Paulunist Interpretation of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats
## Paulunist Interpretation of the Parable of the Sheep and Goats
Most of the time, Paulunist congregations ignore this parable. One
Christian expresses my own experience, and perhaps your own:

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== The Meaning of the Parable of the Sheep &
## The Meaning of the Parable of the Sheep &

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== The Meaning of the Parable of the Sheep
## The Meaning of the Parable of the Sheep

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== The Goats
## The Goats
We see in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats, Jesus clearly
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== The Salvation
## The Salvation
Message of Revelation Is Straight From the Parable of the SowerNext,
Jesus in Revelation once more states His core salvation
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ arrival when you let Jesus teach you in the Parable of the Sower. As a
result, when this completely anti-Pauline message in the Parable of
the Sower appears again in the Book of Revelation, Jesus’ purpose is evident.
=== What About Grace?
### What About Grace?
This is doubly-evident because Jesus at the same time in Revelation
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== Conclusion
## Conclusion
Thus, it is evident in Revelation, Jesus wants us to forget about
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== Jesus' Words Only or Was Paul the Apostle Jesus Condemns in (Rev. 2:2)
## Jesus' Words Only or Was Paul the Apostle Jesus Condemns in (Rev. 2:2)
=== Douglas Del Tonto
### Douglas Del Tonto
If A Later Prophet Diminishes A Prior Prophet, He Is A False Prophet

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== Did Jesus Applaud the Ephesians for Exposing Paul as a False Apostle
## Did Jesus Applaud the Ephesians for Exposing Paul as a False Apostle
=== Is There A Thirteenth Apostle?
### Is There A Thirteenth Apostle?
It is hard to imagine that Paul’s thirteen letters never came to the attention of any of the twelve apostles. One would expect to find some testing by the apostles of Paul’s claims to be an apostle.
@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Thus, in Luke’s account, Paul no longer went to the budding church at Ephesus
Hence, Paul alludes to an affliction in Proconsular Asia—in which Ephesus was the leading city—which felt like an experience of a death-sentence. The fact Paul was not killed is proof he is speaking figuratively. A church heresy verdict in Asia would perfectly fit Paul’s meaning. If Paul were the one Jesus has in mind in (Rev. 2:2) (i.e., someone tried as a false claimant to being an apostle), such a verdict would be like a sentence of death. It would be a crushing blow to Paul’s evangelism.
=== Evidence of the Actual Verdict At Ephesus in The Writings ofTertullian in 207 A.D.
### Evidence of the Actual Verdict At Ephesus in The Writings ofTertullian in 207 A.D.
It appears in 207 A.D. that Tertullian in a work entitled Against Marcion memorializes the actual verdict 11 period universally rejected almost all uniquely Pauline doctrines. Instead, in that period, almost all doctrine belonged to

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== Tertullian s Points About Paul
## Tertullian s Points About Paul
What Tertullian wrote about Paul’s validity has all the earmarks of
what one would expect would be a judicial decision at Ephesus
@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ was decreed at Ephesus. Jesus commended the verdict in (Rev. 2:2). It
stood solid until the 1520s when Luther began proclaiming once again,
like Marcion, the gospel of Paul.
=== Why Is Paul Then In the Post-Apostolic Canon Lists?
### Why Is Paul Then In the Post-Apostolic Canon Lists?
As noted above, Tertullian’s view of Paul in 207 A.D. was that he was
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== Luke Even Tells Us What Were The Charges of Heresy Against Paul
## Luke Even Tells Us What Were The Charges of Heresy Against Paul
Returning to the specifics of the trial at Ephesus, Luke gives us
another important tid-bit. From this morsel, we can deduce what was
@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Asian Jews in Acts 21:28. The fact we know Paul taught both things
charged by the “Asian Jews” heightens the probability he was convicted
at Ephesus of such charges. Let’s review the case.
=== Could A Law Eternal for AH Generations Be Abrogated in 33 A.D.?
### Could A Law Eternal for AH Generations Be Abrogated in 33 A.D.?
To prove the likelihood that Paul could be found guilty at Ephesus,
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== Chapter 10 Conclusion
## Chapter 10 Conclusion
None in Acts. None in John’s letters. Never in Paul’s letters. None
certainly in Revelation. Not in any apostles’ letter. Nor even in the
@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ connotation we give the word scripture
![Picture #55](images/img_0055.png)
=== Did Jesus Applaud the Ephesians for Exposing Paul as a False Apostle?
### Did Jesus Applaud the Ephesians for Exposing Paul as a False Apostle?
First, Bonhoeffer concludes that Jesus has every intention that the
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== Was James Writing His Epistle For A Trial of Paul
## Was James Writing His Epistle For A Trial of Paul
=== Introduction
### Introduction
Scholars now recognize the Epistle of James was intended for a
specific purpose: a trial. The epistle begins by explaining seating
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ questions some have had about this illustration in a worship
setting. Why would Christians coming to worship need to be told where
to stand or sit?...
=== Why would some stand and others be seated?
### Why would some stand and others be seated?
In Ward’s judicial setting, procedures of standing or sitting might
well be unfamiliar to the participants, and clothing might be a factor
@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ recorded in Acts 19:9. It fits the place where Paul put
2. Stulac cites R.B. Ward, “Partiality in the Assembly: (Jas. 2:2-4),” Harvard Theological Review etseq.) James’ Epistle appears to have been written for a trial of Paul. It appears it was for the trial at Ephesus which Jesus alludes to in (Rev. 2:2).
=== James Is the Head Bishop of the Church
### James Is the Head Bishop of the Church
Why would James be giving an evaluation of Paul’s teachings for
purpose of a trial? Because James was the head of the church at that time.
@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Ephesus for a trial. As head bishop, he was the one to guide them on
how to evaluate Paul’s doctrines. James was the voice of what was
orthodox in the church at that time.
=== Luther s Admission of James ’ Direct Conflict with Paul
### Luther s Admission of James ’ Direct Conflict with Paul
The primary proof that the Epistle of James is directed at Paul is the
clarity of the contradiction over faith and works. On this point, the
@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ whether salvation can be by a faith that lacks works. James’ points
are so obviously aimed at Paul that it bespeaks this Epistle served as
a road map in a trial against Paul.
=== James on Faith and Works
### James on Faith and Works
Paul teaches that one can be justified by faith without
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== Justification in Abraham s Life: James and Paul at Odds
## Justification in Abraham s Life: James and Paul at Odds
In Young’s, (Gen. 15:6) reads:
“And he believed \emn\ in the Lord; and
@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ righteous.
14. Victor P. Hamilton’s background is formidable. He is Professor of Bible and Theology at Asbury College. He has a B.A. from Houghton College 1963, a B.D. from Asbury Theological Seminary 1966; a Th.M. Asbury Theological Seminary 1967, an M.A., Brandeis University 1969; and a Ph.D. Brandeis University 1971. Hamilton’s commentary is based on his complete translation of Genesis itself.
=== The Misleading Septuagint Greek Translation of 247 B.C.
### The Misleading Septuagint Greek Translation of 247 B.C.
In 247 B.C., the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek, and is known
as the Septuagint. Jewish scholars acknowledge “the Septuagint was
@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ of (Gen. 15:6), omitting the it as the object of counted, and changing
the subject of counted from he to it. Paul got sucked into these
ambiguities, like a vortex.
=== Post-Septuagint Commentaries within Judaism
### Post-Septuagint Commentaries within Judaism
Because of the Septuagint flaws, commentators within Judaism
post-dating the Septuagint understood God was imputing a righteousness
@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=18&letter=M (last accessed 5-30
17.SimonJ. Gathercole. Where Is Boasting: Early Jewish Soteriology and Pauls Response in (Rom. 1-5). (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2002) at 51.
=== What the Bible Teaches About Abraham’s Status At This Point
### What the Bible Teaches About Abraham’s Status At This Point
The Hebrew Bible does not depict Abraham as an unjustified sinner
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== James Likewise Sees Paul s Error on Abraham s Justification
## James Likewise Sees Paul s Error on Abraham s Justification
James, in his exposition of the very same verse, (Gen. 15:6), still
has the traditional interpretation of the Greek Septuagint in
@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ faith alone. Accordingly, James concludes that “man is justified by
works and not by faith alone” [/.£., a faith that is
alone]. ((Jas. 2:24).) 24
=== James on Paul’s Idea of Faith Alone
### James on Paul’s Idea of Faith Alone
Just as Paul’s misreading of (Gen. 15:6) led to a faith alone
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== What About Justification By Works in the Hebrew Scriptures?
## What About Justification By Works in the Hebrew Scriptures?
How far off is James from the Bible itself? The Bible taught long
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== What About Justification By Faith in the Hebrew Scriptures?
## What About Justification By Faith in the Hebrew Scriptures?
Paul quotes the same Psalm 32 which I quote above. (See page 266.)
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== James Used ‘Faith ’ in the Sense Genesis Used the Word
## James Used ‘Faith ’ in the Sense Genesis Used the Word
In fact, in the Hebrew Scriptures that describe Abraham’s alleged
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== James ’ Reproof that Faith Without Endurance Saves (Jas. 1:12)
## James ’ Reproof that Faith Without Endurance Saves (Jas. 1:12)
Paul is read by almost everyone today as saying that one is saved even
if they do not endure in faith. Paul in (Rom. 10:11) says that anyone
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Paul mentions in Galatians 2:9. In Acts chapter 21, James still does
not know Paul’s doctrine on the Law. James asks and receives Paul’s
implicit reassurances that Paul is not teaching the Law’s abrogation.
=== (Hab. 2:4:) What Does It Really Say?
### (Hab. 2:4:) What Does It Really Say?
How did Paul establish the contrary view to James? Besides his
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== James Ridicules A Faith Based on Mere Mental Assent
## James Ridicules A Faith Based on Mere Mental Assent
Paul in (Rom. 10:9) says that part of saving faith is “believing in
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== James Critique of Paul s Idea That The Law Arouses Sin
## James Critique of Paul s Idea That The Law Arouses Sin
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== (Jas. 3:17:) Is It a Response to Being the Victim of Paul s Hypocrisy?
## (Jas. 3:17:) Is It a Response to Being the Victim of Paul s Hypocrisy?
The word hypocrite in Greek means an actor. It is someone who pretends
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== (Jas. 3:17) on Variances (Inconsistencies)
## (Jas. 3:17) on Variances (Inconsistencies)
In the balance of James chapter 3, you can sense James is still
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== James Faults Overbearing Rebukes
## James Faults Overbearing Rebukes
Again, James in (Jas. 3:17) notes other problems with Paul which are
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== Are James s Remarks on Boasting Aimed for Paul?
## Are James s Remarks on Boasting Aimed for Paul?
The Epistle of James shows another earmark that it was used as Exhibit
A in a trial of Paul. James writes:
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ your own exploits and background rather than God’s accomplishments is
likely James’ meaning. The latter is appropriate “boasting in the
Lord” ((Jer. 9:23-24).) Thus, you can boast of God’s accomplishments, not your own.
=== Are James’s Remarks on Boasting Aimed for Paul?
### Are James’s Remarks on Boasting Aimed for Paul?
Paul in numerous places boasts, but the most blatant is in Second
Corinthians. The KJV translation makes it difficult for you to
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ self-control a serious error:
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
(Jas. 4:16).
=== Was James Writing His Epistle For A Trial of Paul?
### Was James Writing His Epistle For A Trial of Paul?
If any man among you seems to be religious, and does not bridle
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== The Ebionite Records on the Trial of Paul
## The Ebionite Records on the Trial of Paul
=== Historical Evidence for The Trial Spoken Of In (Rev. 2:2)
### Historical Evidence for The Trial Spoken Of In (Rev. 2:2)
Apart from what we reviewed so far from the Bible, are there any
historical records of a trial of Paul? Yes, indeed there are.
@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ status at Rome.) Thus, the validity of the lineage of the Roman church
depended crucially upon Paul. If Paul were discredited, it would
discredit the Roman Catholic church virtually from inception.
=== Why No Other Ebionite Writings Survived
### Why No Other Ebionite Writings Survived
We do not know the Ebionites’ true views because we cannot find the
Ebionite works preserved in any library anywhere. Imperial Rome
@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Thus, it is not fair to judge the Ebionites solely from their enemies’
writings. What Eusebius says needs to be taken with a grain of salt,
particularly when bias can so easily enter and distort the analysis.
=== A Fortuitous Discovery of Ebionite Writings?
### A Fortuitous Discovery of Ebionite Writings?
Or is that all that we now have from the Ebionites? Did the world
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== Do The Dead Sea Scrolls Depict A Trial of Paul?
## Do The Dead Sea Scrolls Depict A Trial of Paul?
What is highly intriguing is a further theory of Professor Eisenman
about Paul. He claims the Poor's writings in the DSS speak of a trial
@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ re-evaluation.
Athenaeum (No. 4335) (Nov. 26, 1910) at 657-59; The Expositor Vol. 2
(1911) at 499-517.
=== Do The Dead Sea Scrolls Depict A Trial of Paul?
### Do The Dead Sea Scrolls Depict A Trial of Paul?
Margoliouth’s opinion was given long before the DSS discovery at
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== The Reliability of The Ebionites Despite the One-Sided Charges Against Them
## The Reliability of The Ebionites Despite the One-Sided Charges Against Them
Nevertheless, even if the Ebionites did not believe in the virgin
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== The Ebionite Charge Against Paul
## The Ebionite Charge Against Paul
Early church historians preserved the Ebionite charge against Paul
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== How Plausible Is The Ebionite Charge Against Paul?
## How Plausible Is The Ebionite Charge Against Paul?
There is independent evidence to corroborate the Ebionite charge that
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== Evidence of Peter’s Testimony Against Paul in a Trial
## Evidence of Peter’s Testimony Against Paul in a Trial
Additional evidence of a trial of Paul comes from a sermon collection
called the Clementine Homilies from 200 A.D. Scholars believe it
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fragment was certainly talking about Paul. This can be validated by
comparing what Peter says to how Paul responds in statements we find
in Acts chapters 22 and 26.
=== Homily 17 and the Trial of Paul
### Homily 17 and the Trial of Paul
In this section of the Clementine Homilies, Peter asks Simon Magus
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== How Acts Mirrors the Clementine Homilies
## How Acts Mirrors the Clementine Homilies
Point One: Jesus Only Words Are Negative in Acts Chapter 22
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ later from a person named Ananias. They do not come from Jesus at all,
just as Peter says in this Clementine Homily. Jesus’ only words are
negative toward Paul, as we discuss in detail below.
=== Point Two: Paul Lost A Trial Before Jewish Christians.
### Point Two: Paul Lost A Trial Before Jewish Christians.
Consider next that Paul mentions in 2 Timothy chapter 4 having had to
give a “first” defense of himself from other Christians and no one
@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ and was then forsaken by all those in that region. Yet, then how are
we to understand his words “escaped the lion”? Was it by making up the
Acts chapter 26 vision account on the spot?
=== Point Three: The Lion represents Jewish Christians
### Point Three: The Lion represents Jewish Christians
To understand how Paul “escaped” at this trial among Christians,
although he lost, we must identify the lion in (2Tim. 2:17). Paul most
@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ reason to regard those letters as illegitimate, and this encounter as
a highly improbable myth. Second, Jerome does not say Nero’s nickname
was lion, just that the label might fit him and be Paul’s intention.
=== Point Four: Escaping With Some Legitimacy In Tact is Paul’s Meaning
### Point Four: Escaping With Some Legitimacy In Tact is Paul’s Meaning
How can Paul escape yet lose all support? Peter’s attack in the
Ebionite account of a trial versus Paul goes to Paul’s legitimacy. If
@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ vision account ever took place. Let’s next compare these two accounts
to understand how Paul changed his accounts to save his legitimacy at
a trial, but lost it for us when we critically compare the two versions.
=== Point Five: The Vision Account in Acts 26 Solves The Problem Posed By The Vision Account in Acts 22
### Point Five: The Vision Account in Acts 26 Solves The Problem Posed By The Vision Account in Acts 22
First, in Acts 22:10 Paul reports that at the time of the “vision” he
is criticized by Jesus and merely told to go into Damascus. There is
@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ accounts fell short of calling Paul an apostle. Paul lost the trial on
that score. (Rev. 2:2.) Yet, in Paul’s mind he won because he was not
totally de-legitimized.
=== Point Six: Don’t The Vision Accounts of Acts 22 and 26 Conflict?
### Point Six: Don’t The Vision Accounts of Acts 22 and 26 Conflict?
In reflection on Paul’s various vision accounts, ask yourself this:
how plausible is it that the version in Acts chapter 26 just happens
@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ Damascus, making a liar out of Jesus in the Acts chapter 22
account. There Jesus said it would be given at Damascus. If you love
the Lord Jesus more than Paul, the two stories are irreconcilable.
=== Point Seven: Why Make A Contradictory Account of the Vision Experience?
### Point Seven: Why Make A Contradictory Account of the Vision Experience?
This change between Acts chapter 22 and chapter 26 is what explains
how Paul in his “first defense” was able to “escape the mouth of the
@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ the Christ-vision on the spot. Paul was satisfied that in doing so he
“escaped the mouth of the lion” even though he effectively lost and
“all in...Asia abandoned me.”
=== Paul’s Contradictory Vision Accounts Permit Skepticism About Paul
### Paul’s Contradictory Vision Accounts Permit Skepticism About Paul
Of course, this all depends on you having a certain skepticism about
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== The Validity of the Charges of Peter in Homily 17
## The Validity of the Charges of Peter in Homily 17
Even if the Peter charges in Homily 1 7 never took place at a real
trial, it turns out that it still makes two arguments that are
@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ valid. This is interesting because it means in 200 A.D., people had
already seen flaws in Paul’s alleged appointment. It is not something
first seen millennia later by me.
=== Peter’s Charge That Paul Rejected the Apostles’ Teachings
### Peter’s Charge That Paul Rejected the Apostles’ Teachings
An important point leaps off the page of the Peter confrontation with
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== Did Paul Admit He Rejected the Teachings of Peter?
## Did Paul Admit He Rejected the Teachings of Peter?
In Paul, we see hostility toward the twelve apostles in many ways. The
twelve “imparted nothing to me,” says Paul. (Gal. 2:6.)
@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ their host by either asking about foods presented or by refusing foods
Gentiles offered. This is all that Peter was doing: being polite as
well as conscientious.
=== Peter’s Question Why Jesus Would Use Paul Aside from Apostles
### Peter’s Question Why Jesus Would Use Paul Aside from Apostles
Finally, Peter in the Clementine Homilies speech (previously quoted)
asks his antagonist (Paul) a blunt question that remains valid even if
@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ receive.’ Acts 20:35.
![Picture #67](images/img_0067.png)
=== The Ebionite Records on the Trial of Paul
### The Ebionite Records on the Trial of Paul
A modern Christian scholar, Hans van Campenhausen, agrees this
deficiency in Paul’s writings is a striking and glaring problem:

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== Did John's Epistles Identify Paul As A False Prophet
## Did John's Epistles Identify Paul As A False Prophet
=== Introduction
### Introduction
John’s First and Second Epistle talk in words reminiscent of
(Rev. 2:2). John speaks in his first epistle about testing those who
@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ even if they “claim to have the Spirit” of God:
As hard as it may be to believe, each of these four points in First
and Second John apply to Paul.
=== Did Paul Refuse to Listen to the Apostles?
### Did Paul Refuse to Listen to the Apostles?
First, Paul did not listen to the twelve apostles. Paul rails in
(Gal. 2:1-9) at the three “so-called” apostolic pillars of the
@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ from the twelve as someone who does not “know God.” The fact Paul
would not listen to the twelve (and was proud of it) allows us to
realize Paul is one who “tells lies,” if we accept John’s direction.
=== Paul’s Admission of Parting Ways With the Apostles
### Paul’s Admission of Parting Ways With the Apostles
Paul also fits (1John 2:19) because he left their group. Paul admits
this. However, Paul claims it was because the twelve apostles decided
@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ it means the twelve apostles were willing to violate the Holy Spirit’s
guidance to the twelve that Peter was the Apostle to the Gentiles, as
is clearly stated in (Acts 15:7).
=== God Already Appointed Peter the Apostle to the Gentiles
### God Already Appointed Peter the Apostle to the Gentiles
The Holy Spirit had already showed the twelve that Peter (not Paul)
was the Apostle to the Gentiles. At the Jerusalem Council, with Paul
@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ Marcion’s view, we hear the clear echo of Paul. Marcion taught Jesus
“was not what he appeared to be...[saying He was] flesh and yet not
flesh, man and not yet man....” (Tertullian, On Marcion, 3.8.)
=== John s Epistles Are Aimed At A False Teacher Once at Ephesus
### John s Epistles Are Aimed At A False Teacher Once at Ephesus
The likelihood that John’s epistles are veiled ways of talking about
Paul gets stronger when we look at other characteristics of the
@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ Thus, John’s letters appear to reveal even more clearly who was being
spoken about in (Rev. 2:2). John’s true friends (i.e., Papias) had the
same negative outlook on Paulinism at that time.
=== Chapter 13 Conclusion
### Chapter 13 Conclusion
Accordingly, when John’s epistles tell us the four characteristics of
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== Who is the Benjamite Wolf in Prophecy
## Who is the Benjamite Wolf in Prophecy
=== Jesus ’ Words on the Ravening Wolf
### Jesus ’ Words on the Ravening Wolf
Jesus several times mentions a wolf or wolves. He says the false
prophets will be wolves dressed like sheep. This means they will claim
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ about elsewhere in Scripture? Yes, in fact there is a prophecy in the
book of Genesis that the tribe of Benjamin would later produce just
such a “ravening wolf.”
=== Genesis Prophecies of Messiah and His Enemy from the Tribe of Benjamin
### Genesis Prophecies of Messiah and His Enemy from the Tribe of Benjamin
Paul tells us in (Rom. 11:1), “For I also am an Israelite, of the seed
of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin .” Paul repeats this in
@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ the wildest proportions to say a Benjamite in latter days would kill
an animal by the mere passive role of having its tribal land under the
feet of a Levite priest.
=== Genesis Prophecies of Messiah and His Enemy from the Tribe of Benjamin
### Genesis Prophecies of Messiah and His Enemy from the Tribe of Benjamin
More important, Gill ignores the context of the passage itself. The
word prey, raveneth, wolf, spoils, etc., all are forebodings of evil

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== Ezekiel s Warning About the Ravening Wolves
## Ezekiel s Warning About the Ravening Wolves
Jesus said we would know the false prophets who are ravening wolves in
sheep’s clothing by their “deeds.” (Matt. 7:16.)
@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Paul’s words about Jews, when taken literally by his pupil Martin
Luther, bore their inevitable fruit: the oppression of the foreigner
including God’s special people—the Jews.
=== How Ezekiel’s Depiction of the Deeds of Wolves Identifies Paul
### How Ezekiel’s Depiction of the Deeds of Wolves Identifies Paul
Thus, we can see how the Ezekiel description of ravening wolves fits
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== Conclusion
## Conclusion
Let’s now pull all these Biblical references together, and see if the
Bible identifies Paul as the Benjamite wolf.

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== Another Prophecy Aimed At Paul?
## Another Prophecy Aimed At Paul?
TABLE 9. Do Not Follow The One Who Says The Time Is At Hand

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== Does Jesus End up Marginalized To Make Room For Paul
## Does Jesus End up Marginalized To Make Room For Paul
=== Marcionism: The First Marginalization of Jesus
### Marcionism: The First Marginalization of Jesus
In 144 A.D., Marcion, a defrocked bishop, claimed that only Paul had
the true gospel. Marcion insisted the twelve apostles, including
@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ date, Papias
![Picture #83](images/img_0083.png)
=== Luther Marginalizes The Synoptic Gospels In Preference for Paul
### Luther Marginalizes The Synoptic Gospels In Preference for Paul
This is corroborated by the fact Luther also concluded James’ Epistle
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== Elimination of Synoptics in Modern Gospel Message
## Elimination of Synoptics in Modern Gospel Message
This perverse down-playing of Jesus’ actual words in the Synoptics
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== Elimination of Jesus ’ Message of the Sermon on the Mount
## Elimination of Jesus ’ Message of the Sermon on the Mount
The consequence of putting emphasis on Paul’s Gospel over Jesus’
Gospel is dramatic. Christians are blatantly told to dismiss Jesus’
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Matthew are secondary to Paul’s words in his epistles. They claim we
need to put Jesus’ Gospel aside as “unimportant truth” when compared
to Paul’s Gospel.
=== The True Meaning of the Sermon: Reading Paul through Jesus’ Words
### The True Meaning of the Sermon: Reading Paul through Jesus’ Words
The lesson of the Sennon on the Mount is clear but is lost on our
modem ears. The best description appears from the pastor who runs Believe :

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== The Misleading Suggestion by Emphasizing John s Gospel Account
## The Misleading Suggestion by Emphasizing John s Gospel Account
Also, the elevation of John’s Gospel by Luther and Calvin feeds an
erroneous assumption. Those unfamiliar with John’s Gospel are misled

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