Phillip,
and others,
I gave a simple answer to the question without explanation at first, because I understood you didn't want "beating around the bush" and "blah, blah, blah"ing. Also, I was fairly sure that you and some others would like to hear an explanation of it. I thought, perhaps, with such educated and sharp minds reading the posts, that many of you would have contemplated the statement and come to a realization as to why it is true.
I haven't seen any come to say such yet, but have found posters railing upon me, insulting me, proclaiming me ignorant, stylizing me as a follow of someone named "Ruckman," and some making claims as to why I said such only becuase they were fed a line from a professor or writer as to theories that King James Bible believer's hold.
Well, how then shall we proceed? I could state plainly the case, with reason, or I could let you prove it by asking you some questions. (You being everyone who reads these posts) I think I will do the first and then let you prove it over and over again. We will see how it goes.
The question you asked, Phillip, was: What was the word-for-word, letter-for-letter perfect English Bible in 1605?
I like the wording of the enquiry. In 1605, two years after the 54 Translators began the work that was first printed six years after, the perfect word-for-word, letter-for-letter, Bible in English was the King James Bible. Some have replied that the King James Bible didn't exist, and others have said that only parts of it existed, but the truth is that the entire King James Bible existed at that time, exactly as I have it now, and also existed in 1600 (as was reworded by robycop3), and the King James Bible was in existence even prior to then.
The King James Bible is the word of God. The word of God did not come into existence in 1611 or some few years before, the Bible says, "For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven." Thank you HankD for quoting the passage. If you don't believe the word of God is for ever settled in heaven, you are he that does not believe the Bible and you have the problem, not me. I simply believe the Bible. So, it may be pressed along the same argument of HankD, "maybe Latin...maybe Spanish...How about Dutch?...Hmm, David...spoke Hebrew, I wonder if...?" Wonder if what? if David was talking about the Bible in Hebrew? Hmm, I wonder if anyone out there is thinking what I'm thinking, hmm... Let's read Psalm 119:89 again, does it say, "For ever, O LORD, the Hebrew scripture is settled in heaven"? oh, that is not the quote, hmm. What does the Bible say? "For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven." This is just one of many, many verses we could look at, but it will suffice. God's word, the scriptures of God, the words of the LORD, every jot and tittle, is for ever settled in heaven.
The fact, I assert, is that the Bible in English, in heaven, is the King James Bible, and it always was.
I will let some of you consider this and agree or disagree. Some will make snide comments and others will say that they want to hear more, I look forward to both, and may continue with more information which some of the posters desperately need.
Don Ramsey
