The Adventist movement first appeared in the 1830s, in response to predictions that Christ would return in 1843 or 1844. When this prophecy failed, the group divided into different factions, one of which was led by Charles Taze Russell. He denied the divinity of Christ and suggested Jesus would come as an invisible presence that ended the current social order and established the millennial kingdom on earth.
In 1884, Russell formed the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. In 1917, he was succeeded as president by Joseph Franklin Rutherford, who changed the name of the group to Jehovah’s Witnesses to affirm its belief that Jehovah is the true God and that the witnesses were his chosen followers.
The Watchtower magazine, which is still published monthly by the Jehovah's Witnesses, has a typical circulation of nearly 93 million copies every four months. There have also been several books written by and about the group since its inception.
This collection contains over 150 original texts written by Charles Taze Russell as well as early editions of society publications. If you’ve ever wondered about the people and philosophies that turned the Jehovah’s Witnesses into a worldwide movement, prepare to be enlightened! Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
Zion's Glad Songs (1908). Hymn book published by M.L. McPhail, a travelling representative of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society.
At-one-ment Between God and Man by Charles Russell 1910
Poems and Hymns of Millenial Dawn by Charles Russell 1890
The Time Is At Hand by Charles Russell 1907
Food for Thinking Christians by Charles Russell 1881
The Life of Pastor Russell, article in The Overland Monthly 1917
The Late Pastor Russell, article in The Overland Monthly 1917
The World War and Bible prophecy by Harry F Howard 1918
Jewish Hopes by Charles Russell 1910
The Kingdom Come by Charles Russell 1891
The Day of Vengeance by Charles Russell 1898
Studies in the Scriptures Volumes 1-7 (searchable PDF)
The Golden Age Magazine 1919
The Golden Age Magazine 1920
The Golden Age Magazine 1921
The Golden Age Magazine 1922
Great Pyramid Passages Vol 2 1913 edition
Great Pyramid Passages and Chambers, Volume 2 (1913 edition). By John and Morton Edgar. The Edgars were associates of Charles Taze Russell and wrote this treatise in defense of Russell's views on the prophetic symbolism of the Great Pyramid of Gizeh in Egypt.
1878 Herald of the Morning (last 6 months) Nelson H. Barbour and Charles Taze Russell (original scans)
1879 Herald of the Morning (first 6 months) Nelson H. Barbour and Charles Taze Russell (original scans)
The Way to Paradise by W.E. Van Amburgh, Secretary-Treasurer of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. Contains introduction by J.F. Rutherford and was published in 1924. Issued as a book of instruction for children.
The Three Worlds by Nelson H. Barbour
The Photodrama of Creation by Charles Taze Russell. This is the book that accompanied the slide presentation. Published in 1914.
The Object and Manner of Our Lord's Return by Charles Taze Russell. Published in 1877.
The Day Dawn - Written by J.H. Paton in 1880. This was the first book circulated by the WatchTower, edited by Charles T. Russell, and is mentioned several times in the years 1880 and 1881 in that magazine. Paton and Russell parted company in 1881 and the book was later republished by Paton in 1890, but with several revisions. This is the original 1880 edition.
Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Judge Rutherford 1920
Olin R. Moyle Trial vs the Watchtower Trial Transcript
To Readers of Zion's Watch Tower - a publication in 1902 detailing the problems between Charles Taze Russell and his wife Maria.
The Calendar of Jehovah God - Early Golden Age Articles proposing a new calendar with the names of the days and months substituted to give honor to the Creator Jehovah God.
1917 Watchtower Articles Dealing with the Schism after the death of Charles Russell.
Studies in the Scriptures Series 2
by Charles Taze Russell - 1915
The Harp of God: Proof Conclusive that Millions Now Living Will Never Die
by Joseph Franklin Rutherford - 1921 - 365 pages
Millennial Dawn - Plan of the Ages
by Charles Taze Russell - 1886
Russell-White Debate: A Public Discussion
by Charles Taze Russell, Lloyd Smith White - 1908 - 19o pages
Millions Now Living Will Never Die!
by Joseph Franklin Rutherford - 1920 - 120 pages
What Say the Scriptures about Spiritualism?: Proofs that it is Demonism ...
by Charles Taze Russell, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society - 1897 - 110 pages
Letters to Elder Charles T. Russell in reply to his book entitled "What say the Scriptures about spiritualism ... ?" / Daniel W. Hull [1910].
The Finished Mystery
by Charles Taze Russell, Clayton J. Woodworth, George H. Fisher- 1918 - 590 pages
The Bible Versus the Evolution Theory
by Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society - 1898 - 40 pages
Studies in the Scriptures - SERIES 1
by Charles Taze Russell - 1886
Tabernacle Shadows of the "better Sacrifices"
by Charles Taze Russell - 1899 - 131 pages
PLUS FREE - the 1954 Douglas Walsh Trial
In November 1954, a trial was held in Scotland, in which the Watchtower Society tried to establish before the British court that certain of its members were ordained ministers. High ranking leaders of the Society testified, including vice-president Fred Franz and legal counsel for the Society, Haydon C. Covington. Covington's testimony before the attorney for the Ministry of Labour and National Service.
The Great Pyramid had fascinated men in the 19th century, especially where it concerned bible prophecy, especially with statements like:
"So, then, if we measure backward down the 'First Ascending Passage' to its junction with the 'Entrance Passage,' we shall have a fixed date to mark upon the downward passage. This measure is 1542 inches, and indicates the year B.C. 1542, as the date at that point. Then measuring down the 'Entrance Passage' from that point, to find the distance to the entrance of the 'Pit,' representing the great trouble and destruction with which this age is to close, when evil will be overthrown from power, we find it to be 3416 inches, symbolizing 3416 years from the above date, B.C. 1542. This calculation shows AD. 1874 as marking the beginning of the period of trouble; for 1542 years B.C. plus 1874 years AD. equals 3416 years. Thus the Pyramid witnesses that the close of 1874 was the chronological beginning of the time of trouble such as was not since there was a nation -- no, nor ever shall be afterward. And thus it will be noted that this 'Witness' fully corroborates the Bible testimony on this subject..."Thy Kingdom Come
Millennial Dawn, vol. III
(1891-1904 editions), page 342
The Pyramid and the Bible; the rectitude of the one in accordance with the other
by William Mackenzie - 1868
The Divine Plan of the Ages and the Great Pyramid by Charles Taze Russell 1913
The Millennial Dawn by Charles Taze Russell - 1898
WHY OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO CHRISTIANS. — THE GREAT PYRAMID A STOREHOUSE op TRUTH —
SCIENTIFIC, HISTORIC AND PROPHETIC. — BIBLE ALLUSIONS TO IT. ..
Studies in the Scriptures by Charles Taze Russell
"The Great Pyramid in Egypt is a Witness to all these events"
The Solution of the Pyramid Problem: Or, Pyramid Discoveries.
by Robert Ballard - 1882 - 100 pages
Great Pyramid Passages Vol 2 1913 edition
Great Pyramid Passages and Chambers, Volume 2 (1913 edition). By John and Morton Edgar. The Edgars were associates of Charles Taze Russell and wrote this treatise in defense of Russell's views on the prophetic symbolism of the Great Pyramid of Gizeh in Egypt.
Life and work at the Great pyramid
Charles Piazzi Smyth - 1867
The Great Pyramid: Observatory, Tomb, and Temple
by Richard Anthony Proctor - 1883 - 320 pages
Pyramid facts and fancies by James Bonwick - 1877
The origin and significance of the Great pyramid by Charles Staniland Wake - 1882
Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid, Ed
by Charles Piazzi Smyth - 1874 - 520 pages
Horus in the Pyramid Texts
by Thomas George Allen - 1916 - 76 pages
A Miracle in Stone: Or, the Great Pyramid of Egypt
by Joseph Augustus Seiss - 1877 - 340 pages
Freemasonry from the great pyramid of ancient times, lectures by Thomas Holland - 1885
The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy
by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky 1897
To know the full septenary significance of the " Primordial Circle," the pyramid
and the Kabalistic Bible must be read in the light of the figure on which ...
New Light from the Great Pyramid: The Astronomico-geographical System by Albert Ross Parsons - 1893 - 410 pages
The Great Pyramid Jeezeh
by Louis Phillipe McCarty - 1907 - 580 pages
Freemasonry in the Holy Land: Or, Handmarks of Hiram's Builders
by Robert Morris - 1872 - 600 pages
The Holy Bible by John Nelson Darby in txt format.
American Standard Version 1901 - Searchable
Young's Literal Translation of the Bible - Searchable
Hymns, Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures
by Philip Doddridge, Job Orton - Hymns - 1825 - 290 pages
The Epistles of Paul in Modern English-A Paraphrase by George Barker Stevens, Ph.D., D.D. 1898
"In the Scripture Jehovah solemnly declares he will punish his foes and vindicate his people." Hebrews 10:29
Isaiah: a New Translation: With a Preliminary Dissertation, and Notes
by Robert Lowth - 1834 - 417 pages
St. Paul from the Trenches: A Rendering of the Epistles to the Corinthians and Ephesians Done in France During the Great War by Gerald Warre Cornish
Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson
The Holy Bible translated by Leicester Ambrose Sawyer - Vol 2 - 1861 - 390 pages
The Modern Readers Bible by Richard Moulton, 1907, 1740 pages
The Prophets of the Restoration: Or, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. A New Translation by T. V. Moore - 1856 - 400 pages
A New Translation of the Book of Psalms: With an Introduction - Page 153
by George Rapall Noyes - Bible - 227 pages
"O SING to Jehovah a new song, Sing to Jehovah, all the earth ! ¡aim is, with
some slight and said to have been ¡a of the ark to mount 2 Sing to Jehovah"
The Psalms: A New Translation by John De Witt 1891 - 320 pages
"With Jehovah on my side as my helper, Even I, undismayed, can look on my foes. To hide in Jehovah is better Than trusting in man"
The book of Daniel, tr. from the Heb. and Chaldee text by J. Bellamy by Daniel, John Bellamy - 1863
Joseph Bryant Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (one of the first to use YAHWEH as a divine name) 1902 - 1225 pages [this is not a good scan with several pages deleted or obscure - so I have also included a text version of the Old Testament and a separate good scan of the New Testament]
A New Translation of Job, Ecclesiastes and the Canticles
by George Noyes - 1868 - 347 pages
"And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; but upon
him lay not ... And Satan answered Jehovah...."
Notes on the prophecies of Amos; with a new translation
by William Drake - 1869
The Psalms of David: Versified from a New Translation and Adapted
by Elhanan Winchester 1797 - 360 pages
A new translation of the Book of psalms, with explanatory notes
1842
The Book of Job: Its Origin, Growth and Interpretation : Together with a New Translation by Morris Jastrow - 1920 - 360 pages
Early Bibles of America by the Rev John Wright 1894 - 571 pages
Also New Testaments with the Divine Name, such as:
Newcome's New Testament
Heinfetter's New Testament
Ballentine's New Testament
The Messages of Jesus According to the Synoptists 1901
Steven's New Testament Paraphrase 1898
The Family Expositor New Testament Paraphrase 1745
St. Pauls Epistle to the Romans by W. G. Rutherford 1900
Also includes Books and Bibles on the translation "the Word was a God" such as:
Contents:
A Calm Inquiry Into the Scripture Doctrine Concerning the Person of Christ
by Thomas Belsham - 1817 - 337 pages
Newcome's corrected New Testament 1808
Hermann Heinfetter's New Testament
"In commencing this dispensation, the commans was existing, yet the command was with the God, as the command had relation to a God.
A Critical History of the Evolution of Trinitarianism: And Its Outcome in the New Christology
by Levi Leonard Paine- 1900 - 380 pages
Unitarianism the Doctrine of the Gospel: A View of the Scriptural Grounds by Lant Carpenter
Antitrinitarian Biography: Or, Sketches of the Lives and Writings of ...
by Robert Wallace - Unitarian Universalist churches - 1850
St. Matthew's gospel, with the parallel passages in the other evangelists ... - Page 331
edited by James Stark - 1878
The correct translation is: ' In a beginning was the Word, and the Word was WITH
THE GOD, and the Word WAS A GOD ; he was in a beginning WITH THE GOD. ...
The Four Gospels Translated from the Greek, with Preliminary Dissertations
by George Campbell - 1837
Others maintain that QEOS here should be translated "a God was the word.'
The Freewill Baptist Quarterly - 1866
We open to John 1: 1—5, and copy the word for word translation:—"In a beginning
was the word, and the word was with the God, and a God was the word. ...
The Finished Mystery - Watchtower 1918
What is the Truth about Jesus Christ?: Problems of Christology
by Friedrich Loofs - 1913 - 235 pages
Discourses on the Principal Points of the Socinian Controversy
by Ralph Wardlaw - 1828 - 550 pages
One God in One Person Only: And Jesus Christ a Being Distinct from God
by John Sherman - 1805 - 190 pages
Unitarianism Defined: The Scripture Doctrine of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost
by Frederick Augustus Farley 1860 - 260 pages
The Testament of Jesus
by Edward Vaughan Hyde Kenealy - 1901 - 140 pages
16 John answered them, saying, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
a God, and the Word was the sacred Spirit of God. ...
The English Works of Raja Rammohun Roy: With an English Translation by Rammohun Roy- 1906 - 978 pages
1, " the word was a God" ? We may, however, easily account for this inconsistency.
The term " God " in, Exodus is applied to Moses, the notion of whose ...
Plus - The Trinity Doctrine EXPOSED!! Contents:
Critical Essays by Ezra Abbot.
such as:
THE AUTHORSHIP OF THE FOURTH GOSPEL,
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN AITEW AND EPWTAW,
ANCIENT PAPYRUS AND THE MODE OF MAKING PAPER FROM IT,
THE COMPARATIVE ANTIQUITY OF THE SINAITIC AND VATICAN MANUSCRIPTS or THE GREEK BIBLE, THE LATE PROFESSOR TISCHENDORF, THE LATE DR. TREGELLES, GERHARD VON MASTRICHT, BUTTMANN's GREEK TESTAMENT, WESTCOTT AND HORT's EDITION OF THE GREEK TESTAMENT, THE NEW TESTAMENT GREEK, THE GOSPELS IN THE NEW REVISION (three articles),
THE READING "ONLY-BEGOTTEN GOD," IN JOHN i.18, THE READING "AN ONLY-BEGOTTEN GOD," OR "GOD ONLY-BEGOTTEN," JOHN i. 18,
THE TEXT OF JOHN viii. 44,
THE READING " CHURCH OF GOD, ACTS XX. 28, THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROMANS ix. 5, RECENT DISCUSSIONS OF ROMANS ix. 5
TITUS ii. 13
I JOHN v. 7, AND LUTHER'S GERMAN BIBLE,
THE VERSE-DIVISIONS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
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Concessions of Trinitarians being a Selection of Extracts from the Writings of the Most Eminent Biblical Critics and Commentators, by John Wilson, (1842)
THIS IS A CLASSIC-An exposition of key texts used as proof-texts for the Trinity throughout the Bible, such as
Genesis 1:2
Romans 9:5
Acts 20:28
1 John 5:7,8
John 1:1 etc, etc, etc.
Example
"ESTI means not only _is_, but _denotes, represents, signifies_ as in Matt. xiii.38 1 Cor. x.4, Luke xxii. 20. In these passages the _cup_ was _not_ the new testament, but represented it; and therefore _represents, signified, &c_ are the literal meaning of ESTI and HN, rather than the common substantive sense. And thus in Matt. xxvi. 26, "This is my body." p.308
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Statement of Reasons for Not Believing the Doctrines of Trinitarians concerning the Nature of God and the Person of Christ (1886) by Andrews Norton (1786-1853).
500 pages
Excerpt:
"I John v. 7. The famous text of the three heavenly witnesses. The value that has been formerly attached to this passage, though unquestionably interpolated, may be estimated from the obstinacy with which it has been contended for, from its still retaining its place as genuine in the editions of the Common Version, and even in editions of the original professedly formed on the text of Griesbach, from the lingering glances cast toward it by such writers as Bishop Middleton, and from the pertinacity with which the more ignorant or bigoted class of controversialists continue to quote and even defend it." p.184
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Granville Sharp's "Remarks on the Uses of the Definite Article in the Greek Text of the New Testament Contanaining many New Proofs of the Divinity of Christ from Passages which are Wrongly Translated in the Common Version"along with Rev. Calvin Winstanley's rebuttal, "A Vindication of Certain Passages in the Common English Version of the New Testament addressed to Granville Sharp Esq." 1819
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God the Invisible King by H.G. Wells (Anti-Trinity) in .txt format
AN APPEAL TO PIOUS TRINITARIANS BY HENRY GREW (1857) in .txt format (works well in wordpad and most text editors)
Seven Conversations on the Trinity (between a Jehovah's Witness minister and a Trinitarian Christian (searchable pdf format)
Sample: "A vigorous debate still continues around the hymnic [Phillipians 2:6] passage. However, the suggestion that the hymn has been constructed with a strong allusion to Adam, or even modeled after the template of Adam christology is still persuasive." p. 282, The Theology of Paul the Apostle, by James D.G. Dunn
The ambiguity I had mentioned earlier is simply one that is shared by many translators and exegetes.
The Harper Collins Study Bible NRSV states that some of the key words used here "had puzzled interpeters" and are "problematic."
Sure, we have the way that Trinitarians like to look at this verse, as is stated in Heinz Cassirer's "did not look upon his equality with God as something to be held in his grasp," but there are many others that do not see this in the same way:
"who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men" ASV
"who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped" NASB
"who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped" Revised Standard Version
"Who, in form of God, subsisting, not, a thing to be seized, accounted the being equal with God." Rotherham
"who, though he was in the form of God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped" TCE
"Christ Jesus, who, when he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as a prize" Bible in Living English
"Who, being in the form of God, did not count equality with God something to be grasped" New Jerusalem Bible
"Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped" New American Bible
"who, though being in God's Form, yet did not meditate a Usurpation to BE like God" Emphatic Diaglott
"Who, [beginning] [existing] in a form of God did not consider a seizing, to be equal to God" 21st Century Literal
"although he was like God in nature, he never even considered the chance to be equal with God." 21st Century Free
"who, being in the form of God, counted it not a prize to be on an equality with God." Revised Version
"Though he possessed the nature of God, he did not grasp at equality with God." An American Translation/Goodspeed
"who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped" NET Bible
"who though he had god-like form, did not regard it as a prize to be equal to God." The Original NT-Schonfield
[Footnote: "Referring to the sin which Adam was tempted by Satan to commit, and which Lucifer in his former state had committed (Gen 3:5; Isa 14:12-14). Moses is said to have had a divine form, and as an infant to have received the crown from Pharoah's head (Josephus, Antiq II 232-235). The Christ Above of the Jewish mystics had angelic likeness as a Son of God (Dan 4:25-28; Job 1:6-7)."]
"who - did not think it a matter to earnestly desired." -Clarke
"Did not regard - as an object of solicitous desire." -Stuart
"Thought not - a thing to be seized." -Sharpe
"Did not eagerly grasp." -Kneeland
"Did not violently strive." -Dickinson
"did not meditate a usurpation." -Turnbull
If, as the New Scofield Bible says, that this verse is the strongest assertions of Christ's deity, then those who hold such a position have a real problem.
These verses are about humility, and how, unlike Adam, Jesus did not try to be equal to God. That is why the preceeding verse it tells us to "have the same attitude that was in Christ." Does that mean that we should try to cling to our equality with God? Of course not. To translate this verse in a way that promotes the deity of Christ robs it of its true force and meaning.
The Biblical Doctrine of the Trinity by Benjamin B. Warfield (in .txt format, works well in Wordpad)
Myths and Legends of Christmastide BY Bertha F. Herrick 1901
Pagan & Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning by Edward Carpenter 1920
The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop, excerpt:
Christmas In Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Clement A. Miles 1912
The Sacred Tree: Or, The Tree in Religion and Myth by J. H. Philpot, Isaline Philpot 1897
THE TRUTH ABOUT JESUS IS HE A MYTH? by M. M. Mangasarian
We can only offer a few additional remarks to what we have already
said elsewhere in these pages on the Pagan origin of Christmas. It
will make us grateful to remember that just as we have to go to the
Pagans for the origins of our civilized institutions--our courts of
justice, our art and literature, and our political and religious
liberties--we must thank them also for our merry festivals, such as
Christmas and Easter.
Christmas and the Saturnalia - Article from Bibliotheca Sacra and Theological Review 1855
"While, therefore, we would not say with Prynne, that all pious
Christians should abominate this festival, we do say that it has
neither the historic dignity, the moral significance, nor the sacred
associations, that every such institution should possess to command
the approval of the Christian world."
Observations on Popular Antiquities, Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions by John Brand Volume 1, 1813
Observations on Popular Antiquities, Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions by John Brand Volume 2, 1813
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer
The Star of the Wise Men - being a Commentary on the Second Chapter of St. Matthew by Richard Trench 1850
The Wise Men: Who They Were and how They Came to Jerusalem by Francis William Upham 1901
The Origins of Christianity by Charles Bigg, Thomas Banks Strong 1909 (Easter Controversy)
CHRISTMAS - ITS ORIGIN, CELEBRATION AND SIGNIFICANCE AS RELATED IN PROSE AND VERSE by ROBERT HAVEN SCHAUFFLER 1907
Excerpt: The pagan nations of antiquity always had a tendency to worship the sun, under different names, as the giver of light and life. And their festivals in its honor took place near the winter solstice, the shortest day in the year, when the sun in December begins its upward course, thrilling men with the first distant promise of spring. This holiday was called Saturnalia among the Romans and was marked by great merriment and licence which extended even to the slaves. There were feasting and gifts and the houses were hung with evergreens. A more barbarous form of these rejoicings took place among the rude peoples of the north where great blocks of wood blazed in honor of Odin and Thor, and sacrifices of men and cattle were made to them. Mistletoe was cut then from the sacred oaks with a golden sickle by the Prince of the Druids, between whom and the Fire-Worshippers of Persia there was an affinity both in character and customs."
Sex and Sex Worship by Otto Augustus Wall 1920 EDIT
The egg has in all ages been considered a sacred emblem of
spring; of the rejuvenation of nature after the winter sleep. In
Pagan times ornamented eggs were presented to friends, to celebrate
the re-awakening of life in the spring; and this Pagan
festival, but thinly disguised as being emblematic of the resurrection
of Christ, persists in our Easter festival and its attendant
gifts of Easter eggs.
CHRISTMAS: ITS ORIGIN AND ASSOCIATIONS, TOGETHER WITH ITS HISTORICAL EVENTS AND FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS DURING NINETEEN CENTURIES BY W. F. DAWSON 1902 (searchable PDF)
Esoteric Christianity, Or, The Lesser Mysteries: Or, The Lesser Mysteries by Annie Wood Besant 1913
"The relation of the winter solstice to Jesus is also significant. The birth of Mithras was celebrated in the winter solstice with great rejoicings, and Horus was also
then born: "His birth is one of the greatest mysteries of the [Egyptian] religion. Pictures representing it appeared on the walls of temples. . . . He was the child of
Deity. At Christmas time, or that answering to our festival, his image was brought out of the sanctuary with peculiar ceremonies, as the image of the infant Bambino is still brought out and exhibited at Rome." On the fixing of the 25th December as the birthday of Jesus, Williamson has the following: "All Christians know that the
25th December is now the recognised festival of the birth of Jesus, but few are aware that this has not always been so. There have been, it is said, one hundred and thirty-six different dates fixed on by different Christian sects. Lightfoot gives it as 15th September, others as in February or August.
The Secret Teachings of All Ages By Manly P. Hall 1928
STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX VOLUME I BY HAVELOCK ELLIS 1927 (searchable PDF)
"Frazer (Golden Bough, 2d ed., 1900, vol. iii, pp. 236-350) fully describes and discusses the dances, bonfires and festivals of spring and summer, of Halloween (October 31), and Christmas. He also explains the sexual character of these festivals."
Pagan Christs: Studies in Comparative Hierology by John Mackinnon Robertson 1903
"The Mithraic Christians actually continued to celebrate Christmas Day as the birthday of the sun, despite the censures of the Pope, and their Sunday had been adopted by the
supplanting faith. When they listened to the Roman litany of the holy name of Jesus, they knew they were listening' to the very epithets of the Sun-God...Others than
Mithraists, of course, would offend, Christmas being an Osirian and Adonisian festival also.
Plus- Is the Christian Cross a Pagan Symbol? Many Books mostly scanned into pdf format
The Non-Christian Cross-An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as that of our Religion, by John Denham Parsons, 1896 (scanned in .pdf format...also an additional searchable pdf)
The cross, heathen and Christian : a fragmentary notice of its early pagan existence and subsequent Christian adoption (1879) Mourant Brock
The Masculine Cross and Ancient Sex Worship by Sha Rocco (pseudonym of Abisha S. Hudson) 1874 (searchable pdf)
History of the Cross-The Pagan Origin and Idolatrous Adoption of the Worship of the Image by Henry Dana Ward (1871)
The Two Babylons or The Papal Worship Proved to be the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife By the Late Rev. Alexander Hislop 1903
The 2 Babylons Dictionary in searchable .pdf format
A reply to: Jehovah's Witnesses and the Symbol of the Cross.
Sample: Are JW's using partial quotes? And do Greek Lexicons and dictionaries agree more with Mark's point of view? Let us take a look. "The Tau was the basis for what is now called the "cross" taken from the Latin "crux".
"The shape of the [two-beamed cross] had its origin in ancient Chaldea, and was used as the symbol of the god Tammuz (being in the shape of the mystic Tau, the initial of his name) in that country and in adjacent lands, including Egypt. By the middle of the 3rd cent. A.D. the churches had either departed from, or had travestied, certain doctrines of the Christian faith. In order to increase the prestige of the apostate ecclesiastical system pagans were received into the churches apart from regeneration by faith, and were permitted largely to retain their pagan signs and symbols. Hence the Tau or T, in its most frequent form, with the cross-piece lowered, was adopted to stand for the cross of Christ."—An Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words (London,
1962), W. E. Vine, p. 256.
What is this? The Cross used among ancient pagan? Is there more?..... (in searchable .pdf format)
The Swastika - The Earliest Known Symbol and its Migrations by Thomas Wilson 1894 - 167 pages
Kersey Graves and The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors (.txt and .pdf format)
The Mysteries, Pagan and Christian 1897 by Samuel Cheetham
The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism By Franz Cumont 1911
Paganism and Christianity (1891) James Anson Farrer
Paganism Surviving in Christianity by Abram Lewis 1892
Paganism and Christianity in Egypt 1913
Plus - Over 100 articles in .html and .pdf format by an Apologist on the New World Translation
Sample articles:
Acts 20:28: DIA TOU hAIMATOS TOU IDIOU "blood of his own Son" or "his own blood?"
Robert Bowman and the "Faithful and Discreet Slave"
CRI and the Money Scandal
Walter Martin on Bible Translations and Capitalization
Spurious Passages of the New Testament
AUTO as an Neuter Pronoun in the Greek. Is the Holy Spirit an "IT?"
Romans 8:1 and the Case of the Missing "Now" in the New World Translation
What's Wrong with the New King James Version
Appreciating the Bible via the Watchtower - An answer to the critics.
Why is the NWT a Superior Version at John 8:58? Why do so many other Bibles read similarly?
Is John 20:28 actually addressed to Jesus. What does the New Testament Greek Tell us?
Outrage, Hank Hanegraaff, and John 5:18
Can John 1:1c be translated as "the Word was LIKE God"
GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! Ron Rhodes and Mark 10:18
Answering Jay Hess on the word "Worship" and the "Angel of the Lord" and Michael.
Why is the NWT a Superior Version at John 1:1?
Hermann Heinfetter, A Literal Translation of the New Testament,1863, [A]s a god the Command was"
Abner Kneeland-The New Testament in Greek and English, 1822, "The Word was a God"
Robert Young, LL.D. (Concise Commentary on the Holy Bible [Grand Rapids: Baker, n.d.], 54). 1885, "[A]nd a God (i.e. a Divine Being) was the Word"
Belsham N.T. 1809 ?the Word was a god?
Leicester Ambrose, The Final Theology, Volume 1, New York, New York; M.B. Sawyer and Company, 1879, "And the logos was a god"...PLUS MUCH MORE!!
Proof that Jesus IS the Archangel Michael.
John A. Lees, The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 1930, Vol. 3, page 2048 states:
"The earlier Protestant scholars usually identified Michael with the pre-incarnate Christ, finding support for their view, not only in the juxtaposition of the "child" and the archangel in Rev 12, but also in the attributes ascribed to him in Dnl.
Protestant Reformer JOHN CALVIN said regarding "Michael" in its occurence at Daniel 12:1:
"I embrace the opinion of those who refer this to the person of Christ, because it suits the subject best to represent him as standing forward for the defense of his elect people."
J. Calvin, COMMENTARIES ON THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET DANIEL, trans. T. Myers (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1979), vol. 2 p. 369.
List of Whole Translations with the Divine Name and other info.
Angels as Gods.
The Comma Johanneum and the Trinity.
Are there Contradictions in the Bible?
What a Difference a Word Makes in Bible Translation.
The New Testament In An Improved Version-Newcome-Gospel of John in .txt format (Gospel of John only).
Bible Theology and the Word "HELL".
An Inclusive Version-The Feminist Bible.
My Vicious Letter from the International Standard Version Bible.
Who Was King James?/King James the Fop.
The King James(Authorized) Version Bible-Is it the Best?
Why Jehovah's Witnesses are not False Prophets.
Don Cupitt on John 1:1 and Divine Agency
Protestant Witchhunt and the Case of Murray J. Harris
Defending the New World Translation-The NWT vs. the NIV and the NASB.
Smoke and Mirrors-Tactics Used by Opposers to Sway Jehovah's Witnesses.
Lies Ron Rhodes Tells in his Book against JW's.
Consider: Rhodes says the following regarding the NWT's rendering of the verse at Acts 20:28, "The New World Translation rendering of this verse GOES AGAINST ALL LEGITIMATE TRANSLATIONS OF SCRIPTURE" (p. 86. _Reasoning from the Scriptures with Jehovah's Witnesses_)WHY IS THIS AN OUT AND OUT LIE...plus more?
My Response to Andy Bjorklund and his attack on the New World Translation.
John 1:1 and the Word/Wisdom of God, and many many Bibles that also DO NOT READ "The Word was God."
The Misunderstood Jehovah and the Ridiculous Notion that his name means "Mischief."
Proskuneo and Worship/Obeisance/Homage of Jesus and others.
Jesus Christ the Firstborn/PRWTOTOKOS of all creatures.
Did the Book of Mormon Plagiarize the Bible?
Conversations on the Trinity.
A Reply to Jehovah's Witnesses and the Symbol of the Cross.
A Reply to "Only Begotten Son" or "Only Son."
The Majority Text/Byzantine Text vs the Modern Critical Text. With Another Look at the King James Version.
A Reply to the Jewish "Why We Reject Jesus."
Conversations on the Textus Receptus (Received Text).
Colossians 2:9 and the "divine quality."
Johannes Greber and John 1:1c.
Is the Holy Spirit a Force or the 3rd Person of the Trinity?
50 Answers to 50 Questions to ask Jehovah's Witnesseses.
Rhodes vs Jehovah-Is it Jehovah, Yahweh, or just plain LORD?
Elohim, Echad and the 3 Angels of Mamre.
Ezra Abbot on Luther's Bible and the Comma Johanneum.
Is Jesus Jehovah-Heb 1:10/Ps 102 etc.
Is Jesus Jehovah Pt. 2/Bible Innerancy and the Mindset of Opposers.
Colwell's Rule of Bible Translations-What is the best New Testament?
According to Colwell's apparatus, the NASB would only get a 59 out of 64 rating of accuracy, while the NIV garners a scant 51 points. But Goodspeeds New Testament and the New World Translation get top marks.
The Biblical view of Only True God/TON MONON ALHQINON QEON.
On the NIV, the Insertion of the word "other", soul, hell, analusai etc.
The ARCHE at Rev 3:14-Beginning or Ruler/Source?
Proof that kolasin be translated *cutting-off* NOT *punishment* at Matthew 25:46?
Ezra Abbot on the Construction of Titus 2:13.
Answers to 65 questions every Jehovah's Witness should be asked using the NWT-A Catholic Perspective.
Is Jesus the Angel of the Abyss (Abaddon/Apollyon)?
John 1:3, 4, Punctuation, Staircase Parallelism and Caris.
Is Organization Necessary for True Believers?
On the Construction of Romans 9:5 by Ezra Abbott.
My Response to Lynn Lundquist's "The Tetragrammaton and the Christian Greek Scriptures.
The Bible and the Deity of Jesus Christ: On Matthew 1:23 and Immanuel; John 20:28; Men as gods; Psalms 45:6; Colossians 2:9; the Divine Name in the LXX, the worship of Jesus, John 1:1, etc.
A Reply to James Stewart's Review of Rolf Furuli's book on Bible Translation and the NWT
Which Bible Best Retains Most of the Original Wording Prior to the Emendations (Corrections) made to the Hebrew Text
More on the Spirit and Quoting.
Bible Versions and the "Once Saved Always Saved" Theology
Jay Hess and the word "Worship" and the "Angel of the LORD"
Includes these early Adventist books:
History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week
by John Nevins Andrews 1887Illogical Geology: The Weakest Point in the Evolution Theory by George McCready Price 1906
Poisoning Democracy by George McCready Price 1921
Q.E.D. or New light on the Doctrine of Creation by George McCready Price 1917
George McCready Price (1870–1963) was a Canadian creationist. He produced a string of anti-evolution, or creationist works, particularly on the subject of "flood geology". However, his views did not become common amongst creationists until after his death, particularly with the "creation science" movement starting in the 1960s.
rice was born in Havelock, New Brunswick, Canada. His father died in 1882 and his mother joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. In 1887, he married another follower of the church. For several years thereafter the couple worked as itinerant sellers of Seventh-day Adventist co-founder Ellen G. White's books in the Maritime Provinces of Eastern Canada.
n a response to a plea from his wife, the Adventist church employed Price as a construction worker first in Maryland. He then was, for a short time, principal of a small Adventist school in Oakland, California before moving again and becoming a construction worker and handyman at a newly purchased Adventist sanatorium in Loma Linda, where he self-published Illogical Geology: The Weakest Point in the Evolution Theory in 1906. In Illogical Geology, Price offered $1000 "to any one who will, in the face of the facts here presented, show me how to prove that one kind of fossil is older than another."
Sermons on the Sabbath and Law: Embracing an Outline of the Biblical and Secular History of the Sabbath
by John Nevins Andrews - 1870 - 220 pages
The First-day Sabbath: Clearly Proved by Showing that the Old Covenant, Or 10 Commandment have been changed or made complete in the Christian Dispensation
by Thomas M. Preble, John Nevins Andrews - 1867 - 460 pages
A Study of the Sects
by William Henry Lyon 1891 - 180 pages
EVIDENCE FROM SCRIPTURE AND HISTORY OF THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST, ABOUT THE YEAR 1843;
EXHIBITED IN A COURSE OF LECTURES. BY WILLIAM MILLER. in .rtf format
VIEWS OF THE PROPHECIES AND PROPHETIC CHRONOLOGY, SELECTED FROM MANUSCRIPTS OF WILLIAM MILLER WITH A MEMOIR OF HIS LIFE; 1841. in .rtf format
The Autobiography of Elder Joseph Bates
by Joseph Bates - 1868 - 31o pages
The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
by Ellen Gould Harmon White - 1911
The Early Life and Later Experience and Labors of Elder Joseph Bates
by Joseph Bates - 1878
Life Sketches: Ancestry, Early Life, Christian Experience
by James White, Ellen Gould Harmon White 1880 - 410 pages
The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: For Use in Divine Worship by Franklin Edson Belden, Edwin Barnes 1893 - 630 pages
Life Incidents: In Connection with the Great Advent Movement as Illustrated by the Three Angels of Reveltation 14
by James White- 1868 - 360 pages
The Spirit of Prophecy
by Ellen Gould Harmon White 1870
Sketches of the Christian Life and Public Labors of William Miller
by James White, Sylvester Bliss - 1875, 400 pages
A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse
by Sylvester Bliss 1853 - 374 pages
Letter to Rev. J. Litch, on the Second Coming of Christ
by Charles Fitch, Josiah Litch, 1841
Views of the Prophecies and Prophetic Chronology
by William Miller, Joshua Vaughan Himes 1842 - 242 pages
An Exposition of the Prophecies: Supposed by William Miller to Predict the Second Coming in 1843
by John Dowling - 1840 - 220 pages
Sketch of the Life and Religious Experience of Eld. Luther Boutelle
by Luther Boutelle - 1891 - 205 pages
Millennial Harp: Designed for Meetings on the Second Coming of Christ by Joshua Vaughan Himes - 1843 - 280 pages
Millerism Confounded: And the Second Coming of Our Lord Elucidated
by Ichabod Cook 1850
THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
by ELLEN G WHITE - 1911
Six Sermons on the Inquiry is There Immortality in Sin and Suffering? by George Storrs - 1856
Thoughts, Critical and Practical, on the Book of Revelation
by Uriah Smith 1881 - 410 pages
The United States in the Light of Prophecy, Or, An Exposition of Rev. 13: 11-17
by Uriah Smith 1872 - 150 pages
The State of the Dead and the Destiny of the Wicked
by Uriah Smith 1873 - 360 pages
A Word for the Sabbath: Or, False Theories Exposed
by Uriah Smith 1875
The Unity of Man, or, Life and Death Realities, a Reply to Rev. Luther Lee by George Storrs 1850
Philosophical and Scriptural Arguments on Immortality
The World's Need?: One Hundred Other Momentous Questions in History
1920
The First-day Sabbath by Thomas M. Preble, John Nevins Andrews 1867 - 460 pages
The Voice of God: Or an Account of the Unparalleled Fires, Hurricanes, Floods and Earthquakes Commencing with 1845 with some account of Pestilence, Famine and Increase of Crime (the last page has been somewhat obliterated).
A Word to the Little Flock
In 1884, Russell formed the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. In 1917, he was succeeded as president by Joseph Franklin Rutherford, who changed the name of the group to Jehovah’s Witnesses to affirm its belief that Jehovah is the true God and that the witnesses were his chosen followers.
The Watchtower magazine, which is still published monthly by the Jehovah's Witnesses, has a typical circulation of nearly 93 million copies every four months. There have also been several books written by and about the group since its inception.
This collection contains over 150 original texts written by Charles Taze Russell as well as early editions of society publications. If you’ve ever wondered about the people and philosophies that turned the Jehovah’s Witnesses into a worldwide movement, prepare to be enlightened! Take a look at the sample pages taken from just some of these books in the collection.
All of the book titles that are included in this DVD are listed as follows:
Zion's Glad Songs (1908). Hymn book published by M.L. McPhail, a travelling representative of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society.
At-one-ment Between God and Man by Charles Russell 1910
Poems and Hymns of Millenial Dawn by Charles Russell 1890
The Time Is At Hand by Charles Russell 1907
Food for Thinking Christians by Charles Russell 1881
The Life of Pastor Russell, article in The Overland Monthly 1917
The Late Pastor Russell, article in The Overland Monthly 1917
The World War and Bible prophecy by Harry F Howard 1918
Jewish Hopes by Charles Russell 1910
The Kingdom Come by Charles Russell 1891
The Day of Vengeance by Charles Russell 1898
Studies in the Scriptures Volumes 1-7 (searchable PDF)
The Golden Age Magazine 1919
The Golden Age Magazine 1920
The Golden Age Magazine 1921
The Golden Age Magazine 1922
Great Pyramid Passages Vol 2 1913 edition
Great Pyramid Passages and Chambers, Volume 2 (1913 edition). By John and Morton Edgar. The Edgars were associates of Charles Taze Russell and wrote this treatise in defense of Russell's views on the prophetic symbolism of the Great Pyramid of Gizeh in Egypt.
1878 Herald of the Morning (last 6 months) Nelson H. Barbour and Charles Taze Russell (original scans)
1879 Herald of the Morning (first 6 months) Nelson H. Barbour and Charles Taze Russell (original scans)
The Way to Paradise by W.E. Van Amburgh, Secretary-Treasurer of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. Contains introduction by J.F. Rutherford and was published in 1924. Issued as a book of instruction for children.
The Three Worlds by Nelson H. Barbour
The Photodrama of Creation by Charles Taze Russell. This is the book that accompanied the slide presentation. Published in 1914.
The Object and Manner of Our Lord's Return by Charles Taze Russell. Published in 1877.
The Day Dawn - Written by J.H. Paton in 1880. This was the first book circulated by the WatchTower, edited by Charles T. Russell, and is mentioned several times in the years 1880 and 1881 in that magazine. Paton and Russell parted company in 1881 and the book was later republished by Paton in 1890, but with several revisions. This is the original 1880 edition.
Millions Now Living Will Never Die by Judge Rutherford 1920
Olin R. Moyle Trial vs the Watchtower Trial Transcript
To Readers of Zion's Watch Tower - a publication in 1902 detailing the problems between Charles Taze Russell and his wife Maria.
The Calendar of Jehovah God - Early Golden Age Articles proposing a new calendar with the names of the days and months substituted to give honor to the Creator Jehovah God.
1917 Watchtower Articles Dealing with the Schism after the death of Charles Russell.
Studies in the Scriptures Series 2
by Charles Taze Russell - 1915
The Harp of God: Proof Conclusive that Millions Now Living Will Never Die
by Joseph Franklin Rutherford - 1921 - 365 pages
Millennial Dawn - Plan of the Ages
by Charles Taze Russell - 1886
Russell-White Debate: A Public Discussion
by Charles Taze Russell, Lloyd Smith White - 1908 - 19o pages
Millions Now Living Will Never Die!
by Joseph Franklin Rutherford - 1920 - 120 pages
What Say the Scriptures about Spiritualism?: Proofs that it is Demonism ...
by Charles Taze Russell, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society - 1897 - 110 pages
Letters to Elder Charles T. Russell in reply to his book entitled "What say the Scriptures about spiritualism ... ?" / Daniel W. Hull [1910].
The Finished Mystery
by Charles Taze Russell, Clayton J. Woodworth, George H. Fisher- 1918 - 590 pages
The Bible Versus the Evolution Theory
by Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society - 1898 - 40 pages
Studies in the Scriptures - SERIES 1
by Charles Taze Russell - 1886
Tabernacle Shadows of the "better Sacrifices"
by Charles Taze Russell - 1899 - 131 pages
PLUS FREE - the 1954 Douglas Walsh Trial
In November 1954, a trial was held in Scotland, in which the Watchtower Society tried to establish before the British court that certain of its members were ordained ministers. High ranking leaders of the Society testified, including vice-president Fred Franz and legal counsel for the Society, Haydon C. Covington. Covington's testimony before the attorney for the Ministry of Labour and National Service.
The Great Pyramid had fascinated men in the 19th century, especially where it concerned bible prophecy, especially with statements like:
"So, then, if we measure backward down the 'First Ascending Passage' to its junction with the 'Entrance Passage,' we shall have a fixed date to mark upon the downward passage. This measure is 1542 inches, and indicates the year B.C. 1542, as the date at that point. Then measuring down the 'Entrance Passage' from that point, to find the distance to the entrance of the 'Pit,' representing the great trouble and destruction with which this age is to close, when evil will be overthrown from power, we find it to be 3416 inches, symbolizing 3416 years from the above date, B.C. 1542. This calculation shows AD. 1874 as marking the beginning of the period of trouble; for 1542 years B.C. plus 1874 years AD. equals 3416 years. Thus the Pyramid witnesses that the close of 1874 was the chronological beginning of the time of trouble such as was not since there was a nation -- no, nor ever shall be afterward. And thus it will be noted that this 'Witness' fully corroborates the Bible testimony on this subject..."Thy Kingdom Come
Millennial Dawn, vol. III
(1891-1904 editions), page 342
The Pyramid and the Bible; the rectitude of the one in accordance with the other
by William Mackenzie - 1868
The Divine Plan of the Ages and the Great Pyramid by Charles Taze Russell 1913
The Millennial Dawn by Charles Taze Russell - 1898
WHY OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO CHRISTIANS. — THE GREAT PYRAMID A STOREHOUSE op TRUTH —
SCIENTIFIC, HISTORIC AND PROPHETIC. — BIBLE ALLUSIONS TO IT. ..
Studies in the Scriptures by Charles Taze Russell
"The Great Pyramid in Egypt is a Witness to all these events"
The Solution of the Pyramid Problem: Or, Pyramid Discoveries.
by Robert Ballard - 1882 - 100 pages
Great Pyramid Passages Vol 2 1913 edition
Great Pyramid Passages and Chambers, Volume 2 (1913 edition). By John and Morton Edgar. The Edgars were associates of Charles Taze Russell and wrote this treatise in defense of Russell's views on the prophetic symbolism of the Great Pyramid of Gizeh in Egypt.
Life and work at the Great pyramid
Charles Piazzi Smyth - 1867
The Great Pyramid: Observatory, Tomb, and Temple
by Richard Anthony Proctor - 1883 - 320 pages
Pyramid facts and fancies by James Bonwick - 1877
The origin and significance of the Great pyramid by Charles Staniland Wake - 1882
Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid, Ed
by Charles Piazzi Smyth - 1874 - 520 pages
Horus in the Pyramid Texts
by Thomas George Allen - 1916 - 76 pages
A Miracle in Stone: Or, the Great Pyramid of Egypt
by Joseph Augustus Seiss - 1877 - 340 pages
Freemasonry from the great pyramid of ancient times, lectures by Thomas Holland - 1885
The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy
by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky 1897
To know the full septenary significance of the " Primordial Circle," the pyramid
and the Kabalistic Bible must be read in the light of the figure on which ...
New Light from the Great Pyramid: The Astronomico-geographical System by Albert Ross Parsons - 1893 - 410 pages
The Great Pyramid Jeezeh
by Louis Phillipe McCarty - 1907 - 580 pages
Freemasonry in the Holy Land: Or, Handmarks of Hiram's Builders
by Robert Morris - 1872 - 600 pages
The Holy Bible by John Nelson Darby in txt format.
American Standard Version 1901 - Searchable
Young's Literal Translation of the Bible - Searchable
Hymns, Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures
by Philip Doddridge, Job Orton - Hymns - 1825 - 290 pages
The Epistles of Paul in Modern English-A Paraphrase by George Barker Stevens, Ph.D., D.D. 1898
"In the Scripture Jehovah solemnly declares he will punish his foes and vindicate his people." Hebrews 10:29
Isaiah: a New Translation: With a Preliminary Dissertation, and Notes
by Robert Lowth - 1834 - 417 pages
St. Paul from the Trenches: A Rendering of the Epistles to the Corinthians and Ephesians Done in France During the Great War by Gerald Warre Cornish
Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson
The Holy Bible translated by Leicester Ambrose Sawyer - Vol 2 - 1861 - 390 pages
The Modern Readers Bible by Richard Moulton, 1907, 1740 pages
The Prophets of the Restoration: Or, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi. A New Translation by T. V. Moore - 1856 - 400 pages
A New Translation of the Book of Psalms: With an Introduction - Page 153
by George Rapall Noyes - Bible - 227 pages
"O SING to Jehovah a new song, Sing to Jehovah, all the earth ! ¡aim is, with
some slight and said to have been ¡a of the ark to mount 2 Sing to Jehovah"
The Psalms: A New Translation by John De Witt 1891 - 320 pages
"With Jehovah on my side as my helper, Even I, undismayed, can look on my foes. To hide in Jehovah is better Than trusting in man"
The book of Daniel, tr. from the Heb. and Chaldee text by J. Bellamy by Daniel, John Bellamy - 1863
Joseph Bryant Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (one of the first to use YAHWEH as a divine name) 1902 - 1225 pages [this is not a good scan with several pages deleted or obscure - so I have also included a text version of the Old Testament and a separate good scan of the New Testament]
A New Translation of Job, Ecclesiastes and the Canticles
by George Noyes - 1868 - 347 pages
"And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; but upon
him lay not ... And Satan answered Jehovah...."
Notes on the prophecies of Amos; with a new translation
by William Drake - 1869
The Psalms of David: Versified from a New Translation and Adapted
by Elhanan Winchester 1797 - 360 pages
A new translation of the Book of psalms, with explanatory notes
1842
The Book of Job: Its Origin, Growth and Interpretation : Together with a New Translation by Morris Jastrow - 1920 - 360 pages
Early Bibles of America by the Rev John Wright 1894 - 571 pages
Also New Testaments with the Divine Name, such as:
Newcome's New Testament
Heinfetter's New Testament
Ballentine's New Testament
The Messages of Jesus According to the Synoptists 1901
Steven's New Testament Paraphrase 1898
The Family Expositor New Testament Paraphrase 1745
St. Pauls Epistle to the Romans by W. G. Rutherford 1900
Also includes Books and Bibles on the translation "the Word was a God" such as:
Contents:
A Calm Inquiry Into the Scripture Doctrine Concerning the Person of Christ
by Thomas Belsham - 1817 - 337 pages
Newcome's corrected New Testament 1808
Hermann Heinfetter's New Testament
"In commencing this dispensation, the commans was existing, yet the command was with the God, as the command had relation to a God.
A Critical History of the Evolution of Trinitarianism: And Its Outcome in the New Christology
by Levi Leonard Paine- 1900 - 380 pages
Unitarianism the Doctrine of the Gospel: A View of the Scriptural Grounds by Lant Carpenter
Antitrinitarian Biography: Or, Sketches of the Lives and Writings of ...
by Robert Wallace - Unitarian Universalist churches - 1850
St. Matthew's gospel, with the parallel passages in the other evangelists ... - Page 331
edited by James Stark - 1878
The correct translation is: ' In a beginning was the Word, and the Word was WITH
THE GOD, and the Word WAS A GOD ; he was in a beginning WITH THE GOD. ...
The Four Gospels Translated from the Greek, with Preliminary Dissertations
by George Campbell - 1837
Others maintain that QEOS here should be translated "a God was the word.'
The Freewill Baptist Quarterly - 1866
We open to John 1: 1—5, and copy the word for word translation:—"In a beginning
was the word, and the word was with the God, and a God was the word. ...
The Finished Mystery - Watchtower 1918
What is the Truth about Jesus Christ?: Problems of Christology
by Friedrich Loofs - 1913 - 235 pages
Discourses on the Principal Points of the Socinian Controversy
by Ralph Wardlaw - 1828 - 550 pages
One God in One Person Only: And Jesus Christ a Being Distinct from God
by John Sherman - 1805 - 190 pages
Unitarianism Defined: The Scripture Doctrine of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost
by Frederick Augustus Farley 1860 - 260 pages
The Testament of Jesus
by Edward Vaughan Hyde Kenealy - 1901 - 140 pages
16 John answered them, saying, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
a God, and the Word was the sacred Spirit of God. ...
The English Works of Raja Rammohun Roy: With an English Translation by Rammohun Roy- 1906 - 978 pages
1, " the word was a God" ? We may, however, easily account for this inconsistency.
The term " God " in, Exodus is applied to Moses, the notion of whose ...
Plus - The Trinity Doctrine EXPOSED!! Contents:
Critical Essays by Ezra Abbot.
such as:
THE AUTHORSHIP OF THE FOURTH GOSPEL,
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN AITEW AND EPWTAW,
ANCIENT PAPYRUS AND THE MODE OF MAKING PAPER FROM IT,
THE COMPARATIVE ANTIQUITY OF THE SINAITIC AND VATICAN MANUSCRIPTS or THE GREEK BIBLE, THE LATE PROFESSOR TISCHENDORF, THE LATE DR. TREGELLES, GERHARD VON MASTRICHT, BUTTMANN's GREEK TESTAMENT, WESTCOTT AND HORT's EDITION OF THE GREEK TESTAMENT, THE NEW TESTAMENT GREEK, THE GOSPELS IN THE NEW REVISION (three articles),
THE READING "ONLY-BEGOTTEN GOD," IN JOHN i.18, THE READING "AN ONLY-BEGOTTEN GOD," OR "GOD ONLY-BEGOTTEN," JOHN i. 18,
THE TEXT OF JOHN viii. 44,
THE READING " CHURCH OF GOD, ACTS XX. 28, THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROMANS ix. 5, RECENT DISCUSSIONS OF ROMANS ix. 5
TITUS ii. 13
I JOHN v. 7, AND LUTHER'S GERMAN BIBLE,
THE VERSE-DIVISIONS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
(scanned in .tif and .pdf format)
Concessions of Trinitarians being a Selection of Extracts from the Writings of the Most Eminent Biblical Critics and Commentators, by John Wilson, (1842)
THIS IS A CLASSIC-An exposition of key texts used as proof-texts for the Trinity throughout the Bible, such as
Genesis 1:2
Romans 9:5
Acts 20:28
1 John 5:7,8
John 1:1 etc, etc, etc.
Example
"ESTI means not only _is_, but _denotes, represents, signifies_ as in Matt. xiii.38 1 Cor. x.4, Luke xxii. 20. In these passages the _cup_ was _not_ the new testament, but represented it; and therefore _represents, signified, &c_ are the literal meaning of ESTI and HN, rather than the common substantive sense. And thus in Matt. xxvi. 26, "This is my body." p.308
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Statement of Reasons for Not Believing the Doctrines of Trinitarians concerning the Nature of God and the Person of Christ (1886) by Andrews Norton (1786-1853).
500 pages
Excerpt:
"I John v. 7. The famous text of the three heavenly witnesses. The value that has been formerly attached to this passage, though unquestionably interpolated, may be estimated from the obstinacy with which it has been contended for, from its still retaining its place as genuine in the editions of the Common Version, and even in editions of the original professedly formed on the text of Griesbach, from the lingering glances cast toward it by such writers as Bishop Middleton, and from the pertinacity with which the more ignorant or bigoted class of controversialists continue to quote and even defend it." p.184
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Granville Sharp's "Remarks on the Uses of the Definite Article in the Greek Text of the New Testament Contanaining many New Proofs of the Divinity of Christ from Passages which are Wrongly Translated in the Common Version"along with Rev. Calvin Winstanley's rebuttal, "A Vindication of Certain Passages in the Common English Version of the New Testament addressed to Granville Sharp Esq." 1819
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God the Invisible King by H.G. Wells (Anti-Trinity) in .txt format
AN APPEAL TO PIOUS TRINITARIANS BY HENRY GREW (1857) in .txt format (works well in wordpad and most text editors)
Seven Conversations on the Trinity (between a Jehovah's Witness minister and a Trinitarian Christian (searchable pdf format)
Sample: "A vigorous debate still continues around the hymnic [Phillipians 2:6] passage. However, the suggestion that the hymn has been constructed with a strong allusion to Adam, or even modeled after the template of Adam christology is still persuasive." p. 282, The Theology of Paul the Apostle, by James D.G. Dunn
The ambiguity I had mentioned earlier is simply one that is shared by many translators and exegetes.
The Harper Collins Study Bible NRSV states that some of the key words used here "had puzzled interpeters" and are "problematic."
Sure, we have the way that Trinitarians like to look at this verse, as is stated in Heinz Cassirer's "did not look upon his equality with God as something to be held in his grasp," but there are many others that do not see this in the same way:
"who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men" ASV
"who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped" NASB
"who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped" Revised Standard Version
"Who, in form of God, subsisting, not, a thing to be seized, accounted the being equal with God." Rotherham
"who, though he was in the form of God, did not consider equality with God a thing to be grasped" TCE
"Christ Jesus, who, when he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as a prize" Bible in Living English
"Who, being in the form of God, did not count equality with God something to be grasped" New Jerusalem Bible
"Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped" New American Bible
"who, though being in God's Form, yet did not meditate a Usurpation to BE like God" Emphatic Diaglott
"Who, [beginning] [existing] in a form of God did not consider a seizing, to be equal to God" 21st Century Literal
"although he was like God in nature, he never even considered the chance to be equal with God." 21st Century Free
"who, being in the form of God, counted it not a prize to be on an equality with God." Revised Version
"Though he possessed the nature of God, he did not grasp at equality with God." An American Translation/Goodspeed
"who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped" NET Bible
"who though he had god-like form, did not regard it as a prize to be equal to God." The Original NT-Schonfield
[Footnote: "Referring to the sin which Adam was tempted by Satan to commit, and which Lucifer in his former state had committed (Gen 3:5; Isa 14:12-14). Moses is said to have had a divine form, and as an infant to have received the crown from Pharoah's head (Josephus, Antiq II 232-235). The Christ Above of the Jewish mystics had angelic likeness as a Son of God (Dan 4:25-28; Job 1:6-7)."]
"who - did not think it a matter to earnestly desired." -Clarke
"Did not regard - as an object of solicitous desire." -Stuart
"Thought not - a thing to be seized." -Sharpe
"Did not eagerly grasp." -Kneeland
"Did not violently strive." -Dickinson
"did not meditate a usurpation." -Turnbull
If, as the New Scofield Bible says, that this verse is the strongest assertions of Christ's deity, then those who hold such a position have a real problem.
These verses are about humility, and how, unlike Adam, Jesus did not try to be equal to God. That is why the preceeding verse it tells us to "have the same attitude that was in Christ." Does that mean that we should try to cling to our equality with God? Of course not. To translate this verse in a way that promotes the deity of Christ robs it of its true force and meaning.
The Biblical Doctrine of the Trinity by Benjamin B. Warfield (in .txt format, works well in Wordpad)
Myths and Legends of Christmastide BY Bertha F. Herrick 1901
Pagan & Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning by Edward Carpenter 1920
The Two Babylons by Alexander Hislop, excerpt:
Christmas In Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Clement A. Miles 1912
The Sacred Tree: Or, The Tree in Religion and Myth by J. H. Philpot, Isaline Philpot 1897
THE TRUTH ABOUT JESUS IS HE A MYTH? by M. M. Mangasarian
We can only offer a few additional remarks to what we have already
said elsewhere in these pages on the Pagan origin of Christmas. It
will make us grateful to remember that just as we have to go to the
Pagans for the origins of our civilized institutions--our courts of
justice, our art and literature, and our political and religious
liberties--we must thank them also for our merry festivals, such as
Christmas and Easter.
Christmas and the Saturnalia - Article from Bibliotheca Sacra and Theological Review 1855
"While, therefore, we would not say with Prynne, that all pious
Christians should abominate this festival, we do say that it has
neither the historic dignity, the moral significance, nor the sacred
associations, that every such institution should possess to command
the approval of the Christian world."
Observations on Popular Antiquities, Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions by John Brand Volume 1, 1813
Observations on Popular Antiquities, Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of our Vulgar Customs, Ceremonies and Superstitions by John Brand Volume 2, 1813
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion by James George Frazer
The Star of the Wise Men - being a Commentary on the Second Chapter of St. Matthew by Richard Trench 1850
The Wise Men: Who They Were and how They Came to Jerusalem by Francis William Upham 1901
The Origins of Christianity by Charles Bigg, Thomas Banks Strong 1909 (Easter Controversy)
CHRISTMAS - ITS ORIGIN, CELEBRATION AND SIGNIFICANCE AS RELATED IN PROSE AND VERSE by ROBERT HAVEN SCHAUFFLER 1907
Excerpt: The pagan nations of antiquity always had a tendency to worship the sun, under different names, as the giver of light and life. And their festivals in its honor took place near the winter solstice, the shortest day in the year, when the sun in December begins its upward course, thrilling men with the first distant promise of spring. This holiday was called Saturnalia among the Romans and was marked by great merriment and licence which extended even to the slaves. There were feasting and gifts and the houses were hung with evergreens. A more barbarous form of these rejoicings took place among the rude peoples of the north where great blocks of wood blazed in honor of Odin and Thor, and sacrifices of men and cattle were made to them. Mistletoe was cut then from the sacred oaks with a golden sickle by the Prince of the Druids, between whom and the Fire-Worshippers of Persia there was an affinity both in character and customs."
Sex and Sex Worship by Otto Augustus Wall 1920 EDIT
The egg has in all ages been considered a sacred emblem of
spring; of the rejuvenation of nature after the winter sleep. In
Pagan times ornamented eggs were presented to friends, to celebrate
the re-awakening of life in the spring; and this Pagan
festival, but thinly disguised as being emblematic of the resurrection
of Christ, persists in our Easter festival and its attendant
gifts of Easter eggs.
CHRISTMAS: ITS ORIGIN AND ASSOCIATIONS, TOGETHER WITH ITS HISTORICAL EVENTS AND FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS DURING NINETEEN CENTURIES BY W. F. DAWSON 1902 (searchable PDF)
Esoteric Christianity, Or, The Lesser Mysteries: Or, The Lesser Mysteries by Annie Wood Besant 1913
"The relation of the winter solstice to Jesus is also significant. The birth of Mithras was celebrated in the winter solstice with great rejoicings, and Horus was also
then born: "His birth is one of the greatest mysteries of the [Egyptian] religion. Pictures representing it appeared on the walls of temples. . . . He was the child of
Deity. At Christmas time, or that answering to our festival, his image was brought out of the sanctuary with peculiar ceremonies, as the image of the infant Bambino is still brought out and exhibited at Rome." On the fixing of the 25th December as the birthday of Jesus, Williamson has the following: "All Christians know that the
25th December is now the recognised festival of the birth of Jesus, but few are aware that this has not always been so. There have been, it is said, one hundred and thirty-six different dates fixed on by different Christian sects. Lightfoot gives it as 15th September, others as in February or August.
The Secret Teachings of All Ages By Manly P. Hall 1928
STUDIES IN THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEX VOLUME I BY HAVELOCK ELLIS 1927 (searchable PDF)
"Frazer (Golden Bough, 2d ed., 1900, vol. iii, pp. 236-350) fully describes and discusses the dances, bonfires and festivals of spring and summer, of Halloween (October 31), and Christmas. He also explains the sexual character of these festivals."
Pagan Christs: Studies in Comparative Hierology by John Mackinnon Robertson 1903
"The Mithraic Christians actually continued to celebrate Christmas Day as the birthday of the sun, despite the censures of the Pope, and their Sunday had been adopted by the
supplanting faith. When they listened to the Roman litany of the holy name of Jesus, they knew they were listening' to the very epithets of the Sun-God...Others than
Mithraists, of course, would offend, Christmas being an Osirian and Adonisian festival also.
Plus- Is the Christian Cross a Pagan Symbol? Many Books mostly scanned into pdf format
The Non-Christian Cross-An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as that of our Religion, by John Denham Parsons, 1896 (scanned in .pdf format...also an additional searchable pdf)
The cross, heathen and Christian : a fragmentary notice of its early pagan existence and subsequent Christian adoption (1879) Mourant Brock
The Masculine Cross and Ancient Sex Worship by Sha Rocco (pseudonym of Abisha S. Hudson) 1874 (searchable pdf)
History of the Cross-The Pagan Origin and Idolatrous Adoption of the Worship of the Image by Henry Dana Ward (1871)
The Two Babylons or The Papal Worship Proved to be the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife By the Late Rev. Alexander Hislop 1903
The 2 Babylons Dictionary in searchable .pdf format
A reply to: Jehovah's Witnesses and the Symbol of the Cross.
Sample: Are JW's using partial quotes? And do Greek Lexicons and dictionaries agree more with Mark's point of view? Let us take a look. "The Tau was the basis for what is now called the "cross" taken from the Latin "crux".
"The shape of the [two-beamed cross] had its origin in ancient Chaldea, and was used as the symbol of the god Tammuz (being in the shape of the mystic Tau, the initial of his name) in that country and in adjacent lands, including Egypt. By the middle of the 3rd cent. A.D. the churches had either departed from, or had travestied, certain doctrines of the Christian faith. In order to increase the prestige of the apostate ecclesiastical system pagans were received into the churches apart from regeneration by faith, and were permitted largely to retain their pagan signs and symbols. Hence the Tau or T, in its most frequent form, with the cross-piece lowered, was adopted to stand for the cross of Christ."—An Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words (London,
1962), W. E. Vine, p. 256.
What is this? The Cross used among ancient pagan? Is there more?..... (in searchable .pdf format)
The Swastika - The Earliest Known Symbol and its Migrations by Thomas Wilson 1894 - 167 pages
Kersey Graves and The World's Sixteen Crucified Saviors (.txt and .pdf format)
The Mysteries, Pagan and Christian 1897 by Samuel Cheetham
The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism By Franz Cumont 1911
Paganism and Christianity (1891) James Anson Farrer
Paganism Surviving in Christianity by Abram Lewis 1892
Paganism and Christianity in Egypt 1913
Plus - Over 100 articles in .html and .pdf format by an Apologist on the New World Translation
Sample articles:
Acts 20:28: DIA TOU hAIMATOS TOU IDIOU "blood of his own Son" or "his own blood?"
Robert Bowman and the "Faithful and Discreet Slave"
CRI and the Money Scandal
Walter Martin on Bible Translations and Capitalization
Spurious Passages of the New Testament
AUTO as an Neuter Pronoun in the Greek. Is the Holy Spirit an "IT?"
Romans 8:1 and the Case of the Missing "Now" in the New World Translation
What's Wrong with the New King James Version
Appreciating the Bible via the Watchtower - An answer to the critics.
Why is the NWT a Superior Version at John 8:58? Why do so many other Bibles read similarly?
Is John 20:28 actually addressed to Jesus. What does the New Testament Greek Tell us?
Outrage, Hank Hanegraaff, and John 5:18
Can John 1:1c be translated as "the Word was LIKE God"
GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY! Ron Rhodes and Mark 10:18
Answering Jay Hess on the word "Worship" and the "Angel of the Lord" and Michael.
Why is the NWT a Superior Version at John 1:1?
Hermann Heinfetter, A Literal Translation of the New Testament,1863, [A]s a god the Command was"
Abner Kneeland-The New Testament in Greek and English, 1822, "The Word was a God"
Robert Young, LL.D. (Concise Commentary on the Holy Bible [Grand Rapids: Baker, n.d.], 54). 1885, "[A]nd a God (i.e. a Divine Being) was the Word"
Belsham N.T. 1809 ?the Word was a god?
Leicester Ambrose, The Final Theology, Volume 1, New York, New York; M.B. Sawyer and Company, 1879, "And the logos was a god"...PLUS MUCH MORE!!
Proof that Jesus IS the Archangel Michael.
John A. Lees, The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 1930, Vol. 3, page 2048 states:
"The earlier Protestant scholars usually identified Michael with the pre-incarnate Christ, finding support for their view, not only in the juxtaposition of the "child" and the archangel in Rev 12, but also in the attributes ascribed to him in Dnl.
Protestant Reformer JOHN CALVIN said regarding "Michael" in its occurence at Daniel 12:1:
"I embrace the opinion of those who refer this to the person of Christ, because it suits the subject best to represent him as standing forward for the defense of his elect people."
J. Calvin, COMMENTARIES ON THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET DANIEL, trans. T. Myers (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1979), vol. 2 p. 369.
List of Whole Translations with the Divine Name and other info.
Angels as Gods.
The Comma Johanneum and the Trinity.
Are there Contradictions in the Bible?
What a Difference a Word Makes in Bible Translation.
The New Testament In An Improved Version-Newcome-Gospel of John in .txt format (Gospel of John only).
Bible Theology and the Word "HELL".
An Inclusive Version-The Feminist Bible.
My Vicious Letter from the International Standard Version Bible.
Who Was King James?/King James the Fop.
The King James(Authorized) Version Bible-Is it the Best?
Why Jehovah's Witnesses are not False Prophets.
Don Cupitt on John 1:1 and Divine Agency
Protestant Witchhunt and the Case of Murray J. Harris
Defending the New World Translation-The NWT vs. the NIV and the NASB.
Smoke and Mirrors-Tactics Used by Opposers to Sway Jehovah's Witnesses.
Lies Ron Rhodes Tells in his Book against JW's.
Consider: Rhodes says the following regarding the NWT's rendering of the verse at Acts 20:28, "The New World Translation rendering of this verse GOES AGAINST ALL LEGITIMATE TRANSLATIONS OF SCRIPTURE" (p. 86. _Reasoning from the Scriptures with Jehovah's Witnesses_)WHY IS THIS AN OUT AND OUT LIE...plus more?
My Response to Andy Bjorklund and his attack on the New World Translation.
John 1:1 and the Word/Wisdom of God, and many many Bibles that also DO NOT READ "The Word was God."
The Misunderstood Jehovah and the Ridiculous Notion that his name means "Mischief."
Proskuneo and Worship/Obeisance/Homage of Jesus and others.
Jesus Christ the Firstborn/PRWTOTOKOS of all creatures.
Did the Book of Mormon Plagiarize the Bible?
Conversations on the Trinity.
A Reply to Jehovah's Witnesses and the Symbol of the Cross.
A Reply to "Only Begotten Son" or "Only Son."
The Majority Text/Byzantine Text vs the Modern Critical Text. With Another Look at the King James Version.
A Reply to the Jewish "Why We Reject Jesus."
Conversations on the Textus Receptus (Received Text).
Colossians 2:9 and the "divine quality."
Johannes Greber and John 1:1c.
Is the Holy Spirit a Force or the 3rd Person of the Trinity?
50 Answers to 50 Questions to ask Jehovah's Witnesseses.
Rhodes vs Jehovah-Is it Jehovah, Yahweh, or just plain LORD?
Elohim, Echad and the 3 Angels of Mamre.
Ezra Abbot on Luther's Bible and the Comma Johanneum.
Is Jesus Jehovah-Heb 1:10/Ps 102 etc.
Is Jesus Jehovah Pt. 2/Bible Innerancy and the Mindset of Opposers.
Colwell's Rule of Bible Translations-What is the best New Testament?
According to Colwell's apparatus, the NASB would only get a 59 out of 64 rating of accuracy, while the NIV garners a scant 51 points. But Goodspeeds New Testament and the New World Translation get top marks.
The Biblical view of Only True God/TON MONON ALHQINON QEON.
On the NIV, the Insertion of the word "other", soul, hell, analusai etc.
The ARCHE at Rev 3:14-Beginning or Ruler/Source?
Proof that kolasin be translated *cutting-off* NOT *punishment* at Matthew 25:46?
Ezra Abbot on the Construction of Titus 2:13.
Answers to 65 questions every Jehovah's Witness should be asked using the NWT-A Catholic Perspective.
Is Jesus the Angel of the Abyss (Abaddon/Apollyon)?
John 1:3, 4, Punctuation, Staircase Parallelism and Caris.
Is Organization Necessary for True Believers?
On the Construction of Romans 9:5 by Ezra Abbott.
My Response to Lynn Lundquist's "The Tetragrammaton and the Christian Greek Scriptures.
The Bible and the Deity of Jesus Christ: On Matthew 1:23 and Immanuel; John 20:28; Men as gods; Psalms 45:6; Colossians 2:9; the Divine Name in the LXX, the worship of Jesus, John 1:1, etc.
A Reply to James Stewart's Review of Rolf Furuli's book on Bible Translation and the NWT
Which Bible Best Retains Most of the Original Wording Prior to the Emendations (Corrections) made to the Hebrew Text
More on the Spirit and Quoting.
Bible Versions and the "Once Saved Always Saved" Theology
Jay Hess and the word "Worship" and the "Angel of the LORD"
Includes these early Adventist books:
History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week
by John Nevins Andrews 1887Illogical Geology: The Weakest Point in the Evolution Theory by George McCready Price 1906
Poisoning Democracy by George McCready Price 1921
Q.E.D. or New light on the Doctrine of Creation by George McCready Price 1917
George McCready Price (1870–1963) was a Canadian creationist. He produced a string of anti-evolution, or creationist works, particularly on the subject of "flood geology". However, his views did not become common amongst creationists until after his death, particularly with the "creation science" movement starting in the 1960s.
rice was born in Havelock, New Brunswick, Canada. His father died in 1882 and his mother joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. In 1887, he married another follower of the church. For several years thereafter the couple worked as itinerant sellers of Seventh-day Adventist co-founder Ellen G. White's books in the Maritime Provinces of Eastern Canada.
n a response to a plea from his wife, the Adventist church employed Price as a construction worker first in Maryland. He then was, for a short time, principal of a small Adventist school in Oakland, California before moving again and becoming a construction worker and handyman at a newly purchased Adventist sanatorium in Loma Linda, where he self-published Illogical Geology: The Weakest Point in the Evolution Theory in 1906. In Illogical Geology, Price offered $1000 "to any one who will, in the face of the facts here presented, show me how to prove that one kind of fossil is older than another."
Sermons on the Sabbath and Law: Embracing an Outline of the Biblical and Secular History of the Sabbath
by John Nevins Andrews - 1870 - 220 pages
The First-day Sabbath: Clearly Proved by Showing that the Old Covenant, Or 10 Commandment have been changed or made complete in the Christian Dispensation
by Thomas M. Preble, John Nevins Andrews - 1867 - 460 pages
A Study of the Sects
by William Henry Lyon 1891 - 180 pages
EVIDENCE FROM SCRIPTURE AND HISTORY OF THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST, ABOUT THE YEAR 1843;
EXHIBITED IN A COURSE OF LECTURES. BY WILLIAM MILLER. in .rtf format
VIEWS OF THE PROPHECIES AND PROPHETIC CHRONOLOGY, SELECTED FROM MANUSCRIPTS OF WILLIAM MILLER WITH A MEMOIR OF HIS LIFE; 1841. in .rtf format
The Autobiography of Elder Joseph Bates
by Joseph Bates - 1868 - 31o pages
The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
by Ellen Gould Harmon White - 1911
The Early Life and Later Experience and Labors of Elder Joseph Bates
by Joseph Bates - 1878
Life Sketches: Ancestry, Early Life, Christian Experience
by James White, Ellen Gould Harmon White 1880 - 410 pages
The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: For Use in Divine Worship by Franklin Edson Belden, Edwin Barnes 1893 - 630 pages
Life Incidents: In Connection with the Great Advent Movement as Illustrated by the Three Angels of Reveltation 14
by James White- 1868 - 360 pages
The Spirit of Prophecy
by Ellen Gould Harmon White 1870
Sketches of the Christian Life and Public Labors of William Miller
by James White, Sylvester Bliss - 1875, 400 pages
A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse
by Sylvester Bliss 1853 - 374 pages
Letter to Rev. J. Litch, on the Second Coming of Christ
by Charles Fitch, Josiah Litch, 1841
Views of the Prophecies and Prophetic Chronology
by William Miller, Joshua Vaughan Himes 1842 - 242 pages
An Exposition of the Prophecies: Supposed by William Miller to Predict the Second Coming in 1843
by John Dowling - 1840 - 220 pages
Sketch of the Life and Religious Experience of Eld. Luther Boutelle
by Luther Boutelle - 1891 - 205 pages
Millennial Harp: Designed for Meetings on the Second Coming of Christ by Joshua Vaughan Himes - 1843 - 280 pages
Millerism Confounded: And the Second Coming of Our Lord Elucidated
by Ichabod Cook 1850
THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
by ELLEN G WHITE - 1911
Six Sermons on the Inquiry is There Immortality in Sin and Suffering? by George Storrs - 1856
Thoughts, Critical and Practical, on the Book of Revelation
by Uriah Smith 1881 - 410 pages
The United States in the Light of Prophecy, Or, An Exposition of Rev. 13: 11-17
by Uriah Smith 1872 - 150 pages
The State of the Dead and the Destiny of the Wicked
by Uriah Smith 1873 - 360 pages
A Word for the Sabbath: Or, False Theories Exposed
by Uriah Smith 1875
The Unity of Man, or, Life and Death Realities, a Reply to Rev. Luther Lee by George Storrs 1850
Philosophical and Scriptural Arguments on Immortality
The World's Need?: One Hundred Other Momentous Questions in History
1920
The First-day Sabbath by Thomas M. Preble, John Nevins Andrews 1867 - 460 pages
The Voice of God: Or an Account of the Unparalleled Fires, Hurricanes, Floods and Earthquakes Commencing with 1845 with some account of Pestilence, Famine and Increase of Crime (the last page has been somewhat obliterated).
A Word to the Little Flock