KJB:The New King Jimmy Version  by Peter Ruckman

   I have in my possession the original pamphlet brochure mailed out by
Thomas Nelson and Sons with Jerry Falwell's recommendation in it for
the NKJV. In spite of the fact that Curtis Hutson has been writing
letters all over the country to the effect that he had nothing to do
with this perverted corruption, I have his name (along with A.V.
Henderson's name, and Elmer Towns's name, and Truman Dollar's name) on
the Overview Committee for the NKJV. If any of you want a photostatic
copy of the committee, I will mail you one. Curtis just got caught with
his pants down trying to make a name for himself--as did also Dollar,
Henderson, Afman, Martin Price, and a dozen others. Men infected with
the desire to be recognized as "scholars" will attach themselves to
destructive Bible critics as quickly as they will lie about the Book
they use to make a living with.

   The NKJV has suddenly popped up as the "New Scofield Reference
Bible." It is actually the New New New Scofield Bible--it had TWO
updatings before it turned to mush; one was the altering of the KJV
text in five hundred places, and the other was printing the notes with
the NASV as mush. The third attempt to sell ($$$) is the mush given
below.

   Although we have already written a pamphlet about this perverse
corruption, we thought we might print for our readers here another very
brief survey of the translation, so the Bible believers will understand
why we wouldn't recommend it as a "Bible" to a Hottentot.

   Genesis 1:28--The word "replenish" has been replaced with the RSV
readings of the NCC, found in all modern corruptions (NRSV, ASV, NASV,
NIV, etc.). There is not one edition of a King James Bible between 1613
and 1990 that has this substitution in it.

   Genesis 2:18--In line with Women's Lib, Eve is made "comparable" to
Adam instead of being an "help meet" to HELP him. The twentieth century
stale nugget from the NEA has been run into the Genesis account in the
NSRB.

   Genesis 9:26--The direct, prophetic announcements of Noah have been
subtly converted to requests and possibilities by inserting the word
"MAY" twice.

   Genesis 18:1--The archaic and non-colloquial "TEREBINTHS" have
replaced the "plains" where Abraham pitched his tent.

   Genesis 24:22--In line with all unsaved Liberals in the NCCC, the
NKJV has converted Rebecca (a type of the Bride of Christ) into a
Hamitic cannibal by giving her a "nose ring" to stick in her nose.

   Genesis 49:6--In line with all unsaved Liberals in the Communist
Party, the NKJV has stuck the reading of the RSV and the NRSV into the
text: it is not found in this fashion--"hamstrung an ox"--in ANY
edition of the AV from 1611 to 1990.

   Exodus 3:14--In violation of every edition of every King James Bible
for 380 years, the NKJV has changed God's definition of His essential
nature.

   Numbers 33:52--The heathen are allowed to keep their "pictures" in
spite of the fact that it was indoor television pictures that finished
off the Jews. Read Ezekiel 8:10. The word "pictures" has been erased
from the NKJV, NIV, and NASV.

   Deuteronomy 32:14--To get rid of the Blood of Christ as grape juice:
"the pure blood of the grape," the NKJV has forced Deuteronomy 32:14 to
contradict Deuteronomy 29:6. The NIV does the same thing.

   Job 41:1--The footnote says that Satan (see Isa. 27 and Rev. 12) is
"a large sea creature, exact identity unknown." Of the Antichrist (see
Rev. 13:1-2) the NKJV board of editors say, "a large animal, exact
identity unknown." That is, unknown to the FACULTY AND STAFF of all
twenty seminaries and colleges represented by the OVERVIEW COMMITTEE of
the translation.

   Proverbs 30:31--The Antichrist can be overthrown in the NKJV, for
only "his troops are with him."

   Ecclesiastes 12:11--The "preacher" had to be converted to someone
like the board of revisers, who were perverting the truth; so they
converted him to a "scholar" (v. 11 ) so the scholars would get credit
for the Shepherd's words.

   Isaiah 6:13--The obvious reference to literal cannibalism has been
obscured in the NKJV because the blockheads who bungled with it didn't
know that such a thing was going to take place.

   Isaiah 9:3--Every Hebrew text extant has been violated. Bringing the
reader down to their level of ignorance, the Hebrew "scholars" (see
Eccl. 12 above!) took out the word "NOT." It is in every Hebrew
manuscript extant on earth.

   Daniel 8:25--the method of the Antichrist's operation is carefully
concealed by the NKJV so you will relax and drop your guard when he
begins to talk about "peace." The word "peaceably" has been removed
from here.

   Jonah 2:2--The word "hell" has been removed from here so you would
lose the cross-reference to Acts 2:27,31, indicating the LOCATION of
hell.

   A footnote on Mark 16 says, "Verses 9-20 are bracketed in NU-texts
as not original. They are lacking in Codex Sinaiticus and Codex
Vaticanus although NEARLY ALL other manuscripts of Mark contain them."
The comment is so typical as to put one to sleep. It is wretched,
miserable FRAUD. The word "nearly" here means one constant string of
witnesses from 130 A.D. to 1611, including 99% of several hundred
cursives, 99% of the uncials, and citations from France, Italy, Asia
Minor, Palestine, Africa, Crete, Europe, and the Balkans for a thousand
years.

   "Nearly all," is it? Tell the truth, you hypocrites. There are TWO
Greek uncials that omit it, and they are the MOST CORRUPT Greek
manuscripts that have ever been found, differing between themselves in
over three thoussnd places in the gospels alone.

   This should be enough, at least for one "Student's Column." We have
at least twenty-five more reasons for trashing this watered down,
laminated, confused, contaminated, lanolized, synthesized, homogenized
MUSH. Perhaps we will print them at a later time. "Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof."

   The New Scofield Reference Bible--it is about as new as sin, hell,
and damnation.