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- Introduction
- What do the ancient biblical manuscripts say?
- What does a deep dive into superstitious reveal?
- The REAL REASON Acts 17:29 was forged
- 5 point Summary
INTRODUCTION
This is a new article, so it is being updated on a regular basis.Is the Godhead the correct translation of verse 29?
Let's do a deep dive into this and discover the definitive answer!
Acts 17 [kjv]
22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
33 So Paul departed from among them.
34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
This is the FOURTH felony forgery against Jesus Christ in this list of 12 felony forgeries that are in the book of Acts = 33%!
Originally, this series of articles started off with *only* 9, then it increased to 10, then 11, and now to an even dozen, with several others being processed as we speak...
So in this series, 24 spiritual felony crimes have already been committed against God, his word and Jesus Christ because with every felony forgery is fraud, its companion felony crime.
Originally, this series of articles started off with *only* 9, then it increased to 10, then 11, and now to an even dozen, with several others being processed as we speak...
So in this series, 24 spiritual felony crimes have already been committed against God, his word and Jesus Christ because with every felony forgery is fraud, its companion felony crime.
All these crimes represent the lawlessness of the devil who is called the lawless one in the bible.
II Thessalonians 2:8
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Biblical definition of "wicked":
Strong's Concordance #459
anomos definition: lawless, without law
Part of Speech: Adjective
Phonetic Spelling: (an'-om-os)
Usage: lawless, wicked, without law.
HELPS Word-studies
Cognate: 459 ánomos (from 1 /A "no" and 3551 /nómos, "law") – properly, "no-law," i.e. lawless disregard for proper authority. See 458 (anomia).
What will be the end result of all this lawlessness?
I Timothy 6
8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
More laws against the lawlessness!
This will inevitably lead to legalism and bondage, which will inspsire more lawlessness to escape the bondage!!!
So Satan will bounce societies back and forth between both extremes like a ping pong ball.
WHAT DO THE ANCIENT BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPTS SAY?
Let's look a bit deeper into this forgery by first checking out what the ancient biblical manuscripts say about it.The image below is a screenshot of Acts 17:29 from the Codex Sinaiticus, the oldest complete copy of the Greek New Testament in existence, dating back to the 4th century A.D..
Just follow the red arrows on the left.
Instead of saying "Godhead" in the KJV, it says "godhood", so what does that mean?
Here is the definition of the suffix "hood":
A native English suffix denoting state, condition, character, nature, etc., or a body of persons of a particular character or class, formerly used in the formation of nouns: for example>>childhood; likelihood; knighthood; priesthood.
Here is the etymological perspective: [etymology is the study of the origin and history of words and how their meanings can change over time].
godhead (n.)
c. 1200, "divine nature, deity, divinity," from god + Middle English -hede (see -head). Along with maidenhead, the sole survival of this form of the suffix. Old English had godhad "divine nature." Parallel form godhood is from early 13c., now chiefly restricted to "state or condition of being a god."
-head
word-forming element meaning "state or condition of being," Middle English -hede, from a variant of Old English -had, the source of -hood. The only surviving words with it are maidenhead and godhead.
Therefore, the word "godhead" simply refers to the state or condition of being God.
The trinitarian corruption of it much later belies the original truth.
The image below is a screenshot of Acts 17:29 from the Lamsa bible, translated from the Aramaic Peshitta text from the 5th century.
It is self-evident that this verse is simply saying that man is not bound or commanded to form an idol of his God with man-made objects consisting of gold, silver or stone, like they did in the Old Testament form of idolatry.
So once again, there is no support for the trinitarian term "Godhead" in any ancient biblical manuscript.
The image below is a screenshot of Acts 17:29 from St. Jerome's Latin Vulgate of 390A.D. - 405A.D.
So once again, there is no ancient biblical manuscript that supports a trinitarian view from Acts 17:29.
The image below is a screenshot of Acts 17:29 from the Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament Greek text.
The image below is a screenshot of Acts 17:29 from the Armenian bible, translated from the ancient Syriac text of 411A.D. and displayed in Google translate.
The Nestle critical Greek text of 1904 also has the correct translation of Acts 17:29.
What devil spirits are indicated by the word "superstitious"?
Acts 17 [kjv]22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Definition of "superstitious" in verse 22:
Strong's Concordance #1174
deisidaimonesteros definition: very fearful of gods, religious, superstitious.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Phonetic Spelling: (dice-ee-dahee-mon-es'-ter-os)
Usage: respectful of what is divine; religious, perhaps, rather than superstitious (the usual meaning).
HELPS Word-studies
1174 deisidaimonésteros (from deidō, "to dread" and daimōn, "a deity") – properly, religious (superstitious) fear, driven by a confused concept of God – producing "sincere" but very misdirected religion. Indeed, this is the mark of heathenism.
So there are 2 main concepts we need to break down: ignorant worship and the daimon devil spirits.
IGNORANT WORSHIP
- To The Unknown God | Jesus Christ came to make God, his father, known to all through his life and ministry and the word of God
- Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship | we know who we worship!
- [superstitious] fear, driven by a confused concept of God [whenever there's confusion, there will be every evil work: James 3:16] | God is not the author of confusion! [I Corinthians 14:33]
John 4:22
Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.
What are the consequences?
"Producing "sincere" but very misdirected religion. Indeed, this is the mark of heathenism!"
So whenever you see the concept of ignorant worship, you know Satan is at work...
Daimon vs daimonion devil spirits:
The key here is the Greek root word daimon.
In the devil spirit realm, there are only 2 hierarchical levels: the ruling DAIMON devil spirits that are stronger, have greater abilities, and are more versatile and control the weaker daimonion devil spirits who are at the bottom level and carry out their orders from the ruling Daimon spirits.
So its set up just like a military in operation.
Remember, the true purpose of all devil spirits is to carry out the will and nature of their commander-in-chief, the devil, which is to steal, kill and destroy.
Devil spirits can call in devil spirits from other categories and make life a living hell for that person...
Matthew 12:45
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
So let's connect the dots: the daimon devil spirit was the type of devil spirit that caused the deliberate mistranslation = felony forgery of divine God to godhood to godhead = the trinity!
Below are some of the devil spirits that are driving the trinity:
- spirit of whoredoms |
- devil spirit of error
- anti-christ spirit
As the name implies, a devil spirit of whoredoms is the culprit that drives people to worship other gods. It doesn't matter what form they take:
- Material objects, whether man-made or not
- Money and all the power it can bring
- Intangible concepts, like power, fame, intellectualism, etc
- Yourself
- Sports
- Celebrities or other people you have extreme admiration for
- or anything else that a person puts above the one true God
Hosea has 6 usages, the second most frequent usage in the bible.
The root word whoredom occurs 50 times in entire bible [all in the OT] with the book of Ezekiel having 28 usages = 56%, way more than any other book of the bible. So 50 + 31 = 81 times for the words "whoredom" and "whoredoms" in the book of Ezekiel!
Hosea has 14 usages [28%], the second most frequent usage in the bible.
The phrase "spirit of whoredoms" only occurs twice in the entire bible and both of them are in the book of Hosea.
Hosea 4:12
My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.
Hosea 5:4
They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.
So in the trinity, it takes the most Godly person in the history of mankind, Jesus Christ, the perfect son of God, and elevates him to the level of a deity.
Deuteronomy 13:13
Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
"the children of Belial" are the sons of the devil and probably most of them are wearing expensive suits and ties and will either look like they are your friend or they are hiding behind the scenes of life, pulling the strings...
The sons of Belial, who are the sons of the devil, are the driving force behind the trinity.
THE REAL REASON ACTS 17:29 WAS FORGED
According to Rev. L. Craig Martindale, the author of The Rise and Expansion of the Christian Church in the First Century, the book of Acts is divided up into 8 sections, each ending in a summary and concluding statement, which is the figure of speech called symperasma.An example of this is near the end of the gospel of John:
John 20:30
And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
Verse 30 is a summary and concluding verse for the book of John.
[See E.W. Bullinger's book FIGURES OF SPEECH USED IN THE BIBLE (page 468)].
| THE 8 SECTIONS OF THE BOOK OF ACTS CHART | ||
| SECTION # | SECTION | SUMMARY & CONCLUSION VERSE |
| 1st | Acts 1:1 - 2:46 | Acts 2:47 |
| 2nd | Acts 3:1 - 6:6 | Acts 6:7 |
| 3rd | Acts 6:8 - 9:30 | Acts 9:31 |
| 4th | Acts 9:32 - 11:20 | Acts 11:21 |
| 5th | Acts 11:22 - 12:23 | Acts 12:24 |
| 6th | Acts 12:25 - 16:4 | Acts 16:5 |
| 7th | Acts 16:6 - 19:19 | Acts 19:20 |
| 8th | Acts 19:21 - 28:30 | Acts 28:31 |
As you can see, the forgery of Acts 17:29 occurs in the 7th section.
7 is the number of spiritual perfection in the bible.
In I Corinthians 12:10, discerning of spirits is also listed as the 7th manifestation, a critically important distinction.
Corinthians 12
1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he [the person] will.
In verse 1, notice that the word "gifts" is in italics in the KJV [published in 1611 A.D.], which means the translators added it to the bible many centuries after God had his perfect word written!
Therefore, if we remove it, we are not altering the original word of God.
Here is a screenshot of E.W. Bullinger's Companion Reference bible:
And here is a screenshot of just one of many critical Greek texts of I Corinthians 12:1 that verifies the companion bible: [notice the red box - the word "gifts" is in square brackets, indicating words that the translators added]
In I Corinthians 12:1-11, if you look up several key words in a bible dictionary and apply standard rules of grammar [as well as the laws of logic and several other verses], the truth is that each MANIFESTATION has a unique benefit or profit.
In the spiritual competition [see ephesians 6], we are at the peak of performance and are on top of our game when we can operate the 7th manifestation of holy spirit, which is discerning of spirits, which must be done accurately, with full confidence and power.
Now apply this same principle to the 7TH SECTION of the book of Acts.
Acts 16:18
And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he [it since devil spirits do not have gender] came out the same hour.
The great apostle Paul cast a devil spirit out of a woman right off the bat in the beginning of the 7th section of the book of Acts.
You think the devil was pleased with that?!
Luke 10
17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Philippians 2
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
There are many other similar verses.
John 15
23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
If you check out the rest of the 7th section, many great works of God were done in the name of Jesus Christ as well which also involved casting more devil spirits out using discerning of spirits and the power manifestations of holy spirit.
Romans 1:18
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
The word "hold" is the Greek word Katecho [Strong's #2722] and is more accurately translated hold down or suppress.
The devil can do only 4 different things against the word, known as the 4 C's:
- Conceal it [Romans 1:18]
- Contradict it [John 9:3; 34]
- Corrupt it [Matthew 4:6; Psalms 91:11,12]
- Counterfeit it [II Thessalonians 2:2]
From one perspective, the devil is fighting a losing battle against God.
He is trying to do anything he can to steal, kill and destroy the word of God because he knows that God is the greater power by a long shot and he's afraid.
James 2:19
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Check out the word "tremble"!
HELPS Word-studies
Strong's # 5425 phríssō – properly, to bristle (shiver) from fear; shudder (used only in James 2:19).
Putting this all together, you should see that the real spiritual reason the devil committed this forgery of deletion is because he hates Jesus Christ, the one who defeated him.
SUMMARY
- This is the fourth felony forgery against Jesus Christ that occurs in the book of Acts out of the list of the dirty dozen.
- In all the most ancient biblical manuscripts that I've checked, NONE of them have the word godhead in them, proving that its a later trinitarian forgery.
- There are several different types of devil spirits that promote the trinity: whoredoms; error; anti-christ
- The spiritual reason this verse was forged is because its in the 7th section of the book of Acts [7 is the number of spiritual perfection] and Satan is trying to corrupt the body of Christ and prevent it from kicking the devil's butt!
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