Bro. Dave:

Your first question can only be answered by those present when the translating process took place.  We can only guess as to their reasons.  This question actually goes to a point I have made in previous posts.  English translations as well as others are always subject to human bias and do not always render the English translation the way they should.  Today, all the Bible translating societies have sold out to "Jesuit" influence, and a general apostasy as a whole.  David Daniels of Chick Publications (the folks that put out the little tract booklets) hammers that point over and over again. 

Last evening I was dealing with the issue of translating the word for "Dispensation" for a series of posts on the correct meaning or rendering of "Dispensationalism".  It appears four times in Paul's epistles as "dispensation", however, in Luke it is translated differently; It is used three times in English as "Stewardship" and in in one location in Ephesians it is rendered as "administration".  In 1 Timothy the same Greek word is rendered in 1 Timothy 1:4 as "edifying". 

>From my Greek courses and classes, I know they [translators] are governed by the spelling, or supposed to be, since the spelling is the key that reveals the five aspects of meaning, which are:  gender, case, voice, mood, and tense.  Modern translations today, use what is the "new Greek text" created by Wescott & Hort, in the late 1800's.  They created a bogus "Greek Text", which went virtually unchallenged or were governed by consensus opinion.  As Dr. D.W. Waite and Gail Ripplinger, and other scholars have shown, the church was scammed by Wescott & Hort.  Seminaries today use the Nestle-Aland Greek text, a virtual copy of Wescott & Hort, because they consider it being newer and better.  This is one of those times when "New" does not mean "Better".  It is a well documented fact that Wescott & Hort were on an agenda to neuter the KJVB.  This took the form of the NIV Bible, which is an almost identical translation to the Catholic Bible.

Someone posted a YouTube clip on the KJVB last week on Five Doves and it covered most of the important aspects of why the KJVB is still the best thing available.  I affirm and agree the video that was posted.  The only modern translation that comes close to the KJVB is the NASB.  The reason is the NASB uses the Textus Receptus and the Greek (Stephanos) Text, which is the same as the KJVB.  It is a "word-for-word" translation rather than a "thought-for-thought" translation.  Related to my remarks to your question above, if you do a parallel side-by-side comparison of the KJVB and the NASB you can begin to grasp the monumental task in this issue of translating or transliterating of the text.  And its only getting worse, its nearly as bad as trying to read my wife's cell phone text shorthand.  I gave up and don't use a cell phone any more. 

Reply to your second paragraph, it is possible, however, I seriously question it.  David purchased the site of the Temple and secondly, synagogues are not used to "sacrifice".  There is something "spiritual" about the Temple and the Temple Mount in the Jewish way of thinking.  This is my reason for discounting the Hurva synagogue.  A good source of material on the history of the Temple and its importance is Randall Price and his works.  Rose Publishing put out his latest book on the Temple two years ago.  Another fascinating study and I believe it is accessible on the Internet for free is Joe Olivio's study on the Temple.  It goes into an in depth study of the symbolism of every aspect of the Temple and what each item means or symbolizes.  I first acquired his work in note-book binder format almost twenty years ago.  The symbolism is detailed in object lesson form.  Absolutely super!  God was a big user of  "object lesson" theology.

Reply to your third paragraph.  I believe the reason is that the Roman Empire was never officially overthrown.  It simply died out as a result of corruption.  At the end, legion conscripts could buy their way out of serving in the Roman legions.  The Praetorian Guard paid homosexuals to serve in their stead.  No amount of money could buy the kind of military the Roman legions fielded when the Empire was at its greatest.  The Empire simply died without such as a whimper.  This is an area where symbolism comes in to play.  By that I am saying that God's use of symbolic terms and words provides us the basis for a "revived" Roman Empire and the feet of clay and iron.  I don't see the Muslims importance when it come to the A/C and the revived Roman Empire.  I know there are a number of Bible thinkers that are alluding to the Muslim role but there are too many other points that link the Vatican/USA to be this revived Roman Empire.  The USA is still the global power trying to mold everyone to its way of thinking, doing business, and democracy, etc., etc.  I do not see a Muslim A/C in this picture.  I disagree with Wally Chabat, and even Perry Stone has stuck his thumb into the wind to see which way the wind is blowing in this trend to see the Muslims as bringing forth the coming A/C kingdom.  They are being used in a "divide and conquer" strategy or style tactic to wage a third world war between the Islamic and Judeo-Christan world.   The goal of the Illuminati in a third world war was to let these major religious/cultural groups go at it and destroy each other.  Once that is done the Illuminati will be able to grab the world's assets, resources, minerals, etc. and restart civilization.  I believe they grossly underestimate the effects of what happens when a nation goes nuclear.  We are already being poisoned with Fukishima radioactive fallout.  While this is blacked out in the media it is real, and there are daily readings being taken all over the country.  Two years ago we were getting fallout in western Pennsylvania, and the data was being recorded by the four major universities in Pittsburgh. 

Nothing wrong with entertaining other scenarios.  That's as long as one is well grounded in Scriptural Truth!  I totally agree with you about a closed mind being a waste.  This has kept me sharp all these years.  I go to bed at night thinking about all of what is going on and test the Spirit to see how each of the various aspects play in the larger scheme of history.  I read about 1,200 to 1,500 news reports daily from around the world.  I have studied the Freemasons, the Jesuits and the RCC for almost as long as I have been a believer in Jesus Christ.  I have thousands of files that show they are all in bed together.  The RCC is all about "Sun" worship and not "Son" worship.  All roads lead to Rome and Rome never changes.  It wants to regain that second crossed "key" on its official crest that it lost at he beginning of the Renaissance period.  That second "key" is symbolic of Temporal or Political Power!

God bless,


Pastor Bob