If you have arrived at this page you are indeed rare because most of us have preconceived ideas and a extremely short attention span so I will attempt to explain what this site is.
You might ask what on earth is this all about? Your website says the 1611 bible is the only true bible? However I have never even seen it and why would I in the first place? It is over 400 years old and I am not a Shakespeare fan! There are so many great new translations out there that are easier to read and speak in my normal tongue. It seems foolish to have such a web site dedicated to a classical book yes but more deserving of being a beautiful bookshelf monument.
Or perhaps you have read the King James (KJV) Bible your whole life and are certain you have the 1611 version already so why would I go any further with my research. I have the original bible! My leather book is my pride and joy and I have memorised it back to front. In fact my book shelf is overflowing with numerous iterations of the beloved KJV, commentaries and Lexicons. What can this poor attempt of website possibly teach me?
Maybe you have come here because you heard there is only one true English translation that was authorized by King James 1st in 1611 and the one called KJV was published in 1769 well past the death of that king so he could not have authorized its use in England. You would like to find out more and how it changed the destiny of the modern world. You may desire to know why it is so different than all modern translations and perhaps have you missed out on some great teaching it hides within it pages.
Or you just need to know the truth of who that man Jesus was, what he did and why so many huge churches exist but seem to care more about designer clothes and selling books than someone so alone like me. I am no-one and I need know if I am actually important to God and how I can read His inspired and preserved word? The churches I went to told me it was lost but this bible here is so cool to read and Jesus is mentioned in it so it is the best you will find. Join our club they said. Wear our brand instead.
The reason this site exists is extremely simple. It seeks to point believers (or those who desire to be) back to the pure source of the water of Gods very words in English. Big claim? Not really. God does not need me to convince you but to present or point you in the right direction as God Himself leads you. I myself have been around for while but started down this road myself fairly recently and wanted to create somewhere I could study, make notes of my journey as I rediscover Gods true Word. Using the resources and research of other men who have been at this for many years I seek to promote their work here and make it easy for you to find it too.
Notes:
Do not waste time your time with conspiracies. Seek the true Word of God and stop arguing your own vain philosophies that will add nothing to salvation. Jesus said (note the capitals):
Iesus saith vnto him, I am the Way, the Trueth, and the Life: no man commeth vnto the Father but by mee.
Jesus is not just a way, truth and life but these are exclusively his titles.
Further suggestions:
- Get yourself a 1611 text from Hendrickson Publishers or Gordon Campbell’s Roman font word for word copy. (not Zondervan’s fake 1611)
- View the Lamp in the Dark documentaries and interview series which can be referenced here.
- Subscribe to the video channels on the Link and Resources pages, listen and study using your new bible.
- Pray and ask God for conviction about His pure testimony as you do all of the above.
- Read some of the historical books listed here.
- Turn off your TV.
- Ditch your modern translations, concordances and lexicons.
Recommendations
Subscribe to the only author I am aware of that is writing commentary of the 1611 text (Ex KJV user since childhood) His name is Reg Block. Subscribing to his Patreon gets you access to the commentaries, audio books and much more. Alternatively grab his books and read them. More are here. The other place to visit is Lamp in the Dark on YouTube or John Doerr. Reg also has a You-Tube channel. So there you have access to all of the resources I have found that focus on the 1611 text specifically. There are others that focus on the Reformation and use the 1611 text as their foundation. However, 99% still see the 1769 KJV as the same as the 1611 even though they might recommend the Lamp in the Dark documentaries you should watch. (Here in this site)