It's obvious that they think very much alike.. theoretically they could be one person indeed though, I must admit.

Phemox: this of course applies to _all_ participants.

jcl,
Are insults like Joozey and MachineryFrank ok? I thought I was following protocol.

jcl,
Ok I see your response to Phemox, we'll try to keep it on a more formal level.
Thanks

That's the one, right there.

Is the long list of per-versions supposed to strike fear in our hearts. 200+ people could take up the notion to revise Shakespeare if they wanted to. Would that mean the one true, perfect word of Shakespeare would cease to exist? Of course not.

God preserved his word in English through the King James Bible, without error.

True perfect word of Shakespeare? You do know he had a habit of actually stealing/borrowing other people's work? Also.. unlike the Bible, Shakespeare's work was originally written in (albeit a bit older version of..) English.



Because God was born in modern times and was raised with English???

Last time I checked, wasn't the 'word' given to people in Hebrew and later translated into English and so on?

I apologize for being blunt, but I find your statements rather ironic.

Cheers

What is the history behind the KJV? What was the procedure under which is was fabricated?

I've done my internet research on the subject, but I'd like to not rely on the internet and hear what your opionions or facts are on the subject of the creation of this version of the bible. Please emphasize how this procedure created an "error free" translation (keyword: "the telephone game") as well as what the political, social, and religious environment of the time was in order to provide some context to the procedure.

Well, if you had paid attention to the modern English, I said he preserved His word. BTW, God was not born period, He is from everlasting to everlasting.

The point in the Shakespeare example was not whether the words he originally penned were good/perfect, it was whether or not we have the words he originally penned.

The example fails in many areas, since it leaves the preservation (or keeping) up to man. God's word was preserved by Him (he did not leave it up to man to preserve His word perfect through the ages and into different languages). It's nothing for the creator of the universe to do this though.

Again, could you please provide me with a history of how the KJV came to be and how man was NOT part of the preservation process?

Dan,
The prophecy in Isaiah 7 is twofold. There was a sign given of a young virgin who would have gotten married and had a son whom they named Immanuel which means God with us (Isa.8:8-10). The Jews knew God spoke in types and similitudes and shadows.
But since the scriptures are about Christ who was to come, as with most prophecies (the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy-Rev.19:10) there is a view of a literal and more significant understanding. The Holy Ghost had revealed to the Jews that there would be a "seed of the woman" Gen.3:15. He proceeded further to show them he would come through Judah (Gen.49:10). He showed David he would come from his loins but he would be the son of God. This is another example of a prophecy which has Solomon and Jesus Christ in view. See 1 Chronicles 17:11-14, and 2 Samuel 7:12-16. Jesus was the son of David but God was his father. How would God be to him a father- he would be conceived by a virgin. It would be in Bethlehem that this would happen but he would have no beginning of days (Heb.7:3) but would be "from everlasting"- Micah 5:2
Isaiah further revealed that this son who is conceived in a virgin would be called Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God the everlasting Father and the Prince of Peace (9:6) This is why his name was called Immanuel- God with us (7:14).