Da Bauz's Take

Greetings I am but s simple Christian who has become completely disenchanted with “chasing the ‘almighty’ dollar” thus now pursue knowing The Almighty G-d; Jesus Christ / Yeshua Ha Mashiach; Rabbi Yeshua Bar Yosef. It is my hope that I may present some insightful yet provocative food for thought. I welcome all who read this to ask questions. In fact please do not take anything I write at face value, rather research and verify the facts and form your own opinions. Blessings in Christ, Da Bauz

Sunday 24 December 2023

MARY'S BOY CHILD, JESUS CHRIST, WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND MAN CAN LIVE FOREVERMORE BECAUSE OF CHRISTMAS DAY

Mary's Boy Child, Jesus Christ, Was Born On Christmas Day And Man Can Live Forevermore Because Of Christmas Day

The year, 1978. T'was just a few days after the U.S. Thanksgiving when Boney M released their cover of the 1956 song by Jester Hairston:

“Mary's Boy Child”

And though I was not raised in a Christian home ( this is not to say it was a pagan, heathen or satanic home, it just wasn't a Christian home) I did hear, as far back as I can remember about G-d the Father, the creation of Adam and Eve. The flood of Noah's day, Jonah, and the big Fish, and perhaps the grandest of all Biblical stories - G-d's Son, Jesus, was born. And born of a virgin, at that!

I grew up hearing, believing ( really never actually doubting, not even a little ) that Jesus lived and ministered to people for three / three and a half years; that He died for us, and our sins ( although I had no idea what that meant ); that He was buried, and on the third day He was Raised from the dead ( He IS Risen ); and that He will come again.

This cover by Boney M, of the 1956 song by Jester Hairston, was released when I was 16, just after the US Thanksgiving, in 1978. From the moment I first heard the song, I found these lyrics profoundly intriguing:

“Oh my Lord, You sent Your son to save us

Oh my Lord, Your very self You gave us

Oh my Lord, That sin may not enslave us

And love may reign once more”

My eldest sister was either in the midst of being or had just freshly been – “kicked out of the Kingdom¹ ” - because, at least in part because, my two nephews 13-ish and 15, weren't “living the lives of good JW's in their community”. My sister, a single mother, was given an ultimatum, “get those boys under control, or you're excommunicated!”

My sister chose freedom and ultimately life too and left the JW's. Now, if you're wondering what the lines from the song, I quote above, have to do with my late sister, her sons, and her departure from the JW religious machine, the answer is simple - JW's deny the Holy Trinity. I grew up hearing tidbits from my sister about Christ Jesus, our Lord, all based upon the JW perspective. And when I first heard the lines:

Oh my Lord, You sent Your son to save us

Oh my Lord, Your very self You gave us

Something, I can explain it, but something jumped inside of me. I can recall talking to my sister at Christmas, about those words, and she was a tad distant, and didn't really say much. I do recall several Christmases past, where my folks and I, a couple of my older brothers, and their families, along with my eldest sister and her family would share time at Christmas, and my sister's JW views oftentimes made celebrating December 25th... a challenge. I do not share this disparage my late sister, or otherwise sully her good memory, rather I share this to say that - along with growing up hearing about creation, the flood of Noah's day, Jonah and the big Fish, and perhaps the grandest of all Biblical stories - G-d's Son, Jesus, being born of a virgin, I also grew up hearing ( with great frequency ) that Jesus was NOT born on December 25^th.

That point is significant, especially to me in this day-and-age, as religious, elitist, Groups are placing increased emphasis on - Jesus was NOT born on December 25^th - while ignoring the far, far more salient point:

G-d became Incarnate, G-d became a man!

Anyways, I digress... as time rolled forward, over the next four years, from November 1978 through December 1982, that song had an increasingly profound impact on me. It was for Christmas, 1982, that my eldest sister ( no longer a prisoner of the JW' cult, Hallelu-Yah!!! but also not yet had she surrendered her life to Christ ) gave me a Holy Bible. My sister knew that I was seeking, and gave me a Bible for Christmas, 1982, how cool is ^^^ that?

Then, very, very late on December 31^st, almost midnight, 1982, I began crying out to G-d, desperately seeking G-d's ( Christ's ) presence in my life. A fleeting, very few short seconds after Midnight New Years Eve, a.k.a. less than a full minute even, I was suddenly flooded with doubts. Doubts I've shared a couple of times at a Thursday Night Biker's Group @ 2911 Church in Tempe, AZ. Doubts about the Great flood of Noah's day, the story of Jonah, David and Goliath, the virgin birth and yes, even the Resurrection.

Those doubts were bizarrely profound to me, largely because I'd never had any doubts about any of those various Biblical accounts, ever, before. The agony of the doubts weighed on me for 45 to perhaps 90 seconds, and then BAM ( as Chef Emeril John Lagassé III, would say ) like a flood², driven by the Ruach HaKodesh, Adonai's comfort came over me like a rushing stream², and I began to laugh.

Now, remember, I'd never doubted any of this, even for a moment for nearly 21 years, and all of a sudden, I was burdened with agonizing doubts. And then, just as suddenly, by the power G-d the Holy Ghost, I was comforted with a peace that, to this very day, is beyond all descriptions³, and yes... I began to laugh, and laugh as I shouted ( moments past Midnight, New Years Day, 1983 ) – “Hallelu-Yah, G-d my saviour!” - and – “Ha! Satan you think you’re so clever, you liar, you. Funny, how for nearly 21 years, I'd never doubted, and now suddenly after giving my heart Jesus, your very creator, I become flooded with doubts? Ha!”

So, there I sat... some 40 odd days shy of my 21^st birthday ( I'd never considered the 40 days thing before just now... hmmm. Significant? I don't know... interesting? You bet! ) alone, less than five minutes after midnight New Years Day, 1983, and I just knew, that I knew, that I *KNEW* Jesus had become Lord of my life, Master of my heart, and Saviour of my soul.

Oh, and my eldest sister... elder by 25 full years, in 1986, some three and a bit years after I became a Christian, surrendered her life to Yeshua's Lordship, thus becoming my "little sister" in Christ! I am also excited to share that my eldest sister continued her walk with Christ for 30+ years, until she passed away in October 2016. Although she's no longer with us, in this earthly realm, she is, undoubtedly, with our Lord, Maker and Saviour right now, in Paradise⁴!

Shalom, and thank you to my friends Jack, Jacob, Bradley, Jadin who've heard me share of my "never doubted, even for a moment" story. Thank you to Shepherd, my President and in many ways, my Pastor, for encouraging me. While I continue to struggle with the process of finding ways to share things, such as what I wrote out above, I celebrate the fact that I have the opportunity to write the above out and share it across numerous Social Media platforms. Shalom, Shalom!!

Please remember folks that, there's just absolutely #noKnowledgeAbsentGd!

#RAD #Rms1vs19to21 #IIChr714

Shalom to you all

“No Jesus, NO peace” and yet, “Know Jesus, KNOW peace.”

How does one get to “know” Jesus? Simple, invite Him into your heart, as Jesus says: “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.” [Revelation 3:20 NIV] How can be assured that this Jesus stuff means anything? Well because the Bible tells us so, as the Apostle Paul wrote:

“If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.” [Romans 10:9-10 NIV]

And for those of you who say to me, I can’t be bothered reading the Bible, “it’s confusing” or “it’s a waste of my time”, may I draw your attention to what the Bible says about wisdom: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” [Proverbs 9:10 NIV]

If nothing else, PLEASE read two chapters from the Bible – ( You don’t own one? Sorry NO excuse, if you’re reading this, you can access this: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:16&version=NIV ) John 3 and John 14!

John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

And John 14:6 says: “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Well that’s it, that’s Da Bauz’s Take on the transition “Mary’s Boy Child, Jesus the Christ” – this 24^th day of December 2023 © 2023, All Rights Reserved. wr ( Da Bauz, Christian Zionist “creationist” too! )

Just sayin’...

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem...

What is #RAD? #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with G-d

#RAD your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself, as your personal Lord and Saviour, because your eternal future depends on it!

What is #ATEND G-d (Christ)? Ask me!

What is #IIC714?

II 2nd

C hronicles

7:14

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom

Cited or consulted sources, references and resources

1 - Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses ( a.k.a. the Watchtower society )

2 - Isaiah 59:19, paraphrasing the TLV

3 - Philippians 4:7

4 - Luke 23:42 – 44

http://bit.ly/1kliLwA, “Bible Hub”

http://bit.ly/1kliTMD, “Bible Gateway”

http://bit.ly/1MzWhEQ, “Bible.org”

http://bit.ly/2qPm835, “Bible.is”

http://bit.ly/2qOVbNd, “The Bible Project”

http://bit.ly/2qP1lg8, “Biblia”

http://bit.ly/2qP26FP, “Bible Study Tools”

http://bit.ly/2qP27JY, “Blue Letter Bible”

Monday 25 September 2023

FROM JACOB ( YA’AKOV, IN TANAKH OR THE “OLD TESTAMENT” ) ( יעקב ) TO JAMES

From Jacob ( Ya’akov, in TaNaKh or the “Old Testament” ) ( יעקב ) to James

It has been suggested, by the author(s) of an introduction to the New Testament Book commonly known as James ( in both Protestant and Roman Catholic English Bibles ) in the “Tree of Life Version” ( TLV ) published by the “Tree Of Life Bible Society” of the Holy Bible, that:

"Some say that the book[sic] was renamed to honor King James for funding, in 1611 ..." - See Figure i

Figure i

I do not mean this in any sort of disrespectful way, but it is my very sincere view, a.k.a. Dabauzstake ( my opinion ) that the “Translation Team of The Tree Of Life Version” of the Holy Bible is grossly mistaken, yes… flat out WRONG even, in their uncited claims that – “Some say that the book[sic] was renamed to honor King James for funding, in 1611 ...” – see Figure ii. The KJV Bible is many things, including far from being perfect, inerrant or even “the one good enough for the Apostle Paul⁷”, but… But, the KJV did not have the name of Jacob, changed to James at the behest of king James. Nor was the KJV the first English Bible to render Jacob / Ya’akov ( יעקב ) as James, for either the text found in Galatians 1:19, or the name of the New Testament Book “James”.

Figure ii

Here are four (4) reasons for my opinion.

There are three primary reasons, and one lesser reason, for why I hedge, or hesitate, on the ideology that king James was the first to change Ya’akov ( יעקב ) to James, let alone that king James maliciously took the name Ya’akov ( יעקב ) and changed it to James, because he was funding the KJV Bible:

First - Roman Catholicism... this is not meant as a slight against Roman Catholicism, rather an observation. Roman Catholicism is no friend of Protestantism on many levels. Thus I have a hard time believing that the various English versions of the Roman Catholic Bibles would translate Galatians 1:19 using the name James, instead of Jacob / Ya’akov ( יעקב ) if it truly was a malicious change by king James and his cohorts...

That ^^^ just by itself is obviously not even remotely conclusive, but I think it is worthy of contemplation. Even if it is largely anecdotal in nature.

Second - There is an argument to be made that the Latin, Iacomus (or Jacomus ) was adapted by the French which they truncated into Gemmes ( or Jammes ). Then, from there, the English took it and made it James¹. The Bible française du XIIIe siècle⁶ was written sometime after A.D. 1220 nearly 400 years before the KJV was written, and almost 350 years before king James was even born².

Third - John Wickliffe and colleagues began the translation work in the 1370s³. "In the 14th century, John Wycliffe made the first Bible translation into English and translated Iakobus as James. ( However, in both the Old and New Testaments he arbitrarily used the name Jacob for the patriarch ). In all future English translations the name stuck⁴." This late 14th century English rendering, A.D. 1382, pre-dates the birth of king James by more than 180 years.

The second and third points aren't 100% unwaveringly conclusive, but I think they are compelling points. Collectively, I think that all three together make a great case for not arguing that – ‘The change from of Jacob / Ya’akov ( יעקב ) to James, was something king James initiated, caused or even inspired.’

A fourth interesting point, in support of why I remain hesitant to accept the uncited claim by the author(s) of the introduction to the New Testament Book commonly known as James, in the TLV Bible, is that, "... the name James means the same exact thing as Jacob - “supplanter” or substitute ..."⁵ I definitely believe that this is a worthwhile point to ponder.

Shalom to you all

“No Jesus, NO peace” and yet, “Know Jesus, KNOW peace.”

John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

And John 14:6 says: “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Just sayin’...

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem... #RAD

What is #RAD? #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with G-d

#RAD your relationship with the Living Almighty G-d Himself, as your personal Lord and Saviour, because your eternal future depends on it!

What is #ATEND G-d (Christ)? Ask me!

What is #IIC714?

II 2nd

C hronicles

7:14

John 3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21 and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!

Shalom

Cited or consulted sources, references and resources

1 - https://www.gotquestions.org/James-vs-Jacob.html – “How did the name Jacob become James in the New Testament?”

2 - https://www.royal.uk/james-vi-and-i-r-1567-1625#:~:text=Born%20in%20Edinburgh%20Castle%20on,Stirling%20after%20her%20forced%20abdication – “James VI and I (r. 1567-1625)”

3 - https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/preserved_by_hand/7/#:~:text=In%20order%20to%20do%20that,New%20Testament%20appeared%20in%201382 – “PRESERVED BY HAND: THE BIBLE FROM MANUSCRIPT TO GUTENBERG”

4 - https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/bible-versions-and-translations/james-or-jacob-in-the-bible – “James or Jacob in the Bible?”

5 - https://www.verywellfamily.com/james-name-meaning-origin-popularity-5186145 – “James Name Meaning”

6 - https://blogs.lib.ku.edu/spencer/manuscript-of-the-month-an-early-fragment-of-the-old-french-bible/#:~:text=Known%20as%20the%20Bible%20fran%C3%A7aise,was%20produced%20in%20around%201260 – “Inside Spencer: The KSRL Blog”

7 - https://transmissionsfromexile.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/if-its-good-enough-for-the-apostle-paul – “If It’s Good Enough For The Apostle Paul …”

http://bit.ly/1kliLwA, “Bible Hub”

http://bit.ly/1kliTMD, “Bible Gateway”

http://bit.ly/1MzWhEQ, “Bible.org”

http://bit.ly/2qPm835, “Bible.is”

http://bit.ly/2qOVbNd, “The Bible Project”

http://bit.ly/2qP1lg8, “Biblia”

http://bit.ly/2qP26FP, “Bible Study Tools”

http://bit.ly/2qP27JY, “Blue Letter Bible”

Sunday 12 February 2023

ONE, ONE-THOUSANDTH OF 1 PERCENT IDENTIFIED

one, one-thousandth of 1 percent identified

#‎RAD ‪#‎ATEND G-d (Christ) ‪#‎IIC714

Have we, really, only identified one, one-thousandth of 1 percent of species living on Earth today?

Let's L@@K and see, and consider a few things... shall we?

Study suggests that 99.999% of presently *LIVING* species remain - undiscovered! Meaning that, a mere one, one-thousandth of 1 percent (0.001% or 0.00001) of all living species have been, allegedly, identified!

“Indiana University researchers find Earth may be home to 1 trillion species Largest-ever analysis of... - https://bit.ly/3YpIQOt - ...microbial data reveals an ecological law concluding 99.999 percent of species remain undiscovered”

The implications of such an astronomically high number of presently living species, in view of the past, so-called, “Five Mass Extinctions”, wherein, allegedly, some 99.9%¹ of all past living species have been driven to extinction, are almost incomprehensible.

Even using a meager 50% attrition rate, there'd have to have been over two trillion species at some point in Earth's, alleged, 4.5-billion-year history. But at a 99.9% extinction rate, that number balloons to a staggering - 10¹⁵ - past living species. That is a 1 followed by 15 zeros, or one quadrillion species...

That ^^^ said, folks, utilizing a “doubling rate” of once every 114,000,000 years, we'd see #LUCA go from One species (first life) to two ( #LUCA² ?) over the first 114 million years. Then, over the next 886 million years we'd see an additional eight “doubling” events. This would give us #LUCA³ through LUCA^1,024, as time passed the first One Billion Years. Then, over the next 2.3 billion years (leading up to just before the First Mass Extinction, some c.~3.3 billion years ago) we'd see LUCA¹ through LUCA^1,024 literally explode to Species^{2.68*10^8} giving us some c.~ 2.68*10⁸ living species as we entered the “dark” days of the *FIRST* of the dreaded “Five Mass Extinctions”.

Over the next c.~ 400 million years, Earth would experience devastation that would make all of the woke 21^st century's - “it's all man's fault” - BS, look like child's play! Although the next c.~ 400 million years, from c.~ 450 million years ago to c.~ 65 million years ago, would give rise to some c.~ 470 million new species, sadly the “Five Mass Extinctions” would obliterate nearly Three-Quarters of a billion (c.~ 750,000,000) of Earth's precious species. As the fifth of the “Five Mass Extinctions” saw its conclusion, our Earth would be left with c.~ 5.1 million living species (one of which might be your "great" uncle Joe!)

Utilizing the c.~ 114 million year doubling rate we can see that in the intervening 65 million years, since the demise of the Dino's, would conveniently give us c.~ 9 million living species by A.D. 2023, approximately 100,000 more than what scientists estimate (notwithstanding the assertion Indiana University's study² from A.D. 2016) of some c.~ 8.9 million living species today!

You can call Christianity a myth, all you want... that changes nothing... the myth....

The real myth is… claiming that - G-d (Jesus) never existed...

Shalom

“No Jesus, NO peace” and yet, “Know Jesus, KNOW peace”

If nothing else, PLEASE read two chapters from the Bible – (don’t own one, sorry NO excuse, if you’re reading this, you can access this: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:16&version=NIV) John 3 and John 14!

John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

And John 14:6 says: “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

Well that’s it, that’s Da Bauz’s Take on, “One, one-thousandth of 1 percent of species identified” – this 12^th day of February 2023 © 2023, All Rights Reserved. wr (Da Bauz, Christian Zionist “creationist” too!)

Just sayin’...

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem...

What is #RAD? #RAD is:

R epent of rejecting Christ

A ccept Christ as your Lord

D evelop your relationship with G-d

#RAD your relationship with the Living Almighty God Himself as your personal Lord and Saviour depends on it!

What is #ATEND G-d (Christ)? Ask me!

What is #IIC714?

II 2nd

C hronicles

7:14