The KJV Versus the NIV
By Dr. Bryan Gentry
One of the best ways to understand the works of men is to see just what they say about their own efforts. There is quite a difference between what the King James Version translators say about their completed translation and what the New International Version translators say of theirs. In their Epistle Dedicatory, the King James Version translators refer to their finished work as “one more exact translation of the Holy Scriptures.” They produced a translation they all considered to be an “exact translation!”
In the preface of the NIV, the translation committee refer to their work as a translation that “undoubtedly falls short of its goals.” If this is how they felt about it, why did they not achieve their goals before they published it? Note: The NIV translators were at least honest about their translation falling short. This author believes their goal was not to provide an accurate or even Christ-honoring translation, but to eventually remove or change every reference to the Deity of Christ, the Virgin Birth, His miracles, His bodily resurrection, salvation, etc. They desire to bring the Lord Jesus down from His well-deserved exalted position as God to the place where He receives no more consideration than a mere man.
Public demand would not have allowed them to do this all at once, but they continue to modify their translation every few years removing and changing more of these verses until they will have the perfect translation for the One World Religion. It will truly be the New International Version.
Who Fell?
One of the most wicked corruptions in the modern translations is found when we compare Isaiah 14:12 in the NIV with the same verse in the KJV. This passage in the KJV is the only place in all of Scripture that uses the name Lucifer to identify Satan. The King James Bible states in Isaiah 14:12, “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!” According to this passage in the King James Version, Lucifer (better known as Satan) is the one who fell from Heaven and was cast down.
The New International Version says something entirely different in Isaiah 14:12, “How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!” Do you see that? The NIV removes the name of Lucifer and causes the verse to say that Jesus fell from Heaven, not Lucifer. The NIV even goes on to call Jesus the 'Morning Star' in Revelation 22:16. "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.” 'Morning Star' is a name that Jesus reserves for Himself.
The King James Bible states in Revelation 22:16, “I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.” To state that Jesus fell or was cast down clearly indicates who these individuals serve. The Lord Jesus did not fall and was never cast down. He is God and will be the One who does the casting!
This shows just how low these scoundrels will stoop to serve their sinister master. This is an intentional attack by the modernists against the One they hate the most, the Virgin Born, God-Incarnate, Creator, the Lord Jesus. He is the One they will stand before and give an account of their evil deeds. When they face him, they will have plenty of time to regret their foolish decision to attack the Only One who could prevent their eternal punishment in the flames.