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The October Testament 2018–2025: What Has Changed?

  • General
This post provides readers with some background to The October Testament and answers the question, what are the differences between the 2018 leather edition and the new (2025) edition? As well, we explain why we will continue to publish The October Testament after the full New Matthew Bible is complete
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Why Did Adam Eat the Fruit if He Wasn’t Deceived?

  • Ruth's Picks
Why did Adam eat the fruit that Eve offered him, even though he was not deceived? He knew that it was forbidden, and also knew that Eve must have been deceived. A clue may lie in his explanation that God had given Eve to him to cleave unto as his
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Figures of Christ in Exodus: Four Study Bibles Compared

  • Compare
Compare how the 1537 Matthew Bible, 1599 Geneva Bible, 1962 Oxford Annotated Version, and 2017 MacArthur Study Bible expound figures of Christ (and of the Holy Spirit) in the book of Exodus.
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Figures of Christ in Genesis: Four Study Bibles Compared

  • Compare
Compare how the Matthew Bible, Geneva Bible, Oxford Annotated Version, and MacArthur Study Bible expound figures of Christ in the book of Genesis. Readers will be surprised at some of the differences.
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Did the Matthew Bible Teach That the Earth is Flat?

  • History MB
Flat-earthers say the early Bibles taught that the earth is flat, but that this truth was removed from the Bible. In fact, the opposite is true: the early Bibles clearly said that the world is round as a sphere, and this is the teaching that was removed from the Bible.
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Principal Matters: Angels Part 2

  • Principal Matters A
In Part 1 of Angels, we saw that the angels assist before God, minister to people, rebuke sinners, and comfort the afflicted. This part 2 now concludes the topic. From the Bible we see how angels tell people things unknown, and also punish wrong-doing.
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Principal Matters: Angels Part 1

  • Principal Matters A
Angels are called the children of God and servants of God in the scripture. Bible verses show how the angels assist before God, minister to people, rebuke sinners, and comfort the afflicted.
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Principal Matters: Affliction

  • Principal Matters A
This short study on affliction is from the Table of Principal Matters in the 1537 Matthew Bible. It considers affliction from its effect on us (heat, fire, and a furnace) and as a tool of rebuke by God. Also, our duty to succour those who are afflicted.
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What Does Matthew 24:28 Mean about Eagles and a Dead Body?

  • MB
From the early Church until the early English Reformation, leading men of God taught that the parable of the eagles and the dead body in Matthew 24:28 signified Holy Communion, where believers, as eagles, go to remember Christ who died for us on the cross.
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Principal Matters: Adultery Part 5

  • Principal Matters A
This fifth and final part of the series on "Adultery" from Table of Principal Matters in the 1537 Matthew Bible looks at the Sotah Ritual, instituted in the book of Numbers, where wives suspected of infidelity were made to drink the bitter cursing water. I also says how we should
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Principal Matters: Adultery Part 4

  • Principal Matters A
A man who breaks wedlock, and who regards not his soul but says, Tush, who sees me? I am compassed about with darkness, the walls conceal me; nobody sees me; whom need I fear; the Most High will not remember my sins! – He understands not that his eyes see
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Principal Matters: Adultery Part 3

  • Principal Matters A
This part in the series on adultery from the Table of Principal Matters in the 1537 Matthew Bible discusses Jesus' teaching on adultery, says who are adulterers (they are many), and considers the punishment of adultery. A look at Abraham's counsel to Sarai, to lie and say that she was
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The Santa Claus Lie: Merry Santamas Ho Ho Ho

  • Ruth's Picks
Is jolly Santa a benign figure? Since the 18th century, Santa has displaced Christ in popular Christmas celebrations and displays, children's stories, and adult pop songs. He is even called "Father Christmas." Thus Christmas has become "Santamas" as far as the world is concerned.
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Principal Matters: Adultery (2), Susanna

  • Principal Matters A
In the 1537 Matthew Bible, under "Adultery" in the Table of Principal Matters, we read of Susanna, who would rather die than commit adultery. Susanna is a short book from the Apocrypha. It is given here in full, an instructive account of the evils and follies that may arise from
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