No. Inspiration of the Scripture happened only once for each word, and it happened when the Scripture was first written. The King James Bible was not in any way made by inspiration. However, the translators were handling the inspired Word of God, and have brought it perfectly into English.
Is the King James Bible superior to any Greek and Hebrew text, including the Greek and Hebrew texts from which the King James Bible was translated?
The King James Bible is not superior to the Autographs in content, but is superior to any present copy individual (whether in written form or in gathered printed form) in the original languages.
Perfection in the original languages cannot be found in any present copies, because they all are partial and/or contain scribal errors, etc. Therefore, no single manuscript in the original languages today is perfect.
The King James Bible is superior to the mass of original language evidence, in that:
1. The King James Bible gathers from the original languages one correct text that is presented scattered throughout its witness
2. The King James Bible gives an accurate sense for sense translation in completely certain English words, whereas knowledge of the exact meaning of every last word in the original languages is not certain
3. The King James Bible is in a language many people understand, whereas the original languages are understood by only a few
4. The King James Bibles gives the whole Bible perfectly in one book, whereas there is no perfect entire Bible in Bible Hebrew or in Bible Greek (in fact, the King James Bible is superior to any present Bible)
Moreover, the King James Bible is superior to the Autographs, though not in content, for there it is equal, but in other things, such as:
1. The King James Bible is present, whereas the Autographs are lost
2. The King James Bible has gone into all the world, whereas the Autographs were limited
3. The King James Bible in is the global language of the last days, whereas the Autographs are not
4. The King James Bible has all the books of the Bible gathered into one book, whereas the Autographs were not
Does the King James Bible correct the Greek and Hebrew, including the Textus Receptus?
The King James Bible gives the certain and correct text, which is equal that which was in the Autographs, and which is an independent variety of the Textus Receptus, and is the final form of the Received Text.
The King James Bible also gives a correct translation and reveals the correct meaning, by the providence of God, to any word where they may be uncertainty, dispute, etc. as concerning the so called original reading, supposed meaning or any other falsely declared alternate.
Does the King James Bible contain advanced revelation?
There is no reading or sense that is any different to the autographs is presented in the King James Bible, however the giving of the Scripture in its King James Bible form, which is supersuccessionary to all previous presentations of the Scripture, including being exemplar champion and natural heir of the Autographs themselves, by God’s providential use of godly men to make a holistic view, weighing, gathering and judging what should be Scripture by God’s purposes, so that the truth would stand.
The circumstance, viz., the increase of knowledge and travel, of the King James Bible is manifest, for its most clear rendering, manifestation and settling of all obscurity, uncertainty and otherwise perplexity, to make known in one single form to all the world at the last, in all manner, whether by the advents of identification of the perfection of Scripture and the King James Bible purity doctrine in particular; the advance of Christian knowledge and accruing doctrinal progress; the standardisation and globalisation of the English tongue; the rise of national vessels backing the Scripture and made by it (to the excelling glory of the name of God and his favour in the latter days); the fittingness and uniformity possible by printing and electronic communications, and related devices of division of chapter and verse, particularity of lettering, clarity of typography, accuracy in presentation, as well as fitting forms of worldwide and global dissemination without the loss of quality at low cost, to the excellence of having one pure edition made standard for all; and that the outworking of Scripture itself and God’s design and providence should clear, whereby the ends of the earth do hear, Gentiles praise Him and the conversion of Israel undertaken, as well the confounding of the historical Roman antichrist and fearful consuming upon enemies, and of the perplexity and out-casting of foes, false brethren, wolves and other despisers of His Word, may with all due pomp, glory, excellence, exaltation, fear, honour and any other good virtue make the light of the Gospel more and more known, this (and the results of it) may be counted for “advanced revelation” — but there is no advance, not one Word, letter, sense or sign of anything in Scripture which is added to it (or taken from it) that was already there, fully and wholly intended by God, whether at the beginning or during the inspiration, or at any point in history to Him, that is not now different: there is no advanced revelation of Scripture, as though God inspired it again, or continually inspired it; or breathed one Word more of Scripture. Rather, advanced revelation has occurred in what the Holy Ghost has brought about around, about, through and from Scripture, in the hearts of believers, in their witness, as well as in the world under His superintendence, so that it might please God that the advanced Church might advance to reach the world in such a measure that was never possible before.
Is absolute truth is English truth?
On Earth, absolute truth is now, and will be to the end of time, English truth. However, this is because God has providentially made it so. Whereas in Heaven, and to God who knows all languages (and to Whom nothing is hid), English but His providentially appointed tongue for His people in the latter days and (afterward) the Millennial Kingdom.
Where was the Word of God before 1611?
The Word of God has existed in many forms since the making of the Autographs, besides being written in Heaven at the beginning, and known to God eternally. The Scripture was in many original language copies, in many translations, and the truth, the purity, the perfection, was present, though scattered. Nevertheless, the Word of God has lasted to this very day in many forms, and many be even be found in part in many corrupted versions.
The point is that one book should be held by the Church in the world as supreme above others, one exact truth, as directed by God’s providence, raised by godly tradition, put into place by God’s workmen, so that the world may hear and obey one truth.
“But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith” (Romans 16:26).
WAS THE KJB MADE BY INSPIRATION?
http://av1611.com/kjbp/articles/raj-inspiration.html
Those who disagree with my position on the inspiration of the KJV do so because of their misunderstanding of the term INSPIRATION. They think that I teach God breathed-OUT the words of the AV thru the translators, when I teach nothing of the kind. Of course, I do believe that the hand of God was helping them in picking the correct texts and translating those texts faithfully. When I say KJV is inspired Scripture, what I mean is that God has made it ALIVE by BREATHING His breath INTO it. So what is WRITTEN in the Book (AV) are the LIVING words of God. Those are HOLY, and those words have TRUTH in them. There is no FALSEHOOD in the words of the AV. These Scriptures are INERRANT. That is, there are no NUMERICAL, DOCTRINAL, SCIENTIFIC or HISTORICAL errors in the King James text. You cannot have LIVING words and have them teach you ERRONEOUS things.
There are two meanings of Biblical Inspiration.
First, the word “inspiration” describes a process of giving the Word from the Spirit of God through the spirit of certain men in the writing of the very words of Scripture originally in the Autographs. This is a process that occurred once for each word as it now appears in the Scripture. Some people point out that Jeremiah 36:32 shows that a certain roll was destroyed, and Baruch rewrote it at the mouth of Jeremiah. As far as Bible inspiration is concerned, the Scripture as it now reads (and was preserved from Jeremiah’s time) is the one where the inspiration took place. Moreover, in inspiration there can be quoting of people, documents and other prophecies, etc. That is why in Jeremiah’s present book, it says, “and there were added besides unto them many like words.” Meaning that the present book is the Scripture, even though the former roll was true; the present book also contains an account of what happened to the former roll, and also additional material written after that time.
Second, and very importantly, inspiration describes the continuing power or nature of the words of Scripture, because they are God’s words, particularly, as John 6:63 states, “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” Since God gave the words initially not to be lost or diminished, but to be preserved and transmitted, and now present perfectly in English for the whole world, we can certainly ascribe inspiration to the present manifestation of Scripture.
Therefore, we cannot say that the King James Bible was made by the process of inspiration from 1604–1611, but we can certainly say that the KJB has the inspired Word of God, indeed, is the inspired Word of God!
