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Origin of Synagogues: 10 Reasons why Synagogues began in Alexandria ... ... Both these last factors support the view that the Jews had never possessed citizenship rights as a body in the city (Smallwood, 235-55). However, it seems clear that some ... Synagogues at Alexandrian in Egypt at 280 BC. 1. In preparation for the Greek New Testament, Alexander the Great makes Greek the universal language of the world in 333 BC because Hebrew would be extinct at the time of Christ. a. God knew Hebrew would be extinct as a language in the first century AD. b. ... translated from its Hebrew original into Greek during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (283-246 b.c.), possibly around 280, according to reliable patristic testimony. ... The post-Pentateuchal books were translated after the translation of the Torah, for most of these translations use its vocabulary, and several translations also quote from ... Ezra the scribe stood at a wooden podium which they had made for the purpose." (Nehemiah 8:1-4) c. Archeology proves that city gates were centres for pagan worship at Tel ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/synagogues/Origin-of-ancient-Synagogues-first-century-originated-at-Alexandria-Egypt-began-spawned-by-Greek-Septuagint-translation-Tanakh-Babylonian-captivity-Nehemiah-280BC.htm

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mormon church: Critical Essay written in 1832 AD An analysis of the book of Mormon with an examination of its internal and external evidences, and a refutation of its pretenses to divine authority by Alexander ... We have been thus particular in giving a view, of the incidents of the life of this impostor, as a specimen of the others; and because of some remarkable analogies ... a Patriarchal valedictory. After they had heard him speak, and had offered up their sacrifices, they fell down and prayed in the following words: 'O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ, that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ the son of God, who ... He decides all the great controversies - infant baptism, ordination, the trinity, regeneration, repentance, justification, the fall of man, the atonement, ... Nephi 2400 years ago hears the saying of a Pagan who lived 634 years after him - 'The God of nature suffers.' p.51. 'The righteous need not fear, for it is they which ... ... https://www.bible.ca/mor-1831-review-campbell.htm

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Seder Olam Rabbah modern Jewish calendar English pdf free online ... Solomon's temple destroyed 421 BC 587 BC Duration of the Persian empire 52 years 205 years Alexander the Great conquest 316 BC 313 BC First and second temple destruction 490 years 657 ... IV. Seder Olam vs. LXX, MT, SP and Book of Jubilees: 1. Only the Greek Septuagint (LXX) preserves the original chronology for the history of the world. a. Almost without exception, every ... they blamed the failed prediction on their followers in 1976: "It may be that some who have been serving God have planned their lives according to a mistaken view of just what was to happen on a certain date or in a certain year [ie 1975]. ... After-Rabbi's death, the importance of Sepphoris as a rabbinic site did not recede. Not only did the patriarchal house and court remain in Sepphoris for a period of time, but the city also ... Other disciples of Ḥanina, simply referred to as Ẓippora˒ei (Sepphorians), frequently quote their mentor's views in the Palestinian Talmud (Miller 1990, 1992). Sepphoris would ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Seder-Olam-Rabbah-full-text-PDF-Free-Online-Chronology-modern-Jewish-calendar-Textual-variants-Bible-manuscripts-Old-Testament-Torah-Tanakh-Rabbinical-Judaism-160AD.htm

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The Edomites: From Esau to Edom to Idumea to Extinction 2006BC ... ... than 800 BC. Note that the blue text on the map was added by us and it not on the original map. The blue words, however, summarize the essence of the BAR article. ... The Arabs were Nabateans who rebuilt tomb city of Kadesh Barnea occupied by Moses during the exodus (1444-1407 BC) into the Petra we see today are a mystery. God said ... clear proof that Edom was a nation in 1800 BC, just as the Bible says: Click to View K. A. Kitchen's map of Egyptian evidence for Edom being nation from 1900 - 1800 ... the Ya`ush ('Jeush') of Gen. 36:5, 15 (are), 18, among the sons of Esau traditionally said to have decamped to Edom in the late patriarchal age (c. 17th century BC). ... These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan." (Genesis 36:2-5) Rebekah gets annoyed with Esau's pagan wives: Genesis 26:34-35 1950 BC: ... Jewish independence from 110-63 BC, the Jews controlled the Idumea: 1. "But Alexander [Alexander Janneus, 103-76 BC] marched again to the city Dios, and took it, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-edomite-territory-mt-seir.htm

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The Exodus Route: A scriptural proof, with the witness of history ... ... Josephus identifies Apion as the first person in history to misplace Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula as fiction he invented. Read the quote again and suddenly it all ... In Hebrew Questions Jerome says "Cades is a place near Petra called the spring of judgment where God judged the people". (The Onomasticon, Eusebius, 325AD) "No location ... Petra ; that the scene of the death and sepulture of Aaron was designedly fixed in view of this, the innermost sanctuary of the Holy Place of " Kadesh ; " that this sanctity was retained through the successive changes of Pagan and Christian worship; and that the pilgrims of the Desert mounted these time-worn ... Petra in 1910 the same way that Stanley rejected Weibah in favor of Petra in 1856: "It seems to me even more probable that Petra was the original scene of these stories. ... He also made thence an expedition against Judea, and beat Alexander in battle, near a place called Adida; yet did he, upon certain conditions agreed on between them, ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-exodus-route.htm

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Jewish Messianic Expectation at the time of Christ ... Like a topical sermon outline, these two scrolls quote all the key messianic bible verses and thread them into a messianic narrative. Here we examine not only a list ... and made Ananias, the son of Nebedeus, his successor; and now it was that Cumanus came as successor to Tiberius Alexander" (Josephus Antiquities 20.102-103) ii. ... of Acts 8: a. "Philip went down to the city of Samaria [likely Nablus, not Sebastes which was pagan Gentile not Samaritan] and began proclaiming Christ to them. ... ... to be someone great [Magnus]; and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, "This man is what is called the Great Power of God." ... A man rises and speaks lies to the Samaritans, claiming to be "the coming one", a prophet and will show them the original sacred vessels of Moses. d. Unnamed ... By Steve Rudd: November 2017: Contact the author for comments, input or corrections. Click to View Go to: Main Bible Manuscripts Page Go to: Main Ancient Synagogue ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/manuscripts/Jewish-Messiah-Jesus-coming-Days-Coins-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Seder-Olam-Talmud-Revelation-Gog-magog-dragon-war-1000-years-Hell-judgment-resurrection.htm

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"The Sensational speech of Bishop Joseph Georg Strossmayer in ... ... Do not run so fast to this conclusion, my venerable brethren, inasmuch as the law of Justinian has written on the face of it, 'Of the order of the patriarchal sees.' ... Peter;' and in the sixth book of the Trinity, he says, 'It is on this rock of the confession of faith that the church is built.' 'God,' says St. Jerome in the sixth ... In one of its canons you read that 'the bishop who obtains his episcopate by money shall lose it and be degraded.' Pope Eugenius III (IV in original) (1145) imitated ... "I grieve, my venerable brethren, to stir up so much filth. I am silent on Alexander VI, father and lover of Lucretia; I turn away from John XXII (1319), who denied ... What will not our responsibility before God be, if we let this solemn occasion pass which God has given us to heal the true faith? Let us seize it, my brethren; let ... alone for the rule of faith which we ought to believe and to profess. I have spoken: may God help me!" [curtains fall] Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/cath-joseph-georg-strossmayer.htm

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Textbook of Disturbances of Mental Life, Johann Christian August ... ... to our own days. * [The word psychiatry ("Psychiatrie") appears in the German original.] II. CRITICAL HISTORY OF THE THEORY AND TECHNIQUE OF MENTAL DISTURBANCES FROM ... troubled him" (I. Sam. 16, 14); "And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was ... an observer living during any period between antiquity and our own days, such a view could only appear for a lightning moment, only to disappear immediately again ... Bile and mucus recur again and again, and indicate a purely bodily disorder. As a clear proof thereof we may quote: melagkholika** algemata (pains caused by spoilt ... the heritage of the theory and art of medicine of the psyche left to us by Cornel, Celsus, Aretaeus, Galen, Caelius Aurelianus, Aetius, and Alexander of Tralles. ... or millionaires are created - in short, whatever the vain, proud, foolish heart desires; even if it is to be God Himself of a fourth person in the Holy Trinity. ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/psychiatry/textbook-of-disturbances-of-mental-life-or-the-disturbances-of-the-soul-and-their-treatment-johann-christian-august-heinroth-1818ad.htm

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Personal Evangelism 101 ... So we return to the initial question: "If the New Testament mentions only one church, where did all the denominations come from?" Notice this quote from Jesus: ... These people brought with them into the church many of the practices and customs of their pagan religions. Some of the changes made in church worship during this ... If Paul condemned step two, how can he possibly be thought to condone step three? If the divisions occurred over these issues, can the original unity be regained if ... Those who advocate overlooking denominational division are like the false prophets condemned by God for crying, "Peace, peace" when there is no peace. Ezekiel 13:1-16 ... . a union amongst Christians can be obtained only upon scriptural grounds. " (Alexander Campbell, Millennial Harbinger, vol. 3, p. 195)- Undenominational Christianity ... There are two attitudes toward the silence of scripture: A. Denominational view - "We can practice things not found in the New Testament. We must avoid only those ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/evangelism/e-brent-hunters-evangelism-101.htm

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Mt. Sinai located in Arabia: Galatian 4:25 ... now sit atop every mosque as the central symbol of Islam, which betrays the true origin of Hubal moon worship which Muhammed transformed into "pagan monotheism". ... At the time Herodotus wrote his history, the Jews remained a tiny occupied vassal-state under Persian control down to the time of Alexander the Great in 333 BC. ... one, O sons of Israel." (Isaiah 27:12, MT) b. "And this will happen on that day: God will fence in the people from the channel of the river as far as the Rhinocolura. ... book 5, fragment 91a, quoted by Photius Cod. 250.89, 897 AD). Click to View Agatharchides: 169 BC is unique in that he is one of the few early geographers ... However, several other geographers like Strabo, quote him. a. Artemidorus first describes the Troglodytes (descendants of Ketura and Abraham) living down the west ... The original was made at the command of Agrippa's father-in-law, the Emperor Augustus (27 B.C. - A.D. 14), and completed in A.D. 20. The map was presumably developed ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-Mount-Sinai-in-Arabia-exodus-route-Nabatean-kingdom-territory-AretasIV-Arabia-Petrea-New-Testamt-Mt-Sinai-Lawz-Ishmael-Apostle-Paul-36AD-Galatians-4-25.htm

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Hick, John: The Myth of God Incarnate Deceptive Quote: Christianity Trasher: Denies incarnation Hick completely denies the incarnation, but is so liberal in his view of the Bible that not even Christadelphians, who also deny the incarnation, would want to quote from this guy! Hick, John: The Myth of God Incarnate As quoted by Anti-trinitarians "There is actually nothing new about the central themes of this book ... That the historical Jesus did not present Himself as God incarnate is accepted by all [theologians] ... Christian laymen today are not fully aware of it. ... (Jesus) did not teach the doctrine of the trinity." (The Myth of God Incarnate, John Hick) Our Comment Hick is a flaming modernist ... John Hick, and his associates who wrote this book are flaming modernists. It is unbelievable that anti-trinitarians would use this book as proof that trinity is of pagan origin. The central theme of the book is to say that "incarnation of Christ" itself is a pagan doctrine and myth. Hick is not debunking "divine incarnation" but ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hick.htm

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Wierwille, Dr. Victor Paul: 1. Jesus Christ is Not God. 2. Forgers ... Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive quote: Self-Quoting Anti-Trinitarian For once JW's and other anti-Trinitarians have found someone who actually believes that trinity is of pagan origin, but look who they are quoting! One of their own! Wierwille, Dr. Victor Paul: 1. Jesus Christ is Not God. 2. Forgers of the Word What Anti-Trinitarians quote: "Clearly, historians of Church dogma and systematic theologians agree that the idea of a Christian trinity was not a part of the first century Church. The twelve apostles never ascribed to it or received revelation about it. So how then did a Trinitarian doctrine come about? It gradually evolved and gained momentum in the late first, second and third centuries as pagans, who had converted to Christianity, brought to Christianity some of their pagan beliefs and practices. Trinitarianism then was confirmed at Nicaea in 325 by Church bishops out of political expediency" (Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille, Arian, Leader of The Way ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Wierwille.htm

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Lachatre, M. Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel (New Universal Dictionary ... Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive Quote: Secular All the quote says is that one pagan (Plato) borrowed his trinity from another pagan! JW's project the false impression that the same source would exempt them from borrowing from Plato in other areas too! Lachatre, M. Nouveau Dictionnaire Universel (New Universal Dictionary) Click to View "The Platonic trinity, itself merely a rearrangement of older trinities dating back to earlier peoples, appears to be the rational philosophic trinity of ... They dishonestly and irresponsibly imply that if a doctrine is not found in the Old Testament, that it must be borrowed from the Pagans. Using their own logic, they must conclude that the Lord's Supper and the second coming were borrowed from the Pagans! JW's are notorious at taking quotes like this that say nothing against trinitarian theology, and make it appear the quote demolishes the fact that Christ is God. Go To Alphabetical Index Of Deceptive Quotes Written By Steve Rudd, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lachatre.htm

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Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Trinitarian First the Watchtower leaves the reader with the false impression that Lohse believes that trinity originated with the pagans and has no scriptural basis. Second, the Watchtower, through a series of deceptive quotes, irresponsibly portrays Constantine as a faithless sun-god pagan idol worshipper with no understanding of Christianity who single-handedly introduces trinity to Christianity from the pagans and is almost the author of the Nicene creed. Lohse, Bernard: A Short History of Christian Doctrine Click to View A Short History of Christian Doctrine by Bernard Lohse quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication Watchtower Deception exposed: How the Watchtower quoted the source What they left out to deliberately misrepresent the source and deceive you: "As far as the New Testament is concerned, one does not find in it an actual doctrine of the Trinity." (A Short History of Christian Doctrine, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lohse.htm

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE) Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive Quote: Trinitarian Leaves the false impression that ISBE reject trinity, that Jesus is a creature and that Trinity had no foundation in scripture, but is of pagan origin. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE) What Anti-Trinitarians quote: "In the earliest thinking of the Church the tendency when speaking of God the Father is to conceive of Him first, not as the Father of Jesus Christ, but as the source of all being. Hence God the Father is, as it were, God par excellence. To Him belong such descriptions as unoriginate, immortal, immutable, ineffable, invisible, and ingenerate. It is He who has made all things, including the very stuff of creation, out of nothing. . . . This might seem to suggest that the Father alone is properly God and the Son and Spirit are only secondarily so. Many early statements appear to support this." (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, ISBE) What they fail to tell the same article also ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-ISBE.htm

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How the Koran and Muslims view of Jesus Christ Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Christianity Trasher JW's project the false view that they would have an easier time converting Muslims to Watchtower view of God, (where they call Jesus Lord, a God, and Messiah) than Trinitarians to the Triune God. The fact that Muslims reject the resurrection of Jesus says it all! Koran, (The Islamic Bible of Muslims, written about 600AD) Click to View Also visit our Islam debunked website: Islam: Truth or Myth: start page Click to View "Muslims simply cannot follow, as the Jews thus far have likewise failed to grasp, the idea of the Trinity" (as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) It is utterly incredible that the Watchtower or any Arian would quote from Muslims as proof that trinity is pagan false doctrine! Muslims, quote modernists like Reade to trash all of Christianity, just like Anti-Trinitarians quote from Weigall, Arthur This leaves no doubt at all in our minds regarding the sources of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Koran.htm

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Schaff, Philip: 1. History of the Christian Church. 2. New Schaff ... Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive quote: Trinitarian The Watchtower deliberately misleads the readers to the wrong conclusion that Philip Schaff, believes the origin of trinity is from the "pagan doctrines" of Plato! Schaff openly states in the that trinity has its origin in the scripture. Schaff, Philip: 1. History of the Christian Church. 2. New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia Click to View How the quote appears in "Should you believe in the Trinity", Watchtower, JW's booklet. "The doctrines of the Logos and the Trinity received their ... Old Testament..." (New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia, Trinity, Doctrine of the; p18) "The doctrine of the divine Trinity is the summarized statement of the historical revelation of redemption for the Christian consciousness of God. It affirms that God is not only the ruler of the universe, but the Father of Christ, in whom he is perfectly revealed, and the source of a holy and blessed life which transforms nature and is realized in the Church. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Schaff.htm

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Wells, H.G.: Short History of the World Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Christianity Trasher It is dishonest is it to quote from Wells that trinity is pagan, when the same author trashes Jesus as our saviour. Wells, H.G.: Short History of the World What Anti-Trinitarians quote: "There is no evidence the Apostles of Jesus ever heard of a trinity" [H. G. Wells, Outline of History, 1920 Edition, p 499]." quoted by anti-trinitarians "The writer is of opinion that the Council of Nicaea, which forcibly crystallised the controversies of two centuries and formulated the creed upon which all the existing Christian churches are based, was one of the most disastrous and one of the least venerable of all religious gatherings. ... The systematic destruction by the orthodox of all heretical writings, had about it none of that quality of honest conviction which comes to those who have a real knowledge of God; it was a bawling down of dissentions that, left to work themselves out, would have spoiled good business. ... A large ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Wells.htm

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Grant, Robert M.: Gods and the One God Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive quote: Trinitarian Gives false impression that author has no Biblical basis for believing in the divinity of Christ and the personality of the Holy Spirit (Biblical trinity) Grant, Robert M.: Gods and the One God Quoted by Anti-Trinitarians What they failed to tell you "The Christology of the apologies, like that of the New Testament, is essentially subordinationist. The Son is always subordinate to the Father, who is the one God of the Old Testament. . . . What we find in these early authors, then, is not a doctrine of the ... It was especially offensive at Alexandria, where Origen had tried to overcome subordinationism even though he shared many aspects of it. Presumably Arius' true views can be seen in his letter to his ally Eusebius of Nicomedia. He objected to the slogans of his own bishop, Alexander of Alexandria, such as: 'Ever God ever Son, together Father with Son, the Son exists unbegottenly with God, ever begotten, unbegotten ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Grant.htm

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Gibbon, Edward: History of Christianity Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Christianity Trasher Trashes whole of Christianity. Trashes trinity, incarnation and Jewish sacrifices as of pagan origin in the same paragraph! Gibbon, Edward: History of Christianity Click to View "If Paganism was conquered by Christianity, it is equally true that Christianity was corrupted by Paganism. The pure Deism of the first Christians . . . was changed, by the Church of Rome, into the incomprehensible dogma of the trinity. Many of the pagan tenets, invented by the ... Gibbon not only trashes trinitarian theology, but all of Christianity as a religion! And the Governing body of Jehovah's Witnesses knows this about Gibbon's views. But even more incredible, is the fact that Gibbon would label JW's as Polytheistic, with their "one true God, and pantheons of demi-gods and other creatures called god. How utterly deceptive and unscholarly of JW's! Go To Alphabetical Index Of Deceptive Quotes Written By Steve Rudd, Used by ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Gibbon.htm

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Norton, Andrews: A Statement of reasons for not believing the ... Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Accurate quoting but, Self-quoting: Self-Quoting: Unitarian No need to misrepresent this guy! He is one of them... A fellow-Arian. To quote a Unitarian theologian, as an authority to prove the pagan origin of Trinity, is about as trustworthy and believable as quoting the a Catholic Bishop to prove that Peter was the first Pope! Norton, Andrews: A Statement of reasons for not believing the doctrines of the Trinitarians concerning the nature of God and the person of Christ Click to View "In the book A Statement of Reasons, Andrews Norton says of the Trinity: 'We can trace the history of this doctrine, and discover its source, not in the Christian revelation, but in the Platonic philosophy . . . The Trinity is not a doctrine of Christ and his Apostles, but a fiction of the school of the later Platonists.'" (A Statement of Reasons, Andrews Norton, 1872, Fifth edition, American Unitarian Association, Boston, MA, p 94, 104., as quoted in, Should you ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Norton.htm

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Encyclopedia Americana Satanic Quotes & False Dilemmas: Secular Extensive quoting that misleads the reader to a conclusion opposite to what American actually says. Encyclopedia Americana Click to View Encyclopædia Americana, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication JW's love to quote major recognized works, but they deliberately practice selective quoting to deceptively project a view opposite to ... What they left out to deliberately misrepresent the source and deceive you: Our Comment The Encyclopedia Americana comments: "Christianity derived from Judaism and Judaism was strictly Unitarian (believing in one God). The road which led from Jerusalem to Nicea was scarcely a straight one. ... What Influenced It? India. Triune Hindu godhead, c. 7th century C.E. Throughout the ancient world, as far back as Babylonia, the worship of pagan gods grouped in threes, or triads, was common. (The Encyclopedia Americana, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) "The ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Americana.htm

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Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology Deceptive Quote: Secular JW's project the false impression that ancient Babylonians would not label the Watchtower version of God as a Triad. (Father-true God, Son-a created demi-god and Holy Spirit-the force or energy of God) Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology Click to View How the quote appears in "Should you believe in the Trinity", Watchtower, JW's booklet. "'The Triad of the Great Gods': Many centuries before the time of Christ, there were triads, or trinities, of gods in ancient Babylonia and Assyria. The French 'Larousse Encyclopedia of ... Ancient Babylonians would label both views as POLYTHEISM! The Governing Body really blundered when they chose this route! But the same source identifies all kinds of similarities between Christianity and pagan beliefs, like the Lord's supper. Similarities don't mean that Christians borrowed from the pagans. The Deception Exposed: JW's project the false impression that ancient Babylonians would not label the Watchtower version of God as a ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Larousse.htm

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How can the Watchtower continue to get away with deceiving their ... Click to View Should you believe in the Trinity? A Satanic booklet used by Jehovah's Witnesses to deceive the public into thinking that Trinity is a pagan doctrine. How can the Watchtower continue to get away with deceiving their own people? A. Because Jehovah's Witnesses believe their organization is guided by God in all it does! Read this quote from the Watchtower magazine: "The evidence of the holy spirit in the quality and content of the writings published by the Watchtower Society should be the thing that satisfies, that convinces, together with a comparison of these things with the inspired Word of God, the Holy Scriptures." (Watchtower, Oct. 1, 1959, p. 607-608) You see, Jehovah's Witnesses view the Watchtower magazine as a revelation of God, the words of prophets in the 20th century... inspired. No they will kick up a fuss and even deny that the Watchtower is inspired, but a quick reading of their magazine's own words, will convince you! So the bottom line is this, if their ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-anti-trinity-booklet-decieve.htm

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Abbott, Lyman: Dictionary of Religious Knowledge Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Christianity Trasher Trashes whole of Core Christianity Abbott, Lyman: Dictionary of Religious Knowledge Click to View How the quote appears in "Should you believe in the Trinity", Watchtower, Jw's booklet. Trinity "is a corruption borrowed from the heathen religions, and ingrafted on the Christian faith." (A Dictionary of ... The Bible represents God to us as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. It represents them as equally entitled to our highest reverence, affection, and allegiance." (A Dictionary of Religious Knowledge", Lyman Abbott, 1875, p. 944, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) What else did they ... Lyman Abbott, about himself, 1922, p20,21) "Christianity converted paganism, but paganism changed Christianity." ... "Christian thought could not affect pagan thought without being in turn affected" ("What Christianity Means to me, A spiritual autobiography by Lyman Abbott, about himself, 1922, p26,27) My ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Abbott.htm

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Statistical Analysis of Quotes used to trash the Trinity in ... Click to View Statistical Analysis of Quotes used to trash the Trinity in the Watchtower's, "Should you believe the Trinity?" Statistical Analysis of Quotes used to trash the Trinity and claim it is of pagan origin! Click to View Satanic quoting practices exposed: "Hostile witness approach" misused by the Watchtower in: "Should You Believe in the Trinity"(Watchtower booklet) Type Of Quote Used by Watchtower (32 Total) Do they Say Trinity is Pagan? Do they accurately represent the authors meaning? Christianity Trashers and Modernists 8 (25%) Says trinity is of pagan origin, but also trashes either ... All three would label JW's as polytheists! Accurately quoted, but draw incorrect conclusions and fail to inform reader that all three would label JW's as polytheists! (Jesus a created demi-god and Hindus for example have a "one true almighty God" over many lower demi-gods) Secular reference 4 (12%) Never say Trinity is pagan Generally impartial, but always misrepresented Trinitarians 16 (50%) ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-anti-trinity-booklet-statistical-review.htm

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Hopkins, E. Washburn: Origin and Evolution of Religion Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Christianity Trasher Washburn Hopkins trashes the whole of Christianity, not just trinity: "Finally, the life, temptation, miracles, parables, and even the disciples of Jesus have been derived directly from Buddhism". But even Hopkins openly states that Apostle John taught the trinity one sentence before ... "The final orthodox definition of the trinity was largely a matter of church politics. ... The church ... also believed with the first simple Christians that Jesus Christ was God on earth." (Origin and Evolution of Religion, E. W. Hopkins, p339, all quoted within the same paragraph) What the fail to tell you that ... So proclaimed the first hymns, sung by the early Church." (Origin and Evolution of Religion, E. W. Hopkins, p 338). "Christianity, though built upon the rock of Peter, utilized for the construction of its church much pagan material, some of which had filtered through Jewish sources, while some was inherited from ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hopkins.htm

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Carpenter, Edward: The Origins of Pagan and Christian Beliefs Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Christianity Trasher Trashes whole of Christianity Carpenter, Edward: The Origins of Pagan and Christian Beliefs What Anti-Trinitarians quote: The Origins of Pagan and Christian Beliefs Edward Carpenter 1920 1996 "And when at the Council of Nicea (325 AD) it [the early church] endeavored to establish an ... the Trinity, the Virgin-birth, and so forth-were in their various forms seething, so to speak, all around. It was impossible for any new religious synthesis to escape them; all it could do would be to appropriate them, and to give them perhaps a colour of its own. Thus it is into the midst of this germinating mass that we must imagine the various pagan cults, like fertilising streams, descending. To trace all these streams would of course be an impossible task; but it may be of use, as an example of the process, to take the case of some particular belief. Let us take the belief in the coming of a Saviour-god ; and this ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Carpenter.htm

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Kittel, Gerhard: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Trinitarian JW's Quote Kittel in such a way as to leave the impression that he is not a trinitarian or one with no Bible basis. Kittel, Gerhard: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament Click to View Gerhard Kittel quoted in: Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication Watchtower Magazine, Aug. 1, 1984 Our Comments: The way Jehovah's Witnesses misuse and misrepresent Kittel's work is Satanic! Kittle refers to the threefold formulae IN THE BIBLE ITSELF, not later trinitarian dogma! Do Arians believe that polytheism influenced the text in 2 Cor 13:13 and Mt 28:19? Kittel's comments do not exclude the Arian view (JW's) of God from his comment, for JW's are just as "polythesitic" as trinitarians, FROM A PAGAN POINT OF VIEW.. But notice that Kittle dismisses this possible thought and gives his opinion that trinitarian doctrine had it origin in the Old Testament, and not PAGANISM. By creating a false dilemma and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kittel.htm

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Lamson, Alvan: The Church of the First Three Centuries Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive Quote: Self-Quoting: Unitarian No need to misrepresent the opinions of one of their own! But it is deceptive to mention that a misquote is from a Trinitarian but not tell you when they are quoting from a fellow Arian. To quote a Unitarian theologian, as an authority to prove the pagan origin of Trinity, is about as trustworthy and believable as quoting the a Catholic Bishop to prove that Peter was the first Pope! Lamson, Alvan: The Church of the First Three Centuries Click to View How the quote appears in "Should you believe in the Trinity", Watchtower, JW's booklet. ... The developed 12th century "Athanasius creed" version of trinity doctrine is not found in scripture, but that is not the issue. What is important is that Justin and all most of the Ante-Nicene Fathers clearly taught that Jesus was uncreated God and the Holy Spirit was a person, being the third person in the trinity. This is taught both in scripture and the Ante-Nicene ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Lamson.htm

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McKenzie, John L.: Dictionary of the Bible Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive Quote: Trinitarian The Watchtower takes little bits of McKenzie's comments on Jn 1:1 (a god) and leaves the false impression in the mind of the reader that McKenzie agreed with the JW's mistranslation. What is clear, is that when McKenzie says Jesus is a divine being, he is saying that Jesus is in that ... "Jn 1:1 should rigorously be translated . . . 'the word was a divine being.'" "Dictionary of the Bible", by John L. McKenzie, 1965, p. 317, as quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) What they left out to deceive you: In the words of Jesus and in much of the rest of the NT the God of Israel ... Normally the word with or without the article designates the God of the Old Testament and of Judaism, the God of Israel: Yahweh. But the character of God is revealed in an original way in the NT; the originality is perhaps best summed up by saying that God reveals Himself in and through Jesus Christ. The revelation of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-McKenzie.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 17:3 Anti-Trinity Proof Texts Refuted Click to View John 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent. (John 17:3 represents the primary proof text that Anti-trinitarians use to teach Jesus is a creature and trash the trinity. John 17:3 is to a Jehovah's Witness, what John 3:16 is to a Christian!) What John 17:3 is saying: While Jesus walked the earth, he took off the outward robes of deity and put on the robes of a servant. (Phil ... The fact that the Father is "true God" doesn't make Jesus a false God any more than manna is false bread because Jesus is called "the true bread" in John 6:32. The Father and son are both "Gods" just as Jesus and manna are both "breads". But one is the TRUE original and the other is a manufactured copy/image/antitype. Anti-Trinitarian argument #5 refuted Jehovah's Witnesses argue that since the Father alone is called "true God" (John 17:3) but the son is never called "anything higher" than mere ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john17-3.htm

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Trinity proof texts: John 19:7 Trinity Proof Texts Click to View John 19:7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God." Click to View The irrefutable argument stated: The Jews wanted to stone Jesus, for claiming to be the "Son of God". Such a claim was not a misunderstanding in the minds of the Jews. The fact that the term "sons of God" is used 5 times in the Old Testament of created, non-divine beings, proves that when Jesus applied the term to Himself, he was claiming ... John 10: 36-39 Here Jesus tells the Jews that the Father sent him (God appointed) Then he asks them why they just tried to stone him since He is "the God sent/appointed Son of God". He again chides their ORIGINAL unbelief ("claim to be God") Then they try to stone him a SECOND TIME after he explained he was the "the God sent/appointed Son of God". The Jews were fully aware that Jesus claimed to be sent/ordained/appointed of God, THEY REJECTED THE CLAIM! The gospel of ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-john19-7.htm

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False Doctrine of Modalism: As taught by the United Pentecostal ... Click here for Trinity Mouse Rollover Graphical Helper Click to View Modalism: As taught by the United Pentecostal Church (UPCI) Click to View See also: "Sixty Questions On The Godhead" refuted A False View of God: Click to View Definition: Think of a being that can "morphe", "shape shifter" from one form into another. There is only one being at any one time. Modalism views God as a being that has three ... the trinity ("as in Augustine") accepted the implied equality of the father and son of monarchianism instead of the logos- christology theory of subordination of the son to the father, of Tertullian -- and even Athanasius, whose name is associated with the original Nicean creed of the trinity! ... Click to View Why did Jesus use the plural in speaking of the believer's union with God? (John 17:21-22, "that they may be one, just as We are one") UPC Modalists really never give an answer. But interesting Jesus does in the next verse of Jn 17 that they fail to quote: "I in them, and Thou in ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-modalism.htm

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C. H. Dodd: New Testament Translation Problems Part II, John ... View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive quote: Trinitarian Anti-Trinitarians quote Dodd's words, "The Word was a god". As a word-for-word translation it cannot be faulted", and use it to justify the NWT's rendering. In fact, Dodd outright rejects this as a possible translation, but Jehovah's Witnesses won't tell you that is what Dodd says. They want you to believe Dodd would stand behind the NWT rendering. The United Bible Society (who publishes the magazine wrote in: The Bible translator) has officially accused the Jehovah's Witnesses and other anti-Trinitarians of misusing the quote out of context in a way to draw the reader to conclusion other than the original ... If translation were a matter of substituting words, a possible translation of [...] would be, "The Word was a god". As a word-for-word translation it cannot be faulted, and to pagan Greeks who heard early Christian language, [...] might have seemed a perfectly sensible statement, in that sense. ([...], said the Naassenes, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Dodd.htm

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Durant, Will: The Story of Civilization Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Christianity Trasher Trashes whole of Christianity and actually accuses the apostles of borrowing their doctrine from Paganism! Durant, Will: The Story of Civilization Click to View Click to View "Christianity did not destroy paganism; it adopted it. . . . From Egypt came the ideas of a divine trinity." ("Will Durant", quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower booklet) "Christianity was to him a means, but not an end... While ... the Last Judgment, and ... reward and punishment (The Story of Civilization, Caesar and Christ, Will Durant, Part III, 1944, p. 595) from Syria the resurrection drama of Adonis; from Thrace, perhaps, the cult of Dionysus, the dying and saving god. ... One could no more discover when myth was originally invented(Will Durant, The Story of Civilization, The Age Of Faith, ch 1, page 16) "Christianity was the last great creation of the ancient pagan world." (The Story of Civilization, Caesar and ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Durant.htm

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Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.: New Bible Dictionary Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive quote & False Dilemma: Trinitarian Fails to supply critical information which misleads the reader & Give false impression that if intimate details of trinity are not in the Bible that Jesus is a creature. Douglas, J. D. & Bruce F. F.: New Bible Dictionary Click to View How it is quoted in "Should you believe in the trinity?": "The word Trinity is not found in the Bible . . . It did not find a place ... The earliest foreshadowing is contained in the narrative of the creation, where Elohim is seen to create by means of Word and Spirit (Gn. i. 3). (New Bible Dictionary, J. D. Douglas & F. F. Bruce, Trinity, p 1298) It is thought that Gn. i. 26 ('And God said, Let us make man in our image and after our likeness') implies that a revelation of the Triune God had been given to man when first created, inasmuch as he was to be given the divine fellowship, but that the consciousness was afterwards lost with the loss of his original righteousness. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Douglas.htm

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Ralph P. Martin: The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive Quote: Trinitarian Trinitarians take both the active and passive of "harpagmos" (grasped). Martin flat out says that both are possible in the Greek. But either way, the text still teaches that Jesus was either equal to God as a possession or able to be equal with God, as an inherent right that the Father could not refuse. Here is how Martin interprets the passage: "The eternal Son of God, however, faced with a parallel temptation, ... How anti-Trinitarians quote the source Click to View "In this regard, Ralph Martin, in The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians, says of the original Greek: "It is questionable, however, whether the sense of the verb can glide from its real meaning of 'to seize', 'to snatch violently' to that of 'to hold fast.'"" (As quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication, John 10:30; p 416-423) Comments: Although Martin says that "to hold fast" is questionable (in his opinion), he outright states ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Martin.htm

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Trinity Proof Texts: 2 Corinthians 13:14 and Philippians 2:1 ... Trinity Proof Texts Click to View 2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Philippians 2:1-2 "If therefore there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, ... New World Translation used by Jehovah's Witnesses, renders the verse, "The undeserved kindness of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the sharing in the holy spirit be with all of you." This verse tells us about the sharing in the holy spirit, and says nothing about the holy spirit being a person. Anti-Trinitarian rebuttal refuted New World Translation (sectarian paraphrase) violates the integrity of the original Greek. Notice that word "of" connects the first two, but the third is ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-2corinthians13-14.htm

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Trinity: The role of Constantine in the Nicene creed as a Godly peacemaker Click to View Constantine's impartiality in dealing with Arius and Athanasius Click to View Constantius (Constantine's son) exiled and crushed by force, the Trinitarians Click to View Arius triumphed for 50 years after Nicea, then was defeated till the 19th century. Lies vs. ... Anti-Trinitarians irresponsibly portray Constantine as a faithless sun-god pagan idol worshipper with no understanding of Christianity who single-handedly introduces trinity to Christianity from the pagans and is almost the author of the Nicene creed. Constantine was introduced to the trinity debates which existed before he became emperor. Constantine had no role in shaping trinity doctrine. To ... Arius and the Lucianists, led by Eusebius of Nicomedia; the Origenists, led by Eusebius of Caesarea, already highly reputed; and Alexander of Alexandria, with his following." (God in Three Persons, Millard J. Erickson, p82-85) Where did the key Nicene term "homoousios" (of one substance) come from? ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-history-constantine.htm

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Johannes Greber: "The New Testament", and "Communication with ... Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Click to View Satanic quote: occult spiritist Click to View Both Greber and JW's believe spirits communicate with them! One of the most common references Jehovah's Witnesses once used to support "a god" in John 1:1. There is irrefutable proof that Greber was known to the Watchtower as an occult spiritist in 1953, but they did not stop using Greber until 1976. Then in 1983, the ... The spirit, speaking through the boy, answered several of Greber's questions, including one about why Christianity was no longer exerting an influence on people in his day: "The teachings of Christ are no longer found in their original purity and clearness in those documents which have ... However, for 40 days after his resurrection Jesus appeared to his disciples on different occasions in various fleshly bodies, just as angels had appeared to men of ancient times. ((Insight on the Scriptures Vol. 2 p.786) Trinity is a Human Creation You teach the union of three persons ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Greber.htm

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Trinity proof texts: Genesis 19:24 Trinity Proof Texts: Gen 19:24 Click to View Genesis 19:24 "Then Yahweh [on earth in human form] rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from Yahweh [in spirit form in heaven] out of heaven. Genesis 19:24. Introduction: A. Genesis chapters 18-19 is a powerful proof text for Trinitarians for these reasons: First, is clearly shows Yahweh walking around on the earth in human form with two angels. They are called "three men". If Jehovah's Witnesses argue that they are called men, the fact remains that just as angels are not men, neither is God a man. Yahweh and the two angels are called men, because they appeared as men. Second: God taking human ... Why then were you not afraid To speak against My servant, against Moses?"" To utterly silence all Jehovah's Witnesses on this point, merely quote 1 Timothy 6:16, "who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see.". The official interpretation of the Watchtower book company, is that ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-texts-genesis19-24.htm

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John Calvin: Commentary On The Gospel According To John (Translated ... Jehovah's Witnesses create a false dilemma in an effort to prove their interpretation of John 10:30. They try to project the idea that if Jesus was not teaching He was "made of the same stuff as the Father", then he was a creature. In fact, the passage clearly proves Jesus was divine, because twice the Jews wanted to stone Jesus for making himself out as being God. Jesus never denied he was God. John Calvin: Commentary On The Gospel According To John; A new translation, from the original Latin, by the Rev. William Pringle How anti-Trinitarians quote the source Click to View "Regarding John 10:30, John Calvin (who was a Trinitarian) said in the book Commentary on the Gospel According to John: "The ancients made a wrong use of this passage to prove that Christ is . . . of the same essence with the Father. For Christ does not argue about the unity of substance, but about the agreement which he has with the Father."" (As quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication, ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Calvin.htm

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Chadwick, Henry: The Early Church Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive Quote : Trinitarian Misleads the reader to a conclusion opposite to what source is saying. Chadwick, Henry: The Early Church Click to View "Constantine, like his father, worshipped the Unconquered Sun; ... his conversion should not be interpreted as an inward experience of grace ... It was a military matter. His comprehension of Christian doctrine was never very clear, but he was sure that victory in battle lay in the gift of the God of the Christians." (The Early Church, Henry Chadwick, quoted in, Should you believe the Trinity?, Watchtower publication) "What role did this unbaptized emperor play at the Council of Nicea?" very next sentence after quoting Chadwick, Should you ... The Watchtower quote, leaves the false impression that Chadwick is saying Constantine worshipped the sun as a pagan, at Nicea in 325 AD, even up to the end of his life. In other words, Jehovah's Witnesses are deceived by their own "god directed organization" ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Chadwick.htm

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Hase, Charles: A History of the Christian Church Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Deceptive Quote: Trinitarian Misrepresents what Hase actually says. Hase, Charles: A History of the Christian Church Quoted by Dr. Victor Paul Wierwille, leader of "The Way International" cult, in his book: "The Origin of the Three-in-One God. Wierwille misrepresents Hase by inferring that Hase says that the Christian faith was quickly corrupted by pagan converts. Hase does not assert this, and especially does not say the Trinity a pagan doctrine. (Charles Hase, A history of the Christian church; translated from the 7th and much improved German edition by C.E. Blumenthal and C.P. Wing. New York : Appleton, 1866. pp. 53-71.) Go To Alphabetical Index Of Deceptive Quotes Written By Steve Rudd, Used by permission at: www.bible.ca Click to View Go To Start: WWW.BIBLE.CA ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Hase.htm

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"Hostile witness approach" misused by the Watchtower "Hostile Witness Approach" Satanic Quoting practices exposed! Click to View "Hostile witness approach" misused by the Watchtower in: "Should You Believe in the Trinity"(Watchtower booklet) A quick short summary! Top Ten List: "Worst of the worst" of satanic quoting in the booklet! When a Jehovah's Witness reads our top ten ... Here is the Satanic deception: EVERY SINGLE ONE of the men they quote who say Trinity is a pagan borrowed doctrine, are themselves anti-Christian, Bible trashing, liberal, modernist agnostics and atheists! This is not the hostile witness at all! A hostile witness means that a fellow Trinitarian admits Trinity was borrowed from the Pagans. Had they been honest and said: "The scholar that says "Trinity is pagan", is not a Trinitarian. In fact he doesn't even believe the Bible and doesn't even believe in God... In fact in the very next sentence he says, "Not only is Trinity a pagan doctrine. but even Jesus borrowed all his parables directly from Buddhism." Jehovah's ... ... ...https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-jw-deceptions-hostile-witness-approach.htm

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Dunn, James D. G.: Christology in the Making, 2nd edition, 1989 Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter For JW's it is deceptive quoting. For Christadelphians it is self-quoting. Dunn, with his Christadelphian-like logos theology, labels Jw Christology as polytheism. Dunn, James D. G.: Christology in the Making, 2nd edition, 1989 What Anti-Trinitarians quote: A wide variety of quotes are used by anti-Trinitarians that are supposed to prove trinity is a false doctrine What they fail to tell the same article also says: Dunn rejects the deity of Christ: "So too the argument that ... 'Christ', or the argument that Col. 1. 15 would have been intended by Paul as a description of Christ, that is, of Jesus Messiah."' In contrast, classic orthodoxy is that Jesus Christ is he whom the Word of God became in the incarnation. ... edition, 1989, foreword, xxxii) "The charge is (in Hurtado's terms) that I arbitrarily and incorrectly ignored the pagan religious traditions of the Greco-Roman period, a charge to which I am vulnerable particularly because I dated the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Dunn.htm

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Development from the trinity as taught in the Bible and the trinity ... Development of Trinity Doctrine: 100-325 AD Post-Biblical development of Trinity Doctrine: 100 AD - 325 AD Nicene era Click to View Also see outline on: Progressive revelation between the Old and New Testaments. Watchtower Hypocrisy: Doctrinal development of Jehovah's ... Both groups promote and believe things that are not found in the Bible. Both are "salvation by organization" religions whose leaders have exclusive direct channels to God. Jehovah's Witnesses have a "new light" or "brighter light" theology ... But the Biblical trinity (uncreated deity of Christ and personality of the Holy Spirit) are taught in the scripture. The Watchtower will quote Trinitarian sources who will say trinity is not "explicitly" taught in the New Testament, these ... doctrine of the Godhead." (J. N. D. Kelly, Early Christian Doctrines, p 90.) First, it is important to note that the doctrine of the Trinity does not go back to non-Christian sources [pagan], as has sometimes been supposed in the past. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-development.htm

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Kelly, J.N.D.: Early Christian Doctrines Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Trinitarian JW's Quote Kelly in such a way as to leave the impression that he is not a trinitarian or one with no Bible basis. Kelly, J.N.D.: Early Christian Doctrines Kelly is quoted in, Watchtower Magazine, Aug. 1, 1984, p 23 by Jehovah's Witnesses Watchtower Deception exposed: How the Watchtower quoted the source What they left out to deliberately misrepresent the source and deceive you: "Of a doctrine of the Trinity in the strict sense ... His essential function in their eyes would seem to have been the inspiration of the prophets. Developing this, Justin interprets Is. 11, 2 ('The Spirit of God shall rest upon him') as indicating that with the coming of Christ prophecy would cease ... personal implications contained in his pleas that Plato borrowed his conception of a third One from Moses, and that the pagan custom of erecting statues of Kore at springs was inspired by the Scriptural picture of the Spirit moving upon the waters. ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Kelly.htm

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Reade, Winwood, The Martyrdom of Man Click to View Click to View Decepto-Meter Satanic Quote: Christianity Trasher Trashes whole of Core Christianity Reade, Winwood, The Martyrdom of Man Note to Muslims: Not even Reade questions the historical fact of Jesus Christ dying on a cross, just like the Bible says! What Anti-Trinitarians quote: (notice the same quote is used by anti-Trinitarians and Muslims) "Christianity ... The single Deity of the Jews had been exchanged for the Trinity which the Egyptians had invented and which Plato had idealized into a philosophic system, [and which had existed in Brahminism, too]. The man who had said "Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God' had now himself been made a god or the third part of one." (Winwood Reade, Philosopher and historian, The Martyrdom of Man, p 183-184) Deception Exposed: Reade is a Bible hater and a skeptic of Christianity! For Bible believing anti-Trinitarians to quote Reade that trinity is pagan is utterly deceptive since Reade trashes the ... ... https://www.bible.ca/trinity/trinity-Reade.htm

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