Wayfarer pilgrim wrote:
but settled on the nkjv. Both share an underlying text, though modernized

From the TBS article 'New King James Version: A Critique' by Malcom H. Watts:
"In further reading of the NKJV’s ‘Preface’, written by its principal Editor, Dr A. L. Farstad, it becomes clear that he himself is not happy with the Received Text and actually endorses the so-called Majority Text. He writes elsewhere,
‘Today, scholars agree that the New Testament textual criticism is in a state of flux. Very few scholars favor the Received Text as such, and then often for its historical prestige as the text used by Luther, Calvin, Tyndale and the AV. For about a century most have followed a Critical Text … which depends heavily upon the Alexandrian type of text. More recently many have abandoned this Critical Text … for one that is more eclectic. Finally a small number of scholars prefer the Majority Text which is close to the Received Text except in the Revelation’."

Mike wrote:
It's the job of the States to maintain their own order.

And sorry for the apocalyptic theme, yet I see many Godly people being worn out; day in and day out:
Daniel 7:25 'and shall wear out the saints of the most High'

Chrisgp from England wrote:
This is a very old tactic used by both Communists and Nazis.

Wayfarer pilgrim wrote:
ESV to address the “ gender neutral “ NIV.

As for the entire rest of any said Book with a footnote for 'brothers':
'Or brothers and sisters'

Wayfarer pilgrim wrote:
Ok, I’ll bite , tell us about the RSV and communists.

Stormer's "None Dare Call It Treason", (1964) [page 126]
'Richard Arens, staff director of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, testified during the hearings as to the evidence of communist activity in the religious field. He said:
"Thus far of the leadership of the National Council of Churches of Christ in America, we have found over 100 persons in leadership capacity with either Communist-front records or records of service to Communist causes. The aggregate affiliations of the leadership, instead of being in the hundreds as first indicated, is now, according to the latest count, into the thousands, and we have yet to complete our check, which would certainly suggest, on the basis of authoritative sources of this committee, that the statement that there is infiltration of fellow travelers in churches and educational institutions is a complete understatement."'

Wayfarer pilgrim wrote:
What most academics don’t understand is that we are in a communist uprise.

Jim Lincoln wrote:
Billy and Franklin Graham certainly has some false beliefs in common

I'd say Graham himself is a seditionist within Christianity through greedy lust of the flesh and an apostate gospel.
And he is yet another 'dumb dog':

This is the major problem I have with the Reform ideas of (as you say 'subjectively assigning') Jesus to be as one of the created angels or even a spirit.
Just as they do with Michael in claiming that he is Jesus; which opens many doors of error in assigning God to be what He is not! Calvin absolutely failed me with that, just as with the Geneva Bible so casually mentioning it in their notes. The possibility of blasphemy is outrageous. Where is the fear of the Lord?

Should the Rev 6 white rider be the very same as the Zec 6, then it is a spirit.
Plain and simple interpretation.

James Thomas wrote:
My last point was cut off. Here it is.
I can't see a reason why we would not consult these other portions of Scripture to define the terms or identity of the riders where they are mentioned as opposed to making attempts at subjectively assigning them to things not mentioned.

Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 56:10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

Isaiah 59:14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.