New Century Version

hey guys welcome back to another episode of bible prophecy for today my name is heather and instead of news and views today we are going to pick up where we left off and that was in the book of acts and we're going to pick up I'm sorry in chapter 8 but if you remember where we left off Stephen was killed and Saul was cheering the mom pretty much holding the jackets and he approved of that killing so if there's a little rustling noise I'm sorry I had the mic attached to my bible because you guys know I am blind so once again we are reading out of the new century version the NCV which replaced the international children's versions So years ago, it is out of print.

If you want to grab a copy, you'll need to go to, I want to say, I got mine on eBay.

Sometimes you can get them at thrift stores or you can get them at like Goodwill or estate sales, stuff like that.

We will be reading in this version because it's a lot easier to understand.

So we're going to pick up in Acts chapter 8.

Once again, this is the new century version.

So Saul agreed that the killing of Stephen was good.

Troubles for the believers.

For instance, we're going to look at Proverbs 2.8.

The Hebrew word mishpat is rendered justice in the New Century Version and New King James Version.

Righteous, same word, it's rendered as righteous in the Good News Translation, the New English Translation, in the Good News, and the net, yeah.

And in the King James, it's rendered as judgment, and it's rendered just by the NIV.

He obeys God's word, and this is the third key to fulfilling your mission in life.

Hebrews 11:7, second part of the verse says this, "Noah obeyed God and he built a large boat to save his family." That's New Century Version.

So what I'm saying here is that I must not only do what God tells me to do, I must do it the exact way that He tells me to do it.

And I've gotta do it at the exact time that He wants me to do it.

So in King James, let no man beguile you of your reward.

In the New Revised Standard Edition, let no one disqualify you in insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, dwelling on visions popped up without cause by human way of the New Century Version, do not let anyone disqualify you by making you humiliate yourself and worship angels.

Such people enter into visions which fill them with foolish pride because of their human way of thinking.

let no one defraud you of your prize by delighting in self-abasement and the worship of angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind.

I have often wanted to gather your people as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you wouldn't let me.

The New Century Version of the Bible says, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you kill the prophets and stone to death those who were sent to you.

Many times I wanted to gather your people as a hen gathers her chick under her wings, The reason he said this is because in the Bible, Old Testament, the Messiah was understood to be the Son with wings.

Here in the Old Testament book of Malachi, Malachi 4, 2, says this, But for you who fear my name, the Son, S-U-N, the Son of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.

Remember, human rebellion cannot thwart God's sovereign plan because His purpose will always prevail.

The question is, why? Why do the nations still rebel against God and His anointed King? Why? Well, let me read from the New Century Version, and it says there, Let's break the chains that hold us back and throw off the ropes that tie us down.

You know, these nations and rulers see the rule of God and his anointed king as bondage.

Bondage.