# Can Your Bible Deceive You? Part Three

> Isaiah 14:12 names the one who fell from heaven: O Lucifer, son of the morning. This third part sets the King James text beside the modern versions — Lucifer renamed the morning star, "which art in heaven" gone from Luke 11:2, and the three that bear record in heaven missing from 1 John 5:7.

- Source: https://timeisathandlive.org/blog/can-your-bible-deceive-you-part-three
- Site: Time Is At Hand Evangelistic Ministries (https://timeisathandlive.org)
- Key scripture: Isaiah 14:12
- Topics: present truth, end-time, Bible study
- Licence: free to read, quote and share, with attribution.

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> **Isaiah 14:12** — How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the
> morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

Satan is the master of deception, and he weakens the nations with his lies and
deceits. In heaven he wanted to be like the Most High God in rank and
authority.

> **Isaiah 14:14** — I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be
> like the most High.

In his new identity, Lucifer wanted to be worshipped as God, as we can see in
Matthew 4:8–10:

> **Matthew 4:8-10** — Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high
> mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of
> them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt
> fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan:
> for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt
> thou serve.

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    <strong>It is written</strong>
    Jesus met the offer with Scripture alone — "it is written," he answered,
    and quoted the law given through Moses.
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According to Revelation 13:4, Satan's ambition will be fulfilled.

> **Revelation 13:4** — And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the
> beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who
> is able to make war with him?

Satan is ever campaigning to transform his public image — from his true evil
traits and character to one that will inspire worship and praise.

Satan is working behind the scenes to change his image — and the best place to
start is the Bible, where people are least suspicious of his deception.

Isaiah 14:12 (KJV) says, "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of
the morning!"

Most modern Bibles chose not to use Lucifer as the name of the great deceiver.
This is one of the biggest twists in modern Bibles.

**The English Standard Version (ESV)** says, "How you are fallen from heaven, O
Day Star, son of Dawn!"

**The New American Standard Bible (NASB)** says, "How you have fallen from
heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn!"

**The New International Version (NIV)**, the most corrupted of all Bibles,
says, "How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn!"

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    <strong>Titles already taken</strong>
    In the King James, "the bright and morning star" is Christ's own title in
    Revelation 22:16, and "the day star" is what arises in the believer's heart
    in 2 Peter 1:19.
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Most Bibles have removed the word Lucifer and replaced it with a more exalted
name, Morning Star or Day Star — why?

This is a distorted transliteration of Lucifer's name. He is neither a day nor
a morning star; he is a fallen star. In heaven his name means "light bearer" or
"bright light." He is called "son of the morning" and not "sun of the morning."
He is now father of rebellion and perdition.

## What the modern versions leave out

> **Matthew 23:9** — And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is
> your Father, which is in heaven.

According to the Authorized Version (KJV), in Luke 11:2–4 Christ said unto
them, "When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy
name."

**The New American Standard Bible (NASB):** And He said to them, "When you
pray, say: 'Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.'"

**The English Standard Version (ESV):** And he said to them, "When you pray,
say: 'Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.'"

**The New International Version (NIV):** He said to them, "When you pray, say:
'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.'"

All modern Bibles leave out "which art in heaven." Leaving out this phrase, or
statement, in most modern Bibles can lead to confusion or uncertainty. Matthew
23:9 says, "Call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father,
which is in heaven."

> **1 John 5:7-8** — For there are three that bear record in heaven, the
> Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are
> three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood:
> and these three agree in one.

The Authorized Version uses this specific passage, which explicitly supports
the doctrine of the Godhead. Most modern Bible translations leave out the
mention of the three that bear record in heaven.

According to some scholars and commentators, this specific phrase does not
appear in early Greek manuscripts and was likely added in the fourteenth
century. This is the case because these manuscripts were tampered with. This
quote is recorded in genuine original manuscripts.

These are a few of the thousands of Bible distortions that have been discovered
in many of the various modern Bible versions. These are deliberate attempts to
deceive people using the Bible.

> **Deuteronomy 12:32** — What thing soever I command you, observe to do it:
> thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

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    <strong>The same warning closes the Bible</strong>
    Revelation 22:18–19 repeats it on its last page: if any man shall add unto
    these things, or take away from the words of the book of this prophecy.
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> I saw that God had especially guarded the Bible; yet when copies of it were
> few, learned men had in some instances changed the words, thinking that they
> were making it more plain, when in reality they were mystifying that which
> was plain, by causing it to lean to their established views, which were
> governed by tradition.
>
> — *Early Writings*, 220.2

## Revised Standard Version of the Bible: Shall We Accept It?

*By Rowland Wilkinson*

> Dr. Luther Weigle, chairman of the Revision Committee of the Revised Standard
> Version, recently published by the National Council of Churches, speaking to
> a capacity audience in the armory in Washington, D. C., Sept. 30, 1952, said,
> in effect, that you cannot use the King James Version and the Revised
> Standard Version together. It will bring in confusion; use one or the other.
> Of course he recommended the Revised Standard Version.

I strongly recommend the Authorized Version, KJV.

> The National Council of Churches, widely known for its higher critical
> attitude toward inspiration, has plainly stated that it intends to displace
> the King James Bible with this new Version.
>
> You cannot use these two Versions together because one teaches doctrines
> conflicting with the other. To accept two mutually contradicting versions as
> Bibles will tend to destroy faith in the Bible itself and in God. We do not
> overlook the improvement made in the new Version by replacing with modern
> expressions a number of words in the King James whose meanings have changed
> during past decades. We wish the revisers had stopped there. Instead, they
> gave us many uncalled-for changes. We now compare only a few of the texts
> drastically changed in the new Version. One need not be a Hebrew or Greek
> scholar to see the revolutionary effect of these changes.
>
> — Rowland Wilkinson, *Revised Standard Version of the Bible: Shall We Accept
> It?*, 1953

Can your Bible deceive you? Yes! It depends on what version you are using.
Remember, let no one deceive you by any means.

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This is the third part.
[Can Your Bible Deceive You? Part One](/blog/can-your-bible-deceive-you)
defines deception and sets Christ's warning in Matthew 24:24 beside Revelation
13:14.
[Part Two](/blog/can-your-bible-deceive-you-part-two) turns on Ephesians 5:6
and answers the question — the original text does not lie, but
misinterpretation, twisting and misapplying it can deceive you.

If this study has raised something you would like to talk through, the team
reads every message: [ask a Bible question](/contact/bible-questions), or
[send a prayer request](/contact/prayer-requests).

On the one who fell from heaven,
[Origins of Evil](/studies/origins-of-evil) opens on Isaiah 14:12 and traces how
Lucifer, created an upright angel, became the enemy. On the three that bear
record in heaven,
[Mystery of the Eternal Godhead](/studies/mystery-of-the-eternal-godhead) works
through what the Bible says of Father, Son and Holy Ghost.