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Christ's reign to come when all things will be subjected to Him that God the Father might
               be "all in all."
                     The church fell into error centuries ago. Over time myths and fables have come to be
               regarded as sacred truth due to their long antiquity. When in more recent centuries men in
               the church have applied themselves to translate the Scriptures into English, the influence
               of the mythology of Rome held sway over their minds. The Bible translations adopted by
               the masses of Christendom have become impregnated with the myths of pagan people.
               Words  were  translated  to  convey  that  false  belief  that  had been  adopted  as  orthodox
               theology.
                     Nowhere do we see this more profoundly than in the confused and errant renderings
               of the Greek word aion and its variants. Consider the following examples showing the varied
               and inaccurate manner in which translators have rendered this word. All quotations are
               from the King James Version of the Bible.


                 Ephesians 2:7
                 That in the ages (aions) to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his
                 kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

                 Colossians 1:26
                 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages (aions) and from generations, but now
                 is made manifest to his saints...


                 Ephesians 2:2
                 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course (aion) of this world, according to
                 the  prince  of  the  power  of  the  air,  the  spirit  that  now  worketh  in  the  children  of
                 disobedience.

                 Hebrews 1:2
                 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all
                 things, by whom also he made the worlds (aions);

                 Hebrews 11:3
                 Through faith we understand that the worlds (aions) were framed by the word of God, so
                 that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

                 Galatians 1:4
                 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world
                 (aion), according to the will of God and our Father:

                 Ephesians 6:12
                 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers,
                 against the rulers of the darkness of this world (aion), against spiritual wickedness in high
                 places.


                 II Corinthians 4:4
                 In whom the god of this world (aion) hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,
                 lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto
                 them.
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