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A further egregious alteration of the text of Scriptures is observed in the inaccurate rendering of the
               Greek word aeon and its various forms. The Greek word aeon means “an age of varying length.” In
               the book God’s Plan of the Ages, I have demonstrated how this word has been unfaithfully translated
               in a variety of inaccurate and often contradictory ways to support the false teaching of eternal
               torment. Following is an excerpt from that book.
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               God's plan of the ages has been transformed (by men in the church) into something that is a gross
               aberration from the original. Yahweh is shown to be angry forever, and His wrath to be eternal.
               Those cast into hell and the lake of fire are believed to never escape. The reconciliation of "all
               things" through Christ is denied by the church. The church does not perceive the end of 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.
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