World’s first “gay” Bible published.

In December, the new Queen James Version (QJV) of the Holy Bible was published in the U.S. and made available for sale (Australian Women’s Weekly, December 18, 2012). Its cover shows a rainbow cross (depicting gay pride) and its purpose is to edit Bible verses that condemn homosexuality, so homophobic interpretations become impossible (ibid.).

In total, eight sections of the King James Version were edited to this end—including Leviticus 18:22; 20:13 and Romans 1:26-27 that clearly condemn homosexuality. QJV editors claim that homosexuality was only mentioned in the Bible in the 1946 Revised Standard Version and declare, “There is no mention of or reference to homosexuality in any Bible prior to this—only interpretations have been made” (ibid.). However, these assertions are absolutely false! The official QJV Web site declares, “the Bible is still filled with inequality and even contradiction that we have not addressed. No Bible is perfect, including this one. We wanted to make a book filled with the word of God that nobody could use to incorrectly condemn God’s LGBT children, and we succeeded” (Queen James Bible Web site).

On a related note, the National Cathedral in Washington, DC will now perform same-sex marriages (CNN, January 9, 2013).

These events certainly reflect the warning of Isaiah who predicted the time would come when the rebellious nations of Israel “will not hear the law of the LORD” and will say to their leaders, “Do not prophesy to us right things; speak to us smooth things” (Isaiah 30:9-13).  We are watching these and other prophecies being fulfilled today—see our booklet Fourteen Signs Announcing Christ’s Return.