Concerning Amos 8:11-12, Blainer asks: > But is Amos referring to this time, or later, when > the Roman church wrote all scriptures in Latin, > effectively creating a "famine" of the word of the > Lord among the uneducated classes of people? > Certainly the common people had no access > to the word of the Lord during this time. > To even own a Bible in one's own language > was heresy. With no effective separation of > church and state, such an act was not only against > the canons of the church, it was an unlawful act.
Amos is definitely NOT talking about the Roman church. Amos was a prophet to Israel concerning a particular time. Consider how Amos begins his writings with the following words: "The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake." (Amos 1:1) The prophecy concerns Israel, not the Roman church. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
