Simon Brown's Bible YouTube Channels – Bible Facts, Archaeology & Biblical Truth

 

Welcome to Simon Brown's Bible YouTube channels, where biblical truth is explored through Scripture, archaeology, history, ancient manuscripts, and careful research. Discover videos covering Bible facts, biblical evidence, archaeology, false Bible translations, the Trinity, the reliability of the Bible, and many other topics designed to encourage readers to examine the Scriptures for themselves. As Jesus said, "Seek, and you will find" (Matthew 7:7).

About Me

Welcome to my blog and YouTube channels!

My name is Simon Brown. I'm just an ordinary man who has been on an extraordinary journey in search of biblical truth.

Growing up, I had a difficult childhood and very little formal education. Yet I believe God had a purpose for my life. After experiencing what I believe were genuine miracles, I became a Christian and spent over ten years as a committed Trinitarian, studying, debating, and discussing the Bible with pastors, scholars, atheists, and scientists.

Those years led me to begin researching the Scriptures for myself rather than simply accepting traditional teachings. Everything I have discovered is documented throughout this website and my YouTube channels.

Jesus said:

"Seek, and you will find." — Matthew 7:7

Those words became my motivation.

My research has taken me to Israel and many biblical archaeological sites, where I have searched for historical evidence supporting the Bible. I believe archaeology continues to confirm the reliability of Scripture, while also revealing that many long-held religious traditions deserve to be carefully examined in the light of God's Word.

The Bible warns that "the whole world has been deceived" (Revelation 12:9). For that reason, I believe every Christian should test every doctrine against the Scriptures rather than simply accepting what has been handed down through tradition.

My greatest desire is to help sincere truth-seekers examine the biblical evidence for themselves. Whether you agree with my conclusions or not, I encourage you to open your Bible, study the evidence carefully, and follow the truth wherever it leads.

Among the subjects I examine are:

• Bible Facts
• Bible Proof
• Evidence for the Bible
• Biblical Archaeology
• Is the Bible Reliable?
• Is Jesus God?
• Is the Trinity Biblical?
• Bible Translation Issues
• False Christs
• False Teachers
• False Religions

The Bible encourages believers:

"Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them." — Ephesians 5:11

Thank you for visiting.

I hope these articles and videos encourage you to think deeply, study carefully, and above all, to seek God's truth with an open heart.

"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." — John 8:32

Exciting Archaeological Find - High Priests Golden Bell.

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Quick Read and Fast Facts To Bible Discoveries.

We Belong To Christ, and We Have A Receipt to Prove it!

Dear friends, I am pleased to reach the end of this amazing adventure and Series. 

Watching and re editing Raymond J. Schneider research on the Shroud of Turin has led me to my own discovery, a discovery of believing we may think we know it all, until we open our hearts and listen to others, we find others know a lot more, and what we know was very small.

This is an astonishing story, full of twist's and turns, and a heroic adventure going back 2000 years to the ancient histories and mysteries of God/Jesus, His disciples and Holy Bible, where we looked at a treasure which has immense religious, political and historical importance and has uncovered an element of surprise, from carbon dating proving the Shroud was a great hoax,

to countless and brilliant investigation's by the best experts, researchers and scientist in history, proving the carbon dating of the Shroud, mistaken, notoriously inaccurate and flawed.

Now with extremely, astonishing scientific papers, evidence and articles confirming and evaluating the scientific, academic and professional work taking us on a  roller coaster  ride,  going right back to where Jesus spent His last hours at His crucifixion death and resurrection.

 

Jesus on the cross. From the gospel of John film. 

We Followed Raymond back to a concealed mystery which emerged from its secret hiding places.

And yet there are still secrets not yet discovered, and it all started at Golgotha, by an extremely famous person, from an honourable counsellor, who was a rich man and secret disciple of Jesus who is now the famous Joseph of Arimathaea.

Deutsch: Beweinung Christi, Detail: Josef von Arimathia

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APietro_Perugino_012.jpg Pietro Perugino [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Deutsch:  Beweinung Christi, Detail:  Josef von Arimathia 

Joseph of Arimathaea became the founder of the greatest mysteries and most priceless treasure's in the world, the burial cloths that covered the body of Jesus, and the GREAT STONE that sealed our King in the rich man's tomb.

Including the popular legend of  keeping and being responsible for the Holy Grail, with people still searching, which connect's him to a traditional popular historical story and site, the founder of the earliest Christian church, known as the famous Glastonbury abbey in the UK.

Abadia de Glastonbury. Glastonbury abbey.

Abadia de Glastonbury.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGlastonbury_-_Panor%C3%A0mica.jpg 

By Josep Renalias (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons 

Raymond showed us the overwhelming evidence, where Joseph took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in fine linen and laid it in his own new tomb cut out of rock.

Joseph of Arimathaea proved to be a true Samaritan who assisted and created the most debatable and controversial artefacts known in world history, which many now believe is, The Shroud of Turin and The Sudarium of Oviedo .

Shroud of Turin and the Sudarium of Oviedo.

©1978 Barrie M. Schwortz Collection, STERA, Inc., All Rights Reserved

We went over sea's, mountains, and terrain, following Ray as he showed us the history of the Shroud and the forensic medical science.

We looked at what many believe is the very face of Jesus, God's actual real perfect blood, the torture of the forty lashes, the scars and pierced body, and the painful puncture wounds from the crown of thorns.

Shroud of Turin showing the blood stains.

©1978 Barrie M. Schwortz Collection, STERA, Inc., All Rights Reserved

We saw the humiliation Jesus patiently and humbly endured by the Romans, who punched and bruised His swollen cheekbones.

His agony from the blood shed of His pierced hands and feet, that bears silent witness to the horror of the cross. 

That bears the spear wound in His side, and yes, the ultimate triumph of the Resurrection of Jesus (Yeshua) meaning Salvation.

God's supernatural love is clearly preserved like a fossil in a time capsule, 'for all humans' to gain faith and have no excuse not to believe and follow Jesus and be saved.

Our kind creator has beautiful, gracefully, elegantly, sufficiently, clearly, preserved and revealed to all believers, the rock solid evidence for those who doubt the Christian faith.

The Shroud of Turin an Enduring Mystery.

©1978 Barrie M. Schwortz Collection, STERA, Inc., All Rights Reserved

Seek and you will find said Jesus, and when we do we truly find the Christian faith is no blind faith, thanks be to God who has lovingly provided 'real scientific fact's' proving and confirming every single word recorded in the Gospels over 2000 years ago is a matter of actual certainty, in deed, truthful and truly reliable.

The most important time in history, when God Himself became the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, who so bravely, voluntary and amazingly, humbly gave His life to buy our soul's and grant us eternal life, when we believe and follow, was all recorded supernaturally as a 3 D hologram. All because: God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:8 - 9. 

The topographical 3 d image of the Shroud created by the VP-8 computer 

©1978 Barrie M. Schwortz Collection, STERA, Inc., All Rights Reserved

Said by a group of 26 scientists, 'could not be reproduced' with the best applications machinery and devices ever developed by scientific knowledge in world history.

Jesus said: unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26.

We followed Ray through his course divided into five sessions; 1) Introduction, 2) Science, 3) History, 4) Sceptics & Images, 5) Integration & Conclusions.

And I have to say, while editing the last part 5, it truly touched my heart, Ray talked about Concept Four, while Ray was at a Russ Breault conference, Russ explained about, 

The Proof of Purchase.

(See slide below)

The Shroud of Turin an Enduring Mystery part 5.

My Conclusions.

As The Great Stone at Mount Nebo overlooking the promised land is a testimony by God Almighty reminding all mankind that he sent from heaven an angel to roll away the stone, so is, The Shroud of Turin, truly a visible witness to God's word and love in His Holy Bible, signifying that the debt was fully paid, and Yeshua is now legally discharged, and So are those who believe and follow him. 

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 

I now believe, The Shroud of Turin,

 is no longer an Enduring Mystery.

 The End. 

I am Simon Brown. 

May God bless you.

For

The Shroud of Turin an Enduring Mystery Part's 1, 2, 3, and 4 please click here. 

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Non-canonical, non biblical Greek writer: Lucian of Samosata, testifies Christians worship this man who was crucified.

We continue with non biblical writers outside the Bible who confirm the Bible.

Here we have another second century Greek writer: 

Lucian of Samosata, born 125 - 180 AD. 

Who makes some amazing statements regarding who Christians worship.

Lucian of Samosata is well documented in history and is believed to be the author of 70 ancient writings.

Lucian of Samosata confirms and states in his writings:

The Passing of Peregrinus or The Death of Peregrinus.

1. There are Christians.

2. The Christians worship a man in his day.

3.  The Christians believe a man who they worship started  Christianity.

4 The Christians believed and followed His teachings.

5. The person the Christians followed 'was' crucified.

6.  The Christians believe they will live forever because of their faith in this crucified man.

7. The Christians do not worship any other God except this crucified man.

8. The Christians have no care for material things because of their strong faith.

9. The Christians become brothers when they are converted.

10. He preached to the priests and scribes at Palestine which comprised the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. 

11. Jesus performed miracles or sorcery.

Let's read Lucian Samosata actual writings.

"The Christians, you know, worship a man to this day—the distinguished personage who introduced their novel rites, and was crucified on that account. … You see, these misguided creatures start with the general conviction that they are immortal for all time, which explains their contempt of death and voluntary self-devotion which are so common among them; and then it was impressed on them by their original lawgiver that they are all brothers, from the moment that they are converted, and deny the gods of Greece, and worship the crucified sage, and live after his laws. All this they take quite on faith, with the result that they despise all worldly goods alike, regarding them merely as common property." 

 Habermas, p. 206. Lucian, The Passing of Peregrinus

As we have read, we do not need to be a clever professor or scientist to understand Lucian of Samosata was referring to Jesus Christ of Nazareth, even though he does not confirm the person's name, who 'was' crucified.

Lucian clearly refer's to Christians who followed Jesus.

Lucianus.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALucianus.jpg

William Faithorne [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

λ The Lucian of Samosata Project

The Death of Peregrine | De Morte Peregrini

SOURCE:

The Works of Lucian of Samosata. Translated by Fowler, H W and F G. Oxford: The Clarendon Press. 1905.

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It was now that he came across the priests and scribes of the Christians, in Palestine, and picked up their queer creed. I can tell you, he pretty soon convinced them of his superiority; prophet, elder, ruler of the Synagogue--he was everything at once; expounded their books, commented on them, wrote books himself. They took him for a God, accepted his laws, and declared him their president. The Christians, you know, worship a  man to this day,--the distinguished personage who introduced their novel rites, and was crucified on that account. Well, the end of it was that Proteus was arrested and thrown into prison. 

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This was the very thing to lend an air to his favourite arts of clap-trap and wonder-working; he was now a made man. The Christians took it all very seriously: he was no sooner in prison, than they began trying every means to get him out again,--but without success. Everything else that could be done for him they most devoutly did. They thought of nothing else. Orphans and ancient widows might be seen hanging about the prison from break of day. Their officials bribed the gaolers to let them sleep inside with him. Elegant dinners were conveyed in; their sacred writings were read; and our old friend Peregrine (as he was still called in those days) became for them "the modern Socrates." 

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In some of the Asiatic cities, too, the Christian communities put themselves to the expense of sending deputations, with offers of sympathy, assistance, and legal advice. The activity of these people, in dealing with any matter that affects their community, is something extraordinary; they spare no trouble, no expense. Peregrine, all this time, was making quite an income on the strength of his bondage; money came pouring in. You see, these misguided creatures start with the general conviction that they are immortal for all time, which explains the contempt of death and voluntary self-devotion which are so common among them; and then it was impressed on them by their original lawgiver that they are all brothers, from the moment that they are converted, and deny the gods of Greece, and worship the crucified sage, and live after his laws. All this they take quite on trust, with the result that they despise all worldly goods alike, regarding them merely as common property. Now an adroit, unscrupulous fellow, who has seen the world, has only to get among these simple souls, and his fortune is pretty soon made; he plays with them. http://lucianofsamosata.info/TheDeathOfPeregrine.html

Also read:

Why Lucian's View of the Christians and Jesus is Indeterminate https://lucianofsamosata.info/wiki/doku.php?id=2013:why-lucians-view-of-the-christians-and-jesus-is-indeterminate

Non biblical accounts of New Testament events and/or people https://carm.org/questions/about-bible/non-biblical-accounts-new-testament-events-andor-people

Lucian

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucian

Gallio and the Apostle Paul: What Does the Ancient Inscription Reveal?

IMPORTANT UPDATE — NEW RESEARCH AVAILABLE  This subject has now been completely rewritten and expanded with additional research and evidence. READ THE NEW UPDATED ARTICLE HERE: THE GALLIO INSCRIPTION ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR THE ROMAN GOVERNOR WHO JUDGED PAUL IN ACTS 18:12 OR CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW A detailed Bible archaeology image examining the Gallio Inscription, also known as the Delphi Inscription. The ancient inscription records Lucius Junius Gallio as proconsul, while Acts 18:12–17 describes Paul being brought before Gallio in Achaia, providing an important connection between the New Testament and independently preserved Roman history. RELATED ARTICLES Wonderful Books on Biblical Archaeology – Discover the Evidence for the Bible. 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The Prophet Isaiah 53 Prophecy Part 1/3 DISCOVERED: The True Tomb of Jesus & The GREAT Stone to The Tomb. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThe_Temple_of_Apollo_at_Delphi.jpgBy Luarvick (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons These REAL Bible discoveries continue to pop out of the earth with staggering, amazing, mind blowing archaeological evidence proving the Bible. Many of these Bible discoveries were discovered before our parents, or in some cases our grandparents were born, yet so many of us are still not aware of them, because they are kept silent or hidden out the way, and we do not always learn about them unless we seek and then we find, just as Jesus told us. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.  Matthew 7:7. KJV. Just as there was no evidence outside the Bible of the famous fifth governor of Roman Judea, Pontius Pilate, who was famous for the trial and crucifixion of Jesus in Matthew 27:2. Until the Pilate stone inscription was discovered in 1961 with Pontius Pilate's name. The Gallio Inscription. We yet again have an archaeological discovery of a collection of nine fragments discovered in the 20th century at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece, (Image above) with a man named Gallio who tried and judged St Paul. St Paul is well known for writing half of the new testament Bible as told in Acts 18:12. And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat. Claudius Caesar. The archaeological evidence was written in 52 CE by the famous Roman emperor who was Claudius Caesar, as also told in the Holy Bible of Acts 11:28. And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. Bust of Emperor Claudius.http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AClaudius_crop.jpg.Seepage for author [CC BY 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)],via Wikimedia Commons This archaeological discovery of a man named Gallio as told in Acts 18:12, and Claudius Caesar, as told in Acts 11:28, is again absolute proof both lived, who are recorded in the new testament and are historical records which establish the dates of St Paul as told, and confirmed in the book of Acts. Archaeology certainly proves the Bible. I pray the archaeology that proves the Bible will help to bring you to faith in Jesus Christ, follow Him and be saved. Amen. I am Simon Brown. For further study and links please read below. Delphi Inscription