The persecution of Christianity in America started a long time ago. At first Christians came mostly from Europe. They were from many denominations. Some were non-denominational and simply escaping from the oppression of the contentious churches; much of Christianity was not healthy after the Reformation. The Roman Church had become corrupt and needed some kind of reform. It is arguable now that this actually happened. Nevertheless, many of the fleeing pilgrims to America simply wanted to get away and find a more direct relationship to God.
As for Eastern Christianity and the Church of the East, America was never a welcoming home, just as Jews were not welcome in the West during the Dark Ages of Europe.
All this is to say that a translation of the Scriptures from the Ancient Aramaic has not been accorded proper respect by American churches and American Christians. This was discouraging at first, but now I have come to terms with it. My job is to simply translate and leave the rest for what the Lord has intended for American Christianity.
I have been translating Isaiah for a few years now. The Book of Isaiah is very special, because it is the prophesy about the Coming of Eashoa (Jesus) and the way He would be regarded by the Jews and the Christians later. Western theology has completely obliterated the meaning of this important Book of prophesy. They have never translated it properly. They do not know what "Maryah" [the Lord] means. They think it is a reference to God.
When Isaiah writes, "Maryah" [the Lord], he is talking about Eashoa Msheekha (Jesus the Messiah). So when they have translated all these verses, they have changed the reference to "Maryah" [the Lord] and made it a reference to other characters in the history of their Bibles. So the references to "Maryah" [the Lord] are all in shambles. The Book of Isaiah as translated by the Western theologians is completely wrong.
Moreover, the Old Testament is a prophecy about Eashoa (Jesus) the Messiah and not just a history book. The errors of translation have kept the American churches from understanding the value of Eastern Christianity and the Ancient Aramaic Scriptures. The errors of translation in the Bibles of the Western churches have led to many mistakes in the actions of European and American nations. As a result, true Christianity is under persecution not just in America but throughout the world.
July 17, 2011