What Great Gospel Themes Are Better Clarified in JST, Genesis?
One who is familiar with Genesis in the King James Version (hereafter KJV) is excited when he discovers some almost obscure gospel themes suddenly coming into focus in the JST. Let us consider eight which are either obscure or completely missing in the KJV: 1. The role and mission of Jesus Christ. 2. The role of Satan. 3. The fall of Adam. 4. The nature of man. 5. The gospel of Jesus Christ taught in the beginning. 6. God’s ways versus man’s ways. 7. The priesthood. 8. Covenants. The Role and Mission of Jesus Christ The single most important concept to grasp in a study of Genesis is the role and mission of Jesus Christ (known in his preexistent state as Jehovah). Unfortunately, the KJV adds to the obscurity of this idea because the translations generally rendered the Hebrew tetragrammaton (i.e., Jod He Vav He) representing Jehovah (or Yahweh) to read Lord (i.e., large capital L and small capitals ord). Therefore, one can read Genesis without recognizing that Jehovah (or Jesus Christ) i
