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the first statement with the latter, in other instances we have to discern the literal
truth or untruth by the operation of the Holy Ghost within us (1 Cor 2:11-16).

False Prophecy

The Word contains factually false (i.e. contingent) prophecies and indeed Paul, no
less, utters one in respect of the lives of his shipmates (Acts 27:10), embedded in
an otherwise true prophecy, which he later corrects to a true one (Acts 27:22).
Such prophecies, when uttered by godly men in the Word, are always spiritually
correct and represent the true intention of God at the ‘time’ (Jonah 3:4), they are
often secondary wills which God then changes into a primary will as new
‘circumstances’ unfold (Jonah 3:4, 4:2). The Word, itself, is a true prophecy
throughout (John 8:14).

Sarcasm

Another example of God saying something for emphasis, as an expression, that is
untrue is when he describes the valuation placed upon Him of 30 pieces of silver as
a ‘goodly price’ (Zech 11:13). God is not to be valued at 30 pieces of silver so this
statement, being untrue, is an expression for emphasis.

Inexact ‘Quotations’

There are various examples where the Word appears to 'misquote' itself or
'misquotes' other parts (Gen 12:3 vs. Gal 3:8, Psalm 34:20 vs. John 19:36, Isaiah
7:14 vs. Mat 1:23, Isaiah 53:7-8 vs. Acts 8:32-33, Isaiah 61:1-2 vs. Luke 4:18-21,
Jer 31:15 vs. Mat 2:18, Hos 11:1 vs. Mat 2:15).

Where a ‘quote’ is inexact it is the pre-existent, Heavenly and eternal,
simultaneously written and spoken Word being quoted exactly whether previously
revealed on Earth or not, (Mat 4:4, 2 Tim 3:16, 2 Pet 1:21, Rev 19:13, 22:18-19).
Where the quote is exact then, as we understand it in our time, i.e. sequentially, the
defined portion of the previously written or spoken-in-the-physical Word is being
quoted (Rev 22:18-19).

Jesus’ ‘quotation’ (Luke 4:4) of Deut 8:3 is inexact, i.e. not word-for-word, and
whilst in Matthew 4:4 it is closer it is still inexact, (‘only’ and ‘Lord’ versus

‘alone’ and ‘God’). However since the Word is one Word it actually quotes Itself
throughout and the quote becomes a quote in its own right at the point of utterance
or writing outside of a linear time sequence (John 1:1, 14, Rev 22:13) as the Word
has always been ‘written’ (Ex 34:1, John 1:1, 10:35 - singular ‘scripture’, 2 Tim