Akathartos & Akatharsia: Mongrels & Mongrelization

See also holy spirit.

Mar 3:28-30

Verily I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to the sons of men: but the blasphemy against the holy spirit shall not be forgiven unto men,

But he that shall blaspheme against the holy spirit hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. [KJV]

But he that shall blaspheme against the holy spirit hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He art an akathartos pneuma. [original Greek]

But he that shall blaspheme against the holy spirit hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath married one of another race.

But he that shall blaspheme against the holy spirit hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He has a mongrelized soul.

But he that shall blaspheme against the holy spirit hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He is a mongrelized spirit.

But he that shall blaspheme against the holy spirit hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He is a mongrel.

But he that shall blaspheme against the holy spirit hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He has a spirit of miscegenation

But he that shall blaspheme against the holy spirit hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He is the offspring of mixed race parents

GOD'S HOLY PEOPLE MUST KEEP THE RACES SEPARATE

This nation knows from direct experience that all mongrels, not just jews and Blacks, are a threat to the security, economics, education, and  tranquility of all Israelites, everywhere in the world.  The only unforgivable sin must therefore be related to failiing to uphold God's Law about keeping the races separate, though on the surface it would appear that the act of miscegenating the races would be a more serious offense to the holy spirit than merely speaking out against, or blaspheming, God's holy people for upholding God's holy Torah which requires us to keep the races separate.

FALSELY ACCUSING SOMEONE OF BEING A MAMZER IS BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT

The genius of God's law, however, may have been hidden behind the fact that making mere blasphemy a more serious offense than miscegenation itself is more effective at getting God's holy people to uphold the Torah than " to put away all foreign wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord".  It's clear from the context of akathartos pneuma in the Scripture that they are people who are more easily identifiable than if they merely had a spirit of miscegenation.   The jews who accused Christ of being an akatharto pneuma could have been talking about his spirit or mentality, but Christ's reaction that this was the only unforgivable sin suggests they charged Him of BEING the product of miscegenation, consistent with the charge in the Talmud that He was the illegitimate offspring of the Roman soldier Pandira.

IT IS AKATHARTOS TO MARRY ONE OF ANOTHER RACE

At the least, we know from Acts 10:28 that a man who marries one of another race is akathartos and therefore could be accused of being or having an akathartos pneuma, just as the jews accused Christ.  And we know that the mere fact that animals were declared to be akathartos is proof that this is a reference to a physical uncleanness and not just a moral, mental, or sinful uncleanness.  What kind of pig could be declared to be immoral, sinful, or an adulterer or fornicator?   None.  Calling a pig akathartos could only be a reference to the physical state of the pig.

AKATHARTOS PNEUMA IS MERELY THINKING OF MARRYING ONE OF ANOTHER RACE

At the most, akathartos may also apply to spiritual or moral uncleanness, or the mere thought of race mixing, expanding the concept that the only unforgivable sin could include a blasphemous or false allegation that one of God's holy people as merely thinking of race mixing.

INSULTING THOSE WHO UPHOLD GOD'S LAW IS BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT

Is there any other type of physical uncleanness besides race mixing which would be so serious that falsely accusing someone of it would qualify as the only unforgivable sin?.If you falsely accused Christ of failing to wash his hands before a meal would you be guilty of blasphemy against the holy spirit?  No, this would be mere blasphemy of Jesus Christ, which shall be forgiven.  However, it is blasphemy of the holy spirit for the jews to insult Christ, or any other of God's holy people, for merely upholding God's law which demands that they speak out against permitting mamzers into the congregation of the LORD.

Akathartos pneuma are people who occupy Babylon, Tyre, Sidon, the country of the Gadarenes, who could not be bound in chains, who broke the bands, who were driven into the wilderness, who could not find rest, who were dumb and deaf, who made up a Roman legion, who were drowned in the sea with a herd of swine, who came out of the mouth of beasts like frogs, and who it is blasphemy of the holy spirit for the jews to accuse Christ of being. 

Akathartos is an antonym of holy [read: set apart] which must mean not set apart [read: integrated], a man who unites with one of another race, and an animal that Israelites should not eat. 

Akatharsia is an antonym to holiness  [read: not set apart, so it means integrated], what Christ accused the Pharisees of being full of, a dishonor to your own body [read: race], what Paul exhorted his fellow Israelites to not be, and something that saints are not to be.

Acts 10:28 And he said to them, You know how unlawful it is for a man, a Jew, to join with or to come near to one of another race. Yet God showed to me not to call a man koinos or akathartos.

... unlawful ... to join with ... one of another race ... akathartos.

What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. 1Co 6:16

... unlawful ... to marry ... one of another race ... akathartos.

And he said to them, You know how unlawful it is for a man ... to marry ... one of another race. Yet God showed to me not to call a man ... akathartos.

And he said to them, You know how unlawful it is for a man ... to marry ... one of another race. Yet God showed to me not to call a man ... [a nigger].

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kollao�

kol-lah'-o

From ??�??a kolla ("glue"); to glue, that is, (passively or reflexively) to stick (figuratively): - cleave, join (self), keep company.

Acts 10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any [animal] that is koinos or akathartos.

Is an animal like a pig considered unclean or akathartos because it's spiritually, morally, or intellectually unclean, or because it sins?  Of course not.  The only application in this context for athakartos is physically unclean.  How it's physically unclean isn't as important as knowing that the word akathartos must be a reference to physicaly uncleanness rather than spiritual uncleanness, meaning that we now know that the jews accused Christ of a physical impurity rather than a spiritual impurity.

Mar 3:28-30 Verily I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to the sons of men: but the blasphemy against the holy spirit shall not be forgiven unto men, But he that shall blaspheme against the holy spirit hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: Because they said, He hath an akathartos pneuma.

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The Greek word echo from which hath is translated also appears as art [or "is" in modern English]:

Joh 8:57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

Translating echo as art rather than hath changes the allegation by the jews from something that Christ possesed to something that He was:

Because they said, He art an akathartos pneuma.

Because they said, He is an akathartos pneuma.

The following Scriptures further illustrate that an akathartos pneuma was an undesirable person or object rather than a bad mental attitude, flawed character trait, or some unspecified evil possessed by Christ:

Mar 3:11 And ahathartos pneuma, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

Mar 5:2-3 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an akahtartos pneuma, Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

Rev 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the guardian of every akathartos pneuma, and a guardian of every akahtartos and hateful bird.

Mar 5:8-9 For he said unto them, depart from the men, thou akathartos pneuma.  And he asked them, What is thy authority? And they answered, saying, Our authority is Legion: and we are many.

Luke 8:29 (For he had commanded the akathartos pneuma to come out from the men. For oftentimes they had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bands, and they drove the devil into the wilderness.)

Revelations 16:13 And I saw three akathartos pneuma like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

1Co 7:14 For the unholy husband has been made holy by the wife, and the unholy wife has been made holy by the husband: else were your children akathartos; but now are they holy.

1Th 4:7 For God hath not called us unto akatharsia, but unto holiness.

Romans 6:19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to akatharsia and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

Mat 23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are full of dead bones and akatharsia.

2Co 12:21 And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall mourn for many who have sinned already, and have not repented from akatharsia and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.

Acts 10:28

And he said to them, You know how unlawful it is for a man, a Jew, to unite with or to come near to one of another race. Yet God showed to me not to call a man common or unclean. [LITV]

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G2839

koinos

koy-nos'

Probably from G4862; common, that is, (literally) shared by all or several, or (ceremonially) profane: - common, defiled, unclean, unholy.

Act 11:9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, call not thou koinos.

G169

akathartos

ak-ath'-ar-tos

From G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G2508 (meaning cleansed); impure (ceremonially, morally (lewd) or specifically (demonic)): - foul, unclean.

And he said to them, You know how unlawful it is for a man, a Jew, to unite with or to come near to one of another race. Yet God showed to me not to call a man common or akathartos.

Even though Peter is saying here that he shouldn't call a jew who unites with another race "koinos" or "akathartos", it's obvious that either or both words are nouns which refer either to someone who simply comes into contact with another race, sexual liaison with another race, or the offspring of such a sexual liaison (who in Hebrew is called mamzer).

And he said to them, You know how unlawful it is for a man, a Jew, to unite with or to come near to one of another race. Yet God showed to me not to call a man koinos or akathartos.

And he said to them, You know how unlawful it is for a man, a Jew, to unite with or to come near to one of another race. Yet God showed to me not to call a man defiled or a race mixer.

And he said to them, You know how unlawful it is for a man, a Jew, to unite with or to come near to one of another race. Yet God showed to me not to call a man defiled or a mongrel.

Acts 10:14

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

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What is "common or unclean" in this sense?

Act 10:12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

Peter confirms that "akathartos" is a noun which refers to the actual offspring of mongrelized four footed animals, beasts of the field, creeping things, and birds, rather than mere contact with another race, or just the sexual liaison which created them. It cannot be a reference to moral impurity, because four footed beasts just cannot ever be described as being morally impure, nor having an "unclean spirit" in the spiritual sense.  It must be a reference to genealogical purity, or in the case of man or Christ, racial purity.

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is defiled or a mongrel.

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is impure or mongrelized.

Rev 18:2

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

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And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become the habitation of demons, and the guardian of all akathartos pneuma, and the guardian of every akathartos, and hated foul.

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become the habitation of demons, and the guardian of all mongrelized souls, and the guardian of every mamzer, and hated foul.

Thus akathartos is also an adjective which often qualifies pneuma, which in this Scripture has a negative connotation.

1Co 7:14

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

For the unholy husband has been made holy by the wife, and the unholy wife has been made holy by the husband: else were your children mamzers; but now are they holy.

From this Scripture we can see that akathartos and holy are antonyms.  Since the original meaning of holy or kodesh can be either negative or positive, and means set apart, separate, or segregated from the people of the land, akathartos must mean the opposite, or mongrel, mamzer, or integrated with the people of the land.  The following Scripture reveals that akatharsia is a noun which means unholiness or mongrelization, or the act of creating akathartos [read: mamzers]:

1Th 4:7

For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. [KJV]

G167

akatharsia

ak-ath-ar-see'-ah

From G169; impurity (the quality), physically or morally: - uncleanness.

For God hath not called us unto mongrelization, but unto holiness.

Akartharsia is the behavior of mongrelization or miscegenation which leads to the creation of akathartos, who are mongrels or mamzers.   Christ condemned the Pharisees for committing blasphemy against the holy spirit, the only unforgivable sin, for calling him a mamzer.  Paul confirms this observation in the following Scripture by equating akathartos with "come unto one of another race":

2Co 6:17

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. [KJV]

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the mamzers; and I will receive you.

In other words, if we simply touch the mamzers, much less if we don't separate from them, the Lord will NOT receive us. 

Note that "thing" is italicized, which means that the KJV translators arbitrarily added a word to distract attention from the fact that in this sentence akathartos is a noun rather than an adjective.  The effect is to make us believe that this Scripture refers to an inanimate object rather than people who are highly objectionable to both God and Israelites.

Romans 6:19

I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. [KJV]

I speak after the manner of men because of the weakness of your race: for even you have delivered your members as slaves to mamzers, and iniquity unto iniquity.  So now deliver your members as slaves to equity unto separation.

But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, Inflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clefts of the rocks?

Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. [KJV]

Ye do the deeds of your ancestor. Then said they to him, We be not born of miscegenation; we have one ancestor, God [of Abraham]

Mat 10:1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power to cast out mamzers, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

Mat 12:43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

When a mamzer is gone from men, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

Mat 23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead bones, each one a mamzer.

Mar 1:23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

And there was in their synagogue among the men a mamzer; and he cried out,

Mar 1:26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

And when the mamzer had rent from them, he cried with a loud voice and departed from them.

Mar 1:27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the mamzers, and they do obey him.

Mar 3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

And mamzers, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

Mar 5:2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him among the sepulchres men with a mamzer,

Mar 5:8-9 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

For he said unto them, depart from the men, thou mamzers.  And he asked them, What is thy authority? And they answered, saying, Our authority is Legion: for we are many. [you bet, a legion was 6,100 foot soldiers and 726 horsemen]

Mar 5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the herd of swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the mamzers went out, and entered into the herd of swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and drowned in the sea.

Luk 8:29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)

Luk 8:30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

Luk 8:31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

Luk 8:32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

Luk 8:33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.

(For he had commanded the mamzers to depart from the men. For oftentimes they had caught them: and they were kept bound with chains and in fetters; and they broke the bands, and were driven of the devil into the wilderness.) And Jesus asked them, saying, What is thy name? And they said, Legion: because [note definition of legion above and strike "many devils were entered into him" completely.  This is an entire Roman legion]. And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them. Then the devils departed from the men, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.

Mar 6:7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

And he called the twelve, and began to send them out by two and two; and gave them power over mamzers;

Mar 7:25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

For a woman whose young daughter was a mamzer, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

Mar 9:25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the mamzer, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf soul, I charge thee, depart from here, and enter no more here.

Luk 4:33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,

And in the synagogue there was a man, who was a mamzer, and cried out with a loud voice

Luk 4:36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the mamzers, and they depart

Luk 6:18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.

And they that were afflicted with mamzers: and they were cured.

Luk 8:29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)

(For he had commanded the mamzer to depart from the men. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bands, and drove the devil into the wilderness.)

Luk 9:42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tore him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tore him. And Jesus rebuked the mamzer, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.

Luk 11:24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

When the mamzer departed from the men, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

Act 5:16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with mamzers: and they were healed every one.

Act 8:7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

For mamzers, crying with loud voice, departed from the multitude: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

Act 11:8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or mongrelized hath at any time entered into my mouth.

Rom 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:

Wherefore God Himself exiled the mamzers who, through the lusts of their own hearts, had dishonored their own race by themselves:

2Co 12:21 And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.

And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall mourn for many who have sinned already, and have not repented from mongrelization and miscegenation and lasciviousness which they have committed.

Who being calloused have given themselves over unto insolence, to greedily profit from mongrelization.

Eph 5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

For this ye know, that no race mixer, nor mongrel, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Col 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

Put to death therefore any of your members in the land for; fornication, mongrelization, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

1Th 2:3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:

For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of mongrelization, nor in deceit:

Does akathartos ever mean "unclean spirit" as almost all translators since KJV have presumed?  Consider Mat 12:43: where not one single one of the following translators detected the real meaning of akathartos:

(ASV) But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.

(BBE) But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of a man, goes through dry places looking for rest, and getting it not.

(CEV) When an evil spirit leaves a person, it travels through the desert, looking for a place to rest. But when the demon doesn't find a place,

(Darby) But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find it .

(DRB) And when an unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places seeking rest, and findeth none.

(GB) Nowe when the vncleane spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh throughout drie places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

(GNB) "When an evil spirit goes out of a person, it travels over dry country looking for a place to rest. If it can't find one,

(KJV) When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

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(KJVA) When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

(LITV) But when the unclean spirit goes from a man, he goes through dry places seeking rest and does not find it.

(RSV) "When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places seeking rest, but he finds none.

(WEB) But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn't find it.

(YLT) `And, when the unclean spirit may go forth from the man, it doth walk through dry places seeking rest, and doth not find;

 How many experts overlooked the REAL meaning of atharkotos without ever even stopping to consider how silly the following Scripture sounds:

Mat 12:43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

Mat 12:44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

Mat 12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

^{Here is what this Scripture REALLY means:}

When the mamzer is gone out from the men, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other souls more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last of those men is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked race.

^{What kind of "sickness" and "disease" could 12 disciples untrained in medicine, with no medical supplies and even less medicine, possibly heal.  How often was it really necessary to cast devils out of Israelites?  No wonder the jews wanted Him to be crucified--He was tossing mamzers like them out of the community by the boatloads:}

Mat 10:1 And when he had called unto [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

Only from the context of Scripture like 1 Corinthinians 7:14 and 1 Thessalonians 4:7 can it become obvious what has been done to this word by the KJV translators, and the Catholic Church who accepted the Masoretic Text:

"otherwise your children are unclean [akathartos], but now they are holy".

"For God hath not called us unto uncleanness [akatharsia], but unto holiness".

We see from these sentences that the opposites of holy and holiness [read: set apart, separate] are akathartos and akatharsia, here translated as "unclean" and "uncleanness".  Once it's established that akathartos and holy are antonyms, it's easier to decipher the following Scripture where it appears twice, once as a noun,"foul spirit", and once as a pronoun, 'unclean":

Rev 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, [akathartos] and a cage of every unclean [akathartos] and hateful bird.

Rev 18:3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

The real context cannot be revealed until the other words are put into their proper perspective:

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and became the habitation of demons, and the guardian of all mongrelized souls, and the guardian of every mongrel, and hated foul.

For all races are drunk from the wine of the fierceness of their miscegenation, and the kings of the land have miscegenated with them, and the merchants of the land are enriched because of the abundance of these delicacies.

It's obvious here that mongrelization and mamzers are unholy, the opposite of God's holy people. "Hateful birds" could be "hated birds" or "hateful foul".

We know from the Old Testament that God punished the Israelites numerous times for violating His Law the Torah by permitting mamzers into the congregation of the LORD, and that mongrelization is one of the four things that God calls an abomination.  Yet any mention of mamzers or mongrelization is strangely absent from the following list of abominations.   Is that because God's Law was done away with?  No, it can't be.

Why add "unclean person" if  fornicating, coveting, and idolatry are already covered?  What additional personal attribute could be considered merely "unclean"?  Not washing your hands before a meal?   No.  This is clearly a reference to pure Israelites who are either fornicators, covetous, or idolators, OR to mamzers or mongrels who are banned from the congregation of the LORD, forever.  Does this put mamzers on the same footing as Israelites who practice idolatry?  Perhaps.

Paul confirms that akathartos and mingling with another race, race mixing, or miscegenation, are one and the same:

Act 10:28 And he said to them, You know how unlawful it is for a man, a Jew, to unite with or to come near to one of another race. Yet God showed to me not to call a man common or unclean [akathartos].

God showed Paul not to call a mamzer a mamzer?  Why not, when in Corinthians he exhorts Israelites to be separate from and to not even touch the "unclean thing" [read: unholy, or akathartos].

2Co 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing [akathartos]; and I will receive you.

2Co 6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Note that "thing" is in italics, which means that the KJV translators added the word, and it's obvious that they added the word in order to convert a noun which means a mongrel into a pronoun referring to a "thing" which is "unclean".  The correct rendering of that verse is:

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the mamzers; and I will receive you.

In other words, the Lord will not receive you if you so much as touch the mamzers, much less if you fail to separate yourselves from them .

From: phineas777

Date: Thu Sep 27, 2001 8:03 pm

Subject: AST Reveals True Meaning of the Word

The King James Version mistranslates the Word in II Corinthians 6:17. It is translated as: "Wherefore come out from among them,and be ye separate(aphorizo),saith the Lord, and touch(haptomai) not the unclean thing(akathartos)<br>The Greek root words of this verse in question are:aphorizo,haptomai and akathartos. Below are their definitions from Bauer's and Liddell and Scott Greek and English dictionaries available at any bookstore.<br><br>Aphorizo:(Translated as separate in the KJV) To mark off by boundaries, strictly of land to lay aside, distinguish, distinct bounds, to separate from, to cast out the society of, to bring and end, finish.<br><br>Haptomai(Translated as touch in the KJV)To engage in, overtake, have intercourse with, to touch, take hold of someone of intercourse.<br><br>Akathartos(Translated as unclean thing in the KJV) Unclean, filthy in body or mind, unpurified, unatoned, not fit for cleansing, impure, spotted, soiled, dishonorable, mixed, counterfiet, adulterated, blemished in kind.<br><br>So as you can see a much more accurate version is in the Anointed Standard Translation. In II Corinthians 6:17 (AST) it is clearly stated:<br><br>"Because of this, come out from among them, and separate, mark off your boundaries and cast them out of your society, and do not have sexual intercourse with an adulterated mongrel and I will receive you."

Spirit of Miscegenation?

Where these translators presume akathartos to mean uncleanness or unclean spirit, it's also possible from the following Scripture that it means spirit of miscegenation rather than the actual offspring of race mixing, a mamzer, or mongrel

Mat 10:1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against the spirit of miscegenation, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

Mat 12:43 When the spirit of miscegenation is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

Mar 1:23 And there was in their synagogue a man with the spirit of miscegenation; and he cried out,

Mar 1:26 And when the spirit of miscegenation had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

Mar 3:11 And the spirit of miscegenation, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

Mar 3:30 Because they said, He hath the spirit of miscegenation.

Act 11:8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or miscegenated hath at any time entered into my mouth

Rom 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to the spirit of miscegenation through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves:

Rom 6:19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to the spirit of miscegenation and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

Rom 14:14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing miscegenated of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be miscegenated, to him it is miscegenated.

1Co 7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children miscegenated; but now are they holy.

2Co 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the spirit of miscegenation; and I will receive you.

2Co 12:21 And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the spirit of miscegenation and miscegenation and lasciviousness which they have committed.

Gal 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, miscegenation, the spirit of miscegenation, lasciviousness,

Eph 4:19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all miscegenation with greediness.

Eph 5:3 But fornication, and the spirit of miscegenation, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Eph 5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor miscegenated person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Col 3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; miscegenation, the spirit of miscegenation, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

1Th 2:3 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of miscegenation, nor in guile:

1Th 4:7 For God hath not called us unto miscegenation, but unto holiness.

Heb 9:13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the miscegenated, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

2Pe 2:10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of miscegenation, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

Rev 16:13 And I saw three miscegenated spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

Rev 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every miscegenated and hateful bird.