Shorts: The corrupt cross

The corrupt cross.

For example, God's enemy nation, Egypt, had a cross icon to represent
LIFE. It is called the ankh. See:
(https://www.shutterstock.com/search/ancient-egypt-ankh)

That pagan icon symbol had a change of name by alleged Christians.
They called it the Crux Ansata. But just changing its name did not
change it from being a pagan icon. 

Did Jesus and any of his apostles use a 'cross'? No, why would they
want to use a pagan symbol. And they didn't.

Instead of "cross", the real word the Bible uses is the Greek
"stauros". What is a stauros? It is an upright pole or stake. It has
no crossbeam. See the picture at
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stauros)

Then why is the word "cross" in the Bible? It was because of corrupt
translators. But true Bible believers go by the written word, not
always by those translators. Compare:

-- King James
Matthew 27:40  And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and
buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God,
come down from the cross. (KJV)

-- Transliterated, Unaccented
Matthew 27:40  kai legontes, "Ho kataluon ton naon kai entrisin
hemerais oikodomon, soson seauton!  Ei Huios eitou Theou, kai
katabethi apo tou staurou!" 

and saying, “So you can destroy the Temple, can you, and rebuild it in
three days? Save yourself, if you are the Son of God, and come down
from the stake!” (CJB)

and saying, Thou that wouldst destroy the temple and build it in three
days, save thyself. If thou art the Son of God, come down from the
cross. {Gr. stauros -stake} (JUB)

Why would translators deliberately produce an error? 

Politics and religion.
What the Bible says.
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