Episode 264 – Temporal Reckoning

Once again Jordan is flying solo. Topics addressed in this podcast include current events, the morality of war, and the hidden messages of the last two Mission Impossible movies. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

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Jordan January 5, 2026

Brenton’s is in common usage. It’s fairly established. Katabiblon.com uses Brenton: https://en.katabiblon.com/us/index.php?text=LXX&book=Is&ch=3&interlin=on

I think it was the 2nd English translation of LXX (source: wikipedia) published 1844. Public domain. See link below. So it’s old and uses language similar to KJV.

Archived version of Brenton’s Isaiah 3 comparison verses 1-8
https://archive.org/details/the-septuagint-version-greek-and-english-with-apocrypha-of-the-old-testament-lancelot-brenton-1851

See the first verse differences. The Masoretic Hebrew (in my limited opinion) doesn’t seem to allow for the Mighty Man and Mighty Woman like the Greek does. Although I’m not sure one must read the Greek that way either.

KJV
For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, 2The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 4And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. 6When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand: 7In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. 8For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.

Brenton
Behold now, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, will take away from Jerusalem and from Judea the mighty man and mighty woman. the strength of bread, and the strength of water, the great and mighty men, the warrior and the judge, and the prophet, and the counsellor, and the elder, the captain of fifty also, and the honourable counsellor, and the wise artificer, and the intelligent hearer. 4And I will make youths their princes, and mockers shall have dominion over them. 5 And the people shall fall, man upon man, and every man upon his neighbour: the child shall insult the elder man, and the base the honourable. For a man shall lay hold of his brother, as one of his father’s household, saying, Thou hast raiment, be thou our ruler, and let my meat be under thee. 7 And he shall answer in that day, and say, I will not be thy ruler; for I have no bread in my house, nor raiment: I will not be the ruler of this people: 8 For Jerusalem is 6 ruined, and Judea has fallen, and their tongues have spoken with iniquity, disobedient as they are towards the Lord. 9

Genesis 1:1-4
Without form and void versus unslightly and unfurnished … maybe better said … the earth (physical land) was unseeable and unformed. The Greek verb (poieo) used for created or made is very flexible. (similar to the Hebrew bara) https://lsj.gr/wiki/ποιέω … make, fashion (out of something), render, prepare etc.

KJV
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

Brenton
In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth. 2But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water. 3And God said, Let there be light, and there was light. 4And God saw the light that it was good and God divided between the light and the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night, and there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

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Publius December 30, 2025

Erica Kirk putting out the tent that Charlie was killed in as a prop for people to take pictures with during AmFest proves shes a grifting, performative asshole.

New translations (especially for the Book of Mormon) are a good way for authorities to interject their own thoughts and prejudices, preconceived notions, and authoritative nonsense, as we see with some modern translations of the New Testament.

Jehovah Witnesses come to our door a few times a year.

Take off, eh? Just watched Strange Brew last night.

Boston is one of the great bands of all time.

I’ve i’ve always had a certain actor in mind for how Bobby looks in my mind (not flattering btw) and I’ve always pictured Jordan as a generic, white, middle aged, Utah Mormon guy.

- Publius December 30, 2025
  
  That was supposed to be for last week’s episode.
  
Publius January 2, 2026

Israel is coming for the 1st Amendment.

This guy, Florida’s Lt Gov, meets with Bibi and the next thing hes spouting is this: “You don’t have the right to harm other people with your words and you don’t have the right to say things that have really negative meanings, really horrible meanings…”
https://x.com/i/status/2007155979754889393

Israeli billionaire: “it’s time to limit the First Amendment. We need to control all the social platforms, we need to authenticate every person online and take control of what they are saying.”
https://x.com/i/status/2006989087975395794

https://x.com/i/status/2006002777512956278

https://x.com/i/status/2005834433383760185

https://x.com/i/status/2005078863890546955

Publius January 4, 2026

What does Jordan think of The Septuagint with Apocrypha (Greek and English) by Lancelot Brenton?

- Jordan January 5, 2026
  
  Brenton’s is in common usage. It’s fairly established. Katabiblon.com uses Brenton: https://en.katabiblon.com/us/index.php?text=LXX&book=Is&ch=3&interlin=on
  
  I think it was the 2nd English translation of LXX (source: wikipedia) published 1844. Public domain. See link below. So it’s old and uses language similar to KJV.
  
  Archived version of Brenton’s Isaiah 3 comparison verses 1-8
  https://archive.org/details/the-septuagint-version-greek-and-english-with-apocrypha-of-the-old-testament-lancelot-brenton-1851
  
  See the first verse differences. The Masoretic Hebrew (in my limited opinion) doesn’t seem to allow for the Mighty Man and Mighty Woman like the Greek does. Although I’m not sure one must read the Greek that way either.
  
  KJV
  For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, 2The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 4And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. 6When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand: 7In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. 8For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
  
  Brenton
  Behold now, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, will take away from Jerusalem and from Judea the mighty man and mighty woman. the strength of bread, and the strength of water, the great and mighty men, the warrior and the judge, and the prophet, and the counsellor, and the elder, the captain of fifty also, and the honourable counsellor, and the wise artificer, and the intelligent hearer. 4And I will make youths their princes, and mockers shall have dominion over them. 5 And the people shall fall, man upon man, and every man upon his neighbour: the child shall insult the elder man, and the base the honourable. For a man shall lay hold of his brother, as one of his father’s household, saying, Thou hast raiment, be thou our ruler, and let my meat be under thee. 7 And he shall answer in that day, and say, I will not be thy ruler; for I have no bread in my house, nor raiment: I will not be the ruler of this people: 8 For Jerusalem is 6 ruined, and Judea has fallen, and their tongues have spoken with iniquity, disobedient as they are towards the Lord. 9
  
  Genesis 1:1-4
  Without form and void versus unslightly and unfurnished … maybe better said … the earth (physical land) was unseeable and unformed. The Greek verb (poieo) used for created or made is very flexible. (similar to the Hebrew bara) https://lsj.gr/wiki/ποιέω … make, fashion (out of something), render, prepare etc.
  
  KJV
  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
  
  Brenton
  In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth. 2But the earth was unsightly and unfurnished, and darkness was over the deep, and the Spirit of God moved over the water. 3And God said, Let there be light, and there was light. 4And God saw the light that it was good and God divided between the light and the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night, and there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
  
  - Publius January 6, 2026
    
    Thank you for that insight