Introduction2023
Welcome to 2ndBook Press.
They say writing your first book is the hardest—so I wrote my second book first. Just kidding.
For centuries, rumors have circulated about missing books of the Bible. These claims subtly challenge the authority of Scripture. But this doubt echoes the voice of the serpent: “Did God really say…?”
Can you test the books of the Bible to prove they are the Word of God? If not, how could you test a book outside the Bible to determine if it belongs?
There is a test for Old Testament Scripture—one anyone can learn. When verifying a dollar bill, you check for a watermark. If it’s missing, the bill is counterfeit.
Scripture also has a watermark, but it’s not an image on paper. It’s embedded in the words themselves, painted with layers of meaning.
Puns, riddles, and wordplay hide meaning in plain sight. When God concealed the message of the cross, He hid it where no one could see—because they didn’t yet know what to look for.
The story of the cross is woven into the historical narrative with such precision that it acts like security paper. Books lacking this “security paper” are not Scripture.
If the original text were altered, the hidden story would shift as well. This second layer of meaning allows us to test variations between manuscripts. It is so pervasive, so intricate, that we call it “The 2nd Book.”
