There are over 6000 copies of ancient manuscripts of the Bible in existence today.
The Bible we have today was written based on the manuscripts which were copies of the original texts that were confirmed by the exiting church.
The last book of the Bible, Revelation, was written by John around 90 AD. There were no new revelations given after that time. Rev 22:18 says this, "For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book;"
In 2 Pet 1:3 it says, "as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,"
IF there is new revelation from God, then are verses above lies? Did he indeed give us "ALL things that pertain to life and godliness" or do we need more?
Revelations 22:18 "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:"
Revelations 22:19 "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."
Nowhere in those verses does it say anything about there being no new revelations. It warns MEN not to add to or take away from the prophecy. That means US, not God. God has given many new revelations since that time and continues to do so.
It helps to read from a version of the scriptures that has not had the wording changed into modern language in order to simplify the reading. This often leads to mistakes and misinterpretations of the original scriptures. You are at the mercy of the person who changed the wording from the original text. For example, in the scriptures above there is a huge difference in meaning between "anyone" vs "any man".
What about 2 Pet 1:3, has God given us ALL things that pertain to life and godliness, or was He lying, and we needed more? If this new document was written 1500 years ago, that would be about 500 years after the book of Revelation, which was the final book. The Bible was cannonized (all books put together in one complete book) in 397 AD.
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
2 Pet 1:20-21
20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private [b]interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but [c]holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
Look, I'm not a scriptural scholar. I'm not going to win any contests slinging scriptures back and forth, and I can't quote many from memory. But I do possess common sense, and the ability to think critically, as well as the ability to open the scriptures and read them. I also have the same ability that every other person on this earth has, and that is the ability to get down on my knees and pray for answers to my questions. And when God answers my questions, by whatever means he chooses, isn't that a form of revelation? Prayer is available to all of us.
"And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost."
I can't answer all of your questions, and neither can any other man or woman on this earth no matter how educated they may be, but there is someone who can.
This “exiting church” is I think the point of what is trying to be said about there being more to the Bible. Because we all know the “existing church” after John decided to edit, adjust, and remove entire books from both Paul and John’s known version of their transcribed Bible back in 90-ish AD.
The last or 2nd Council Nicaea was in 787 AD, and the was responsible for removing the Apocryphal books that had been perfectly accepted before. And they probably made the majority of the last linguistic edits, except for some done in more modern Bibles for younger audiences of course.
There are over 6000 copies of ancient manuscripts of the Bible in existence today. The Bible we have today was written based on the manuscripts which were copies of the original texts that were confirmed by the exiting church.
The last book of the Bible, Revelation, was written by John around 90 AD. There were no new revelations given after that time. Rev 22:18 says this, "For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book;"
In 2 Pet 1:3 it says, "as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,"
IF there is new revelation from God, then are verses above lies? Did he indeed give us "ALL things that pertain to life and godliness" or do we need more?
Revelations 22:18 "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:"
Revelations 22:19 "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."
Nowhere in those verses does it say anything about there being no new revelations. It warns MEN not to add to or take away from the prophecy. That means US, not God. God has given many new revelations since that time and continues to do so.
It helps to read from a version of the scriptures that has not had the wording changed into modern language in order to simplify the reading. This often leads to mistakes and misinterpretations of the original scriptures. You are at the mercy of the person who changed the wording from the original text. For example, in the scriptures above there is a huge difference in meaning between "anyone" vs "any man".
What about 2 Pet 1:3, has God given us ALL things that pertain to life and godliness, or was He lying, and we needed more? If this new document was written 1500 years ago, that would be about 500 years after the book of Revelation, which was the final book. The Bible was cannonized (all books put together in one complete book) in 397 AD.
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
2 Pet 1:20-21 20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private [b]interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but [c]holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
God has given us His word, and it is complete.
Look, I'm not a scriptural scholar. I'm not going to win any contests slinging scriptures back and forth, and I can't quote many from memory. But I do possess common sense, and the ability to think critically, as well as the ability to open the scriptures and read them. I also have the same ability that every other person on this earth has, and that is the ability to get down on my knees and pray for answers to my questions. And when God answers my questions, by whatever means he chooses, isn't that a form of revelation? Prayer is available to all of us.
"And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost."
I can't answer all of your questions, and neither can any other man or woman on this earth no matter how educated they may be, but there is someone who can.
And many words and sentences have their meanings altered by shaded translations, e.g. murder versus kill...
This “exiting church” is I think the point of what is trying to be said about there being more to the Bible. Because we all know the “existing church” after John decided to edit, adjust, and remove entire books from both Paul and John’s known version of their transcribed Bible back in 90-ish AD.
The last or 2nd Council Nicaea was in 787 AD, and the was responsible for removing the Apocryphal books that had been perfectly accepted before. And they probably made the majority of the last linguistic edits, except for some done in more modern Bibles for younger audiences of course.