John to the seven Churches, to whom he was instructed to deliver them. The threat would, of course, have regard more especially to the manuscript as originally given by St. Streeter summarizes: “The object of threatening words is doubtless to guard the book against being corrupted by any interpolations or changes. In The Revelation of Jesus Christ, Brother R.E. Testified to the intrinsic authority and power of these writings. It was not the act of the pope that gave these books their status, but the decisions of those in the early church who
The Canon named after Athanasius was approved at Rome in 382 AD and was confirmed by papal declaration in 405 AD. To counter these claims, another Christian writer, Athanasius, published his 39th Paschal Letter in 367 AD in which he defended as scripture all 27 books of our current New Testament. In 193 AD, the term “New Testament” appears for the first time, in the works of an unknown author.Įusebius, writing in the 4th Century, wrote that certain letters had been removed from circulation, including Jude, Second Peter, Hebrews, and Revelation. Eusebius discussed claims of the group known as the Gnostics that new revelations had come to them. It may be that these omissions were listed on the portion of the fragment that was torn away. Revelation appears as an accepted book, along with all others except Matthew, Mark, Hebrews, James, 1st and 2nd Peter, and 3rd John. One of the first of such lists is contained in The Muratorian Fragment, a document dated to about 170 AD. However, Peter seemed to know that Jehovah would oversee the collection of individual letters and writings into one cohesive testimony for the followers of Jesus (2 Peter 3:15,16). Prior to the collective publication of the 27 books of the New Testament, writings of the apostles were circulated among the congregations individually. It was not to be tampered with! Attempts to Corrupt This message would help the saints to interpret, to endure, and to understand the reason for the seemingly endless delay described by the prophet Habakkuk (HabakkukĢ:3). After his glorification, Jesus was given a complete understanding of the events and time leading up to the consummation of the Gospel Age. Yet today, it is our source of understanding the time of the end and of Jesus’ return. This was a significant statement given that Jesus probably knew the Book of Daniel by heart. Earlier, when asked about his return, Jesus had told his followers that he did not yet possess knowledge of the time of his second advent (Mark 13:32). The vision of Revelation began with a directive that the words being relayed to John through a special messenger were coming directly from our heavenly Father through Jesus (Revelation 1:1). “And he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! For ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers” (Luke 11:46). Jesus identified the meaning behind “adding” to the Law when he pronounced judgment on the Jewish lawyers - teachers of the Law - of his day for doing this very thing. It is fitting that this warning echoed the words of Jehovah regarding the Mosaic Law, “Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Jehovah your God which I command you” (Deuteronomy 4:2, cf. John’s own epistle probably came near orĬlosely after his revelation on Patmos. The term “book,” in the singular, more likely indicates that John referred only to this vision and prophecy. Some have claimed John’s warning takes in the entire Bible, but this is unlikely since the 66 books of the Bible were compiled as one testimony long after it was issued. “I witness unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his partįrom the tree of life, and out of the holy city which are written in this book” (verses 18, 19). John’s stern warning shows the importance attached to this final book of scripture. The final words of Revelation contain an admonition and a blessing. Amen” Revelation 22:21, all texts are from RVIC). “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. By Herald Magazine on NovemNot Adding or Removing
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