Is Revelations really the end of the Bible?

Question

When the writer of revelations said not to add to the book was he talking about the Bible or the book of revelations? Remember that Revelations was written as a seperate book and there was no Bible back then.

Answer 1

It's only last in it's placement. Chronologically, it was actually written before some of the other books in the New Testament.

I think God kept talking to other prophets after this (and they made many writings), I just don't think other prophets were allowed to write about the end of the world like John did - that's what I think this scripture is about.

It's interesting side note that the book of Revelations is suspected to be the one book in the new testament which maintained it's purest form over the thousands of years of translations (probably because it's so heavily symbolic, any one picking and choosing which doctrine to pass on wouldn't easily know what to change).

Answer 2

From what I understand the Book of Revelation(without an s, as don pointed out) wasn't even the last book that is included in the New Testament to be written. I think that John wrote his Gospel after Revelation.

Answer 3

Revelations is the last book in the bible... It tells us what is going to happen and the very end. Why then would any books after that be needed. Revelations is a hard book to understand, The first verse states that anyone who reads the book will be blessed, you will also be blessed if you take it to heart. You should also read Daniel. Alot of what he wrote is more understanable than Revelations.

Answer 4

He was saying like dont lean on your own understanding dont add like oh and jesus was a pig not a person that is adding to the bible because it does not say he was a pig and also that can be confusing revelations is the most hardest to understand maybe you should tray skipping that chapter unless you get someone like a pastor to help you understand it i dont know how my dad understands it i guess it is because he has read it so much well also he is onlder then me to but that is what i am guessing it means actually i am pretty sure 99% sure that is it but just incase ask someone else BUT I KNOW IT DOES NOT MEAN THE END OF THE BIBLE IS REVELATION

Answer 5

Most likely the book of Revelations, since allegedly the bible was composed (in its current form) by the Roman emperor Constantine in the 4th century AD, quite a bit after the books were actually written.

Answer 6

I believe that revelation goes at the beginning. Maybe it was the end the last time around, and Adam and Eve were in heaven, revelation says heaven has a tree of knowledge and the tree of life. I think God meant not to add to or remove from his words. I think John had a historical vision not a prophetic one.

Answer 7

Revelation is the prophesy of the End Times, Judgement Day, Milinial Kingdom, Satan's Doom...so, yes, it is the end of the Bible. When he (John) quoted the angel in saying, "Do not add or take away anything from this book..." he is talking about Revelation....though, many times, elsewhere in the Bible, it says "do not add or take away anything from the Bible" or "There is no other Word of God..." (Ist Galations)

Answer 8

he was talking about revelations. why would he talk about a book that wouldn't exist for another 200 years?
there is no reason to assume the revelations should be the last book of the bible

Answer 9

He must have meant Revelations since the 3rd testament just recently came out. Yes, I'm talking about the Da Vinci Code.

Answer 10

Thankfully, yes! Revelations is the end of the Bible: once you've read that, you are done. Now if you want to read some interesting mythic fiction, consider reading Frank Herbert's "Dune" series.