Revelation 22:18-19
"I warn everyone who hears the prophetic words in this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book,
and if anyone takes away from the words in this prophetic book, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city described in this book".
It seems Martin Luther is condemned. When he translated the Bible into German, he threw out 7 old testament books: Wisdom, Sirach, Judith, Baruch, Tobit, 1 & 2 Maccabees. He also threw out James, Jude, 2 Peter, and Revelation in the New Testament. He put those NT books back a year later when his diciples complained. James completely contradicted his theology.
The 7 O.T. books are still missing from protestant Bibles.
Luther is in serious eternal trouble.
How many agree?
2006-10-27 15:43:25 · 9 answers · asked by enigma21 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Since the book of Revelation was added to the Bible it applied to the whole Bible. It is even at the end.
2006-10-27 15:51:36 · update #1
Mike J: Translating them does not change the Bible. Martin Luther actually threw out 7 letters or books out. 7 complete old testament books.
2006-10-27 15:53:47 · update #2
keengreef7 : John originally applied it to just the letter of Revelation. It now applies to the whole Bible because it was added as part of theCannon with the other books in the fourth century.
2006-10-27 15:56:28 · update #3
James: the Catholic Church did not throw out any old testament books. It included all of them. They used the septuagint. They used the Jewish old testament that Jesus and all the other jews used.
2006-10-27 15:58:39 · update #4
What about the people who translated it to other languages?
Anyways what is in the books that have been removed? Its been a while since I read the Bible
2006-10-27 15:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by Mike J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.I disagree with you. The Catholic Church also threw out Jewish books from the bible because they did not agree with what the Church wanted to get across are they any different than Luther.In fact I think it was the same books. All of Christianity is condemned for changing the words of GOD in the O.T and not following the words of Jesus 'the Christ"by practicing a religion of fear and shame instead of forgiveness and love.
2006-10-27 22:56:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "Apocrypha" were never part of the Jewish Bible,they rejected them.That is why the protestants reject them.They were Jewish books writtenmany years before the New Testament and the Jews said they are not cannonical for the Torah.All Luther did was take out the trash.The Apocrypha is "adding to".He was wrong about the others though.
2006-10-27 23:28:42 · answer #3 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, the passage refers solely to the Book of Revelation.
2006-10-27 22:45:40 · answer #4 · answered by padwinlearner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
enigma21,
I get this type of thing typically from some Roman Catholics.
Let me get this straight. You think that John was on Patmos in exile, away from the things that were going on in the furtherance of the Gospel, and had copies of all those epistles collected as one canon?
Simply entertaining.
2006-10-27 22:53:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
didn't he already take away the tree of life? who'd think he could threaten to take something away twice!
2006-10-27 22:55:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
plagues huh? Tell that to the dispensationalists
2006-10-27 22:45:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Luther did not throw them out. And they don't belong there.
2006-10-27 22:48:49 · answer #8 · answered by SEOplanNOW.com 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2006-10-27 23:24:01 · answer #9 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋