Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I commanded you.
Do you agree?...God is saying; do not change the words or wording. As in each stick's (or book's) wording should not be changed. Each scroll or book is revelation given through prophets and apostles?
Deut 4:2 and Rev 22:18-19 is a commandment to not change the words of the prophets?
2007-03-22 08:13:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Upon examining Rev 22:18-19 and the preceding verses, it is clear that the reference refers specifically to the "Book of Revelation" itself, and not the entire Bible.
Additionally, if you applied the common logic about it meaning the entire Bible, then your reference to Duet 4:2 would imply that everything written after Deuteronomy was false.
Good points; I agree.
2007-03-22 08:53:48 · answer #1 · answered by Kerry 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, not quite!
Not the words of the prophets, but: "the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you." Deut 4:2b.
Now, your next question, the "gottcha," is going to be, "If the OT was not to be added to, then why did people add more books to the Bible after God said don't do it? Therefore you have to throw out everything after the Books of Moses.
Except God added to His own book, not man.
John 1:1-5
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.
4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.
5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
The Word that was added, was the person of the very Son of God.
The Bible is now a closed canon of Scripture. Nothing to be added to the OT (like the Apocrapha), nothing to be added to the NT (like the Gnostic Gospels); and sorry to my Mormon friends, but also not Another Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Galatians 1:6-9
6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel;
7 which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!
9 As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!
2007-03-22 15:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, from my last answer you will see that Deuteronomy was written by Moses. If this statement is true, then the rest of the bible AFTER Moses wouldn't be the word of God. He is talking about the commandments themselves. He isn't talking about added works in the bible.
Also, Revelation was written before most of the New Testament. So, that would mean that the prophets and apostles added to Gods word after He told them not to right? Wrong!! That meant to not change that part of Revelation. Never was it to mean that the bible couldn't be added to, or other scripture wouldn't be given.
2007-03-22 15:52:14 · answer #3 · answered by odd duck 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Adding to, and in some cases, taking away is what is getting christians in trouble (division) in USA presently!!!
May you receive a large pleasant surprise today to God's glory!!!
2007-03-22 15:20:06 · answer #4 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree, it shouldn't be changed. All new copies should be compared to the oldest versions around when read, that you get the most accurate teaching possible.
2007-03-22 15:20:50 · answer #5 · answered by Stahn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. The word is not to be changed. People have tried, but it doesn't work.
2007-03-22 15:17:34 · answer #6 · answered by didjlord 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well someone has been doing a bit of reading that is nice please continue to seek out true knowledge in its finest source and you will be rewarded if your passion is for the truth, love, honest, justice, and learning of everlasting bless.
2007-03-22 15:28:03 · answer #7 · answered by S.O.S. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well change and translate are different words!!
for example
Thou shall not = do not
i did not change the words i just translated into a modern language with the same meaning
but if I say
Thou shall not kill = do not kill , but just the criminals!!
well that's what I call a change on the word!!
2007-03-22 15:22:02 · answer #8 · answered by Not Of This World 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I agree
however since the Bible was originally in Greek and translated those who translated it from Greek might have misinterpreted what they read
Blessings
2007-03-22 15:18:41 · answer #9 · answered by caretaker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. That is why all of these new-age bibles are wrong. They change everything. The 1611 KJV is the only true bible.
2007-03-22 15:17:41 · answer #10 · answered by Bl3ss3dw1thL1f3 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋