John said no one was to add to his book. What did he mean?
2007-04-20 11:08:07 · 13 answers · asked by scotty_84116 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He meant that nobody change the wording of it or tamper with it in any way. He did not mean that God would not call other prophets and reveal His Word to them. In fact, after John wrote the Book of Revelation he wrote an epistle, as most biblical historians agree. In fact, Deut 4:2 says something very similar "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 command you." So should we throw away all of the books that were written after Deuteronomy? No. You have to realize that these restrictions are for the individual books which were written on individual scrolls long before they were combined into one book, our present day Bible.
2007-04-20 11:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by Arthurpod 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
According to Christian doctrine, John was the seal of the prophets. God had said everything he was going to, and that was the end of it. Which is why many of the more fundamentalist religions deny that Mormonism is a branch of Christianity. They equate Mormonism to cultism. That is also why they deny the validity of Islam. Mohammed was living in 600 ad when God (Allah) came to him and inspired the Quran. Here's the historical skinny. Jehova, the God of the Jews, God, and Allah are all the same deity. The difference is that the Jews don't recognize the divinity of Jesus, and the Christians don't recognize the divine inspiration of Mohammed. According to Mohammed, Christians and Jews are both "people of the book". They recognize the validity of the bible, but not the divinity of Jesus. The whole reason that they are against Israel is that they believe that the Jews stole their holy land. The fact that it's also the holy land of the other two People of the Book makes no nevermind to them.
However, there are other books of the Bible. Around the time that Mohammed was just getting going, the Coptic Church (Roman Catholosism and Eastern Orthodoxy had yet to split) The council of Nicea convened. They sat down and reviewed everything that had been written about Christ and codified it into "The Bible". Everything that didn't make the cut was destroyed. Some members of the church dissagreed with the destruction and hid the outlawed gospels. The King James bible was created by England's King James I (duh) who took it upon himself to cut certan gospels out which gave the Roman Catholic Church more power than the monarchy of England (who had been involved in a bitter power struggle for years). Needless to say, this pick and choose mentality plauges Christianity to this day, leading to the splintering of the denominations. The truth is, nobody really knows the "truth" because so much of Christs words have been lost.
2007-04-20 11:33:05 · answer #2 · answered by Chris C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Book of Revelation that John wrote while on the Isle of Patmos is just one of the 66 books that were organized later to form the Holy Bible (KJV). The Book of Mormon adds nothing to that book any more than the subsequent books of the Bible add to Deuteronomy 4: 2 and 12: 32.
It must be remembered that the Bible was not in existence when John the Revelator recorded the words of the Lord in the Book of Revelation.
And in this train of thought the intelligent are quick to be reminded that the Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ, not the only testament of our Savior.
Added note: I'm happy to have added the word 'intelligent' in the foregoing paragraph. It is obviously pointed.
2007-04-20 11:15:56 · answer #3 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think John was probably clearing up confusion, because people may have been quoting him for things he didn't say, and he wanted to make it known that the Book of Revelations was all that he had said on it, and that people should not say that he said more on the subject. It is just a thought, but a possible one.
FYI. Most of the Book of Mormon was written before the Book of Revelations was written.
2007-04-20 11:13:12 · answer #4 · answered by moonman 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The book of Mormons is not part of the HOLY BIBLE. The Mormons believe it is inspired writing but the truth is it not. The best translation of the HOLY BIBLE is the King James Version. None of the rest of the translations are accurate, and many Bible paraphrases are becoming popular but they to are not accurate. The Bible has to speak for itself, the Bible was written by men inspired by GOD, and led by the HOLY SPIRIT. It does not need any of our own thoughts to make itself plain. THE ONLY REAL BIBLE IS THE KING JAMES BIBLE(KJV). No other Bible is true to the source for example the Catholic Bible or the book of Mormons or the Jehovah witnesses Bible. The Mormons do say the their book is not a substitute but a lost book of the Bible, Yet they hold the writings of Smith in higher regards the the Holy Bible.
2007-04-20 11:20:48 · answer #5 · answered by alwayintosomething 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-13 01:40:49 · answer #6 · answered by crihfield 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He said not to add to his owrds. There a few parts of the Bible that were written afterwards, but appear before Revelations in the Bible.
2007-04-20 11:19:02 · answer #7 · answered by Melissa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a penalty for adding and subtracting from the Bible and it is Jesus speaking! Revelation 22 12-21....
2007-04-20 11:23:37 · answer #8 · answered by ShadowCat 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
John's book is THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST.
Psalm 40:7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Hebrews 10:7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.
Someone who seeks to add to the Bible, or change it, or delete from it seeks to change Jesus Christ and how He has revealed Himself to mankind.
2007-04-20 11:15:48 · answer #9 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Book of Mormon is an addendum to the gospel of Christ.
http://www.schneblin.com/studies/pdfs/gospel_addendum.pdf
"John said no one was to add to his book. What did he mean?"
The book of Revelation is the full unveiling of Jesus Christ. To mess with it in any way is to court disaster.
2007-04-20 11:29:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋