God has said the bible can be changed by men so why do Christians base their life on so much possible error ?

Question

“For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:” -------- Rev 22:18


“And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book”. ---- Rev 22:19


This is a severe warning to the Israelites to not change the revelations because the Bible is not guaranteed to be free from human corruption/changes.

If the Bible was to be protected from change by divine decree then this warning would not be needed.

That is why both the Old and New Testament and the Torah have gone through translations/new editions and other changes.

This doesn’t mean the Bible is not scripture…. It just means that not every word is guaranteed by God to be exactly what was revealed in the original form.


////

Answer 1

It sounds to me like you are altering the Scriptures yourself, adding to them, and invoking a curse upon yourself.
Are you sure you want to do that?

Answer 2

"this book" only refers to the book of Revelation and nothing changes in translation. Its all there. You can read it in greek as it was written if you want. Have you read this book? Which book of the bible have you read? Most muslims dont read any of them, just verses from muslim sites out of context. Its not a warning to Isrealites, but to all. The bible is available in any language. God wants us all to know it well. Jesus said that scripture "can not be broken" and that "His words will never pass away. Isaiah writes "The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever." Jesus confirmed the scriptures. Even the book of Revelation confirms all that is said in the Old and New Testament. All bibles say that Jesus is the Son of God and to recieve eternal life you must believe in Him. There is no other way to God and to heaven but through Jesus. Sorry but your efforts are nothing. God bless you.

Answer 3

What are you talking about it being for the Israelites?? This is the last Book of the New Testament. After Christ died. The Israelites were in the Old testament under different laws.

God is saying if you add new things and beliefs and laws to the Bible You will add to you bad things. If you stop doing what we are told to do by doing,such as loving one another,teaching the Bible to the people then he will take away for us heaven.

Very very simple

Answer 4

These curses are conditional. They do not mean that Scripture has been changed. As for translations from the original languages, they are translated DIRECTLY from those languages into the languages of whichever society is receiving Scripture, so there is no mistranslation. I don't know what basis anyone has for claiming there has been "other" translations or "new" editions. The texts might be translated from the original languages into different dialects (for example, King James English versus modern English) but since translation occurs directly from the oldest and most reliable manuscripts, the claim that the Bible has been translated "so many times" just doesn't make sense.

Answer 5

I agree with most of your points, but the Bible is also written in such a way that if you are researching a topic, you find it in several places. In this way you are able to get a confirmation of the answer in more than one place. This also prevents those places were words were added / taken away from having a significant impact on the Word of God as a whole. What is more we have ancient documents and present day scholars who also assist in recognizing passages that were altered. In conclusion the Bible can still be accepted as the Word of God to a very high degree and it is still profitable for the edifying of the believer.

Answer 6

That was added after people mutilated that book in the first place. I mean come on, an all powerful god has to warn not to change something? It’s ridiculous.

Also, contrary to popular belief of many Protestant ignoramuses, that warning is specifically about that book only, not the bible, so, the rest of the bible was added to that book of prophesy, therefore making the bible is actually what the verse is warning not to do. Go figure those Xians.

Answer 7

This is an impossibility. No one can be changed from gay to straight. I'm straight and I certainly can't be changed to gay. Being gay is NOT a choice. Why would someone choose being gay as a way of life when it is such a difficult thing in today's society? If people would just learn to accept each other as people and not be concerned with what they do in the bedroom. If someone is a good person, I couldn't care less what they do in private.

Answer 8

You need to read the whole Bible. At the very end your God tells John the Revelation can not be changed without dire punishment.

All it takes is one blatant error and contradiction within your research and your whole false thesis crumbles before the Truth.

If you want the Truth.....Ask a Pagan.

Answer 9

There are books of books which were written and changed... there are books that were written in error and so have been pulled from publication because of their error......

There are new versions of the old which are written, whereby the words have been changed so as to appeal to a new generation of readers and are like tainted blood........

I have a book called the Almanac of the Bible which have some of the older versions written hundreds of years ago......

There are books coming.... and books which men will dream.... as i have dreamt of them..... and they are unwritten to the eye that has never seen or heard of them.... some recently dug up and reprinted...... But are they Scripture?

Hard to tell!!!

I saw the book of Judas 3 weeks before they made it public..... What I saw in my dream of it, was pure evil... so when National Geographic produced it, I paid special attention....... There were references which spoke a differnent Scripture than the one we know....... Scripture tells us that if it is preached a different Gospel than the one's taught by the apostles, then it is evil.... and so it is......


your sister,
Ginger,
((dream interpreter over 20 years))

Answer 10

You have said this well and that is one great reason for a person to know God for himself. That means having an intimate relationship with him by prayer to God only and not to man.