Is there more for us God has yet to reveal?

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Is there more for God to reveal to us not yet revealed to us in any holy writ we currently possess? Of just the Holy Bible, there is statement in Revelation:


β€œFor I testify unto every man that heareth the words of 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. 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.” [Holy Bible [KJV] Revelation 22: 18, 19 


To what β€œbook” did John refer? Was he aware, when writing his β€œbook,” Revelation, that it would, one day, not stand alone, but would be added to 65 other books to comprise a book whose title, Holy Bible, was equally unknown to John? Yes, he did not know it. His reference forbidding addition to the book was to his book, only; Revelation, and not the entire canonized volume, the Holy Bible.

We cannot take it upon ourselves to limit what God will reveal to us in the past, at present, or to come. We do not yet possess all that God will reveal to us, and he will do so on his schedule, whatever that is, and not ours.


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We tell God what to do and then blame Him for our errors.

- Dr. Pet Dragon of Sorbonne University

#2 β€’β€’β€’
@fauxlaw

The Bible was compiled after the time of the individuals named "John" in the Bible, so neither John the Baptist nor the Apostle John could have known about the entire "Holy Bible" as a completed collection of books. However, John the Apostle, as the author of the Gospel of Johnand the Book of Revelation, would have been familiar with the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament), and likely knew of the Gospels of MatthewMark, and Luke, which were written before his own work. 





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#3 β€’β€’β€’

We could also add that st Paul who wrote most of the new testament letters had no idea that those letters would one-day become considered the word of God

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#4 β€’β€’β€’
@fauxlaw

See last post

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#5 β€’β€’β€’

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.


1 Corinthians 8:1-2 

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.


1 Corinthians 13:9-10 

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.


John 16:12-13

"I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truths.


2 Timothy 2:9

Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

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#6 β€’β€’β€’

β€œGod changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.” ― Nikos Kazantzakis, Zorba the Greek

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@linate

Paul wrote that God revealed to him the "mystery of Christ", which is that Gentiles (non-Jews) are included as fellow heirs and members of the same body as believers, in union with Christ through the Gospel, a truth that had been hidden from previous generations.He details this "mystery" in his letters, particularly in Ephesians 3:3-6 and Romans 16:25-26, explaining that this revelation allowed for the inclusion of all people into God's redemptive plan, not just the Jews. 





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#8 β€’β€’β€’

The Deposit of Faith is closed.



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@Debby

All may be true relative to his knowledge, but that does not modify the assessment that John was not referring to an entire set of books, or scrolls, but only his own. He did not say "books," did he? No, the object of his sentence is "book," a first-person singular noun, elven in both Hebrew and Greek, not to be construed with Mathew, Mark, and Luke, nor the O.T. separate writings.

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We tell God what to do and then blame Him for our errors.

- Dr. Pet Dragon of Sorbonne University

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@fauxlaw

The Book of Revelation is heavily dependent on and filled with allusions to the Old Testament, particularly from the books of Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Zechariah.While not often directly quoting, Revelation uses the language, imagery, and narratives of these Old Testament prophecies and writings to communicate its own message, expecting readers to be familiar with these texts for its symbolic meaning to be understood.There are no direct references to other New Testament books in Revelation, as the latter is generally considered to be one of the last books written in the New Testament canon.  





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#11 β€’β€’β€’

Are you trying to justify Mormonism?

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#12 β€’β€’β€’
@Misterio

The more to come from God is revealed in the Book of Revelation

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@Debby

huat r u talking 'bout, Shirley?

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#14 β€’β€’β€’
@Misterio

What is yet to come is revealed in the Book of Revelation.

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#15 β€’β€’β€’
@Debby

Dat's not tru.

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@Misterio

The Book of Revelation, also known as the Apocalypse of John, is the final book of the New Testament and a prophetic religious text that uses symbolic visions and dreams to reveal God's perspective on history and the future. Written in Greek by a figure named John, it was addressed to seven churches in the Roman province of Asia Minor around 96 CE to provide hope and challenge in times of crisis, warning them to remain faithful to God. The book details future judgments and a final triumph of God over evil, culminating in the return of Jesus and the renewal of all things. 




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