Question: Are the Letters from God and His Christ an "adding to" the Bible?
Answer: Yes and No. Yes, because they are the Word of the Lord and are in perfect agreement with the Bible, having the very same Author, the Lord Himself. No, because I, myself, have not added to the Bible.
My friends, I do not wish to replace, or take away, or add to the Holy Bible! Rather, these words and this understanding was given to me by the Lord, and is for all those who have ears to hear. He, ALONE, may "add to" His Word for our benefit, and to give us greater understanding.
I hear this question from churches and other Christians frequently. And they use this as an excuse to discount the Letters from God and His Christ. But if their assertion holds true, that no one should "add to" the words of the Bible, then the Bible should have been a very short Book indeed, also making the Lord a hypocrite.
The following verses warn against "adding to" God's Word:
In order to obey the mitzvot (word) of ADONAI your God which I am giving you, do not add to what I am saying, and do not subtract from it. (Deuteronomy 4:2)
Everything I am commanding you, you are to take care to do. Do not add to it or subtract from it. (Deuteronomy 12:32)
Don't add anything to His words; or He will rebuke you, and you be found a liar.
(Proverbs 30:6)I warn everyone hearing the words of the prophecy in this Book that if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues written in this book. (Revelation 22:18)
These verses clearly say NOT to add to God's Word, yet do not mention not adding to the Bible. If this were true, then the Bible should've ended at Deuteronomy 4:2. It is very clear that each consecutive book of the Bible is an "adding to". Neither did the Israelites interpret these verses as not adding to the Bible, otherwise each consecutive prophet would have been labeled "false".
Under the incorrect interpretation of the verses above, Jesus is the most guilty of all, as He both added to the Bible, and took away as He abolished (fulfilled) the laws found in ordinances...Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross (Colossians 2:14).
So then the verses in Deuteronomy, Proverbs and Revelation were speaking of NOT TAMPERING WITH or adding to or taking away, according to man's understanding, [*or in the purposeful misinterpretation of these verses, to uphold our own way of doing things, holding onto private church doctrines, putting ourselves and our personal wants, doctrines of men], [**above God] and His commands.
* First of all, understand this: No prophecy of Scripture is to be interpreted by an individual on his own; for never has a prophecy come as a result of human willing - on the contrary, people moved by the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) spoke a message from God. (2 Peter 1:20-21)
** But the person who has the Spirit can evaluate everything, while no one is in a position to evaluate Him. For who has known the mind of ADONAI? Who will counsel Him? But we have the mind of the Messiah! (1 Corinthians 2:15)
Therefore, to hold onto this idea that no one should "add to" or "take away" from the Bible, according to men, is true.
The Lord, Himself, may add to His own Word
However, the rule of "adding to" and "taking away" does not apply to the Lord, Himself. Otherwise, He would have contradicted His own command every time He sent a prophet to proclaim His Word to the people.
The Lord, ALONE, may add to His Word and the Bible...we may not. Most oftentimes, the Lord spoke to His prophets, who were to proclaim His message to the people, which was then, later, added to the Bible.
...on the contrary, people moved by the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) spoke a message from God. (2 Peter 1:21)
And the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying... (Isaiah 38:4)
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying...(Jeremiah 1:4)
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying...(Ezekiel 13:1)
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. (Daniel 12:4)
Saying, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last," and, "What you see, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia: to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamos, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea." (Revelation 1:11)
The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea...(Hosea 1:1)
The word of the LORD that came to Joel....(Joel 1:1)
Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah...(Jonah 1:1)
The word of the LORD that came to Micah....(Micah 1:1)
The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah...(Zephaniah 1:1)
Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying...(Haggai 1:3)
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying...(Zechariah 6:9)
The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi. (Malachi 1:1)
"But because I, ADONAI, do not change"...(Malachi 3:6)
More Q & A Bible/Letter Studies here:
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ADDITIONAL UNDERSTANDING FROM JESUS' OWN MOUTH:
TrumpetCallofGodOnline.com, Volume 3, Only One Stands Above Reproach, and His Words are Also Above Reproach... Only Men, and Those Fallen, Stand in Judgment.
10/8/05, From Our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. A Letter Given to Timothy, For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear.
....Now listen and have understanding, so you may fulfill My command for you. The Bible was written, and all who were of Abraham listened to its meaning. Even then, the New Testament and Gospel was, and yet was not, and was yet to come.
So then, to the peoples of the day, in where My apostles proclaimed the Gospel, then that which already existed was born into the world as the New Testament. Was it, at that time, accepted as the Bible? Was it the Old Testament?...No. It was the New Testament...never before heard, published or read. Was it not accepted as the Bible, containing the Old News of the prophets that had now become fulfilled in the New News or Good News, by those of the Truth? Was it, then, the Old Testament?...No. Did it agree with the Old Testament?...Yes, but not completely. For many doctrines of the Old Testament passed away in that day and were made new, of a greater glory, through a greater understanding, because now the Word was with men.
Again, I send out My prophets and apostles to announce My coming and to correct and guide those who wait eagerly for Me. They also speak the Gospel and the Final Testament. Do their words agree with the Bible?...Yes! For their words are My words; as are the words of your Bible, My words. Much of what they say you have already heard. Also will they proclaim that which you have not heard, nor understood, because of man's doctrine within you. So what My modern prophets speak is new to many, but is still in agreement with those who went before. If then, the time has come for the Trumpet Call to sound, and God the Father has poured out His Spirit upon the whole world, why have you not cupped your ears and listened with all attentiveness? Cast off your shackles, and hear what the Spirit says. Hear Him in spirit, and cast off the spirit of men.
Humbles yourselves, and worship your God as He really is. Amen.
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11/3/09 From God The Father and Jesus The Christ, YahuShua HaMashiach, Our Lord and Savior - A Letter Given to Timothy, For Craig Called Daniel, And For All Those Who Have Ears to Hear
Thus says The Lord God:
There are those who have come and endeavor to seat themselves at My table, who resist My word in The Volumes, wanting to hear My Word but at the same time refusing My Word spoken to this generation... My people shall live by faith and walk in that which was given them already; and pay close attention to, giving ear and obeying, that which I also speak presently, even that which is at hand and given for this generation. For that spoken, at present, shall be put first; and that which is contained in The Letters of Truth shall be foremost and brought to the front, for all to behold. Not that this Word is at all superior; neither shall it be considered inferior to My Word found in The Scriptures of Truth. My Word is My Word... Both are Scriptures and Truth. And that, spoken in the hearing of My prophets, was written and spoken to the generation in which it was received, for all to hear... Whether they would hear or whether they would forebear. And as it was in all times past, where I had spoken to My servants, the prophets, and they in turn both wrote and spoke aloud, saying, “Thus says The Lord”, so it is at this time... Even at the end of this age, which has come upon you. That, which is put forth of My mouth, is foremost, and shall not be put second to My Word spoken aforetime; neither is one made a foundation for the other, as though the Word proceeding from My own mouth was in need of anything to uphold it; nor is any other witness required to prove My Word as My own, when I, Myself, have spoken it...
And is known of those who are Mine and among those in whom I dwell.
Therefore, let My present Word be shown to be in full agreement with My former Word.
For it is in perfect agreement with My Word as it was...
Yet runs straight in comparison to that which men have made crooked.
Here is wisdom few have come to consider, nor have they understood: If one who confesses Me, yet remains dull in hearing and lacking in discernment, for his eyes remain dim and hard of seeing, let him test My Word by My Word only... For any test done outside My Word, or done according to the word of men, shall fail and be found as contempt before The Lord, for I sit as judge. For you have failed to see that My Word in The Volumes, also being called The Letters, is also a rod by which the translations of men are to be tested, and a light which shines on the doctrines of men to expose them, revealing them to be blasphemies and heresies before God... Which shall burn in the Day, when the fire comes to test the quality of each man’s works.
And by this only can one be wise in the reading...
Comparing that which was given with that which is put forth once again,
Discerning The Source and The Author to be the same...
One Word, One Book, One On-going Testament to My Glory...
By no means should it be divided into three, says The Lord.
Behold... My Words shall never pass away...
For as I am, so also is My Word, for it proceeds from Me,
Being manifest by He who is True, also being called The Word... Living...
Always feeding His flock the Word, which is written for their nourishment,
Which is to be received through that part of Himself, which is also in Me...
The Spirit called Holy, which speaks to the truth of who I am,
Glorifying He who I sent to you, who bears My name and reveals My glory in Himself,
Even as I am glorified through Him...
His glory being the same I own...
For We are One from the beginning, yet manifest as two in the earth...
So those, whom I have chosen, may know Me and come to Me and receive life...
Returning to, and being fulfilled in, the paradise of God, which is in His Kingdom and His Son.
I am The Lord...
And those, who have received of Me,
Testify that The Holy One, called Christ and Jesus, is The Lord of Heaven and earth...
ADONAI YahuShua HaMashiach is He to whom all the peoples of the earth shall bow...
Even all things shall give Him glory, calling Him Lord...
The only Faithful and True Witness...
The One Eternal King, who is and was, and is to come...
The Almighty...
Give Him all glory.
Therefore Craig, Daniel, you shall teach this Sabbath, and the next, and a third time as I command you: You shall pray and make for yourself an outline, and follow it... Not according to the hearers, but according to the Head, which I am. You shall prepare three studies in one accord, three studies containing My Word in The Letters only. And from the Volumes only shall you gather knowledge with which you shall feed this flock, who have come to sit at My table on The Lord’s day. For I have spoken to this generation, and that which I have uttered shall be brought to the head of the table and distributed... Even as I am the Head of My own table. And all good things both come from, and are distributed through Me... The Faithful and True Witness.
I am The Lord and I change not. Therefore, I will do nothing until I have made My plans known to all My servants, the prophets, where then I shall also call them My friends... The very same whom I have set up, who have become My beacons at the end of this age, who also will be MY shepherds in the Day of darkness and heavy sorrows. They will endure and can not be turned aside, for they will continue until their days are fulfilled... Then I shall come upon the clouds, with great power and glory.
Behold, even the rocks shall cry out,
And every living creature shall break out with a great noise and give Me glory...
Even the mountains and all high places shall be brought down
And bow before The King who has come...
He has returned to judge in righteousness...
And to restore His Kingdom by the power and majesty of His vesture...
For I am The King of Glory... The Righteous One of God!
The time has come!...
Prepare and watch.
The Holy One shall shout and reap His harvest,
He shall also return in all His glory...
And by His authority He shall make an end.
Behold a new day...
His rest...
One thousand years.
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