Nothing May Be Added
18I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. 19And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
Who wrote verse 18? In red letter bibles it’s not red but the verse implies authority!
“The solemnity of the injunction suggests that the speaker is Christ Himself.” (Mounce)
“What a solemn warning this is to critics who have tampered with this book and other portions of Scripture in arrogant self-confidence that they are equipped intellectually and spiritually to determine what is true and what is not true in the Word of God.” (Walvoord)
“God will add to him the plagues described in this book.”
Do any of us desire to have “ANY” of the plagues described in the Book of Revelation?
Which plague stands out as the one you would really like to have?
How many plagues are in this book?
That can be another study!
“Divines generally do further extend the sense of these two verses, considering this as the last portion of holy writ, not only placed last in our Bibles, but revealed and written last. They conceive these verses the seal of all canonical Scripture, and that God here denounces a curse to those who shall pretend any new revelations of his will . . . as also against all those who shall deny, corrupt, or deprave any part of them.” (Poole)
Do you share in the tree of life and in the holy city?
Blessings, David
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