Don't change scripture warning

[run262]

I found this reference in Rev 22:18 but I know I’ve seen it somewhere else. I’m to lazy to go page by page

 

[Judas_Thaddeus]

It’s Deuteronomy 12:32.
In light of that, it is im-
portant note that such
commands to not add,
subtract, or alter texts
are specifically geared
more toward the Book
of Deuteronomy and of
Revelation.

We don’t do that to the rest of the Bible either, but that Don’t Change
commandment in context was not talking about the Bible as a whole.

 

[Kamaz]

I found this reference in Rev 22:18 but I know I’ve seen it somewhere else. I’m to lazy to go page by page

Rev:22:18: sates, “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:22:19: 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”.

“This book” refers to the book of Revelation since by then the New Testament had not been compiled. However, the same standard would be applied to the Word of God and its a warning to anybody who would twist the Word of God for his selfish gains.
This would also include wrong interpretation to confuse people, or omission of some truths to deny the people the whole truth as it should be.

 

[CaptFun]

Joshua 1:7

Above all, be firm and steadfast, taking care to observe the entire law which my servant Moses enjoined on you. Do not swerve from it either to the right or to the left, that you may succeed wherever you go.

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Keep this book of the law on your lips. Recite it by day and by night, that you may observe carefully all that is written in it; then you will successfully attain your goal.

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I command you: be firm and steadfast! Do not fear nor be dismayed, for the LORD, your God, is with you wherever you go."

10

So Joshua commanded the officers of the people:

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“Go through the camp and instruct the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for three days from now you shall cross the Jordan here, to march in and take possession of the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you.’”

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Joshua reminded the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh:

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"Remember what Moses, the servant of the LORD, commanded you when he said, ‘The LORD, your God, will permit you to settle in this land.’

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Your wives, your children, and your livestock shall remain in the land Moses gave you here beyond the Jordan. But all the warriors among you must cross over armed ahead of your kinsmen and you must help them

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until the LORD has settled your kinsmen, and they like you possess the land which the LORD, your God, is giving them. Afterward you may return and occupy your own land, which Moses, the servant of the LORD, has given you east of the Jordan."

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“We will do all you have commanded us,” they answered Joshua, "and we will go wherever you send us. We will obey you as completely as we obeyed Moses.

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But may the LORD, your God, be with you as he was with Moses.

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If anyone rebels against your orders and does not obey every command you give him, he shall be put to death. But be firm and steadfast."

 

[cguerber]

Proverbs 30:5-6 (NIV)

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“Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield(B) to those who take refuge in him.
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Do not add to his words,
or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

I believe this is referencing the entire Word of God and not just a book of it. We need to heed these words!

Blessings,
CG

 

[Joe_Kelley]

It’s Deuteronomy 12:32.
In light of that, it is im-
portant note that such
commands to not add,
subtract, or alter texts
are specifically geared
more toward the Book
of Deuteronomy and of
Revelation.

We don’t do that to the rest of the Bible either, but that Don’t Change
commandment in context was not talking about the Bible as a whole.

I think that is the reason the Sadducees accepted only the Pentateuch as legitimate.

 

[Judas_Thaddeus]

I think that is the reason the Sadducees accepted only the Pentateuch as legitimate.

Interesting Thought.
May apply to the Samaritans too.

 

[COPLAND_3]

I’ve seen this verse be abused and taken out of context by the KJV only folks to defend their view on their translation. Sometimes I think people read too much into it, which I feel that the warning is to help prevent a tampering with the prophecy that would alter it to mislead people. We see that happen today in the media when reporters will take the words from the Pope and edit and cut until it sounds like he is saying something different. It all has to do with being careful with what’s said and to not mislead others with what has been spoken.

 

[Gloria_de_G]

I found this reference in Rev 22:18 but I know I’ve seen it somewhere else. I’m to lazy to go page by page

"**This solemn warning in Rev 22:18 **recalls a similar injunction in Deuteronomy: “In your observance of the commandments of the Lord, your God, which I enjoin upon you, you shall not add to what I command you nor subtract from it” (Dt 4,2). It puts the words of the prophecy of this book on the same level as the commandments of God, the unalterable Torah, and therefore affirms its status as ‘canonical’.

There is nothing inconsistent about this, however, since the author has repeatedly described the contents of the book as the “Word of God and the Witness of Jesus” (Ap 1:5).

Apart from Paul’s stern warning to those who would distort the Gospel (“If any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to that which you received, let him be accursed.” Gal 1,6-9), there is nothing else like this in the NT. Taken at face value, it warns hearers not to distort the text in any way, at risk of losing their share of future beatitude or of receiving the judgments described within.

Whether or not copyists, translators and commentators have applied it to themselves is a subject to debate. The overtly Semitic style of the text of The Revelation and the inelegant, often incorrect, Greek syntax may owe its origin to a meticulously literal translation from Aramaic or Hebrew, undertaken by translators who were acutely conscious of this warning and determined to stay as close as possible to the original.

For the faithful who work with the text, there is little doubt about the effectiveness of this warning: it is a strong incentive to treat the text as it stands with great respect.

It is hard to decide whether it is pronounced by the author, or by the risen Christ. In view of Rev 22,12-13, where Christ declares he is bringing his reward with him, it is unlikely he would then say ‘God will add’ or ‘God will take away’. He would be much more likely to say ‘I will add’ or ‘I will take away’. On this basis, it is reasonable to assume that the author, John, is the one who ‘witnesses’ this warning, presumably on instruction from above."

Taken from here:
newtorah.org/Commentary.html

Hope this helps to the argument,
Gloria

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