I 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.I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book.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:I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:
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… 18 and 19. I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. Man, I wish the Bible was direct. Matthew 7. Watch out, Jesus said, for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. Again, the big picture. Hinduism, escape. Buddhism, detachment. Mormonism, becoming. Christianity, grace and mercy. So if you're on this construction plan, this man-made construction plan with your hard hat and safety goggles and red wings, trash that, park the crane, and accept the bridge God has built to you. Because the bridge God has built to you is not a bridge to nowhere, it's a bridge to somewhere, and that somewhere is someone named you. …
… And so it's striking what he says in Revelation 22. I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. I would argue that when the Catholic Church adds new doctrines that cannot be found either explicitly or by good and necessary consequence in Scripture, that it is dishonoring the Bible as a covenantal book. We're not to add to the old covenant, not to add to the new covenant. It is the sort of book that is the norming norm. It is the rule that rules and you do not add to it or subtract from it. There is nothing equal to it in its norming authority. Those are five quick reasons. Let me deal with some objections. …
… With regard to this universe, that's the end. In chapter 22 again, verse 18, I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in the book. So when God says, I'm signing off, that's it. And if you come along and want to add something that you think is a revelation from God, you're in danger of receiving the plagues that are written in this book. And on the other hand, verse 19 says, if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away His part from the tree of life and from the holy city which are written in this book. That's pretty serious. You can't add to, you can't take away from, this is the fullness of God's divine revelation. God signs off at this point. And then one final note about verse 3 is that the time is near. The time is near. …