"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:" - Revelation 22:18
This scripture was written by John the Revelator, on the Isle of Patmos, sometime during the latter end of the 1st century. Now whether or not other sacred texts were written after is not relevant to my argument today.
It is a fact that the Books in the Bible were compiled together during the 4th century shortly after the Nicene Council. If this is true, then prior to this, the book of Revelation itself stood alone and during the compilation of the Bible those other Books were added to the Book of Revelation, then. This would mean, by those who wish to demean and discredit the Book of Mormon with this gross misinterpretation of this individual scripture, would condemn their own sacred texts and by their own standards blatantly declare that the Bible itself is a spawn of sin and was compiled contrary to the commandments of God. Therefore, those who wish to pursue this argument further must decide either John the Revelator was a liar and was not inspired of God, discrediting the entire Bible itself, or that scripture speaks exclusively to the Book of Revelation.
The Book of Mormon is the Word of God just as much as the Bible.
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| A depiction of the Nicene Council. |
"......This would mean, by those who wish to demean and discredit the Book of Mormon with this gross misinterpretation of this individual scripture, would condemn their own sacred texts and by their own standards blatantly declare that the Bible itself is a spawn of sin and was compiled contrary to the commandments of God. ......."
ReplyDeleteWELL STATED....I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER.
"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:" - Revelation 22:18
ReplyDeleteTHIS ABOVE SCRIPTURE IS AN UNALTERABLE REALITY. IT IS UNAFFECTED BY ANYTHING MANKIND WRITES TO DESCRIBE IT OR DOES NOT WRITE TO DESCRIBE IT....FURTHER, ALL OUR DOINGS WHETHER DESTRUCTIVE OR CONSTRUCTIVE ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ADD OR TAKE AWAY FROM US ON ALL LEVELS OF THE HUMAN CONDITION. WE REAP WHAT WE SOW................
AND....THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE SAID AGAINST THE TRUTH BUT FOR IT BECAUSE TRUTH HAS REVEALED AND EXPOSED US EVEN BEFORE WE'VE HAD ANY ARGUMENT AGAINST IT IN OUR OWN MIND.
ON THE LEVEL OF THE HUMAN CONDITION, WE WILL ARGUE AGAINST ANYTHING FOR ALL THE REASONS WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THEM.
WE CAN TAKE EACH OTHER TO COURT TO PROVE WE'RE RIGHT AND THE OTHER WRONG BUT NO ONE EXISTS TO TAKE OUR GOD ABOUT HIS TRUTH TO COURT, REMOVE HIS TRUTH AND ESTABLISH OUR OWN.
SO IT IS.