Here follows 7 strong arguments against new revelation outside of Scripture - extra biblical revelation. These arguments also proof that no new apostles and prophets are appointed today by Christ.
1. There is a general biblical taboo against seeking new revelation (Isaiah 8:19-20; 19:3; 29:4; 47:12, 13; Leviticus 19:31; 20:6; 2 Kings 21:6; 23:4; 1 Samuel 28:8ff.).
2. We have clear warning that many false prophets will come and try to add to the Bible, but that the church should carefully guard against such perversion (Matt. 24:24; Jude 3; Acts 20:28-32; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15; 2 Timothy 4:3, 4).
3. The nature of Christ’s promises of future revelation offer proof that Revelation ceased with the New Testament. He told of coming revelation that the Holy Spirit would reveal to the disciples (John 16:13, 14; 14:26). The Apostles acknowledged receiving that revelation (1 Corinthians 2:10-13). Finally, Jesus said revelation was then final (Revelation 22:18-20).
4. There are Bible statements that indicate revelation is terminated (1 Corinthians 2:9, 10; Hebrews 1:1, 2; 2:1-4; John 17:4, 8; 15:15; Jude 3). “God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son” – underline mine (Hebrews 1:1, 2). The Greek scholar Robertson comments on “has spoken,” saying that it means “’did speak’ in a final and full revelation.” There is a powerful contrast set up between these two avenues of revelation. In the Old Testament times revelation from God was continuous, whereas in stark contrast, the revelation in Jesus Christ is full, complete, and final.
5. There are Bible statements that indicate the Bible is adequate for our faith and practice, and that no new revelation is needed to help us grow in Christ, or to know His will (John 17:17, 20; 2 Peter 1:3, 4; 2 Timothy 3:15-17).
6. The sixth line of argument to exhibit that special revelation from God was terminated with the New Testament. There is the historical testimony of the church regarding the closed canon of Scripture. The canon refers to those 66 books that make up the Bible that was eventually formally recognized at the Council of Carthage in A.D. 397. Later I will go into detail how the canon was formed. The reality of the closed canon offers evidence that the Christian church from the beginning considered the matter of revelation from God to be a closed matter with the end of the book of Revelation. That great document of the church that resulted from the Reformation, the Westminster Confession of Faith (A.D. 1647) makes the point clear. It reads, “The whole counsel of God, concerning all things necessary for his own glory, man’s salvation, faith, and life, is either expressly set down in scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from scripture: unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations of the Spirit or traditions of men” (Chapter I, Article VI).
7. It is the severe prohibition and condemnation of further revelation beyond the book of Revelation, “I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God hall add to him the plagues which are written in this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book” (Revelation 22:18,19). The message could not be plainer and to the point: special revelation has ceased! There is not a clearer and stronger “the end” that the Holy Spirit could have appended to the end of His Book. God condemns, in this passage, anyone who adds or subtracts from the words of the Bible. There are those, however, who say this warning applies only to the book of Revelation, but not to the rest of the Bible. In some cases the reasoning goes that since the warning only applies to the book of Revelation, then they can add or tamper with the rest of the New Testament. I reply: the warning does apply to the whole Bible, because it is intimately linked to the whole Bible.
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