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Adding to
God's Word
BY HENRY M. MORRIS, PH.D.
“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 very
sober warning right at the end of the Bible was given by Christ Himself (note
verse 20) to indicate that the written Scriptures were now complete, and it
would be a serious sin for some pseudo-prophet to come along presenting some
alleged new revelation from God.
That this warning applies to the entire Bible, not just to the book of
Revelation, should be obvious but is made especially clear when it is
remembered that Jesus promised His chosen disciples that the Holy Spirit “shall
teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance,” and
furthermore, that “he will guide you into all truth: . . . and he will
shew you things to come” (John 14:26;
16:13).
This special revelation to the “apostles and prophets” of
the New Testament would constitute the “foundation” of the
church, and would be complete when the last of these “holy apostles and
prophets” were gone. (Study
carefully Ephesians 2:19–3:11.)
When John
completed the Apocalypse, he was very old; all the other apostles and prophets
of the New Testament had already died (all by martyrdom), so God’s written Word
was now complete.
No new
revelation would be needed before Christ returns. We shall do well if we just
learn what we already have received from His holy apostles and prophets.
Note also
the emphasis on “the words,” not just the concepts. God was
able to say what He meant and we are wise if we take His words literally. Jesus
warned about “false prophets” who would come after He
left (Matthew
24:24), and there have been many of these through
the centuries.
The Bible
as we now have it is sufficient for every need.
The Institute for Creation Research (ICR) wants people to
know that God’s Word can be trusted in everything it speaks about—from how and
why we were made, to how the universe was formed, to how we can know God and
receive all He has planned for us.
After almost 50 years of ministry, ICR
remains a leader in scientific research within the context of biblical
creation. Founded by Dr. Henry Morris in 1970, the institute exists
to conduct scientific research within the realms of origins and Earth history,
and then to educate the public both formally and informally through graduate
and professional training programs, through conferences and seminars around the
country, and through books, magazines, and media presentations.
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