The last words of Jesus Christ recorded in Scripture; Revelation 2:16-20 state that the Word of God must not be added to or changed in any way.
We would encourage all to prayerfully consider these Scriptures, which are a serious warning from Jesus Christ that no man (flesh) on this earth is allowed to change words or add words or remove them from the Holy Scripture.
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Revelation of John 22:16:
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
Revelation 22:17:
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Comment: The water of life is 'The Word' Jesus invites us to come and drink; be drawn to, accept, believe and read the Word.
Revelation 22:18:
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:
Comment: What does 'these things' refer to? This refers to the WORDS (God's Word) of the prophecies in the BOOK; The Bible. What does 'add unto these things' refer to? It refers to having words added to the Scripture that were not there originally.
Comment: God adds the plagues unto him (flesh) that adds anything to the Word, God's Book which is the BIBLE. So God is clearly against this.
Revelation 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.
Comment: In Revelation 22:19 It warns against removing scripture (The Word, water of life) from the Bible.
Comment: God shall take away his part out of the book of life. What does that mean? It means the flesh that disobeys God's warning will lose the gift of salvation, and be removed from the book of life. That flesh has lost the gift of eternal life, which means they are destined for the 2nd death, which is the death of the eternal spirit, and to be cast into the LAKE OF FIRE decribed in Revelation 20:12-15.
So, this is a very serious warning from God to those who take the Word of God and change it.
If you write another "bible version" and remove any scripture, change words and add words and then call it; The NIV or NKJV, or anything else it's over for you. So we don't use the NIV or any other claimed-to-be bible that is not the complete unchanged Word of God (water of life). It can't be any more clear than the warning in Revelation 22:16-19. If you don't read the King James Bible 1611, you are reading a corrupted version that will not be aided by the Holy Spirit. And when you stand before Jesus Christ He will say you are Laodicean, and He will say:
''Depart from me I never knew you''
Matt 7:23 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?"
Matt 7:23 "And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."
Matt 7:24 "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:"
It is also important not to use any Bible verse out of context, to either claim another
meaning or manufacture a situation that suits your argument or topic.
Is that not close to changing or adding to the Word?
Read the word with the Holy Spirit, not the flesh.
Don't read the word made by flesh (man).
If you were the author of a great book, would you support those reading a changed corrupted version of it?
from TruthIsChrist.com
Words of God in the First Chapters of OT & NT KJB
We are counting all words actively and personally spoken by God. I do not include the following words as being actively spoken by God: Day, Night, Heaven, Earth, and Seas. These are not actively spoken sentences, but rather titles that God has assigned. It would be much different if it were worded like this, “And God said, The dry land shall be called Earth…” but instead it says, “And God called the dry land Earth…” Notice how there is no comma before “Earth.” In the grammatical structure of the King James Bible, quotations always follow commas (E.g. “And he said, What hast thou done?”). Therefore, a clear distinction is made between God “calling” or assigning a 1-word title to something in contrast to the active voice of God (And God said, …). The same type of thing happens in Exodus 16:31, where it says, “And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna…” Surely, we wouldn’t interpret this as the children of Israel all shouting in unison, “Manna!” It’s simply giving us the name they assigned it. All 49 words in Matthew 1 are spoken by the angel of the Lord. In case you or somebody else ponders if the angel of the LORD is actually speaking the direct and personal words of God, see Genesis 22:15-16 which will resolve any doubts.
Words of God in Genesis 1
KJB = 343 = 7x7x7
KJB1611 = 344 (Standardized 1762)
NKJV = 336
ESV = 333
NASB20 = 326
NIV = 321
Words of God in Matthew 1
KJB = 49 = 7×7
KJB1611 = 49 = 7×7
NKJV = 50
ESV = 46
NASB20 = 50
NIV = 51
If it's not the KJB, it's not the Word, It's the fleshly corrupted word.