In relation to Revelation 22:18 where God warns, "If any man shall add to these things, God shall add to him the plagues, that are written in the book."
It should be noted that Revelations is one of the oldest books of the NT, having been written in the middle of the first century. At least three of the Gospels and several of the epistles were composed after Revelations. The process of canonization (the choice of which books to add and which to subtract from the Bible) continued well into the middle of the third century.
Since Revelations appears at the end of the Bible as we have inherited it, it seems at a naive glance, that the line at the end of Revelations about not adding or subtracting could apply to scripture as a whole. However, when it is seen in its historical context, much of the accepted scripture of the NT was added after this warning was written.
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