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[William Hendershot]

It seems like you're applying a double standard.

[jimwalton]

I certainly hope not. When God spoke his word through a prophet, it was a different kind of revelation. Such a difference is acknowledged by Heb. 1.1, 2 Pet. 1.20-21, and 2 Tim. 3.16. The revelation to these men carries an authority distinct from when "speaks" to anyone else. His revelation to the prophets and apostles is meant for the ages as the revelation of his covenant and his person (Eph. 2.20). Any messages for you and me are in a different sphere.

[William Hendershot]

So the general instructions for everyone are set in stone and can never updated by God? There is no possibility that God will ever provide a new revelation meant for everyone?

[jimwalton]

Now that I agree with. The Bible is not general instructions for everyone, but the covenant (legal contract) between God and humanity. The contract has been drawn, notarized, and signed in blood. In the contract God has revealed himself, and in Jesus (Heb. 1.1-2) he has said everything he wanted to say. The "in these last days" of Heb. 1.2 gives the air of fulfillment and finality. Many take the words of John in Revelation 22.18 to apply not just to the apocalypse, but to the whole, as a fitting culmination of the revelation to humanity. It is finished.