Jeffrey Johnson Supporter

Which Bible passages make it clear that there will be no new revelations after Jesus?

Several Bible passages suggest that public revelation of God's will is complete in Jesus, and no new, foundational prophetic revelations will occur after him. Key verses include Hebrews 1:1-2, which states God has spoken through His Son, 1 Corinthians 13:8-10, which notes prophecies will pass away when "the perfect" comes (often interpreted as the completion of Scripture), and Ephesians 2:19-20, which describes the church being built on the "foundation of the apostles and prophets" with Jesus as the cornerstone. Jude 1:3 also emphasises that the faith was "once for all delivered to the saints," meaning it is complete. 

Hebrews 1: 1-2 ASV Bible: "God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners, 2 hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds."

Key Bible passages include:

Hebrews 1:1-2: This passage highlights the transition from God speaking through prophets in various ways to a final and complete manner of speaking through His Son, Jesus Christ, in the "last days." This suggests Jesus is the culmination of God's revelation.

Jude 1:3: The author urges believers to "contend earnestly for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints." The phrase "once for all" indicates that the core body of Christian teaching and revelation is complete and nothing further needs to be added to it.

2 Timothy 3:16-17: This passage emphasises the sufficiency of "all Scripture," stating it is "breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work". This implies that the written Word provides everything necessary for faith and practice, with no need for new revelations.

Colossians 2:9-10: Paul writes, "For in him [Christ] the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have been filled in him". This verse suggests that all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are found in Christ and that believers are complete in Him, needing no further revelations.

John 16:13-15: Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would guide the apostles into "all the truth" and declare to them "the things that are to come," taking what belongs to Christ and declaring it to them. The understanding is that this promised guidance was fulfilled through the apostles' teaching and subsequent New Testament writings, thus completing the full public revelation.

Revelation 22:18-19: At the end of the final book of the Bible, there is a strong warning against adding to or taking away from the "words of the prophecy of this book". While this specifically refers to the Book of Revelation itself, many theologians interpret it as a general principle against adding to the completed canon of Scripture, which contains all necessary public revelation. 

These Bible passages collectively support the view that the period of public divine revelation for all of God's people has ended with Jesus and the close of the biblical canon.

This view does not deny that God still speaks to people today (e.g., through the Holy Spirit's illumination of the existing Word, wise counsel, or personal guidance), but holds that these communications do not constitute new, authoritative public revelation that adds to or supersedes the Bible.

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Donna Williams Supporter

The scripture that comes to mind is found in Hebrews 1:1-2: "GOD, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds."

I believe these verses make it clear that there is no need for any further revelation. In John 19:30: we find these words of Jesus Christ, "It is finished!" The will of God the Father was accomplished.

Jesus is the true reality of all that is written in the Old Testament. He is the fulfillment of the revelation of God's plan for the redemption of mankind as found in Genesis 3:15.

Finally, in Hebrews 3:7-11 concerning the Son, it is written: "Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: "Today, if you hear His voice, 

8. Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of trial in the wilderness, 

9. Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, and saw My works forty years. 

10. Therefore I was angry with that generation, and said, 'They always go astray in their heart, and they have not known My ways.'

11. So I swore in My wrath, 'They shall not enter My rest.' "

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