Subject: [ETI Informal 1AD.02.01.20] Pseudepigrapha
From: "James@End Time Issues" <[email-masked]>
To: "Lists@ End Time Issues" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:06:43 +0200

Greetings

In 1995 the Father drew my attention to the fact that there were 66 books in the book we commonly refer to as the Bible (Greek for book).

Noting that 6 is the number of man He then stated to me that there were books missing and subsequently referred me to a number of verses of Scripture which cite other documents that are not included in the collection of documents traditionally referred to as "The Bible".

In particular, Colossians 4:16 expressly instructs us to read the epistle from Laodicea: "Now when this epistle is read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea." (NKJ)

There are a number of other references in Scripture to other books:

Numbers 21:14 "Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of Yahweh: "Waheb in Suphah, the brooks of the Arnon," (NKJ, Name adjusted)

Joshua 10:13 "So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the people had revenge upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day." (NKJ)

Note that this reference takes the form of a question which implies that we should therefore read the Book of Jasher.

2 Samuel 1:18 again refers to the Book of Jasher "and he told them to teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow; indeed it is written in the Book of Jasher:" (NKJ)

1 Kings 11:41 "Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?" (NKJ)

Note again that this takes the form of a question which implies that we should read it.

1 Chronicles 29:29 "Now the acts of King David, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer," (NKJ)

We have the books of Samuel although some suggest that they are NOT the books of Samuel.  We do not have the books of Nathan and Gad.

2 Chronicles 9:29 "Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?" (NKJ)

Again this takes the form of a question.

2 Chronicles 12:15 "The acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days." (NKJ)

Again, a question.

2 Chronicles 20:34 "Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel." (NKJ)

Here we see reference to at least ten books or epistles and in many cases the form of the reference suggests that we should read these documents.

Since 1995 the writer has encountered a number of documents purporting to be "lost books of the Bible", etc but has found that most do not appear to be inspired and that others clearly are not inspired since they are drastically at odds with what is presented in the Scriptures that are traditionally accepted and which, by the Spirit, we know to be true.

For example, there is a "Book of Jasher" that i cannot conceive is inspired.  That does not mean that we are not told to read the book of Jasher, simply that there may be a counterfeit in addition to the genuine article or that the genuine article may not be available.

Recently i obtained a copy of the "Book of Enoch" from:
http://www.heaven.net.nz/writings/thebookofenoch.htm

On praying about this Yahweh advised that this WAS the genuine article and that while there had been minor scribal tampering the basic document was inspired.  On reading this document i found some interesting additional insight into the early days of creation, the operation of Satan and more details of the coming judgment.  It is worth reading.  If you have difficulty downloading it we can email a copy to you.

Recently i encountered the www.innvista.com web site which contains an excellent collection of bible information, as mailed recently.  This also has a reference page to a wide collection of so-called Pseudepigrapha at:
http://www.innvista.com/scriptures/pseudep/default.htm

A copy of this page is attached for reference.

In considering the attachment it is important to understand that it is quite possible that many of these items are NOT of Yahweh or are seriously corrupted, at the same time, there is no reason why some of them should not be of Yahweh and that it is important for us to read them.

In considering this statement it is also important to note that NOWHERE does Yahweh indicate that the present book ("Bible") IS the definitive so-called "canon of Scripture".  It is simply the lowest common denominator of what various committees have been able to agree on and is not universally accepted.  The Roman Catholic church have a collection of books that they regard as Inspired in addition to the Protestant "canon", the Greek Orthodox church has a similar collection which is not entirely the same as the Catholic version and the Church of the East has a different collection and omits some of the books that are in the Western Protestant version that we are generally familiar with, most notably the Book of Revelation.

Yahweh also indicated to the writer in 1995 that there were certain books that were locked away in the vaults of the Vatican and not available elsewhere.

Note also that much of the current "canon" was agreed by committees at a time when the "church" was already apostate, the Sabbath had been changed to Sunday, enforced monogamy was being legislated, the Name of Yahweh was largely unused and numerous other errors had crept in. 

Accordingly it is a mistake to assume that the people who were in such error were sufficiently led by the Spirit of Yahweh to define an exclusive "canon" by the Spirit, particularly since it can reasonably be concluded that any text which manifestly refuted the heretical doctrines regarding marriage, the Sabbath, etc was unlikely to be favoured.

This information is relevant insofar as it is vital to understand that there is NO BASIS to regard the current traditional Western Protestant collection as presented in "The Bible" as definitive.

It IS a solid collection of inspired writings, it is NOT the exclusive collection of inspired writings.  There are many more inspired writings and Yahweh is at liberty today to continue to inspire His people to write by His Spirit as He chooses.  There is NOTHING to indicate that after the emissaries (prophets who were sent out = apostle's in Greek) who lived at the time of Yahshua all died that Yahweh stopped speaking to His people or inspiring writings for His people.

Furthermore, Yahweh has clearly stated to the author that Muhammed WAS a prophet of Yahweh and that the ORIGINAL Qur'an WAS inspired by Yahweh within the constraints of the covenant with Ishmael as distinct from the covenant with Israel.  Therefore at about 600 AD we have  the existence of another considerable body of inspired writing.

May this information continue to challenge and stimulate readers to consider the full magnitude of where we find ourselves today.

Warm regards and blessings

Dr James Robertson
Prophet of Yahweh
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