[Dave]

Originally Posted by Nell

To quote BearBear:
God foresaw it would be a controversial book. There are verses in the Revelation which foresee this and warn the reader not to ignore or change the book:
And Chapter 22 verse 9 warns against changing the words of Revelation:

"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." ...
Nell

You may or may not know this but historical NT scholars (not just one or two) who have studied many of the ancient written books during early Christianity have noted, "stating a warning not to change the words of books during early Christianity" was often a "red flag" that the book was a forgery. I am not saying that Revelation is a forgery but just because that statement is in Revelation does not give me a lot of confidence as to its authenticity.