Twisted Scripture Matthew 23:35

These verses refute the idea that additional scripture is needed from heaven. Here, many scholars believe Jesus to be giving bookends for the Old Testament as he lists the first and last martyrs: Abel and Zechariah. In the original organization of the Hebrew Old Testament, though all thirty-nine books are present, Genesis is first and Second Chronicles is last. The first martyr in Genesis is Abel, and the last in Second Chronicles is Zechariah. Likewise, many New Testament texts place New Testament writings alongside the Old Testament as “scripture.” Thus, there is no need for other testaments of Jesus or additional revelation from heaven. The Bible is indeed all we need “for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness” (2Tm 3:16).