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Mormons beware… Revelation 22: 18-19. “I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone ADDS anything to them, God will add to that person the PLAGUES described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any SHARE in the tree of life and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll”.

Good point.

Btw, LOTS of Mormon apologists & their leaders have attempted to "duck" the warning of Revelation 22:18-19 by claiming that the warning was written to apply only to the book of Revelation -- and not either the entire New Testament or Bible.

Even if that is conceded, what then is STILL the problem resting upon Joseph Smith's spiritual head?

Well, Mormons have endorsed Joseph Smith's rewriting of the Bible. It's called the JST -- or Inspired Version. Smith knew hardly any Greek, but proceeded to revise -- and add on to -- the Bible.

And guess what? Smith added over 500 words to the book of Revelation!

Now, the Salt Lake City-based church still used the KJV -- and not all of the JST. But do you want to know why?

Well the Mormon gods who told Smith to rewrite the KJV forgot to ensure that the copyright for it would stay in the Nauvoo-->Salt Lake City clan of Mormons. Emma Smith, Joseph's widow, wound up keeping the manuscript and the break-off RLDS (now renamed) published the JST.

Several Mormon publications & Mormon leaders have tried claiming that Joseph Smith disobeyed the Mormon gods' directive to publish the JST by saying it was an unfinished work. But others have conceded he did finish it; and even if it was conceded that he didn't finish it, why would that even matter?

After all,
(1) the Mormon "scripture" "Doctrine & Covenants" is by their own admission an "unfinished" book -- given that they literally brag about their gods giving their "prophets" add-on "revelations" which will eventually be added to the book!
(2) Also, if the JST was determined by a past, present or future Mormon "prophet" -- then why haven't ANY of them used the all-powerful "SEER" skills to finish it? What? The Mormon gods directed Smith to finish it, and yet it's not on any Mormon "prophet's" "to-do" list to finish it?

Horse-hockey!

Well, Mormons have endorsed Joseph Smith's rewriting of the Bible.

Some have (the ones SLC won't 'allow' to be CALLED Mormons!) but SLC itself says the JST is NOT to be considered 'scripture'.

SLC Mormonism has 4 books they consider to be Scripture:

The Book of MORMON
The KJV of the bible (with it's undocumented translation errors)
The Doctrines and Covenants
and the Pearl of Great Price (That contains the bogus Book of Abraham)

http://www.lds.org/scriptures?lang=eng&cid=rdscriptures