through the Holy Spirit God revealed that same mystery to the holy apostles and (New Testament)99 prophets. Therefore it is not surprising that the New Testament itself places Paul’s letters on a par with the Old Testament Scriptures.100 Finally, nowhere is divine authority attributed to a New Testament writing more emphatically than in the Book of Revelation.101 It claims to have been written under the direct command and leading of God (1:11, 19; 2:1ff.; 14:13; 19:9; 21:5). In the most solemn manner,
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