Which Books Belong in the Bible?
1) Direct Answer
The Bible is the complete, inspired Word of God in 66 books—no more, no less. From Genesis to Revelation, that is the Book.
Old Testament (39)
- Genesis
- Exodus
- Leviticus
- Numbers
- Deuteronomy
- Joshua
- Judges
- Ruth
- 1 Samuel
- 2 Samuel
- 1 Kings
- 2 Kings
- 1 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles
- Ezra
- Nehemiah
- Esther
- Job
- Psalms
- Proverbs
- Ecclesiastes
- Song of Solomon
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Lamentations
- Ezekiel
- Daniel
- Hosea
- Joel
- Amos
- Obadiah
- Jonah
- Micah
- Nahum
- Habakkuk
- Zephaniah
- Haggai
- Zechariah
- Malachi
New Testament (27)
- Matthew
- Mark
- Luke
- John
- Acts
- Romans
- 1 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians
- Galatians
- Ephesians
- Philippians
- Colossians
- 1 Thessalonians
- 2 Thessalonians
- 1 Timothy
- 2 Timothy
- Titus
- Philemon
- Hebrews
- James
- 1 Peter
- 2 Peter
- 1 John
- 2 John
- 3 John
- Jude
- Revelation
2) Scriptural Explanation
- “All scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3:16). That’s the nature of these writings.
- Jesus recognized the threefold Old Testament—“the law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms” (Luke 24:44).
- God entrusted the Old Testament to Israel—“unto them were committed the oracles of God” (Romans 3:2).
- The New Testament stands on the foundation of “the apostles and prophets” with Jesus Christ the chief cornerstone (Ephesians 2:20). Even Peter calls Paul’s writings “Scripture” (2 Peter 3:16).
- The warning is clear: do not add and do not take away (Revelation 22:18–19).
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
You see, God vindicated His Word through His prophets in the Old Testament, then came Himself in flesh as the Son, and by the Holy Spirit spoke through the apostles. That finished the foundation. The faith was “once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). If you add books, you contradict the Lord’s own warning; if you take away, you cut from what God has sealed. So the 66 books stand as the full counsel of God.
4) Reinforcing Statement
From Genesis to Revelation—nothing to add, nothing to remove. That’s God’s complete written Word.
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Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
The restoration of the Bride Tree
62-0422 §96
So, notice these fellows when they were doing that, how glorious that church was; and God was with them. The Bible said... And Jesus met them before His ascension up. He said: ... Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. ... these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name... Now, these signs... Now today, what kind of a sign we call a believer? He shakes hands with the pastor; he belongs to a church; he has his name on the book because his mother's had a name or his father had a nam...
Why I'm against organized religion
62-1111E §111
Notice, the Bible said, "She is a cage, and has caught hateful, unclean birds." Not eagles, now, no, no, no, no. Vultures, "unclean, hateful birds," that's what she's caged up around her. She is a cage full of them, a whole cage full. With what? "Blasphemous names," contrary to the Scripture. II Timothy 3 said, the Holy Spirit speaking, "In the last days they will depart from the faith and give heed to seducing spirits." It also said, the Holy Spirit spoke that "In the last days they'd be heady, high-minded, hatefu...
The unconditional covenant that God made
54-0306 §72
But if you've got the Holy Ghost, you're God's child, you're Abraham's seed. You've got an unconditional covenant written in your heart by God Almighty Himself, who can't take it back. Amen. He swore that He wouldn't do it. Hallelujah! Every promise in the Bible is mine, every chapter, every verse, every line. I am trusting in His love divine. Every promise in the Book is mine. God's children, unconditionally. You don't deserve your healing tonight. There's not a one of us in here deserves to even hear the Gospel....
Questions and Answers
59-0628E §44
Now, as I just got to basing up to this, that Lucifer in heaven tried to exalt himself and even be just a little higher than his Boss. And he betrayed Michael, and made himself a great kingdom in the north, and come down. Now, and he and his angels was cast out. The person asked of Revelation... That's on Revelation 12, on the Isle of Patmos. But now notice this here, at the 12th verse, and watch how he sits in the kingdom of man. How many people here understand that the devil controls every nation under heaven? Th...
Church Ages, part 6: The Thyatirean Church Age
60-1208 §63
make an image to it. What would it be? Just what they're doing right now, just exactly, moving up in this confederation of churches. All the churches belong to this organization, all go into one group. Now they're getting a Bible. And Pope John has invited them all back; the Archbishop of Canterbury, all going around. First thing you know the whole thing comes right back to mammy, because they're harlots to begin with, see? They say, "We'll all join together in one big cause to fight Communism"; and don't know that...