Burned Scrolls and Hidden Records
The Romans and Greeks destroyed countless scrolls, temples, and libraries to silence the prophets and erase Hebrew history. Yet, YHWH preserved His Word through remnant manuscripts, the Dead Sea Scrolls (Qumran), and ancient Ethiopian and Eastern texts that still contain books long removed from Western canon. Even today, the Ethiopian canon holds over 80 books, including Enoch, Jubilees, and others quoted directly by Yeshua and the apostles.
“The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our Elohim shall stand forever.” — Isaiah 40:8
No empire can erase what YHWH has spoken — only hide it for a time.
The Torah does not permit foreign nations to define, edit, or seal the words of YHWH. Canon decisions made under Roman and Greek councils were unauthorized, for only Israel, the covenant people were entrusted with the oracles of Elohim.
“What advantage has the Yehudi? Much in every way, chiefly because they were entrusted with the oracles of Elohim.” — Romans 3:1–2
The Most High left clues and confirmations throughout the 66 books themselves, showing us that many other inspired writings existed and were meant to be known by His people.
Scripture Quoting “Lost” Books
Here are a few examples from the 66 books that directly reference or quote other writings now missing/found or removed from the Western canon:
• Enoch wrote over 300 scrolls, many dealing with creation, angelic order, judgment, and the Messiah.
• Ezra (Esdras) is said to have rewritten or restored 204 books after the Babylonian exile (2 Ezra 14:44–48).
• Solomon wrote over a thousand songs and proverbs (1 Kings 4:32).
• The Prophets of old such as Samuel, Elijah, and Elisha maintained schools of the prophets where numerous scrolls were kept — most of which were never included in the later Western canon.
The Scriptures were never meant to be a closed canon of human approval but a living library of divine revelation unfolding through time. The “66-book canon” was finalized by men who did not keep Torah, nor understand the Hebrew Spirit of prophecy. The Word of YHWH is eternal, and His revelation continues to awaken His people through restored manuscripts, rediscovered scrolls, and the Ruah guiding them back to truth.
“It is the glory of Elohim to conceal a matter, and the glory of kings to search it out.”— Proverbs 25:2
So 66 books? That number came from the English canon, not from Scripture, not from YHWH. The Most High entrusted His Word to Israel, not to Rome or any other nation. Many scrolls are missing, yet YHWH is restoring them piece by piece, cave by cave, line by line. Those who have ears to hear will know that the Word of YHWH cannot be confined to 66 — for His voice still speaks through all that He has preserved.
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