No New Revelations - Deuteronomy 4:2

You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I command you. - Deuteronomy 4:2

    Despite the precautions set forth in the Bible, there are still a number of people who want to proclaim that they have literally “heard from the Lord.” A number of Christian and semi-Christian denominations make these absurd claims of divine private revelations that somehow supersede the Holy Scriptures. From Catholic subsets to Charismatic fringe groups to syncretic neo-Christian cults, the prevalence of such claims defies God’s very words! “ . . . and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.” - Revelation 22:19. God has clearly stated that we are not to add to His Biblical revelation nor take away from it under penalty of judgment!
    When we think about God’s warnings and test them against Scripture, it becomes clear that God was expecting such heresy from the beginning. Understand this: no “saint” or “holy person” has been given any private extra-Biblical revelation, whether it be Mother Eugenia Ravasio or Padre Pio. For anyone to insist that such “saints” have indeed heard private revelations is to contradict the very words of God!
    Many of these alleged private revelations are uniquely unremarkable in that they don’t reveal anything of Biblical substance. To go into the subject in detail would literally require a full-length book and even then it would only touch upon the subject. According to the Catholic Church, private revelations are distinguishable by several criteria which include their inherent fallibility. By their very nature, they are prone to misinterpretation or misunderstanding. They do not and cannot hold the weight of Holy Scripture!
    The very words, “God told me . . .” have been the road to perdition for countless souls. And “visions” and “experiences” are encumbered by the same danger. Can God reveal Himself to whomever He chooses? Of course, He can. Does He do so on a predictable basis and schedule? No! It is like a miracle. God can and does heal many in the world today in ways that defy human understanding. Does He do it for everyone? Of course not. It is this very type of misconstruction of God’s providence that shores up the disbelief of so many of Christianity’s detractors. To this very day, people who claim that God has spoken directly to them are painted as delusional half-wits with scant education and visions of fancy, unless, of course, their unbelievable claims are “validated” by the Roman church. Even then, most secular thinkers and those of the Reformed Christian faith remain unconvinced. The secular crowd refuses to believe in anything of a spiritual nature while the Reformed Christians fall back to Scripture - Deuteronomy 4:2 and Revelation 22:19.
    Why then is the belief in such fantastic claims endorsed by any sect of Christianity? The prevailing thought on the subject can be traced back to the Reformation and the realization that the Roman Church now had a legitimate contender for the true faith in Protestantism. Oddly enough, there was a substantial rise in demonic possessions which correlates to the battle line between the two Christian sects, both vying for converts. The Romans were convinced that the gaudy and theatrical would bring more converts to Catholicism, thus all the rituals. While the Protestants believed in the sheer power of the Word of God. In other words, the Catholics took you to the theater; the Protestants took you to church!    
    “So,” one might ask, “what’s the harm in simply humoring this handful of capricious claims to divine revelation?” First of all, such a nod to these ridiculous assertions is the same as quietly approving of a child’s imaginary playmate. Secondly, from a gospel defense position, when any kind of doubt is sowed into the Word of God it threatens the veracity of Scripture and as such will incur the wrath of God. “But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.” - Galatians 1:8-9.
    Finally, we are commanded by Christ Himself to reject such nonsense - “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.” - Matthew 24:23-24.
    God has indeed spoken to all of us as it is revealed in the Bible. Therein we find His words . . . and nowhere else.