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THE RULE OF CUMULATIVE REVELATION
This rule is actually stated in the Bible:
Know this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of men; but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. (II Peter 1:20- 21)
The Schofield Bible gives this translation:
No prophecy of scripture is its own interpretation; That is, it is not isolated from all the that the Word has given elsewhere.
The rule of cumulative revelation is this: The full truth of God's Word on any subject must not be gathered from an isolated passage. The cumulative (total) revelation of all the Bible says regarding a truth must be considered. This is why it is called the rule of "cumulative" revelation.
You cannot base your doctrine, teaching, or beliefs on a few isolated verses about a subject. You must keep studying until your interpretation becomes consistent with the whole of the Scriptures.