^7 (A)“Behold, I am coming quickly! ^(B)Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

Jesus Testifies to the Churches

¹² “And behold, I am coming quickly, and ^(A)My reward is with Me, ^(B)to give to every one according to his work.

^18 (A)Therefore not even the first covenant was dedicated without blood.

^12 (A)looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will ^(B)be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will ^(C)melt with fervent heat? ¹³ Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for ^(D)new heavens and a ^(E)new earth in which righteousness dwells.

Be Steadfast

¹⁴ Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent ^(F)to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;

³⁷ But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. ^38 (A)For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, ³⁹ and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. ^40 (B)Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. ⁴¹ Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. ^42 (C)Watch therefore, for you do not know what ^[a]hour your Lord is coming.