^3 (A)Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, ^(B)for the time is near.

²⁸ But he said, ^(A)“Blessed rather are those ^(B)who hear the word of God and ^(C)keep it!”

¹⁰ And he said to me, ^(A)“Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.

^7 (A)The end of all things is at hand; therefore ^(B)be self-controlled and sober-minded ^(C)for the sake of your prayers.

¹¹ Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you ^(A)to wake from sleep. ^(B)For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed.

Jesus Is Coming

⁶ And he said to me, ^(A)“These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of ^(B)the spirits of the prophets, ^(C)has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”

⁷ “And behold, ^(D)I am coming soon. ^(E)Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

^12 (A)Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. ^13 (B)But go your way till the end. ^(C)And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at ^(D)the end of the days.”

⁸ You also, be patient. ^(A)Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord ^(B)is at hand. ⁹ Do not grumble against one another, brothers, ^(C)so that you may not be judged; behold, ^(D)the Judge is standing ^(E)at the door.

¹² “Behold, ^(A)I am coming soon, ^(B)bringing my recompense with me, ^(C)to repay each one for what he has done.