⁶ And ^(A)he said to me, “^(B)These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the ^(C)God of the spirits of the prophets, ^(D)sent His angel to show His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.

⁷ “And behold, ^(E)I am coming quickly. ^(F)Blessed is the one who ^[a]keeps ^(G)the words of the prophecy of this book.”

^8 (H)I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, ^(I)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. ⁹ And ^(J)he *said to me, “^[b]Do not do that; I am a ^(K)fellow servant of yours and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who ^[c]keep the words of ^(L)this book. Worship God!”

The Final Message

¹⁰ And he *said to me, “^(M)Do not seal up ^(N)the words of the prophecy of this book, ^(O)for the time is near. ^11 (P)Let the one who does wrong still do wrong, and the one who is filthy still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous still practice righteousness, and the one who is holy still keep himself holy.”