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The Angel Says, These Words Are Trustworthy And True. I, John, Heard And Saw These Things

And he[a] said to me, “These words are trustworthy[b] and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits[c] of the prophets, sent-forth His angel[d] to show[e] His slaves the things which must take place quickly. And behold— I[f] am coming quickly. Blessed is the one keeping the words of the prophecy of this book”. And I, John, am the one hearing and seeing these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell to worship[g] in front of the feet of the angel showing me these things. And he says to me, “See that you not do it. I am a fellow-slave of you and of your brothers the prophets, and of the ones keeping the words of this book. Give-worship to God”.

Behold, I Am Coming Quickly To Render To Each His Due. Come, Take The Water of Life

10 And he[h] says to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. 11 Let the one doing-unrighteousness still do-unrighteousness. And let the filthy[i] one still be-filthy. And let the righteous one still do righteousness. And let the holy one still be made-holy.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 22:6 That is, the angel speaking the words of Jesus to John.
  2. Revelation 22:6 Or, faithful.
  3. Revelation 22:6 That is, human spirits; or, spiritual gifts, as in 1 Cor 14:12.
  4. Revelation 22:6 That is, the one speaking here.
  5. Revelation 22:6 to show... quickly. Same phrase as in 1:1. This is the conclusion of the whole book.
  6. Revelation 22:7 As in 16:15, Christ interjects through the angel speaking for Him; or, Christ is speaking directly to John.
  7. Revelation 22:8 If the angel stated v 7 on behalf of the One who sent him (v 6), John’s confusion is understandable.
  8. Revelation 22:10 That is, the angel speaking Christ’s words here, as explained in v 6 and 16. Or, He, Christ Himself speaking. Likewise throughout this paragraph.
  9. Revelation 22:11 That is, morally filthy. The point of this verse is, Do what you are going to do. Make your choices in life. I will render to you according to your works.

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