April 17 – Jesus is Coming
Revelation 22:6-11
The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”
“Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.”
I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, “Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”
Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near. Let him who does wrong continue to do wrong; let him who is vile continue to be vile; let him who does right continue to do right; and let him who is holy continue to be holy.”
Jesus has a few final words to say to us before we close this book. My Bible has the words of Jesus highlighted in red. It is such a joy to me to come across more words from my Lord.
The angel repeats the words from Revelation 1:1, “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.”
Then, Jesus speaks: “Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.”
Again, from Revelation 1:3, “Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.”
Blessings abound for those who read the Revelation, for those who hear it, for those who take it to heart and finally for those who keep these words.
Then, John identifies himself again. He affirms the validity of the words of the book he has just written and admits his own failing in the worship of the angel. The angel makes it very clear that he is a fellow servant with John … with us. The only one we should worship is God. And while that might be a little difficult for some of us with our misplaced worship of people and things, the angels know the truth.
In verse ten, the angel says “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book because the time is near.”
This is in direct contrast to the words the angel speaks to Daniel in Daniel 12:4 when he specifically tells Daniel to seal up the words of the prophecy until the time of the end. The time is now near, the end is in sight, John is supposed to leave this prophecy open and available for all to read so that everyone can come into the kingdom of God.
Jesus needed to come to earth and be present before the time was right to unseal this document. He has come. He is telling His people how to prepare themselves for entrance to heaven.
Revelation 22:6-11
The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”
“Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.”
I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. But he said to me, “Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets and of all who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”
Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near. Let him who does wrong continue to do wrong; let him who is vile continue to be vile; let him who does right continue to do right; and let him who is holy continue to be holy.”
Jesus has a few final words to say to us before we close this book. My Bible has the words of Jesus highlighted in red. It is such a joy to me to come across more words from my Lord.
The angel repeats the words from Revelation 1:1, “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.”
Then, Jesus speaks: “Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.”
Again, from Revelation 1:3, “Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.”
Blessings abound for those who read the Revelation, for those who hear it, for those who take it to heart and finally for those who keep these words.
Then, John identifies himself again. He affirms the validity of the words of the book he has just written and admits his own failing in the worship of the angel. The angel makes it very clear that he is a fellow servant with John … with us. The only one we should worship is God. And while that might be a little difficult for some of us with our misplaced worship of people and things, the angels know the truth.
In verse ten, the angel says “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book because the time is near.”
This is in direct contrast to the words the angel speaks to Daniel in Daniel 12:4 when he specifically tells Daniel to seal up the words of the prophecy until the time of the end. The time is now near, the end is in sight, John is supposed to leave this prophecy open and available for all to read so that everyone can come into the kingdom of God.
Jesus needed to come to earth and be present before the time was right to unseal this document. He has come. He is telling His people how to prepare themselves for entrance to heaven.
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