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Revelation 22:6

in Revelation 22

Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”

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ASV

And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly come to pass.

KJV

And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

This verse in Revelation 22

Commentary

13 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

These sayings are faithful and true - See the preceding chapter, Rev 21:5. From this verse to the end of the chapter is reckoned the epilogue of this book. 1. The angel affirms the truth of all that had been spoken, Rev 22:6-11. 2. Jesus Christ confirms what has been affirmed, and pledges himself for the fulfillment of all the prophecies contained in it, Rev 22:12-17. 3. John cautions his readers against adding or diminishing, and concludes with the apostolical blessing, Rev 22:18-

This site's exposition

faithful and true

The angel affirms the vision with the double word used of Christ at 19:11: These words are faithful and true. Their source is the God of the spirits of the prophets, and what must soon take place repeats the opening words of 1:1.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers3 voices

A commentator

Apringius of Beja

TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 22:6-7 · Written before 600.

proposed

What is so faithful and true as the promise of Christ and the future hope of the saints? He who spoke through his servants, the prophets, did so that he might be recognized as the Lord of the living and be called "the Spirit of …

A commentator

Primasius of Hadrumetum

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 22:6 · Written before 560.

proposed

He is not expressing any doubts about the trustworthiness of John. Rather, he is commending this vision to the whole church as true, for he knew that in the future there would also be those who are to learn from it. [By speaking of his …

A commentator

Oecumenius

Commentary on Revelation · Written before 550.

proposed

These words, he says, are faithful, that is, true. And the Lord is the spirit of the prophets. He says "spirits of prophets" to mean the prophetic gifts, according to what was said to the most wise Paul. And "the spirits of prophets are subject …

The Medieval Church2 voices

A commentator

Andreas of Caesarea

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 22:6 · Written before 614.

proposed

These words are "trustworthy and true" because they come from the Truth.… Since Christ is "the God of the prophets, who sent his angel" by means of the blessed John who saw this vision, "to show his servants what is to take place," it is …

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Revelation · Written before 735.

proposed

To show his servants what must soon take place. As I said, he showed that he foresaw things generally useful for everyone.
6 more voices on this verse

The Medieval Church2 voices

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Revelation · Written before 735.

proposed

And he said to me: These words are faithful and true. He did not doubt the faith of John, but commended the true vision to the whole Church, in which he knew there would be even the little ones.

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Revelation · Written before 735.

proposed

And the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel. Do not doubt, he says, about the person giving the warning. For God himself, who usually imbues the spirits of the prophets with a heavenly vision, has sent me to show you …

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

proposed

These sayings are faithful and true - All the things which you have heard and seen shall be faithfully accomplished in their order, and are infallibly true.
And he said unto me,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Coptic read, "(the Lord God of the) spirits (of the prophets)." The Lord God who with His Spirit inspired their spirits so as to be able to prophesy. There is but one Spirit, but individual prophets, according to the measure given them (1Co 12:4-11), had their own spirits [BENGEL] (1Pe 1:11; 2Pe 1:21). be done--Greek, "come to pass."
And he said unto me - The angel-interpreter, who had showed John the vision of the New Jerusalem, Rev 21:9-10. As these visions are now at an end, the angel comes to John directly, and assures him that all these things are true - that there has been no deception of the senses in these visions, but that they were really divine disclosures of what would soon and certainly occur. These sayings are faithful and true - These communications - all that has been disclosed to you by symbols, or in direct language. See the notes on Rev 21:5. And the Lord God of the holy prophets - The same God who inspired the ancient prophets. Sent his angel - See the notes on Rev 1:1. To show unto his servants - To all his servants - that is, to all his people, by the instrumentality of John. The revelation was made to him, and he was to record it for the good of the whole church. The things which must shortly be done - The beginning of which must soon occur - though the series of events extended into distant ages, and even into eternity. See the notes on Rev 1:1-3.

The words behind it

31 Greek words

Every Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Revelation 21:5

    And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”

    it leads to

    • 2 Corinthians 5:17

      Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

    • Isaiah 42:9

      Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”

    • Isaiah 43:19

      Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

  • Through

    Revelation 1:1

    This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

    it leads to

    • Revelation 1:19

      Therefore write down the things you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Revelation 22:16

      “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

    • Galatians 1:12

      I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

    • Amos 3:7

      Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.

  • Through

    Romans 1:2

    the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,

    it leads to

    • Titus 1:2

      in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

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About Revelation

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This page draws on 11 works. Open the list of works

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 22:6; Apringius of Beja, TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 22:6-7; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation and Primasius of Hadrumetum, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 22:6.