Revelation 22:7
in Revelation 22“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”
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ASV
And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.
KJV
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
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This verse in Revelation 22
Commentary
10 notes on this verseBlessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book, etc. It is understood, blessed am I. Thus, the blessed Dionysius, bishop of Alexandria, connects these verses, while refuting some heresies that arose on the occasion of this little book and refuting …
This site's exposition
Behold, I come quickly
Behold, I come quickly is the third of the book's five come quickly sayings (1:7, 3:11, 22:7, 22:12, 22:20), and here it carries its own beatitude, blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book, the book's seventh and final blessing on the reader who does more than read it. Coming quickly is read two ways with holders, soon after the visions begin their sequence, or suddenly and without warning whenever it comes, and both readings keep the church watching rather than calculating a date.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers4 voices
"To keep" means to believe in a reverent manner and to maintain one's resolve and intention to live a more pure life.
For this reason he also brought it on: "Behold, I come quickly." Blessed are those who keep these things of this prophecy. For those who keep them take pains not to fall under the punishments foretold in it through a God-beloved life.
By the messenger of truth the Lord himself reveals directly "to his servants what must soon take place." And unless anyone be in doubt about the expectation of the end, he indicates that what is to happen will happen quickly and that he is blessed …
A commentator
Dionysius of AlexandriaFrom the Two Books on the Promises · Written before 264.
proposed
When the prophet now has completed, so to speak, the whole prophecy, he pronounces those blessed who should observe it, and names himself, too, in the number of the same: "For blessed," says he, "is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this …
The Medieval Church1 voice
It is often customary for the prophets to speak divine words as though it were from their own person. The words "I am coming soon" indicate either the shortness of the present time in comparison with the future age or the sudden swiftness of the …
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Behold, I come quickly,.... These are the words not of the angel, but of Christ, as is manifest from Rev 22:12 and which are to be understood not of Christ's coming in his power to destroy Jerusalem, for this was past when John had these visions, and wrote this book; but of the second and personal coming of Christ to judgment, as is clear from Rev 22:12 which though it will not be sooner than the time appointed, yet will be as soon as that time is come, and sooner than is generally expected by men.
Behold, I come quickly - Saith our Lord himself, to accomplish these things. Happy is he that keepeth - Without adding or diminishing, verses 18, 19, ver. 18, 19 the words of this book.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Behold, I come quickly - See the notes on Rev 1:3. The words used here are undoubtedly the words of the Redeemer, although they are apparently repeated by the angel. The meaning is, that they were used by the angel as the words of the Redeemer. See Rev 22:12, Rev 22:20. Blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book - That receives them as a divine communication; that makes use of them to comfort himself in the days of darkness, persecution, and trial; and that is obedient to the precepts here enjoined.
The words behind it
14 Greek wordsEvery 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.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἰδοὺ | idou | behold | G2400 → | 200 times |
| ἔρχομαι | erchomai | I am coming | G2064 → | 628 times |
| ταχύ. | tachu | quickly. | G5035 → | 9 times |
| μακάριος | makarios | Blessed [is] | G3107 → | 50 times |
| ὁ | ho | the [one] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| τηρῶν | teron | keeping | G5083 → | 70 times |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| λόγους | logous | words | G3056 → | 329 times |
| τῆς | tes | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| προφητείας | propheteias | prophecy | G4394 → | 19 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| βιβλίου | bibliou | book | G975 → | 34 times |
| τούτου. | toutou | this. | G3778 → | 1381 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἰδοὺbehold
idouG2400 →200 times
ἔρχομαιI am coming
erchomaiG2064 →628 times
ταχύ.quickly.
tachuG5035 →9 times
μακάριοςBlessed [is]
makariosG3107 →50 times
ὁthe [one]
hoG3588 →19766 times
τηρῶνkeeping
teronG5083 →70 times
τοὺςthe
tousG3588 →19766 times
λόγουςwords
logousG3056 →329 times
τῆςof the
tesG3588 →19766 times
προφητείαςprophecy
propheteiasG4394 →19 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
βιβλίουbook
bibliouG975 →34 times
τούτου.this.
toutouG3778 →1381 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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 3:11I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
it leads to
- Revelation 22:12
“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- Revelation 22:12
Through
Revelation 22:12“Behold, I am coming soon, and My reward is with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done.
it leads to
- Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Isaiah 62:11
Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”
- Isaiah 40:10
Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.
- 1 Corinthians 3:14
If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward.
- Matthew 16:27
Through
Revelation 1:3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.
it leads to
- Luke 11:28
But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- Revelation 22:10
Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.
- Luke 11:28
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 22:7; Apringius of Beja, TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 22:6-7; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Dionysius of Alexandria, From the Two Books on the Promises; 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 22:7.