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Revelation 1:3

Blessed 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.

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ASV

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written therein: for the time is at hand.

KJV

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

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Luke 11:28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”Revelation 22:10Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.Romans 13:11And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.Revelation 22:6–7Then 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.”Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.Revelation 22:7“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”Daniel 12:12–13Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.James 5:8–9You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.Revelation 3:11I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.Revelation 22:18I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.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.Revelation 22:20He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!2 Peter 3:8Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.Matthew 24:15So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),Daniel 9:2in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.Romans 13:12The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.

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