Blessed is he that readeth...

Revelation


{22:6} 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.


{22:7} Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.



{22:8} And I John saw these things, and heard [them.] And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. {22:9} Then saith he unto me, See [thou do it] not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.


{22:10} And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.


{22:11} He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.


{22:12} And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.


{22:13} I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
{22:14} Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
{22:15} For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.


{22:16} I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, [and] the bright and morning star.


{22:17} And the Spirit and the bride say, Come.


And let him that heareth say, Come.


And let him that is athirst come.


And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.


{22:18} For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: {22:19} And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things which are written in this book.


{22:20} He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly.


Amen.


Even so, come, Lord Jesus.


{22:21) The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.


Amen.

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Rich with symbolism the book of Revelation is so important that we are given an admonition- if any man shall add to the prophecies God will add the plagues to him. If any man shall take away from the prophecies God will take them out of the book of life and as a result they will not be part of the holy city- God's kingdom.


Many delve into this book of the Bible an quickly give up trying to understand anything it has to say because the symbolism is so intense. There are many scholars who have dug deep into the book and have come up with their interpretations of the prophecies given. We have many theories, so many it's hard to choose which is right which isn't and as a result people flounder about and many just give up entirely leaving well enough alone. The only thing about leaving well enough alone is the fact people lose the blessings they can receive by reading this book.


Rev. {1:3} 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.


We need to read, we need to hear, we need to keep all that is written in this book of Revelation, this book of prophecy predicting the future is important and while we might not understand everything within we have to trust in God that He will bring to our minds any understanding that we need to receive the blessings promised.


May God help us in all this, by His mercy and grace may we be found written in the book of life, may we not receive of the plagues, may we have a part in the holy city. By His love.


Amen.