Revelation 22:6-7

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Text Revelation 22:6-7

6 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. 7 And behold I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

Initial Questions Revelation 22:6-7

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What must shortly come to pass - Revelation 22:6?

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Does it make any difference to God whether or not we obey the words of the prophecy - Revelation 22:7?

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Does this book refer to the entire New Testament, The Book of Revelation, or both - Revelation 22:7?

Revelation 22:6

What is the source of the message which John has received while banned on Patmos? Is the message authentic? Is the man who was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day writing down the Word of God or the Words of a Man? The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets is the ultimate source of John's Revelation. God had sent His angel to show (to show openly or make public) to his slaves the things which must (dei - all degrees of necessity) occur quickly (tachei - shortly when time is the emphasis or quickly when suddenness of the action of the verb is involved). The adverb modifies the verb occur, thus it tells us how it is to occur - suddenly).

Revelation 22:7

Listen! I am coming quickly. Jesus is coming again - thanks be to God! His coming will be certain, sudden, and silent. Will you be ready? In this verse John uses the last of the Beatitudes of The Revelation. Blessed is (not in text) the one keeping (the one who constantly keeps). The person who only keeps God's word when he feels like it or on special occasions will be condemned.) the words of the prophecy of this scroll. We must point out that often we hear people quote this verse and apply it to the entire Bible. Note that John is led by God's spirit to saythe words of the prophecy of this scroll; therefore, John's warning actually applies only to The Revelation. (Though in principle it applies to all of God's Word). The only way for us to be ready when He comes as a thief in the night is to be hearers and doers of the Word. We can constantly keep the words of prophecy of this scroll, only by doing the truth.

Discussion Questions

See Revelation 22:20-21.