Revelation 22:18-21 (ESV)
I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.
He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
These are the last four verses of the Bible. They come with a warning and a promise. That is the story of the entire 66 books of Scripture: Warnings and Promises. They come with warning that is very clear: Don’t mess with the content of this book (the immediate context is the book of Revelation, but in theme, the entire books of the Bible). John is telling us that the prophecy found in The Revelation of John are to be both believed and not twisted and denied and messed with. That is true about any of God’s prophecy, but in specific everything read in this book. This is not to say we properly understand all the words written in it, however. There is much debate about a lot of the book. However, John has just written that the book is not sealed:
Revelation 22:10 (ESV)
And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
This means it is open for all to see. Spoiler Alert: God, in this book, is revealing to mankind His entire game plan. He has no secrets. This plan ends with the greatest promise anyone could hope for. Jesus is coming again. Jesus is coming to rule the new heaven and new earth. God is in complete control and tells everyone the ending of the story in the ending of the book.
Our prayer should simply be, a stated throughout the book: Christ is the Coming King - all mankind will see him!
Revelation 1:7-8 (ESV)
BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Rev 3:11
[Indeed] I am coming soon.
Rev 16:15
Indeed, I am coming like a thief.
Rev 22:7
Indeed, I am coming soon.
Rev 22:12
Indeed, I am coming soon
Revelation 22:20 (ESV)
20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
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