Revelation 1:3

A blessing be on the reader, and on those who give ear to the prophet's words, and keep the things which he has put in the book: for the time is near.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Who gave witness of the word of God, and of the witness of Jesus Christ, even of all the things which he saw.

4John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from him who is and was and is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his high seat;

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Cross References

Proverbs 8:34Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.

Daniel 12:12A blessing will be on the man who goes on waiting, and comes to the thousand, three hundred and thirty-five days.

Romans 13:11See then that the time has come for you to be awake from sleep: for now is your salvation nearer than when you first had faith.

1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;

Revelation 22:6And he said to me, These words are certain and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to make clear to his servants the things which are now to come about.

Revelation 22:12See, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man the outcome of his works.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 1:2-3

Revelation AN EXPOSITION, WITH PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS, OF THE REVELATION OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE It ought to be no prejudice to the credit and authority of this book that it has been rejected by men of corrupt minds, such as Cerdon and Marcion, and doubted of by men of a better character; for this has been the lot of other parts of holy writ, and of the divine Author of the scripture himself. The image and superscription of this book are truly sacred and divine, and the matter of it agreeable with other prophetical… Read the whole commentary →

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