Revelation 1:3
Blessed is he who reads or hears the words of this Prophecy, and who keeps the things that have been written in it. For the time is near.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
In Context
2he has offered testimony to the Word of God, and whatever he saw is the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man who listens to me, and who stands watch at my gates every day, and who observes at the posts of my doors.
Daniel 12:12Blessed is he who waits and reaches until one thousand three hundred thirty-five days.
Romans 13:11And we know the present time, that now is the hour for us to rise up from sleep. For already our salvation is closer than when we first believed.
1 Peter 4:7But the end of everything draws near. And so, be prudent, and be vigilant in your prayers.
Revelation 22:6And he said to me: “These words are entirely faithful and true.” And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his Angel to reveal to his servant what must occur soon:
Revelation 22:12“Behold, I am approaching quickly! And my repayment is with me, to render to each one according to 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 →