Revelation 1:3

Blessed is he, that readeth and heareth the words of this prophecy; and keepeth those things which are written in it; for the time is at hand.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 hath given testimony to the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, what things soever he hath seen.

4John to the seven churches which are in Asia. Grace be unto you and peace from him that is, and that was, and that is to come, and from the seven spirits which are before his throne,

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Cross References

Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors.

Daniel 12:12Blessed is he that waiteth and cometh unto a thousand three hundred thirty-five days.

Romans 13:11And that knowing the season; that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

1 Peter 4:7But the end of all is at hand. Be prudent therefore, and watch in prayers.

Revelation 22:6And he said to me: These words are most faithful and true. And the Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to shew his servants the things which must be done shortly.

Revelation 22:12Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to every man 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 →

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