Revelation 1:3

Blessed is he who readeth, and they who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those which are written therein; for the time hath approached.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 attested the word of Aloha and the testimony of Jeshu Meshiha, and all which he beheld.

4Juhanon to the seven churches which are in Asia: grace to you and peace from him who is, and who was, and who cometh; from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;

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Cross References

Romans 13:11AND also this know, that the time is, and the hour is, when we should be awake from our sleep; for now hath drawn nearer to us our salvation than when we believed.

1 Peter 4:7BUT the end of all cometh; therefore be sober, and watch unto prayer.

Revelation 22:6And he said to me, These sayings are faithfulness and truth. And the Lord God of the spirit of the prophets hath sent me, his angel, to show to his servants the things which must soon be done.

Revelation 22:12Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to every one according as is his work.

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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