Revelation 1:3

Blessed is he who reads, and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and heed those things which are written in it: for the time is at hand.

Revised King James New Testament

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 bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw.

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

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Cross References

Romans 13:11And besides that, you know the hour, that it is now high time to awaken from sleep: for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.

1 Peter 4:7But the end of all things is at hand: therefore be of sound mind and sober judgement for prayer.

Revelation 22:6And he said to me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show to his servants the things which must shortly come to pass.

Revelation 22:12Behold, I am coming quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according to what he has done.

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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