Revelation 1:3
Happy! he that readeth, and they who hear, the words of the prophecy, and keep the things, therein, written; for, the season, is, near.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2who bare witness as to the word of God, and the witness of Jesus Christ,—whatsoever things he saw.
Cross References
Proverbs 8:34How happy the man that doth hearken to me,—keeping guard at my doors, day by day, watching at the posts of my gates;
Daniel 12:12Happy! is he that waiteth, and attaineth to one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.
Romans 13:11And, this besides,—knowing the season—that it is an hour already for you out of sleep to be wakened; for, now, is our salvation nearer than when we believed:
1 Peter 4:7But, the end of all things, hath drawn near:—be of sound mind, therefore, and be sober for prayers;
Revelation 22:6And he said unto me—These words, are faithful and true; and, the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, hath sent his messenger, to point out, unto his servants, the things which must needs come to pass with speed.
Revelation 22:12Lo! I come speedily, and my reward is with me, to render unto each one as, his, work is.
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 →