Revelation 22:6

And he said to me, 'These words [are] stedfast and true, and the Lord God of the holy prophets did send His messenger to shew to His servants the things that it behoveth to come quickly:

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

In Context

5and night shall not be there, and they have no need of a lamp and light of a sun, because the Lord God doth give them light, and they shall reign — to the ages of the ages.

7Lo, I come quickly; happy [is] he who is keeping the words of the prophecy of this scroll.'

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Cross References

Daniel 3:28Nebuchadnezzar hath answered and hath said, 'Blessed [is] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who hath sent His messenger, and hath delivered His servants who trusted on Him, and the word of the king changed, and gave up their bodies that they might not serve nor do obeisance to any god except to their own God.

Matthew 13:41the Son of Man shall send forth his messengers, and they shall gather up out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the unlawlessness,

Luke 16:16the law and the prophets [are] till John; since then the reign of God is proclaimed good news, and every one doth press into it;

Acts 12:11And Peter having come to himself, said, 'Now I have known of a truth that the Lord did sent forth His messenger, and did deliver me out of the hand of Herod, and all the expectation of the people of the Jews;'

1 Corinthians 7:29And this I say, brethren, the time henceforth is having been shortened — that both those having wives may be as not having;

2 Thessalonians 1:7and to you who are troubled — rest with us in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with messengers of his power,

Matthew Henry on Revelation 22:2-6

The New Jerusalem. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 4 And they… Read the whole commentary →

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