Revelation 22:6-21
“6 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.
7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.”
Much of what we read in Revelation tells of a time yet to come. But for some reason there people out there that try to compare the words of prophecy that are within this book to what is going on today. Yes, the things going on around us may look similar to what we read in Revelation, but the time of Great Tribulation has not begun yet. Remember, His churches are still here. Our Lord promised His Bride He would come for her before that time started. But we do know God promises to add to the plagues we read in the book to those who adds to this book. Be careful how you rightly divide the Word of God.
We live in a day where everyone seems to have their own opinion on God's Word and how it applies to our lives today. Not all of God's Word applies to us today. But the parts that do we must understand and quote in context lest we stand in opposition to the very Word. The things written in the Bible are for the edification of the saints. We can learn from the stories told of old and even study the prophecies of the future. But we must be very careful not to apply something to our lives or the lives of others that does not fit. We are told to Rightly divide the word of truth. Could not this be the very reason we see the plagues upon man that we are seeing today?
Continue to pray “even so, come, Lord Jesus!!!
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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