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Revelation 22:7 "Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book."
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Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/revelation/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/revelation/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/revelation/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />"And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed <i>is</i> the <i>one</i> keeping the words of the prophecy of this book."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/revelation/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I come quickly: blessed <i>is</i> he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/revelation/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Behold, I am coming quickly! Blessed <i>is</i> he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/revelation/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/revelation/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />“And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/revelation/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/revelation/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/revelation/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is the one who heeds <i>and</i> takes to heart <i>and</i> remembers the words of the prophecy [that is, the predictions, consolations, and warnings] contained in this book (scroll).”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/revelation/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/revelation/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Look, I am coming quickly! The one who keeps the prophetic words of this book is blessed.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/revelation/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/revelation/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Remember, I am coming soon! God will bless everyone who pays attention to the message of this book. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/revelation/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/revelation/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I'm coming soon! Blessed is the one who follows the words of the prophecy in this book."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/revelation/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Listen!" says Jesus. "I am coming soon! Happy are those who obey the prophetic words in this book!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/revelation/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"See! I am coming soon! How blessed is the person who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/revelation/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/revelation/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />(Look! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/revelation/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Look, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/revelation/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />'I am coming quickly.' Blessed is he who is mindful of the predictions contained in this book."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/revelation/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/revelation/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, I come quickly; blessed [is] he who is keeping the words of the prophecy of this scroll.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/revelation/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />"And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed <i>is</i> the <i>one</i> keeping the words of the prophecy of this book."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/revelation/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Lo, I come quickly; happy is he who is keeping the words of the prophecy of this scroll.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/revelation/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I come quickly: happy he keeping the words of the prophecy of this book.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/revelation/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And, Behold I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/revelation/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“For behold, I am approaching quickly! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/revelation/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, I am coming soon.” Blessed is the one who keeps the prophetic message of this book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/revelation/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“See, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/revelation/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I am coming soon: blessed is he who keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/22.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And behold, I come soon. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/revelation/22.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/revelation/22.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>Behold, I indeed am coming quickly. Blessed is the one keeping the words of the prophecy of this book.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/revelation/22.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Behold, I come quickly! blessed is he that observeth the words of the prophecy of this book.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/revelation/22.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />I shall soon come: happy is he that attends to the prophecies of this book."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/revelation/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />'I am coming quickly.' Blessed is he who is mindful of the predictions contained in this book."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/revelation/22.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And, behold, I come quickly! Happy <i>is</i> he that keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/revelation/22.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><i>For</i><FR> behold I come quickly: happy is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/revelation/22-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=4769" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/revelation/22.htm">Jesus is Coming</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6</span>Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.” <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">“</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">Behold,</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchomai (V-PIM/P-1S) -- To come, go. ">I am coming</a> <a href="/greek/5035.htm" title="5035: tachy (Adv) -- Quickly, speedily. Neuter singular of tachus; shortly, i.e. Without delay, soon, or suddenly, or readily.">soon.</a> <a href="/greek/3107.htm" title="3107: makarios (Adj-NMS) -- Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off.">Blessed is</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the one who</a> <a href="/greek/5083.htm" title="5083: tērōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold.">keeps</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logous (N-AMP) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">words</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/4394.htm" title="4394: prophēteias (N-GFS) -- Prophecy, prophesying; the gift of communicating and enforcing revealed truth. From prophetes; prediction.">prophecy</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: toutou (DPro-GNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/975.htm" title="975: bibliou (N-GNS) -- A papyrus roll. A diminutive of biblos; a roll.">book.” </a> </span> <span class="reftext">8</span>And I am John, who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-42.htm">Matthew 24:42-44</a></span><br />Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come. / But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. / For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-37.htm">Luke 12:37-40</a></span><br />Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. / Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed. / But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-4</a></span><br />For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. / But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10-12</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. / Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness / as you anticipate and hasten the coming of the day of God, when the heavens will be destroyed by fire and the elements will melt in the heat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-3.htm">Revelation 1:3</a></span><br />Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and obey what is written in it, because the time is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-11.htm">Revelation 3:11</a></span><br />I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Revelation 16:15</a></span><br />“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-13.htm">Matthew 25:13</a></span><br />Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-33.htm">Mark 13:33-37</a></span><br />Be on your guard and stay alert! For you do not know when the appointed time will come. / It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch. / Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-37.htm">Hebrews 10:37</a></span><br />For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6</a></span><br />Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-12.htm">Daniel 12:12</a></span><br />Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-5.htm">Zechariah 14:5</a></span><br />You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Malachi 3:1</a></span><br />“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book.</p><p class="hdg">I come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/22-10.htm">Revelation 22:10,12,20</a></b></br> And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand… </p><p class="hdg">See on ch.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/3-11.htm">Revelation 3:11</a></b></br> Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.</p><p class="hdg">blessed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/22-9.htm">Revelation 22:9</a></b></br> Then saith he unto me, See <i>thou do it</i> not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.</p><p class="hdg">See on ch.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/1-3.htm">Revelation 1:3</a></b></br> Blessed <i>is</i> he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time <i>is</i> at hand.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/20-6.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/revelation/14-13.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Book</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm">Contained</a> <a href="/revelation/20-6.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-4.htm">Heeds</a> <a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/revelation/16-15.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/revelation/3-3.htm">Mindful</a> <a href="/jude/1-17.htm">Predictions</a> <a href="/revelation/19-10.htm">Prophecy</a> <a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/revelation/22-6.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/revelation/22-6.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/revelation/20-15.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/revelation/22-6.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/revelation/22-6.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/revelation/22-9.htm">Book</a> <a href="/revelation/22-10.htm">Contained</a> <a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-17.htm">Heeds</a> <a href="/genesis/26-5.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/revelation/22-9.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/genesis/39-8.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/revelation/22-9.htm">Mindful</a> <a href="/revelation/22-10.htm">Predictions</a> <a href="/revelation/22-10.htm">Prophecy</a> <a href="/genesis/20-7.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/revelation/22-12.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/revelation/22-9.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/revelation/22-9.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/revelation/22-12.htm">Soon</a> <a href="/revelation/22-9.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">The river of the water of life.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/22-2.htm">The tree of life.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/22-5.htm">The light of the city of God is himself.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/22-7.htm">Jesus Is Coming.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/22-9.htm">The angel will not be worshipped.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/revelation/22-18.htm">Nothing may be added to the word of God, nor taken away.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "behold" is a call to attention, urging readers to focus on the significance of the message. The promise of coming "soon" reflects the urgency and certainty of Jesus' return, a concept that has been a source of hope and anticipation for believers throughout history. This expectation is consistent with other New Testament passages, such as <a href="/matthew/24-44.htm">Matthew 24:44</a> and <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2</a>, which also speak of the unexpected and swift nature of Christ's return. The early church lived with the expectation of Christ's imminent return, which influenced their faith and conduct.<p><b>Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.</b><br>The term "blessed" indicates a state of spiritual well-being and favor from God. This blessing is pronounced upon those who "keep" or adhere to the teachings and prophecies contained within the book of Revelation. The call to keep these words suggests not only understanding but also obedience and faithfulness to the prophetic message. This echoes the beatitudes found in the Gospels, such as <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3-12</a>, where blessings are pronounced on those who live according to God's will. The phrase underscores the importance of the prophetic message in Revelation, encouraging believers to remain steadfast in their faith and to live in a manner that reflects the teachings of the book. The emphasis on prophecy highlights the book's role in revealing God's ultimate plan for humanity and the world, urging believers to align their lives with this divine revelation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, affirming His imminent return. The use of "I am coming soon" emphasizes His authority and the certainty of His promise.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the Book of Revelation, who received this vision while exiled on the island of Patmos. He serves as the scribe of this prophecy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prophecy.htm">The Prophecy</a></b><br>Refers to the entire Book of Revelation, which contains visions and messages about the end times, the return of Christ, and the ultimate victory of God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_blessed.htm">The Blessed</a></b><br>Those who "keep the words of prophecy," indicating faithful adherence to the teachings and warnings contained within Revelation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_church.htm">The Church</a></b><br>The primary audience of the Book of Revelation, representing all believers who are called to heed the message and live in anticipation of Christ's return.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/imminence_of_christ's_return.htm">Imminence of Christ's Return</a></b><br>The phrase "I am coming soon" should instill a sense of urgency and anticipation in believers, motivating them to live faithfully and expectantly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/blessing_through_obedience.htm">Blessing Through Obedience</a></b><br>The blessing is promised to those who actively "keep" the prophecy, highlighting the importance of obedience and faithfulness to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy_in_the_christian_life.htm">The Role of Prophecy in the Christian Life</a></b><br>Prophecy is not just for knowledge but for transformation. Believers are called to let the truths of Revelation shape their lives and priorities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_trials.htm">Encouragement in Trials</a></b><br>The promise of Christ's return offers hope and encouragement, especially during times of persecution or hardship, reminding believers of the ultimate victory in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_light_of_eternity.htm">Living in Light of Eternity</a></b><br>Understanding the prophetic message of Revelation should lead to a life focused on eternal values rather than temporary, worldly concerns.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/revelation_22_7__meaning_of_'soon'_now.htm">Revelation 22:7: How is “I am coming soon” meaningful when almost two millennia have passed since these words were recorded? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'jesus_is_coming_soon'_mean.htm">What does "Jesus is coming soon" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'son_of_man_lifted_up'_mean.htm">What does 'Jesus is coming soon' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_hasn't_jesus_returned_as_predicted.htm">Why does the Bible predict an imminent return of Jesus that has not occurred?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Behold, I come quickly.</span>--The words of Christ Himself follow (perhaps quoted by the angel), to confirm the declaration of the last verse. These confirming words are an embodiment of the spirit of the whole Apocalypse. <span class= "ital">And behold I am coming quickly!</span> The Apocalypse is the revelation of the coming One; it reveals the dealings of Him who came, who comes, and is to come. (Comp. Note on <a href="/revelation/1-4.htm" title="John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be to you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;">Revelation 1:4</a>.) The blessing given in <a href="/revelation/1-3.htm" title="Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.">Revelation 1:3</a> is in part repeated here, but it is a benediction emphatically on those who keep the words of the book. <span class= "ital">Blessed is he who keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.</span> It is not in reading, or wondering, or talking, but in keeping, that the blessing comes. He that loves Christ will keep His commandments (<a href="/john/14-15.htm" title="If you love me, keep my commandments.">John 14:15</a>), even as Christ loved His Father, and kept His commandments (<a href="/john/15-10.htm" title="If you keep my commandments, you shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.">John 15:10</a>). Those who so keep the sayings or words of Christ in this book will stand firm as those who have built upon the rock (<a href="/context/matthew/7-24.htm" title="Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, which built his house on a rock:">Matthew 7:24-25</a>). The blessing of Christ to such was victory over death. "If a man keep My saying, he shall never see death" (<a href="/john/8-51.htm" title="Truly, truly, I say to you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.">John 8:51</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold, I come quickly</span> (cf. vers. 12, 20; <a href="/revelation/3-11.htm">Revelation 3:11</a>). The narration passes into the words of Christ himself, just as in ver. 12 and <a href="/revelation/11-3.htm">Revelation 11:3</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.</span> Because they are "faithful and true" (ver. 6). The command given in <a href="/revelation/1-11.htm">Revelation 1:11, 19</a> is now supposed to have been carried out (cf. the same words in <a href="/revelation/1-3.htm">Revelation 1:3</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/revelation/22-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">“Behold,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰδοὺ</span> <span class="translit">(Idou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> </span><span class="str2">See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I am coming</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔρχομαι</span> <span class="translit">(erchomai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">quickly.</span><br /><span class="grk">ταχύ</span> <span class="translit">(tachy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5035.htm">Strong's 5035: </a> </span><span class="str2">Quickly, speedily. Neuter singular of tachus; shortly, i.e. Without delay, soon, or suddenly, or readily.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Blessed [is]</span><br /><span class="grk">μακάριος</span> <span class="translit">(makarios)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3107.htm">Strong's 3107: </a> </span><span class="str2">Happy, blessed, to be envied. A prolonged form of the poetical makar; supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the [one who]</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">keeps</span><br /><span class="grk">τηρῶν</span> <span class="translit">(tērōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5083.htm">Strong's 5083: </a> </span><span class="str2">From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(tous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">words</span><br /><span class="grk">λόγους</span> <span class="translit">(logous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> </span><span class="str2">From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">τῆς</span> <span class="translit">(tēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prophecy</span><br /><span class="grk">προφητείας</span> <span class="translit">(prophēteias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4394.htm">Strong's 4394: </a> </span><span class="str2">Prophecy, prophesying; the gift of communicating and enforcing revealed truth. From prophetes; prediction.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="grk">τούτου</span> <span class="translit">(toutou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">book.”</span><br /><span class="grk">βιβλίου</span> <span class="translit">(bibliou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_975.htm">Strong's 975: </a> </span><span class="str2">A papyrus roll. A diminutive of biblos; a roll.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/22-7.htm">Revelation 22:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/revelation/22-7.htm">Revelation 22:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/revelation/22-7.htm">Revelation 22:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/revelation/22-7.htm">Revelation 22:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/revelation/22-7.htm">Revelation 22:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/22-7.htm">Revelation 22:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/22-7.htm">Revelation 22:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/22-7.htm">Revelation 22:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/22-7.htm">Revelation 22:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/revelation/22-7.htm">Revelation 22:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/revelation/22-7.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 22:7 Behold I come quickly (Rev. 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