10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
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10 And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.
10 And he saith to me, `Thou mayest not seal the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is nigh;
10 And he says to me, Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book. The time is near.
10 He said to me, "Don't seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.
10 And he said to me, Let not the words of this prophet's book be kept secret, because the time is near.
And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
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.
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
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Commentary on Revelation 22 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 22
In this chapter we have,
Rev 22:1-5
The heavenly state which was before described as a city, and called the new Jerusalem, is here described as a paradise, alluding to the earthly paradise which was lost by the sin of the first Adam; here is another paradise restored by the second Adam. A paradise in a city, or a whole city in a paradise! In the first paradise there were only two persons to behold the beauty and taste the pleasures of it; but in this second paradise whole cities and nations shall find abundant delight and satisfaction. And here observe,
Rev 22:6-19
We have here a solemn ratification of the contents of this book, and particularly of this last vision (though some think it may not only refer to the whole book, but to the whole New Testament, yea, to the whole Bible, completing and confirming the canon of scripture); and here,
Rev 22:20-21
We have now come to the conclusion of the whole, and that in three things:-