Jesus Is Coming

Then [the angel] said to me,“These words [are] faithful and true. [The] Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets,[fn] has sent His angel to show His servants what must vvv soon[fn] take place.”

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Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed [is] the [one who] keeps the words of prophecy in this book.[fn]”

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And I, John, [am] the [one 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. 9 [But] he said to me,“Do not do that I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

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Then he told me,“vvv Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near. 11 {Let} the unrighteous continue to be unrighteous and the vile continue to be vile {let} the righteous continue to practice righteousness, and the holy continue to be holy

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“Behold,[fn] I am coming soon, and My reward [is] with Me, to give to each one according to what he has done. 13 I [am] the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.[fn]”

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Blessed [are] those who do His commandments,[fn] so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by [its] gates. 15 [But] outside [are] the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

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“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

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The Spirit and the bride say,“Come!” {Let} the [one who] hears say,“Come!” And {let} the [one who] is thirsty come, [and] the [one who] desires [the] water of life [drink] freely.

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