Revelation 22
Do not add or take away from the words of this prophecy (22:18-19)
“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.”
This warning is aimed against the willful distortion of the message of the book. The speaker is Christ Himself, who thus claims a canonicity for the book (and the entire New Testament) equal to that of the Old Testament. (Liberty Annotated Study Bible, pg. 2019)
Even so, come Lord Jesus (22:20-21)
“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.”
The final promise of Christ in the Bible is that His return is imminent. The answers to the problems of life is to be found in the return of the sovereign Son of God. (Liberty Annotated Study Bible, pg. 2019)
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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