
After revealing, to John, the words of Christ and his prophecy, the angel of Christ gives additional warning and exaltation.
Revelation 22:6: “And he” [The angel, see
Revelation 21:9]
“said unto me,” [John] “These sayings” [The
things written in the book of Revelation, examples; the prophecies concerning
the time of the Beast, Christ’s second coming, the last judgment
and New Jerusalem] “are faithful and true:” [They will come to
past!] “and the Lord God" [Christ, see verse 7]
"of the holy prophets” [See Revelation 11:18] “sent his angel” [See verse 16 and
Revelation 1:1] “to
shew unto his servants” [In the seven churches of Asia,
those who are among the 144,000/Servants of God/Saints of the
Most High, see Revelation 1:11 and review
Revelation chapters 2 and 3] “the things” [Written
in the book of Revelation] “which must
shortly be done.”
Revelation 22:7: “Behold, I” [Christ]
“come quickly: blessed is
he” [In the seven churches of Asia, those who are among the
144,000/Servants of God/Saints of the Most High] “that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of
this book.” The book of Revelation.
Revelation 22:8: “And I John saw these things,”
[Visions/prophecies written in the book of Revelation] “and heard them.” [The words
spoken to John throughout the book of Revelation] “And when I”
[John]
“had heard and seen, I” [John] “fell down to worship before the
feet of the angel” [Sent by Christ] “which shewed me” [John]
“these things.” The visions and prophecies.
Revelation 22:9: “Then saith he” [The angel]
“unto me,” [John]
“See thou do it not:” [worship before the feet of the angel]
“for I” [The angel] “am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren
the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book:”
[Revelation] “worship God.”
Revelation 22:10: “And he” [The angel]
“saith unto me,” [John]
“Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book:” [The book
of Revelation was sent to the seven churches in Asia, see
Revelation 1:4-11] “for the time is at hand.” The rewards and
punishments were sent to the seven churches in Asia. Those
believers, who obeyed Christ will receive his promises, likewise
those who were disobedient, his punishments, see
Revelation chapters 2 and 3.
Revelation 22:11: “He” [Each individual in the seven churches in
Asia] “that is unjust, let him” [Each individual in the seven
churches in Asia] “be unjust still: and he” [Each individual in
the seven churches in Asia] “which is filthy, let him” [Each
individual in the seven churches in Asia] “be filthy still: and
he” [Each individual in the seven churches in Asia] “that is
righteous, let him” [Each individual in the seven churches in
Asia] “be righteous still: and he” [Each individual in the seven
churches in Asia] “that is holy, let him” [Each individual in
the seven churches in Asia] “be holy still.”
Christ to the Saints
Revelation 22:12: “And, behold, I” [Christ]
“come quickly;
and my” [Christ’s] “reward is with me, to give every man
according as his work shall be.” See verse 10-11.
Revelation 22:13: “I” [Christ] “am Alpha and Omega, the
beginning and the end, the first and the last.”
Revelation 22:14: “Blessed are they” [The
righteous in the seven churches in Asia]
“that do his commandments,
that they” [The righteous in the seven churches in Asia] “may have right to the tree of life,”
[See Revelation 22:1-2 and Revelation 2:7]
“and may enter in
through the gates into the city.” New Jerusalem.
Revelation 22:15: “For without” [Outside the gates of New
Jerusalem] “are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and
murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a
lie.” The people of the nations that refuse to accept the word
of God, see Isaiah 56:9-12, Philippians 3:2 and
Ephesians 2:12.
Revelation 22:16: “I Jesus have sent mine angel” [See
verse 6
and Revelation 1:1] “to testify unto you” [John]
“these things
in the churches.” [The seven churches in Asia] “I” [Christ]
“am
the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning
star.”
Revelation 22:17: “And the Spirit” [Christ, see
Revelation 2:7]
“and the bride” [New Jerusalem, see Revelation 19:7 and
Revelation 21:2] “say, Come. And let him” [In the seven churches
in Asia] “that heareth say, Come. And let him” [In the seven
churches in Asia] “that is athirst come. And whosoever will,”
[The Elect/great multitue, the 144,000, see John 10:27-29 and Revelation 7:2-4, 14-15]
“let
him” [The 144,000/Saints of the Most High/Servants of God] “take the water of life freely.” See
Revelation
21:6, John 4:10, 14 and John 7:37-39.
John Warns the Seven Churches
Revelation 22:18: “For I” [John]
“testify unto every man”
[The Elect] “that heareth” [Understand] “the words of the
prophecy of this book,” [Revelation] “If any man” [False
teacher] “shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him
the plagues” [For example, The Seven Last Plagues]
“that are
written in this book:” The book of Revelation.
Revelation 22:19: “And if any man” [False teacher]
“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.” The book of
Revelation.
Revelation 22:20: “He” [The angel sent by Christ]
“which
testifieth these things” [The visions shown to John] “saith,
Surely I” [Christ] “come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord
Jesus.”
Revelation 22:21: “The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you all.” [The seven churches in Asia]
“Amen.”