16 May 2014
Revelation 22:6-7
Revelation 22:6: “And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.”
I think when verse 6 says these things “must shortly be done” (which is an echo of language found in the Old Testament), it is referring to the speed at which things will happen once they start happening. When the Lord does come He will come quickly; it will not be a long, drawn-out affair. (After all, that is what He says in verse 7).
Notice also that once again we are told there is a blessing for those that “keep the sayings of the prophecy of this book”. A lot of people ignore it entirely, but there is a blessing for reading it and paying attention to what it says. Prophecy is not something that should be ignored; it should be studied and taught.