Revelation 22:6-11 6 Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His slaves what must quickly take place.” 7 “Look, I am coming quickly! The one who keeps the prophetic words of this book is blessed.” 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown them to me. 9 But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow slave with you, your brothers the prophets, and those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.” 10 He also said to me, “Don’t seal the prophetic words of this book, because the time is near. 11 Let the unrighteous go on in unrighteousness; let the filthy go on being made filthy; let the righteous go on in righteousness; and let the holy go on being made holy. Faithful and true are two words we need now more than ever. Our culture is constantly wavering. We are constantly being told half truths and truth from a particular perspective so as to to be persuaded to think a particular way. Most of the time we don't even know that we have been. Advertising is probably one of the easiest examples. our eyes take in a commercial, pop up add, or we may even here a jingle on the radio and without out knowing it we are pursuing that very thing.
Jesus is not just faithful and true but He the Truth, the Way and the Life. He is the embodiment of faithful and true. He says, “Look, I am coming quickly! The one who keeps the prophetic words of this book is blessed.” I find it interesting that He doesn't say they will be bless but rather is blessed. Sometimes we are too busy wondering what's next and not enjoying what God has graciously given us. The Apostle John's response to having received this vision is interesting, it says he fell down to worship but his worship was direct to the messenger rather than God. The angel quickly reminded him that he is a fellow servant. Keep in mind that although it took us months to cover the book of Revelation but John was shown it at one time. It must have been like watch movie one filled with both awesome grandeur and unfathomable horror. Yet, unlike Daniel who was told to seal his vision up, John is told not to then says something a bit disturbing, "Let the unrighteous go on in unrighteousness; let the filthy go on being made filthy; let the righteous go on in righteousness; and let the holy go on being made holy.". In the end the book of revelation will not only reveal Jesus Christ in all His glory but I believe it will also reveal those who belong to Him. My prayer is and has been that each person reading this would know Jesus Christ and the eternal abundant life He died for. Have a great day Loved Ones and God bless you real good!
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