Revelation 1:3

World English Bible (2000)

Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is at hand.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 11:28 : 28 But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."
  • Rom 13:11 : 11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.
  • Rev 22:10 : 10 He said to me, "Don't seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.
  • Prov 8:34 : 34 Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.
  • Rev 22:12 : 12 "Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.
  • Jas 5:8-9 : 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. 9 Don't grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won't be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.
  • 1 Pet 4:7 : 7 But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.
  • 2 Pet 3:8 : 8 But don't forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
  • Rev 22:6-7 : 6 He said to me, "These words are faithful and true. The Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his bondservants the things which must happen soon." 7 "Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."
  • Rev 22:20 : 20 He who testifies these things says, "Yes, I come quickly." Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus.
  • Dan 12:12-13 : 12 Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred thirty-five days. 13 But go you your way until the end; for you shall rest, and shall stand in your lot, at the end of the days.

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  • Rev 22:6-10
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    6 He said to me, "These words are faithful and true. The Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his bondservants the things which must happen soon."

    7 "Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."

    8 Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.

    9 He said to me, "See you don't do it! I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers, the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God."

    10 He said to me, "Don't seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.

  • Rev 1:1-2
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    80%

    1 This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

    2 who testified to God's word, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.

  • Rev 1:4-5
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    4 John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;

    5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood;

  • Rev 1:16-20
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    16 He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

    17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, "Don't be afraid. I am the first and the last,

    18 and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

    19 Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter;

    20 the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lampstands are seven assemblies.

  • Rev 3:13
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    13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

  • Rev 3:6-7
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    6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

    7 "To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: "He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things:

  • Rev 3:22
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    22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies."

  • Rev 1:7-11
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    7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.

    8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

    9 I John, your brother and partner with you in oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God's Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

    10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet

    11 saying, "What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."

  • Rev 22:18-20
    3 verses
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    18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, may God add to him the plagues which are written in this book.

    19 If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.

    20 He who testifies these things says, "Yes, I come quickly." Amen! Yes, come, Lord Jesus.

  • Rev 2:29
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    29 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.

  • Rev 19:9
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    9 He said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'" He said to me, "These are true words of God."

  • Rev 13:9
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    9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

  • Rev 22:14
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    14 Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

  • Rev 16:15
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    15 "Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn't walk naked, and they see his shame."

  • Luke 11:28
    72%

    28 But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."

  • Rev 5:1-2
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    1 I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written inside and outside, sealed shut with seven seals.

    2 I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?"

  • Rev 3:10-11
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    10 Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

    11 I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.

  • Rev 14:12-13
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    12 Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus."

    13 I heard the voice from heaven saying, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them."

  • Rev 4:1
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    1 After these things I looked and saw a door opened in heaven, and the first voice that I heard, like a trumpet speaking with me, was one saying, "Come up here, and I will show you the things which must happen after this."

  • Dan 12:12
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    12 Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred thirty-five days.

  • Eph 1:3
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    3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;

  • Rev 2:1
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    1 "To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: "He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lampstands says these things:

  • Rev 10:2
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    2 He had in his hand a little open book. He set his right foot on the sea, and his left on the land.

  • Matt 13:16
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    16 "But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

  • Rev 3:20
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    20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

  • Rev 3:3
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    3 Remember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won't watch, I will come as a thief, and you won't know what hour I will come upon you.

  • Rev 19:1
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    1 After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God:

  • Rev 20:6
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    6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years.

  • Rev 10:8
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    8 The voice which I heard from heaven, again speaking with me, said, "Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land."

  • Rev 14:9
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    9 Another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, "If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead, or on his hand,