Revelation 22:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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The Epilogue. The Epilogue consists of the last words, warnings, and exhortations of the angel and the seer.

Revelation 22:6. these words: the contents of the book. shortly come to pass: the author thought his prophecies would be speedily fulfilled.

Revelation 22:7. I come quickly: I means Christ. The voice of Christ is heard behind the voice of the angel.

Revelation 22:8. I, John: cf. Revelation 1:9. I fell down: as in Revelation 19:10.

Revelation 22:10. seal not: contrast the instructions to the seer in Revelation 10:4.

Revelation 22:13. Alpha and Omega: Revelation 1:13 *.

Revelation 22:14. wash their robes: the AV, following a different Greek text, translates that do his commandments. The Greek phrases vary but little, and a change of two or three letters explains the difference. For the idea involved in RV, cf. Revelation 7:14. tree of life: cf. Revelation 22:2.

Revelation 22:15. dogs: the word was used as a term of contempt. It signified impure or lascivious persons, and was also applied by Jews to Pagans (cf. Php_3:2, Matthew 7:6).

Revelation 22:16. root. David: cf. Revelation 5:5. morning star: the phrase is used in Revelation 2:28, but in a different sense. The imagery seems to have been suggested by Numbers 24:17.

Revelation 22:17. The answer of the Church to the words of Jesus in Revelation 22:16. the bride: i.e. the Church. Come: addressed to Jesus, beseeching Him to return, as in Revelation 22:20. he that heareth: i.e. the book read in church or possibly the voice of the Spirit. he that is athirst: here the parallelism of the clauses ceases. Instead of let him say, Come we have Let him come. The reference is to the inquirer and seeker after truth, who cannot yet join in the Church's prayer for the return of Christ.

Revelation 22:18. If any man shall add: cf. the warnings of Deuteronomy 4:2; Deuteronomy 12:32. We learn from the epistle of Aristeas (§ 311) that it was customary to conclude with such an imprecation. After the conclusion of the translation of the LXX the whole company. bade them pronounce a curse in accordance with their custom upon anyone who should make any alteration either by adding or chauging or omitting anything.

Revelation 22:19. from the tree of life: cf. Revelation 22:2 *. This is the reading of the best MSS. The inferior reading, followed by the AV, renders book of life.

Revelation 22:20. The Apocalypse ends with the final assurance of the Lord, Yea, I come quickly, and the responsive prayer of the Church, Amen: come, Lord Jesus.

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Revelation 22:6-21

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.

8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.

9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

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.

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.