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New American Standard Bible (1995)
Revelation 22:10
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Then he said to me, “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near.
And hee saith vnto mee, Seale not the sayings of the prophesie of this booke: for the time is at hand.
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
And he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
Then the angel told me, "Do not keep secret the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near for all this to happen.
The Angel continued, "Don't seal the words of the prophecy of this book; don't put it away on the shelf. Time is just about up. Let evildoers do their worst and the dirty-minded go all out in pollution, but let the righteous maintain a straight course and the holy continue on in holiness."
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And he said to me, Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time draweth nigh.
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And he sayde vnto me, seale not the sayinges of the prophecie of this booke: For the tyme is at hande.
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And he saith to me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: the time is nigh.
"Make no secret," he added, "of the meaning of the predictions contained in this book; for the time for their fulfillment is now close at hand.
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And he saith unto me - Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, for, the season, is, near:
And he saith to me: Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book. For the time is at hand.
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And he saith to me, `Thou mayest not seal the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is nigh;
And he sayde vnto me: seale not the sayenges of the prophesy of this boke. For the tyme is at hode.
He subjoin'd, "don't seal the prophetic discourses of this book: for the time draws nigh.
And then he said, "Don't keep what you've seen and heard a secret. All of this will happen soon.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he saith: Revelation 22:12, Revelation 22:13, Revelation 22:16, Revelation 22:20
Seal: Revelation 5:1, Revelation 10:4, Isaiah 8:16, Daniel 8:26, Daniel 12:4, Daniel 12:9, Matthew 10:27
for: Revelation 1:3, Isaiah 13:6, Ezekiel 12:23, Romans 13:12, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 1 Peter 4:7
Reciprocal: Psalms 69:27 - Add Psalms 96:13 - he cometh Song of Solomon 3:11 - in the day of his Ezekiel 3:27 - Thus Revelation 1:1 - which must Revelation 22:7 - I come
Cross-References
Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together.
He said, "Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me."
indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies.
So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham lived at Beersheba.
Uz his firstborn and Buz his brother and Kemuel the father of Aram
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah; these eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he saith unto me,.... Not the angel, but Christ, as is manifest from Revelation 22:12. This clause is left out in the Ethiopic version.
Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book; as the orders are, when things are intended not to be published, but concealed, at least as yet, because of the distance of the accomplishment of them, which was not the case here; see Revelation 10:4. Christ would have the things John saw and heard, written, and made public, sent in an open book, unsealed, to the churches, that they might be seen and read of all; that so the afflictions and persecutions of the people of God, both under Rome Pagan, and Rome Papal, might be known, and the saints not be offended at them when they came, but be prepared for them, to endure them patiently; and that they might be apprised of the errors and heresies that were to spring up, and of the appearance and wickedness of the man of sin, and his followers, and beware of them; and that they might have some assurance of the destruction of antichrist, and of the glorious state of the church, both in the spiritual and personal reign of Christ, and so be comforted in the midst of their tribulations, and rejoice in the faith and hope of these things. We may learn from hence, that the Scriptures in general are not to be locked up, and concealed from the common people, but lie open, and are to be read by all; and in particular, that this book is not so dark and obscure as it is thought to be:
for the time is at hand; when the things in this book shall begin to be fulfilled; see Revelation 1:1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And he saith unto me - The angel.
Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book - That is, seal not the book itself, for it may be regarded altogether as a prophetic book. On the sealing of a book, see the notes on Revelation 5:1 . Isaiah (Isaiah 8:16; Isaiah 30:8) and Daniel (Daniel 8:26; Daniel 12:4, Daniel 12:9) were commanded to seal up their prophecies. Their prophecies related to far-distant times, and the idea in their being commanded to seal them was, that they should make the record sure and unchangeable; that they should finish it, and lay it up for future ages; so that, in far-distant times, the events might be compared with the prophecy, and it might be seen that there was an exact correspondence between the prophecy and the fulfillment. Their prophecies would not be immediately demanded for the use of persecuted saints, but would pertain to future ages. On the other hand, the events which John had predicted, though in their ultimate development they were to extend to the end of the world, and even into eternity, were about to begin to be fulfilled, and were to be of immediate use in consoling a persecuted church. John, therefore, was directed not to seal up his predictions; not to lay them away, to be opened, as it were, in distant ages; but to leave them open, so that a persecuted church might have access to them, and might, in times of persecution and trial, have the assurance that the principles of their religion would finally triumph. See the notes on Revelation 10:2.
For the time is at hand - That is, they are soon to commence. It is not implied that they would be soon completed. The idea is, that as the scenes of persecution were soon to open upon the church, it was important that the church should have access to these prophecies of the final triumph of religion, to sustain it in its trials. Compare the notes on Revelation 1:1, Revelation 1:3.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Revelation 22:10. Seal not the sayings — Do not lay them up for future generations; they concern the present times; they must shortly come to pass, for the time is at hand. See above, Revelation 22:6. What concerned the Jews was certainly at hand.
