Revelation 1:3 · KJV
“Blessed {is} he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time {is} at hand.”
— Revelation 1:3
Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace {be} unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
Revelation 1 — Context
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified {it} by his angel unto his servant John:
2Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3Blessed {is} he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time {is} at hand.
4John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace {be} unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5And from Jesus Christ, {who is} the faithful witness, {and} the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Cross References
Luke 11:28
But he said, Yea rather, blessed {are} they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Revelation 22:10
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
Romans 13:11
And that, knowing the time, that now {it is} high time to awake out of sleep: for now {is} our salvation nearer than when we believed.
1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Revelation 22:6-7
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.
Proverbs 8:34
Blessed {is} the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Daniel 12:12-13
Blessed {is} he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
James 5:8-9
Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.