And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true, but seal up the vision, for it refers to many days from now.”
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.
The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.
And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”
What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops.
He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.
But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”
Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord God: I will put an end to this proverb, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel.’ But say to them, The days are near, and the fulfillment of every vision.
The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.
Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
Wail, for the day of the Lord is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come!
Bind up the testimony; seal the teaching among my disciples.
He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
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