Bible Discussion Thread

Hi Joseph.

Moving on to Rev. 1:3, as follows:

a) Blessed is he that readeth,

...b) and they that hear the words of this prophecy,

...b) and keep those things which are written therein:

a) for the time is at hand.

In this chiasmus, the central feature "b" has two parts. 1) That those who hear the prophecy, 2) have the option to keep those things written therein. Naturally, those who do not keep the things written in the prophecy are not blessed by the prophecy.

So, Verse 1:3 is a simple affirmation for those who intend to keep the prophecy. And of course, the prophecy is the revelation. So it is a matter of necessity that the hearer of the prophecy hear the prophecy. Or rather, the hearer of the revelation hear the revelation.

In the Savior's testimony, he states, "Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book ( Rev. 22:7).

Again, it follows that the blessing of The Book of Revelation comes from keeping the sayings of the prophecy. And to do that, the individual must know the saying of the prophecy. That is, the individual must know the sayings of The Book of Revelation, and keep them.

It is through keeping the prophecy that the blessing comes. These sayings are given in the seven seals that are repeated throughout the book. That is, the seven seals are the prophecy. To know the seven seals is to know the prophecy.

Again, the seven seals, which are the prophecy, are repeated throughout the book, and that is the revelation, and vice versa.