Revelation 1:19 (ASV)

Passage

Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall come to pass hereafter;

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last,

Revelation 1:18 and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

Revelation 1:19 Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which shall come to pass hereafter;

Revelation 1:20 the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks are seven churches.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "write", "therefore", "things", "thou", "sawest", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "write" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "and the Living one and I was..." into verse 20's "the mystery of the seven stars which...", so "write" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In Revelation context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "write" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.