Revelation 22:16 (ASV)

Passage

I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have the right [to come] to the tree of life, and my enter in by the gates into the city.

Revelation 22:15 Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

Revelation 22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.

Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.

Revelation 22:18 I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "sent", "mine", "angel", "testify", "things", "churches", and "root". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "sent", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Without are the dogs and the sorcerers..." into verse 17's "And the Spirit and the bride say...", so "jesus" and "sent" 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 "jesus" and "sent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.