Revelation 22:8 (ASV)

Passage

And I John am he that heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:6 And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angels to show unto his servants the things which must shortly come to pass.

Revelation 22:7 And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.

Revelation 22:8 And I John am he that heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things.

Revelation 22:9 And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them that keep the words of this book: worship God.

Revelation 22:10 And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "john", "heard", "things", "fell", "down", "worship", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "john" and "heard", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And behold I come quickly Blessed is..." into verse 9's "And he saith unto me See thou...", so "john" and "heard" 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 "john" and "heard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.