Revelation 3:11 (ASV)

Passage

I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

Nearby Context

Revelation 3:9 Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou didst keep the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of trial, that [hour] which is to come upon the whole world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

Revelation 3:11 I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

Revelation 3:12 He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new name.

Revelation 3:13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "quickly", "hold", "fast", "thou", "hast", "take", and "crown". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "quickly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Because thou didst keep the word of..." into verse 12's "He that overcometh I will make him...", so "come" and "quickly" 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 "come" and "quickly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.