Revelation 1:19 (DRB)

Passage

Write therefore the things which thou hast seen: and which are: and which must be done hereafter.

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:17 And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not. I am the First and the Last,

Revelation 1:18 And alive, and was dead. And behold I am living for ever and ever and have the keys of death and of hell.

Revelation 1:19 Write therefore the things which thou hast seen: and which are: and which must be done 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 the seven churches.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "write", "therefore", "things", "thou", "hast", "seen", "must", and "done". 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 alive and was dead And behold..." 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.