Revelation 22:16 (DRB)

Passage

I, Jesus, have sent my angel, to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and stock of David, the bright and morning star.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they that wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb: that they may have a right to the tree of life and may enter in by the gates into the city.

Revelation 22:15 Without are dogs and sorcerers and unchaste and murderers and servers of idols and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

Revelation 22:16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel, to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and stock of David, the bright and morning star.

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

Revelation 22:18 For I testify to every one that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book: If any man shall add to these things, God shall add unto him the plagues written in this book.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "sent", "angel", "testify", "things", "churches", "root", and "stock". 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 dogs and sorcerers and unchaste..." 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.