Revelation 22:10 (GNV)

Passage

And he said vnto me, Seale not the wordes of the prophecie of this booke: for the time is at hand.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:8 And I am Iohn, which sawe and heard these thinges: and when I had heard and seene, I fell downe to worship before the feete of the Angell which shewed me these things.

Revelation 22:9 But he sayde vnto me, See thou doe it not: for I am thy fellowe seruaunt, and of thy brethren the Prophets, and of them which keepe the woordes of this booke: worship God.

Revelation 22:10 And he said vnto me, Seale not the wordes of the prophecie of this booke: for the time is at hand.

Revelation 22:11 He that is vniust, let him be vniust stil and he which is filthie, let him be filthie still: and hee that is righteous, let him be righteous stil: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

Revelation 22:12 And beholde, I come shortly, and my reward is with mee, to giue euery man according as his worke shall be.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "vnto", "seale", "wordes", "prophecie", "booke", "time", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "But he sayde vnto me See thou..." into verse 11's "He that is vniust let him be...", so "said" and "vnto" 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 "said" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.