Revelation 22:16 (GNV)

Passage

I Iesus haue sent mine Angell, to testifie vnto you these things in the Churches: I am the root and the generation of Dauid, and the bright morning starre.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:14 Blessed are they, that doe his commandements, that their right may be in the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the Citie.

Revelation 22:15 For without shall be dogs and inchanters, and whoremongers, and murtherers, and idolaters, and whosoeuer loueth or maketh lies.

Revelation 22:16 I Iesus haue sent mine Angell, to testifie vnto you these things in the Churches: I am the root and the generation of Dauid, and the bright morning starre.

Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth, say, Come: and let him that is a thirst, come: and let whosoeuer will, take of the water of life freely.

Revelation 22:18 For I protest vnto euery man that heareth the words of the prophecie of this booke, If any man shall adde vnto these things, God shall adde vnto him the plagues, that are written in this booke:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iesus", "haue", "sent", "mine", "angell", "testifie", "vnto", and "things". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iesus" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "For without shall be dogs and inchanters..." into verse 17's "And the Spirit and the bride say...", so "iesus" and "haue" 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 "iesus" and "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.