Revelation 22:8 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:6 And he said vnto me, These wordes are faithfull and true: and the Lord God of the holy Prophets sent his Angell to shewe vnto his seruants the things which must shortly be fulfilled.

Revelation 22:7 Beholde, I come shortly. Blessed is hee that keepeth the woordes of the prophecie of this booke.

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "iohn", "sawe", "heard", "thinges", "seene", "fell", and "downe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "iohn" and "sawe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Beholde I come shortly Blessed is hee..." into verse 9's "But he sayde vnto me See thou...", so "iohn" and "sawe" 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 "iohn" and "sawe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.