Revelation 22:10 (LSB)

Passage

And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:8 I, John, am the one who was hearing and seeing these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things.

Revelation 22:9 But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow slave with you and your brothers the prophets and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!”

Revelation 22:10 And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.

Revelation 22:11 Let the one who does unrighteousness, still do unrighteousness; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still do righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy.”

Revelation 22:12 “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to his work.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "seal", "words", "prophecy", "book", "time", and "near". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "seal", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "But he said to me Do not..." into verse 11's "Let the one who does unrighteousness still...", so "said" and "seal" 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 "seal" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.