Revelation 22:20 (LSB)

Passage

He who bears witness to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:18 I bear witness to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book.

Revelation 22:19 And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.

Revelation 22:20 He who bears witness to these things says, “Yes, I am coming quickly.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

Revelation 22:21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bears", "witness", "things", "says", "coming", "quickly", "amen", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bears" and "witness", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And if anyone takes away from the..." into verse 21's "The grace of the Lord Jesus be...", so "bears" and "witness" 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 "bears" and "witness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.