Revelation 1:19 (WEB)

Passage

Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter;

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,

Revelation 1:18 and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

Revelation 1:19 Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter;

Revelation 1:20 the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "write", "therefore", "things", "seen", "happen", and "hereafter". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "write" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "and the Living one I was dead..." into verse 20's "the mystery of the seven stars which...", so "write" and "therefore" 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 "write" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.