Passage
He said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his bondservants the things which must happen soon.”
Revelation 22:6 (WEB)
Nearby Context
Revelation 22:4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.
Revelation 22:5 There will be no night, and they need no lamp light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
Revelation 22:6 He said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his bondservants the things which must happen soon.”
Revelation 22:7 “Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
Revelation 22:8 Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who had shown me these things.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "Spirit", "faith", "said", "words", "faithful", "true", "lord", and "spirits". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "faith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 5's "There will be no night and they..." into verse 7's "Behold I come quickly Blessed is he...", so "Spirit" and "faith" 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 "Spirit" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.