Revelation 1:19 (YLT)

Passage

`Write the things that thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to come after these things;

Nearby Context

Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I did fall at his feet as dead, and he placed his right hand upon me, saying to me, `Be not afraid; I am the First and the Last,

Revelation 1:18 and he who is living, and I did become dead, and, lo, I am living to the ages of the ages. Amen! and I have the keys of the hades and of the death.

Revelation 1:19 `Write the things that thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to come after these things;

Revelation 1:20 the secret of the seven stars that thou hast seen upon my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands: the seven stars are messengers of the seven assemblies, and the seven lamp-stands that thou hast seen are seven assemblies.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "and he who is living and I..." into verse 20's "the secret of the seven stars that...", so "write" and "things" 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 "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.