Revelation 22:10 (YLT)

Passage

And he saith to me, `Thou mayest not seal the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is nigh;

Nearby Context

Revelation 22:8 And I, John, am he who is seeing these things and hearing, and when I heard and beheld, I fell down to bow before the feet of the messenger who is shewing me these things;

Revelation 22:9 and he saith to me, `See--not; for fellow-servant of thee am I, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of those keeping the words of this scroll; before God bow.'

Revelation 22:10 And he saith to me, `Thou mayest not seal the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is nigh;

Revelation 22:11 he who is unrighteous--let him be unrighteous still, and he who is filthy--let him be filthy still, and he who is righteous--let him be declared righteous still, and he who is sanctified--let him be sanctified still:

Revelation 22:12 And lo, I come quickly, and my reward <FI>is<Fi> with me, to render to each as his work shall be;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "and he saith to me See--not for..." into verse 11's "he who is unrighteous--let him be unrighteous...", so "saith" and "thou" 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 "saith" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.