6. And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true, and the Lord, the God of prophetic spirits, sent his angel to show his servants what must happen soon.”
7. “Behold, I am coming soon.” Blessed is the one who keeps the prophetic message of this book.
8. It is I, John, who heard and saw these things, and when I heard and saw them I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me.
9. But he said to me, “Don’t! I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brothers the prophets and of those who keep the message of this book. Worship God.”
10. Then he said to me, “Do not seal up the prophetic words of this book, for the appointed time is near.
11. Let the wicked still act wickedly, and the filthy still be filthy. The righteous must still do right, and the holy still be holy.”
12. “Behold, I am coming soon. I bring with me the recompense I will give to each according to his deeds.
13. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
14. Blessed are they who wash their robes so as to have the right to the tree of life and enter the city through its gates.