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must shortly come to pass. ... Blessed is he that readeth, and they
that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which
are written therein: for the time is at hand.”
Revelation 1:1-3
, italics
supplied.
“Blessed is he that readeth”—there are those who will not read;
“and they that hear”—there are some who refuse to hear anything
concerning the prophecies; “and keep those things which are written
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therein”—many refuse to heed the instructions in the Revelation;
none of these can claim the blessing promised.
How dare men teach that the Revelation is beyond human under-
standing? It is a mystery revealed, a book opened. Revelation directs
the mind to Daniel. Both present important instruction concerning
events at the close of world history.
John saw the dangers, conflicts, and final deliverance of the
people of God. He records the closing messages which are to ripen
the harvest of the earth, either for the heavenly garner or for the
fires of destruction, that those who turn from error to truth might be
instructed concerning the perils and conflicts before them.
Why, then, this widespread ignorance concerning an important
part of Holy Writ? It is the result of a studied effort of the prince of
darkness to conceal from men that which reveals his deceptions. For
this reason, Christ the Revelator, foreseeing the warfare against the
Revelation, pronounced a blessing upon all who should read, hear,
and observe the prophecy.
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