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Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter;
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Commentators widely see this verse as Christ providing a three-part outline for the book of Revelation. John is to write: 1) 'the things which thou sawest' (the vision of Christ in chapter 1), 2) 'the things which are' (the state of the seven churches in chapters 2-3), and 3) 'the things which shall be hereafter' (the prophetic visions from chapter 4 onward). This serves as a divine table of contents for the reader.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Write the things which thou hast seen. An account of the vision which you have had, Revelation 1:10–18.
And the thin…
Therefore (ουν). In view of Christ's words about himself in verse 18 and the command in verse 11.
Which thou sawest…
19th Century
Anglican
Write the things which you have seen (better, saw). — It is good to notice the small connecting word "t…
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Baptist
Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; the mystery of the seven stars which y…
John is told to “write, therefore, what you have seen.” This verse faces us with an important exegetical problem concerning the sense of the words …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Write the things which thou hast seen The Alexandrian copy and some others, and the Complutensian edition, read, "wr…
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The churches receive their light from Christ and the gospel, and display it to others. They are golden candlesticks; they should be precious and pu…
