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Now I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed me these things.
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John's Eyewitness Stamp
Commentators highlight that John begins this verse by identifying himself ("I John") as the direct eyewitness and earwitness to the visions. This isn't just a story he's retelling; it's his personal, apostolic testimony, much like in 1 John 1:1–3. This personal stamp serves to authenticate the entire book of Revelation as a true and reliable account from God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I John saw these things, and heard them. That is, I saw the parts that were disclosed by pictures, visions, and symbols; I
And I John (Καγω Ιωαννης). Here John the Seer is the speaker. He had already given his name (1:1,4,9). Here he claims to be the "o…
19th Century
Anglican
And I John saw these things . . .—Or rather, And I John am he who hears and sees these things. The words of the angel are…
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Baptist
And he said to me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show to his servants the things…
The “I, John” is reminiscent of 1:4, 9. His confession that he “heard and saw these things” and the repetition of the prohibition (19:10) against J…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I John saw these things, and heard them He was both an eye and an ear witness; some things he saw, and others he hear…
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The Lord Jesus spoke by the angel, solemnly confirming the contents of this book, particularly of this last vision. He is the Lord God, faithful an…
