Bible Strands
Revelation 1:19
Therefore write down the things you have seen, the things that are, and the things that will happen after this.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The risen Christ, identified as the Living One holding the keys of Death and Hades, commands John to record his vision. This directive occurs immediately after the vision of Christ among the seven lampstands and before the explanation of the seven stars and lampstands.
The words — The command opens with γράψον (grapson), meaning "do write," and οὖν (oun), translating "therefore." These terms introduce the objects of the command: ἃ εἶδες (ha eides, "the things you have seen") and ἃ εἰσὶν (ha eisin, "the things that are").
The thread — This writing command parallels Revelation 1:11, which directs recording what is seen on a scroll for the seven churches. The temporal sequence also anticipates Revelation 4:1, where a voice marks a shift to future events following a completed heavenly vision.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to treat the vision as a documented record rather than a subjective experience. It demands immediate obedience to preserve the revealed sequence of past vision, present reality, and future fulfillment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
Cross-references
- Revelation 4:1 After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
- Revelation 1:11 saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”