Whenthe sevenpealsof thunderhad spoken,I was aboutto write;and I hearda voicefrom heavensaying,"Sealup the things whichthe sevenpeals of thunderhave spokenand do not writethem."
The entirevisionwill be to you like the wordsof a sealedbook,whichwhen they giveit to the one who is literate,saying,"Pleasereadthis,"he will say,"I cannot,for it is sealed."
Then the LORDsaidto me, "Takefor yourself a largetabletand writeon it in ordinaryletters:Swiftis the booty,speedyis the prey.
Bindup the testimony,sealthe lawamong my disciples.
"But as for you, Daniel,concealthese wordsand sealup the bookuntilthe endof time;manywill gobackand forth,and knowledgewill increase."
He said,"Go[your way], Daniel,for [these] wordsare concealedand sealedup untilthe endtime.
"The visionof the eveningsand morningsWhichhas been toldis true;But keepthe visionsecret,For [it] pertains to manydays[in the future]."
"The secretthingsbelong to the LORDour God,but the thingsrevealedbelong to us and to our sonsforever,that we may observeallthe wordsof thislaw.
saying,"Writein a bookwhatyou see,and send[it] to the sevenchurches:to Ephesusand to Smyrnaand to Pergamumand to Thyatiraand to Sardisand to Philadelphiaand to Laodicea."
"Thereforewritethe things whichyou have seen,and the things whichare, and the things whichwill take placeafterthese things.
Thenthe voicewhichI heardfrom heaven,[I heard] againspeakingwith me, and saying,"Go,takethe bookwhich is openin the handof the angelwho standson the seaand on the land."
And he saidto me, "Do not sealup the wordsof the prophecyof thisbook,for the timeis near.
