Blessed is he who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written therein; for the time is near.
Happy is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors.
And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: “When you come to Babylon, see that you read all these words,
“So when you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Besides this you know what hour it is, how it is full time now for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed;
the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light;
The end of all things is at hand; therefore keep sane and sober for your prayers.
But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense, to repay every one for what he has done.
He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
I am coming soon; hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.