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And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. ~ Revelation 22:6
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. ~ Revelation 22:7
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. ~ Revelation 22:10
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. ~ Revelation 22:12
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. ~ Revelation 22:20
O.K. - let me see if I have this...
'shortly' means "shortly"...
'quickly' means "quickly"...
Everything in Revelation is past...
Jesus has already returned...
Babylon has fallen...
The Wrath of God has been poured out onto the earth...
The Great White Throne Judgment Day is over...
The rewards have all been passed out...
Hell has been cast into the lake of fire...
We are now living in the new heaven and new earth...
New Jerusalem has come down from heaven...
There is no more sun or moon...
The Lamb has married His wife...
Consider:
Strong's G1096 for "come to pass" in Revelation 1:1
1) to become, i.e. to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
2) to become, i.e. to come to pass, happen a) of events
3) to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage a) of men appearing in public
4) to be made, finished a) of miracles, to be performed, wrought
5) to become, be made
When I cannot find a specific definition tied to a particular usage - I generally use the first one, which is usually the most common usage. And, since most of these definitions carry with it the idea of "beginning and continuing" anyway -- I am going to suggest that the true "sense and tense" of the phrase 'Must Shortly Come To Pass' actually means "Must Shortly Begin To Come To Pass"...
And - yes - the phrase "shortly come to pass" in Revelation 1:1 and the phrase "shortly be done" in Revelation 22:6 are the same in the Greek.
"Something to think about..."
Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. ~ Revelation 22:7
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. ~ Revelation 22:10
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. ~ Revelation 22:12
He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. ~ Revelation 22:20
O.K. - let me see if I have this...
'shortly' means "shortly"...
'quickly' means "quickly"...
Everything in Revelation is past...
Jesus has already returned...
Babylon has fallen...
The Wrath of God has been poured out onto the earth...
The Great White Throne Judgment Day is over...
The rewards have all been passed out...
Hell has been cast into the lake of fire...
We are now living in the new heaven and new earth...
New Jerusalem has come down from heaven...
There is no more sun or moon...
The Lamb has married His wife...
Consider:
Strong's G1096 for "come to pass" in Revelation 1:1
1) to become, i.e. to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
2) to become, i.e. to come to pass, happen a) of events
3) to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage a) of men appearing in public
4) to be made, finished a) of miracles, to be performed, wrought
5) to become, be made
When I cannot find a specific definition tied to a particular usage - I generally use the first one, which is usually the most common usage. And, since most of these definitions carry with it the idea of "beginning and continuing" anyway -- I am going to suggest that the true "sense and tense" of the phrase 'Must Shortly Come To Pass' actually means "Must Shortly Begin To Come To Pass"...
And - yes - the phrase "shortly come to pass" in Revelation 1:1 and the phrase "shortly be done" in Revelation 22:6 are the same in the Greek.
"Something to think about..."