New Testament Lesson
Revelation 22:6-13 (NRSV)
6 And he said to me, "These words are
trustworthy and true, for the Lord, the God of the spirits of
the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must
soon take place."
7 "See, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the
words of the prophecy of this book." 8 I, John, am the one
who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them,
I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them
to me; 9 but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am
a fellow servant with you and your comrades the prophets, and
with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God!"
10 And he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy
of this book, for the time is near. 11 Let the evildoer still
do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still
do right, and the holy still be holy." 12 "See, I am
coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone's
work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last,
the beginning and the end."
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.