Protestantism
English
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.
And he saith to me, `Thou mayest not seal the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is nigh;
And he says to me, Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book. The time is near.
And he said vnto me, Seale not the wordes of the prophecie of this booke: for the time is at hand.
And he sayde vnto me: seale not the sayinges of prophesy of this boke. For the tyme is at honde.
And he says to me, Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
And he says to me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
And he said to me: Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
And he said to me, Let not the words of this prophet's book be kept secret, because the time is near.
Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.
And he said to me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.
And he said unto me, do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near!
And he said to me, Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this Book, because the time is near.
And he said to me, Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this Book; for the time is at hand.
He said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
He said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
He said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
And he saith to me, Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book; the time is at hand.
Then the angel said to me — ‘Do not keep secret the words of the prophecy contained in this book; for the time is near.
Then the angel said to me — ‘Do not keep secret the words of the prophecy contained in this book; for the time is near.
¶ And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
And he saith unto me—Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, for, the season, is, near:
And he saith to me, Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
Then the angel said to me — ‘Do not keep secret the words of the prophecy contained in this book; for The Time is near.
And he says unto me, Seal not the sayings (o. logos) of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
Catholicism
English
And he saith to me: Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book. For the time is at hand.
And he said to me: “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book. For the time is near.1
- 22:10For the time is at hand: That is, when compared to eternity, all time and temporal things vanish, and are but of short duration. As to the time when the chief predictions should come to pass, we have no certainty, as appears by the different opinions, both of the ancient fathers and late interpreters. Many think that most things set down from the 4th chapter to the end, will not be fulfilled till a little time before the end of the world. Others are of opinion, that a great part of them, and particularly the fall of the wicked Babylon, happened at the destruction of paganism, by the destruction of heathen Rome, and its persecuting heathen emperors. Of these interpretations, see Aleazar, in his long commentary; see the learned Bossnet, bishop of Meaux, in his treatise on this Book; and P. Alleman, in his notes on the same Apocalypse, tom. 12, who in his Preface says, that this, in a great measure, may be now looked upon as the opinion followed by the learned men. In fine, others think that St. John’s design was in a mystical way, by metaphors and allegories, to represent the attempts and persecutions of the wicked against the servants of God, the punishments that should in a short time fall upon Babylon, that is, upon all the wicked in general: the eternal happiness and reward, which God had reserved for the pious inhabitants of Jerusalem, that is, for his faithful servants, after their short trials and the tribulations of this mortal life. In the mean time we meet with many profitable instructions and admonitions, which we may easily enough understand: but we have no certainty when we apply these predictions to particular events: for as St. Jerome takes notice, the Apocalypse has as many mysteries as words, or rather mysteries in every word. Apocalypsis Joannis tot habet Sacramenta quot verba--parum dixi, in verbis singulis multiplices latent intelligentiae. Ep. ad Paulin, t. 4. p. 574. Edit. Benedict.(Challoner)