Revelation 1:3
Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

This is the first of the seven beatitudes (state of blessedness) in the book of Revelation. A significant verse which conveys the message that the matter in the book was meant for all of us and not only for people who lived during John’s time.
Many Christians do not venture to read the book of Revelation because many things written in this book are in symbolic form and they find it difficult to understand them.

But the verse here clearly says that the ones who read, the ones who hear and the ones who take it to heart are blessed. The central message of the book is that the final showdown between God and satan is imminent, satan will increase his persecution of believers, believers must stand firm in their faith, they are sealed against any spiritual harm and will soon be vindicated when Christ returns, when the wicked are forever destroyed and God’s people enter an eternity of glory and blessedness.

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Dr. Johnson Cherian MD. PhD.