Revelation 22:19 Meaning and Explanation
“And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Likewise, whoever takes away from the words of this prophecy will lose their share in the tree of life and the holy city.
What Does Revelation 22:19 Mean?
The warning's second half matches the first. To take away from the words of this prophecy is to forfeit one's own portion in the very blessings the book has held out: a share in the book of life and in the holy city.
What is at stake is the message and the heart that handles it. To strip away parts of God's word, keeping only what is comfortable, is to risk losing the inheritance the word was given to secure. The reverence asked here is the reverence the whole book commends: receive what God has said in full, neither enlarged nor diminished, and let it lead you home to the city and the tree of life.
Revelation 22:19 in the Original Language
aphaireo (ἀφαιρέω), 'take away' -- to remove or take from, here to subtract from the words given.
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What does Revelation 22:19 mean?
Likewise, whoever takes away from the words of this prophecy will lose their share in the tree of life and the holy city.