How blessed is the one who reads aloud and those who hear the words of this prophecy and obey what is written in it, for the time is near!

I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: How blessed are the dead, that is, those who die in the Lord from now on!" "Yes," says the Spirit. "Let them rest from their labors, for their actions follow them."

"See, I am coming like a thief. How blessed is the person who remains alert and keeps his clothes on! He won't have to go naked and let others see his shame."

Then the angel told me, "Write this: "How blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the lamb!'" He also told me, "These are the true words of God."

How blessed and holy are those who participate in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them. They will be priests of God and the Messiah, and will rule with him for a thousand years.

"See! I am coming soon! How blessed is the person who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book!"

"How blessed are those who wash their robes so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city!