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And behold, I come quickly (kai idou erchomai tachu). Christ is the speaker, either through this angel or more probably directly from Christ without introduction as in Rev 22:12, Rev 22:16. About Christ coming quickly see Rev 2:5, Rev 2:16; Rev 3:11; Rev 16:15, and already in Rev 1:2. Once more we must recall that tachu and en tachei are according to God’s time, not ours (2Pe 3:8).
Blessed (makarios). This beatitude is like in substance the first (Rev 1:3) and is in Christ’s own words like the one in Rev 16:15. This book is here called a “prophecy” (prophēteias) as in Rev 22:10, Rev 22:18, Rev 22:19. It is Christ’s revelation from God, a direct message from God. Part of it is prediction of doom on Christ’s enemies, but most of it is a comforting picture of final triumph and bliss for the faithful in a time of great distress and persecution.