│ III. A command not to seal up what had been │ revealed, ver. 10. │ │ IV. The unchangeable condition of the righteous and │ the wicked in the future state, ver. 14, 15. │ │ V. The blessedness of those who have a right to │ enter into the Holy City, ver. 15. │ │ VI. Jesus declares himself to be the author of all │ these revelations, ver. 16. │ │ VII. The free invitations of the gospel to all men, │ ver. 17. │ │ VIII. A solemn injunction not to change anything │ that had been written in this book, ver. 18, 19. │ │ IX. The assurance of the Saviour that he would come │ quickly, and the joyous assent of John to this, │ and prayer that it might occur, ver. 20. │ │ X. The benediction, ver. 21. └ {31} THE REVELATION OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE. CHAPTER I. ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTER. This chapter contains a general introduction to the whole book, and comprises the following parts:―― I. The announcement that the object of the book is to record a revelation which the Lord Jesus Christ had made of important events which were shortly to occur, and which were signified by an angel to the author, John, ver. 1‒3. A blessing is pronounced on him who should read and understand the book, and special attention is directed to it because the time was at hand when the predicted events would occur.