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Revelation 22:6
ESV And he said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place."
NIV The angel said to me, "These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place."
NASB And he said to me, 'These words are faithful and true'; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.
CSB Then he said to me, "These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place."
NLT Then the angel said to me, 'Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets, has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon. '
KJV And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
NKJV Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent His angel to show His servants the things which must shortly take place.

What does Revelation 22:6 mean?

This verse marks a shift from the description of New Jerusalem to the issuing of promises and exhortations. The angel that spoke with John assured him that the words of the book of Revelation are reliable and true. God, whose Spirit moved the prophets of old to speak (2 Peter 1:21), guarantees the truthfulness of the book of Revelation. He dispatched His angel to reveal to His servants the events that would take place soon.

Occasionally, a religious figure leads his or her followers astray by declaring falsehoods about the future. Some religious figures even set a date when Jesus will return. Their persuasiveness may even lead their followers to sell their homes and gather on a hilltop to await our Lord's return, but in the end, life goes on without those false prophecies coming true. The book of Revelation doesn't set precise dates, and God does not allow man to be so specific in our knowledge of the end times (Matthew 24:36). Rather, God discloses enough about the future for us to live each day realizing it may be the day of Jesus' return in the air. Every day, as we wait, we need to live righteously and serve the Lord diligently.
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