“Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.”
Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear and who keep what is written in it — the beatitude structure (makarios) frames this as a work of eschatological encouragement, meant to be read publicly in worship gatherings. The promise of blessing is conditional upon keeping (tērountes) the words, not merely hearing them; this is a book demanding obedient response, not mere intellectual assent.
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