Translation
“Therefore, write the things you have seen—the things that are
Go to footnote numberand those that are about to take place after them.
Go to footnote numberParaphrase
“Therefore, write the things
you have seen—the things that are a reality right now, and those that are at the point of becoming a sure thing after them.
Footnotes
1: "the things that are"
This vision was not intended to satisfy our curiosity about the future. It was encouragement for those suffering persecution, and therefore was rooted in their immediate situation.
2
See the comment which has already been made in conjunction with Rev 1:1 about the use of the word “soon.”