Jacob’s Last Words to His Sons

49 And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may ^(A)tell you what shall befall you ^(B)in the last days:

¹⁴ Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people ^(A)in the latter days, ^(B)for the vision refers to many days yet to come.”

⁶ And you will hear of ^(A)wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for ^[a]all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

Introduction and Benediction

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, ^(A)which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must ^[a]shortly take place. And ^(B)He sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John,

The Time Is Near

⁶ Then he said to me, ^(A)“These words are faithful and true.” And the Lord God of the ^[a]holy prophets ^(B)sent His angel to show His servants the things which must ^(C)shortly take place.