8. It is I, John, who heard and saw these things, and when I heard and saw them I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me.
9. But he said to me, “Don’t! I am a fellow servant of yours and of your brothers the prophets and of those who keep the message of this book. Worship God.”
10. Then he said to me, “Do not seal up the prophetic words of this book, for the appointed time is near.
11. Let the wicked still act wickedly, and the filthy still be filthy. The righteous must still do right, and the holy still be holy.”
12. “Behold, I am coming soon. I bring with me the recompense I will give to each according to his deeds.