"I come quickly" is announced by the Lord three times in Revelation 22. But different words of
warning and encouragement accompany this voice.

1."Behold I come quickly:blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this
book"(verse 7). This warns us that, while we are waiting for Him, we must do so with watchful,
obedient, observant minds, heedful of His words.

2. "Behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work
shall be" (verse 12). This encourages to diligence, telling us that by the occupation of our talents
now during His absence, on the promised and expected return He will have honors to impart to
us.

3. "Surely I come quickly" (verse 20). This is a simple promise. It is neither a warning nor an
encouragement. Nothing accompanies the announcement, as in the other cases. It is, simply a
promise that He Himself is coming again. But it is the highest and the dearest thing. The heart may
be silent before a warning and before an encouragement; such words may get their audience in
secret from the conscience. But this promise of the simple personal return of Christ gets its answer
from the saints:"Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus" (verse 20).

Thus the Lord’s own voice, in these different and striking announcements, encourages the saints
to maintain the attitude of waiting for Him.

(From The Bible Treasury, Vol. 15, page 142.)