Revelation 1:19

Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

Cross-reference

In Revelation 1:11, the identical command to 'write what you see' is given—repeated here for emphasis.

In Revelation 1:12-20, John sees the glorified Son of Man—the vision he is commanded to write.

Revelation 1:2 describes John bearing witness to all he saw — the very content he is now told to write in verse 19.

In Revelation 2:1, the first letter to the church begins—the 'what is now' content of the command.

In Revelation 3:22, the call to hear the Spirit closes the letters—the 'what is now' section commanded to write.

In Revelation 4:1, John is invited to see 'what must take place later'—the future part of the command.

Revelation 19:9 repeats the writing command: 'Write: Blessed are those invited...' — reinforcing John's ongoing task throughout the book.

Revelation 21:5 again commands 'Write this down' — emphasizing the trustworthiness of the prophecy John is recording.

In Jeremiah 30:2, God commands Jeremiah to write the words He spoke — parallel to John's command to write the vision of past, present, and future.

Jeremiah 51:60 records Jeremiah writing a book of prophecy against Babylon — similar to John writing the revelation of judgment and future events.

Daniel 7:1 Parallel

In Daniel 7:1, Daniel writes down his vision and dreams — a direct parallel to John's command to write what he saw.

Habakkuk 2:2 commands the prophet to 'write the vision' plainly — nearly identical to John's commission to record the vision.

John 16:13 Parallel

John 16:13 promises the Spirit will declare 'things that are to come' — the same future events John is commanded to write in Revelation.

Amos 3:7 Related theme

Amos 3:7 explains that God reveals His plans to prophets — the theological basis for why John is told to write the revelation.