Revelation 22:20

"The one who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I am coming swiftly, Amen: be coming, Affirmer Jesus."  Most contemporary Bibles have the word "soon" rather than "swiftly" in this verse.  What sounds like a fine difference can have some interesting implications, however, in how we understand what's being said. In this case, the Etymological New Testament seems to have the more consistent translation, one of speed rather than imminence.  As noted in the last post, the ENT makes clear in these several verses that Jesus "is coming", or as the request is here, in verse 20, "Be coming!" The ongoing nature of this coming of Jesus to us, to the holy-ones, can be both a promise and our present experience.