22:12"Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done.

"BEHOLD, I AM COMING QUICKLY,

Which of us parents haven't used the expression, "How many times have I told you to pick up your room?" or something similar. Likewise, the Lord is harping on us to pay attention. 'I AM COMING QUICKLY' is used six times throughout the Revelation. The first two times are a warning to the churches, Ephesus and Pergamum respectively (Revelation 2:5 and Revelation 2:16). The remaining four times, 'I AM COMING QUICKLY' is a promise (Revelation 3:11, Revelation 22:7, this verse, and Revelation 22:20). As with verse 7, this time it is preceded with "BEHOLD". That is supposed to get our attention.

and MY REWARD is with Me, to RENDER to EVERY MAN ACCORDING TO WHAT HE HAS DONE.

We would like to think that the Lord is only going to give GOOD REWARDS, but the phrase 'EVERY MAN' indicates that both the wicked and the righteous will be receiving REWARDS. We have found how the wicked are judged (Revelation 20:11-14) and REWARDED (Revelation 20:13).

The righteous, having made the choice to follow and serve Jesus Christ, get their REWARD just by being allowed into the presence of Jesus Christ. But this verse seems to indicate that there are additional REWARDS (1 Corinthians 3:10-14-17 and 2 Corinthians 5:1-10-10) based upon WHAT EACH PERSON HAS DONE (during this lifetime, implied.). The twenty four elders, for example, had some form of REWARD inasmuch they were wearing their CROWNS (Revelation 4:10). Incidentally, they gladly gave back their CROWNS to God. Let that be a lesson to us as to our attitude while we are 'DOING'.

There also seems to be a tie-in to the 'HEEDING' found in verse 7 where we have found another of the 'BEHOLD, I AM COMING QUICKLY's. The 'DOING' is the result of the 'HEEDING'.