Commentators acknowledge that it is difficult to find a coherent progression of thought in the epilogue as a whole (Revelation 22:6–21). Yet the present section can be understood as pressing home the reliability of what the Lord had revealed to John and thus what a fitting response to this revelation ought to be. Then Revelation 22:6–7 establishes the value of this revelation, with Revelation 22:8–9 telling us John’s incorrect reaction and Revelation 22:10–11 relating how hearers will and should respond.
6 And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”