☰ REVELATION 1
REVELATION
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The Revelation of Jesus Christ
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which AGod gave Him to Bshow to His bond-servants, Cthe things which must soon take place; and He sent and 1communicated it Dby His angel to His bond-servant EJohn, 2  who testified to Athe word of God and to Bthe testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3  ABlessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and 1heed the things which are written in it; Bfor the time is near.
Message to the Seven Churches
4  AJohn to Bthe seven churches that are in CAsia: DGrace to you and peace, from EHim who is and who was and who 1is to come, and from Fthe seven Spirits who are before His throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ, Athe faithful witness, the Bfirstborn of the dead, and the Cruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who Dloves us and released us from our sins 1by His blood— 6 and He has made us to be a Akingdom, Apriests to 1BHis God and Father—Cto Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. 7  A Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and Bevery eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will Cmourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen.
8  “I am Athe Alpha and the Omega,” says the BLord God, “Cwho is and who was and who 1is to come, the Almighty.”
The Patmos Vision
9  AI, John, your Bbrother and Cfellow partaker in the tribulation and Dkingdom and 1Eperseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos Fbecause of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. 10 I was 1Ain the Spirit on Bthe Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice Clike the sound of a trumpet, 11  saying, “AWrite in a 1book what you see, and send it to the Bseven churches: to CEphesus and to DSmyrna and to EPergamum and to FThyatira and to GSardis and to HPhiladelphia and to ILaodicea.”
12  Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And having turned I saw Aseven golden lampstands; 13 and Ain the middle of the lampstands I saw one Blike 1a son of man, Cclothed in a robe reaching to the feet, and Dgirded across His chest with a golden sash. 14 His head and His Ahair were white like white wool, like snow; and BHis eyes were like a flame of fire. 15 His Afeet were like burnished bronze, when it has been made to glow in a furnace, and His Bvoice was like the sound of many waters. 16 In His right hand He held Aseven stars, and out of His mouth came a Bsharp two-edged sword; and His Cface was like Dthe sun 1shining in its strength.
17  When I saw Him, I Afell at His feet like a dead man. And He Bplaced His right hand on me, saying, “CDo not be afraid; DI am the first and the last, 18  and the Aliving One; and I 1Bwas dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have Cthe keys of death and of Hades. 19  Therefore Awrite Bthe things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place Cafter these things. 20  As for the Amystery of the Bseven stars which you saw in My right hand, and the Cseven golden lampstands: the Bseven stars are the angels of Dthe seven churches, and the seven Elampstands are the seven churches.
A 1:1 John 17:8; Rev 5:7 B 1:1 Rev 22:6 C 1:1 Dan 2:28f; Rev 1:19 1 1:1 Or signified D 1:1 Rev 17:1; 19:9f; 21:9; 22:16 E 1:1 Rev 1:4, 9; 22:8 A 1:2 Rev 1:9; 6:9; 12:17; 20:4 B 1:2 1 Cor 1:6; Rev 12:17 A 1:3 Luke 11:28; Rev 22:7 1 1:3 Or keep B 1:3 Rom 13:11; Rev 3:11; 22:7, 10, 12 A 1:4 Rev 1:1, 9; 22:8 B 1:4 Rev 1:11, 20 C 1:4 Acts 2:9 D 1:4 Rom 1:7 E 1:4 Rev 1:8, 17; 4:8; 16:5 1 1:4 Or is coming F 1:4 Is 11:2; Rev 3:1; 4:5; 5:6; 8:2 A 1:5 Rev 3:14; 19:11 B 1:5 1 Cor 15:20; Col 1:18 C 1:5 Rev 17:14; 19:16 D 1:5 Rom 8:37 1 1:5 Or in A 1:6 Rev 5:10; 20:6 A 1:6 Rev 5:10; 20:6 1 1:6 Or God and His Father B 1:6 Rom 15:6 C 1:6 Rom 11:36 A 1:7 Dan 7:13; 1 Thess 4:17 B 1:7 Zech 12:10-14; John 19:37 C 1:7 Luke 23:28 A 1:8 Is 41:4; Rev 21:6; 22:13 B 1:8 Rev 4:8; 11:17 C 1:8 Rev 1:4 1 1:8 Or is coming A 1:9 Rev 1:1 B 1:9 Acts 1:15 C 1:9 Matt 20:23; Acts 14:22; 2 Cor 1:7; Phil 4:14 D 1:9 2 Tim 2:12; Rev 1:6 1 1:9 Or steadfastness E 1:9 2 Thess 3:5; Rev 3:10 F 1:9 Rev 1:2 1 1:10 Or in spirit A 1:10 Matt 22:43; Rev 4:2; 17:3; 21:10 B 1:10 Acts 20:7 C 1:10 Rev 4:1 A 1:11 Rev 1:2, 19 1 1:11 Or scroll B 1:11 Rev 1:4, 20 C 1:11 Rev 2:1 D 1:11 Rev 2:8 E 1:11 Rev 2:12 F 1:11 Acts 16:14; Rev 2:18, 24 G 1:11 Rev 3:1, 4 H 1:11 Rev 3:7 I 1:11 Col 2:1; Rev 3:14 A 1:12 Ex 25:37; 37:23; Zech 4:2; Rev 1:20; 2:1 A 1:13 Rev 2:1 B 1:13 Ezek 1:26; Dan 7:13; 10:16; Rev 14:14 1 1:13 Or the Son of Man C 1:13 Dan 10:5 D 1:13 Rev 15:6 A 1:14 Dan 7:9 B 1:14 Dan 7:9; 10:6; Rev 2:18; 19:12 A 1:15 Ezek 1:7; Dan 10:6; Rev 2:18 B 1:15 Ezek 1:24; 43:2; Rev 14:2; 19:6 A 1:16 Rev 1:20; 2:1; 3:1 B 1:16 Is 49:2; Heb 4:12; Rev 2:12, 16; 19:15 C 1:16 Matt 17:2; Rev 10:1 D 1:16 Judg 5:31 1 1:16 Lit shines A 1:17 Dan 8:17; 10:9, 10, 15 B 1:17 Dan 8:18; 10:10, 12 C 1:17 Matt 14:27; 17:7 D 1:17 Is 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Rev 2:8; 22:13 A 1:18 Luke 24:5; Rev 4:9f 1 1:18 Lit became B 1:18 Rom 6:9; Rev 2:8; 10:6; 15:7 C 1:18 Job 38:17; Matt 11:23; 16:19; Rev 9:1; 20:1 A 1:19 Rev 1:11 B 1:19 Rev 1:12-16 C 1:19 Rev 4:1 A 1:20 Rom 11:25 B 1:20 Rev 1:16; 2:1; 3:1 C 1:20 Ex 25:37; 37:23; Zech 4:2; Rev 1:12; 2:1 B 1:20 Rev 1:16; 2:1; 3:1 D 1:20 Rev 1:4, 11 E 1:20 Matt 5:14f
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