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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 Icommunicated° [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 Iheed° the things which are written° in it; bfor the time° is near°.

[1] IOr signified aJn 17:8; Rv 5:7 bRv 22:6 cDn 2:28f; Rv 1:19 dRv 17:1; 19:9f; 21:9; 22:16 eRv 1:4, 9; 22:8
[2] aRv 1:9; 6:9; 12:17; 20:4 b1Co 1:6; Rv 12:17
[3] IOr keep aLk 11:28; Rv 22:7 bRo 13:11; Rv 3:11; 22:7, 10, 12

Message to the Seven Churches

4aJohn° to bthe seven° churches° that are in cAsia°: dGrace° to you and peace°, from eHim who is and who was and who Iis 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° Iby His blood°6 and He has made° us [to be] a akingdom°, apriests° to IbHis God° and Father°cto Him [be] the glory° and the dominion° forever° and ever°. Amen°. 7 aBEHOLD°, 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°.

[4] IOr is coming aRv 1:1, 9; 22:8 bRv 1:11, 20 cAc 2:9 dRo 1:7 eRv 1:8, 17; 4:8; 16:5 fIs 11:2; Rv 3:1; 4:5; 5:6; 8:2
[5] IOr in aRv 3:14; 19:11 b1Co 15:20; Col 1:18 cRv 17:14; 19:16 dRo 8:37
[6] IOr God and His Father aRv 5:10; 20:6 bRo 15:6 cRo 11:36
[7] aDn 7:13; 1Th 4:17 bZc 12:10-14; Jn 19:37 cLk 23:28

8“I am° athe Alpha° and the Omega°,” says° the bLord° God°, cwho is and who° was and who Iis to come°, the Almighty°.”

[8] IOr is coming aIs 41:4; Rv 21:6; 22:13 bRv 4:8; 11:17 cRv 1:4

The Patmos Vision

9aI, John°, your bbrother° and cfellow° partaker° in the tribulation° and dkingdom° and Ieperseverance° [which are] in Jesus°, was on the island° called° Patmos° fbecause° of the word° of God° and the testimony° of Jesus°. 10 I was Iain 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 Ibook° 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°.”

[9] IOr steadfastness aRv 1:1 bAc 1:15 cMt 20:23; Ac 14:22; 2Co 1:7; Php 4:14 d2Ti 2:12; Rv 1:6 e2Th 3:5; Rv 3:10 fRv 1:2
[10] IOr in spirit aMt 22:43; Rv 4:2; 17:3; 21:10 bAc 20:7 cRv 4:1
[11] IOr scroll aRv 1:2, 19 bRv 1:4, 20 cRv 2:1 dRv 2:8 eRv 2:12 fAc 16:14; Rv 2:18, 24 gRv 3:1, 4 hRv 3:7 iCol 2:1; Rv 3:14

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° Ia 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° Ishining° in its strength°.

[12] aEx 25:37; 37:23; Zc 4:2; Rv 1:20; 2:1
[13] IOr the Son of Man aRv 2:1 bEzk 1:26; Dn 7:13; 10:16; Rv 14:14 cDn 10:5 dRv 15:6
[14] aDn 7:9 bDn 7:9; 10:6; Rv 2:18; 19:12
[15] aEzk 1:7; Dn 10:6; Rv 2:18 bEzk 1:24; 43:2; Rv 14:2; 19:6
[16] ILit shines aRv 1:20; 2:1; 3:1 bIs 49:2; He 4:12; Rv 2:12, 16; 19:15 cMt 17:2; Rv 10:1 dJg 5:31

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 Ibwas 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°.

[17] aDn 8:17; 10:9, 10, 15 bDn 8:18; 10:10, 12 cMt 14:27; 17:7 dIs 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; Rv 2:8; 22:13
[18] ILit became aLk 24:5; Rv 4:9f bRo 6:9; Rv 2:8; 10:6; 15:7 cJb 38:17; Mt 11:23; 16:19; Rv 9:1; 20:1
[19] aRv 1:11 bRv 1:12-16 cRv 4:1
[20] aRo 11:25 bRv 1:16; 2:1; 3:1 cEx 25:37; 37:23; Zc 4:2; Rv 1:12; 2:1 dRv 1:4, 11 eMt 5:14f


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1 ¶ The Revelationº of Jesusº Christ,º whichº Godº gaveºª unto him,º to shewºª unto his¹² servantsº things whichº mustºª shortlyºº come to pass;ºª andº he sentºª and signifiedºª [it] byº his¹² angelº unto his¹² servantº John:º 2 Whoº bare recordºª of the² wordº of God,º andº of the² testimonyº of Jesusº Christ,º andº of all things¹ that² he saw.ºª 3 Blessedº [is] he that readeth,ºª andº they that hearºª the² wordsº of this prophecy,º andº keepºª those things which are writtenºª therein:ºº forº the² timeº [is] at hand.º

[1] Ps 25:14; Dn 2:28; 8:16; 9:21, 23; Am 3:7; Jn 3:32; 8:26; 12:49; 15:15; Ro 16:25; Ga 1:12; Ep 3:3; 2P 3:8; Rv 1:3, 4, 9, 19; 4:1; 21:2; 22:6, 10, 16.
[2] Jn 1:32; 3:11; 12:17; 19:35; 21:24; Ac 4:20; 22:15; 26:16; 1Co 1:6; 2:1; 1Jn 1:1; 4:14; 5:7; 3Jn 1:12; Rv 1:9, 19; 6:9; 12:11, 17.
[3] Pv 8:34; Dn 12:12; Lk 11:28; Ro 13:11; Jm 5:8; 1P 4:7; 2P 3:8; Rv 22:6, 7, 10, 12, 20.

John writeth his revelation to the seven Churches of Asia, signified by the seven golden candlesticks.

4 Johnº to the² sevenº churchesº whichº are inº Asia:º Graceº [be] unto you,º andº peace,º fromº him which¹ is,¹ªª¹ª and¹ which¹ was,¹ªª¹ª and¹ which¹ is to come;º¹ªª andº fromº the² sevenº Spiritsº whichº areºª beforeº his¹² throne;º 5 Andº fromº Jesusº Christ,º [who is] the² faithfulº witness,º [and] the² first begottenº ofº the² dead,º andº the² princeº of the² kingsº of the² earth.º Unto him that lovedºª us,º andº washedºª usº fromº ourº sinsº inº his own¹² blood,º 6 Andº hath madeºª usº kingsº andº priestsº unto Godº andº his¹² Father;º to himº [be] gloryº andº dominionº for¹ ever¹ and ever.º² Amen.º

[4] Ex 3:14; Ps 90:2; 102:25; Is 41:4; 57:15; Mi 5:2; Zc 3:9; 4:10; 6:5; Jn 1:1; Ac 19:10; Ro 1:7; 1Co 1:3; 12:4; 2Co 1:2; He 1:10; 13:8; Jm 1:17; 1P 1:1, 2; Rv 1:1, 8, 11, 20; 2:1, 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14; 4:5; 5:6.
[5] Dt 7:8; 23:5; Ps 72:11; 89:27, 36; Pv 8:15; Is 55:4; Dn 2:2; 7:14; Zc 13:1; Mt 28:18; Jn 3:11, 32; 8:14; 13:1, 8, 34; 15:9; 18:37; Ac 20:28; 26:23; Ro 8:37; 1Co 6:11; 15:20; Ga 2:20; Ep 1:20; 2:4; 5:2, 25; Col 1:18; 1Ti 6:13, 15; He 9:14; 1P 1:19; 1Jn 1:7; 4:10; 5:7; Rv 3:14; 7:14; 11:15; 17:14; 19:16.
[6] Ex 19:6; Ps 72:18; Is 61:6; Dn 4:34; Mt 6:13; Jn 5:23; Ro 12:1; Php 2:11; 1Ti 6:16; He 13:21; 1P 2:5; 4:11; 5:11; 2P 3:18; Jde 1:25; Rv 4:11; 5:10, 12; 20:6.

The coming of Christ.

7 Behold,ºª he comethºª withº clouds;º andº everyº eyeº shall seeºª him,º andº they [also] whichº piercedºª him:º andº allº kindredsº of the² earthº shall wailºª because¹ of² him.º Even so,º Amen.º 8 Iº amºª² Alphaº andº² Omega,º the beginningº andº the ending,¹ saith¹ª² the² Lord,º which¹ is,¹ªª¹ª and¹ which¹ was,¹ªª¹ª and¹ which¹ is to come,º¹ªª the² Almighty.º 9 Iº John,º who¹ alsoº am yourº brother,º andº companionº inº tribulation,º andº inº the² kingdomº andº patienceº of Jesusº Christ,º wasºª inº the² isleº that is calledºª Patmos,º forº the² wordº of God,º andº forº the² testimonyº of Jesusº Christ.º 10 I wasºª inº the Spiritº on¹² the² Lord'sº day,º andº heardºª behindº meº a greatº voice,º asº of a trumpet,º 11 Saying,ºª Iº amºª² Alphaº andº² Omega,º the² firstº andº the² last:º and,º Whatº thou seest,ºª writeºª inº a book,º andº sendºª [it] unto the² sevenº churchesº whichº are inº Asia;º untoº Ephesus,º andº untoº Smyrna,º andº untoº Pergamos,º andº untoº Thyatira,º andº untoº Sardis,º andº untoº Philadelphia,º andº untoº Laodicea.º 12 Andº I turnedºª to seeºª the² voiceº thatº spakeºª withº me.º Andº being turned,ºª I sawºª sevenº goldenº candlesticks;º 13 Andº inº the midstº of the² sevenº candlesticksº [one] like¹ unto² the Sonº of man,º clothed with² a garment¹ª down to the foot,º andº girt¹ª aboutº² the² papsº with a goldenº girdle.º

[7] Nu 24:17; Jg 5:31; Jb 19:26; 33:26; Ps 22:16; 68:1; 97:2; Is 19:1; Dn 7:13; Na 1:3; Zc 12:10; Mt 24:30; 26:64; Mk 13:26; 14:62; Lk 21:27; 23:28; Jn 19:34, 37; Ac 1:9; 1Th 1:10; 4:17; He 6:6; 10:29; 1Jn 3:2; Jde 1:14; Rv 6:15; 14:14; 18:15, 20; 19:1; 22:4, 20.
[8] Gn 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; 43:14; 48:3; 49:25; Ex 6:3; Nu 24:4; Is 9:6; 41:4; 43:10; 44:6; 48:12; 2Co 6:18; Rv 1:4, 11, 17; 2:8; 4:8; 11:17; 16:14; 19:15; 21:6, 22; 22:13.
[9] Jn 16:33; Ac 14:22; Ro 2:7; 5:3; 8:17, 25; 1Co 4:9; Php 1:7; 4:14; 2Th 1:4; 3:5; 2Ti 1:8; 2:3; He 10:36; Jm 5:7; Rv 1:2, 4; 2:9; 3:10; 6:9; 7:14; 11:7; 12:11, 17; 13:10; 14:12; 19:10.
[10] Mt 22:43; Jn 20:19, 26; Ac 10:10; 20:7; 1Co 16:2; 2Co 12:2; Rv 4:1, 2; 10:3; 17:3; 21:10.
[11] Dt 31:19; Is 30:8; Jr 30:2; Hab 2:2; Ac 18:19, 24; 19:1; 20:17; 1Co 15:32; 16:8; Ep 1:1; Col 4:15; 1Ti 1:3; Rv 1:4, 8, 17, 19; 2:1, 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14; 10:4; 14:13; 19:9; 21:5.
[12] Ex 25:37; Ezk 43:5; Mi 6:9; Zc 4:2; Rv 1:13, 20; 2:1.
[13] Ex 28:6; 39:5; Lv 8:7; Is 11:5; Ezk 1:26; Dn 7:9, 13; 10:5, 16; Php 2:7; He 2:14; 4:15; Rv 14:14; 15:6.

His glorious power and majesty.

14 º His¹² headº andº [his] hairsº [were] whiteº likeº wool,º as whiteº asº snow;º andº his¹² eyesº [were] asº a flameº of fire;º 15 Andº his¹² feetº like¹ unto² fine brass,º asº if they burnedºª inº a furnace;º andº his¹² voiceº asº the soundº of manyº waters.º 16 Andº he hadºª inº his¹² rightº handº sevenº stars:º andº out ofº his¹² mouthº wentºª a sharpº twoedgedº sword:º andº his¹² countenanceº [was] asº the² sunº shinethºª inº his¹² strength.º 17 Andº whenº I sawºª him,º I fellºª atº his¹² feetº asº dead.º Andº he laidºª his¹² rightº handº uponº me,º sayingºª unto me,º Fearºªª not;º Iº amºª the² firstº andº the² last:º 18 º I [am] he that liveth,ºª andº wasºª dead;º and,º behold,ºª I amºª aliveºª for¹ evermore,º² Amen;º andº haveºª the² keysº of hellº andº of death.º 19 Writeºª the things whichº thou hast seen,ºª andº the things whichº are,ºª andº the things whichº shallºª beºª hereafter;ºº 20 The² mysteryº of the² sevenº starsº whichº thou sawestºª inº myº right hand,º andº the² sevenº goldenº candlesticks.º The² sevenº starsº areºª the angelsº of the² sevenº churches:º andº the² sevenº candlesticksº whichº thou sawestºª areºª the sevenº churches.º

[14] Dn 7:9; 10:6; Mt 28:3; Rv 2:18; 19:12.
[15] Ps 93:4; Is 17:13; Ezk 1:7; 40:3; 43:2; Dn 10:6; Rv 2:18; 14:2; 19:6.
[16] Jb 38:7; Is 11:4; 24:23; 49:2; 60:19; Dn 8:10; 12:3; Mal 4:2; Ac 26:13; Ep 6:17; He 4:12; Rv 1:20; 2:1, 12, 16; 3:1; 10:1; 12:1; 19:15, 21.
[17] Gn 15:1; Ex 14:13; 20:20; Is 41:4, 10; 44:6; 48:12; Ezk 1:28; Dn 8:18; 10:8, 10, 12, 17; Hab 3:16; Mt 17:2; 28:4; Mk 16:5; Lk 24:37; Jn 13:23; 21:20; Rv 1:8, 11; 2:8; 22:13.
[18] Jb 19:25; Ps 18:46; 68:20; Is 22:22; Mt 16:19; Jn 14:19; Ro 6:9; 14:8; 2Co 5:14; 13:4; Ga 2:20; Col 3:3; He 1:3; 7:16, 25; 12:2; Rv 3:7; 4:9; 5:14; 9:1; 20:1, 14.
[19] Rv 1:11, 12; 2:1; 4:1.
[20] Zc 4:2; Mal 2:7; Mt 5:15; 13:11; Lk 8:10; Php 2:15; 1Ti 3:14; Rv 1:12, 13, 16; 2:1, 8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14.


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