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The Revelation of St. John the Divine

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(Daniel 12:1–13)
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A revelation of Jesus Christ that God gave to Him to show to His servants what things must quickly come to pass; and He signified [it], having sent through His messenger to His servant John,
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who testified [to] the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many things as he also saw.
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Blessed is he who is reading, and those hearing the words of the prophecy, and keeping the things written in it, for the time is near!

John Greets the Seven Churches

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John, to the seven assemblies that [are] in Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from Him who is, and who was, and who is coming, and from the Seven Spirits that are before His throne,
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and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn out of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth; to Him loving us and having released us from our sins in His blood,
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[He] has also made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him—the glory and the power through the ages of the ages! Amen.
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Behold, He comes with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him, and all the tribes of the land will wail because of Him. Yes! Amen!
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“I am the Alpha and the Omega, beginning and end, says the LORD, who is, and who was, and who is coming—the Almighty.”

John’s Vision on Patmos

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I, John, who [am] also your brother, and fellow-partner in the tribulation, and in the kingdom and endurance of Jesus Christ, was in the island that is called Patmos, because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of Jesus Christ;
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I was in the Spirit on the LORD’s Day, and I heard a great voice behind me, as of a trumpet, saying,
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“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,” and, “Write what you see in a scroll, and send [it] to the seven assemblies that [are] in Asia: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
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And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me, and having turned, I saw seven golden lampstands,
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and in the midst of the seven lampstands, [One] like a Son of Man, clothed to the foot, and having been girded around at the breasts with a golden girdle,
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and His head and hairs [were] white, as if white wool—as snow, and His eyes as a flame of fire;
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and His feet like to frankincense-colored brass, as having been fired in a furnace, and His voice as a sound of many waters;
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and having seven stars in His right hand, and out of His mouth a sharp two-edged sword is proceeding, and His countenance—as the sun shining in its might.
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And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead, and He placed His right hand on me, saying to me, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last,
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and He who is living, and I became dead, and behold, I am living through the ages of the ages. Amen! And I have the keys of Hades and of death.
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Write the things that you have seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to come after these things;
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the secret of the seven stars that you have seen on My right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are messengers of the seven assemblies, and the seven lampstands that you have seen are seven assemblies.”
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(Daniel 12:1–13)
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This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ,(a) which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel(b) to his servant, John,
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who testified to God’s word and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.
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Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things that are written in it, for the time is near.

John Greets the Seven Churches

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John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;
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and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins by his blood—
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and he made us to be a Kingdom, priests (c) to his God and Father—to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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Behold,(d) he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the earth will mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
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“I am the Alpha and the Omega, (e) ” says the Lord God,(f) “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

John’s Vision on Patmos

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I John, your brother and partner with you in the oppression, Kingdom, and perseverance in Christ Jesus, was on the isle that is called Patmos because of God’s Word and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
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I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
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saying,(g) “What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: (h) to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”
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I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands.
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And among the lamp stands was one like a son of man,(i) clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.
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His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire.
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His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace. His voice was like the voice of many waters.
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He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
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When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
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and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades. (j)
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Write therefore the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will happen hereafter.
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The mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lamp stands is this: The seven stars are the angels (k) of the seven assemblies. The seven lamp stands are seven assemblies.

Footnotes

(a)1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
(b)1:1 or, messenger (here and wherever angel is mentioned)
(c)1:6 ℘ Exodus 19:6; Isaiah 61:6
(d)1:7 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
(e)1:8 TR adds “the Beginning and the End”
(f)1:8 TR omits “God”
(g)1:11 TR adds “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last.”
(h)1:11 TR adds “which are in Asia”
(i)1:13 ℘ Daniel 7:13
(j)1:18 or, Hell
(k)1:20 or, messengers (here and wherever angels are mentioned)
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