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Verse
The
Book of Revelation - Chapter 1
1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him, to shew unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass; and He sent
and signified it by His angel unto His servant John,
2
Who
bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of
all things that he saw.
3
Blessed is he that
readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those
things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4
John to
the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from Him
Which is, and Which was, and Which is to come; and from the seven Spirits
which are before His throne;
5
And from Jesus Christ,
Who is the faithful Witness, and the First Begotten of the dead, and the
Prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him That loved us, and washed us from
our sins in His own blood,
6
And
hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; to Him be glory and
dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7
Behold, He cometh with
clouds; and every eye shall see Him, and they also which pierced Him: and
all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of Him. Even so, Amen.
8
"I am
Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending," saith the Lord, "Which is,
and Which was, and Which is to come, the Almighty."
9
I John, who also am your
brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of
Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and
for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10
I was
in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a
trumpet,
11
Saying, "I am Alpha and
Omega, the first and the last: and what thou seest, write in a book, and
send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto
Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto
Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea."
12
And I
turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven
golden candlesticks;
13
And in the midst of the
seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down
to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden golden girdle.
14
His
head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were
as a flame of fire;
15
And His feet like unto
fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and His voice as the sound of
many waters.
16
And He
had in His right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp
twoedged sword: and His countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17
And when I saw Him, I
fell at His feet as dead. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto
me, "Fear not; I am the First and the Last:
18
I am He
That liveth, and was dead; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and
have the keys of hell and of death.
19
Write the things which
thou hast seen, and things which are, and the things which shall be
hereafter;
20
The
mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in My right hand, and the seven
golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches:
and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
