Revelation 1

(Daniel 12:1–13)

1This is the revelationG602 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, whichG3739 GodG2316 gaveG1325 HimG846 to showG1166 HisG846 servantsG1401 whatG3739 mustG1163 soonG1722G50341 come to passG1096. He made it knownG4591 byG1223 sendingG649 HisG846 angelG32 toG3588 HisG846 servantG1401 JohnG2491, 2whoG3739 testifies toG3140 everythingG3745 he sawG3708. This is theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316 andG2532 theG3588 testimonyG3141 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

3BlessedG3107 is theG3588 one who reads aloudG314 theG3588 wordsG3056 ofG3588 this prophecyG4394, andG2532 blessed are those whoG3588 hearG191 andG2532 obeyG5083 whatG3588 is writtenG1125 inG1722 itG846, becauseG1063 theG3588 timeG2540 is nearG1451.

John Greets the Seven Churches

4JohnG2491,

To theG3588 sevenG2033 churchesG1577 inG1722 the province of AsiaG773:2

GraceG5485 andG2532 peaceG1515 to youG4771 fromG575 Him whoG3588 isG1510 andG2532 wasG1510 andG2532 is to comeG2064, andG2532 fromG575 theG3588 sevenG2033 spiritsG41513 beforeG1799 HisG846 throneG2362, 5andG2532 fromG575 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, theG3588 faithfulG4103 witnessG3144, theG3588 firstbornG4416 from theG3588 deadG3498, andG2532 theG3588 rulerG758 of theG3588 kingsG935 of theG3588 earthG1093.

To Him whoG3588 lovesG25 usG1473 andG2532 has releasedG3089 usG1473 fromG1537 ourG1473 sinsG266 byG1722 HisG846 bloodG129, 6who has madeG4160 us to beG1473 a kingdomG932, priestsG2409 toG3588 HisG846 GodG2316 andG2532 FatherG3962—to HimG846 be theG3588 gloryG1391 andG2532 powerG2904 foreverG1519G3588G165 and everG165! AmenG281.

7BeholdG2400, He is comingG2064 withG3326 theG3588 cloudsG3507, andG2532 everyG3956 eyeG3788 will seeG3708 HimG846—evenG2532 those whoG3748 piercedG1574 HimG846. AndG2532 allG3956 theG3588 tribesG5443 of theG3588 earthG1093 will mournG2875 because ofG1909 HimG846. So shall it beG3483! AmenG281.

8“IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 AlphaG1 andG2532 theG3588 OmegaG5598,4” saysG3004 the LordG2962 GodG2316, whoG3588 isG1510 andG2532 wasG1510 andG2532 is to comeG2064—theG3588 AlmightyG3841.

John’s Vision on Patmos

9IG1473, JohnG2491, yourG4771 brotherG80 andG2532 partnerG4791 inG1722 theG3588 tribulationG2347 andG2532 kingdomG932 andG2532 perseveranceG5281 that are inG1722 JesusG2424, wasG1096 onG1722 theG3588 islandG3520 ofG2564 PatmosG3963 because ofG1223 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316 andG2532 my testimonyG3141 about JesusG2424. 10OnG1722 theG3588 Lord’sG2960 dayG2250 I wasG1096 inG1722 the SpiritG4151, andG2532 I heardG191 behindG3694 meG1473 a loudG3173 voiceG5456 likeG5613 a trumpetG4536, 11sayingG3004,5 “WriteG1125 onG1519 a scrollG975 whatG3739 you seeG991 andG2532 sendG3992 it to theG3588 sevenG2033 churchesG1577: toG1519 EphesusG2181, SmyrnaG4667, PergamumG4010, ThyatiraG2363, SardisG4554, PhiladelphiaG5359, andG2532 LaodiceaG2993.”

12ThenG2532 I turnedG1994 to seeG991 theG3588 voiceG5456 thatG3748 was speakingG2980 withG3326 meG1473. AndG2532 having turnedG1994, I sawG3708 sevenG2033 goldenG5552 lampstandsG3087, 13andG2532 amongG1722G3319 theG3588 lampstandsG3087 was One likeG3664 the SonG5207 of ManG444,6 dressed in a long robeG1746G4158, with a goldenG5552 sashG2223 aroundG4024G4314 His chestG3149. 14TheG3588 hairG2359 of HisG846 headG2776 was whiteG3022 likeG5613 woolG2053, as whiteG3022 asG5613 snowG5510, andG2532 HisG846 eyesG3788 were likeG5613 a blazingG5395 fireG4442. 15HisG846 feetG4228 were likeG3664 polished bronzeG5474 refinedG4448 inG1722 a furnaceG2575, andG2532 HisG846 voiceG5456 was likeG5613 the roarG5456 of manyG4183 watersG5204. 16He heldG2192 inG1722 HisG846 rightG1188 handG5495 sevenG2033 starsG792, andG2532 a sharpG3691 double-edgedG1366 swordG4501 cameG1607 fromG1537 HisG846 mouthG4750. HisG846 faceG3799 was likeG5613 theG3588 sunG2246 shiningG5316 atG1722 itsG846 brightestG1411.

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WhenG3753 I sawG3708 HimG846, I fellG4098 atG4314 HisG846 feetG4228 likeG5613 a deadG3498 man. But He placedG5087 HisG846 right handG1188 onG1909 meG1473 and saidG3004, “Do notG3361 be afraidG5399. IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 FirstG4413 andG2532 theG3588 LastG2078, 18theG3588 LivingG2198 One. I wasG1096 deadG3498, andG2532 beholdG2400, now I amG1510 aliveG2198 foreverG1519G3588G165 and everG165! AndG2532 I holdG2192 theG3588 keysG2807 ofG3588 DeathG2288 andG2532 ofG3588 HadesG86.

19ThereforeG3767 write downG1125 the thingsG3739 you have seenG3708, the things thatG3739 areG1510, andG2532 the things thatG3739 willG3195 happenG1096 afterG3326 thisG3778. 20This is theG3588 mysteryG3466 of theG3588 sevenG2033 starsG792 you sawG3708 inG1909 MyG1473 right handG1188 andG2532 of theG3588 sevenG2033 goldenG5552 lampstandsG3087: TheG3588 sevenG2033 starsG792 areG1510 the angelsG32 of theG3588 sevenG2033 churchesG1577, andG2532 theG3588 sevenG2033 lampstandsG3087 areG1510 the sevenG2033 churchesG1577.