Revelation 1:5-20

5and from JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 1the faithfulG4103 witnessG3144, the 2firstbornG4416 of the deadG3498, and the 3rulerG758 of the kingsG935 of the earthG1093. To Him who 4lovesG25 us and releasedG3089 us from our sinsG266 5by His bloodG129-- 6and He has madeG4160 us to be a 6kingdomG932, 7priestsG2409 to 89His GodG2316 and FatherG3962--10to Him be the gloryG1391 and the dominionG2904 foreverG165 and everG165. AmenG281. 711BeholdG2400, He is comingG2064 with the cloudsG3507, and 12everyG3956 eyeG3788 will seeG3708 Him, evenG2532 those whoG3748 piercedG1574 Him; and allG3956 the tribesG5443 of the earthG1093 will 13mournG2875 overG1909 Him. SoG3483 it is to be. AmenG281.

8“I amG1510 14the AlphaG256 and the OmegaG5598,” saysG3004 the 15LordG2962 GodG2316, “16who is and whoG3588 was and who 17is to comeG2064, the AlmightyG3841.”

918I, JohnG2491, your 19brotherG80 and 20fellowG4791 partakerG4791 in the tribulationG2347 and 21kingdomG932 and 2223perseveranceG5281 which are in JesusG2424, was on the islandG3520 calledG2564 PatmosG3963 24becauseG1223 of the wordG3056 of GodG2316 and the testimonyG3141 of JesusG2424. 10I was 2526in the SpiritG4151 on 27the Lord’sG2960 dayG2250, and I heardG191 behindG3694 me a loudG3173 voiceG5456 28likeG5613 the sound of a trumpetG4536, 11sayingG3004, “29WriteG1125 in a 30bookG975 whatG3739 you seeG991, and sendG3992 it to the 31sevenG2033 churchesG1577: to 32EphesusG2181 and to 33SmyrnaG4667 and to 34PergamumG4010 and to 35ThyatiraG2363 and to 36SardisG4554 and to 37PhiladelphiaG5359 and to 38LaodiceaG2993.”

12ThenG2532 I turnedG1994 to seeG991 the voiceG5456 that was speakingG2980 with me. And having turnedG1994 I sawG3708 39sevenG2033 goldenG5552 lampstandsG3087; 13and 40in the middleG3319 of the lampstandsG3087 I saw oneG3664 41likeG3664 42a sonG5207 of manG444, 43clothedG1746 in a robeG4158 reachingG4158 to the feetG4158, and 44girdedG4024 acrossG4314 His chestG3149 with a goldenG5552 sashG2223. 14His headG2776 and His 45hairG2359 were whiteG3022 likeG5613 whiteG3022 woolG2053, likeG5613 snowG5510; and 46His eyesG3788 were likeG5613 a flameG5395 of fireG4442. 15His 47feetG4228 were likeG3664 burnishedG5474 bronzeG5474, whenG5613 it has been madeG4448 to glowG4448 in a furnaceG2575, and His 48voiceG5456 was likeG5613 the soundG5456 of manyG4183 watersG5204. 16In His rightG1188 handG5495 He heldG2192 49sevenG2033 starsG792, and out of His mouthG4750 cameG1607 a 50sharpG3691 two-edgedG1366 swordG4501; and His 51faceG3799 was likeG5613 52the sunG2246 53shiningG5316 in its strengthG1411.

17WhenG3753 I sawG3708 Him, I 54fellG4098 at His feetG4228 likeG5613 a deadG3498 manG3498. And He 55placedG5087 His rightG1188 handG1188 on me, sayingG3004, “56Do not be afraidG5399; 57I amG1510 the firstG4413 and the lastG2078, 18and the 58livingG2198 One; and I 5960was deadG3498, and beholdG2400, I amG1510 aliveG2198 forevermoreG165, and I haveG2192 61the keysG2807 of deathG2288 and of HadesG86. 19ThereforeG3767 62writeG1125 63the things whichG3739 you have seenG3708, and the things whichG3739 are, and the things whichG3739 will takeG1096 placeG1096 64afterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778. 20As for the 65mysteryG3466 of the 66sevenG2033 starsG792 whichG3739 you sawG3708 in My rightG1188 handG1188, and the 67sevenG2033 goldenG5552 lampstandsG3087: the 68sevenG2033 starsG792 are the angelsG32 of 69the sevenG2033 churchesG1577, and the sevenG2033 70lampstandsG3087 are the sevenG2033 churchesG1577.