Revelation 1

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1. 1This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him so he could show his servants what must happen soon. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
2. 2who faithfully reported everything he saw — the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
3. 3Blessed is the one who reads, and those who hear the words of this prophecy and keep what is written in it, because the time is near.
4. 4John, to the 7 churches in Asia: May grace and peace be yours from the one who is, who was, and who is coming — and from the 7 Spirits before his throne —
5. 5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him who loved us and washed us from our sins by his own blood —
6. 6And has made us kings and priests to God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
7. 7Look! He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him. All the families of the earth will mourn because of him. So it will be. Amen.
8. 8"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the ending," says the Lord, "who is, who was, and who is to come — the Almighty."
9. 9I, John — your brother and your partner in the suffering, the kingdom, and the patient endurance we share in Jesus Christ — was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10. 10On the Lord's day, I was in the Spirit, and I heard a great voice behind me that sounded like a trumpet.
11. 11It said, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last. Write down what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches in Asia: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."
12. 12I turned around to see who was speaking to me, and when I turned, I saw 7 golden lampstands.
13. 13Standing among the lampstands was someone who looked like the Son of Man. He wore a robe that reached down to his feet, with a golden sash wrapped around his chest.
14. 14His head and hair were white like wool — white as snow — and his eyes blazed like flames of fire.
15. 15His feet gleamed like bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters.
16. 16He held 7 stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came out of his mouth. His face shone like the sun at full strength.
17. 17When I saw him, I collapsed at his feet as though I were dead. But he placed his right hand on me and said, "Don't be afraid. I am the first and the last,
18. 18I am he who lives, and was dead; and look, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
19. 19So write down what you have seen, what is happening now, and what will take place after this.
20. 20This is the mystery of the 7 stars you saw in my right hand and the 7 golden lampstands: the 7 stars are the angels of the 7 churches, and the 7 lampstands you saw are the 7 churches.