I.
Introduction — the revelation of Christ and the testimony of Jesus
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The 1arevelation of Jesus Christ which God gave to Him to
bshow to His
cslaves the things that must quickly take place; and He made
it known by
2dsigns, sending
it by His
eangel to His slave John,
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Who atestified the
bword of God and the
1ctestimony of Jesus Christ,
even all that he
dsaw.
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aBlessed is he who reads and those who
bhear the
cwords of the
1prophecy and
dkeep the things written in it, for the time is
enear.
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John to the
1aseven bchurches which are in
2Asia:
cGrace to you and
dpeace from
3eHim who is and who was and
4who is coming, and from the
5fseven Spirits who are before His throne,
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And from Jesus Christ, the faithful
aWitness, the
bFirstborn of the dead, and the
cRuler of the kings of the earth. To Him who
dloves us and has
1released us from our sins
2by His
eblood
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And made us a
1akingdom,
2bpriests to His God and Father,
cto Him be the glory and the might forever and ever. Amen.
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Behold, He
1acomes with the
2bclouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who
cpierced Him; and all the
3tribes of the
4land will
5dmourn over Him. Yes, amen.
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I am the
1aAlpha and the Omega, says the Lord God,
bHe who is and who was and who is coming, the
cAlmighty.
II.
"The things which you have seen"
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I John, your brother and fellow
apartaker in the
btribulation and
ckingdom and
1dendurance in
2Jesus, was on the island called
3Patmos because of the
eword of God and the
ftestimony of Jesus.
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I was in
1aspirit on the
2Lord's Day and heard behind me a loud voice like a
btrumpet,
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Saying, What you
asee bwrite in a scroll and
1send it to the
cseven dchurches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
A.
Seven golden lampstands — the shining churches
vv. 12-20
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And I turned to see the voice that spoke with me; and when I
1turned, I saw
aseven 2golden 3blampstands,
B.
The Son of Man — the living Christ
vv. 13-18
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And 1in the
amidst of the lampstands One like the
2bSon of Man, clothed with a
3cgarment reaching to the feet, and
4dgirded about at the breasts with a golden
egirdle.
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And His head and
1ahair were as white as
2bwhite wool, as
2snow; and His
3ceyes were like a flame of
4dfire;
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And His
1afeet were like shining bronze, as having been
2fired in a furnace; and His voice was like the
3bsound of many waters.
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And He had in His right hand
aseven 1stars; and out of His
2bmouth proceeded a sharp two-edged
csword; and His
3dface shone as the sun shines in its power.
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And when I saw Him, I
afell at His feet as dead; and He
bplaced His right hand on me, saying,
cDo not fear; I am the
1dFirst and the Last
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And the
1aliving One; and I became
bdead, and behold, I am
aliving forever and ever; and I have the
ckeys of
2death and of Hades.
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aWrite therefore the things which you have seen and the things which are and the things which are about to take place
bafter these things.
C.
Seven stars — the bright messengers of the churches
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The 1mystery of the
aseven stars which you saw upon My right hand and the
bseven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the
2messengers of the
cseven churches, and the seven
dlampstands are the seven churches.
